When fighting cancer, it is important to do everything possible to improve the chances of our survival. One way in which we can accomplish this is by helping the drugs given us during chemotherapy attack our tumors as hard as possible. Studies have shown that short-term fasting before chemotherapy enhances the effect chemo drugs have on tumors:
- Promising strategy to enhance chemotherapy-based cancer efficacy
- Potentially alleviates toxicity
- Makes cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy
- Protects healthy cells
- Boost immune system
- Monday dinner around 6pm and nothing after
- Tuesday fasting with water and decaf tea (green tea, turmeric tea, etc. as long as decaf)
- Wednesday chemo day
- When chemo was finished, I ended my short-term fasting and began eating
Resources:
Can fasting help fight cancer? Read More
The Effects of Short-term Fasting on Quality of Life and Tolerance to Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Randomized Cross-over Pilot Study Read More
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Fasting During Chemotherapy May Offset Some Side Effects of Cancer-fighting Drugs
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Short-Term Fasting Synergizes with Solid Cancer Therapy by Boosting Anti-tumor Immunity
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A Simple Method to Optimize the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy: Modulation of Glucose Intake During Chemotherapy. “Glucose and caloric intake should be drastically reduced the day before and during chemotherapy administration to deprive cancer cells of ATP and molecules required to repair cytotoxic lesions. Few hours after chemotherapy, glucose and caloric intake should be drastically increased for few days to promote the activation of TILs that reinforce the destruction of cancer cells. Results: This strategy could improve the results of chemotherapy by first enhancing cytotoxic stress against tumor cells and then promoting activation of the anti-cancer immune response.” Read More