Mission: To provide people who have cancer and their primary domestic caregiver simple solutions to address the side effects of cancer treatment.

When Paul got cancer, we did everything we were told and then faced a myriad of issues, as they appeared. Most side effects from the treatments show up some weeks after it has ended. Some side effects are transitory, some recur intermittently and some are permanent. None of them are easily ignored. We always consulted with his doctor about these issues first to hear what was suggested. If there was no suggestion, which all too typical, we prayed for divine guidance. Divine guidance pointed us to information from a variety of excellent sources:

1. We found a very gifted naturopath to work with in addition to Paul's regular doctors.

2. The National Institute of Health website and oncology websites provided information about chemotherapy drugs and their side effects.

3. Seminars and papers by natural health doctors and their websites provided a great deal of information on nutrition and how our bodies work and ‘leads’ for further investigation in that area.

4. Research reports posted on medical sites, pharmaceutical sites and natural supplement sites also provided a great deal of information.
Using the information agreed upon by both conventional and naturopathic sources, we compiled solutions that do not interfere or conflict with traditional treatment, are friendly to the body, easy to use, legal to obtain. That being said, you should always check in with your healthcare professional before adding anything to your current treatment. We were careful to always keep Paul's oncologist aware of what we were doing. Note: Be prepared for their understandable reluctance. Do your homework well before presenting it to him/her. They are often not educated in the alternative methods and do not understand them. I have found ample resources on line that list interactions between prescribed drugs and herbs or other natural supplements. A word of caution: most prescribed drugs were originally derived from plants. It is very easy to duplicate the action of a prescribed drug and end up taking too much of the same thing. Even though I am personally very adventurous, I do not advocate self-diagnosis or self-treatment. It is always best to seek out trusted professional guidance.

On this site, we are hoping the simple solutions we found will serve as a springboard for your journey. At the very least, this site will save you a lot of footwork and guesswork. There are a lot of claims out there for products that are helpful in theory but have little value in practice. What we found to be most effective is to give the body the materials it is accustomed to working with. The body uses raw materials such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, amino acids, peptides and enzymes. We are very proud to offer the product lines of Nutricology and Western Botanicals to fill these requirements. After a great deal of exploration, these are the two companies we choose our products from now.

You Can Survive is devoted to cancer survivors. We welcome testimonies from people with cancer who find our ideas helpful. We are interested in hearing from other cancer survivors; particularly about how they successfully addressed the issues they encountered using natural supplements and methods.