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Transfer Factors
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Sep 21, 2011 - 11:52 pm
I posted a while back when my mom was going through chemo and radiation for anal cancer. She was having lots of pain issues. Thankfully that resolved. We thought things were ok and then she had a PET scan last month and "spots" were noticed on her liver. So her we are now with what the doctors are telling us is Stage IV anal cancer. They suspect she had these spots on her liver for a long time even before learning of her anal cancer in June. My question now is if anyone has ever heard of transfer factors, a natural product made by a company called 4Life. We have some friends that are telling us she should take it and how it would help. I am just curious if anyone has ever heard of it and has tried it or could offer any feedback. I know there is no cure at this point but if her cancer could be slowed down or things not be so rough on her body and these transfer factors can really help, then we'll try it. But wanted to see what other people with cancer are saying about this. Thanks for your feedback. |
Joined: Jan 2010
I have not heard of this product, so I can't offer any info on it. I don't know your mother's age, what are her doctors saying about the spots on her liver? Have they considered doing any additional chemo, such as carbo and taxol? Liver ablation? If the spots are localized to one area, can they do a resection? I would be asking all kinds of such questions at this point, as there are some anal cancer survivors who have had treatment for liver mets and are doing well. I will try to find out where two people I know of are currently undergoing treatment for liver mets and post the info for you.
Joined: Jan 2010
Here is the address for Fox Chase Cancer Center, located in Philadelphia, PA. This is the cancer center where my two acquaintances are in clinical trials for recurrent anal cancer with mets to the liver. The name of the doctor heading up this trial is Dr. D