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Tom · 05-01-2006, 01:31 AM

Cathya,

I don't know if I mentioned that I am giving Mom IP-6 on top of everything else these days. IP-6, inositol hexaphosphate, promotes the action of natural killer cells in the immune system. If you do a Google search of IP-6 plus cancer, you will find adequate research of the efficacy of IP-6. It looked promising to me, so I added it to Mom's regimen. Remember that one of the mechanisms of action of Herceptin, is supposed to be that it signals the immune system to recognie cancer cells more easily, and therefore stimulate a more robust immune response toward those cells than would naturally occur. Mom's lymphocyte counts have ben low for some time, so I will check to see if there seems o be any correlation between the addition of IP-6 and any recovery of those counts when I get her latest blood work results. I will certainly mention it if that occurs.

Tom

05-01-2006, 01:31 AM	#3
Tom Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 290	Immune Boosters and Herceptin Cathya, I don't know if I mentioned that I am giving Mom IP-6 on top of everything else these days. IP-6, inositol hexaphosphate, promotes the action of natural killer cells in the immune system. If you do a Google search of IP-6 plus cancer, you will find adequate research of the efficacy of IP-6. It looked promising to me, so I added it to Mom's regimen. Remember that one of the mechanisms of action of Herceptin, is supposed to be that it signals the immune system to recognie cancer cells more easily, and therefore stimulate a more robust immune response toward those cells than would naturally occur. Mom's lymphocyte counts have ben low for some time, so I will check to see if there seems o be any correlation between the addition of IP-6 and any recovery of those counts when I get her latest blood work results. I will certainly mention it if that occurs. Tom