radiotherapy

Joint pain on Letrozole

I have a client who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has had a lumpectomy and radio therapy and is now on Letrozole. This is now resulting in joint pain – does anyone have any effective supplements or treatments they can recommend. This client is taking magnesium, b vits…

35 yo F with Weight loss support

Posted on behalf of Sarah Brown, Nutritional Therapist I’d appreciate your help and input with supplements and tests for a complex case as follows: My client is a 35 year old woman with 2 children who came to me looking for support with weight loss. In her 20’s she was…

Breast cancer

Hi I would appreciate help and advice regarding a dear friend of mine who has recently been diagnosed with breast ca. She has had a lumpectomy of a 12mm grade 2 tumour, margins clear, nodes clear, ER positive, HER2 negative. Radiotherapy compulsory, chemo not recommended at this stage re histology…

60 yo F with Breast Cancer

This lady has had radiotherapy (overdose she thinks) which resulted in 9 days hospitalisation with uncontrolled pain. The pain is now under control with the use of opiates. She now has gastric sensitivity. Is Permavite the best supplement to use for this.? Whilst putting together a supplement and dietary protocol,…

Breast cancer

Can anyone make any suggestions for a client I have who is suffering from hot flushes since stopping HRT. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, has had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. She was on HRT but was advised to stop and has been prescribed letrozole which as yet she…

67 yo F with Brain tumour

Hi, I have recently taken on the following case and would like some advice as I have not dealt with a cancer patient before. Female 67yrs old Diagnosed with brain tumour after travelling to Ghana to burry her husband who died of prostate cancer She starts radiotherapy on 2nd October…

49 yo F with Breast cancer

Any help with the following case would be gratefully received, thank you. 49, Female, 5.6, 10 stone 8, happily married. 3 teenage daughters, Assistant Head Teacher (primary) Full time Diagnosis of Oestrogen Driven Breast Cancer in December 2015, this is following swelling in foot which prompted visit to GP and…

Post treatment for prostate cancer

Advice please: 82yr old man, 2 yrs post treatment for prostate cancer, has been left with bowel issues after radiotherapy. Diarrhoea, flatulence, urgency and sometimes incontinence. I understand that the radiotherapy can cause inflammation to the bowel and wondered if anyone has had success treating this with a standard anti-inflammatory…

58 yo F with immune function

58 year old lady looking for improve her immune function post lumpectomy and lymph gland removal. My Client was diagnosed with breast cancer September 2015 and had a lumpectomy in the December that year with the removal of some lymph nodes. She had radiotherapy for 4 weeks in February 2016…

65 yo M with rising PSA levels

Prior Male 65 with rising PSA levels following radical prostatectomy in 2001 and radiotherapy in 2012. Radical Prostatectomy in 2001 and PSA started rising 3 yrs ago, following a stressful Himalayan trek and are now rising steadily and gathering momentum, currently at 4.1 ng/ml. Radiotherapy in July 2012, which was…

Lymphoedema

Lymphoedema is a common problem after radiotherapy, would Intenzyme Forte be useful? Posted by Jill