I am the first one in my family to have breast cancer, or cancer of any kind for that matter. My grandmothers, mother, sisters and I have ALL been devoted to sweets our whole lives, but also a healthy diet. The only thing I've done differently is that I have taken mega-doses of vitamins for 20+ years. I stopped when I was diagnosed. Food for thought, as there is an interesting school of thought that there CAN be too much of a good thing, ie throwing the body out of balance.
And now, playing the devil's advocate, an interesting article:
Science Daily: Can a Spoonful of Sugar Stop Cancer?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0925083439.htm
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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