Lisa O Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Seems it can be good for those on watch and wait and those in between treatment, however the jury is still out for anyone in active treatment with "pure" chemotherapy or radiation. http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/n ... 508B603A14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 I take green tea capsules every day and, when we make iced tea, we use a couple of green tea bags as well as the regular tea bags. I'm not in active treatment, so I can't see where it can possibly hurt. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 Cindy, I am on Iressa, and I drink a moderate amount of green tea every day. While my onc doesn't want me taking supplements, while on active treatment I think that eating and drinking antioxidants as part of my natural diet cannot be bad. If I were off of the Iressa, I would be taking the supplements as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Lisa, I think I've been told that you can't really eat or drink enough of the good things like anti-oxidants, vitamins, etc. to really hurt you because your body can metabolize them in food or drink form better than with the big bang of a tablet or capsule. I think you're doing a good thing in drinking moderate amounts of green tea. I've tried drinking it myself and I don't really like it...that's why we try to mix it in with iced tea and I take the capsules...... But, I'm with your doctor on this one and as long as the Iressa is working and you're stable, that's a good thing and why mess around? Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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