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kari · 01-29-2007, 07:22 PM

Hi Kimber,
What dosage of Tamoxifen are you on--10 or 20 mg? I have done a little research regarding Indole-3 Carbinol and studies linking it with improved Tamoxifen effectiveness. I have a friend (she's a biochemist) who has BC and is on Tamoxifen. She didn't like the side effects and has opted to combine 200 mg of I-3C and 10 mg of Tamoxifen (instead of 20 mg), which she believes is working quite well for herself. She's been on it for 4 1/2 years. Check out the following site for more information: www.cbcrp.org/research . If you search by Title (on the left-hand side), you can find the article "How Indole-3 Carbinol Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth" (or just Google the title). There is good information there.
Some other research has been done on how gamma linolenic acid (GLA) helps Herceptin to be more effective.
I have added both I-3C and Omega 3-6-9 to my supplements, though I haven't cut my 20 mg of Tamoxifen in half yet (I've only been on it since Nov).
Hope this helps.
Blessings,
Karen
P.S. I am a transplanted Minnesotan (St. Paul), here in Ontario

01-29-2007, 07:22 PM	#3
kari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 48	Hi Kimber, What dosage of Tamoxifen are you on--10 or 20 mg? I have done a little research regarding Indole-3 Carbinol and studies linking it with improved Tamoxifen effectiveness. I have a friend (she's a biochemist) who has BC and is on Tamoxifen. She didn't like the side effects and has opted to combine 200 mg of I-3C and 10 mg of Tamoxifen (instead of 20 mg), which she believes is working quite well for herself. She's been on it for 4 1/2 years. Check out the following site for more information: www.cbcrp.org/research . If you search by Title (on the left-hand side), you can find the article "How Indole-3 Carbinol Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth" (or just Google the title). There is good information there. Some other research has been done on how gamma linolenic acid (GLA) helps Herceptin to be more effective. I have added both I-3C and Omega 3-6-9 to my supplements, though I haven't cut my 20 mg of Tamoxifen in half yet (I've only been on it since Nov). Hope this helps. Blessings, Karen P.S. I am a transplanted Minnesotan (St. Paul), here in Ontario __________________ Karen "The Good Lord gave us mountains, so we could learn how to climb!"