Recently, I asked myself the question, “Are there any dietary changes/supplements proven to help with CLL symptoms or disease progression?”
I found this sensible-sounding perspective from Dr. Nicole Lamanna: “Can Diet Help Prolong the Watch-and-Wait Period?”
I also found some research/information regarding the potential benefits of taking green tea extract (EGCG) and turmeric (curcumin):
- Turmeric and Green Tea: A Recipe for the Treatment of B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Green tea extract appears to keep cancer in check in majority of CLL patients
- Curcumin in chronic lymphocytic leukemia – A review
- Maintenance Therapy for B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Curcumin and Vitamin D treatment may stabilize disease in patients with CLL and SLL
- The Effect of Curcumin (as Meriva) on Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC), NK Cells, and T Cell Populations in Patients with Stage 0/1 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Green tea polyphenol “epigallocatechin-3-gallate”, differentially induces apoptosis in CLL B-and T-Cells but not in healthy B-and T-Cells in a dose dependant manner
- CLL support forum
- B Cell Disorders and Curcumin