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Default Abraham hopeful after cancer treatment in Mississippi

Va. teen hopeful after cancer treatment in Mississippi

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local...lines-virginia
By SONJA BARISIC
Associated Press Writer
October 9, 2006
NORFOLK, Va. -- Abraham Cherrix is coming home to Virginia this week,
feeling energetic and hopeful that five weeks of treatment at a
Mississippi clinic will help him defeat cancer.

In August, the 16-year-old Eastern Shore teen won a court fight to
forgo chemotherapy and seek alternative treatments. The family chose
to work with Dr. Arnold Smith, medical director and radiation
oncologist at the North Central Mississippi Regional Cancer Center in
Greenwood, Miss., who uses radiation plus immunotherapy to strengthen
the immune system through supplements and food.

Low doses of radiation have shrunk the tennis-ball-sized tumor in his
neck to the circumference of a half dollar, and the tumor in his chest
similarly has decreased, Abraham said Monday by phone after completing
his course of treatment.

"I'm feeling wonderful," said Abraham, who has Hodgkin's disease, a
cancer of the lymphatic system. "There's a pretty good chance that I
am cancer-free."

Abraham said he'll have a CT scan in Virginia in two months to monitor
his condition, and he'll return to Mississippi for a checkup with
Smith a month after that. His tumors shrank after chemotherapy at a
Norfolk hospital last year but later returned.

"You keep your fingers crossed. He seems to be doing well," said
Abraham's father, Jay Cherrix, of Chincoteague. He added, "It's not
like having a cold and you take antibiotics for it. This is a
formidable enemy that is relentless in its mission to harm you."

Cherrix said the family has confidence in Smith and that Abraham looks
good, feels good and has a good appetite; the tall, skinny teen said
he's gained several pounds.

"This little boy has been through an awful lot and he's remarkably
resilient," Cherrix said. "I think he's going to have a nice long
life, and that makes me very happy."

Clinic officials did not immediately return a telephone call seeking
comment Monday.

Abraham was happy that his treatment under Smith did not include
chemotherapy. He had been so sickened by three months of chemotherapy
that he declined a second, more intensive round that doctors
recommended early this year.

His then-oncologist alerted social services officials when Abraham
chose to go on a sugar-free, organic diet and use the Hoxsey tonic, an
alternative liquid herbal treatment that is banned from sale in the
United States. The American Cancer Society says there is no scientific
evidence that Hoxsey is effective in treating cancer.

At an August court hearing in Accomack County Circuit Court in
Accomac, Abraham's attorneys and social services officials reached a
resolution to allow the teenager to forgo chemotherapy and let him be
treated by an oncologist of his choice who is board-certified in
radiation therapy and interested in alternative treatments.

The family must provide the court updates on Abraham's treatment and
condition every three months until he's cured, or turns 18, and notify
the court immediately if treatment is discontinued.

Abraham said the low doses of radiation prescribed by Smith made him
queasy but that was bearable.

He's also been received intravenous medications and supplements, such
as Vitamin C, to improve his immune system; he did not give details.
He said he's still taking the Hoxsey tonic "here and there" and
continues to try to avoid eating sugar.


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Abraham Cherrix: http://www.abrahamsjourney.com

Dr. Arnold Smith: http://www.cancernet.com/

 




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