Featured Topics: Cancer
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Regression With Vitamin D
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Six months of supplementation with fifty-thousand international units of Vitamin D resulted in significant regression of CIN-1 precancerous cells in the participating twenty-nine women compared to the control. Cervical cancer is the...
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Associated With Residential Radon Levels
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study finds a significant correlation between chronic lymphocytic leukemia and residential levels of radon gas based on radon levels collected from counties in Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Chronic...
Aromatherapy Helps Thyroid Cancer Patients
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Two weeks of a combination of lemon and ginger oil aromatherapy significantly improved saliva production in the submandibular and parietal glands of participants undergoing radioactive iodine therapy. The incidence of thyroid cancer...
Dietary Inflammatory Index Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Of the 33,817 participating postmenopausal women, those who consumed a more proinflammatory diet had an increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who consumed an anti-inflammatory diet. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed...
Selenium Supplementation may Benefit Ovarian Cancer Risk in African American Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. African American study participants who supplemented with 20 micrograms of selenium had a 30% lower risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to those who supplemented with no selenium. Approximately 22,440 women in the United States...
Antioxidant Activity of Ginger Extract Beneficial as a Daily Supplement for Cancer Patients
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Chemotherapy –induced nausea and vomiting was significantly improved in cancer patients who took 200 mg of 6-gingerol prior to and continuing through their chemotherapy treatment compared to those cancer patients who took...
Research Studies Effect of Vitamin C on Cancer Cells – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, Ph.D. Studies have shown that Vitamin C supplementation can significantly reduce breast cancer mortality risk as well as risk of cancer recurrence. One of the most exciting areas of medicine today involves the use of stem cell...
Mistletoe: Not Just for Encouraging Kissing, This Plant Has Medicinal Qualities – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Mistletoe may play an important role in the treatment of not just pancreatic cancer but many other cancers as well. At this time of the year, the plant mistletoe is widely displayed along with other holiday items such as wreaths...
Study Further Links Cooked Red Meat to Increased Colon Cancer Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that eating “heavily browned or blackened” meat significantly increased the risk of colon cancer by 125% compared to eating meat that was only “lightly browned or rare” According to the Centers for Disease Control,...
Strong Association With Selenium and Selenoprotein P to Hepatobiliary Cancer
Written by James C. Morton Jr., Staff Writer. In a European prospective cohort study high selenium and selenoprotein P circulation reveals significant lower hepatocellular carcinoma risk compared to control group. Hepatobiliary cancer, tumors of the liver and biliary...
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