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Cancer covered much of her leg and was thought to be untreatable due to her age and how aggressive the cancer was.
Amazing! Sounds like eventually even tumors that were not directly injected disappeared. I think the treatment started with a couple of shots in the arm. Dr. Nichols has had good results with a couple of other patients prior to this one.
HPV Shot Eliminates Advanced Skin Cancer in 97-Year-Old
By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
... On a hunch, her doctor, Dr. Anna Nichols of the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, tried an unorthodox approach -- she injected each tumor with Gardasil, the HPV vaccine.
The result: All the tumors completely and rapidly disappeared.
Now cancer-free, McKenzie's mother is getting ready to celebrate her 100th birthday this fall....
By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
... On a hunch, her doctor, Dr. Anna Nichols of the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, tried an unorthodox approach -- she injected each tumor with Gardasil, the HPV vaccine.
The result: All the tumors completely and rapidly disappeared.
Now cancer-free, McKenzie's mother is getting ready to celebrate her 100th birthday this fall....