Fringe benefits of reactive arthritis

[Guest guest]

I have a hyperactive immune system as evidenced by rheunmatic fwver in

childhood and reactive arthritis in later life,

Late in 2007 I discovered a mass of swollen lymph glands in the left

side of my neck. They were biopsied and proved to be fourth stage non

small cell lung cancer. A subsequent PET enhanced CT scan showed,

surprisingly, that the original primary tumour in the lung had

vanished and that the cancer was entirely confined to the lymph glands

of my left neck, mediastinum and abdomen, I had three sessionz of

chemotherapy with an excellent result, I had eight months remission

when a malignant gland appeared in my left neck, To my pleased

surprise, it slowly vanished over the next two months.

I think it may be reasonably supposed that the disappearance of the

primary and subsequently of the secondary in the neck have been due to

my immune system attacking the cancer. There have been documented

cases where cancers have been treated by enhancing the patients immune

system

Janice

Dr Janice Baker