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StephN · 06-16-2018, 01:46 PM

I couple of points. My tumor was er/pr negative. My cancer blazed into my liver big time soon after finishing radiation and first line treatments.

A friend who had gone through alcoholism mentioned that milk thistle is good for liver cleansing. I began taking it in 2002. I have continued to take it pretty regularly since that time.

My brain mets appeared at a time that I knew my liver has nearly regenerated after mets treatment. I let the Milk Thistle drop.

Later I realized that I feel better when I take the Milk Thistle (almost always used Jarrow 150 milligrams, one cap/day), so have taken it all these years.

This is the first I have heard that Silibinin could have any effect against brain mets. Such a coincidence that I never had any mets come back in brain or anyplace. My supplements, olive oil and good diet may well have contributed.

06-16-2018, 01:46 PM	#9
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Re: hope for those with brain mets I couple of points. My tumor was er/pr negative. My cancer blazed into my liver big time soon after finishing radiation and first line treatments. A friend who had gone through alcoholism mentioned that milk thistle is good for liver cleansing. I began taking it in 2002. I have continued to take it pretty regularly since that time. My brain mets appeared at a time that I knew my liver has nearly regenerated after mets treatment. I let the Milk Thistle drop. Later I realized that I feel better when I take the Milk Thistle (almost always used Jarrow 150 milligrams, one cap/day), so have taken it all these years. This is the first I have heard that Silibinin could have any effect against brain mets. Such a coincidence that I never had any mets come back in brain or anyplace. My supplements, olive oil and good diet may well have contributed. __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.