Hi!
There are scientific evidences for a significant association between cancer protection and the consumption of fruit and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and other biochemicals, that are playing an important role in body's metabolic processes and are essential for staying in good health and prevention of number of disease, including different types of cancers.
The mechanisms of action of vitamins and other micronutrients in general are numerous, complex and some may function as antioxidants or in DNA repair, others act as antimutagens.

Vitamin C is one of the most potent antioxidant vitamins(antioxidants are preventing cell damage by interacting and stabilizing the free radicals, very reactive molecules that are causing damage to DNA and cell proteins-DNA damage is linked to cancer appearance.) Vitamin C is important for an efficient immune system(first cancer cells that are developed are destroyed by efficient immune system), healthy body tissue and is known that inhibits the formation of some cancerogenic substances.
Vitamin D deficiency causes an increase in cell proliferation, another known risk factor for cancer(uncontrolled proliferation is one of the main cancer cell characteristics.
Omega 3 fatty acids discourage certain cancers from starting and slow progression of some cancers by damping of inflammation (a cause and growth promoter of common cancers).
Folic acid, B6 and B12 vitamins are involved in different parts of DNA repair, thus preventing cancer appearance.
Vitamin E, one of the body’s main antioxidants, is important in cell maintenance and researchers recently suggested that vitamin E potentially slows prostate cancer growth.
There is association between lower risk of many types of cancer and beta carotene(antioxidant).
Lycopene, found in tomatoes, apricots, oranges watermelon, and other foods is very potent antioxidant.
Selenium is a mineral and is a component of antioxidant enzymes.

All of this substances and other more are helping our body to prevent and fight with cancer.
Hope I helped!
Best wishes!
Marija

So basically I rebuild my diet. do you have any information on the dosage one should respect? I even consulted my pharmasist and he wasn't sure. Asked doctors that treated me for capillary cancer and I recevied no straight answer. Do you know of anywhere that has concrete info that I can educate myself to a better understanding?

Thank you for your reply....

Larry

There was a trial for prevention the prostate cancer by using mineral Selenium and Vit.E.
The results were decreased appearance of cancer.
Selenium was taken in dosage of 200 micrograms daily.
Vitamin E 400 miligrams daily.
Before, you start to take these dosages, please, consult your doctor.
There is a some connection of Selenium and non-melanoma skin cancers.
If you have uncontrolled high blood pressure, vascular disease or diabetes you shouldn't take Vit E in this dosages, because it is linked with appearance of cardiovascular diseases.
I'll suggest to talk with your doctor, or doctor of biochemical medicine or to take this supplements in lower doses than those I mentioned previously.
Take care!
Marija

Actually I do have high blood pressure. Used to be controled. Since my thyroidectomy and the synthroid replacement meds, I have been having difficulties adjusting. Doc had me cut down by half the blood pressure meds ( athenol).
But, having said this, the info is indeed interesting and for sure needs more looking into. This is information that I could not get from my doctor. I would have to ask him directly about specifics to have any feed back. I seriously appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Thank You

God Bless

Larry

What are the ranges of your thyroid hormones?
Can you ask your doctor to change your drugs?
Even ranges of thyroid hormones that are consider normal can be not normal for you and you may still experience symptoms.
Thyroid drugs needs to be adjusted just for you. The right therapy is not when you have the right numbers of your thyroid hormones levels, but when you feel fine.

Blessings to you!
Marija

I don't remember the TH4 level the doc was looking for. However, he did tell me that he wanted it I think low level to prevent the cancer cells if any to, as he says it, stay asleep ( keep them inactive ). Right now I am taking .175 synthroid daily. I will check with the doc for the level though. I hate that when I don't know data. Leaves a blank and don't like blanks...lol

Larry

Did you have partial thyroidectomy?
Have you experienced some side effects from Synthroid?

Hello
The procedure was a complete thyroidectomy. He has been adjusting the synthroid for a year and a half now.

Lifelong treatment with thyroxine is required after total thyroidectomy, but the optimal dose is difficult to predict.
Some studies showed that the best predictors of optimal T4 dose are bodyweight and age. Subsequent use of a weight-related algorithm improved time to achieve normal thyroid function.

Have you experienced weight gain, low energy, moodiness, hot flashes while taking Synthroid?

So, you seem to know a bit about thyroidectomy !!!! lol
there has been weight changes but nothing out of the normal. Now you talk moodiness!!!!???? I'll give you my wife's number. She'll tell you a story or two I bet lol. And low energy at times. But nothing to stop me in the daily routines.
If I may ask, how do you know these issues that only someone having lived it would know ????? You're very on the point about the details... lol