Perhaps you’ve been told that chemotherapy was successful in treating your cancer and that you are now released to live your life. But what happens when the chemotherapy side effects remain with you? Chemo drugs are highly toxic, even at normal therapeutic doses. Brain fog, muscle weakness, neuropathy, loss of energy, malabsorption of nutrients, mood swings, and lack of appetite are only a few common chemotherapy side effects which remain for years or even a lifetime following chemotherapy.
The chemical soup in these cancer drug treatments often causes greater physical, psychological, and emotional struggles than the original tumor itself. Detoxifying the body from the toxic accumulation of chemicals it has been burdened with during chemo is essential to recovery.
Cancer Chemotherapy: Treating Disease with Chemicals
Understanding what chemotherapy does to the body will help you understand why detox is critical. Chemotherapy prevents all cells, malignant and normal, from further proliferating. This means that the healthy cells in the body are destroyed, leading to adverse chemotherapy side effects such as loss of hair, nausea, reduced immunity, male and female sterility, and mouth sores.
More serious and life threatening effects may include renal and liver failure, heart disease, and blood clots. According to the American Cancer Society, it is a combination of these damaging consequences to the body which often leads to the occurrence of a secondary cancer.
Whatever the dose of chemotherapy drugs may be, any dose is too high. Chemo drugs create a broad array of health problems. Unfortunately, the modern treatment for each symptom is another dose of drugs − each with more side effects to be treated. Take a look at a few drugs, their side effects, and the treatments prescribed:
Nitrogen Mustard: The injection site is most susceptible to pain and areas of blood clotting due to this metal-binding chemo compound.
Cis-platinum: Known to cause nausea and vomiting starting two hours following treatment. Cis platinum also hinders urination, compromising the removal of toxins. This drug leads to renal (kidney) toxicity.
Doxorubicin: This chemo agent leads to heart damage including cardiomyopathy (diseased heart) and is a primary trigger for hair loss.
Methotrexate: Known to cause serious, life-threatening side effects such as damage to the lungs, liver, and kidneys. Methotrexate can lower blood cell counts, decreasing the ability to fight infections and interferes with normal blood clotting.
Acyclovir: Prescribed to treat herpes, which is common in patients receiving cytotoxic therapies for cancer. This drug can trigger nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased urination, which may interfere with the effective removal of toxins. In rare cases acyclovir can cause life-threatening damage to the kidneys, resulting in renal failure.
Vincristine: Common effects are bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal disorder, and neurotoxicity and can lead to renal failure. Infections which typically arise from loss of white blood cells are treated with antibiotics.
Bleomycin: Significantly associated with toxic accumulation in the lungs. Pulmonary toxicity can be life-threatening and progress to lung fibrosis, making it difficult for the lungs to work properly.
Phenothiazines: Relieves symptoms of nausea and vomiting, but causes drowsiness, restlessness, and involuntary movement. These symptoms are then treated with drugs like Benadryl and Cogentin, an anti-tremor medication used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Metoclopramide: Blocks the centers of the brain known as the medulla oblongata to treat nausea. This drug is given to help relieve GI contracts and improve blockage of chemicals from intestines. This drug can cause irreversible movement disorders.
Corticosteroids: Synthetic steroids which causes an imbalance in hormones and leads to drowsiness. Generally taken before the start of chemotherapy.
Nabilone: Prescribed for GI complications. Leads to disorientation, low blood pressure, and drowsiness. These symptoms are treated with repetitive rounds of multiple drugs causing mood swings, muscle weakness, easy bruising, and much more.
Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects with Detox Strategies
Becoming aware of the harm chemotherapy does to your body should lead you to rush to detoxify these pollutants immediately. Alternative medicine and healing strategies can improve the quality of your life and lower the chances that you will be diagnosed with a secondary cancer.
Using the following therapeutic strategies will aid in removing all chemo drugs in your body, improve your lymphatic system, improve your digestion, and restore your body’s ability to regulate hormones.
Juicing
Juicing is the first thing a patient should do when they receive a cancer diagnosis. It allows for maximum absorption of a vast amount of nutrients. Following chemotherapy, juicing is an excellent way to supply nutrients to the body for absorption and to begin the healing process. The benefits of juicing range from alkalizing the body to cleansing the colon. Depending on your symptoms, sipping on different anti-inflammatory and chemoprotective tonics throughout the day can treat digestive dysfunction and ease an upset stomach.
Combine the following foods to make nutrient-dense juices:
Upset Stomach Relief
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Cranberry
- Lemon
- Pepper
Kidney Cleanse
- Cranberries, fresh and organic
- Whole Lemons, organic
- Cayenne pepper
- Water, preferably distilled
- Hydrate with Water
Try drinking alkalizing lemon water upon waking up and throughout the day. Lemon water stimulates the body to secrete toxins, hydrates cells, and boosts lymphatic circulation. Avoid bottled and unfiltered water sources. Consuming pure and distilled water with zero added contaminants is critical in the recovery from chemo.
Practice Stress Reduction Techniques
Researchers suggest that relaxation techniques including deep breathing, meditation, and positive imagery may benefit patients. Relieving anxiety increases the body’s natural ability to defend against real threats such as malignant cells and tissue as well as infection.
Soaking in epsom salt baths is an excellent way to pull toxins out through the skin. It also helps the body absorb oxygenating nutrients such as magnesium and sulfates into the muscles and nerves for improved circulation.
Supplementation with Nutritional Powders
Nutritional powders should be supplemented into every person’s diet to combat cancer and disease, but should be a priority for recovering chemotherapy patients. Nutritional powders help to balance hormones, regulate metabolism, repair damage to the blood, and rejuvenate the body. Consider powders high in minerals and vitamins such as calcium, magnesium, and vitamin K.
Look for a powder sourced from raw, organic ingredients. Nutrients with cell rebuilding properties to include into your diet are:
- Spirulina
- Chlorella
- Astragalus
- Wheat Grass
- Purple Dulse Seaweed
- Beet Root
- Spinach Leaf
- Alfalfa
Make Lifestyle Changes After Cancer Treatment
Lifestyle changes following chemotherapy are critical to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of another cancer diagnosis.
As an individual begins to flush toxins from the body, the digestive tract may begin to function again. Consuming whole foods rich in organic, fresh leafy greens and organic produce is an excellent way to supplement a continued juicing detox plan. All foods should be free of GMOs, artificial coloring or preservatives, and trans-fats. They should be stored in glass containers. Eating out should be avoided.
Implementing anti-cancer lifestyle changes will limit the accumulation of contaminants in the body and will increase the effectiveness of detoxification.
Please share this information with friends and family. It could save someone’s life!
Article Summary
Chemo drugs are highly toxic. Some of the common side effects which remain for years or even a lifetime following chemotherapy include: brain fog, muscle weakness, neuropathy, loss of energy, malabsorption of nutrients, mood swings, and lack of appetite.
Detoxifying the body from the toxic accumulation of chemicals it has been burdened with during chemo is essential to recovery afterwards.
Chemo drugs create a broad array of health problems. Unfortunately, the modern treatment for each symptom is another dose of drugs − each with more side effects to be treated.
Using the following therapeutic strategies will aid in removing chemo drugs from your body, improve your lymphatic system, improve your digestion, and restore your body’s ability to regulate hormones:
- Juicing
- Practicing stress reduction techniques
- Supplementing with nutritional powders
- Making lifestyle changes
Thanks so much for such vital information about chemo. I’ve been watching every episode of The Truth About Cancer.
I’m left bewildered. I have Leukemia (CML) and I’m on a daily chemo pill. There is lots of information for people to detox after chemo treatments, but what about those of us that are not on a set chemo series of treatments but are taking it daily?
I bought a juicer yesterday and friends of mine have filled my fridge with vegetables.
I was on 3 different chemo pills over the course of 71/2 years. The first one was Imatinib, which destroyed me physically for 51/2 years, then it caused major retention of water so they stopped it and put me on Disatinib. That drug caused such severe migraine headaches, that lasted up to 15 hours, and I couldn’t get out from under the blankets of my bed because I couldn’t even stand the amount of light in a darkened room. So they put me on Nilotinib. I was on this for 2 years when I was diagnosed with a drug induced Prolonged QT Wave Syndrome. Once again I was taken off chemo immediately. That was June 2015. I spent the next 3 months off chemo and felt so good I took up paddle boarding. Now April 2016 they have put me back on the Imatinib (1/2 the dose) again and after 8 days the side affects are physically starting to show their ugly heads. I want to stop the chemo but I’m scared.
One should seriously consider an alternative instead of going through side effect of chemo or radio therapy. I would strongly recommending Transfer Factor supplementation as an adjuvant immunotherapy for cancer. It has been studied to be able to increase NK cell activity to fight against cancer cell. Also, study found an increase in the body’s number one detoxification agent, glutathione-S-transferase by 150%.
Regarding side effects, my father completed a round of radiation and Erbitux last August for Head and Neck cancer (specifically a tumor at base of tongue and enlarged right lymph node). He was given the “all clear” in January but is dealing with horrible side effects. Most debilitating are mouth sores causing him to not be able to eat. He drinks Jevity for 80% of his nutrition. Does anybody have a suggestion for overcoming this natually? Doctors keep telling him to just deal with it, and he has been, but wanted me to ask you kind people for suggestions. He just completed watching the series and is now looking for help. He has several side effects but the mouth sores have really devastated his quality of life.
Hi Sandee, Sorry to hear you father has been suffering with the mouth sores caused by radiation, I too have been battling head & neck cancer for the past 2 1/2 years, and ended up in the Hospital for 17 days from malnutrition & dehydration, as I too could not eat or drink due to the mouth sores, very, very painful!
please know that now that your father is finished with radiation, the sores will disappear. Unfortunately the taste buds & appetite have not returned for me but they have returned for most of the other friends I have with the same cancer.good luck & God Bless.
My husband had throat cancer in 2012 and had bad mouth sores well after radiation was done. They do go away but lack of saliva remains. He ate cottage cheese for a long time and sips milk between food mouthfuls to help swallow. Sauces and gravy with all foods. Soft fish and eggplant, pasta well cooked with lots of tomato sauce. There is no real site to help with food and rebuilding the immune system after treatment. These truth videos have been really great but identify gap in after care treatments!
Thank you Donna and Rosa
For sore mouth after chemo or radiation try Aloe Vera. Either the juice held in the mouth for as long as possible then swallowed or the gel ( 99% + pure) on the sore area . I’ve not seen anyone use it directlyfrom the plant, only from purified sources, but it is very effective at soothing & healing the mucosa. ( I’m a retired Integrative oncologist)
Dear Sandee, My niece who is currently undergoing chemotherapy found relief from mouth sores with black tea and oil pulling. Make a jug of black tea and keep in the fridge. Swish the cold liquid around your mouth and spit it out three to four times a day. She also finds great relief from oil pulling everyday. In fact the mouth sores have not reappeared. Hope this helps.
I have worked with a lady who had an oral cancer aftrr treatment she could not eat. I gave her mountain honey from provence france. She coated the back of a desert spoon and held it in her mouth morning and evening before bed. The soreness went away after 10 days. Try to get a honey from a god area of your cointry, not commercial honey. Our honey the bes fed on thyme and pine.
What I love about the series is the hope and options inherent in the many different and successful treatments highlighted and documented in it.. People have been cured and are now living their life to the fullest. This is big news and the word is spreading. To waste away without hope or humanity is not an acceptable way to go and if these folks can do it, others can and will do it too. Change is hard but it’s possible with support from family and loved ones.Thanks to the information given here we know definitively that cancer can be dealt with. That’s a good thing and hopefully more people will learn and do what they can to be part of this effort. Blessings to all.
MY 23 year old niece was diagnosed with acute b cell lymphoblastic lymphoma and was told to start aggressive chemo immediately. No time to think, or research. After 6 weeks in the hospital she was released to go home. She will continue with chemo over the next 3 months. Not once was her diet addressed. I walked in for a visit and she was drinking coke, eating mashed potatoes with gravy, processed pudding and applesauce.Not once did any one speak to her about how important nutrition was and is at this time! I too have been watching the docu series. My sister who sees her daughter suffering feels this is the right path. I decided to pay for Dr Patrick Quillan”s consultation with them and bought his book regarding nutrition during chemo. So far my niece hasnt set up the consultation but my sister said they were going to contact Dr Quillan once she was released from the hospital. I dont understand why these professionals are not addressing nutrition during this time, especially for someone so ill. I dont get it!! It makes me furious and I dont understand why my sister doesnt see this. I might add that some of the visitors brought baskets and containers of candy bars and assorted candy. That is the mind set of others meaning to do something nice but one of the worst things someone should eat especially during that time. I did tell my sister that cancer feeds off of sugar. My sister did remove all the candy..so that was good. Iam hopeful that Dr Quillan will guide my niece and educate her during this time.
I’m on daily chemo pills and have developed a burning and raw tongue…”everything” that touches my tongue.hurts…I drink 6 twelve ounce glasses of water throughout my day just to hold the cold liquid in my mouth for the sense of a moments relief….the only things that feel good against it is something cold and bland….anything with the smallest amount of acidity, (fruit or vegetable) , spices, sweet, hot temperatures cause hot burning on my tongue….it’s been like this for 2 years and no one seems to know what to do…id like to start a strict regiment of juicing but how do I get the acidly juice past my tongue?….I am seriously between a rock and a hard place if I continue my lifetime daily chemo pills for Leukemia…..HELP!
Bonnie, is it possible that you are letting the pills dissolve or melt a little bit on your tongue before swallowing? I also am on (hydroxyurea) chemo capsules every day from here on. The info sheet that comes with the drug clearly states and cautions to NOT open the capsule, to not let the contents of the capsule touch the hands, and to wear rubber gloves to dispose of any particles that might get loose. When I first started, I was careless and allowed a capsule to soften on my tongue before quickly swallowing it. Shortly after, my esophagus began burning so badly that I grabbed for water then ran for the Tums as at that moment, that was my first thought. Burning lasted overnight. I do not take it without a bite of food beforehand. I find that good old aloe vera juice held plain in the mouth for several minutes before swallowing right after taking the med helps to lessen and prevent mouth sores. Rinsing your teeth and gargling with aloe juice is very healing to the mouth also. Blessings on you.
Hi Bonnie, I’m so sorry to hear of the difficulties that you’re having with your tongue – it must be truly awful and I understand how eating only bland, cold food must be the most soothing. I just came up with an idea though – what about making a small amount of fresh vegetable based juice and then running it through the blender with an avocado and a few ice cubes? It would thicken and chill the juice as well as taking away some of the acidity, whilst still retaining all of its nutrient benefits. Might be worth a go?
Wishing you all the best, kind regards, Lola
I’ll give that a try….I also read another reply to someone else tha questioned how to heal mouth sores….it was a retired Oncologist that replied and he said that aloe Vera liquid or gel is very good at healing the mucosa in the mouth….I’m going to try both of these ideas….I just wish I was doing treatments and then had time off afterwards to heal my tongue…unfortunately the chemo used for my type of Leukemia is a daily lifetime chemo pill….thanks Lola…I really do appreciate your idea., Bonnie
Bonnie…try using a straw. Place the end of it closer to the back of your mouth…kind of bypassing the tongue. Simple solution until your tongue heals.
I had my hysterectomy at the end of Aug.2015, finished having my last dose of chemo on Jan. 6,2016 and my last radiation on March 7th (had 25 external and 2 internal). I am having hip pain in my hip flexors that as I go from a sitting position to a standing/walking I resemble an 80 year old. I am 49. Is this all risdual from chemo and surgery? How do I get flexibly back . I exercised throughout my treatments and continue to do so yet I have so much pain. What can I do or do I have wait for the chemo to get out of my system?
Hi Tori…I’m sorry to hear that you’re having hip flexor pain and stiffness…I’ve been on daily chemo pills for Leukemia and it’s been 8 years….although I’ve had to be on 3 different medications, I’ve had life altering side affects from each of them….I’ve been very recently put back on the first chemo drug which for 5 years demolished my physical body…then put on one that the headaches were so bad that not even narcotics would touch them…then the third one caused a fatal heart condition….now I’m back on 1/2 the dose of the first one again….48 hours after I started it, my hip flexor on one side went crazy…all of a sudden I had a lot of pain like you, so much that I could hardly walk from the store to my car….I literally drug that leg with me…soon after that, the stiffness set in and I hobbled like an 80 year old woman…the following day I saw my physiotherapist and he took me off my feet for 3 days….the only time I was up was to the washroom…the extreme pain got somewhat better and he started treating it with a Tens Machine, heat and ultrasound to treat the inflammation….he also taught me some stretches to keep that muscle from seizing up so bad…I also had 2 body acupuncture treatments from him….all of this has helped me find some relief but I’m still somewhat stiff when I first get up to walk….the incident was one week ago today so I’m being very vigilant about the stretching….I went back to the gym today and was able to do all the leg strengthening machines and walked a 1/2 km….I could feel the muscle start to aggravate so I stopped before it got worse….since my chemo treatment is daily for the rest of my life, I’m hoping that I can keep my hip flexor under control and still stay as active as the chemo drug allows….although I was on a full dose of this chemo drug and I was so weak and had so much joint and muscle pain that I couldn’t even walk a single block, the hip flexor is totally new to my reaction to chemo….I pray that in time, your hip flexor will settle down and not become a chronic issue….I hope that somethings I’ve mentioned might help you….no one wants to walk like an 80 year old at the age of 49…..hell…I don’t want to walk like an 80 year old and I’m 60…????
Good luck
Bonnie
Thanks Sara.
Hi I was diagnosed with bile duct CA in July. 9 mos. and doing very well with diet, supplements, lifestyle change etc. I have however hit a roadblock. It has been discovered 14 different molds/yeast.
Several are carcigentic and high in count.
Luckily I have no mold illness.(no symptoms)
However how do I treat these two with an integrated protocol. This is just a dilemma.
I’m taking lots of different supps. so it is hard to know what I should add and although I know diet is somewhat the same for both I just don’t know where to research this as there is very little info on the subject of mold and CA other than there are many who think that mold causes cancer. The tumors in CA appear somewhat like mold balls. Please help❤️
How coincidental! My Dad just received his container of Coconut Oil on Friday that I sent to him. He began oil pulling yesterday! I am hoping the oil will coat his mouth to make swallowing easier and will help heal the sores. He is also swallowing an additioan tablespoon per day. We are going to try it everyday for two weeks to see how he does. Thank you!
Bonnie, are you able to see a naturopath? There are many possibilities for you in a naturopath clinic that does intravenous treatments.
Best wishes to you. M.J.
Hi,
It is so good to read all of these comments. I am taking femara , and would like to repeat. The question I saw earlier ( not commented upon) as to how to get off this little pill ….with potent negative side effects…my rule for myself is 3 years cancer free, but what do you suggest is a natural substitute?
Mani
My sister has been going through chemo treatments for breast cancer. The treatments have caused acid reflux that is burning her throat. She drinks organic apple cider vinegar (1 tsp. w/water) before each meal and 2 oz. of pure organic liquid aloe vera before bed. The soars in her throat have healed. She said she will stay with this plan because it is working.
my friend has stage 4 cancer what can you suggest?
Hi liz,
The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors/experts that we interviewed in our Global Quest Series. Here is a link to get their information: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer Dec. 21, 2015. Most devastating. I took my 1st round of chemo on may 6, 2016. It destroyed my body hair, my nails fingers and toes turned black (they still are 9-2015) stomach is always doing flips. My period comes when ever it wants the mood swings are a story in it self. YES!!!! CANCER SUCKS.
So after my 1st treatment i decided no more chemo for me. They said the cancer was gone my labs were all at great levels so why did i need to poison myself anymore?? Im not taking chemotherapy again. As for u talk to your Dr. And a nutritionists.
Donna – sorry to read of your hubby with throat cancer…I hope he has improved since you wrote this comment. I just want to share with you something I am on that is great for boosting my immune system. It is simple, easy and safe…whole food nutrition. It fuels our bodies with nutrition to help heal itself. It is supported by clinical research of leading hospitals and universities around the world. All the Best! My email kckerr@wightman.ca
Twenty-three years ago at the age of 3 my son had leukemia (ALL). He did the standard treatment with chemo and more at Hersey Medical Center in PA. His cancer has not come back. Leukemia, I was told, used to be a death sentence. Now I worry that he will get a second cancer. He also has Down Syndrome so he does not always tell me how he feels. Would he still have chemo in his system after 20 years? I never did a detox with him. He has been very healthy never having to have any antibiotics since the treatment. I do not even know what to look for. Can childhood leukemia be successfully treated without Chemo?
Hi my name is dim and I ve been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma stage iib. I am in my 8th cycle of chemo and the last (i hope). Generally i had a petscan and its showed to be clear (thank God). The thing that worries me is that occasionally and for a period at least a month my neck lymph nodes are swollen and some glands under my jawbone and my ears. Also i have some nerve or muscle pains in the back. Is this because of the chemo’s toxins ? Does anubody has the same effects? Does anybody has any detox or supplements to suggest for this purpose?
Thank you all! So good to see all of your comments and I hope and pray that you will find your answers and healing ?I know I just have to find courage to choose alternatives to the pill I take daily and am exploring. Just did a three week vegan program with Kris Carr and that lifestyle resonates with me , but have to deal with the stress of work still. Keep sharing and support Tai and TTAC! Thanks ! ?Mani
For the juicing idea maybe you can start with beets and carrots. They do not have too much acid and are quite refreshing.
Hi Moni- what drugs were you taking.? I’m stage 1 also and chemo is not working for me either. I’m scheduled for surgery March 8th and hoping the path says no more chemo needed.
What kind of cancer did you have? I have HER2 positive, ER- PR +
I too found relief with an oil pull while I was undergoing chemotherapy. A few drops of clove oil in a tablespoon coconut oil, place in mouth and swish for 20 minutes. Yes 20 minutes does seem like a long time but I used to have sores for almost 2 weeks and the oil pull decreased it to 3 days and not as severe.
Are there any men, available to comment on Prostate cancer treatments?
I have just started chemo for multiple myeloma. 1 shot the other chemo drugs, the steroids are a wild trip no sleep, bs high, my concern I inject insulin to control bs, but afraid to inj at nite poss overdose if would actually fall sleep, so I keep about 238-258 sugar along time. so will I harm myself more with problem kidney related stage 3. I have 13 visits left weekly to finish(hope I get a 0 after if not then more. Hope your knowledge of this cancer can help me! THANK YOU
Good luck to you from a fellow MM warrior
My Husband was diagnosed with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 5 years ago and was on minimum daily dosage prednisone (7.5 mg), azathioprine and N-Acetyl. They put him on 6 liters of oxygen and steroids to slow down progression. His symptoms have always been shortness of breath, and coughing badly. the prednisone wasn’t really working and he could not tolerate them for long due to severe side effects, There has been little if any progress in finding a cure or reliable treatment. So this year his primary physician suggested we started him on Natural Herbal Gardens Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Herbal formula which eased his anxiety a bit,, We ordered their IPF herbal treatment after reading alot of positive reviews, i am happy to report with the help of Natural Herbal Garden natural herbs we have been able to reverse my husband symptoms using herbs, his symptoms totally declined over a 9 weeks use of the Natural Herbal Gardens IPF natural herbal formula. His Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is totally reversed!
Where can i buy this stuff for pulmonary fibrosis in Australia. How do i work out the correct dose? Many thanks cheers Liz Balmont
I had stage 4 non Hodgkin Lymphoma. I received 6 treatments of Chemo and in remission now. It has been 1year and 4 months sense my last treatment. My question is about once a week I have days of nausea and feel shaky extremely tired. That is about the same way I felt after receiving chemo. Is this still from my treatment and how long should this last?
Hi Sandra,
The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors/experts that we interviewed in our Global Quest Series. Here is a link to get their information: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
Wishing you all the best and sending healing vibes your way!
Hello. I have stage one breast cancer. But aggressive cancer cells. Triple negative. My doctor is doing a lumpectomy with radiation. I had an appointment with the oncologist and she scared the hell out of me. She said that I need chemo, the harshest of all. I will lose my hair and be very sick. I am confused as to why I would need chemo.
I worry about what that will do to the good cells in my body. The radiation doctor told me that we would do whole breast radiation. My question is: How do I protect my body (good cells) from this treatments? Is there anything that I can take before the chemo and radiation? Can I do the detox at the same time as treatment?
Hi Hope,
The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors/experts that we interviewed in our Global Quest Series. Here is a link to get their information: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
Chemotherapy is generally not recommended for people who have breast cancer that is “only” in stages 1 and 2, so I am surprised they are telling you this. In addition, chrisbeatcancer.com has an article posted about how chemo is not recommended for early stage breast cancer. You can probably find this article on the Internet somewhere.
I also want to give you hope, as I survived stage IV breast cancer that was fairly aggressive as well, and have been in remission for over 15 years, clearly a miracle. Chemotherapy was my only option at that point. But for you, chemotherapy is likely overkill. I would recommend not going through with it. Be sure to talk about how you feel with the doctors and people in your life. Holding onto and pushing down your emotional pain is bad for you and good for the cancer. I pray and hope you will heal from this soon. Juice, pray to God to help you, don’t eat meat, and be sure to get plenty of rest. Wish you the best 🙂
TNBC is not the kind of breast cancer you have. It is completely different than what you had. You should not be giving advice about chemo and what is normal for stage 1 or stage 2. It isn’t the same kind of cancer you had. There isn’t any other treatment but chemo. There isn’t meds like tamoxifen to treat this kind of cancer. Chemo isn’t overkill. It’s the only chance those of us with TNBC have even at stage 1. You have no idea what you are even talking about. You had something completely different. Our survival rate without chemo is low even at stage one and two even with double mastectomy at stage one and two without chemo. We would all skip the chemo if we could but we want to live
Hello
I had colon cancer stage 3 and had 6 chemo treatments . The doctor wanted to do 6 weeks of radiation and i refused. I told him God going to do His part. My fingers and fee are still suffering the most. My fingers even stick to some things :(. Nothing works for the pain and the pain if I touch cold items. I use a pot holder to get items out of the refrigeration. I been craving mostly water and fruit most days. Im praying this will go away soon. Its been 4 months since my last chemo treatment. I am trusting God to heal these side effects soon. He has been great to have me still here.
Hello Sospecial Richards, love your name!
I was diagnosed the same as you, stage 3 colon cancer. I refused chemo after 8 times. The tumor was too large to remove initially & after 2/3rds reduction (miraculously) it was removed, but I have the same trouble with neuropathy. I also, used potholders for the freezer and refrigerator. It’s also been four months since my last chemo dose. I am cancer free and I attribute that entirely to God’s mercy, and the prayer, love and support of my husband and all those so,so,so,so special dear ones in my life!
I prayed when I first found out I had cancer, “Lord, I want to gain You and depend on you every step of the way and give you all the glory!” I expected to meet many people that would be seeking the Lord. Instead–I became a magnet of all the believers in every hospital and Drs. office and every place else!
I was surprised and asked the Lord, why? (although THANK YOU for all the rejoicing, love and fellowship!) Then different verses of the day came up several times talking about how we believers need to be knitted together in love and perfected into one and I remembered how before the Lord’s crucifixion, Jesus prayed to the Father that we would be one, even as He & the Father are one, so the world would believe!
I realized that as bad as the world situation is, and with such shortage of justice, and how we need the Lord to come back soon—-we believers are still divided, gathering together based on preferences of music, interpretations, certain leaders, etc. The Lord wants one body, one faith one baptism, one church, one Bride-washed and perfected without one blemish, spot or wrinkle!
I have no idea where those probably a hundred or so Nurses, Assistants, Drs., PA’s, Security guards, other Patients, Volunteers, Aids, Interns and more went to fellowship–but we were being perfected into one, getting knit together in love! One time a set of patients and I were openly sharing the joy of our faith for the other chemo patients to hear so they could have hope! Another time, the intern who took my vitals promised he would pray to receive forgiveness and Eternal Life and the PA I saw who was a Christian on fire, said she knew him and would follow up to help him! At a UPMC entrance, I told another patient waiting for a ride like me, that I would pray for him, (like a waitress said to me & EVERY person she served) then about 3 others I met there all thanked God together for being there for each one of us! It was like a worship meeting!
I am so thankful to be cancer free, but the experience of what the Lord is doing among us when we look for Him during cancer treatment is the bigger miracle!
So, now it’s May, 2024 and I would love to hear more of your story, since March 2019, when you made your comment. I know the Lord is faithful and love that you trust and depend on Him!
There was no reply to the issues we share with neuropathy before-and thank you for sharing to begin with! I am also praying for you and and a miraculous outcome!
I want to ask if there is any recommendation for neuropathy for hands and feet and also any recommendations for chemo brain, please.
By now I am sure that you have undergone treatments of some nature. I am (in general) a homeopathic & naturist. However, there is a time when Western treatment is necessary. Toying around with tinctures & supplements can harm you more & can allow the cancer to spread, everyday. I hope that you have trust within your medical team & have made the best decisions for your personal quest w/cancer. I too, am currently undergoing radiation after I had four months of radical chemo & surgery. I had triple negative, invasive, ductal carcinoma breast cancer survivor. Last report: I’m cancer free!
Hi,
Although I’m not a doctor, I took turkey tail mushrooms in the form of capsules when I underwent radiation and chemo therapy for stage one: colon cancer. I had looked up info on this from a Ted talk by Paul Stamets on YouTube: His elderly mother had had stage 4 breast cancer andt had been given only a few months to live. She added turkey tail mushrooms in capsules to her treatment and all the cancer was totally gone within four or five months. In my own experience it was the best thing I did to take turkey tail mushrooms and I am cancer free. You can also check out fungiperfecti.com or hostdefense.com. I hope this is helpful for you.
Regards,
Bob
What dosage of the mushroom capsules did you take and how often?
TNBC is different than hormonal cancers. We need chemo because they are treating the whole body not just the breast. Don’t listen to treatment that others have had for hormonal based cancer. We don’t have that kind of cancer. Unfortunately those meds don’t work for us. Join a support group for TNBC. Other groups don’t apply to us. If doctors had other ways to treat our cancer they would. I would have preferred radiation and lumpectomy and taken meds after to help prevent recurrence. Those meds don’t exist yet. Recurrence for our kind of cancer shows up in other parts of our bodies. Only way to prevent that is chemo. Treating the cancer like it already spread even at stage one unfortunately. 85 percent of breast cancers is not the kind we have. Don’t take advice from them because they don’t know or understand. Most drs aren’t experts in it either. Breast cancer unfortunately is common. What we have is rare and not common. Find the best doctors you can get your hands on that are familiar with TNBC. Our prognosis is not the same as hormone positive breast cancer. This is a different animal.
Gerson therapy! NO RADIATION OR CHEMO
Hi Hope. I had TNBC stage 2 and took chemo and had a double mastectomy. I am now scheduled for 5 weeks of radiation. Chemo detox is hard for me but a great support system makes it easier. Talk to your doctors about your fears and take someone you trust with you.
My ten year old grandson was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. they haven’t started treatment yet but I am wondering is detoxing during chemo advisable or should it wait until after treatment is complete??
Hi Elaine –
We appreciate you reaching out to us about this.
I’m so sorry to hear about your grandson – I’ll be sure to pray for him.
Unfortunately, we are unable to give any kind of medical advice. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global series.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I’m also attaching the info about the Hope4Cancer clinic in Tijuana, MX if you’d like to reach out to them.
http://www.hope4cancer.com/
https://hope4cancer.com/schedule-a-call/
Please also see the resources below in case they will be helpful to you.
From our beginning, we have supported charities that really help these cancer patients.
HealingStrong:
http://healingstrong.com/
https://www.facebook.com/healingstrong
HealingStrong supports MANY cancer patients and are amazing. HealingStrong, a nonprofit organization, is supported 100% by volunteers, who are experienced in using natural strategies. The organization’s mission is to educate, encourage, equip, and empower those seeking comprehensive natural strategies to heal strong and stay strong.
HealingStrong Connect Groups meet monthly in various areas of the U.S. and South Australia to link others interested in natural strategies, holistic protocols, and local resources. Their groups focus on mind, body and emotional healing based on Biblical promises, as they believe the God of the Bible is our healer. For more information on how to start a group, or become involved in one, please go to: http://www.healingstrong.org/groups, and like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/healingstrong.
Cancer Crackdown is so awesome and helps patients without a lot of money get supplements and treatments and even helps them raise money:
http://cancercrackdown.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CancerCrackdown
Also, the Independent Cancer Research Foundation is another charity that we support, also known as Cancer Tutor. They have been a TREMENDOUS help for cancer patients and have a TON of life saving information they give out freely and they do real research into treatments for cancer that are outside of the toxic Big Pharma Big 3:
http://www.theicrf.com/
The best that we can suggest is to contact Healing Strong and Cancer Crackdown for any need in financial resources.
We also support Mary Beth’s “Nick Gonzalez Foundation” which is bringing Nick’s protocol to the people…which is one of the most powerful cancer killing protocols out there.
I hope this is helpful! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us again if there’s anything else we can help with.
Wishing you endless blessings and love!
Is this detox suppose to be done after each session of chemo or when all sessions are complete over the required amount of time needed ( after chemo is completely over)?? Thank You for your time
Hi Selina –
Thanks for your note.
It’s best if you consult with a health practitioner to ask about your specific cancer and the treatment you’re currently doing and do a detox based on that. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global series.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
In the mean time, you can start with taking a look at this article for general knowledge on this:
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/video-detoxification-for-cancer-patients/
Hope this is helpful.
Wishing you many blessings, love, and complete healing!
Is the detox after chemo suppose to be done after each session or when completely done with all chemo sessions required to complete? Thank You
Hi am Tarsha I was diagnose with cervical ca stage 2b I get 25 radiation 5chemo I finish 10 radiation 2chemo am so weak no appetite etc plz some advice
Hi Tarshakay –
Thanks for reaching out to us about this.
We’re so sorry to hear that you’re going through this. We’ll be sure to keep you in our prayers.
Unfortunately, we are unable to give any kind of medical advice. The best advice we can give you is to get a second opinion with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global Quest series so they can give you the most appropriate advice based on your exact condition.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I’m also attaching the info about the Hope4Cancer clinic in Tijuana, MX if you’d like to reach out to them.
http://www.hope4cancer.com/
https://hope4cancer.com/schedule-a-call/
Please also see the resources below in case they will be helpful to you.
From our beginning, we have supported charities that really help these cancer patients.
HealingStrong:
http://healingstrong.com/
https://www.facebook.com/healingstrong
HealingStrong supports MANY cancer patients and are amazing. HealingStrong, a nonprofit organization, is supported 100% by volunteers, who are experienced in using natural strategies. The organization’s mission is to educate, encourage, equip, and empower those seeking comprehensive natural strategies to heal strong and stay strong.
HealingStrong Connect Groups meet monthly in various areas of the U.S. and South Australia to link others interested in natural strategies, holistic protocols, and local resources. Their groups focus on mind, body and emotional healing based on Biblical promises, as they believe the God of the Bible is our healer. For more information on how to start a group, or become involved in one, please go to http://www.healingstrong.org/groups, and like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/healingstrong.
Cancer Crackdown is so awesome and helps patients without a lot of money get supplements and treatments and even helps them raise money:
http://cancercrackdown.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CancerCrackdown
Also, the Independent Cancer Research Foundation is another charity that we support, also known as Cancer Tutor. They have been a TREMENDOUS help for cancer patients and have a TON of life-saving information they give out freely and they do real research into treatments for cancer that are outside of the toxic Big Pharma Big 3:
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/independent-cancer-research-foundation/
The best that we can suggest is to contact Healing Strong and Cancer Crackdown for any need in financial resources.
We also support Mary Beth’s “Nick Gonzalez Foundation” which is bringing Nick’s protocol to the people…which is one of the most powerful cancer-killing protocols out there.
I hope this is helpful! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us again if there’s anything else we can help with.
Wishing you endless blessings and love!