Saturday, February 16, 2008

What supplements can help the immune system get stronger after cancer treatment

What supplements can help the immune system get stronger after cancer treatment?
My friend recently had all the lymph nodes removed from the right side of his neck and shoulder after 3 months of very aggressive cancer treatment. His immune system is so weak his body can't seem to heal the wounds. What can he do to help his immune system get stronger, any advice on supplements etc would be SO helpful! Thank you!
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Any supplements should always be cleared first by the treating oncologist. Many "natural" remedies and even some vitamin supplements etc can actually counteract the action of some types of chemotherapy. I had many well-meaning friends who recommended all sorts of treatments and supplements while I was going through my treatment, some of them were offended when I politely refused their offer to supply the recommended supplement. This particular supplement was actually one my oncologist had already warned me to avoid. Friends have their place providing support physically, financially or emotionally but leave the health care to the medical team.
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This question REALLY needs to be posed to your doctor. While yahoo answers people are eager to help, and there may be some doctors in the house, you should not take medical advice from strangers on the internet. That being said, look into eating more wholesome and nutritious foods in addition to whatever supplements your doctors suggest. I wish you all the best.
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A GOOD Diet- is the BEST thing for You... So go to a Nutritionist & get Their Recommendations... :)
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Hi Big T, one of my friend has an experience with cancer too, he should do the chemotherapy until now, during the chemotherapy he eats the supplement that he bought from the website below, the supplement really helps him to survive from chemotherapy effect, the supplements doesn't make him became bald after chemotherapy, the condition of his body quite stable until now... Hopefully the information could help you, keep spirit and never give up, believe God will help your friend with unexpected ways.....
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Maybe you wanna try herbs: typhonium flagelliforme (RODENT TUBER). This herbs is famous, esp in South East Asia. Work to boost the immune system and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy & radiotherapy. They have many testimonies from cancer patients who get the benefit of taking this herbs. Please browse yourself in: www.cancerhelps.com Thank you.
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ok , you said that the side fx are getting bad , even worse as time goes by , here is how you can kill several birds with one stone . I looked up side fx of radiation and easily found this below........ ......................................… The most common side effects of radiation and or chemo therapy are fatigue, weakness, lowered infection resistance, ......................................… long term side effects often occur with treatment of abdominal and pelvic cancers. These may include bowel obstruction, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, frequent urination, bladder irritation, vaginal fibrosis and skin changes around the area of treatment. ......................................… notice up there is says lowered infection resistance , why , simple , radiation and or chemo , among other cancer treatments weaken the immune system , its good that it got the cancer but a lot of your healthy cells went with them including immune system cells . this is well known , look it up for yourself . ......................................… what if I told you that there is a non toxic drug that has no adverse side fx , low cost , about 30 a month,..................................… that oncologist , neurologist , md's , phd's in the usa and all over the world are prescribing and seeing results unheard of , for many types and stages of cancer , and preventing cancer recurrence ......................................… studies that were done years ago by dr bihari in new york showed that people with autoimmune disorders like ms , lupus , crohns , etc... and ....cancer........ , showed that they all had about 25% of the normal endorphin levels in their blood , what they discovered is that immune function is closely related to endorphin levels , and immune system communication , yes your immune communicates , how do you think vaccines work , your given something that alerts your immune system so if it shows up later you immune system will recognize it and kill it before it causes disease . like polio ........................................… ......................................… this non toxic drug Iam speaking of causes your body to make more endorphins and enkephalins , Many body tissues have receptors for these endorphins and enkephalins, including virtually every cell of the body's immune system. , with no adverse side fx ....................................... well one of the side fx is most people who take this low dose medication never catch colds or flus , or they are short lived ,.......................................… ok the reason I said all that is because you had cancer , and for whatever reason your immune system did not keep it in check , because that is what a modulated , strong immune system does , it keeps you healthy , and normal endorphin levels make you feel good naturally .......................... and keeps your immune system strong , modulated and healthy , and in return you get better emotionally , physically , I have seen it happen personally . ........................................… so many cancer patients who were told by their cancer doctors "nothing can be done " are still alive and cancer free or on the way to being cancer with free with ldn , low dose naltrexone . ......................................… naltrexone was made for something else years ago at higher doses , 50 mg or more , what dr bihari discovered is when he lowered the dose down to between 3 and 4.5 mg amazing things began to happen to the immune system , it was normalized and supercharged , in laymans terms , lol ,........... dr berkson , md, phd , treated many pancreatic cancer patients with low dose naltrexone , these people came to him after standard treatment failed and after their cancer docs told them to get into hospice , well they are still alive and healthy and working after low dose naltrexone ! ......................................… look up low dose naltrexone at yahoo and yahoo groups . ......................................… there are many videos from doctors and patients talking about ldn and what it did for them on y0u tube ................................. both links below are doctors sites , ldn.org does not profit from ldn in any way , please learn about it for yourself , oh yea , I can tell you first hand that other than supercharging the immune system , it also gives you a sense of well being , endorphins do that naturally , not the drug , ldn causes your body to make more endorphins in a non toxic way , have you ever heard of a runners high ? running raises endorphin levels a little , ldn does much more , no side fx , low cost , no brainer low_dose_naltrexone@yahoo.com


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