Hi and thanks for reading....

I have a friend that has had non hodgekins lymphoma (??) some years back. I don't know exactly how many years. She was radiated then and had chemo therapy.

Now, she has breast cancer. She has had a double mascectomy recently. The problem is that there is this limit on how much they can radiate you or give you chemo in your life. So they are telling her that she can't get much or any radiation, and of all of the types of chemo, she is only eligible for one type that isn't so effective.

Is there anything she can do besides these weak strategies the docs are giving her? Alternatives? SOmething to do in addition to her upcomming therapy?

Thanks,
MH..

Sorry to hear about your friend. Sadly the conventional cancer therapies are known for their potency to cause serious long-term effects. In lymphoma in particular, even patients who have been efficiently treated and "cured" years ago are at a higher risk to develop secondary cancers.

Your friend's current condition is rough indeed... the very little I can suggest is that she eat as much as fruits and vegetables as possible. Many of them have natural antioxidant as well as anti-cancer substances. I have once read that pomegranates fruits have shown to cause breast cancer cells to self-destruct in some lab studies. Perhaps you could find better advices at breast cancer forums. Either way, her diet and life style are undoubtedly prominent in her recovering process.

Good luck

The only thing I might add to the last poster's message is that she might ask to be referred to a specialist or to any number of clinical trials going on. Some times there are new approaches available out there that are not well known but are in trials at centers of excellence(specialized Cancer treatment units.)