re: father has cancer and it's spreading all over.

You get a chance to say goodbye

Not everyone, myself included, gets that chance

Damn, sorry to hear that..

Deeply sorry to hear. There won't be much you can find positive in. Maybe take this time as at least some warning of your Dad' passing and live with him while he still has some of those. Live it to the fullest and try and be glad you had some type of notice rather than his just being gone from your life right this minute.

God does not think small like men. For all you know this man is saved already and being called home, or this is the eye opening now or never moment that he needed. This is a time of love and confusion for their family. God willing, he will find peace.

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Lost my Dad to cancer right before Christmas.
I miss him alot.

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I did also. 3 days before. There isn't much you can do. And it does suck to watch them go but we all go through it at some point.

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I know it sounds gross but I have a juice daily with 5 carrots,1 beet,small piece of ginger, 1 green apple,1 celery,and a cucumber and i really havent been sick in years knock on wood and I didnt mention but it actually tastes good.

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not surprised at all

but folks go crazy when they hear cancer
and they'll decide with whatever they're comfy with

I read about a lady doctor who beat breast cancer the same way, so this is no surprise to me

I always advocate that type therapy, but FEAR is the big dictator

that's an interesting website, chrisbeatcancer dot com

did you know, prior to chemotherapy, that the Rockefellers sold kerosene as a cancer therapy?! no joke !!!

do a search for cancer comma kerosene and read

Keep the faith! It'll be crappy but see it for what it is and help make him feel loved as much as possible. My mom and wife both succumbed to cancer....

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boost his immune system

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Best way to do this is via diet

High healthy fat (high omega 3/low omega 6), moderate protein, low carb, low inflammatory diet (bordering on ketogenic diet)


Caveat about your link: the producers of that content are only interviewing the survivors who tried these options, not those who tried the same therapy and died (survivorship bias). This is coming from someone who is very open minded on using complementary therapies as adjuncts to conventional therapy

LINK

Caveat: there is little/no data on this being of benefit for prostate cancer (along with the other complementary therapies recommended). Risk/benefit ratio analysis is up to each individual...

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Ketogenic diets as an adjuvant cancer therapy: History and potential mechanism

Cancer cells, relative to normal cells, demonstrate significant alterations in metabolism that are proposed to result in increased steady-state levels of mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as O2 and H2O2. It has also been proposed that cancer cells increase glucose and hydroperoxide metabolism to compensate for increased levels of ROS. Given this theoretical construct, it is reasonable to propose that forcing cancer cells to use mitochondrial oxidative metabolism by feeding ketogenic diets that are high in fats and low in glucose and other carbohydrates, would selectively cause metabolic oxidative stress in cancer versus normal cells. Increased metabolic oxidative stress in cancer cells would in turn be predicted to selectively sensitize cancer cells to conventional radiation and chemotherapies. This review summarizes the evidence supporting the hypothesis that ketogenic diets may be safely used as an adjuvant therapy to conventional radiation and chemotherapies and discusses the proposed mechanisms by which ketogenic diets may enhance cancer cell therapeutic responses.

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My uncle has the same situation. Spread to his spine. Diagnosed him 4 years ago and gave him 2 years at the time. So don't give up hope. He still does most everything he wants to.