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grabec
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 Posted - 07/01/2007 : 22:09:05
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Hey guys, we found a team of surgeons in Sale Lake City, UT to remove my husbands ear, all the bone surrounding the ear which the cancer had attached itself to and a couple of nerves it had also attacked. The surgery was 14 hours long and most of it was done under a micrscope. To date I think these doctors have saved my husband's life but I am extremely fearful of this "monster" coming back and want to know if you guys feel that nutrition can be as helpful for bcc's and other types of skin cancrs as they might be for other types of cancers. I so appreciate all the info on this website and any thoughts would be so appreciated. Dn, thank you for referring me to the websites you did. I found them very helpful and as I have posted, when time permits I will resume my entire protocol or veggie juice, tumeric, mushrooms, Essiac tea etc. But I would like to know if anyone thinks these things might help and what else? Talk to me guys. Feedback is wonderful. gb
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dan
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Posted - 07/03/2007 : 01:10:35
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| I am glad to hear the surgery went well. We all have to be very thankful sometimes for the wonderful skill, competency, and dedication of doctors. I hope I do not sound unappreciative at times of their good work. It looks like our prayers were answered. |
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Mexico
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Posted - 07/04/2007 : 16:05:51
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Thanks for the update. I too am glad you found this solution to your husband's cancer. Let's keep it away now.
I do believe in nutrition as one of the important tools to fight cancer - any cancer. The skin is part of our body just like any other parts such as the stoamch walls and the intestines. They are all epithelial cells and we nourish them with what we feed ourselves. I wrote the following somewhere else in a forum but I am happy to repeat it. This is an excellent book about food and cancer. Of course it isn't the olnly one but it may be the only one written by oncologists. This book is a must for anyone interested in food and cancer: Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing Cancer Through Diet by Richard Beliveau, Denis Gingras, and Pierre Bruneau Even their cookbook will be out in a few months: Cooking With Foods That Fight Cancer by Richard Beliveau and Denis Gingras (Paperback - Oct 16 2007). If you read French, both of these books are already on the market in French. The doctors who wrote these books are oncologists working daily with cancer patients - mostly children. I heard Dr. Beliveau on the radio several times and his research is fascinating and very encouraging. Being very cautious, he talks about prevention mostly, but if you read carefully, he really explains how we naturally destroy a huge quantity of cancer cells everyday and how we can eat to support and extend that process. |
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dan
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Posted - 07/04/2007 : 23:47:58
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I found a nice review by Dalene Entenmann of the Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing Cancer Through Diet book at http://www.thecancerblog.com/2006/06/20/foods-that-fight-cancer-eating-your-way-around-the-world/
Here is an excerpt of some of the information the reader will find in Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing Cancer Through Diet:
* A diet containing three or four weekly servings of broccoli, nothing too excessive, was shown to be sufficient to protect individuals from colon polyps.
* Cruciferous vegetables (brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale) should be lightly cooked and thoroughly chewed when eaten in order to fully benefit from their anti-cancer potential. Chewing releases the active molecules.
* Freshly crushed garlic is by far the best source of anti-cancer compounds and should be preferred over supplements.
* The key to benefiting from the anti-cancer effects of soy lies in consuming about 50 grams per day of the whole food, such as raw (edamame) or dry roasted soybeans. Supplements containing isoflavones are not an acceptable alternative to the whole food and should be avoided.
* Colon cancer appears to be one of the cancers on which curcumin may have the greatest positive impact. The daily addition of a teaspoon of turmeric to soups, salad dressings, or pasta dishes is a simple way of providing curcumin intake sufficient to prevent the development if cancer.
* Green Tea contains large amounts of catechins, compounds that boast many anti-cancer properties. To maximize the preventative effects afforded by tea, select Japanese green teas, allow for an eight-to-ten minute brewing period and always drink freshly brewed tea, avoiding Thermoses.
* Eat cranberries rather than drinking cranberry juice. The cancer fighting, antioxidant rich anthocyanins are packed into the berries but not the juice.
* The best way to increase omega-3 levels in diet is to eat fatty fish (wild salmon, sardines, and mackerel) once or twice a week.
* Try adding one tablespoon of milled flaxseeds to your breakfast cereal to get a plant based source of omega-3 plus some soluble fibre too.
* Eating two tomato sauce-based meals per week may lower your risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 25%.
* Citrus fruits are essential foods in cancer prevention: for their capacity to act directly on cancerous cells as well as their potential for enhancing the anti-cancer effects of other phytochemical compounds present in diet.
* The resveratrol present in red wine possesses powerful anti-cancer activity which may be responsible for the beneficial effects of wine on the prevention of certain cancers. Grape juice and cranberry juice contains resveratrol but at levels ten times less than red wine.
* The daily consumption of 40 grams of dark chocolate (chocolate containing 70% cocoa mass) may have definite health benefits and should replace or reduce that of sugar- and fat-filled candies with no phytochemical content.
* Many herbs and spices used as seasonings, in particular ginger contain large quantities of molecules that act as anti-inflammatory compounds, which also reduce the risks of developing certain chronic diseases.
* Instead of replacing butter with margarine, use olive oil as much as possible as a source of dietary fat; you will benefit from its healthful lipids knowing that it also possesses anti-cancer properties of its own.
Excerpted from Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing Cancer through Diet by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras. Copyright 2006 by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras.
Thanks Mexico, that was a very practical find.
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grabec
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2007 : 15:42:58
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| Thank you all so very much for your comments and all he invaluable information. It is most appreciated. gb |
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grabec
USA
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Posted - 07/15/2007 : 20:05:04
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| Well guys, now the doctor got the path report back and says that my husband has an adeno carcinoma not basal cell as originally through and that it spreads quickly to glands, possibly. Wow, what happened? Can a cancer start as one thing and then turn into another kind? We'll see. I will keep you posted. Love this website. |
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Daughter
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Posted - 07/23/2008 : 07:54:07
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| HI,just heard my dad has cancr on his ear that they tried to cut off but it came back.He now has to go in to have more removed and because his glands are swollen they are going to remove them too?Does that mean it has spread?What is the possibility that its not spread?And if it has, what is the survival rate for this type???? |
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dan
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Posted - 07/26/2008 : 01:29:52
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| Daughter, I am sorry to hear about your dad. Although I'd like to help you, his doctors are in the best position to give answers to your questions. Usually skin cancers have a very high survival rate. A common problem is that skin cancers keep recurring and conventional medicine will be of little help in preventing future problems. Hopefully this web site and forum will give your dad some ideas to try. We're just finding our way here but I think we are making some progress. I hope your dad recovers fully. |
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Kim
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Posted - 11/10/2008 : 09:14:06
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| Grabec, I was wondering how things turned out for your husband? My dad has been diagnosed with squamos cell of the ear. He is facing a 14 hours surgery on Wednesday to remove his ear, ear canal, eardrum, facial nerve, and bone around the ear? It really sounded alot like your husband and I was hoping you could maybe give me some good news. This sounds so bad and I'm so worried? If anyone has any info. I would love to hear from them.Thanks! I hope your husband is cancer free and doing great! |
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Leanne
Australia
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Posted - 07/05/2010 : 09:29:05
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Originally posted by Kim
Grabec, I was wondering how things turned out for your husband? My dad has been diagnosed with squamos cell of the ear. He is facing a 14 hours surgery on Wednesday to remove his ear, ear canal, eardrum, facial nerve, and bone around the ear? It really sounded alot like your husband and I was hoping you could maybe give me some good news. This sounds so bad and I'm so worried? If anyone has any info. I would love to hear from them.Thanks! I hope your husband is cancer free and doing great!
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Leanne
Australia
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Posted - 07/05/2010 : 09:34:46
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Hi there,
My dad last Monday had a 14 hour operation to remove a squamous cell carcinoma to his left ear. I sympathise with yu and what you are feeling...it is such a scary time...my thoughts are with you and your dad. My dad lost his hearand they used a skin grapg from his leg to cover the void of where his ear was. Sadly, this is not the first time for my dad. He lsot his right ear about three years ago and they left hte canal. This time there is no ear and no canal...he has not looked at the wound as yet and is already worried about people staring etc. Hope your dad's surgery goes well.quote:
Originally posted by Leanne
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Originally posted by Kim
Grabec, I was wondering how things turned out for your husband? My dad has been diagnosed with squamos cell of the ear. He is facing a 14 hours surgery on Wednesday to remove his ear, ear canal, eardrum, facial nerve, and bone around the ear? It really sounded alot like your husband and I was hoping you could maybe give me some good news. This sounds so bad and I'm so worried? If anyone has any info. I would love to hear from them.Thanks! I hope your husband is cancer free and doing great!
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newscctv
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Posted - 09/16/2010 : 04:56:05
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Hi there,
My dad last Monday had a 14 hour operation to remove a squamous cell carcinoma to his left ear. I sympathise with yu and what you are feeling...it is such a scary time...my thoughts are with you and your dad. My dad lost his hearand they used a skin grapg from his leg to cover the void of where his ear was. Sadly, this is not the first time for my dad. He lsot his right ear about three years ago and they left hte canal. This time there is no ear and no canal...he has not looked at the wound as yet and is already worried about people staring etc. Hope your dad's surgery goes well.
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update on ear removal from cancerous bcc
