Hi everyone,
I’m not really sure how to start this, so I’ll just be honest.
I found out about my cancer far too late. Stage 4. By the time the diagnosis came, it had already spread, and a lot of the treatment options I read about were no longer on the table for me. I’m trying to stay realistic know the statistics, I’ve heard the words “palliative,” “advanced,” and “non-curative” more times than I ever wanted to. Still, even with all of that, I’m hoping I can at least buy myself some more time. Time to be with the people I love. Time to say the things I still want to say. Time to just exist a little longer.
Since hearing the diagnosis, I’ve been reading everything I can about stage 4 cancer treatment, trying to understand what’s possible, even if the chances are small. I came across an article that gave me a bit of hope or at least curiosity about some newer approaches:
stage 4 cancer treatment
They mention things like targeted therapies, immunotherapy combinations, and methods like dendritic cell treatment or TACE. I don’t know how much of it applies to my situation, or if it’s just the kind of hope the internet sometimes gives you, but it made me wonder whether anyone here has actually tried any of these treatments.
Since I’m still new to all of this, I wanted to ask the people who have been fighting cancer for years the ones who know the reality of it better than any article ever could.
Have any of you looked into these newer methods? Did any of them actually help, even a little? Or were they just false hope? I’m not expecting miracles I’ve accepted that but if there’s something that could help me stay here a bit longer, I’d like to understand what’s real and what isn’t.
Thank you for letting me share this. I’m still trying to process everything, and hearing from people who’ve walked this road longer than I have would mean a lot.