Please don't pay attention to the person above with the link to "their" aol site, it's a scam.I would suggest looking at some of the links I provided below. One option for your mom is to seek out possible clinical trial drugs; you might find that there is a new, possibly more effective drug in the testing stages that your mom can take if she is selected for a clinical trial.The main website for clinical trials is:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/and under the term "anaplastic" I found these possibly useful hits (if the link does not work, simply go to clinicaltrials.gov and do a search for "anaplastic","anaplastic thyroid" or "anaplastic thyroid cancer":
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search;...ic+thyroidSome drugs that are being tested now include:-Imatinib (Gleevec):
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NC...Combretastatin A4:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NC...=9-Combination Treatments:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NC...?order=5Please check the site out. Note a few things:-The clinical trials may apply only to certain conditions, so make sure your mom might qualify-Jot down various drug treatments (many ARE NOT known by the doctor who is treating your mom, since they are brand new in many cases). Make sure you don't simply ignore a new treatment option simply because your doctor doesn't know about it.Here are some other sites that may interest you:On Thyroid Cancer Generally:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq...ientTreatments for Anaplastic Cancers (conventional)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/p...ea=criClinical trials:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/co...p?rnav=criSome Alternative Treatment Options:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ET...p?sitearea=ETO