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114870 tn?1210298346

White blood counts

My Mom is doing chemo for her recurrence with just taxotere alone.  This time around her blood counts seem to drop after each treatment which we know is common but is there anything that she can do to help prevent them from dropping.  The Neulesta shot is killing her from all the bone pain in her legs and we are willing to do anything to avoid that shot, its very hard on her.  Her first initial treatments in 06 she never needed a booster shot so we're not too familiar with what she should intake to help her counts stay stable after chemo.

Thank you
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110491 tn?1274481937
There are a lot of promising and extensive studies about the Maitake D-Fraction, not only does it boost the immune system, it also shrinks tumors. I started taking it after my last chemo treatment, and still am, but by coincidence (cholesterol check) found out that my white blood cells and neutrophils are still AS LOW as they were during chemo - they never recovered, Maitake and all.

Before you take anything, check with your oncologist first. Mine was very adamant about me not taking anything but a multi.

I think it is very important to stay on schedule with your chemo and Neulasta seems the way to go. I was on it as well and hated the shot but was able to have each treatment on time.
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Look into Maitake D-Fraction, it's the only oral 'supplement' you can take that has an impact on white blood cells (among other things).  Excellent safety profile and is approved for use with all cancer treatments by the famous Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center and also approved by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (via the book How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine).

http://www.alanpeto.com/ovarian_cancer/articles/2/1/Maitake-D-Fraction-and-Ovarian-Cancer/Page1.html

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