Dear Bess: Thanks for your info. What I have heard about grapefruits
is that it interferes with certain meds. Your druggist should know.
Hope that helps. I will be signing off on Thursday and returning Jan.
3rd. I hope you and everyone else out there has a great holiday and a
better New Year.
Love June
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BesTom@AOL.COM [SMTP:BesTom@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 9:27 AM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: RE: [MOL] Luiza REply ! - June
>
> Dear June:
> I can't understand about the vitamin business and cancer either.
> I do
> know that a researcher at Sloan Kettering found increased levels of
> Vitamin C
> in cancer cells. If you go to their page you will probably find the
> reference. So their official position is to eat fruit and vegetables
> but NOT
> take vitamin supplements. We do a lot with Chinese herbs. The
> Chinese docs
> have all assured me it would help the chemo and lessen the side
> effects.
> Since the first 5 rounds of taxol/carbo basically didn't work for my
> husband
> I always have this nagging suspicion that the herbs might have
> countered
> their full effectiveness. Who knows anything for sure in this crazy
> battle.
> I also read recently that in Taiwan they've decided drinking too much
> tea
> greatly increases the risk of bladder cancer. Give me a break! In
> that case
> why doesn't everyone in Japan have bladder cancer?. Still muddling
> along.
> Have a happy holiday. Bess
> PS Just got a case of Florida grapefruits and oranges for Christmas.
> I seem
> to remember something very early when I first joined the group about
> grapefruits being bad for people on chemo. Can't imagine why. If
> anyone
> remembers anything about this, please let me know as the grapefruits
> are
> delicious and I hate to give them away. Many thanks. Bess
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