RE: Dr. Lanphier Lase med?

February 5, 2009

Dr. Lanphier,

Do you know anything about lasemed?

Thanks, Robyn--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Dr. Loretta Lanphier <drlanphier wrote:

Dr. Loretta Lanphier <drlanphierRE: Re: Cancer Patients' New Hopeoleander soup Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 6:49 AM

I think this test will be a great test to use along side tests such as thermography, HCG as well as conventional tumor marker tests. As exciting as it sounds, it is still just a piece of paper indicating what is happening in the body at a particular given time. In states where naturopaths can order blood work, I suspect it will be available shortly. Right now it sounds like only hospitals are offering the test. Patients need to begin asking for it as I would imagine that many docs do not know about it. Print out the articles and give it to your doc. I hope to find out if MD Anderson is using the test.I just wanted everyone to be aware of this test.

Be Well~Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP, CHOasis Advanced Wellness, LLCNatural Solutions for Optimum Health

oleander soup [oleandersou p ] On Behalf Of TonyWednesday, February 04, 2009 9:07 PMoleander soup Re: Cancer Patients' New Hope

That sounds like quite a breakthrough.

Now, how do we get some of those in the hands of naturopaths who use some ot the best natural and alternative approaches? I fear that for the most part they will be used to see what mix of chemo and/or radiation and such is working the best to destroy the cancer cells before they destroy the patient.

oleander soup, "Dr. Loretta Lanphier" <drlanphier@. ..> wrote:>> > > If this works as well as they say, then this could be huge in monitoring> what is working and what is not working.> > > > Cancer Patients' New Hope> > Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News> > 01-09-09 > > > > Jan. 9--NORTH ADAMS -- With less than an ounce of blood, doctors at> Berkshire Hematology Oncology now will be able to track the success of a> cancer patient's treatment and progress -- and eliminate unnecessary> procedures. > > > > The private practice is the first in New England and New York to acquire the> CellSearch Circulating Tumor Cell Test, which was unveiled Thursday by Drs.> Spyros Triantos and Paul Rosenthaul at the Barrett Cancer Center.>

> > "This technology presents new hope for cancer patients," Rosenthaul said.> "Up until now, we have relied on physical examination, blood tests and> biomarkers to determine if a patient is responding to treatment. It would> take several months to tell if a treatment was working -- this procedure> will regulate that time period to mere weeks. It detects actual cancer cells> and can be done rapidly and often. We receive a real-time snapshot of what> is happening, which gives us many more choices."> > > The test can be used for the three most common cancers -- colorectal, breast> and prostate -- detecting if the cancer cells are metastasizing to other> parts of the body.> > > "The addition of this cutting-edge technology will allow us a true advantage> in the fight to prevent and treat cancer," he said. > > >

> Until now, doctors would have to wait up to three months to see changes in> the radiological scans of patients with metastasizing cancers.> > > "A majority of our patients require treatment such as radiation and> chemotherapy, which can cause serious side effects and are costly> procedures," Rosenthaul said. "This technology can detect one cancer tumor> cell among millions of blood cells. We can accurately predict the state of a> patient's cancer by the number of cancer cells in the samples and whether or> not a patient is benefiting from treatment." > > > > To complete the testing, which has a turn-around time of three hours, a 7.5> milliliter sample of blood is injected with reagents and stains to determine> the difference between a white blood cell and a cancerous cell. > > > > "The tumor cells are marked with

iron," said Lauren Wick, the practice's lab> manager. "The blood than goes through a wash cycle that strips away the> majority of white blood cells. It's then put into a magnetized cartridge> that is read by microscope and camera in the analyzer."> > > Digital images of the cells are transferred to a nearby computer, where Wick> is then able to determine if the cells are cancerous.> > > "They're labeled by antibodies and the iron marker," she said. > > > > Wick, a medical technician, spent an intensive week training to read the> difference between the four different projected wavelength signatures --> cytoplasm, nucleus, white blood cells and "junk" -- displayed on the screen.> > > "All of this was done manually before," she said. "By doing it that way, you> lose a lot of precision and accuracy."> >

> Triantos said there is hope that as the technology receives further review> by the federal government, that it will eventually be used for other forms> of cancers and perhaps screenings. But having the technology is huge> advantage in fighting cancer, he said.> > > "One question that always stands out as the most important is, 'Is this> treatment working? Do we need to stop, continue or make changes?" Triantos> said. "The CellSearch technology will now allow us to make informed> decisions in terms of treatment for those patients -- and much earlier than> was previously possible."> > > Mayor John Barrett III, who lost his wife, , to breast cancer 19 years> ago, said he was happy to know such advanced technology would be available> at North Adams Regional Hospital, and in the unit named for his wife. > > > >

"She said to me, 'If I don't survive this, make sure afterward that you make> it better for others,' " he said. "If this technology had been available at> that time, maybe would still be here today."> > > Rosenthaul said the practice is leasing the equipment, which retails for> $205,000. Berkshire Hematology Oncology has offices in North Adams,> Pittsfield and Great Barrington. The three other CellSearch systems in the> six-state region are at reseach institutions -- the Dana Farber Cancer> Institute, the Sloan-Kitterage Cancer Institute in NYC and the Yale School> of Medicine.> > > > Be Well~> > Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP, CH> Oasis Advanced Wellness>

February 5, 2009

Robyn:

Butting in here.

I went there last year and received 5 treatments for $7500. I never saw any results at all and found Dr. Carpenter to be very uncooperative about any further contact with me. I am very dissatisfied with her and the lack of any compassion for people with problems.

I still haven't decided if I will seek legal action. At this point I am not strong enough to put up much of a fight.