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#41307 06-06-2007 12:15 PM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 22 Member | OP  Member
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 22 | I got an email from the radiation oncologist who first recommended this alternative treatment 10 years ago and he says he's still doing it. But the oil he uses is sesame, not olive. I am not sure why one is better than the other. This doctor says to swirl the oil around your mouth and then spit it out, don't swallow. However, he said if the throat is also being radiated then swallowing is okay. He says that many of his patients have no mouth sores or very few. So I'm trying this technique because my doctor says it can't hurt...so why the hell not? David R
Age 60, SCC Right Tongue Base
DX - CT scan 4/9/2007
Tongue biopsy 4/19; Neck diss 5/8
T1N2bM0G3
IMRT x48 [2/day] to start 6/7
w/ 5-FU, hydroxyurea & Erbitux
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#41308 06-06-2007 03:34 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | This is interesting- hope we hear more. To Brenda, I would guess that the suggestion to cook with more oil or butter is for a boost of calories during treatment. Amy in the Oz
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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#41309 06-08-2007 03:34 PM | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 82 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 82 | Truthfully, the thought makes me want to throw-up now, so I can't imagine how I would have handled it last year when I was going through treatments.
DX on 05/01/06 with SCC of right tongue. 05/11/06 surgery-tumor 1.2cm & 4 cm clear margins & parital glos. & neck dissection with removal of 34 nodes/1 positive at 4mm)T1N1MO
35 IGRT & 3 cycles of chemo (1 cisplatin & 2 carbo-complete on 8/9/06.
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