Guest guest Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 --- In , " willoughbyr@... " <willoughbyr@...> > However, I am concerned at the further suggestion that green tea somehow magically kept CML at bay from diagnosis until recently. I do not believe this, and I hope any expectant mothers diagnosed with CML would listen first and foremost to their doctors (and go to a CML specialist centre if in ANY doubt about the advice given or care received). describes her story and gives it as " evidence " that green tea works. > > Also, crucially green tea had no effect on the levels of bcr/abl oncogene in her blood ____________________________________ Hi , I appreciated your post....very well written and intelligent, and lots of good background information about our fortune with these drug options. I agree about green tea. I drink a fair amount of it (often with a splash of org. fruit juice) because it is a good anti-oxidant, but it does not control or influence cml cells. Just because you are doing 2 things at once (drinking green tea, and staying off medical drugs) it does not mean that there is any correlation between the two events. For all they know at present, maybe the hormones of being pregnant have an influence on the cml cells, or maybe it was because she was in the early dx phase that she was able to be off drug for a period of time. But she does contradict herself with her claims about green tea (posted on the list several times) and then she herself needing to start Gleevec because of her high white count and an enlarged and painful spleen. I think right there you have the anecdotal evidence that green tea was not preventing the cml cells from increasing. Several of us, chatting off line, were just hopeful that others could see through her faulty reasoning about green tea......but you never know when someone might be vulnerable and hoping for some magic. When they first wrote about Gleevec in People magazine, it was called the " magic bullet " .....so this is where our magic is. We need which ever drug is working best for us to survive. I am glad you monitor the list and hope you will keep contributing when you feel you have something to add. C. other side of the pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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