Interesting Radiation Information

[Guest guest]

I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all antioxidant

vitamins two

weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks after

treatment ends. Her

reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without vitamin support

for the period of

treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells in surviving.

Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to anything the good

cells might be

benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of berries and

other

" antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration. Coffee and

black tea are OK.

She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's not a raving

lunatic.

Take care,

R.

> I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her liver cancer

> and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid. Have any of

> you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that I could be

> taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs two weeks

> before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something that I can

take

> to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad treatments.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/26/2006 12:38:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

blainejennifer@... writes:

Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to anything the

good cells might be

benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

No, I had not heard this but it does make sense to me too. I have only seen

my rad dr once, and I won't be starting radiation until three weeks after my

surg, which is Sept 29, so he will probably be giving me more of those type

instructions prior to starting. This is good to know!

Blessings,

[Guest guest]

,

I always caution the ladies to check with the onc before starting any vitamins,

supplements etc. I do know that there are articles out there that state that

some can interfere with chemo.

Hugs

nne

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Interesting Radiation Information

I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks after

treatment ends. Her

reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without vitamin

support for the period of

treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells in

surviving.

Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to anything the good

cells might be

benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of berries

and other

" antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration. Coffee and

black tea are OK.

She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's not a raving

lunatic.

Take care,

R.

> I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her liver cancer

> and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid. Have any of

> you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that I could

be

> taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs two weeks

> before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something that I can

take

> to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad treatments.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OOPS! I should have put interfere with chemo AND radiation.

Hugs

nne

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Interesting Radiation Information

I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks after

treatment ends. Her

reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without vitamin

support for the period of

treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells in

surviving.

Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to anything the good

cells might be

benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of berries

and other

" antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration. Coffee and

black tea are OK.

She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's not a raving

lunatic.

Take care,

R.

> I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her liver cancer

> and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid. Have any of

> you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that I could

be

> taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs two weeks

> before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something that I can

take

> to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad treatments.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would think that the antioxidants would be helping to boost your

immune system, which is normally responsible for killing off rogue

cancer cells. The immune system, if functioning properly, is killing

off mutated cells all the time.

Ruth

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I would think that the antioxidants would be helping to boost your

immune system, which is normally responsible for killing off rogue

cancer cells. The immune system, if functioning properly, is killing

off mutated cells all the time.

Ruth

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

>

> I saw my Radiation Oncologist yesterday, and she told me to quit all

antioxidant vitamins two

> weeks before my treatment begins and stay that way until two weeks

after treatment ends. Her

> reason is that healthy tissue can survive the radiation without

vitamin support for the period of

> treatment, but that any vitamin " boost " might aid the cancer cells

in surviving.

>

> Makes sense to me. Of course the cancer cells have access to

anything the good cells might be

> benefiting from. Has anyone else been told this?

>

> She also said to lay off the pomegranate juice, excessive amounts of

berries and other

> " antioxidant " fruits and juices, and green tea for the duration.

Coffee and black tea are OK.

>

> She's at New York Hospital, and is the big kahuna there, so she's

not a raving lunatic.

>

> Take care,

> R.

>

>

>

>

> > I have a question about radiation. My cousin had rads for her

liver cancer

> > and she said it was so tough and that it burned up her thryoid.

Have any of

> > you ever heard of this? I just wondered if there was anything that

I could be

> > taking now to help. I know I have to quit all vitamins and herbs

two weeks

> > before the surgery but I 'd love to know if there is something

that I can take

> > to help ward of thyroid trouble from all the chemo and rad

treatments.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >