Senator
Arlen Specter - beat a brain tumor - now
Hodgkin's
Senator Specter said:
“I have beaten a brain tumor, bypass heart
surgery and many tough political opponents;
and I’m going to beat this too. I have a lot
more work to do for Pennsylvania and
America.”
February 16, 2005
Senator Arlen Specter Diagnosed with
Hodgkin's Disease
http://philadelphia.about.com/b/a/147187.htm
Pennsylvania Senator
Arlen Specter's office announced today that
the Senator has been diagnosed with stage
IVB Hodgkin's disease. The Senator had
noticed enlarged lymph nodes under his left
arm and above his left clavicle and had been
experiencing persistent fevers. Hodgkin's
Disease is classified by number of lymph
nodes involved and the likelihood of
involvement of other organs. In addition,
Hodgkin's is given a letter classification
indicating additional symptoms. Senator
Specter is expected to receive ABVD
chemotherapy every two weeks over the next
24 to 32 weeks at the Abramson Cancer
Center. An excellent resource to learn more
about Hodgkin's Disease is About's A.D.A.M.
Healthcare Center.
For the full text of
the press release by Senator Specter's
office...
STATEMENT REGARDING SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER
Senator Arlen Specter today announced that
he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s
disease. Hodgkin’s disease is a cancer of
the lymph system. Approximately 7500 new
cases are diagnosed every year in the United
States.
Senator Specter had experienced persistent
fevers and enlarged lymph nodes under his
left arm and above his left clavicle. He
received testing on February 14th at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital. The testing
involved biopsy of a lymph node and biopsy
of bone marrow. The lymph node was positive
for Hodgkin’s disease. The bone marrow
biopsy showed no cancer. A follow up PET
scan and MRI at the Abramson Cancer Center
of the University of Pennsylvania on
February 16th established that Senator
Specter has stage IVB Hodgkin’s disease.
Senator Specter is expected to receive ABVD
chemotherapy every two weeks over the next
24 to 32 weeks at the Abramson Cancer
Center.
It is expected that Senator Specter will be
able to perform all duties of his office
including those related to the chairmanship
of the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Specter’s oncologist, John H. Glick,
M.D., said: “Senator Specter has an
excellent chance of being completely cured
of his Hodgkin’s disease. Senator Specter’s
Hodgkin’s disease has a five-year survival
rate of 70%. He is in superb physical
condition, particularly in light of his
daily squash regimen.” Dr. Glick is
Professor of Medicine at Penn and a
nationally renowned expert in Hodgkin’s
disease.
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My question: Stage IV of
anything is pretty serious,
isn't it?
What is stage IVB?
Non hodgkin's lymphoma is
what I would suspect of
2-butoxyethanol
as a for sure (4 workers of
oil spill came across a
beach sprayed with
2-butoxyethanol and all 4 of
them died of NHL)
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/senatorarlenspecter.htm#should |
You know Margaret,
The senator
should look into glyconutrients
treatment with his chemo. It
helps decrease the side effects
of chem and makes it tolerated
better. I have had patients
referred that only wanted
glyconutritional therapy for
cancer but if they want both,
that is good too. It can only
help and will not hurt. There is
a lot of research out there for
this too.
I have heard that there are
already a few Senators that
understand glyconutrition
already.
Dr. Garrett |