Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies
Hi All, I am newly diagnosed Stage 1, IDC, tiny tumor, 42 year old. Does everyone elect to have surgery as step 1, does anyone try to fight the tumor on it's own? I'm E+, P+ Her2-Neg, MMI is 8. My hormones have been out of whack for a while and I neglected to take care of me, very hard menstrual cycles, very high stress, emotional trauma too, but I eat well and exercise. I'm a month from being diagnosed and I've upped my supplements and am eating really healthy, juicing, praying...etc. I need to block my estrogen, what are you guys doing for that? Also, any discussion on natural ways to get rid of a tumor? Anyone hear of Crybolation/Cryotherapy to freeze cancer cells - it's so successful in other countries especially for people with my diagnosis but very hard to find here in USA. I truly believe God gave us everything to heal our bodies and we can heal our cells and our life is in his hands, the conventional cancer path already has took me down dark tunnels that I don't feel are right for me... just looking for something more natural, would love your thoughts if you are like minded thinker and believer. God bless you all! XO
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Letrozole reduces estrogen to undetectable levels. The tests available to us are limited to <10. It may be that turkey tail gets it under 10 but letrozole gets it closer to 0. I would ask your doctor about this.
Mayo Clinic actually has a gas chromatograph that can measure down to 0
Interesting. That must be what was used in the studies of the effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors. I always wondered.
Probably so. I would like to find one a little closer, but I’m interested in the actual number, so I may send them a sample
I would also but I live on the east coast. If you look into this could you report back ( so we don’t inundate) as to how we could get this information from afar. Thank You 🌸
This was sent to me from my wife’s oncologist:
Hi guys,
The estradiol test is <10.0 (less than 10) and you are correct that is the bottom limit of the test. The only way to get a more sensitive test would be to send a sample to the Mayo clinic for Mass Spectrometry (https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/81816#Overview) which should be able to detect lower levels of estradiol. However, even if we detect a level on this test, we don't recommend dose adjusting the letrozole.
I think I want to pursue this a little more.
Interesting and thank you. Please keep us posted. 🌸
@healin hand what is your goal here? Are you interested in finding out if the aromatase inhibitors are needed, or what dose is effective? Are you trying to avoid side effects or prove the meds aren't needed?
Read the Femara insert, or the drug insert for any AI. For Femara, the insert basically says that in studies, 20% of the suggested dose reduced estradiol below detectable levels.
But I am not sure whether dose matters anyway. If estrogen is effectively suppressed, at any dose level, the side effects would probably be the same, right?
I’m interested in seeing the complete effect of Turkey Tail.
Interesting