Chemotherapy (chemo) and radiation are two of only three sanctioned medical procedures (surgery is the third) utilized in the treatment of cancer. Chemo involves antimetabolites that attempt to disrupt cancer cell growth and reproduction and cytotoxic (cell poisoning) drugs to kill cancer cells.
Chemo and radiation are also utilized to shrink the cancer tumor size prior to surgery, with an objective to make removal both less invasive to the patient and more effective in removing the cancerous tumor or tumors.
Chemotherapy causes the barrier of the intestine to become permeable and leaky, allowing detrimental bacteria and fungi to enter the bloodstream and impaired nutrient digestion.
Chemotherapy suppresses the immune response while severely depleting Taurine, a key ingredient of bile needed for fat-soluble vitamin absorption, cell membrane integrity and calcium/ sodium balance.
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Most forms of chemotherapy cause depletion of Vitamin A and interfere with intestinal absorption of Vitamin K, needed for proper blood density. Dermatitis on the skin is common, while haemoglobin (red blood cell) levels are lowered after chemotherapy.
Radiation therapy damages bone marrow by X-ray or Gamma-ray emission, while causing a severe decline in needed vitamin C concentration in the bone marrow and the body’s sodium/potassium balance.
Further, radiation therapy shrinks the spleen and thymus gland, while causing a reduction in white blood cell counts known as leucopenia. Regarding the immune response, both helper T-cells and suppressor T-cells are reduced.