Terminal Breast Cancer Case from Hong Kong

Dear Dr. Teo,
Your name and website were given to us by a nurse we met in a clinic where she works and who is a patient of yours. We told this lady about D’s case and she kindly gave us your name.

I write on behalf of my sister, D and would appreciate if any help can be offered to her.

D was a final stage breast CA case. The cancer had spread to her lungs in October 2006 (but only discovered in March 2007). It spread to the brain in January 2009 and now spread to the liver, may be in December 2009.
During the three years from March 2007, she had taken so many treatments and radiation treatments for the brain. At present she is only on Dexamethasone table twice daily.

Medical history: The problem started in January 2001 when D was diagnosed with CA breast. An operation was done and her right breast removed, followed by 6 sessions of chemotherapy (Taxotere) and 24 sessions of radiotherapy. She was on tamoxifen for 5 years until August 2006.

From October 2006, she was put on Femara until March 2007 when the disease came back, after which she was on various courses of chemo treatments including oral, dripping – from April 2007 till August 2009.

A big brain tumour and various small sized ones were found in January 2009 and an operation was performed to remove only the big tumour and this was followed by 10 sessions of radiotherapy. No further treatment on the brain was given. D lost about 1/3 of her left eye sight.

D was also on a hormone treatment for a very short time (for about 3 weeks) and was not successful. She was then put on other chemo treatments from about April to August 2009.

A,
Hong Kong

Comments:

Stories like this happen most of the time – in almost every corner of the earth. What does that mean? Einstein said: Insanity is to do things over and other again and expect different result. Another message: reap that you sow. But the problem is, most people don’t learn, and some people do not want to learn.