[quote=PaulB]I assume it's BOT or Tonsil? Speaking of eating all you can eat unnecessarily prior to treatment, just to bulk up, I read excess nutrients can also feed and progress cancer. On the other hand, I basically live to eat, and ate most foods on my bucket list before starting treatment knowing I wouldn't taste much in a while, and making up for every meal I missed for the past 3.5 years lol, but 95%, if not more, what I eat is home made, fresh. Good luck.

"High levels of cellular nutrient metabolism result in ROS production and oxidative stress that can contribute to the development and progression of cancer..."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190402/ [/quote]

Oxidative stress is one theory on post radiation lower motor neuron disorder. Martin Pall a biochemist from Washington identified what he has dubbed the NO/ONOO cycle. He along with others believe not addressing the oxidative stress can create a cycle that becomes chronic and not reversible. It is believed to be tied to CFS, PTSD, FM, post radiation issues and a few other inflammatory type diseases.

http://thetenthparadigm.org/otherdiseases.htm


Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
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Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
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Intermittent CHF 6/15
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VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
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Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
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Total Laryngectomy 01/2023