Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Problems

Many problems can arise from the use of breast cancer chemotherapy drugs.

Years ago when my mother had a rare form of cancer, a lyomyosarcoma, the doctors wanted to start chemotherapy.  We asked what percentage of the patients it worked for and the chemotherapeutic physician (his specialty) said that it might work in 20% of the patients but there was no guarantee.  We turned it down and never regretted the decision.  He immediately discharged her by the way -- she was paralyzed from the waist down from (caused by the surgery to remove the spinal tumor they had partially removed-- the secondary site where it had metastasized to) and had also had a hysterectomy (primary cancer site) and had many transfusions etc.  She really needed to be hospitalized for a few more days but he was visibly mad.

Since then the percentage hasn't changed much.  I think anywhere from 10-20% and still no guarantee. Oh and the damage it does in the process to the immune system!  Chemotherapy involves many different drugs. List of Chemotherapy Drugs.  It can be one or many or any combination of them.  Each patient's cancer plan is worked up differently.

Chemotherapy is designed to kill fast growing cells.  Both good and bad.  Nausea and hair loss are common side effects because fast growing cells are involved in those body processes.

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Is Poison

Chemotherapy treatment is poison -- toxic to the body.  It suppresses the immune system.  The one thing you do need is your highly functioning immune system to fight the cancer.

Because the center of the cancer cell cannot be seen by microscope, the doctors don't know if they can get to the heart of the cell.  That is one reason why they continue giving doses well below what they can see with the microscope. When you hear about people getting cancer back-- it was never really gone because the chemo didn't reach it and the patient didn't change their diet and lifestyle.

My friend Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago.  She had chemo, radiation and surgery and five years of Tamoxifen.  Six years after the diagnosis she developed lung cancer.  She had noticed shortness of breath while playing tennis and a large spot was found on the x-ray that was taken. The site of the tumor was right over the original breast tumor site, in the area that was RADIATED!  She said she knew it was from the radiation.  She passed away  a few months later. She never tried any alternative methods, she went along with more chemo until her death. She said she went with the new course because they promised her an additional six months, but that did not happen.

My friend Susan had chemotherapy several years ago before she know about alternative methods and developed what her ophthalmologist called chemo cataracts.

I don't know why the physicians insist on continuing chemotherapy right up until the death of a patient.  Patients are so sick from the chemotherapy and radiation that they can't enjoy any good quality of life in their final months.  With such a low rate of recovery from the chemotherapy, I would hope it isn't a monetary decision.

My friend Mike was diagnosed with several cancerous tumors on his back.  He had been playing tennis and felt good except for a little pain in his back. He underwent continuous chemotherapy and  radiation and from then on he was sick all the time. Actually looked green. So pale, loss of hair, nausea and many other side effects raising a lot of questions.  His wife was continually questioning the doctors. He couldn't enjoy the last few months of his life.

Another friend of mine, a CPA, was in an oncology clinic in Idaho, going over some accounting records next to the conference room.  A drug rep was talking to the doctors who had gathered in the room and told them they hadn't made their chemo quotient for the month so would not get the bonuses offered that month. Of course they already get kickbacks for prescribing the chemo in the first place. That is common knowledge.  A doctor told me one time that they get $400 for prescribing one of the big three multiple sclerosis drugs. I don't want to mention the name of it here.  The drug costs the patient or the insurance company about $10,000 per year.  Besides being toxic chemotherapy drugs are very expensive. Breast cancer chemotherapy drugs  have a lot of serious side effects. Consider them poison.  Nurses wear gloves when administering these toxic drugs.