You may be deluged by unsolicited advice about what causes cancer and how to “cure” it (without an iota of knowledge of the individual’s unique tumor biology).
Find an oncologist you trust (2nd and 3rd opinions help validate your choice) and get her/his opinion about every suggested treatment before trying it, no matter how harmless it sounds. A good oncologist can explain why a certain chemical (natural or manufactured) may interfere with the effectiveness of one drug, but not another.
I was fortunate to find an oncologist who backs every opinion with the latest research, is open to alternative therapies as long as there is no evidence of harm and who is willing to also acknowledge the unknowns about a particular tumor type and best guesses at this point in time.
An oncologist/surgeon/radiologist who encourages you to record consultations recognizes how difficult it is to retain overwhelming amounts of information at a stressful time. They get an extra notch in the plus column when I am evaluating members of my treatment team.
Best wishes for a successful outcome.
Thanks. I do appreciate the advice about oncology. I happen to have an oncologist I like, but don’t know if she’s “the greatest”. Just that she has been very good with “bedside manner” - including coming to my bedside at the hospital for my post-surgery appointment, when I found myself in the ER instead of at home at the time and asked the hospital to call her and cancel. (She is from an earlier issue, that turned out not to be cancer, but was suspected and I am still monitored.)