Cancer Surgery Special Report

Note: these products are to be used for cancer surgery recovery and preparation and not to prevent, cure or treat cancer.

Begin taking the following supplements at least 5 days prior to surgery, discontinue taking the supplements the day of the surgery, and resume taking the supplements one day after surgery (unless directed otherwise by your physician).

It is suggested to take these supplements for approximately one month after surgery.

• Glutamine: 3000 mg per day away from food
• IP6 (inositol hexaphosphate): 1-3 grams per day
• AHCC (active hexose correlated compound): 3000 mg per day
• Lactoferrin: 300-900 mg per day
• PSK (protein bound polysaccharide K (Coriolus): 3000 mg per day
• Cimetidine: 800 mg before bedtime
• Modified Citrus Pectin: 14-30 grams per day away from food
• Soy isoflavones (genistein): 100-200 mg per day with food
• Silibinin (component of milk thistle): 500-600 mg per day
• Chrysin: 1000 mg per day
• Green Tea: 650-1000 mg of EGCG per day
• Curcumin: BCM-95® extract: 400 mg per day with food OR 2500 mg per day of a regular curcumin supplement

Please Note: Different curcumin formulations will differ in their absorption and bioavailability. These differences in absorption can affect the suggested doses. For example, one type of curcumin — called BCM-95 — has studies documenting that 400 mg of BCM-95 curcumin compound can provide curcumin blood levels equal to ingesting 2,500–2,800 mg of regular curcumin supplements.

• Resveratrol: 20-25 mg before surgery; increase to 100-250 mg 2 weeks after surgery
• Quercetin: 500-1000 mg per day

Due to blood-thinning effects, avoid the following supplements for 2 weeks prior to surgery and begin taking 2 weeks after surgery:

• Garlic: 1200-2400 mg per day with food
• Fish oil: 4000 mg per day with food
• Vitamin E: 400-800 IU per day with food
• Feverfew: 250 mg per day

Prescription Drugs:

Pharmaceuticals prescribed prior to surgery depend on the status of the individual cancer patient. Patients with low white blood count are typically treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating growth (GCF) factors such as Neupogen® (300-480 micrograms per day) or Neulasta® (6 mg) which lasts 3 weeks. Other pharmaceutical compounds which have shown benefits for cancer patients undergoing surgery are interferon alpha and Interleukin 2.

• Neupogen®: 300-480 micrograms per day OR Neulasta®: 6 mg, which lasts 3 weeks
• Interferon alpha: 0.5 to 3 million IU
• Interleukin 2: 1 to 6 million IU