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Can Tarceva patients eat "tangelos"?

cynnien
  • By cynnien · New reply May 17, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • After enjoying tangelos for the past couple of months I discovered that they are part orange and part grapefruit. I looked them up and one study says that the grapefruit component that effects Tarceva ...

Soursop fruit

Lubby101
  • By Lubby101 · New reply May 7, 2013
  • 65 replies
  • Hi, I was wondering if anyone has taken soursop fruit along with the chemo? It is known to have cancer fighting abilities http://www.sott.net/articles/show/242555 -Soursop-Fruit-Kills-Cancer-100-Fold-bet ...

Cancer and Nutrition

armia7100
  • By armia7100 · New reply May 5, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • This video is about an hour long, very informative and worth a look if this is something of intrest to you. Regards, Scott http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeZFcIbwC Zg ...

Can too much nutrients speed up metastasis?

hain
  • By hain · New reply April 25, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • Hello everyone, This is my first post on this forum. My mother was diagnosed with NSCLC on her left upper lobe about 3 years ago (she is now 55 years old), underwent lobectomy and was cancer free. Recently ...

Food Supplement Alternative

Gremlin555
  • By Gremlin555 · New reply March 19, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before. I have been taking 2 tablespoons of Flax Seed Oil every day and found that flax seed was really expensive. My sister told me to call Barlene's and how ...

anyone from Grange Hill or Askenish

pattyhope (Inactive)
  • By pattyhope (Inactive) · New reply March 16, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • looking for people from the West: Grange Hill Church-Lincoln and also from Askenish....tha nk you ...

Cookbook

mamanolte
  • By mamanolte · Posted March 7, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • The Today Show did a piece on Danielle Cook Novidi whose son had stage III lymphoma. The doctors had told her to let him eat anything he wanted because he needed the calories. She thought that this didn't ...

Books on cancer healing and diet foods for cancer?

Linders
  • By Linders · New reply March 6, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • Looking for good books on how to beat lung cancer, and what to eat to build up my health before, during and after treatments, including cancer fighting foods. Can you please share your favorites with ...

Avoid Certain Meats ???

Heavenle
  • By Heavenle · New reply March 3, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • Is it advised to avoid red meat because of the massive amount of hormones used on the animals these days or animal protein? Would this apply to venison as well? Wild game.....!!!!! Thanks J ...

nausea - can't keep food down

Georgie-76
  • By Georgie-76 · New reply February 26, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • My wife has stage IV lung cancer, and has completed the scheduled chemo regimen ( 6 sessions , 3 weeks apart of Pemetrexed and Cisplatin and steroids, etc) and will be going on maintenance once a month ...

Tips for Dealing with Metallic Tasting Meals.

Sallid
  • By Sallid · New reply February 23, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • Tips for Dealing with Dysosmia and Dysgeusia---Metallic Tasting Meals---During Chemotherapy. Imagine for a moment sitting in a restaurant while relaxing with your friends and family. The server delivers ...

Any members that are dieticians?

shoppergirl
  • By shoppergirl · New reply February 10, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • I had a removal of my left lung, did 6 weeks of radiation and 1 year of Tarceva. Lost 32 pounds during this treatment process. I am tall & slender to begin with. Now that i am off Tarceva, i notice the ...

Chemo Related Anemia

akbrat
  • By akbrat · New reply February 10, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • Has anyone experienced this and what was the approach by your onc? The reason I'm asking is I've told my onc I've been experiencing extreme fatigue and the response has always been, more or less: "That's ...

Getting on the juicing track.

Denzie
  • By Denzie · New reply February 6, 2013
  • 17 replies
  • Have not been doing as well as we could be on the nourishment end of survival lately. My housemates / cousin/caretaker and I have decided to start juicing as part of our diets. I am looking forward to ...

Did you make big changes to your diet? Has it helped or not?

C-in-Oz
  • By C-in-Oz · New reply February 5, 2013
  • 45 replies
  • At a Christmas lunch with my cancer support group today the conversations were spiked with diet references. Vegetarian, vegan, alkaline, supplements etc etc. I know that a change in diet can make you ...

Dr. Keith Block, author, "Life Over Cancer"

GenieB
  • By GenieB · New reply February 3, 2013
  • 13 replies
  • Dear friends, Has anyone read this book? Much more in-depth than other books I've read on cancer. This doctor, a medical oncologist out of Chicago, has extended the lives of those who were in significant ...

Aged garlic

Mss42
  • By Mss42 · New reply January 24, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • Question,does anyone know if aged garlic supplements have benefit or is it just raw garlic that has it ...

Nonijuice

mariabeechfield
  • By mariabeechfield · New reply January 24, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • I know of a few people who take Tahitian noni juice after chemotherepy. It contains loads of nutrients ...

Safe Cookware

Shopaholic
  • By Shopaholic · New reply January 23, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • In addition to changing my diet (organic fruits, veggies, certain dairy products, no wheat flour or sugar, no corn, corn syrup or corn oil, no caffeine, certain diary, no using the microwave), I'm trying ...

"What government tells you to eat is all wrong"

shiftcolors
  • By shiftcolors · New reply January 23, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/what-governme nt-tells-you-to-eat-is-all-wrong ...

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