benbravery
Healthshare member since June 2011
Member Profile
- Gender: M
- Location: Melbourne 3053 Australia
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About
Ben Bravery was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in January 2010 and is currently receiving treatment in Melbourne. Ben is a zoologist and educator and has spent the last four years in Beijing where he first worked for Chinese scientific agencies and later started his own science communication business. Having been involved in the communication of science for so long, it was unsurprising that Ben decided to blog about the science of cancer during his journey. Ben is committed to improving the way cancer is communicated to patients and the people that support them. He thinks the best way to achieve this is through humor and discussing aspects of cancer that often remain hidden.
The blog: http://benbbrave.blogspot.com/
Answers contributed by benbravery
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Are there any benefits of vitamin c iv?
Hi, interestingly, this is a very common sort of first aid given in China. I lived there for 4 years and it is very common when you get sick with a strong cold or flu ... read more -
Probiotic and chemo treatment
Thanks Teresa, what a nice simple study. I remember checking the evidence for benefits of taking probiotics daily last year and learnt that the term probiotic really is just a marketing term and that evidence ... read more -
Probiotic and chemo treatment
Hi Teresa, Thanks for that info, can you please share the link to the study you mentioned finding a positive effect of probiotics on chemotherapy? Thanks, Ben read more -
Potassium levels
Hi Finni, I did a search for 'potassium' on the Colon Club's website and found a bunch of discussions. You may want to have a look. Here is one on bananas and potassium: http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17298&p=134719&hilit=potassium+levels#p134719 Ben read more -
Potassium levels
Hi Finni, A doctor will be able to answer this question more fully, but I can share my experience with shifting potassium (K) levels. As bowel cancer patients that have undergone colonic resections we need ... read more -
CHIA- is it really that good?
You are right, chia has popped up all over the place. It's now put in muffins, breads, smoothies and icecream. To me it is one of a number of 'superfoods' coming out of the developing ... read more -
Is infertility after long-course radiation therapy to the pelvis a given?
Hi Tammy, Thank you very much for this information and the links! Ben read more -
I have been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.
Hey Narelle, I also have colorectal cancer, my exact stage is somewhere between 1 and 3 because my clinical and pathological staging yielded different results (the tumour was downgraded following surgery, most likely a result ... read more -
My name is Scott and I have just been diagnosed for bowel cancer
Hi Scott, I'm 29 and going through the exact same thing. My tumour is sitting in the sigmoid but has grown out of the bowel wall and joined to my rectum. It was found in ... read more
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