Pinned Thread About How to Lower Recurrence after Chemo

Titan:  Milk thistle protects the liver

I started a new thread if anyone is interested:  Low Body Temperature anyone?

Titan:  Yes, I had forgotten about that!  I take so many pills that I have to keep reminding myself why, lol!  It's all good.

katfinn: Threads are posted in order of the last post. So when someone "bumps", it's just a way of adding a message that will take the thread back up to the top of the board's list where people will see it. Watch - my post will work too. Hope that makes sense. 

Meggy,

You mentioned that our tnbc seems to like fat.....where did you get that info? I'm curious because my integrative sources have been leaning toward the opposite of that. Many of the nutri-ceuticals that benefit us with tnbc need fat to be metabolized. I was thinking smart fat, not low fat. It is hard to absorb D3, curcumin, AKBA Boswellia, CoQ10 without fat in the diet.



The WINS study was problematic according to some researchers because the benefits were not separated out by type of fat. They could not tell whether the benefits were from reducing inflammatory types of fats like trans-fats, polyunsaturated, or denatured fats. In other words, the participants reduced overall fat and weight, but it wasn't clear as to whether they were historically eating fats that were inflammatory and thus, cancer causing. I can't remember if they factored in BMI or not....



Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts because Ms Olive Oil and and me have gotten used to each other!

All my best,

Bliss

Has anyone heard anything about taking the diabetic drug Metformin to prevent triple negative? Also, anyone heard of a supplement called Immunopower? Hope everyone is well!

LNBCA - I take 1000mg of metformin - I've heard a lot about it, there are two clinical trials that I'm aware of  -- one originated in Canada (but a lot of US oncologists are participating in that trial), and the other one (which includes diet and exercise is out in California (U Cal San Diego)

I was accepted into the U Cal study, but I live on the east coast so it was too complicated for me to enter the study, I ended up sharing the facts with my family doc and he prescribed metformin (off label) the dose used in the clinical trials is 1,500mg daily -- and I'm working my way towards that (started on 500mg, now on 1000mg) -- I have absolutely no side effects from the metformin, it's a drug that's been around for ever and so I figured it can't hurt.

Here are links to the clinical trials that I'm aware of:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01101438

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01302379

Marinakaplan and LNBCA - Interesting you brought up the Metformin. I just talked to my family Dr last Monday and she agreed to prescribe it to me, only thing is I have to run it by my Onc first and as long as my Onc isn't vehemently opposed to it and has specific reasons to not agree to let me on it then the family Dr will let me have it. My Onc happens to be the one running the Metformin trial in my city so she has people on it already thru the trial. Fingers crossed.



I love this thread too, I have been trying to get out for an hour long brisk walk most days even while still going thru chemo. Anything I can do to lower recurrance chances sign me up.

Meggy - Hear hear!

Marinekapia .. Are you taking the metformin while doing chemo or after it was over.? I am very interested and plan on asking my mo about it. I am presently doing chemo.