Introduction
Diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer at 36, cancer free with no evidence of disease at 40 thanks primarily to Immunocine immune therapy and Keytruda/Pembrolizumab checkpoint inhibitor medication.
Timeline
- Diagnosis: October 2021
- Radiation therapy: October 2021
- Chemo: 16 rounds total starting December 2021
- Surgical resection: April 2022
- Recurrence Autumn 2023
- Heal Navigator
- Immunocine March-April 2024
- Very strong initial immune reaction led to intestinal blockage, sepsis
- Keytruda: June 2024-July 2025
- Elimination of tumour: April 2024 - August 2025
Summary action points
Personal suggestions on what actions to take if diagnosed with cancer. Not medical advice.
- Incorporate weekly fasting into your routine, or a fasting-mimicking diet.
- Try 24-hour water fasting. Practice water fasting for 24 hours before and after a chemo drip.
- Work to maintain a plant-heavy ketogenic diet to put cancer cells under metabolic stress.
- Create a supplement protocol with a view towards validated, peer-reviewed effects especially to protect your immune system function.
- Advocate for yourself to ensure the latest science is available for your specific diagnosis. If feasible, ask for an extended genetic panel of your tumour sample. Look for immunotherapeutic options, and latest trials. Your oncologist needs to worry about many different types of cancer. You only need to worry about one very specific diagnosis.
- If possible, find someone who can do advocacy on your behalf if dealing with the cancer makes it difficult to do so yourself.
- Explore whether there are effective repurposed medications that can help weaken or eliminate cancer cells with minimal or manageable side effects.
- Maintain a social life and seek out the methods that work for you to keep a hopeful mindset.