Study: antioxidants and radiation

2bhealed
2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hello Semi Colons!

Here's a link to a study about antioxidants helping radiation/chemo to kill cancer cells. There's often confusion about this so I thought I would pass this on.

http://www.cancerdecisions.com/033008.html

peace, emily who is 6 years 8 months (and counting) NED~ yippee! :-)

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  • Kanort
    Kanort Member Posts: 1,272 Member
    #2
    Great article, Emily! While I was undergoing Folfox for stage 3C colon cancer, I took mega doses of antioxidants, drank gallons of green tea, and drank a mushroom drink from Korea. This was all approved by my oncologist. It is my opinion that these extra "helpers" protected me from neuropathy. I took 135mg. of oxaliplatin for 12 cycles and have been blessed with no lasting side effects. My oncologist was always ahead of the curve in his thinking.

    Hugs,

    Kay
  • pamness
    pamness Member Posts: 524 Member
    #3
    Kanort said:

    Great article, Emily! While I was undergoing Folfox for stage 3C colon cancer, I took mega doses of antioxidants, drank gallons of green tea, and drank a mushroom drink from Korea. This was all approved by my oncologist. It is my opinion that these extra "helpers" protected me from neuropathy. I took 135mg. of oxaliplatin for 12 cycles and have been blessed with no lasting side effects. My oncologist was always ahead of the curve in his thinking.

    Hugs,

    Kay

    Interesting, I did folfox for 8 cycles, or I should say, that was the starting point. I was stage 3A, I had to stop the oxalyplatin at 5 cycles but was able to continue the 5FU, but if I have do do it again (gosh I hope not) I will look into the antioxidents. Thanks.
  • 2bhealed
    2bhealed Member Posts: 2,064 Member
    #4
    Kanort said:

    Great article, Emily! While I was undergoing Folfox for stage 3C colon cancer, I took mega doses of antioxidants, drank gallons of green tea, and drank a mushroom drink from Korea. This was all approved by my oncologist. It is my opinion that these extra "helpers" protected me from neuropathy. I took 135mg. of oxaliplatin for 12 cycles and have been blessed with no lasting side effects. My oncologist was always ahead of the curve in his thinking.

    Hugs,

    Kay

    hi Kay!

    A mushroom drink? uh huh. Were you listening to Grateful Dead at the time......tee hee.

    Kudos to your wonderful oncologist, but you're the one who did the work! You Go Girl!

    nice to hear from ya!

    peace, emily who may have done the Grateful Dead tea herself but I'm not saying..... ;-)

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