Kate - its_not_kates_time

[KrittyKat]

I’d love to know what the difference between a MRI/CT scan and an ultrasound is in terms of showing tumour progress. There’s obviously got to be some reason why H4C only uses ultrasound for its patients (perhaps it’s just that they don’t have people qualified to operate MRI/CT machines and to interpret their results - or cost of the machines, which surely would be prohibitive outside of a hospital setting). It’s just so weird that they come away from H4C thinking they have actual scans showing tumour reduction or disappearance, when clearly that’s not the case. It’s so desperately sad.

Interesting .... (from Chat GPT to answer this question that @CouldSizeDown posed back in 2023 - which also makes me realise, as I am reading back over this thread, how far behind I am and that I'm probably just repeating information that you have all already covered. Oh well - getting it back out there has got to be good??)

MRI vs. CT Scan vs. Ultrasound for Tracking Tumor Progress
Each imaging technique has different strengths and limitations when it comes to monitoring tumor progress (growth, shrinkage, spread, or response to treatment). Here's how they compare:

1. CT Scan (Computed Tomography)
Best for: Lung, liver, bone, and abdominal tumors
How it works: Uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body.
Advantages:

• Fast and widely available – Takes only a few minutes.
• Great for tracking tumor size and spread in solid organs (lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes).
• Good for detecting calcifications and necrosis (dead tumor tissue).
  Limitations:
• Less detailed than MRI for soft tissue tumors (e.g., brain, spinal cord).
• Radiation exposure (not ideal for frequent monitoring).

CT is the standard imaging method for tracking most tumors, especially in the lungs, abdomen, and bones.

2. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Best for: Brain, soft tissue, and spinal cord tumors
How it works: Uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create detailed images.
Advantages:

• More precise than CT for soft tissues (brain, nerves, muscles).
• Can detect subtle tumor changes earlier (e.g., blood flow, tumor activity).
• No radiation exposure (safer for repeated scans).
  Limitations:
• Takes longer (30-60 minutes) and requires the patient to remain still.
• More expensive and less available than CT.
• Not ideal for lungs (motion from breathing affects images).

MRI is better than CT for tracking tumors in the brain, spinal cord, or soft tissues.

3. Ultrasound
Best for: Surface tumors, thyroid, liver, kidney, or gynecological tumors
How it works: Uses sound waves to create real-time images of soft tissues.
Advantages:

• Safe, no radiation exposure (good for frequent monitoring).
• Can be done quickly and at the bedside.
• Real-time imaging allows tumor vascularity (blood flow) to be assessed.
  Limitations:
• Lower resolution than CT/MRI – Less detailed for deep organs.
• Cannot see through bone or air – Not useful for lung tumors.
• Operator-dependent – Image quality depends on the skill of the technician.

Ultrasound is useful for monitoring certain tumors but is not the best for deep organ cancers (lungs, brain, bones).

Which Scan Is Best for Tracking Tumor Progress?

Imaging Type	Best for Tumors In…	Main Purpose	Limitations
CT Scan	Lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes	Size, spread, necrosis	Radiation exposure
MRI	Brain, spinal cord, soft tissue	Fine detail, early changes	Long scan time, not ideal for lungs
Ultrasound	Thyroid, breast, liver, kidney, ovaries	Vascularity, quick checks	Poor for deep organs

Final Verdict

• CT is the most commonly used scan for tracking tumor progression in solid organs (lungs, liver, bones).
• MRI is better for soft tissue tumors, brain tumors, or cases where detailed imaging is needed.
• Ultrasound is useful for tumors in accessible areas (e.g., thyroid, breast) but is not suitable for deep-seated tumors.

Where Does a PET Scan Fit Into Tumor Monitoring?
A PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) is a unique imaging technique that shows tumor activity rather than just tumor size or structure. It is often used alongside CT or MRI to get both functional and anatomical information about a tumor.

1. How Does a PET Scan Work?

• A small amount of radioactive sugar (FDG – fluorodeoxyglucose) is injected into the body.
• Cancer cells absorb more sugar than normal cells because they have a higher metabolism.
• The PET scanner detects radioactive areas, highlighting active cancer cells.

2. What Makes PET Different From CT/MRI?

• CT/MRI scans show the physical structure of a tumor (size, shape, density).
• PET scans show how metabolically active the tumor is (whether it is growing, spreading, or responding to treatment).

PET is often combined with CT (PET-CT) for better accuracy.

3. When Is a PET Scan Used for Tumor Monitoring?
Determining if a tumor is cancerous – PET helps distinguish between benign vs. malignant growths.
Checking if cancer has spread (staging) – Helps detect metastases that might not be visible on CT/MRI.
Evaluating treatment response – Can show if chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted therapy is working before the tumor changes in size.
Detecting cancer recurrence – Can find small, hidden recurrences that might not yet show on other scans.

4. PET vs. CT vs. MRI vs. Ultrasound for Tumor Monitoring

Imaging Type	What It Shows	Best For	Limitations
CT Scan	Tumor size & spread	Lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes	Radiation exposure
MRI	Soft tissue detail	Brain, spinal cord, muscle, nerves	Long scan time, not good for lungs
Ultrasound	Real-time images, blood flow	Thyroid, breast, liver, kidney	Poor for deep organs
PET Scan	Tumor metabolism/activity	Checking if cancer is active or responding to treatment	High cost, radiation exposure

5. When Is a PET Scan Better Than CT or MRI?
If you need to know if cancer is still active – A tumor might shrink on CT but still be metabolically active, meaning it’s not fully gone.
If you need to detect early metastases – PET can reveal small or hidden metastases before they are big enough to show on CT.
If treatment response is unclear – PET can confirm if cancer is truly shrinking or just inactive scar tissue.

6. When Is a PET Scan NOT Necessary?
If you only need tumor size monitoring – CT or MRI is enough for this.
If the tumor is in the brain – MRI is better because the brain naturally absorbs glucose, making PET less reliable.
If the cancer is slow-growing (low metabolic activity) – Some cancers (like certain lung or prostate cancers) don’t show up well on PET.

Final Verdict

• PET scans are most useful for assessing tumor activity, detecting early metastases, and evaluating treatment response.
• CT or MRI is still needed to show tumor size, shape, and detailed anatomy.
• PET-CT is often the best combination for tracking cancer progression and response to therapy.

 

[leeeeleeee]

I tried so hard to quote the bit I’m referring to @KrittyKat but my large fingers would simply not allow it 🫠

Reading through all that (such great info, thank you!), it seems for sure the story has become a lot more marketable as the years have gone by. I find it really hard to believe that someone could go to a doctor having coughed up blood and be told it’s bronchitis. I also find it hard to believe that she had such blind faith in doctors she would have just accepted this, with all her other symptoms.

I don’t think she’s lying about being sick, at all, but for sure she’s really bought into her narrative and loves being a poster child against traditional medicine.

I just did a little bit of high level reading on hyperthermia and it looks like it’s increasingly being used as an adjunct to traditional therapies to increase their efficiency, so that might be the thing that’s giving her all this extra time. Wouldn’t it be great if she could try to learn a bit more about each treatment (instead of ‘meant to be good for cancer’) stop doing all the crazy tit like the Dog Worming Protocol ffs, try to spend some actual time with her daughter which is the whole point isn’t it? Is the plan to do all this for the rest of her life?

 

[KrittyKat]

Why does she still go by Malvenan? Why does she not use her maiden name (which is Lyne)

 

[whathappenedtotherabbit]

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She regularly says “I’m not a Doctor; I’m not an Oncologist; I'm not giving medical advice – I’m just telling you what saved my life” and then proceeds to offer completely untrue opinions on the action of substances (CBD is the Cure for cancer; Cancer is a cold disease so you need full body hyperthermia to kill the cells …. To name a few). This whole narrative that people like Kate have, along the lines of "Doctors don't want you to get well; they've known the cure to cancer for years but aren't telling people" ...is just such utter nonsense and so incredibly insulting to all the researchers and health professionals out there ... within which would be a large number who, if they have not had cancer themselves, would have friens or family who have - so to suggest that they are "hiding" cancer cures from people is just absurd. If H4C actually had managed to cure cancer, it would be front page bleeping news - on both MSM and Research journals.

This podcast was recorded approx 1 year before the episode that she did with Georgia Love - it was done by a friend of GL's so I presume thats how Georgia heard about Kates story.



Monday, November 11, 2019
….. I’ve highlighted in bold discrepancies in her story.

• She did a degree in fine art/Photography back in the UK and came to Australia with a then boyfriend, backpacking, when she was 20 (approx. 1998). She met Lyall when she was 31.
• She says that she was trained in Australia in Film Make up by Peter Frampton - who won a 1995 Oscar for Make up for Braveheart in 1996, after which he retired, relocated to the Gold Coast and set up The Frampton Institute of Cinemagraphic Make-up. Rather than saying that she did course with Peter, Kate describes it as “she trained by Peter Frampton”
• One of her first jobs was when she went back to London to work on one of the Harry Potter films in London (IMDB lists all make up staff – both credited and uncredited. There are two Kati/Katy’s that worked on films 6,7, & 8, between 2009 – 2011. Both are still active working film make up artists)
• She then came back to Australia and mainly worked for in TV and film for Channel 7, Big Borther, I’m a Celebrity get me out of here.
• She then went to LA and studied there – and did film make up – and taught at an academy of make up in Brisbane.
• And then in 2013 started homewares business.
• Lyall is originally from Scotland, but has been here “20 – 30 years”
• Found out he was smoking ice/methamphetamine 3 weeks after Annabelle was born
• He was in and out and in and out and in and out of rehab
• She found out about affairs, and prostitutes and theft; he lost his job
• When Annabelle was 1 year old, Kate found her on the floor with an ice pipe in her hand
• This podcast was in 2019 and she says “to this point, he’s been living on the streets, using intravenously. Ice has got him and its very, very sad. We haven’t seem him for two years…..I don’t want to be one of those mums that bags their ex….he was a great man, he was a wonderful man and I still like to think of him in a positive light”
• Went into a dark place after this – was suicidal and went on anti depressants (had just gone off them the week before this podcast)
• Still has a relationship with Lyalls parents and her step daughters/Annabel’s half sisters
• 2018 (age 39) started exercising at the gym 4 – 6 times per week was getting aches and pains (back, shoulder, hip); halfway through the year started coughing blood and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Feet started getting really sore – got prescribed painkillers. Went back to get a script and had a slight pain in the chest – was sent off for lung Xray sans then a CT scan and diagnosis came back as Stage 4 terminal Lung Cancer that’s in the Liver, lymph nodes, ribs, hips, shoulders, spine
• Says that parent flew from England after her diagnosis (but in a Nov 2018 IG post she says that her Mum and Stepdad arrived on the day of her diagnosis)
• Was put on a targeted therapy drug and told that this “might give you 18 – 24 months to live” (how many times has she told the story that she had 6 months to live????)
• Her GP told her to just go home and drink wine (this came about from a conversation where she had gone to her GP and told her GP that she would no longer be drinking because sugar feeds wine, and her GP told her “That’s ridiculous Kate, now’s the time that you should be drinking “
• She was told by a GP, A radiologist, an oncologist and a lung specialist that there is nothing that they can do for her.
• So for two very dark days she thought that she was going to die.
• Bumped into a friend of a friend who told her about Hope for Cancer in Mexico. Went to see a naturopath (who studies oncology) who also mentioned H4C. (I’m sure that she’s said since that it was a “medic at the hospital” who told her about H4C)
• 3 weeks program that’s $65k
• Within 3 weeks of being in Mexico the lung tumour had been reduced by 75%; she entered the clinic with 7 cancerous lymph nodes in her throat, after three weeks, 6 had disappeared (She later changes her language here to call them Suspected cancerous lymph nodes) By the time she had her first scan when she returned to Australia, there was no cancer in her lymph nodes.
• At her first scan back in Australia, the Dr said “wow. This is remarkable.” The Drs put it down to the targeted therapy that they have her own but, according to her, they also said wink/wink/nudge/nudge“ continue whatever you are doing”
• Interviewer asks her to be clear about the use of her prescribed medication = which sh admits to – but says “I do a whole protocol of medicine, supplements, two different treatments every day ….. I do colonics every week, I do coffee enemas every day; I do four different injections every day…. I take about 20 different supplements, medications and medications, I do juicing , I do infra red saunas, I do full body hyperthermia, I do CBD, I do THC, I’m also on a dog worming protocol which is a blocker for cancer cells … throw it in the pot, and do the lot.
• “I don’t know what’s working and what’s not, but something is, so I’m going to keep doing the whole damn lot”
• The week after this interview, she was going to LA to do some TV interviews because people had jumped on her story. One with Good Morning LaLa Land in LA and another couple of interviews as a result of hooking up with a PR lady. This is the episode here https://www.google.com/search?sca_e...ate=ive&vld=cid:394eb895,vid:ckV9jhDlFLM,st:0 18th Oct 2019 on this interview she says that if she had followed just conventional medicine advice, she’d be dead by now. Hope 4 Cancer has kept her alive.
• One year after her initial diagnosis, she’s never looked or felt healthier and has so much energy
• All because she’s running a low tox life – daily Vit C and curcumin infusions – no chemicals in her house. Eats organic and vegan.
• Doesn’t like the word Cancer ; sees herself as a cancer fighter
• Stays positive by being ignorant about cancer – she knows nothing about it, doesn’t ant to talk to people about it, doesn’t want to attend galas or fundraisers (maybe because she doesn’t want people to question or scrutinise her too closely about her cancer? Also means that if people ask her questions that she doesn’t want to, she can throw her hands up in the air and pleas ignorance)
• “I don’t want to know about cancer, I just want to know how to fight it”
• H4C’s aim is to strengthen your immune system to fight the cancer. There’s a lot of “emotional therapy” – my story with losing my husband to a drug addiction; they say that you hold your grief in your lungs so her I am diagnosed with terminal lung cancer [because] I’ve held that all in , that grief and sorrow and sad and anger and resentment – and it bounced around my body like a ping pong ball – so now for me to move forward, I have to heal from that. ….. most people with cancer, something tragic did happen.
• At the time of the interview, she had already done 3 rounds (of 3 weeks) at H4C – 3 x $65 = $195k; and was about to go back for a fourth round at the expense of H4C (she’d been “very, very, very privileged to be invited back to do a 4th round”) because she’s been advocating for them for a long time…. They can see how much she is “preaching about them and telling everyone about this clinic…. She responds to 20 – 30 messages a day and she directs them all to H4C”
• Someone told her that “her story smells like Belle Gibson” …. Her response was “hang on; I’ve been completely true and open from the very start, you can see… but a lot of people are very frightened about alternative therapies,.. a lot of people have lost someone to cancer, and they are very angry… and then they see someone winning the fight and they get a bit angry about that”
• Her followers are her Wolfpack, and they are phenomenal and they have her back and they step in and defend her whenever any naysayers appear.
• Started her IG because everyone in Burleigh found out about her cancer.
• Her port (which she has at this point) and her IV’s that she runs at home, are “not legal” she’s not meant to have them/be doing them.
• She’s invested in a medicinal cannabis company CDA Cannabis Doctors Australia … she’s the first person to be prescribed crystal cannabis, a very pure form, with no THC that she can vape 4 x day .According to Kate “it is know to assist with cancer, it fights cancer cells, to stop the cancer from growing; and she takes it for pain (because she is in a lot of pain); “The cure for cancer was found 85 years ago and its CBD”. . Plus she takes THC at night
• Full body hyperthermia that raises your body temp to 41 degrees C because it “kills cancer cells”; she does if for two hours and has to have sedation. Cancer is a cold disease and heat kills it “.
• Her life insurance – so not just her super; she had her life insurance paid out – and that’s allowed her to pay off her apartment (as well as buy – and now sell at significant profit – her beach house/investment property at Hastings Point)
• The power of positive mindset is everything and the staff at H4C always tell her that sh has the positivity that they have been trying to teach for 20 years …. “Cancer is not going to get me”
• What has surprised her the most “ The support. The encouragement . The gifts that we’ve been sent from around the world .. from people that we’ve never met”
• She’s been raising funds and doing charity work to help others to get to H4C – she’s raised over $10,000 but “unfortunately the taxman is onto it now” because she ran it through her business. In 2020 she’ll be setting up a NFP for giving back.. She’s hosted talk nights at her shop for people with cancer who want to reach out;
• Regrets having done the palliative radiation as she doesn’t think that it did anything and it made her very, very sick
• Says that prior to her diagnosis she got to the point that she couldn’t walk so she went looking to buy a segway (as didn’t want to be in a wheelchair).
• She’s become friends with the owners (husband and wife team) of H4C, and is travelling to Morocco with the wife in 2020.

Further information about CDA (the company that she has invested in) https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-r...leged-unlawful-advertising-medicinal-cannabis

CDA Health | Cannabis Company

CDA Health owns and operates a range of medical cannabis related companies in Australia including CanView, Cannabis Doctors Australia, and Burleigh Heads Cannab

www.cannaus.com.au

Shut the front gate! I’ve just had a huge aphifany! I was taught by Kate at the academy of makeup in Brisbane. Many years ago. I did not like her. She was blunt and snooty.

 

[KrittyKat]

Sorry - on a bit of a roll (waiting to pick up my dog who is having electrochemotherapy treatment for a fibrosarcoma and I need the distraction - shes fine and modern veterinary medicine - like human medicine - is bleeping amazing) .

This might be discussed earlier in this thread (but I'm only up to page 20 so havent come across it yet if it has), in the letter from Dr James Fletcher her inital lung tumor was diagnosed in 2018 as a metatstaic ALK rearrangement positive non small cell lung cancer ; in 2023 a a T4NxM1c (stage IVB) adenocarcinoma with multiple CNS metastases.

I asked Chat GPT about it (read below) and they said that this is probably the progression of the disease,

My Question to Chat GPT :" Is it likely that someone who has had metatstaic ALK rearrangement positive non small cell lung cancer with metastases in the lyphn nodes (neck) liver, spine, hips and shoulders and has been treated with alectinib develop, 5 years later a T4NxM1c (stage IVB) adenocarcinoma with multiple CNS metastases?"

ChatGPT said:

Yes, it is possible, but the most likely explanation would be one of the following scenarios:
1. ALK+ NSCLC Progression with New CNS Metastases

• If the person was previously diagnosed with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC and treated with alectinib, it’s possible that their cancer evolved, developed resistance, and spread further.
• ALK+ NSCLC is known to have a high tendency to metastasize to the CNS (brain, leptomeninges), especially if resistance to alectinib develops.
• The new T4NxM1c (Stage IVB) adenocarcinoma with multiple CNS metastases may still be the same ALK-positive NSCLC, but it has now spread further and possibly transformed.

2. Alectinib Resistance Leading to a More Aggressive Form

• While alectinib is highly effective, resistance can develop after several years, leading to disease progression in new sites (brain, meninges).
• Some patients develop new mutations (e.g., ALK G1202R, or MET/EGFR bypass mutations) that make the cancer resistant to alectinib.
• If this happens, the tumor may behave more aggressively, appearing as T4NxM1c with CNS metastases.

3. A Second, Independent Primary Cancer?

• While less likely, a person could develop a second, unrelated adenocarcinoma in the lungs with a different mutation profile (ALK-negative this time).
• However, if the patient has a history of ALK+ NSCLC, it is far more likely that the new diagnosis is a progression of the same disease rather than a brand-new, independent cancer.

How to Confirm?
To determine whether this is progression of ALK+ NSCLC or a second primary adenocarcinoma, doctors may:

1. Re-biopsy the tumor (or use liquid biopsy from the blood) to check if it still carries the ALK rearrangement or has new resistance mutations.
2. Perform a molecular analysis to see if it has developed new drivers (e.g., MET amplification, EGFR mutations, or other pathways).
3. Assess past response to treatment—if the patient was stable for years and then progressed, it suggests ALK inhibitor resistance rather than a new cancer.

What Does This Mean for Treatment?

• If it's progression of ALK+ NSCLC, the next step would be to switch to a third-generation ALK inhibitor like lorlatinib, which penetrates the brain and overcomes alectinib resistance.
• If it's a completely new adenocarcinoma (ALK-negative), treatment may involve chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy based on the new mutations.

 

[KrittyKat]

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Shut the front gate! I’ve just had a huge aphifany! I was taught by Kate at the academy of makeup in Brisbane. Many years ago. I did not like her. She was blunt and snooty.

ohhhhh! Ca ching!

 

[bene123]

Interesting .... (from Chat GPT to answer this question that @CouldSizeDown posed back in 2023 - which also makes me realise, as I am reading back over this thread, how far behind I am and that I'm probably just repeating information that you have all already covered. Oh well - getting it back out there has got to be good??)

MRI vs. CT Scan vs. Ultrasound for Tracking Tumor Progress
Each imaging technique has different strengths and limitations when it comes to monitoring tumor progress (growth, shrinkage, spread, or response to treatment). Here's how they compare:

1. CT Scan (Computed Tomography)
Best for: Lung, liver, bone, and abdominal tumors
How it works: Uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body.
Advantages:

• Fast and widely available – Takes only a few minutes.
• Great for tracking tumor size and spread in solid organs (lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes).
• Good for detecting calcifications and necrosis (dead tumor tissue).
  Limitations:
• Less detailed than MRI for soft tissue tumors (e.g., brain, spinal cord).
• Radiation exposure (not ideal for frequent monitoring).

CT is the standard imaging method for tracking most tumors, especially in the lungs, abdomen, and bones.

2. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Best for: Brain, soft tissue, and spinal cord tumors
How it works: Uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create detailed images.
Advantages:

• More precise than CT for soft tissues (brain, nerves, muscles).
• Can detect subtle tumor changes earlier (e.g., blood flow, tumor activity).
• No radiation exposure (safer for repeated scans).
  Limitations:
• Takes longer (30-60 minutes) and requires the patient to remain still.
• More expensive and less available than CT.
• Not ideal for lungs (motion from breathing affects images).

MRI is better than CT for tracking tumors in the brain, spinal cord, or soft tissues.

3. Ultrasound
Best for: Surface tumors, thyroid, liver, kidney, or gynecological tumors
How it works: Uses sound waves to create real-time images of soft tissues.
Advantages:

• Safe, no radiation exposure (good for frequent monitoring).
• Can be done quickly and at the bedside.
• Real-time imaging allows tumor vascularity (blood flow) to be assessed.
  Limitations:
• Lower resolution than CT/MRI – Less detailed for deep organs.
• Cannot see through bone or air – Not useful for lung tumors.
• Operator-dependent – Image quality depends on the skill of the technician.

Ultrasound is useful for monitoring certain tumors but is not the best for deep organ cancers (lungs, brain, bones).

Which Scan Is Best for Tracking Tumor Progress?

Imaging Type	Best for Tumors In…	Main Purpose	Limitations
CT Scan	Lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes	Size, spread, necrosis	Radiation exposure
MRI	Brain, spinal cord, soft tissue	Fine detail, early changes	Long scan time, not ideal for lungs
Ultrasound	Thyroid, breast, liver, kidney, ovaries	Vascularity, quick checks	Poor for deep organs

Final Verdict

• CT is the most commonly used scan for tracking tumor progression in solid organs (lungs, liver, bones).
• MRI is better for soft tissue tumors, brain tumors, or cases where detailed imaging is needed.
• Ultrasound is useful for tumors in accessible areas (e.g., thyroid, breast) but is not suitable for deep-seated tumors.

Where Does a PET Scan Fit Into Tumor Monitoring?
A PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) is a unique imaging technique that shows tumor activity rather than just tumor size or structure. It is often used alongside CT or MRI to get both functional and anatomical information about a tumor.

1. How Does a PET Scan Work?

• A small amount of radioactive sugar (FDG – fluorodeoxyglucose) is injected into the body.
• Cancer cells absorb more sugar than normal cells because they have a higher metabolism.
• The PET scanner detects radioactive areas, highlighting active cancer cells.

2. What Makes PET Different From CT/MRI?

• CT/MRI scans show the physical structure of a tumor (size, shape, density).
• PET scans show how metabolically active the tumor is (whether it is growing, spreading, or responding to treatment).

PET is often combined with CT (PET-CT) for better accuracy.

3. When Is a PET Scan Used for Tumor Monitoring?
Determining if a tumor is cancerous – PET helps distinguish between benign vs. malignant growths.
Checking if cancer has spread (staging) – Helps detect metastases that might not be visible on CT/MRI.
Evaluating treatment response – Can show if chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted therapy is working before the tumor changes in size.
Detecting cancer recurrence – Can find small, hidden recurrences that might not yet show on other scans.

4. PET vs. CT vs. MRI vs. Ultrasound for Tumor Monitoring

Imaging Type	What It Shows	Best For	Limitations
CT Scan	Tumor size & spread	Lungs, liver, bones, lymph nodes	Radiation exposure
MRI	Soft tissue detail	Brain, spinal cord, muscle, nerves	Long scan time, not good for lungs
Ultrasound	Real-time images, blood flow	Thyroid, breast, liver, kidney	Poor for deep organs
PET Scan	Tumor metabolism/activity	Checking if cancer is active or responding to treatment	High cost, radiation exposure

5. When Is a PET Scan Better Than CT or MRI?
If you need to know if cancer is still active – A tumor might shrink on CT but still be metabolically active, meaning it’s not fully gone.
If you need to detect early metastases – PET can reveal small or hidden metastases before they are big enough to show on CT.
If treatment response is unclear – PET can confirm if cancer is truly shrinking or just inactive scar tissue.

6. When Is a PET Scan NOT Necessary?
If you only need tumor size monitoring – CT or MRI is enough for this.
If the tumor is in the brain – MRI is better because the brain naturally absorbs glucose, making PET less reliable.
If the cancer is slow-growing (low metabolic activity) – Some cancers (like certain lung or prostate cancers) don’t show up well on PET.

Final Verdict

• PET scans are most useful for assessing tumor activity, detecting early metastases, and evaluating treatment response.
• CT or MRI is still needed to show tumor size, shape, and detailed anatomy.
• PET-CT is often the best combination for tracking cancer progression and response to therapy.

Interesting I’d say they probably use it as there’s no radiation exposure.

 

[KrittyKat]

Interesting I’d say they probably use it as there’s no radiation exposure.

and because its not at all accurate for detecting and monitoring cancer progression so they can use it to tell their clients, who don't know better , that H4C's treatments are shrinking their tumours.

Again, from Chat GPt
- While reducing unnecessary radiation is a good practice, CT and PET scans are far more accurate for tracking tumor growth or shrinkage.
- In cases like metastatic ALK+ NSCLC, these scans provide critical information that ultrasound cannot detect.
- Ultrasound cannot replace CT, MRI, or PET scans for comprehensive cancer staging or progression monitoring
- If a patient’s primary tumor is in the lung, ultrasound is almost useless for tracking its progression.
- Oncology guidelines recommend CT, PET, and MRI because they provide the most accurate picture of a cancer’s response to treatment.
- Some alternative centers might use ultrasound to create a more optimistic picture of treatment success, even if the overall disease is progressing elsewhere.

Conclusion: Is Ultrasound Alone a Reliable Cancer Monitoring Tool?
No, ultrasound alone is NOT a reliable method for tracking most cancers, especially metastatic ones.

For lung cancer (like ALK+ NSCLC):

• Ultrasound cannot visualize the lungs, bones, brain, or deeper lymph nodes.
• CT/PET/MRI are necessary for accurate monitoring.

For cancers with soft tissue involvement (e.g., liver or superficial lymph nodes):

• Ultrasound can be helpful but should be used alongside CT, MRI, or PET for a full picture.

 

[ellobird]

Why does she still go by Malvenan? Why does she not use her maiden name (which is Lyne)

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My guess is because it’s the same surname as her daughter, easier to prove parental relationship when travelling etc

 

[kiwigal258]

Thank you! So when Kate is talking about “scans” she had there they are actually useless scan that give false hope? Because didn’t she get a “scan” that showed 9 of her 10 brain tumours had disappeared?

An ultrasound of the brain??? Is that what I'm reading. That is definitely not the usual modality for that. It would be MRI normally, in actual medicine.

 

[EveryDaysASoulDay]

Just dropping these stories that Pablo posted back in Sept ‘23. At the time his account was exposing charlatans and bigots and he would do longform multi-part deep dives into their problematic behaviour that he would post to his grid. Unfortunately I didn’t screen record his exposé of Kate before he removed it and changed the direction of his account. I do have some of his stories posts though and I’ll re-up them here. The first clip is an excerpt from one of her podcasts that he posted where she claims she’s hasn’t seen a western doctor in three years but her dubious doctor bestie in London did hunt down a doctor for her for a single visit who is quite “open minded”. (I.e. shady AF, most likely) The next few stories in this post is her voice note to Pablo directly after she found out he was doing a post on her. She does repeat in that message that she has seen an oncologist to get her Alectinib - but just the one time - and not until 2023. And then the last few are his voice note responses to her.

 

[EveryDaysASoulDay]

And then these stories were his response to his followers about that voice note exchange with Kate …

 

[Avocadotoast]

And then these stories were his response to his followers about that voice note exchange with Kate …

Doing gods work thank you

 

[KrittyKat]

I cant stop thinking about the story that she told, on the Georgia Love podcast, about smoking ice with her ex husband ( she said "to show him how far i would go to be on his level, to connect with him, to bring him back to being my husband") ... its just seems such an odd (?) thing to do, and then to tell people about.

Anyway - I wonder if perhaps its her "controlling the narrative' - that she thinks, or has been told, that her ex, or one of his friends, has photos of her smoking ice/crack (or whatever it was) and that she wants to get a story out first, to "explain" it, just in case it gets out there.

 

[KrittyKat]

And then these stories were his response to his followers about that voice note exchange with Kate …

Am saving all of these - have requested a wiki page from the mods to collate everything all in one place

 

[somanyteeth]

And then these stories were his response to his followers about that voice note exchange with Kate …

Wow I forgot a lot of the detail of how we ended up on this thread. She's worse than I remember. I wish I had an influencer call out page. Id be bringing so much attention to this grifter. Can't believe she said she reduced all her tumours in 2 weeks at H4C.

 

[hotg0ss]

Wow I forgot a lot of the detail of how we ended up on this thread. She's worse than I remember. I wish I had an influencer call out page. Id be bringing so much attention to this grifter. Can't believe she said she reduced all her tumours in 2 weeks at H4C.

It’s been a wild ride

 

[KrittyKat]

Sci Babe is someone I follow on SM - shes just posted about cancer faker people, in the wake of ACV being released on Netflix. See her post below.

I'm also now following @faking.cancer.expert

 

[EveryDaysASoulDay]

Wow I forgot a lot of the detail of how we ended up on this thread. She's worse than I remember. I wish I had an influencer call out page. Id be bringing so much attention to this grifter. Can't believe she said she reduced all her tumours in 2 weeks at H4C.

Pablo was doing a pretty good job with the influencer call outs, they were fairly well researched and intelligently delivered. I was bummed the account changed direction but I definitely understand. I can only imagine it was because the mental weight of living in the mire of those sociopaths all of the time got to be pretty heavy. Not to mention having all of those narcs on the warpath for you because you exposed their grift and ignorance. Pablo was doing the lords works though. The exposé on Leila Stead was fantastic.

 

[vintagevinyl]

Someone needs to contact a journo.........