Hi Dennis You probably will have your immune system compromised so the following information should be helpful.
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Avemar (Wheat Germ Extract)
Avemar is the new wonder-alternative cancer treatment / adjuvant therapy for boosting the immune system and fighting cancer. "Research at UCLA has demonstrated that Avemar reduces glucose flow into the cancer cells. Cancer cells can evade NK [natural killer] cells by masking their outer membrane with a special substance that the NK cells recognize as 'normal.' Avemar suppresses the release of this masking substance -- allowing NK cells to better target and kill the cancer cells." Avemar's immune-stimulating ability appears to be so powerful that it can be useful in helping to restore even the most severely compromised immune systems.
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On 8/22/2007 DennisCDA wrote:
Hi, this is my first post. I was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer - stage 1 Seminoma. I had an orchiectomy and have been advised to have follow-up treatment. The radiation and chemotherapy oncologists both made a case for their treatment, and now I need to decide which course to take. I would appreciate any advice, and especially would like to hear from someone who has gone through either treatment, specifically with the chemo drug, carboplatin - 2 doses. I would also like to know how you manage to avoid cold/flu infections when you have elementary-school age children, and if the lowered immunity was a big issue. Thanks. Dennis