What Patients Say About Cancer Treatment at New Hope
What is Polycythemia Vera?
Thriving — not just surviving — begins with knowing vital information about your disease and treatment options.
Polycythemia vera is a form of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow, which is the soft center where new blood cells grow. If you have this malignant (cancerous) disease, your marrow produces an excessive amount of red blood cells, causing your blood to thicken. Without proper treatment, polycythemia vera can lead to life-threatening complications, such as a heart attack or stroke.
What are the Signs of Polycythemia Vera?
Here at New Hope Unlimited, our powerful combination of conventional and alternative cancer treatments aim to reverse the following symptoms of polycythemia vera:
- Itchiness, especially after a warm shower or bath
- Persistent headaches and dizziness
- Quick bruising or bleeding, usually minor
- Changes in vision, such as blurry eyesight
- Excessive sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness and fatigue
- Painful swelling of a joint, often the big toe
- A red face that looks sunburned or flushed
- Numbness, tingling or burning in your hands, arms, feet or legs
- Bloating or a feeling of fullness in the left upper abdomen
- Unintended weight loss
What Caused Your Cancer?
It is not clear what causes polycythemia vera. However, most people with this disease have a mutation in the proteins Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) or TET2. The reasons behind the mutation are unknown, but it is generally not inherited.
How Do Doctors Confirm a Cancer Diagnosis?
Early detection is crucial to your polycythemia vera prognosis and survival rate. An oncologist might order the following tests to produce an accurate diagnosis:
- Medical history and physical exam
- Complete blood count (CBC). An unusually high number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and/or platelets could be a sign of polycythemia vera.
- Blood smear to check for disorders that may be associated with polycythemia vera.
- Erythropoietin test to measures how much of the hormone EPO is present in the blood. Individuals with polycythemia vera have low amounts of it.
- A bone marrow aspiration or biopsy
After receiving a polycythemia vera diagnosis, the next most important step is to plan your treatment.
Choose New Hope Unlimited — Your Personalized Cancer Treatment Provider
Sometimes, treatment for polycythemia vera may persist for prolonged periods with repeated recurrences. For this reason, our cancer care team, which includes support professionals, strives to develop close medical relationships with you to ensure you get personalized, expert care. We believe that giving you our individualized attention positively impacts your prognosis, as well as improves your chances of a healthy life after treatment.
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Our Approach
Advanced Treatments for Polycythemia Vera
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Patient SatisfactionOur Patient-Centric Medical Facilities
At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. What type of treatments does New Hope Unlimited offer?
Oxidative therapy, levorotatory vitamin C supplementation, and systemic enzyme therapy are a few options that may improve your blood antioxidant levels by 30 percent or more. Review our Treatments for Cancer page for more information on alternative polycythemia vera treatments.
2. How do I prepare for my appointment?
If you wish to save time during your consultation with us, we recommend making a list of your symptoms; all medications and supplements you take; any questions you may have for us; and key personal information, including your other medical conditions and family medical history.
