Treating estrogen responsive cancer naturally

Purple - Sadly, you're probably right. People think that if they're not sick now they never will be. Or worse, they make ignorant comments that they'd rather die than live without... whatever. If our food was grown and processed like it used to be there would be less of an issue, but unfortunately with our fruits and vegetables contaminated with pesticides, animals filled with hormones and antibiotics, fish filled with mercury  and our grains genetically altered, it's everybody's issue, not just those of us with cancer or other health issues.

So right, Mini!

Mini

Can you pls be specific about the chia ?  Is there evidence that it prevents recurrence etc ..

also, how much/ did you order online ???
Many Thanks!

INFORMAL SURVEY

Hi Ladies

I wonder if you would mind answering:

For ER PR + , if you could pick only 1-2 alts and had no access to RX, which would you choose and why ?

THX!

Probably matake and turmeric. That might change after we see how the essiac works

RE: LAB TESTS

May I also ask...what lab tests have you ladies taken to demontrate your DIM is working?
I want to ask my integrative DR to order some tests.

Many Thanks!

Details about the maitake; its the most medicinally active of the medicinal mushrooms and works well by taking it orally, as opposed to infusion. It kills cancer as well as causing the death of the cancer by aptosis. In a study it was used along with chemo by reducing the dose of each in half and had a better response than the full does of either alone. That is what I read about it. The study is on pubmed but I am using my phone right now and too complicated to look it up and copy-paste. But that is why I have a lot of faiith in the maitake. I take the 4X pro D fraction that comes in a bottle. The dose is based on weight. I weigh 120 lbs and the dose is 27 drops per day. I put it in coffee and it tastes good. I take about 10 drops in one cup of coffee.

I get a quarterly mag. from U of MI from their cancer institute.  It indicated that turmeric is to avoided.

The only thing I could find is that it does interfere with chemo, preventing the chemo from working as well.

Yes, it was from Thrive.  I only noticed it because I had read that some were taking it.

http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/support/help-or-harm.html

The chart that links to the article says that curcumin has estrogenic properties.

As for the mushrooms, I  bought LIFESHIELD IMMUNITY at the drs suggestion ( reishi cordyceps Maitake Shiiatake)

Later, I googled and saw they can lower BP( min drops) so I called my DR but he claimed they " probably wouldnt".

I dunno'.,  I  have other supplements  I may want to try (like GSE) that are also known to dip low BP so I dont want to ' double dip" so to speak!

Mini

My integrative dr claimed that if the BPO was * already too low* it would not change it ( WTH is the name for that phenomena/ anyone ?)

It may be true, but at the time I was looking at GSE which does lower BP, and I got wrapped up about not taking it. The bottle still sits here.

I am going back to see my BS tomorrow (UGH) and may be on arimidex by the time I get home!
(UGH again!)

About 6 weeks ago, I had a sudden bad leg pain and could hardly walk the dog, a day later I was admitted to the ER with Extensive Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis of lower extemity (apparently I have a Factor V Leiden gene that I inherited from one of my parents that make me 8% morre likely to get blood clots....NOW THEY CHECK, I TOLD THEM 3 YEARS AGO WITH 1ST DIAGNOSIS THAT I HAD DVT WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER MANY YEARS AGO, SO WHY DIDN'T THEY GIVE MY BLOOD WORK TO CHECK THEN AND NOW AFTER THE FACT!!....Now on warfarin (blood thinner) have to be extremely careful, already fell once and am bruised like I was in a auto wreck....Will have new ultrsound in 3 months to see if my body has dissolved this....DR took my off Arimidex, since this could be a side effect....

While in the hospital I was given full body CT to make sure it was not cancer caused and also Bone Scan and luckily those tests were negative...I am a little afraid of being off arimidex and am taking tumeric and trying to eat estrogen inhibiting foods...I will for sure keep up with this topic to try to find natural foods/spices to help inhibit my estrogen...especially since last week at my mammo/us....another small area of concern was found in almost the same area in my other breast, just crazy...having biopsy this Tuesday Oct 23...I was so shocked since full body CT had showed nothing just a few weeks ago, but I guess it can not pick up any area less than 5mm.......I have also heard that grape extract is another estrogen inhibiter, anybody know?.....I eat a lot of pineapple...Don't know if Doc will put me back on arimidex after DVT clears, but now don't want it so will be researching other means....thanks to all for research and info I will be checking back....

Thanks purple32...My stage almost same as yours....Dx 10/2009, IDC, 1.5cm, Stage I, Grade 1, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-Surgery 10/28/09 Lumpectomy (Left)....I just did some research on Dem-Pro sounds very interesting....I will have to see if I can take it with my blood thinning Warfarin that I am on at least 6 months....

I take two 100mg DIM right now, although I just found what another brand that has fewer fillers and they put the 200mg in one capsule. I've had no side effects in the last two months, and I am someone very sensitive to taking medications and supplements. Anastozole and Aromasin gave me HORRIBLE side effects and had me zombie-fied within a matter of weeks. I have had a blood clot in my leg, so I am very hesitant to take Tamox given the benefit to risk ratio for me. DIM was my next best choice. So far so good. I've also added turmeric and resveratrol to my arsenol.