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rose8
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:01 am    Post subject: radiotherapy help Reply with quote
hi i have breast cancer grade2 had lumectomy and 5 nodes removed with one positive out of 5 , im hormone neg and her neg Im on my 4 th chemo and have been brilliant throughout i will get radiotherapy after my chemo i would like to know is there anything ie alternative remedys that i can use someone say green tes aloe vera juice and royal jelly anyone heard of this ??
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Vee Smith
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:19 pm    Post subject: Re: radiotherapy help Reply with quote
Hi Rose - what exactly are you looking for - alternative therapy to radiotherapy? Or complementary therapies to do at the same time?

There are many different ideas about supplements and suchlike, some weirder than others, many very good. Have a look at these sites for some information :

http://www.canceractive.com/page.php?n=845
http://tinyurl.com/3a3aeg
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Cindy
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:18 pm    Post subject: Re: radiotherapy help Reply with quote
Rose, I know it is your choice, sweetie, but don't forego the rads. They really help. I have heard of a lot of women whose cancer came back in the scarline, after mastectomy. Then I see that they didn't have rads. I have even heard of it coming back in the breast of women who chose lumpectomy and did have rads. I think you have a better chance with the rads, though. I had lumpectomy, first. I then had to have chemo. After chemo, even though I was going to have mastectomies, my onc sent me to have rads...prior to the mastectomy. I told the onc that if I was having mastectomy, why did I need rads? He was one of those old guys. He told me that I would not want the cancer to come back in the skin. If I did not have rads, it would be a great possibility. He said that I would be in big trouble as it would be very hard to get rid of. I am so thankful that I listened to him. Rads really are not that bad. You don't feel anything and the treatment is over is less than five minutes.

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