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Megan Basham @megbasham - I hesitated to post about this, but as a journalist (NOT a doctor, so keep that in mind!), I think it's worth sharing my anecdotal data on the controversial but very hot topic of ivermectin and cancer.
Like many on this app, I have watched the back-and-forth debates about the possibility of ivermectin being an effective treatment for cancer (though I expect I'm more invested than most as someone currently fighting Stage 3 colorectal cancer). I've seen the extraordinary testimonies from physicians like @MakisMD about ivermectin's efficacy even in Stage 4 patients. But I've also seen the legitimate critiques that no one can verify the identity of these patients. So I'll just share personal experience since my identity is verified.
After I received my diagnosis, I immediately embarked on standard treatment of radiation-chemo-surgery. But I also quickly heard from people urging me to consider complementary therapies. Given that I have advanced disease, I took that seriously.
As I continued with traditional treatment, my husband and I visited an integrative clinic in Scottsdale and I connected with and integrative physician. He felt that there may be some benefit to the ivermectin and saw almost no risk from taking it, so with that supervision, I added it to my treatment.
(CAVEAT: Now, I have not had a second round of scans yet, so I'm basing this only on one indicator, but it's a noteworthy one. If new scans later provide different information from this indicator, I will update.)
Now, Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels are a tumor marker in the blood that doctors use as part of their toolbox to monitor how treatment is progressing. Normal levels are 5 and below. Anything above 10 can be a sign of extensive disease. Above 20 can be suggestive of metastatic spread. When I was first started treatment fin January I was at 19.8.
Three months later I was at normal levels--2.4, meaning, the level someone would have if they didn't have cancer. You can see the screenshot of my test result below.
What I didn't know is if this level of decrease is typical. I asked Grok and he said, no, it is not typical. Specifically he said, "An 82% decrease in CEA levels over three months is unusually large." (and please note that I screwed up my math a little there--I actually experienced an 89% decrease, even more than I told Grok).
According to AI, at least, these are unusual results. And I'm a real person, and you can verify that these are my results.
Could be totally unrelated and coincidental, but seems to me the efficacy of ivermectin in cancer is worth exploring. At the very least, there is good reason not to denigrate scared people who want to try it knowing the potential upside and almost no downside.
https://x.com/megbasham/status/1920227161731981721
Melissa Hallman @dotconnectinga - Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a Washington, DC, restaurant owned by CBS News star Norah O’Donnell’s husband as part of a crackdown on illegal migrants.
Chef Geoff’s, a small chain owned by O’Donnell’s spouse, Geoff Tracy, was among the handful of eateries targeted by the feds on Tuesday, FOX5 reported.
Nearly a dozen ICE and law enforcement agents went to one of the locations at about 10:30 a.m. and spent roughly 90 minutes asking to see workers’ I-9 forms — the employment verification record used to ensure employees are legally allowed to work in the US.
No one was taken into custody at the location.
Meanwhile, about nine immigration officials raided another well-known establishment, Millie’s, just as it was opening for lunch. At least seven other DC eateries were also targeted throughout the day — including Officina and Mi Vida, Jaleo, Santa Rosa Taqueria, Pupatella Call Your Mother and Clyde’s.
https://x.com/dotconnectinga/status/1920091447199412478
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