One of the things you need to know is the half life of the drugs being given to you ..so that you do not interfere with their effectiveness. My husband gets oxaliplatin every 2 weeks..and after about 2 days the amount of that chemical in his system is diminished..although some oxaliplatin can continue in the system for several days...
Curcumin looks like it might have a strong effect particularly on esophageal cancer because when it comes in contact with cancer it causes apoptosis. Curcumin is not absorbed well into the blood system because it dissolves in fats and not water...also not all cancers seem to be stopped by curcumin. Still it probably will not hurt you..it is derived from the spice turmeric...Some people are allergic to it and if there is a problem with the gall bladder and/or a problem with bile production that might be a problem...but the greatest liklihood is that you will benefit from it
Contact:
aggarwal@mdanderson.org
and ask him about curcumin. He is doing research on it at MD Anderson
and I think ..imo...that the cancer itself and the chemo and everyone around people who have cancer can cause depression. You have to fight that and keep learning and doing things to help yourself...just accept imo that you will feel depressed and don't let the depression stop you...