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#53658 06-25-2005 03:17 AM
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I am posting this here, as a few have mentioned taking Vitamin E as a preventative. A little over a month ago the doctor in charge of the Iressa study wanted me to take two doses of Vitamin E along with a blood thinner to help with softening the neck muscles. About a week later when I picked up my July issue of Consumer Reports, I read an article under CR Health (page 55 of the July issue) that was entitled "Vitamin E: Now it's thumbs down"

What alarmed me about the article the most was the reports from various Vitamin E trials, including this sentence "In a second trial, the same dose of the vitamin nearly tripled the risk of new cancers among 540 patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer compared with placebo. Stopping the vitamin appeared to reduce that risk."

I have immediately stopped taking Vitamin E. But I also decided to look on the internet.


http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/524955/main.html


There seems to be alot of websites if you put in "Vitamin E+head and neck cancer"

Just thought I would post in case anyone else was interested.

Jen

#53659 06-25-2005 12:45 PM
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This was covered on April 12th by ssax. Do a search on "vitamin e" in the search engine on the home page and a number of articles will pop up.


Gary Allsebrook
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Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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#53660 06-25-2005 02:23 PM
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Thanks, Gary. I guess what alarmed me was the doctor of the Iressa study telling me to take a double dose of Vitamin E just recently. After reading the article in Consumer Reports, I freaked and immediately quit taking it.

Jen

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The thread is in this same topic and can be read here: OCF thread

Take care


Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.

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