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Endometrial Cancer: Noticing my blessings every day
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Feb 2, 2023 | Replies (100)Comment receiving replies
My Mayo oncologist is very much into nutrition as a treatment. He also recommends fasting 5 days a week, eat breakfast & lunch, skip dinner. I fasted for 36 hours prior to chemo. Since the chemo was looking for cancer to attack, it is better to have an empty stomach rather then having food absorb the chemo.
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I'm sure your oncologist took into account the type of chemo you were to be given in recommending fasting. I was treated with Carboplatin and Taxol and was instructed to eat an early breakfast before each treatment to help coat my stomach or my body would not be able to tolerate the treatments.