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Coping with chemo – NATURALLY

Last year I was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer. Scientific research suggests that this cancer type is due to a diet deficient in fruit and vegetables, and/or a lifetime of overindulgence in nefarious activities. As I don’t fit either profile the medical fraternity said it was just sheer bad luck.

My treatment options were simple: surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I had no time to consider other options; it was those – or die.

Surgery over, a toxic chemical cocktail of chemotherapy followed, designed to kill the rapidly multiplying cancerous cells. Unfortunately, chemo indiscriminately kills healthy cells too, causing numerous side effects. Some are temporary; others, such as decreased

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