tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513554479106327392.post7326655252674680250..comments2023-11-22T12:58:39.862+00:00Comments on One Foot in the Grave: 3 March - NovocureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513554479106327392.post-7844995395226838062012-03-13T13:20:06.851+00:002012-03-13T13:20:06.851+00:00Hi Julian
Been catching up on the blog. Good to ...Hi Julian<br /><br />Been catching up on the blog. Good to hear your progress. All the best to you and Olga.ResultsCounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485348494982527256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513554479106327392.post-90538542106181057012012-03-06T12:06:44.983+00:002012-03-06T12:06:44.983+00:00Hi Akis.
Thanks for the links and the clarificati...Hi Akis.<br /><br />Thanks for the links and the clarification. Clearly I did misunderstand something I read on the novocure website.<br /><br />I appreciate your effort to send this information to me and didn't think you were trying to spam me.<br /><br />From the link you sent: "The survival rates were comparable between those treated with NovoTTF and the control patients who underwent chemotherapy. Patients in both groups lived just over 6 months. According to Novocure, the rate of progression-free survival at 6 months was 21% in the NovoTTF group, compared to 15% in chemotherapy patients." My thought is that 21% is not that dramatic an improvement over 15%.<br /><br />Also: "Patients trying the new device experienced slightly more convulsions and headaches, they didn’t experience many significant side effects associated with chemotherapy, including nausea, anemia, fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, and serious infections." I've been lucky so far in that I my experience of the side effects of chemotherapy have not been especially unpleasant. Those that I have experienced (mainly bowel-related) we have learned to prepare for and control.<br /><br />Many of the people who used clomipramine as an adjuval treatment to temozolomide chemotherapy survived considerably longer those who didn't.<br /><br />This is not a criticism, I just wanted to explain why I'm taking the position I'm taking regarding alternative treatments at the moment. I wish you the best of luck with your own glioma fight and look forward to receiving many more comments from you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513554479106327392.post-14009822163161122222012-03-06T11:38:23.826+00:002012-03-06T11:38:23.826+00:00Hi, it was me that mentioned novovure.
First of ...Hi, it was me that mentioned novovure. <br /><br />First of all let me say I am not some random individual trying to spam you, I also am a glioma sufferer.<br /><br />I think you have misunderstood how novocure works. First of all it is absolutely non invasive. It beats radio and chemo and surgery in that it is non invasive. Secondly it has now got FDA approval. Just matter of time until it becomes more commonly used.<br /><br />Here are some links to see:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi63ND3gI-E<br /><br />http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/novocures-electric-cap-for-brain-cancer-now-fda-approved/4055<br /><br />All the best and good luck.akishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802273806211880462noreply@blogger.com