Saturday, May 16, 2009

News : Farrah Fawcett's fight against anal cancer has included treatments in Germany

Anal cancer facing by Farah Fawcett was detected since 2006. In Germany, Fawcett was given natural supplements and also immune treatments to manage cancer symptoms. Anal cancer is typically a squamous cell carcinoma that arises near the squamocolumnar junction.

Symptoms of anal cancer including lumps or bumps located near the anus, anal bleeding or bleeding during bowel movements, anal discharge, pain in or around the anus, itchy sensation around or inside the anus, change in bowel habits, such as constipation, diarrhea and the thinning of the stools

May 15, 2009 - Actress Farrah Fawcett's fight against anal cancer has included treatments in Germany that aren't approved in the U.S., sparking debate about cancer patients' options when they want more than what's approved by the FDA.

Fawcett, 62, was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006.

Fawcett is "doing very well right now," Fawcett's doctor, Lawrence Piro, MD, told NBC's Today show. "She's obviously having a lot of side effects that come with cancer and come with cancer chemotherapy. And she's weak and she's spending a lot of time in bed and resting. But overall, she's in good spirits and she certainly still has her characteristic sense of humor, which is helping her get through all of this," said Piro, who is the president and CEO of The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute in Los Angeles.

Apart from her U.S. treatment, Fawcett has traveled to Germany six times seeking cancer treatment, actor Ryan O'Neal -- Fawcett's partner and the father of her son, Redmond -- recently told People.
Treatments in Germany

Ursula Jacob of Germany's Alpenpark Clinic has treated Fawcett. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Jacob says that, in Germany, Fawcett was given "natural supplements and also immune treatments" that were tailored to her specific case.

Those treatments improved Fawcett's quality of life and "the tumor shrank in size and also the mass of the tumor shrank," Jacob said. "For a long time, two-and-a-half years, she was in really good shape."

By Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News

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