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You probably know that conventional chemotherapy is very limited in what it can do. Most people now understand this. In cases of metastatic cancer (the kind that has spread to other parts of the body), the five-year success rate is in the order of less than 5% even in the best of hospitals. Is that because chemotherapy is so bad? I don't think so. I think there's another reason.
I think it is because conventional oncologists fail to properly combine their chemotherapy with natural treatments. These might include diet and nutrition, chelation therapy, herbal therapy, immune enhancement, hormone replacement, and detoxification. When doctors combine these "alternative" therapies with standard chemotherapy, the results are much better – more like 30%. A good example of how natural therapies can effectively work with chemotherapy was just recently published. It had to do with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). And the results were amazing.
CIPN is a side effect of many chemotherapy drugs. CIPN is a serious and disabling condition in which the patient's hands and feet feel numb and burn. This often leads to difficulty walking and handling objects. It is also a source of pain that interferes with sleep and often requires medications. When a patient has to deal with a difficult problem like metastatic cancer, one of the last things he needs is to have the additional problem of CIPN. But now it looks like there is a very effective way to decrease the chance of CIPN. And it is entirely natural.
The authors of the study searched through all of the published literature between 1973 and 2011. They were looking for placebo controlled studies that looked at whether or not taking vitamin E supplements could prevent CIPN. They found five such studies involving a total of 319 patients. The dose of vitamin E varied between 400 and 800 units per day. On average those patients taking the vitamin E reduced their chances of getting CIPN by 57%. The results were even better with cisplatin.
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One of the worst chemotherapy drugs with respect to CIPN are the platin drugs. The most common platin drug is cisplatin. When the researchers looked at the effect of vitamin E on cisplatin alone, they discovered that the results were even better. On average it prevented CIPN 74% of the time.
Sometimes you will hear cancer doctors say that they don't want any of their patients taking vitamins because they might interfere with the chemotherapy. Studies have repeatedly shown that this is just not true. The researchers in this study were quick to point out that the only thing that vitamin E interfered with was the toxicity of the drugs. The efficacy remained the same.
If you or a loved one is getting chemotherapy, I highly recommend that you take 800 units of vitamin E per day. My favorite brand is an excellent form of completely natural vitamin E called Grace Unique E. This is especially true if the drugs you're taking are platin drugs. The most common platin drugs are cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin.
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