Paula,
We have the UVB light machine in our house and Gary was treated with
Photopheresis at Yale. But his cancer did not respond to that treatment.
After two years of Photopheresis he advanced from being 2B to Sezary this
past January after taking MMS. Now they want to do a transplant. Those
other treatment are not new at all.
Teri
At 07:30 AM 5/26/2008, you wrote:
Terri,
In the Dr. Jonathan V. Wright newsletter this month he talked about a new
treatment for cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma involving a UV light therapy that
has been successful. The therapy is called UVBI and is very safe and
effective and also relatively inexpensive. (it is used for serious
infections and other diseases as well). It involves ultraviolet blood
irradiation. I think they have a device that draws the blood out bathes it
in the ultraviolet light and then puts it back in the body. It is often
accompaied by UVBI therapy with hydrogen peroxide which acts as a
"synergist" to increase the effectiveness. They do the procedure at the
Tahoma Clinic. Phone (425) 264-0059. You could check with
<http://www.acam.org>www.acam.org or phone 888-439-6891 to find a clinic
near you, if your husband and you are interested.
Paula
