Larry Boyer, a 56 -year -old man living in Connecticut, USA, is a retired data scientist.Earlier, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4 and the doctors said he was only living for another 6 months.Because pancreatic cancer has a very high mortality rate (only 3% of patients survive), cancer cells in his body spread to other organs and add 16 tumors to grow.Boyer must also admit that the difficulties encountering never easily overcome.But 18 months later, these two children still survived and the cancer was miraculously removed.
It is reported that Boyer went to see a doctor in 2022 due to physical pain, including back pain and chest pain, and was diagnosed with cancer in the same year.Doctors say the pain comes from a large tumor on the pancreas, behind the stomach and in front of the spine.
Boyer initially received 6 standard chemotherapy, which could help him live for a few more months.But he also started studying online trial treatments, which took him to Williams Cancer Institute in California (USA).
Larry Boyer, 56, was diagnosed with extremely dangerous cancer
Williams Cancer Institute recently started providing breakthrough new treatments (but has not been officially approved in the US).Only a few clinics in the US offer this new treatment.The approach in two directions involves freezing tumors through cold therapy.Doctors put a small metal transducer through the skin into the tumor, releasing extremely cold air into the block to destroy its cells.The second step is to inject the tumor directly to activate the immune reaction.
The treatment of two drugs: Yervoy, stimulates white blood cells to attack cancer and Opdivo, helping immune cells to identify and destroy cancer cells.Initial research shows that this treatment can be treated for people with cancer that has exceeded the control that cannot be surgery.
Dr. Jason Williams is a pioneer in this emerging field and has used this method at his clinic for many years.He said: “We have to help people because they have nothing to lose.I think we will be a cure for cancer. ”
His new method, called "immune therapy in the tumor using PEF (or pulse) and cold pressure method", is legal in the US.But it has not been specially approved to treat pancreatic cancer, which makes the treatment difficult and because it is not covered by insurance, it is extremely expensive.
Mr. Boyer is treated in a regimen three times a week for three weeks, at three different times, alternating chemotherapy.
He went through his first treatment at the end of September and a month later, the doctors said Boyer's liver tumor is "liquefied".
By the beginning of November, the results of the scan showed that the large tumor in his liver had 50% shrinking and the large tumor in the pancreas has decreased by 65%.
It was also found that 13 half -inch tumors in his liver disappeared with another larger tumor.
Recent scans have not detected any cancer cells in his body, which means that the disease is currently improving.
Boyer will not be declared recovered and no more cancer until the results are negative for 5 years.
Source and photo: Daily Mail