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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | Dosage - if you are undergoing radiation... A spoonful - hold it in your mouth, let it melt and swish it around for 2-3 minutes - then swallow (if you have open sores - it will sting - but it will help!!! ) - do this 4 times a day - - I used to do it 15 minutes before radiation - right after radiation - and then after meals... As it cleans - ask your dr. - of course - as for antioxidants - the main antioxidents they look at are selenium, and the vitamins a & c (or whatever letter) - the honey's doesn't have any of those. Goo luck!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7 | Wow. I checked on Amazon & there a so many different stengths. How to know which one would be best?
SSC T1N1, Moderate discection of left tongue 9/9/10, removed lymph nodes, no chemo or radiation. 2 clear PET scans then cancer returned T3 (high 2) 3/2011. Lymph node byopsy clear. 6 weeks radation June 6-July 20. Weekly Carboplatin.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | If you buy from Amazon, please use the link for OCF. Click on the green box on the forum pages. This will help OCF stay afloat by giving a kickback for your Amazon purchases. This works for anything you would want to buy from Amazon. Thanks!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | 16 or up -but keep in mind 16 is the highest strength you can get in nature anything else has been manipulated by man. If you are into strictly organic, go with 16 - if you don't care go higher.
Good luck! And yes go through OCF!!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: May 2010 Posts: 638 | The Active Manuka Honey Association (AHMA) of New Zealand is an industry association that was formed in the 1990s as a collaboration of NZ beekeepers dedicated to producing genuine Manuka Honey with antibacterial activity that could be measured using a test developed by Dr P Nolan from the Waikato University. This test produces the scoring system that has since been named the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF) and is a registered trademark. The UMF standard was established to identify and set apart the type of manuka honey which has the special health-giving benefits referred to in the research. This ensured consumers received a genuine product which was clearly labelled with its UMF activity whilst preventing less scrupulous distributors passing off untested honey. The UMF score ranges from 0-30 with the medicinal range being from 10-30. 5-9 UMF tastes good but does not have the properties of healing referred to in the research and is not promoted as having any special medicinal properties (and I don't think it is labelled with a UMF rating either). There issome concern that Manuka honey with a UMF rating above 16 (usually 20, 25 or 30) may cause problems with allergies so may be a little TOO active. As a consequence a range between 10-16 is recommended for medicinal use. The only suggestion that I was able to find that ratings above 16+ were in any way manipulated by man came from a website promoting a particular brand Wed***** that is NOT one of the licensed NZ Manuka honey producers and does not have a UMF rating on its label. I believe that grades 20-30 are rare anyway and like particularly good wine, occur when ideal combinations of sun, soil and rain prevail. Some hospital grade Manuka Honey IS sterilized using gamma radiation in order to remove potentially harmful impurities but it would have this on the label. In this case, �manipulated� has been rendered safer than �natural�. The official New Zealand AHMA website can be found at http://www.umf.org.nz/Active-Manuka-Honey-Association.htmland the link to Dr Nolans research can be found on the Waikato University website at http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/honey/ Please note, the website has not been updated in some time so some information may be superceded.
Karen Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31 Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin) Finish Aug 27 Return to work 2 years on 3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED Still underweight
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