Thyroid Cancer Research

Question: I have been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and am looking for any good websites to research it.? I would like to know the survival rate, alternatives to surgery and radiation. I am also interested in natural cures as I am still breastfeeding.

Answer: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroidcancer.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thyroid-cancer/DS00492 http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/thyroid http://www.medicinenet.com/thyroid_cancer/page4.htm#toc6at The prognosis is excellent, IF you get it treated by conventional means. If it is confined to the thyroid, I think I would opt for surgical option rather than radiatioactive iodine therapy. Why are you opposed to the surgical approach? You might want to discuss with the surgeon, and get a second opinion from an endocrinologist, putting it off, while closely watching it, until you are no longer breastfeeding. But that baby needs a healthy mom who is going to be around at least another couple of decades. Please don't turn to alternative medicine for this.

Question: Thyroid Cancer? I am 20 years old and I was just diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer. I am getting ready to have a thyroidectomy. I am not sure the course of action after that. I have thoroughly researched what is going on now and what the treatment is....but it just doesn't say what is going to happen after? I have suffered from Hypothyroidism since is was 13, and are the side effects going to be just the same?

Answer: Since the biopsy (fine needle aspiration) came back as cancer, you will have a total thyroidectomy. The surgeon will leave a very tiny amount of thyroid tissue attached to your vocal cords to prevent you from losing your voice. Make sure your surgeon is experienced in thyroidectomies. Your parathyroid glands may go into shock after surgery, causing your calcium levels to drop. That happened to me and I had to take extra calcium and vitamin D for 1 month after surgery. During surgery, the surgeon cuts through your nerves in your neck. You'll be under general anesthesia so you'll feel nothing. Even after the anesthesia wears off, your neck will feel numb for several months since the surgeon cut the nerves. Once you're home from the hospital, you'll discontinue your levothyroxine (Synthroid, levothroid, etc. T4) and you'll start taking cytomel (synthetic T3). You'll be on Cytomel for about 4 weeks. This will cause your TSH to skyrocket. The T4 keeps your TSH down but since you'll be taking just T3, your TSH will go up. After the 4 weeks of Cytomel, you'll stop taking that too. For the next 2 weeks you'll follow a low iodine diet and you'll take no thyroid pills of any sort. This is sometimes called hypo hell as you'll be more hypothyroid than you've ever been before. Expect brain fog, weight gain, puffy face, dry skin, lethargy, etc. Now it's been 6 weeks since surgery. You'll take a small "tracer" dose of RAI (I-123 will be this isotope). You'll be scanned after 24 hours. The scan is like an MRI and takes about 1 hour. The results of the scan will help your doctor decide your ablative dose (how much of the strong I-131 to give you to kill of any thyroid cells in your body). Usually the ablative dose is 100-200 mci (millicuries) of RAI (I-131). About 1 week after that first "tracer" dose, you'll be given your large dose. I was hospitalized in an Isolation room for 5 days when I had mine because I had a very young baby at home. You should avoid all people and pets for about 2 weeks after that big dose as you'll be radioactive. The radioactivity coming off of you can harm the healthy thyroids in other people. When it's all done, you'll be scanned again (about 10 days after that big dose) and the scan should show that the thyroid cells were killed off...or at least dying off. At this point, you can resume your normal diet (You would have been on the low iodine diet for almost a month at this point). And you can take your levothyroxine again too (Synthroid). In about 4 weeks you'll feel like your old self again. You'll need to take a very high dose of levothyroxine to suppress your TSH, since TSH is thought to trigger the activity of thyroid cells. Every year, you'll need to be scanned again. For the basic scan you'll only need that basic tracer dose. You will still need the low iodine diet in preparation. You may be able to avoid the "hypo hell" at your follow-up scans by using thyrogen, a recombinant TSH. But that's about 1 year from now...so no need to even think about all that just yet. Sorry I've just written a book here... So bottom line, there's no chemotherapy or radiation. It's surgery, then withdrawal from meds, then radioactive iodine. It sucks...but there are worse treatments out there. Since you've been hypothyroid for many years, you should be able to get back to your "normal" pretty quickly after treatment. Hope that helps. Best of luck. mari

Question: could it be thyroid cancer? i have a goiter, just had the ultrasound yesterday and am supposed to get the results today, but i am nervous. the lump is large enough to be seen and obviously felt on my neck. tsh was 94.8. i have all the normal symptoms but it seems like they have gotten worse lately. i have done so much research on thyroid cancer and nodules and goiters, but does anyone know the actual signs to look for when it is cancer ( i know that is is uncommon) and isn't it more likely to be since the mass is so large? any imput would help thanks.

Answer: Hun, One of my male friends had thyroid cancer 10 years ago, had his thyroid removed, had his radiotherapy, and he is fine and fighting fit and working as a doctor. Don't overguess the doctors, they will get back to you with your treatment options as soon as.

Question: Just diagnosed with Thyroid cancer? I have just been diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. I am only 37. I am so upset. I have two little kids. The thing is my doctor assured me I would be all right and it is highly curable. Well, after much extensive research, I believe what he said is true but I did find out from top cancer centers, my risk from the radioactive treatment greatly increases my risk of secondary cancers and breast cancer. i am soooooo upset. I just feel like I am doomed and will not live past 50, that after this, I will get another more aggressive cancer. Do you know anyone that has live for fifty years or more after having thyroid cancer without getting another cancer?

Answer: My friend sent this to you she has a forum but the listing somehow did not make it through to the answers she wanted to make sure you got it here is is and her forum address is below in the sources have papillary throid cancer, I am 30 now. I have had 3 large RAI doses, the risk of secondary cancer only goes up slightly after multiple treatments, but even then the risk is very small and the benifits you get from treatment are greater than the small risk.The RAI stays in your body for a very small time. I am a very rare case I have had a thyroidectomy, neck dissection and just got home from thorocotomy. This last surgery is exteremly rare for my age group. Still my prognosis is very good. The thing with Papillary Cancer is it is highly treatable in 99% of the cases, I just happen to be the 1% where surgery was needed. I have my own site where there are other thyroid cancer survivors who can anwswer your questions, it is Jennells' Thyroid Cancer Forum in Yahoo groups. you need membership approval but we can help you with Low Iodine Diets, this you will need to do when you get scanned and have your Radio active iodine. The are no fees and no donations. Hope this helps and that we hear from you! Take care and don't fret, it all sound scary and I thought I could never handle this either but I did and I will be around for a long time! ONE GROUP MEMBER SAID CANCER IS PREVENTABLE BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE, I LOOKED AFTER MYSELF VERY WELL BUT THERE IS NOT WAY TO PREVENT IS, IF THAT WERE THE CASE I WOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH THIS Be careful of what the doctor above says, a body scan and Tg levels show metastatic disease, ultrasound are not reliable. Body scans use radio active iodine. If your Tg is elevated when you go off of your thyroid meds and then a dose of iodine is given. If there is any cancer that is papillary then it will show up on the body scan and confirm cancer. That is something an ultrasound can not do.

Question: I131 Radiation Treatment for Thyroid Cancer? Hello, has anyone had this treatment for Thryoid Cancer? I have just been diagnosed. I have been researching and found numerous reputable articles stating there is a 30% higher chance for secondary cancers from having this treatment. I am freaking out! I don't want another cancer after this one. The others one's it may cause are not as curable as thyroid. Help me!

Answer: Yes I've had it. After having a total thyroidectomy due to papillary carcinoma, I had 100 mci of I-131. It really is the best way to kill off any thyroid cells that remain in your body. Even with a total thyroidectomy, the surgeon will still leave a tiny amount of thyroid in your neck. This is because your thyroid gland is connected to your vocal cords. If the surgeon tries to remove this, you could lose your voice forever. The process can be uncomfortable and annoying but it saves lives. About 6 weeks before treatment, you will stop taking levothyroxine (synthetic T4) and start taking cytomel (synthetic T3). You will take the Cytomel for about 2-4 weeks depending on what your doctor says. Then you will be off of all thyroid medications for a couple of weeks. The goal is to get your TSH well over 100. You will also go on a low iodine diet for the 2 weeks before your treatment. This way your body will happily "suck up" the poisonous I-131. About 1 week before the I-131 capsule, you will take a smaller dose of I-123 and get a whole body scan. This will show where in your body you still have some residual thyroid cells. The day of the treatment, you'll be admitted to the hospital and will swallow a capsule of I-131. You will remain in the hospital for 3-5 days until a geiger counter says that you are not emitting too much radiation, and safe to be discharged. For the next 10-14 days, you will be at home, isolated from others. You will sleep in a separate room from others, eat from paper plates and drink from paper cups. You should use a separate bathroom from your family members and flush twice each time. Also, take several showers a day to try to get that radioactive gunk out of you. About 2 weeks after the initial pill, you will go to the hospital and get a whole body scan to see if the treatment appears successful. Once a year thereafter, you will have whole body scans to make sure the cancer doesn't return. Once you are diagnosed with any type of cancer, your chances go up of getting other types of cancer. Luckily, thyroid cancer is a little different from other types in that it can be killed with radioactive iodine as oppsed to chemotherapy. Being diagnosed was the scariest thing I ever went through (at age 27) but now it's been 4 years and I'm doing just fine. Had 2 healthy children after treatment and I feel unstoppable!! Good luck to you. I wish you well. Regards, Mari

Question: which tests should you ask for to rule out cancer/disease of thyroid & neck lymphnodes/glands? I'm in England, and under the care of the NHS, and have been made to suffer now for over 1 year with apparent symptoms of possible thyroid disease or even thyroid cancer ~ the doctors seem to only do something if i force the issue and demand something specifically.. i've trusted them and put myself under their care for a year and they've left me suffering in constant intense neck pain for all this time w/o doing barely anything ... unless i've researched it myself and demanded it. So, now im terrified and in pain and desperate for some positive action ... Which tests do i need to totally confirm or rule out thyroid/neck cancer and/or thyroid/neck diseases please? (all i've had so far are blood tests, endoscopy & emergency chest x-ray.... i'm waiting for a referral appointment for a neck or thyroid scan which i demanded last night at my doctors, but i dont know what type of scan he's referred me for.. an ultrasound, or just the thyroid.. i need to call 1st thing monday morning to find out... and would like to give them a list of other tests i need at the same time).. Any genuine/knowledgable suggestions much appreciated (please remember im a person who'd very poorly and scared. so please no crank posts, thanks.) xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Answer: What causes neck pain? Many things can trigger neck pain. These include: * trauma or injury * worry and stress * falling asleep in an awkward position * prolonged use of a computer keyboard. There are several theories about why so many people suffer neck pain, but they are not supported by scientific proof. For most people, no specific reason for the pain can be found. From the lowest link... Imaging tests Chest x-ray Ultrasound Computed tomography CT scans MRI scans Nuclear medicine scans Radioiodine scan: Test for thyroid cancer Ultrasound scan An ultrasound scan uses sound waves to build up a picture of the inside of your body. This test can be used to look at your thyroid and neck. Your doctor is looking to see whether there are lots of lumps or just one. And whether the lumps are solid or filled with fluid (cysts). Of these, a single solid lump is most likely to be cancer. An ultrasound may be used to help find the thyroid lump during a needle biopsy (see below). There is more about having an ultrasound in the cancer tests section of . Needle biopsy A needle biopsy is used to take a small amount of thyroid tissue, which can be looked at under a microscope. This is the only way to be sure if a lump is cancer or not.

Question: i have slightly enlarged thyroid glands with diffuse parenchymal disease, what does it mean? is diffuse parenchymal disease a serious illness? cos whenever i research the net, all i get is about thyroid cancer related answers

Answer: Hi Jo-ann. My advice to you would be to call your doctor and ask this question. I would want to find this information out from someone with medical knowledge, not somebody on Yahoo answers. I have Thyroid disease, and i have never even heard of Parenchymal Disease. Don't scare yourself by things you read on the net. Ask your doctor so you can get the correct information. Good luck :-)

Question: Thyroid nodule - risk of cancer? During a routine exam, my doctor found a nodule of my thyroid. I have since had an ultrasound, which revealed that I have a nodule on each lobe. One of them is about 3 cm. I'm currently waiting to see an endo on March 22. I've been doing a lot of research lately about how many people have had FNAs which were benign, and later, they found it was actually malignant, partially because the nodule was big and it was hard to biopsy every single part of it. I'm going to ask my doctor all sorts of questions, but I was wondering what the actual risk of cancer is. I'm 23 and female and my thyroid bloodwork all came back normal. I've read many statistics all ranging is possibilities: 5% chance it's cancer, 15% chance, etc. Anyone have any useful knowledge on the subject who can help me? Thanks.

Answer: Sometimes the nodules will shrink if you are put on thyroid hormone. It really depends on what the doctor thinks. He/she will base their decison on the results of a final needle biopsy if they feel one is needed or on bloodwork. Even if it turns out to be cancer, thyroid cancer is one of the easiest cancers to treat. I know of a couple of women online who have gone through thyroid cancer and are doing fine now. Below is a link on thyroid cancer survivors if you want to check it out. I'll put a link to a general thyroid site too. It's a good idea that you are reading up on all the possibilities, so that you will know what questions to ask your doctor. Hopefully, the nodules can just be treated with meds. Best of luck to you

Question: I have a Thyroid Nodule 5mm. I have had blood work done all normal for thyroid. I have also had an Ultrasound.? The doctor did not seem to concern about it because I have had it for a few years. But for a while now my voice seems hoarse at times and when I did research on nodules of thyroid I am scared now I have cancer. Can someone tell me I go next week for a follow-up just to ease my nerves.

Answer: Your nodule is pretty small. Can you feel/ see it yourself, is it hard, does it move? Hard nodules that don't move and that show up " cold" are more likely to be cancerous. I actually don't think a 5mm nodule would cause you to have a hoarse voice, unless it was behind your thyroid, pressing on your vocal cords. To rule out cancer, you'll need a Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) biopsy, that will tell you for sure. The odds that you have thyroid cancer are slim, 95% of nodules are benign. If it is cancer, you go for a thyroidectomy, sometimes it spreads to the surrounding nodes (they'll get removed), a week later you get staged, then it is determined if you need to ablate the remaining microscopic thyroid tissue with radioactive iodine. I hope this helps, God Bless!!

Question: Throid Cancer? A few days ago i found out that my dad had been diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer (papillary). Ive been really worried but ive been researching and ive read that its really common and there is a high percent of being cured . He is also having an operation and radiation soon. Does anyone know anything about this and will he be sick after his thyroid is taken out?

Answer: Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type and it does have a very good prognosis. The 10-year survival rate for patients younger than 40 is about 95% and for those over 40 it is about 75%. Complications due to thyroidectomy occur in about 5-10% of cases, the incidence can more than double if a neck dissection is also done. He may be a little uncomfortable for a week or so after the surgery, but hopefully he will not feel sick. I hope everything goes well.

Question: Questions about Thyroid tests? Okay, so my psychiatrist ordered a Thyroid test last week and I just got the results today. My TSH is pretty high, (7. something), and I have to make an appointment with a doctor to find out what it means. But, hospitals terrify me, and I'm a pretty big hypochondriac, so I was hoping someone could clear up a few things for me before I do that. I've been researching thyroid disorders/diseases, but all it's done is make me paranoid that I have cancer/an autoimmune disease. So: What kind of tests do they run to find out this kind of thing? I've already had a blood test, but will they do anything more extreme, like a biopsy or something? Also, how bad is a TSH level that's over seven? By the way, I'm sixteen and a girl if it's relevant. Thanks. Thanks so much. They tested my T3 and T4 but I don't have the sheet and forgot the levels... one of them was high though. Thanks for your help.

Answer: Hi. You usually only need blood work done to diagnose a Thyroid problem. They need to run a TSH, FT3, FT4, and a Antibodies test. But with a TSH at 7, you probably have a Thyroid problem. Mine was 4.5 when i was diagnosed, and i was pretty sick. If they examine your Thyroid, and feel any lumps, then there is a possibility you could need a biopsy. Don't get ahead of yourself, first find out if that's really what you have, then continue from there. You will have to go on medication ( most likely for the rest of your life ) if you are diagnosed with Thyroid disease. Make sure you have a good doctor that listens to you, and is easy to work with. That's very important when you have this disease. Good luck, and Take care :-)

Question: Could breast tumor and thyroid tumor be linked to one another? About 3 weeks ago, my ob. had found a tumor in my breast and one on my thyroid. (the reason she checked my thyroid was because I told her I was having difficulty swallowing). I have to see a different doctor on the 19th of April about my thyroid tumor. Of course I am scared that one or both the tumors are cancer because I have a family history of cancer running in the family, like throat cancer for instance. My concern is if the 2 tumors could be linked? Has anyone heard of having a tumor in the throat and breast or anything similar? I've tried doing research on this but could not find anything related. I know that cancer can spread but is this ironic or not? Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer: They are probably not related. I have had a 'goiter' on my throat for years from my thyroid. It doesn't cause me any problems though--other visual. They just found a lump in breast and I'm having a biopsy on Wednesday and no one has said anything to me about the two being at all related. I'd chalk it up to coincidence. Good luck with both of those though!

Question: How long does it take for TSH to go from .02 to 1? I'm 26 years old. Two years ago my thyroid was completely removed due to papillary thyroid cancer. My endocrinologist has since kept my TSH suppressed to .02 with 150mcg of Synthroid. I've been trying for almost a year to get pregnant without any luck. My OBGYN says I can't get pregnant with a TSH of .02 (because I'm way hyperthyroid) and changed my medication to 100mcg of Synthroid. My endocrinologist disagrees and says as long as my menstrual cycles are regular--which they are--my TSH has nothing to do with my infertility. I already have one child who was conceived in one try before my thyroid operation. Has anyone else been in a situation similar to this? Did TSH affect fertility? How long does it take for TSH to go from .02 to a level where I can get pregnant (presumably between 1 and 2 according to the research I've done)?

Answer: That's a tough one. I don't have all your answers, but I had my thyroid completely removed because of papillary thyroid cancer 10 years ago (I was 18), and in the past decade of bouncing around between doctors treating this and that, it has always seemed to me that my endocrinologist has way way more insight about my particular condition than do the other doctors, despite what they say. I don't think I would accept a change in Synthroid Rx without it passing through my endocrinologist first. Do you ovulate? That might be somewhere to start...(sorry if that's too obvious a question, feel free to answer "duh, I checked that already."). My endocrinologist put me on a combination of Synthroid and Cytomel, which more closely mimics the way a functioning thyroid would release both the T3 and T4 forms of thyroid hormone (synthroid is T4, cytomel is T3). That's also allowed him to fine-tune my dosage more accurately - Synthroid takes longer to stabilize in your system than does Cytomel, so once you've stablized on both, you can make further cytomel changes without having to wait 6-8 weeks to feel a difference. I've seen lots of research that points towards the dangers of hypothyroidism and high TSH's in early pregnancy. It would seem a little dangerous to me to wait until you know you're pregnant to go back on your higher dose of meds, which would take like 6-8 weeks to stabilize your TSH, at which point you might be 10-12 weeks pregnant. I feel for you and I hope you find your answers. My gut would tell me to trust my endocrinologist, and see another for a second opinion. I would think your endocrinologist has probably seen more women post-thyroidectomy trying to get pregnant than your OB/GYN has... Best of luck to you, and continued health!

Question: Thyroid test results, dx: hyperthyroid, a few questions? Recent blood work showed a TSH level of .01 on an acceptable level of .40 - 4.00 (Low) T3 free showed 465 on an acceptable level of 230 - 420 (High) I've been told now I am hyperthroid and going now for an uptake test of iodine and ultra sound. I have lost 15 lbs. from normal weight of 168 in past two months. Also have loss of appetite, hand tremors, rapid pulse, irritability, low sex drive, no other symptoms fit. Odd but these symptoms have come and gone now for years, especially rapid heart rate. Oldest brother had been dx-ed w/ hyperthyroid 25 years ago and treated. I'm now 50 y/o. What can I expect and look for as other possible causes, I don't leave my medical decisions up to any doctor untill I've researched enough on my own to make an informed choice on treatments. Changes after treatment? Doc wants tests also to rule out cancer of thyroid, wouldn't my calcium level being within normal range of 8.7 on acceptable ranges of 8.5 - 10.00 indicate that is a minute chance frank - No, I don't have the enlarged eyes or enlarged thyroid. Eating also will go from ravenous then to very little over days, again going on for some time now. Gonna tell my doc eventually I want to see an endocrinologist to search other areas that may be causing this. The body is a complicated thing, these docs only know so much. My brother they said would gain weight and really slow down after they killed his thyroid, not! He was still on high speed right up untill about 55 y/old, still 10-20 coffees a day and still thin as a rail. Makes me wonder did they dx him correctly? Thanks lab rat for the answer as well as the others. I take my med conditions into my own hands now after some bad experiences in the past w/ others docs with back troubles and being missdiagnosed so much w/it. I've seen it to often w/ other family members as well. One nuerologists told my Dad early on he was drunk (he has cerabellum ataxia) and can't walk now or barely talk, and they get paid for this idiotic missed dx ! Most recent another older brother dx-ed w/ ataxia by his eye doc, neurologist said he had an ear infection possibly instead,lol. He has all the ataxia symptoms, and CAT scan showed moderate degeneration of his cerabellum, so an ear infection? He's changing neuro's now. We have very poor quality neuro's in my area (Binghamton, N.Y.) Hopefully the endocrinologists are a bit better as plan to see one for more info.

Answer: There isn't really another cause of those test results than hyperthyroidism, especially with the problems you describe - weight loss, tremors, rapid pulse, irritability - it's a textbook case and an easy diagnosis. I wouldn't worry about looking for other causes. Thyroid disease does tend to run in families - if you have a relative with it then you are much more likely to get it. It can happen at any age. Your results are not enormously high - it's possible you could have been slightly hyperthyroid for quite a while, and maybe it has gradually got worse. As for cancer of the thyroid - this is extremely unlikely - it doesn't necessarily cause a person to have abnormal thyroid test results. Also since your brother did not have cancer, it's likely your problems have the same cause as him. You can't draw any conclusions from the calcium result (the thyroid doesn't have anything to do with calcium - that is regulated by the parathyroid glands, which are different). The uptake test and ultrasound will tell the docs if there is just one nodule of the thyroid that is overactive, or if the whole thing is overactive. That might affect the treatment. The treatment might be medication to suppress the thyroid, radioactive iodine to kill off some of the thyroid, or (unlikely) surgery to remove some. You should not end up overweight, etc - the treatment should put you back to normal. Perhaps 'normal' for your brother is naturally slim and active. You talk about making your own treatment choices - I would far rather leave that to the experts - they know vastly more about thyroid disea than you and have seen it all a thousand times before and they will know what is most likely to work for you!

Question: What are the best sites to learn about pulmonary thyroid carcinoma? Our friend was just diagnosed w/ it after removal a lymph node in his neck. I do know they have said it is already spread but I am wondering how they know that. I want to learn about it w/out overwhelming him w/ questions. Next week he will get his thyroid biopsied. I am trying to find the cure rate and treatment options. He did say they know something he wrong w/ his liver too. I don't think it sounds good but would like to learn to see. Thanks, p.s. I am just one of those who likes to research and that is how I deal w/ things. My dad has prostate cancer and I learned alot about it and even taught him and we all helped him decide what treatment to get and so far he is in remission for a year.

Answer: they called it pulmonary-thyroid because it probably started in the lungs and is spreading toward the thyroid as evidenced by blood tests showing either greatly elevated or greatly diminished levels of the hormone the thyroid produces. So start your research with lung cancer, and then metastasized lung cancer.

Question: Advice and recipes for All Natural high protein homemade dog food ? My dog was just diagnosed as having thyroid cancer and I have been doing a lot of research in relation to his diet, supplements etc and would like to ask people for their own advice, secrets, petfood recipes and general guidance and information. Because of the location of his tumor, surgery is the not really an option. He will be undergoing a treatment of oral radiation which will not give him any symptons or side affects except leave him a little radioactive for a short period of time. I have another 2 dogs and am going to totally change and re-vamp all their diets to one that is using only Raw, natural homemade foods that are free from chemicals and over processing. The use of Raw, natural foods keep coming up as one of the most important things to do in the fight against your dogs cancer, the second most important is the use of herbal/natural supplements daily. I have been reading that a high protein diet 95% protein and 5%carbohydrates is required for dogs with cancer as carbohydrates can often fuel and fed the cancer. I would be so appreciative if you guys would share your knowledge, recipes, stories of encouragement and advice that will help me help my little man to recovery and many years of a healthy and happy life. Thanks I totally agree with you about speaking with my vet before any changes are implemented. I am hoping to work very closely with my vet and a holistic vet to see how we can best help my little man. My main aim is to boost his immune system to make him able to fight this horrible disease. Thanks everyone.

Answer: Just feed raw meaty bones from the grocery store or butcher(bones must be edible!) and organ meat. (bravo raw dog food brand sells a ground beef organ blend). You can give veggies as a treat. Like blueberries,yogurt,eggs,finely chopped carrots and apples. Dogs with cancer should NEVER be fed grain.