Latest Cancer Nutrition discussions http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancer-nutrition/1,0,130.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My partner was admitted to the hospital a week and a half ago.  She hasn't eaten anything substantial for an additional 3 or 4 days before that.  So, essentially she hasn't eaten in two/ two and a half weeks due to nausea and vomitting. They keep giving her meds to help with the nausea but they don't help.  They took her off of the oxycodone and switched her to morphine and now to something else to see if it is the pain medication that is causing her the nausea. They admitted her Sunday before last (week and 1/2 ago) because her stage IV cancer in her head and neck caused cellulitis on her neck that needed to be treated with antibiotics.  They decided to keep her inpatient to do chemotherapy, so after 5 days (this Sat) she will be able to come home.  I am concerned about her coming home, not eating anything.  This is her first round of chemo, and if she is not eating before she even started chemo then I worry about what is going to happen when the nausea from the chemo kicks in.She has been able to periodically tolerate a little yogurt without bringing it back up.  I think I am going to pick up some carnations instant breakfast today for her to try, but I feel like I am the only one really concerned about how she is doing and the fact that she is not eating, and not able to hold it down if she does.  Yesterday she had one pretzel and that's it.   AGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH.....I don't know what to do and I don't want her to die :(.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24038,0.htm justjan123 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I read a lot about specific diets for Cancer and the avoidance of sugar, which leads me to post this message.I have been advised by a licensed Naturopath Doctor to be careful of the fruits in my diet. Bananas are loaded with sugar as well as all apples, the Granny Smith are the lowest in sugar content and I am able to include 3 of these per day in my juicing. Oranges are lowest in sugar content when peeled and eaten, not sliced. Don't understand that except however it may be the preparation method and the activation of the juices. Carrots in moderation and not cooked are good for you, but only 3 per day. They have a high sugar content, again it depends on the preparation. I found a great tasting Protein Bar called "Oh Yeah", I am wondering if these are harmful because of the protein. If anyone knows anything about this please let me know. The wafers are excellent tasting, but then I don't eat much sugar so they are good to me. You can tell they have very little fat content. Hallelujah Acres diet is good but allows lots of fruit, and in reading their testimonies have found that many come out of remission after awhile. That scared me, but you don't have to eat all that fruit either.I hope this helps someone...Bev http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23864,0.htm Tumor Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT hello...my mother has low hemoglobin...any advice on how to raise it...thanks http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23797,0.htm Trish28 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Anything to boost it? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23223,0.htm Sunflower13 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT All my research on mushrooms reveiled that it is the beta glucan in mushrooms, that makes your liver healthy. You can buy beta glucan or just buy ahcc but it is over priced and shitake mushroom extract and reishi mushrooom extract and maitake mushroom extract all have the beta glucan in them,       the ahcc co. Patented the name and gets a lot for it 23 dollars for 30.   The other ones are cheep a few pennys each.    From what i read all about 2 to four grams a day will give you a power house liver, Even one gram a day will help any one.  Most people have a fatty liver from eating to much high frucros corn syrup.  It is in lots of foods instead of sugar.  The mushrooms will fight that problem.  This is the only county that uses corn syrup instead of sugar, since the tax on sugar was inplemented 18 years or so ago.  Thats when the new coke came out with corn syrup instead of sugar.  The mimi diet dr. Was on channel 2 talking all about it is the reason for fatty livers.   Its not the wine, that europiens are not getting cancer from .  It is they use sugar in everything not corn syrup.  It take 52 chemicals to take corn and turn it into a sugar.  I saw that on how its make tv show on tv.Go on your computer and type in mushrooms-cancer and start reading. I was. Up at dana farber last week .i asked my cancer dr .  Dr kaufman  he said mushrooms  makes your liver Very active and process things fast.   Mushrooms, in my opinion and i read a lot about  them  will make you liver in to a pacman and eat up bad cells (cancer in the blood ) and other poisions we eat or touch and pass through our skin every day.Europiens dont have fatty livers like us they dont eat corn syrup in ther diets.   Start reading lables even ketchup has it in it .  It has only the last 15 years or so the flood of cancer has hit this country hard.    And that is about when the high fr corn syrup came about  buy over taxing sugar coming in to this county .I am just a coke a holic victim that got a fatty liver that could not handel a few cancer cells.  I drank coke breakfast dinner and supper.   But did not know that the corn syurp was hurting my liver.   I am not a doctor just trying to help other cancer victims like me ,     http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22460,0.htm john de mello Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Just wanted to hear from all that tried  ( aegl products) To get a good feel if I sould shout about this Gel stuff?  Please don't hold back ,Just looking to get the real thoughts of the people that have taken it.    thank you. --Message edited by CancerCompass staff. For personal protection, email address removed. Consider private reply. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html-- Anyone looking to research it can go to :www.nomorevitaminpills.com  and     www.agel.com http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22351,0.htm agel562 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I am currently half-way through my post-operative chemotherapy for rectal cancer - FolFAX 8, or whatever number - I'm on treatment number 5 of 8. In the last two weeks, I have lost four pounds - from 104 to 100. I feel like my appetite is good, it is just that I cannot eat a whole lot of food at a time. I am active, I walk my dogs for 45 minutes twice a day - a necessity, or they go crazy from lack of exercise. I like all kinds of foods - I keep a jar of peanut butter handy for the occasional high-calorie munch a couple of times a day, I drink Ensure Plus or Boost Plus a couple of times a week, and I try to eat five or six smaller meals a day.  If anyone has any good suggestions I'd appreciate them!  I cannot leave off walking my dogs - it does wonders for my mood, prevents depression, and keeps the dogs sane (as well as keeping them convinced that thei Pack Leader is NOT sick, and they obey me well).  I just need some tips on getting fatter!Thanks,Consuelo http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22103,0.htm chelo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma Jan 2006.  Have gone through     IL2, clinical trials and surgery.  My last surgery Nov 2007.  Luckily my tumors have stayed in the small intestine.  I have been on a 15 gram a day carb & 65 gram protein diet since end of Dec 2007.   The doctor I have been seing wants to starve the cancer by not giving it any sugars. Jan 2008 PET scan showed I was NED.  I was just wondering if anyone else has heard any reports on low carb diets or if they are doing this.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21785,0.htm Robbiecat Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was diagnosed GBM in 9/07. 2 resections later, and after radio and temodal: doing fine with recent "clear" MRI. What am I doing about the GBM:- Gliadel wafers inserted to tumour bed- Ongoing Temodal but 20 days at `120mg then break, not 5 days of 400mg folowed by break.- Acupuncture 3 times per week by serious practioner- Meditation and positive imaging- Kitogenic diet. Anybody else doing this? Very very hard to cook for and to eat. Similar to Atkins but for cancer. 1 unit carb/protein to 4 units fat (imagine steak sitting in reservoire of olive oil which all needs ot be drunk!). Principal being starve body ogglucose. Cancer cells die ans they cannot convert fat to energy...normal cells can and produce keytones which you can measure in urine. KD been around for years for diabetic kids, though no studies done for cancer despite god evidence it works....no money available. You have to be very dedicated to do this bit I thoroughly believeit works...any other out there who have any knowledge of it as am feeling a little lonely on it here in Singapore!  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21371,0.htm steveinbali Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer almost 3 years ago. Thank God he has been given the chance to stay with us longer than we thought. He has already gone through many rounds of chemo, radiation on his spine, and bouts of Tarceva. He has been in remission now for a few months, but stayed on the Tarceva. he recently had to stop taking it because it stopped working for him. He was on uncharted territory though since he had been on it longer than anyone with his condition. So he will have to start up chemo again. He started having severe pain in his back. To make a long story short he ended up in the hospital getting a stent put into his kidney to drain the "mass" that was found. He also had an oversized lymph (yes the cancer has been in the lymph system already) that was pushing into his urethra. He's home now and doing much better, but he is very weak. He has lost almost 25 pounds with in a few weeks. He has no appetite and is on Zofran again for the nausea. He'll eat some jello and crackers. Every now and then he'll have a little chicken or something, but he just doesn't want to eat. He was supposed to have chemo on Tuesday but he was just too frail so he has to get stronger before they can go through with it. My question is what can I or my mother do to help him eat. She is getting him to drink water, gatorade, and boost. Is there anything that you have tried that has helped with the appetite??? I know he can't stomach heave foods. I just wanted to see if anyone else has seen these problems or has them. Thanks so much ;)Kristen http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21035,0.htm kristenL83 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT My mother was diagnosed with abnocarcinoma of unknown origin in June of 07.  For those who don't know what that is, it's stomach cancer in which they can't find the organ generating the cells.  I'm not trying to insult anyone's intelligence, my apologies if I have.Mom was diagnosed at stage IV and has undergone chemo.  She was diagnosed too late for surgery to be an option so our choices were limited from the beginning.My mom not has begun vomiting and can't hold down even water.  She's been in and out of the hospital and due to her vomiting, she can't take any of her necessary medications.  I have tried clear liquids, bland foods, baby food and although she is a strong fighter and has refused to allow this disease steal her spirit, it's stealing mine because I am at a loss in terms of what to feed her.   If anyone has taken care of a person at this stage, any recommendations would be very much appreciated.Thanks Huge.   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,20674,0.htm Hanginwithstang Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT I keep hearing that milk and sugar promote the growth of a cancer. Is this an old wives tale without merit, or are there studies supporting the theory??Doing without them would make me lose more weight. Thanks, Alan  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,20570,0.htm lechefgerard Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT [b]MILK ANC COTTAGE CHEESE MAY DECREASE COLON AND COLORECTAL CANCER RISK, BUT EVIDENCE THAT YOGHURT IS PROTECTIVE IS LACKING. CHEESE MAY INCREASE RISK.[/b][b]Source:[/b] http://canceranddiet.nl/colorectal_cancer/prospective_dairy_ [b]Background:[/b] In October 2007 the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund) published a systematic review of all available literature relating cancer to various aspects of our diet (1). Though they systematically reviewed the available literature, they did not systematically publish all findings: 1) Data relating dietary aspects to cancer often was not published for all cancer types.2) Published data was often limited to major food groups. Rarely any data was published relating specific items of our diet to cancer risk, while an abundant amount of data does exist.I created a systematic review of socalled "prospective studies" (also called cohort studies) (2). These are studies in which large groups of people (sometimes multiple hundreds of thousands per study) filled in a food frequency questionnairy. Thereafter, these subjects are followed-up for years to find out how many of them develop specific diseases. Prospective studies are the most reliable form of clinical evidence (3) since "randomized trials" (4) are close to impossible to do for dietary aspects.[b]FINDINGS BY THE WCRF:[/b] The WCRF (2007) found a probable protective effect of milk against colorectal cancer, and limited evidence suggesting that cheese is a cause of colorectal cancer. For eggs, the evidence was too limited in amount, consistency, or quality to draw any conclusions. No other data about dairy items or eggs was provided.For eggs, the evidence was too limited in amount, consistency, or quality to draw any conclusions. No other data about dairy items or eggs was provided.[b]OBJECTIVE:[/b] To review all prospective studies which published information about:a) total dairy,b) eggs,c) or specific dairy items,and their relationship with colorectal, colon, and rectum cancer.[b]DATA SOURCE:[/b] I searched the Pubmed database (January 1966 to December 14, 2007) for relevant studies using any of the following keywords: dairy, milk, yoghurt, cream, egg, eggs, cheese, butter, margarine, diet, and dietary combined with the word cancer. Prospective studies published in the English language were included.[b]RESULTS:[/b] Data about 25 cohorts met the inclusion criteria:[u]1) Total disease risk.[/u]-Ten studies (11 cohorts) combining 5,321 cases provided information about total dairy in relation to colorectal cancer risk. Though most RRs for total dairy were < 1, significance was reached in only 2 studies combining 1,379 cases. No evidence was found that total dairy fat increases colorectal cancer risk among 4 studies.-A pooled analysis of 10 studies and an additional 9 studies (8.980 cases) provided information about total milk in relation to colorectal cancer risk. No study found any significantly or nonsignificantly increased risk. Data of studies which stratified risk by cancer site (colon vs rectum) is presented: The pooled analysis and 4 out of 5 studies found a protective effect against colon cancer risk. The pooled analysis found a significant protective effect against rectal cancer risk, but the remaining 3 studies did not.-A pooled analysis of 9 studies and an additional 6 studies (5,198 cases) provided information about cheese in relation to colorectal cancer risk. Of total cheese, the pooled analysis found a weak increased colorectal cancer risk which tended to be stronger for colon than for rectal cancer. Two out of the remaining five studies found an increased colon cancer risk. But of cottage cheese, the pooled analysis and both remaining studies found a decreased colorectal cancer risk.-A pooled analysis of 8 studies and an additional 3 studies (4,681 cases) provided information about yoghurt in relation to colorectal cancer risk. No study found any significant or nonsignificant association with risk.-Data about butter and cream in relation to colorectal cancer is limited (A pooled analysis for butter/A pooled analysis and 1 additional study for cream). No significant relations were found in the pooled analysis.-Four studies provided information about eggs in relation to colorectal. Though all available RRs were above 1, no study found a significantly increased risk.[u]2) Advanced-stage disease risk.[/u]No prospective study provided information about any of the variables in relation to advanced-stage or metastatic cancer risk.[u]3) Mortality risk.[/u]-One study provided information about dairy products (defined as milk + ice cream) in relation to colorectal cancer mortality. It found a nonsignificantly decreased risk.-Three studies provided information about milk in relation to colorectal cancer mortality. No study found a significant association.-Two studies privided information about cheese in relation to colorectal cancer mortality. One of the studies found an increased female rectal cancer mortality risk.-One study provided information about yoghurt in relation to colorectal cancer mortality. It found a decreased male rectal cancer mortality risk.-Three studies provided information about eggs in relation to colorectal cancer mortality. Two studies found an increased trend in total colorectal cancer mortality. The remaining study found an increased male colon cancer mortality risk only.[b]CONCLUSION:[/b] Prospective studies suggest that total dairy may decrease colorectal cancer risk. A probabe protective effect of total milk against rectal cancer - and even more consistently - against colon cancer risk is suggested. Total cheese may increase colon cancer risk, while there is consistent evidence that cottage/ricotta cheese decreases colorectal cancer risk. No association between yoghurt and colorectal cancer risk is found consistently. Data of the relation between butter,cream or eggs and colorectal cancer risk is to limited to come to a conclusion.Little data is available about colorectal cancer mortality. It is possible that eggs increase mortality risk.  [b]References:[/b]1) http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/ 2) http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/2400.htm 3) http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/2100.htm 4) http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/2200.htm http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,20444,0.htm isdatzo Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT what is the best way to get someone with RCC that has metatisized to the lung to eat. She says everything tastes funny. Off of stutent. Also just had surgery to have lung lining adhere to lung....she accumulates a lot of fluids.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19261,0.htm Jvarg Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hello.  My name is Pam.  My dad has laryngeal cancer and also lung cancer.  We have had a hard time keeping his weight up and I have been looking for things that we can put in his feeding tube.  He needs lots of calories but we have not been able to put any weight on him.  Any suggestions would be great.  He also has a trach and has not eaten anything by mouth for months.  We found out he had cancer in May 2007. He is actually doing great other than not being able to eat. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19224,0.htm Ms. Pam Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Great site on organic food by Mayo Clinic    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organic-food/NU00255  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18999,0.htm livingbyfaith Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Here's the link to the Budwig Diet that seems to be very well written and actually appears quite sound, although I have been using my own protocol after many months of research and have been cancer free for more than a year now. http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/cancer_dr_budwi  I will continue my protocol for the rest of my life as I was literally on my death bed, and was snatched from its grip.  I feel amazing! Good luck to all.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18991,0.htm Zaput Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hi,does anyone know whether grape juice is adverse supplement for cancer nutrition?I have read that sugar should be avoided and seems like fruit juices have high sugar content..Thanks. Del  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18657,0.htm delforza Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hello,Todd in Yorkshire,England.My first time on here.Long story short,misdiagnosed  when left side face slowly stopped working May-July2005. Left side parotid tumour diagnosed May 2006 so had cancer a year without knowing.Tumour removed June 2006.Radiotherapy Aug-Oct 2006."All Clear" Jan 2007.Now returned,have metastases in lungs,spine,most importantly between brain and skull left side.Not strictly speaking a brain tumour as such but now advised no longer able to drive.Prognosis-"It wont happen in days but I dont have years either"Advised inoperable/incureable.Just had 4th 5-day chemotherapy blast with cisplatin and fluorouracil.2 more to go,Dec and Jan.Tumour in skull has had a MARKED REDUCTION" approaching 50%.I have read several books,notably those by Philip Day and Patrick Quillin and fined them very useful.Also reading inspirational books by cancer sufferers like Jane Tomlinson (English) and Lance Armstrong.Main query is how helpful fellow sufferers have found nutrition/diet/vitamins/supplements alongside chemotherapy.I have cut out virtually all sugar,most white bread,dairy,chocolate,sweets,almost all alcohol,coffee.Occasional treat to getthe endorphines going as recommended by The Bristol Cancer Care retreat.Strongly recommend a visit there for anyone in England.Start day with fruit,either organic apples or pineapple. Second meal is sugar free cereal with muesli and blueberries/raspberries/blackberries,soya milk.Share main meals with family ,only meats organic chicken,tuna.Stir fry,wholemeal pasta etc.  Organic beans ,toast,marmite.Plenty vegwetables.I am taking vitamins B Complex,,C,C+ ,E,K,,EPA Fish Oil,Quercetin,K,Sea Kelp, Also take enzymes before meal and Biter Apricot Kernels.The only things I am considering adding now are Co-Enzyme Q-10 and Bovine cartilage.The Bovine cartilage doesnt appear easy to obtain in England.Has anyone proven theories to make it worthwhile purchasing abroad /on internet?I strongly believe that chemo combined with diet/supplements and strong positive attitude will help get me longer tham he Doctors expect.Not expecting miracles but do want to be one of those people that gets mentioned in a "My,is he still going" type story! Any tips gratefully received.Thanks for your time.Todd http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18134,0.htm Yorkie Todd Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hello,Todd in Yorkshire,England.My first time on here.Long story short,misdiagnosed  when left side face slowly stopped working May-July2005. Left side parotid tumour diagnosed May 2006 so had cancer a year without knowing.Tumour removed June 2006.Radiotherapy Aug-Oct 2006."All Clear" Jan 2007.Now returned,have metastases in lungs,spine,most importantly between brain and skull left side.Not strictly speaking a brain tumour as such but now advised no longer able to drive.Prognosis-"It wont happen in days but I dont have years either"Advised inoperable/incureable.Just had 4th 5-day chemotherapy blast with cisplatin and fluorouracil.2 more to go,Dec and Jan.Tumour in skull has had a MARKED REDUCTION" approaching 50%.I have read several books,notably those by Philip Day and Patrick Quillin and fined them very useful.Also reading inspirational books by cancer sufferers like Jane Tomlinson (English) and Lance Armstrong.Main query is how helpful fellow sufferers have found nutrition/diet/vitamins/supplements alongside chemotherapy.I have cut out virtually all sugar,most white bread,dairy,chocolate,sweets,almost all alcohol,coffee.Occasional treat to getthe endorphines going as recommended by The Bristol Cancer Care retreat.Strongly recommend a visit there for anyone in England.Start day with fruit,either organic apples or pineapple. Second meal is sugar free cereal with muesli and blueberries/raspberries/blackberries,soya milk.Share main meals with family ,only meats organic chicken,tuna.Stir fry,wholemeal pasta etc.  Organic beans ,toast,marmite.Plenty vegwetables.I am taking vitamins B Complex,,C,C+ ,E,K,,EPA Fish Oil,Quercetin,K,Sea Kelp, Also take enzymes before meal and Biter Apricot Kernels.The only things I am considering adding now are Co-Enzyme Q-10 and Bovine cartilage.The Bovine cartilage doesnt appear easy to obtain in England.Has anyone proven theories to make it worthwhile purchasing abroad /on internet?I strongly believe that chemo combined with diet/supplements and strong positive attitude will help get me longer tham he Doctors expect.Not expecting miracles but do want to be one of those people that gets mentioned in a "My,is he still going" type story! Any tips gratefully received.Thanks for your time.Todd http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,18135,0.htm Yorkie Todd Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT does anyone know of a supplement or drink to help with my energy level I had someone tell me about a drink that sounds like bosanova bought at piblix but we have no publix and im not sure about spelling                                                                     http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17632,0.htm Candace1991 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Sorry I didn't read the rules! I already posted another with my privite email, before I read the rules. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,16606,0.htm agel562 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Has anyone used this product while in radiation/chemo therapy? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,16264,0.htm Woodslee Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Please help!  My husband is now down about 45 lbs-cannot eat.  He is on a clinical trial.Don eats several bites of oatmeal with half a piece of toast in the morning.  Lunch is up to half a bowl of campbells chicken noodle soup,and evening maybe a half sandwich blt.  In between dream cycles maybe 7 red seedless grapes.  He does take a centrum vitamin.Does anyone have some ideas or recipes on shakes we can make that is full of nutrition?  Also, constipation  is a horrible expereince,stool softeners,milk of magnesia,metamucil do not work :(Waiting anxiously for a reply,please help.  Priscilla wife of don.    http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15689,0.htm Priscilla Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT My dad had a whipple for pancreatic cancer in June.  He will begin chemo shortly.  I was just wondering from all of you out there, is there anything you found helpful in preparing the body for the chemo.I know weight gain for PC patients is a plus. the drs. we have talked to have just said to have him gain weight.  I was just wondering if any of you out there found certain foods or supplements to prepare the body for this upcoming battle.Thanks so much Sandi   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,14752,0.htm sandra13 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT