Mr. Mark got a CAT scan for his birthday present and here is the good news! (Picture of Mr. Mark on his birthday with some of his many flowers which thrive under his care.)
You may recall that on Miss Mom's last trip to Thailand, Mr. Mark learned that his esophageal-gastric juncture tumor had disappeared after chemo and radiation. He still had liver tumors and continued chemotherapy. Today on Mark's actual birthday we sat down with Dr. Theera to get good news. This CAT scan report says: The study reveals interval decrease in size and number of multiple liver metastases in both hepatic lobes, largest now measuring 1.7X2 cm. Dr. T was amazed, happy, and excited with this progress in fighting cancer and attributes it to V-P 16 and Platinol. I think Dr. T's constant attention to lab values and correcting problems promptly have been a big plus in addition to support from family, friends, and strangers. Mr. Mark is not cured yet..he is still fighting liver cancer but there are less tumors and they are smaller. Keep the support coming. Mark thrives on it and thanks you for it. While Dr. T. did not agree to radio frequency ablation, he said he would study on it and thought timing important with continuing chemotherapy most important right now.
Dr. T told success stories from his time at M.D. Anderson. One woman with terminal cancer and septisemia, similar to what Mark had. outlived one of her doctors and lived 20 years after diagnosis and treatment of cancer and septisemia.