Can High-Dose Vitamin C Help Fight Cancer?
Ascorbic Acid, IV-C, IVC There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that vitamin C is useful in the prevention of cancer. Its intrinsically low cost and lack of toxicity make it an extremely...
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Is Green Tea or EGCG Dangerous?
Conflict between the Drug 5-FU and Polyphenols?We are often told that there is a conflict between the drug 5-FU and the polyphenols such as EGCG in green tea. Here, too, there is no unanimity...
Melatonin
Cherries, Sleep, and Anti-Cancer The French philosopher René Descartes considered the pineal gland, nestled deep within the brain, to be the “principal seat of the soul…and the place in which all...
Graviola and Pawpaw
Traditional Medicine for Inflammation and Infection Graviola (Annona muricata) is a tree prevalent in the rain forests of Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. The fruit (sometimes called...
Astragalus for the Immune System
Getting to the Root of the ProblemAstragalus (Astragalus propinquus, A. membranaceus a.k.a. milk vetch) is one of the most effective, innocuous, and inexpensive ways of enhancing the immune...
The Cannabis Controversy
A Dearth of Research Why not just enthusiastically endorse anecdotal reports on the benefits of cannabis (marijuana) as a treatment for cancer? This is a sure path to popularity on the Internet....
Garlic
Antibiotic and Immune-Modulating Properties Garlic (Allium sativum) is a plant whose edible bulbs contain flavonoids and sulfur-containing compounds: diallyl sulfate, alliin, ajoene, and,...
Vanillin and Cancer Stem Cells
Suppressing Cancer “stem-ness” A surprising finding is that vanillin, a key flavor component in the vanilla bean (Vanilla planifolia), can “suppress cancer stem-ness”, particularly in lung cancer...
Some Promising Non-Conventional Treatments
Avemar, Cimetidine, Maitake, Melatonin, Pau d'arco, and Sun Soup What are some of the best treatments that can be used by naturopathic doctors for the treatment of cancer? There are dozens, but...
Milk, Dairy and Cancer
Heavy Whipping Cream, Fatty Cheeses, Fresh Ricotta … The first thing that some people do when they learn they have cancer is to swear off all milk and dairy products. Prof. Colin Campbell’s...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Houston, Texas
CAM in Houston Houston is America's fourth largest city, and its metropolitan area encompasses more than 5.7 million people. It is home to the largest medical complex on earth, the Texas Medical...
Immune Augmentative Therapy, Bahamas
A Visit to the IAT Clinic In March 2011, I visited the Immune Augmentative Therapy (IAT) Centre in Freeport, Bahamas. I first visited this clinic in 1980 and have been back periodically since...
Leading Ablation Practitioners
Some of the Leading Ablation Practitioners Damian E. Dupuy, MD, FACR Brigham and Women’s Radiology / Cape Cod Health Care 27 Park Street Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA 02601 Phone: (508) 862-5315...
Natural Side Effect Treatments
DIY Solutions “If you are extending someone’s life, it should be a good life. God forbid that we extend your life for three months but those three months suck.” Mutlay Sayan, MD, Rutgers Cancer...
Modified Fractionation Schemes
Hyperfractionation These are innovative schedules that adjust the time frame in which radiation is delivered to decrease the toxicity of treatment and increase the total amount of radiation...
Against the Double Standard: A Reply to the ACS (Part 2)
American Cancer Society At their website (www.cancer.org), the American Cancer Society tries to differentiate between what it calls "proven" treatments and those it classifies as "quackery."...
Innovative Radiation Therapy
Ionizing Radiation Ionizing radiation, such as radium and X-rays, has been part of cancer treatment since the days of the Nobel laureate Marie Curie (1867-1934). These techniques now...
Lancet PORT Study of Radiation for Lung Cancer
Meta-Analysis The Postoperative (Adjuvant) Radiation Therapy (PORT) Study, otherwise known as the Lancet Meta-Analysis, is the most complete summary to date on the use of postoperative RT in the...
Flaws and Fallacies in Radiation Therapy
Complexity of Trial Design It is rarely shown that radiation actually extends life (i.e., median overall survival) through straightforward comparisons that are preplanned within randomized...
Does CHOP cause Metastases in NHL?
The Problem of Second Cancers Along with increased survival as a result of increasingly effective treatment in NHL, there is growing evidence that some treatment regimens themselves cause cancer....
Lung and Liver Metastases
Laser Ablation Since 1996, Alex Rolle, MD, Chief of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery in Coswig/Dresden, Germany has been performing aggressive laser ablations of lung metastases. He has removed an...
Brain Metastases
A Major Health Problem Brain metastases were once believed to be very rare. However, because of the increased use of sophisticated diagnostic techniques such as CT and MRI scans it is now...
Chemotherapy and Lung Cancer
Study Shows Negative Results Adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy does not prolong survival in operable, non-small-cell lung cancer, according to a large, randomized study published in the...
The Chemotherapy Concession Continues
The Side Hustle A recent study provided evidence that some oncologists prescribe chemotherapy based on their financial reward rather than the medical needs of their patients. This is a...
Pelareorep
Pelareorep® Selectively Targets Cancer CellsOne of the most surprising advances of recent years has been the development and partial approval of an anti-cancer virus called pelareorep, formerly...
Reflections on ASCO 2005 – Targeted Therapies, Gemzar + Tarceva
Reflections on ASCO 2005 I have just returned from the 41st annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Twenty-five thousand oncologists converged on Orlando, Florida,...
High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
Is HIFU an Effective Alternative to Surgery? According to the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a revolutionary technology that could help treat “diseases...
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of cancer treatment that uses light to destroy cancer cells that have first been pre-sensitized with a drug called a...
Ketorolac – Toradol®
A Remarkable Discovery There has been a remarkable discovery concerning the effect on cancer relapse of a common prescription drug, ketorolac (Toradol®). Michael W. Retsky, Ph.D. formerly of the...
Antifungal Medicine, Itraconazole vs. Cancer
Increasing Interest in Sporanox There is merit in the idea of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications repurposed for use against cancer. For example, there is increasing interest...
Molecular and Genomic Testing
An Essential Topic in Oncology Molecular or genomic testing is among the essential topics in oncology. The fundamental question is whether or not one can analyze live, frozen, or preserved tissue...
Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB)
A Revolution in Cancer Therapy “Treatment of cancer has been revolutionized by immune checkpoint blockade therapies.” —Moshe Sade-Feldman, et al. Mass General Hospital, Boston “Cancer biologists...
Tissue Agnostic Therapy
“Guided Missile” Drugs and Immune Checkpoint BlockadeThe dawning of the era of personalized medicine in the 21st century also holds out new prospects for patients. One can now direct...
Basics of Hyperthermia
What is Hyperthermia Treatment for Cancer?Clinical hyperthermia is the application of heat to the treatment of disease, in this case, cancer. The forms of electromagnetic energy that have been...
Hyperthermia Success in Treating Rectal Cancer and Lung Cancer
The Research is Heating Up Hyperthermia (heat therapy) continues to rack up successes in treating various types of cancer. The latest report came at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s...
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Killing Cancer Cells via Thermal Coagulative NecrosisRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive technique for removing, or “ablating,” tumors. RFA induces cell death by what is called...