MaineWill
I am not aware of any studies showing that these supplements will rid your body of the HPV16 virus that caused your cancer.

For certain you do not want to take a lot of supplements during your radiation treatments because excessive levels of some have been shown to degrade the effectiveness. I was told nothing more than a daily Centrum multivitamin.

I would recommend a good balanced diet and, if you are around a normal weight, then some extra calories to bulk up a bit before starting your radiation treatments.

Try to maintain a reasonable weight and stay well hydrated during your radiation treatments.

A recent article I read said most treatment centers still do not have ART (Adaptive Radiotherapy) capable systems and many do not take inter-fractional re-planning CT's. It showed scans of how far off the original pre-treament RT planning was in some patients due to anatomical changes after about a 15% weight loss.


Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11