Treating estrogen responsive cancer naturally

Mini, if salt is actual sea salt, it has iodine, as far as I know.

Purple, "before consuming anything ...except  ' real food ' !" LOL!

Hi ladies.....have a question.....does anyone take "turkeytail mushrooms" would appreciate comments.

Actually, real sea salt does not have iodine but other minerals. Real food has lost much of its nutritional content due to depletion of soil nutrients. Our breads used to have iodine in it, but is now replaced with bromide which is a halogen and displaces iodine in our bodies.

Just because someone posts a website of interest to them doen't mean they haven't researched that subject and cross referenced it.  Not everything has a clinical study attached to it either.  Some places/treatments cannot afford a clinical study.  All conventional clinical studies are funded by the pharmaceutical companies who have billions of dollars...Also, why does this bother you so much?  let people make decisions for themselves, you are not responsible for them.

doen't mean they haven't researched that subject and cross referenced it. Not everything has a clinical study attached to it either

It was implied when questions  were asked and no one could cite anything in earlier posts.  Btw, there have been clinical studies on DIM.  They are on PubMed.  The iodine issue is concerning for someone who has  problems with their thyroid. I guess knowledge is a powerful tool  .

I'm not stopping anyone from making any decision!  We are here as a support group, and I offered my concern.  That is how it was meant...take it as you like.

I am so confused! Had a thyroidectomy April 22, path indicated cancer. Should I take iodine supplements?

Michele

Cancer is serious bunsiess . The BEST resource on that would be an endocrinologist.

Good Luck to you!

Forgive me if I am making this too simplistic or too broad-stroked, but iodine affects the thyroid--yes.People used to get huge goiters, which is why iodine was added to table salt (used by most everyone).  Iodine affecting cancer...well..one can say that women with thyroid "issues" seem to have a higher rate of breast cancer, but how or if it relates to iodine intake may be inaccurate in that it causes cancer. 

As for exercise, I too exercised 6 days/week, ran 15 miles/day or did the nordic track for 45 minutes daily plus took an hour walk with DH and did yoga 5 days/week plus lifted weights.  I sometimes wonder if I overexercised.

The link between breast cancer and thyroid cancer is not iodine but something genetic called Cowden syndrome. High uric acid causes goiters. And Purple you are right thyroid and all endocrine issue are extremely complex.

It can be a nightmare when you begin researching. I got to the point that I had to step away for a while becase I was so confused. For every must there's a mustn't, for every do there's a don't. I ruled out anecdotal posts and those that involved small groups of people. I found studies at hospitals, universities and such. An earlier poster is right, major studies are funded by big pharma. They aren't spending millions out of the goodness of their hearts. Thats why every condition is now a disease. A condition will force you to change your behavior; a disease will let you continue poor behavior as long as you take their drugs. Yes there are diseases that need drugs, but not every one. Much can be done with help of a good nutritionist.

When all is said and done, we do have to use our own judgment and make our own decisions. Do I question mine? Sometimes, yes. But I would also question my decision to take Tamox if that had been my choice. And I think every person with cancer thinks about it coming back somewhere in the back of their mind.

As for mushrooms, I take take a turkey tail mushroom supplement when I haven't eaten enough organic ones. I'm also starting to juice. Green juice; not too much fruit because of the sugar. I also agree about exercise. Except the fact that my mom had cancer in her 60's (surgery only, no rads, chemo or meds, and no recurrence). I had none of the risk factors usually cited. Nor was my tumor found by self-examination. I know people that have them all and have never been sick a day in their lives. Go figure.

Agree about the thyroid/endocrine issues being really difficult to sort out. Trying to read the info as a lay person can make your head spin.

All I could find as a certain thing is that iodine deficiency is associated with fibrocystic breast disease. Therefore, some people hypothesize that it may also be related to breast cancer. 

At the same time, taking too much iodine is not good either. So what I concluded is that it is probably safer to include a good amount of sea food and sea weed in one's regular diet, rather than ingest large amounts of supplemental iodine. 

Also, my uncle had experimental iodine treatment for his bladder cancer in France. I think it saved him one scrape job (they scrape out the cancer cells every 6 months or so), but it was definitely not a cure.

I had horrible stomach problems from both AI's I tried. I had just gotten it healed up after a year and then I found myself almost back from where I started. My doc told me the first time that I had issues that it takes 6 months to a year for the intestinal tract to heal.

I've ordered the Omega 8006. The same as the 8004 only in black & chrome. The black and chrome will go better with kitchen, and since it's going to be left out all the time I got the 8006; otherwise I would have gotten the 8004. Do you like yours? I've done tons of research and keep coming back to the Omega. There are naysayers for every brand, but for the green stuff, the Omega seemd to be the best and the easiest to clean. In my price range anyway. I found a couple that cost as much as some of the cars I've owned. One was $5k. Wowzer. I'm excited about using it. Especially when I found recipes for using the pulp to make crackers and to use in soup stock. How long does it take your to make your juice and clean up?

I have the Jack LaLanne model. It cost $100 at Sears. It is pretty easy to clean.

HI,

I'm Della.  I was diagnosed with IIa breast cancer.  IIa because it was 2.5 cm.  Clean nodes and clean margins.  No family history of disease, and hormone (wow) positive.  98% est/ 90% pr of tumor. 

I cannot take Tamoxifen.  I get horrible side effects; the worst one being that it makes me suicidal because it interferes with my anti-depressants.  Se recommended removing my ovaries.  I am against it for the same reason as the Tamoxifen, ob/gyn agrees with me.  My GP recommends removing both breasts "as a precaution".  My Onco DX score was 10.  The cancer was slow growing. 

Am I crazy for turning both the surgeries down??  I feel like the cancer won't return; I could, of course, be wrong.  I have started taking DIM Plus from Nature's Way.  I have tried to modify my diet and my GP/md is recommending I lost 30 lbs.  I am not obese, but 5'9" and can hold the weight but she says it will reduce the estrogen.  I'm all for it, but wow, 30 pounds seems like a mountain! 

I am trying a "low estrogen diet."  Confusing to say the least.  And taking DIM, among other supplements.  I feel like cutting pieces off myself with an onco score of 10 is kinda extreme.  I want to try some natural ways first. 

BTW:  What's a "met?"

Could someone please talk to me about this?  Please.  I am scared and don't have a clue if I am making the right decisions.  It feels right to me to not have the surgeries and to turn down the meds and try natural supplements.

Thanks, D

This is for HLB:

I get every weird SE there is.  So I feel for you.  I had an infection in my breast due to fluid build up and was prescribed Levoquin.  Don't ever take it unless it's a last resort.  I am only now, a month later, getting over the tendonitis!!  It says that SE is usually for people over 60; I am in my 40's.  I totally get what you're saying!