Featured Topics: Cancer
Study Examines Curcumin’s Effect on Colon Cancer Cells
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. In a cell study, curcumin demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity which led to reduced cancer cell proliferation. Changing of normal cells into cancer cells, the excessive growth of the cancer cells to form tumors, and...
Exercise Found to Increase Breast Cancer Survival
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those doing brisk walk 2 years after their diagnosis had a 66% reduced risk of death. Breast cancer caused an estimated 40,580 deaths in 2004 (1). It is estimated that breast cancer accounted for up to 25% of...
CoQ10 May Provide Energy Needed to Boost Effectiveness of Anti-Melanoma Treatment after Surgery
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Adding CoQ10 to a treatment protocol using interferon resulted in better tolerance of long-term treatment and a 13 times less likelihood of metastases than using interferon alone. “The American Cancer Society estimates...
Medicinal Mushrooms, Phellinus linteus, Shown to Inhibit The Growth of Fast Growing Breast Cancer Cells in vitro
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Immuno-stimulating properties of polysaccharides from various mushrooms have been able to fight off invading organisms and cause the destruction of cancer cells. The immuno-stimulating properties of polysaccharides from...
GLA May Help Cancer Drugs Work More Efficiently
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. GLA treatment combined with tastuzumab, an anti cancer drug, increases the effectiveness of tastuzumab by 30-40 fold and works synergistically with other anticancer drugs like paclitaxel, docetaxel and vinorebine as well...
Berry Extracts Slow Cancer Cell Growth in Laboratory Tests
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Berries contain high concentrations of various components that increased the death of cancer cells three-fold in a cell study. Berries contain high concentrations of various components that are powerful antioxidants and...
Study Examines Fatty Fish Consumption and Kidney Cancer Incidence
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Of 36,664 non-cancerous women, those who ate one meal of fatty fish per week over a period of 17 years, showed a significant decrease of 44% - 74% in Renal Cell Carcinoma. Eighty percent of kidney cancers are renal cell...
Selenium Supplements May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Genetically at Risk
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. DNA breaks decreased significantly after selenium supplementation. Some inherited previously identified genetic mutations predispose women to develop breast cancer.(1-4) One of the most well known mutations is in the...
Folic Acid Supplements May Aid in Cancer Treatment
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. After consuming folic acid, 28% of the patients had complete resolution of a precancerous throat ailment, 44% had partial resolution, and 28% had no response. No patients worsened or developed cancer. A recent study published in Cancer,...
The Compatibility of Antioxidant Supplements with Chemotherapy
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. In a review of 19 studies with 1554 patients checking on the effects of antioxidant nutrients on chemotherapy found no evidence of interference with chemotherapy. Some trials showed better survival in the antioxidant group. Is it helpful...
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