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#53752 01-31-2006 10:31 AM
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Hi,
I've posted an interesting article in the news section of the web site about the use of vitamin and anti-oxidants by cancer patients and the inconclusive results of a number of studies.

If you're taking vitamins and other supplements, you can read about it here:

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/news/story.asp?newsId=1119

- Sheldon


Dx 1/29/04, SCC, T2N0M0
Tx 2/12/04 Surgery, 4/15/04 66 Gy. radiation (36 sessions)
Dx 3/15/2016, SCC, pT1NX
Tx 3/29/16 Surgery
#53753 01-31-2006 03:23 PM
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Hmmm- reading that article brought to mind my Grandmother's advice to me long ago. It was "Live well till you die".


CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease

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#53754 01-31-2006 03:37 PM
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I know I am tired, but isn't this saying that you are not supposed to taking vitamins etc. when you are undergpoing treamtent or have active cancer? If so, what's new. I was told this in 1997 first diagnosis. They put me on an vitamin and zinc regimen after all clear. If nothing else, I havn't had a cold since.

Eileen


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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
#53755 01-31-2006 04:09 PM
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I was wondering the same thing as Eileen when I saw the article. I started taking vitamin C supplements (along with a multivitamin) several years after my cancer treatment was finished, and I haven't had a cold in probably a decade.

Cathy


Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
#53756 01-31-2006 04:43 PM
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Yep, This is the advice I was given when I was undergoing treatment--take no supplements except a multivitamin (which I esssentially got in my day's worth of "Jevity" consumption once I was usuing the tube).

But I was under the imporession that the logic of that was just that antioxidents could actually protect the cancer cells--the way my MO exaplained it was that both chemo and radiation kill cancer cells more easily than normal cells because the cancer cells grow at an abnormal rate--if antioxidants slow the growth down, the treatment may be less effective.

But this article sumarizes some research that suggests antioxidants aren't good to take in large doses at any point and could actually increase cancer occurences over time, even when you have no cancer to begin with. That's new and a little disturbing.

Obviously there's a lot not known still!


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"

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