why are antioxidants counter indicated with radiation therapy?
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Can Mangosteen reduce the effect of Nexavar?
I read that Mangosteen might help against Liver Cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), because it has xanthone which has potent cytotoxic effect against hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. As per: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12451486&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum Mom has HCC and she is on Nexavar, if she takes Magosteen juice can it reduce the effect of Nexavar? I was bit worried as I read [...]
Anyone know if vitamins/supplements/antioxidants interfere with radiation therapy?
I recently finished radiation therapy to the brain for a small cell tumor (5cm/5cm, left hemisphere) and I wish to fight it w/ other options as well. Will vitamins reduce to effectiveness of the radiation delivered to my brain? What about anti-oxidants like Flaxseed, grapeseed extract, selenium(which I’m told is a particularly potent free radical [...]