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Eating for life: winning the fight against cancer.
Lynette Bisconti discovered she was pregnant on Christmas Day 1997. But what looked like a holiday gift would soon turn into a New Year's nightmare when a routine doctor's visit revealed a cancerous lump in her breast.
Bisconti's surgeon insisted that she have an immediate abortion. However, the next night, she awoke with blood running down her legs. That's when the mother-to-be determined to fight not only for her life, but also for the life of her unborn child. Bisconti consulted with dozens of medical experts and traveled to eight different hospitals in a desperate search for options that would save their lives.
"I was OK with not being treated, having the baby, and dying, but I couldn't accept death without a fight," Bisconti says. "I wasn't willing to believe what any individual doctor told me. I spent days on the Internet researching my disease."
Nutrition Intervention
After her mastectomy, Bisconti opted for fractioned doses of chemotherapy. To avoid exposing her unborn child to more chemicals, she refused anfinausea medications and estrogen supplements, instead turning to nutrition to help her recover.
"I knew if didn't change the conditions that allowed the cancer to grow, I wouldn't survive," Bisconti says, recalling her high-stress job and poor eating habits. "I traveled constantly, and my diet consisted mostly of airport and restaurant food. Changing my nutrition habits was a key to overcoming the cancer."
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