Progesterone & DHEA During Chemo Therapy?

[Soren]

Does anyone know if there is any downside to taking Progesterone & DHEA during chemo treatment for b cell lymphoma?

Patient has what the doctors are calling a very mild case of b cell lymphoma. His PET scan shows that it has not spread anywhere else and that he only needs three "small" doses of chemo over six weeks.

When I found out that he had cancer I started him on a very small dose of progesterone (5mg). What I want to do is increase his amount to a more therapeutic dose but I'm looking for studies that show no contraindications.

The studies I have found with regards to progesterone and blood cancer are very positive and @haidut recent study using Cortinon in a progesterone ratio of 8:1 for Murine Leukemia seems very promising.

Does anyone have any experience of taking progesterone during chemo therapy?
Or any other studies they could point me too?

Thanks.

 

[Texon]

This showed up on the same internet search page as your Ray Peat forum link

Beneficial effects and side effects of DHEA: true anti-aging and age-promoting effects, as well as anti-cancer and cancer-promoting effects of DHEA evaluated from the effects on the normal and cancer cell telomeres and other parameters - PubMed

The author evaluated the effects of DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) on the amount of telomeres of normal cells and cancer cells and found the following: Contrary to the literature, which often recommended 25-50 mg of DHEA daily for the average adult human being, the author found that, depending on...

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