...they can do for him. Help!! Herbs? My dad has esophageal cancer and has completed all of his chemo and radiation. My mom had to send his end resault scans to his Dr. in Baltimore to see if he was able to have surgery to remove the tumor. The phone call came and the news was not good. They could not do any type of surgery because it had spred. We want to do plan 2...Does anyone know anything about herbal remedies to help? I have been told about Essiac Tea. I would like to hear some feedback on herbs. Please help me...I don't want to lose my dad!! There has to be something out there!!

Hi - there are a lot of suggested herbal supplements and nutrition aids from all that i've been reading (my dad was recently diagnosed). I suggest you post your question in the Alternative Medicine section, you will probably get a lot more info there.D.

STACY... I am a volunteer with the american cancer society (Relay for Life committee, Wisconsin)Over the last few years I helped raise awareness, and fundraising for research for cancer. Fortuneately (the whole battle isn't completely over but...) a company i do work with has come across some research recently. It is on a xanthone molecule called GARCINONE E. One of the research studies we came across can be found in pubmed.com. HERE IS THE ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH STUDY. (Please check it out it will be worth your time)***********EXERPT FROM WWW.PUBMED.GOV*************Planta Med. 2002 Nov;68(11):975-9. Links Garcinone E, a xanthone derivative, has potent cytotoxic effect against hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.Ho CK, Huang YL, Chen CC. Department of Medical Research & Education, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, ROC.Treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) with chemotherapy has generally been disappointing and it is most desirable to have more effective new drugs. We extracted and purified 6 xanthone compounds from the rinds (peel) of the fruits of Garcinia mangostana L., using partitioned chromatography and then tested the cytotoxic effects of these compounds on a panel of 14 different human cancer cell lines including 6 hepatoma cell lines, based on the MTT method. Several commonly used chemotherapeutic agents were included in the assay to determine the relative potency of the potential new drugs. Our results have shown that one of the xanthone derivatives which could be identified as garcinone E has potent cytotoxic effect on all HCC cell lines as well as on the other gastric and lung cancer cell lines included in the screen. We suggest that garcinone E may be potentially useful for the treatment of certain types of cancer.PMID: 12451486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]show the full length of this study to DR BALTIMORE (need adobe reader):http://www.mangosteen-juice.biz/Adob...f------------- ------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------- ------the best news of all?... GARCINONE E IS NOT A CHEMO, RADIATION TREATMENT, OR A DRUG!!!!!!! (You may still have kids after all if any cancer you have so far has not eliminated those chances)In fact Garcinone E is a natural molecular compound found abundantly in the RIND of a tropical fruit called the MANGOSTEEN (no relation to the mango).Again, it WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME to check this short video http://mymangosteen.com/video/joes_n...l------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------------Now I will be the first to tell you... ever since Joe discovered the true folklore values of the rind of the mangosteen, and founded the company that made the first mangosteen juice, there have become HUNDREDS of companies that have done the same thing. That right there has to say something. But let me tell you what NONE of them have (due to our strict patent) is the ENTIRE fruit. You see the RIND is actually bitter, like eating an orange peel, thats why you saw that most folklore made this rind into a tea to drink it. Because of our patented formulation which actually makes the juice taste wonderful, many juice only use the white part of the fruit or VERY LITTLE of the RIND (look at the ingredients)Fact: XanGo is the only mangosteen supplement that uses the ENTIRE fruit. Now i am not making any claims, like this will cure your father's cancer... not at all. Just like ANY treatment... it may work, it may not. BUT IF THIS OPTION IS OVERLOOKED, AND YOUR DAD PASSES AWAY, CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY, STACY, THAT YOU TRIED EVERYTHING? (this does not have the side effects, and costs a lot less). You will never know if this would have helped you if you don't try.If you would like to see testimonies of how this product has helped others, and also what we call a "21 day challenge" visit http://www.mangosteenexperiences.com/index.htm testimonies are on left, details on the 21 day challenge regimen is halfway down.XanGo is not available in stores, but is available to order (along with information, Q & A, and XanGo's charitable donation to childrens charities) visit our main site belowhttp://www.healingfruit4you.com

Try this web site-----www.caring4cancer.com It's a complete source of knowledge and support! I take my mother to the Hillman cancer center in Pittsburgh, Pa. They are the MOST caring and wonderful, compassionate people! Find a cancer center. Don't give up! Call the American Cancer Society for a number for the cancer centers of America.They only deal with cancer patients so you know you're getting the best and newest techniques available! Do it! You have nothing to loose and EVERYTHING to gain. Hope everything works out for your family.My prayers will be with you.

Have you tried any alternative therapies...non traditional. I am a Native American and we use some of our traditional healers to assist us. Many healers use medicines from Mother Earth to help us. Some members of my family are herbalists and essiac tea is one I have heard about. Another tea you can look for is Flor-Essence. Try a search on the net for this product. I take this once in a while to detox my organs (liver, heart, kidneys, lungs, etc) and I am told that cancer patients use this as well. I just attended a workshop by a healer and he shared with us a very simple remedy which is absolute truth and which is basically LOVE for one self and others. Forgiveness as well. Sounds hokey to some but trust me it works. Also this healer suggests energy work. Chakras. Clearing out our minds, body & spirit with negative energy. Hope this works. I will pray for your dad.