The Top 10 Ways to Prevent a Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- What are the best ways to keep your colorectal cancer from returning? I'll give you the top 10 tips that will give you the best chances to minimize your risk of a cancer recurrence. I bet there's at least one on the list that you've never heard about!
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I was diagnosed with Stage 1 CRC. They cut everything out and said go about your daily life and ensured I was getting yearly colonoscopies, blood work and occasional scans. They never said i needed to change my diet but I did anyway. I only eat lean white meat, drink about 4oz of any type of alcohol a week sometimes not even that, drink coffee, removed all processed sugar, and try my best to be as active as I can. Overall a lot of doctors are pretty hands off with me, and Cancer clinics will not admit me as a patient because I don't need any adjuvant therapies.
It sounds like you’re doing your best to watch out for a recurrence and to prevent one. I hope you remain cancer-free for years to come 🤞🏼💙
Thank you Jelena... you have been my mentor in over 2 years sins I got my diagnosis of CRC.. I am doing well and have a good life with my colostomi. in my darker days I have been listened to you. and that helps a lot .. maaaaany 100000 tank you.from Norway.
Thank you for watching 💙
Hi Jelena! My mom is in the early stages of her cancer journey, having just gotten the news that the large tumor that was found in her colon is cancerous. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and continuing to make these videos. Also, I am so happy that you are doing well now ❤. You are giving so many people in the world hope and clarity through your content.
I was colon cancer free for 3 months. Then the cancer spread to my stomach lining. So I’m back on getting chemo every other week. Next week I’m getting a new drug that will cause rashes. You were my angel during my first cancer. So I say thank you!.
Ed - sorry to hear you are having to deal with a recurrence, the thing all of us cancer patients worry about. I hope your next round of chemo kills off whatever cancer cells are still lingering.
Hi Ed, I’m glad to hear from you. I’m also hoping that this new drug will help kill those nasty cancer cells. 🤞🏼💙
@@SurvivorJelena did doctors do DNA testing, was your cancer result of DNA mutations or genetics???
They did genetic testing and I tested negative for all of the common genes that could cause cancer. As far as they know it was just bad luck that I got cancer.
Praise God that you're doing well, you look terrific and healthy.
Hi Jelana,
thanks for your information. As I am now 6 months out from my surgery and LARS has been a huge issue for me, debilitating. If I can add to your details, one thing I have gathered from my process is that the doctors, now that I have had multiple and then different teams of, they don't know everything nor do they consider further out then their particular expertise. You have to look to alternative sources, request an integrative oncologist, look to a naturopathic Doctor with an oncology background. As I struggle with Lars, I do keep a strict restrictive diet, not what I would call the healthiest due to the LARS but one keeping sugar out. Also with all the supplements to support your body I feel I am doing my best to keep cancer from returning. I am now back at UCSF to treat a lymph node with Colin rectal with radiation and then I also have lymphoma (non issue at this time). So the idea of one day being cancer free is an odd idea to wrap my head around. Again staying as healthy as possible, working to keep a good mind set, keeping up with my exercise and trying to find a new normal. Cheers
I love your balanced and caring responses to people. ❤ I hope youre still doing well.
Thank you so much 💙 I am 😀
Excellent video as always & thanks very much for doing it, so happy to hear me (Noel) getting a mention too !! I'll definitely be drinking more coffee ☕️ too 🇮🇪
Thank YOU for the tip 💙 Cheers ☕️☕️
YOU ARE A REAL CHAMP. THANK YOU
You’re welcome! 💙
Congratulations. So happy for you. Thanks for the tips.
You’re welcome 💙
Love all your videos you help me with every step through my treatment
Thank you, happy to help! 💙
I want to thank you for providing your perspective and experience as a young survivor of cancer. I'm 27 and was diagnosed with stage 1 rectal cancer early this year and even though I feel so lucky that it was caught early, it really turns your life upside down. Your videos have helped in making me feel less lonely in my diagnosis and also provided a lot of useful information.
I had a LAR surgery this summer and they found nothing in my lymph nodes, which was a big relief. Now I'm just looking forward to the reversal surgery. The feeling overall of gratitude of being alive is not something I fully understood before this.
The information you provide is so important for a lot of people. So again, thank you and take care 💕❤️
Thank you so much, I’m so happy you’re enjoying my videos 💙 I hope your reversal surgery goes smoothly and that you’ll be cancer-free for many, many years.
How did you get a colonoscopy at your age ? They keep saying I’m too young
@@jgsthenicz7787 If you're having symptoms (I had rectal bleeding) your age shouldn't matter.
@@Amaonsbru I had some bleeding but it’s not bleeding like I see on google images but it’s like a trace of red ..they say my labs are normal my ct scans are normal I think need this for reassurance I dnt have abdominal pain or anything
@@jgsthenicz7787 I think you should advocate for having the colonoscopy anyway just to be safe. If your scans and labs are clear it's a good sign, but colorectal polyps won't show up on CT scans and labs. Rectal bleeding is not normal and should be followed with a colonoscopy regardless of age.
Thank you Jelena!! I am one year and some change past my big surgery. Bag is gone and my scans, bespoke blood tests and annual colonoscopy have all been coming back clear so doing good so far! I will keep these tips in mind! I have getting my exercise with Zumba... even teaching full classes! 🤩👍
Awesome! That’s great you’re a year past surgery and things are still looking good, AND you’ve got a type of exercise you’re doing that you love.
Thanks for all the info. It is really helpful!
You’re welcome!
hi Jelena, you are just the best of the best. Thanks a million for your videos and your advice. I'm still waiting for my push enteroscopy date. The waiting causes anxiety! My problem is in my small intestine. I like that word 'monster'. I'm not a coffee drinker but I'll start. Here in Spain people eat a lot of processed sausages : processed pork etc. (not me any more) but my husband carries on eating it 😱. Greetings as always from Spain ❤️🇪🇸🙋♀️
Thank you so much 😊 I hope you can get a date scheduled soon and get some more in depth answers 🤞🏼💙
Thank you for the valuable information Jelena. I was curious about your diet and lifestyle pre cancer and if you had any correlation .
Thank you Jelena for all your videos, they really helped me alot with dealing with this monster, just have to go do one more round of chemo and God willing that will be it for my treatment. Went through chemo, radiation and surgery so this is the clean up phase, I like to call it. Still dealing with the hand and foot syndrome but I'm a fighter. Your positive attitude and answers keep me going. Thank you so much, God bless you and your family. Talk to you soon.
Glad you’re on the home stretch. Happy to help you through this 💙
What is hand and foot syndrome
Thank you for your coment everything helps, what is hand and foot syndrome. I am starting to recuperate from surgery and dealing with other challenges as well, thank you.
@@GOK_333 from the chemo I developed tingling, burning, redness on my feet and peeling, was painful, my hands just got red but my feet were the worst
My feet were the worst too. Thanks for explaining what hand and foot syndrome is!
Thank you for this video
Thank you for sharing
You’re welcome 💙
This is a great video
Thank you ☺️
Thank you so much.
You’re welcome 💙
Thank you Jelena for all the information. I began watching the videos previous to my surgery and have learned a lot. I am dealing with recuperating from surgery as well as other challenges, been far from family one of them, But I'm extremely thankful for my life and trying to regain strength and establish a routine is been the hardest. Is only been 2 weeks since surgery I feel extremely blessed . Again thank you,
It’s a major surgery and recovery is tough, so don’t be too hard on yourself as you’re making it through these challenges. I was so surprised by how much of my strength and energy were depleted by the surgery itself. Watch for the small improvements…recovery is a marathon, not a sprint. Hang in there and thank you for watching 💙
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😊 Thank you so much h for responding and for the advise.
I'm having a very hard time sleeping/staying asleep. I love coffee and want to drink more, but I'm afraid it won't help with my sleeping issue?
Yes , surgery took alot ... experimenting on different to include more variety on the diet, my appetite
Is returning slowly. So thankful to have found your Chanel.
I was really confuse about getting or not getting the surgery. I'm glad I did.
Thanks again Jelena
Yes, more coffee may not help your sleeping difficulties. You’re not taking any steroids right now are you? Those are notorious for wrecking your sleep and when I got them before each round of chemo they definitely affected my sleep. That’s great you’re starting to see some improvements.
I have 2 things to add:
1 - Fasting
2 - High dose Vitamin D supplementation
What does fasting do
@@MinisterRedPill when fasting the body after a certain amount of time with no food will begin autophagy which is basically your body eating and killing all the bad cells in your body making new powerful healthy cells and also your liver will start eating your own fat getting rid of everything bad and cleansing your insides subconsciously
@@ZenjiFinau - what’s a good fast to do?
I’m really glad I found your channel. I’m having a colonoscopy on Monday because every symptom I have, according to my doctor, points to cancer. I’m scared but looking for uplifting words. Thank you for putting your story here
I’m glad you found it too. Best of luck to you as you prep for your colonoscopy, and I hope whatever they find it isn’t too serious 🤞🏼
@@SurvivorJelena thank you so much 😊
Questions:
1 - Coffee.. Caffienated? I drink more than one cup caffienated and I'm jittery, bouncing off the walls, and can't sleep at night.
2 - Tree nuts and raw veggies.. I just had my ileostomy takedown 3 weeks ago and just started the second round of chemo. BM's are not easy at all and wondering if I'll ever get to eat these things again?
Interestingly, when the pandemic first started and all the grocery shelves were empty, except for the produce department, I decided to go mostly vegan at the time. I was doing great and had dropped about 25 lbs. I had zero signs of cancer at this point.
Fast forward a year and signs started presenting itself. Bleeding, penciling bm's, but no pain. I initially thought the bleeding was just hemorrhoids, though I wasn't straining during the bathroom trips, and there was no swelling. On a visit with my regular physician, she urged me to get a colonoscopy. I was 57 1/2 yrs old and hadn't done one yet. So I did it in January and wouldn't you know it? Just entering stage 3a cancer. And it was large enough that they said I've had it awhile to get that big. Decades, maybe?
As no signs had presented itself until I went semi-vegan (I still ate seafood), I asked if all the raw foods I had been eating could have irritated the cancer and "awakened" it, to start bleeding? Though I was not given a definitive "yes", I was told the increased fiber "could have" rubbed it raw. Which is the point of eating raw veggies, lol, it helps to clean out our colon.
Anyways, I'm on a low residue diet right now, because of the surgeries and chemo, but miss eating a healthy, loaded salad so much. I've heard there are people who never get to go back to eating raw veggies again and truly hope I'm not one of them. In my opinion, a low residue diet will only lead to diabetes. Lol. White rice, potatoes, and pastas. Yikes.
3 - How long did it take you before you could start eating raw foods again?
Thanks for tips. Probiotics have been shown to prevent colorectal cancer and some literature suggest that probiotics could protect the intestinal injury from chemotherapy.
Hi Jelena, I was just diagnosed with colorectal cancer last year in Nov. 2021. I’ve been through all the chemo and radiation treatments and ileostomy surgeries. I watched some of your videos through my journey and I just want to thank you for putting yourself out there for all of us. I just have a question about the coffee because of the caffeine. I actually stopped drinking coffee and sodas or anything with caffeine about 3 years ago, although I love coffee I was also asked to stop drinking anything with caffeine due to nodules in the breast. Also, I loved eating lots of different nuts like almonds, cashews, and walnuts but then I read that if eaten a lot it could lead to colorectal cancer. It’s just really hard to find good evidenced based research sometimes and it is confusing when you find research that contradicts others.
That’s why it’s important to talk to your doctor about these things. The no caffeine because of breast nodules make sense. I found multiple, legit sources for the info about tree nuts, but didn’t come across anything saying they were bad.
Thanks so much for this my oncologist said the surgeon doesn’t see everything and cancer recurrence is likely I’m back on zelota for two cycles I was upset surgery reversal delayed I will comply and will try these tips thanks
You’re welcome. Hoping you can stay cancer-free 🤞🏼💙
Hi Jelena, Hope you're doing well! I just finished radiation for non surgical management of C Stage 1 rectal cancer. I was wondering if you use Signatura in your list of tools for monitoring?
Thanks for the tips. I don't remember seeing anything about halting sugar intake. That's a biggie.
Those are great tips, also vitamin d I’ve heard helps so I take vitamin d supplements just 1,000u but I heard it helps.
Thanks for these tips. My dad is too stubborn and I have to constantly nag at him to eat healthy and prevent recurrence. Sighs
Thank you Jelena... I'd love to do a podcast on this topic on this. As a recent cancer survivor, I'd really love to chat about this topic with you. Feel free to reach out.
My email address is on my About Me page -send me an email and we can chat.
No connection to colorectal cancer, but i find your videos really engaging
Thank you 💙 Maybe one day the info will come in handy for you (not wishing cancer on you, but perhaps in sharing the knowledge with others).
@@SurvivorJelenaI did have a different type of cancer (lung carcinoid, a very, very rare type).
I was diagnosed with COLON CANCER Stage 2 and operated last Jan 2022 after my operation i went through 8cycles of Oral Chemo for clean up. Last Aug 2022 i done the 8cycles then on Oct 2022 i did my whole body Pet Ct scan and results were all normals, since i was diagnosed i did CEA every 3months all results were less than 1 but just last Feb 6 my CEA went to 2.8 still normal but i was worried why suddenly it went up from always less than 1 to 2.8
It is scary when it fluctuates, but small changes in your body (unrelated to cancer) can cause the CEA to vary within the normal range.
My father has completed his second chemotherapy he is feeling well than before, he has rectal cancer and his stage is 4 doctor said only chemotherapy is the solution and doctor advised for 4 chemos
Will the capecitabine tablets create any problem like edema to my father in future..?
Please reply 🙏
Hey, I hope you're okay. I recently had colonoscopy, and all looked okay besides one diverticula, no cancer detected. Have received biopsy results, which show mild to moderate chronic inflammation. Still not sure what this means or what caused the inflammation??
I’m not sure. I would reach out to your doctor to see what they have to say and if there’s anything you should do to try to help relieve the inflammation.
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Great info and your lookin really good!!!!
Anyone have experience with hot chemo surgury
Are talking about HIPEC?
Hi, should I worry if I see blood on toilet paper? But no any other symptoms or pain . It is happening for the last 7 months that I had a blood on toilet paper one or two days per month but not on the stool or the water just on the toilet paper.
The next time you see your doctor you should mention it to them. Blood isn’t normal, but it doesn’t necessarily mean cancer. If you start experiencing any other symptoms you should check in with your doctor sooner than later.
Thanks jenela for the tips. I'm also in remission. Also vitamin D helps
.laboratory studies show that vitamin D can reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections and reduce inflammation.
Congrats on being in remission!
Vitamin D3, and green tea and coffee
I wanted to ask you about deodorant, are there certain ones to use and ones not to use
I use natural deodorant, but it’s a personal preference because I also only use beauty products that aren’t tested on animals. Use what you’re comfortable with.
It’s odd that after going through cancer treatment, the oncologists provide little in the way of recommendations on what to do to avoid recurrence. Possibly because they might believe there’s little impact of these actions on recurrence? I don’t know.
Or they possibly believe that most patients won’t follow a lot of the recommendations? That’s a good question.
I drink ginger extract - its anti inflamatory
When you were going through chemo did you have to bring home a pump every treatment?
Yes, I did. Then went back to the cancer center to get it disconnected 2 days later.
The take home chemo pump is a standard part of FOLFOX chemo treatment. It administers fluorouracil over 46 hours.
I am now dealing with breast cancer :(
Oh no! I’m so sorry 😢
Is it okay to eat raw vegetables like lettuce etc?
I don’t see why not.
2:56 coffee isn't good for any condition and it can even make your health worse.. Don't recommend coffee at all..
If you ask me why there are 1oo reasons, let me just say it's a dirty diuretic and it draine out all your vitamins and minerals from your body, specially your vitamin and mineral reserves from adrenal glance... So if you drink coffee daily u will be deficient in Zink, Magnum and so much more. Just to remind you that Zink helps people to fall in deep sleep, that's the reason why coffee keeps you up so long.. Zink also maintain your immune system, and magnesium is involved in more than 3oo body functions... One of most important cleaning kidneys balans hormones keep calcium levels normal and so on.. And when ever you drink coffee all those things are messed up so... 💁
There are plenty of scientific studies that have found health benefits of coffee. I’ll listen to those and not a random comment.
@@SurvivorJelena if you consider that coffee industry net worth is around 450 bil.. U can imagine how accurate those studies about healthy benefits of coffee are.. Also I can show you at least 1o studies that show how bad coffee is not only for gut, but for overall health.
Tea is something else, tea's have lost of health benefits even they are diuretics and have coffin they have health benefits. But coffee unfortunately does not. U can keep on drinking coffee I bet you like it, I use to like it to 😄but after I quit drink it I feel much better and refreshing.
@@sony-hq3uz
Well my cancer doc keeps reminding me to not take sugar.
how are you jelena .. i am still afraid from returning back of that disease ........................... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I’m doing well. Try to not live your life in complete fear. Enjoy your health and being cancer-free while that is the case.
@@SurvivorJelena Right
can i drink decaf?
Decaf doesn't have the same benefit.
@@SurvivorJelena is it ok if I drink 2 cups of coffee 4 seems so much
Yo cute shirt ; )
Seems carnivor is helping people too
You seem very knowledgeable and I appreciate your experience but can you please try to stop moving so much when you speak. I actually try to cover the bottom of the screen to listen to your videos. No disrespect intended. Maybe think of it as a constructive criticism