Rethinking Cancer: Inside Thomas Seyfried’s Lab
A few weeks ago, my dad, my son and I had the opportunity to visit Professor Thomas Seyfried and his research team at Boston College. Three generation road trip, Jacob, Ralph and Ben Moss. We’ve...
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The Beljanski Legacy of Integrative Cancer Science
In this conversation, I’m joined by my father, Dr. Ralph W. Moss, and Sylvie Beljanski for a discussion that brings together two long histories in integrative cancer research. Sylvie speaks about...
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Guide
This diagnosis-specific guide explains current evidence on standard treatments, including benefits, risks, side effects and key questions to ask your doctors. It is based on independent research...
Hyperthermia
Transcript The word hyperthermia means high heat and not to be confused with hypothermia, which is low, you know, low temperature. And the problem with the word hyperthermia is that there's also...
Study shows Vitamin C Fights Cancer
Ascorbic Acid Scores Big in Iowa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWJSkjuOs5I In late 2018, the use of intravenous high-dose ascorbic acid (vitamin C) scored a big victory when Matthew S....
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors with Nobel Laureate– Dr. James P. Allison
Dr. James P. Allison won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his application of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors to treat cancer. With impressive results and widespread use throughout oncology, he...
Keto for Cancer with Miriam Kalamian
Author of "Keto For Cancer" and head of Dietary Therapies, LLC, Miriam Kalamian is a nutrition consultant, educator, author, and speaker with a passion for ketogenic therapies. She earned her...
Clinic Conversations: Canada’s Integrated Health Clinic
In this episode of The Moss Report Podcast, Ralph W. Moss, PhD, interviews Gurdev Parmar, ND about his work introducing naturopathic integrative medicine to Canada, and the strides that he's made...
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) – What You Need to Know
A Very Important Concept One theory of cancer that has great importance is the concept of the cancer stem cell (CSC). A consensus panel of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has...
Yervoy and Zelboraf for Melanoma
Introduction of two new drugsThe year 2011 was noteworthy for the introduction of two new drugs to treat the dangerous form of skin malignancy, melanoma. In March, the FDA approved ipilumumab...
Chemoembolization
Cut off Blood Supply and Inject Sponge Particles A technique for tackling liver metastases has been to cut off the blood supply to the tumor by physically blocking the hepatic artery’s flow. This...
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...
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...
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,...
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) Gains Support at MSKCC
“A Promising Form of Cancer Therapy” - Dr. Song New support for Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vaccine has come from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York. This summer Kyo...
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...
Pain Management I: Pancreatic Cancer
The management of pain in pancreatic cancer can be a concern even in the earliest stages of the disease. Shrinkage of the tumor may be associated with a decrease in symptoms, which is in fact the...
Combination Therapy for Breast Cancer
Everolimus (Afinitor) and Exemestane Scientists continue to refine the chemotherapy treatment for postmenopausal women whose advanced breast cancer has stopped responding to standard hormonal...
Choosing a Hospital
A Most Important Decision We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to choose wisely in this regard. Dealing with a cancer diagnosis is one of life’s most challenging moments. Oftentimes,...
Ashwagandha – Withania Somnifera
Ayurveda Traditional Indian medicine, called Ayurveda, is a treasure trove of concepts and treatments for cancer, as well as other diseases. Like traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda requires a...
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...
FDA approves Gemzar for Ovarian Cancer
Despite its Lack of Efficacy The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took the rare step of overruling one of its own advisory panels and approved the drug Gemzar (known generically as gemcitabine)...
Company Kills Negative Clinical Trial
Genentech, Inc. Halts a Phase III Clinical Trial In late June 2006, the pharmaceutical company Genentech, Inc. abruptly halted a large phase III clinical trial of its drug, Avastin. This trial...
Stages & Grades
Transcript I want to explain about stages of cancer and grades of cancer, and you might want to know what stage and grade your cancer is in, but I also want to talk about why that's important....
Do PARP Inhibitors Work?
Poly ADP Ribose Polymerase The acronym PARP stands for “poly ADP ribose polymerase.” For the past few years, a great many hopes have been riding on the alleged effectiveness of this...
Lung Cancer and Xalkori
Companion Diagnostics In August 2011, the FDA approved Pfizer’s new anticancer pill, crizotinib (Xalkori®). The approval was unusual in several respects. Approval was for a very specific...
Lymphoma and Adcetris®
Drug for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Elsewhere I wrote that an FDA advisory panel had recommended that the agency approve a new drug for Hodgkin lymphoma, brentuximab. In August 2011, the FDA gave...
Whatever Happened to Endostatin and Angiostatin?
The Imminent Cure? You may remember how the New York Times once proclaimed the imminent cure for cancer. Judah Folkman, MD, a professor at Harvard University, had propounded a theory that tumors...
Biases in Clinical Trials
Assessing the Effects of a New DrugThere are various ways in which the sponsors of a clinical trial can exaggerate the effects of a new drug on progression-free survival (PFS). This can be done...
Graviola for Cancer?
Graviola–A Friendly Skeptic’s View An herbal treatment called Graviola burst onto the Internet in early 1999 and is now incorporated into many patients’ regimens. An increasing number of...
How to Starve Cancer with Jane McLelland
Dr. Moss and author Jane McLelland speak about topics in her book "How to Starve Cancer Without Starving Yourself". Learn Ralph’s Mushroom Soup RecipeCoffee and Cancer Transcript Welcome...
Garlic: The Cancer Cure…Of Mice and Men?
Laboratory Results An extract of raw garlic beats cancer in the laboratory. A senior researcher at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, has shown that injections of raw garlic extract (RGE)...
Graviola or Annona Muricata or Brazilian Paw-Paw
Is Graviola a Fad? Graviola (Annona Muricata) burst on the scene in 1999 and was soon incorporated into many cancer patients' regimens. A number of alternative practitioners then recommended it...
Is All Cancer Trophoblastic?
The Strange Story of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Odd as it may seem, the occurrence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), the pregnancy hormone, figures prominently in a number of notorious...
Kelley, Gonzalez and the Enzyme Treatment of Cancer
William Donald Kelley (1925-2005) William Donald Kelley, DDS, MS, was one of the most impactful figures in the history of alternative cancer treatments. He passed away from congestive heart...
Beljanski Remedies – Some Positive Research
Pao pereira used in Beljanski’s productsBeljanski RemediesSeveral new medications were invented by Prof. Mirko Beljanski (1923-1998), a Serbian-French molecular biologist who received his...