Hi I'm new here , I'm crasping at straws at this stage of the game but thought what the heck.

I was diagnosed about 3 months ago and it has been a real roller coster ride. I'm not going into alot of detail, just goin to tell you what I'm taking as alternative.

MSM
PAU d'ARCO TEA 4-5 CUPS A DAY
1000 MG C
BETA GLUCAN 500MG
BLUE GREEN ALGEA

These are the ones I take mostly, I guess just want to know which ones are snake oil.

Ted

J_9

We actually need you to go into detail for us to help you. But, as a cancer survivor myself, I would NEVER have used this unless prescribed by a doctor. Yes, it may help your body in certain areas, but I don't believe they are as effective as Chemotherapy (which I had 6 months of) or Radiation.

IMHO they are snake oil. You would not happen to be getting these through Roex would you?

TLB

It has been one thing then another , I had to get all my teeth pulled for radition and erbutux treatment, but my gums are slow to heal and I mearly wanted to slow things down a bit. Also doctors won't talk about this alternative stuff at all. They just say "well it won't hurt you". Oh yeah I do know for a fact that vitamin C is not snake oil.

J_9

Okay, true what the docs say, it won't hurt you, and vitamin C is not snake oil, there are many people out there who get rich off of making you believe that this is a cure, or will slow down the damaging effects of cancer, radiation or chemotherapy.

It will not hurt, but it is not considered an alternative to physician proven medications that you will get from your doc.

I heard all about shark cartilage and the like while going through my chemo, it does not work. So, my advice, and it is only that, if you want to take it, it will not harm you, but do not consider it an alternative.

TLB

So what you are saying is while I am waiting to heal and get conventional treatment I should do nothing, correct?

J_9

Not at all. What I am saying, and remember, I am a cancer survivor of 9 years, is that while the supplements you are asking about will not hurt you but please do not consider them a cure or an alternative to tried and true professional medicine. they may assist in boosting energy, or immune systems, but if they were a cure, they would be prescribed by docotrs.

TLB

The erbitux sounds VERY promising to my DR and all the reading I have been doing it sounds very good to me too.

J_9

Then try it. As I said, it can't hurt.

However, if it is Roex, I would be cautious.

Curlyben

With regards to Vit C, Linus Pauling did some research in to in cureative properties and found that in some cancer cases it can limit, and sometimes halt the spread, BUT it isn't a cure !!
What he also found is for Vit C to have a beneficial effect the dosage has to be quite high.
I take around 3000 mg (3 grams) a day and it helps me to avoid colds and other similar common conditions.
As Vit C is water soluable it isn't possible to overdose on it. Basically any that your body doesn't need is excreted normally by causing loose stools.
My advice in this respect is to increase your dosage at least FIVE fold or until you experience loose stools, and then go back 1 gram.

Hopefully this will be of some benifit.

TLB

Amazing, thats the same site I got all my info from and the same thing I do on dosage.