Julian Axon

June 24, 2006

Stage 4

Glioblastoma, Melanoma & Prostate Cancer

My story is not a sob story about what I have been through, but is a success story about how I have been through it. Being a long-term survivor of 5 cancers lets me use my challenges for the good of other people.

Diagnosis & Treatment

CANCER TYPE

Glioblastoma, Melanoma & Prostate Cancer

AGE DIAGNOSED

59 years old

Medical Center

1) Prostate cancer: University of Michigan Oncology & Greenacres Hospital Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2) Brain Cancer: Greenacres Hospital Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Surgeon

Oncologist

Dr. Cathryn Walton, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Clinical Trials

Medical Treatment

Surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Details of Treatment

6 months chemotherapy, 6 weeks radiation, multiple surgeries. Chemotherapy was administered orally, chemo-laced Gliadel Wafers were implanted in my brain.

Medication During Treatment

Gliadel Carmustine Wafers, Temodar

Alternative Therapies During Treatment

No sugar

Exercise

No alcohol

WHAT CANCER TAUGHT ME

My story is not a sob story about what I have been through, but is a success story about how I have been through it. Being a long-term survivor of 5 cancers lets me use my challenges for the good of other people.

Supplements

WHAt helped me during treatment

Favorite Quote

“Never, never, never give in," by Winston Churchill.

Advice for Others

My best advice is to believe in yourself and your medical practitioners.

My Story

My story is not a sob story about what I have been through but is a success story about how I have been through it.

I have written a book "Fulfilling Your Dream: The Battle to Beat Cancer" about my being a long-term survivor of 5 cancers over 16+ years. It covers how I successfully dealt with my own cancer challenges to inspire and motivate fellow cancer patients and their caregivers, so that they may rise to their own challenges and ultimately fulfill their own dreams of beating cancer.

The photo below is of a scan of my cured brain showing a hole that remains where my two tumors were removed from. The hole is filled with cerebral fluid, but I have a fully-functional brain. I use that hole as my extra piece of space for storing creative ideas and motivational thoughts!

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