1 | Kasuga
October 13, 2008 at 12:35 am

At the age of 30, I was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Oligo Astrocytoma. A partial resection was performed leaving behind10% of the tumor. Following a “wait and see” approach, four years later, recurrence followed and this time the tumor was completely removed. Thankfully, we found ourselves facing another Grade 2 but, we knew a more aggressive approach needed to be handled in dealing with this life threatening illness. While my husband and I were not comfortable doing radiation as a proactive means of treatment along with temodar (chemo), we knew we had to do something or we would be facing another brain tumor. That’s when we found Dr. Chang, who offered us very viable options. He was very respectful of my opposition to radiation and chemo and offered a non-toxic yet aggressive drug protocol which causes apoptosis or cell death of any leftover cancer cells. My MRI’s have been 100% clean and my surgeon in Boston and neuro-oncologists are pleasantly surprised. I could not have had the opportunity to be on this protocol had it not been for Dr, Chang. I only wish that I had seen him 4 years ago. We are planning to do dendritic cell therapy and possibly NDV as proactive means as well. I really enjoy going to Dr. Chang’s office and visiting Raquel and the rest of the staff. There’s never any room for “doom and gloom” associated with terminal diseases at Meridian- It’s about survivorship and feeling good. I should also mention that Dr. Chang is up to date on all the latest advances in oncology around the world and is always very excited to share positive news with me. He brings me great hope which offers promise…. [ Originally posted Jan 2007, currently remaining well without recurrence Oct 2008]