Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The Weisenthal Cancer Group

This lab, The Weisenthal Cancer Group is based in California. Its address is 16512 Burke Lane, Huntington Beach, California, 92646.

One of its functions is to test cancer tissue and cancer fluid to determine a match of chemicals which would be found to be sensitive to the cancer in question.

More information may be found on their website. Just Google it, or call them for additional information at 714-894-0011.

I found Doctor Larry Weisenthal an extremely caring physician, very bright and  very considerate of the needs of his clients.

Victor Cino

917-923-6193

Saturday, January 11, 2014

BE WARY OF CLINICAL TRIALS.
 
Clinical trials are designed to test  new chemicals on cancer patients. Chemical companies want to test a new drug and its effects on human beings. The drug may have worked on mice; but clinical trials allow doctors , with written approval of cancer patients, to test the new drug on them. A doctor may state that there is very little one can do for them at this point in their treatment, but here is a drug which may prolong their lives, or perhaps prevent death. Do not be snowed by soft talk to convince you to go into a clinical trial without serious investigation of the drug on your part!
 
Be certain that you ask a number of questions before you sign on to such a trial. Certainly be wary if a doctor suddenly after telling you how dire your situation is calls in a nurse administrator prepared with documents for you to sign on to the clinical trial. Do not sign any documents the first day a doctor suggests to you entry into a clinical trial! Get home and start doing your homework!
 
Ask questions: What is the drug? How many other patients have taken this drug? What are side effects on  patients who have taken this drug? Will this new drug cause bowel constriction? Is there risk of permanent irreversible damage to organs? How long has the drug been available for clinical trials? Ask doctor if he or she has a standing relationship with any chemical companies to use the manufacturer's drug and are they getting paid to use these drugs in clinical trials or on patients who may not be aware these are experimental drugs.
 
In addition, once a doctor recommends a clinical trial, get a second, third and fourth opinion from other specialists in the field. Be sure to review the credentials of each doctor. Do not take for granted any information provided by your doctor. Make sure you follow up with specific questions. Most of all, one needs to explore all and every option of cancer treatment out there. Do not be concerned about going to another country. Canada hospitals have come a long way in the application of ozone treatment, and my priest has been cured of pancreatic cancer from the application of ozone treatment.
 
One has to be one's own manager of his or her disease. Take the example of Fran Drescher, whose book has been addressed on this blog. She checked eight doctors before she got the answer she wanted: the correct one. She was correctly diagnosed with uterine cancer.
 
In short, cancer is a complicated disease with hundreds and perhaps thousands of mutations. No doctor knows how  cancer arises; so be on the alert and ask lots of questions.