Kaposi Sarcoma – A rare skin cancer

Herpes is said to be responsible for all varieties of kaposi sarcoma.

I’ve included a few karposi sarcoma photos as it a appears in some varieties.

Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms

Areas of the skin most often affected are the lower limbs, back, genitalia, face and mouth. It may sometimes look like a rash, usually on the soles of the feet.

The gastrointestinal tract could be commonly affected in those who have transplant or AIDS related kaposi sarcoma.

It may even appear without any skin involvement. This could cause weight loss, nausea/vomiting, pain, bleeding (through vomiting or bowel movements), diarrhea or intestinal obstruction.

This rare skin cancer could also involve the respiratory tract resulting in shortness of breath, fever, cough, coughing up blood or chest pain.

It is usually confirmed by a bronchoscopy and often biopsied.

Transmission

Cure

This type of cancer is a result of a deficiency or suppression in the immune system.

In conventional medicine treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HART) has shown to shrink the kaposi lesions.

However with some people the lesions return after a number of years, especially when the HIV has not been completely suppressed.

What I’ve found

Some doctors have told me that many do not even survive the operation I underwent and that it’s a miracle that I am here today, 20 years later.

I continue to battle the continuing side effects of the chemotherapy and the radiation that almost took my life during treatment.

If I had not been so seriously determined to take control of my own health from the first time I was told “you have cancer”, then I wouldn’t be continuing to write these pages on my website today. I feel sure of that.

I don’t have much money but I always avoid unhealthy foods and buy the best quality whole grains, fruits and vegetables my budget can afford. I sometimes lack in certain areas but in a little time, I spring back.

I’ve had to be using a feeding tube for a number of years now and I’ve turned that into a positive thing.

WHAT AN ADVANTAGE I HAVE.

I just take really healthy things and put them in a blender, push them down my tube and don’t even worry how it may taste.

Don’t worry; you don’t have to do that to eat healthy. I know very well that good quality, healthy food tastes absolutely DELICIOUS.

Previous to the feeding tube I enjoyed the taste of it every day.

If you or someone you know experiences kaposi sarcoma then I strongly urge you to look into alternative/complementary medicine, even as you go through your conventional treatments. ……and HEY, some actually find a cure in alternative medicine when Western medicine offers little.

You can’t go wrong and you just may add some quality, time and positivity to your life.

Always, always consult with your medical professional as well as your alternative professional.

Gary

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