> > I hope you remember the BCC case on my nose treated with BEC5. You were very
> kind to look at the photos I emailed back in August and kindly responded on Sept
> 4th. Since then the original lesion, treated since July 13, on the left side of
> my nose ALMOST closed in by the beginning of October with some small unclosed
> leftovers on the bottom & top of the original lesion. Those two small leftovers
> started two NEW ADJACENT lesions: one on the left side and the second one on the
> right side of my nose. Please note that the new skin between the two new lesions
> (nose bridge) is where the 1st original lesion was located (please see attached
> photo 'bccNov18.jpg' taken recently on Nov 18). Every 6-7 hours I keep applying
> BCC5 to both (they are still oozing) and cover them with micropore (I'm on a 4th
> BEC5 bottle since July 13). The new lesions keep getting bigger and bigger.
> Which brings me to the following questions:
> >
> > 1. Did BEC5 find 2 new cancerous regions connected to the original treated
> lesion after about 12 weeks of treatment of the original lesion that almost
> closed? Is it typical / standard development? Could this be some other skin
> reaction to Curaderm?
> > 2. Is it best to continue repeating the BEC5 treatment as often as possible?
> If so, doesn't the frequent washing with mild Ivory soap, and drying, slow down
> the formation of delicate new skin growth?
> > 3. I take a number of vitamins, herbs, minerals, enzymes, etc. on a daily
> basis. Should any supplements be avoided? Any foods to avoid?
> > 4. I drink a few strong coffees a day. Since coffee contains oxalic acid that
> is known as being caustic and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes could
> this somehow be slowing down the new skin growth?
Comment:
I think that there must have been two small channels from the old
> lesion to these new sites and that these two sites were growing under
> the skin unseen from the out side. The two lesions were already quite
> large but it took a long time for the Curaderm to track through to
> them. The lesions are getting larger because the cancer cells are
> breaking down revealing the true size of the lesions but they should
> start to decrease in size once the cancer cells are gone.
>
> The lesions will not close while cancer cells are still present so my
> suggestion is that you continue with the Curaderm until the cancer
> cells are all gone and the lesions are closed over. I apologize for
> the long time it is taking for all the lesions to be healed but I also
> think that it is important that we persist with the treatment. If your
> general health is good and you are not on anything that could suppress
> your immune system then I think that we should not be too concerned at
> this stage.
>
> I do not think that it is some kind of a reaction to Curaderm but with
> regards to frequent washings perhaps we should stay with 3 dressings
> per day and see how we go.
>
> Vitamins and coffee should not have any adverse effect on the healing
> process, in fact, some vitamins may even enhance healing.
>
> Dr. Edward Tambisari.
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