Cancer Stem Cells and Angiogenesis
Thousands of Studies on CSCsA key characteristic of malignant disease is the central importance of cancer stem cells in a long list of cancer types. CSCs were first characterized at the molecular...
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Understanding Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs)
The Battle in the Body Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are like the generals who oversee the battle. They stand high above the fray while directing their troops. They are a minuscule fraction of the...
Of Enzymes, Worms and Cancer
Out in the Garden That unloved little girl of the children's rhyme, who sat in the garden eating worms, may have been onto something. There is a new health product on the market called...
Hyperthermia – Heat Therapy – Risks and Contradictions
Important Considerations of HyperthermiaHyperthermia is among the best tested and most effective forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is a classic additive therapy. That...
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...
Progress in Hyperthermia – Pancreatic Cancer
Encouraging Research One of the great hopes of the CAM movement is hyperthermia, which is the use of therapeutic heating to treat cancer. A recent study adds “fuel to the fire” as it were in...
Low-Dose Chemotherapy and Cyclophosphamide
Combining Therapies “There was a traditional notion that combining immunotherapy and chemotherapy may not be desirable due to the possible immunosuppressive nature of cytotoxic chemotherapy....
Dendritic Cell (DC) Vaccines
Are DC Vaccines Established Medicine?Dendritic cells were actually discovered in the 19th century, but the name “dendritic cells” (DCs) was not attached to them until 1973 (by Ralph M. Steinman...
Hepatic Arterial Infusion (Hai) And Chemoembolization
HEPATIC ARTERIAL INFUSION (HAI) Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI), also known as intrahepatic artery perfusion (IAP), is a form of regional chemotherapy. It is a way of avoiding the general...
Sleep and the Cancer Patient
Hypnotic Prescriptions For cancer patients, sleep can become difficult. A study in the British Medical Journal reported that prescription hypnotic aids (a.k.a. sleeping pills) are associated with...
Keeping Active Helps Prevent Breast and Pancreatic Cancer
Postmenopausal women who remain active have a lower risk of breast cancer An important lifestyle habit that helps prevent cancer is exercise. Scientists at the Alberta Cancer Board in Canada...
Metformin for Cancer
Repurposed to Target Cancer Stem Cells Metformin is the most widely prescribed oral drug for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the world. It is included on the World Health Organization’s list of...
Nanoknife or Irreversible Electroporation
A New Form of Electrical AblationNanoKnife seems to be significantly less destructive of normal tissue than any other method. The “NanoKnife” (despite the name) is not an instrument made of...
Where are Oncolytic Viruses Available?
RIGVIR was approved in Latvia (2004) but that approval was apparently withdrawn.. Nevertheless, RIGVIR is still available in a number of places, including the Hope4Cancer clinic in Mexico and...
Radiovirotherapy a New Form of Cancer Treatment
Mayo Clinic scientists have devised an ingenious new way of attacking cancer cellsThey first administer a modified form of the common measles virus to invade and destroy cancer cells. The virus...
RIGVIR Viral Therapy
Riga Virus Therapy Available in Latvia A form of viral therapy that is available to today’s patients is Rigvir®, short for “Riga virus.” (Riga is the capital of Latvia, where this treatment was...
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...
Treatment of Liver Metastases
Primary Signs The liver is the central headquarters for the maintenance and cleansing of the blood. It is provided with an extremely rich blood supply. In essence, the liver can be conceived of...
Ascites and Abdominal Cavity Metastases
The peritoneum is a smooth and transparent membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen and encloses the various abdominal and pelvic organs. Cancer can arise in this cavity, usually by...
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
Large Dose Radiation Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) involves using a large dose of radiation delivered in surgery. Most radiation treatments have to travel through normal tissue to reach...
Cachexia (Weight Loss) and Its Treatment
The Hypermetabolic State Weight loss can occur for various reasons. For example, people who go on a rigorous diet may of course lose weight. But if they resume their previous food regimen, they...
Arizona Clinics
CAM and Cancer in Greater Phoenix The astonishing red rocks of Sedona symbolize the deep connections of this area to holistic thinking and complementary medicine in general. We took a very...
Greater Phoenix Area CAM Cancer Clinics
A Regulated System The Phoenix Metropolitan Area, or the Valley of the Sun, has a population of over 4.4 million, making it the 12th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Arizona also has some of...
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...
Cancer and Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Italy
CAM in Italy: Personal Observations and Historical Considerations This article contains observations and historical considerations on cancer and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in...
Introduction to Cancer Stem Cells and the “Big Five”
Cancer Stem Cells Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are defined as cells with the capacity for both self-renewal (i.e., making an exact copy of themselves) and differentiation (i.e. turning into different...
Sulforaphane
Sulforaphane: A Potential Anticancer Agent The evidence supports sulforaphane (from broccoli) as a potential anticancer agent that could inhibit tumor development and could protect normal tissues...
Curcumin – Turmeric
Studies Are Conclusive “Most data published on curcumin are very promising. In cancer research, the majority of data has been obtained in vitro [in test tubes]. Less frequently, researchers used...
Calorie Restriction and Related Topics
Autophagy and “Peak Fasting” The concept of autophagy supports the reason for prolonging the (standard) nightly fast. Toshinori Ohsumi, MD, received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
Is There a Cancer Diet?
An Introduction to Diet and Cancer “Indulge your passion for science…but let your science be human [and] have a direct reference to action and society. Be a philosopher; but amidst all your...
Ketogenic Diet
The Effects of Ketones on Cancer The NCI defines metabolism as: “The chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes make energy and the materials cells and organisms...
Soy and Cancer
A Compound (or isoflavone) Called Genistein “Genistein, the most prevalent phytoestrogen in soy, is a potent endocrine disruptor and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that causes apoptosis in many...
Diet and Supplements for Pancreatic Cancer
Research on the “Big Five” The first agents (curcumin, green tea, resveratrol, isoflavones, sulforaphane) are what the oncologists Dwight McKee and Cord called the “Big Five” of anti-cancer stem...
Coffee, Caffeine and Cancer
Beneficial Health Effects It used to be thought that coffee was unhealthy, and might even contribute to pancreatic, gastric, or kidney cancer. Nowadays, the pendulum has swung the other way, and...
High Fructose Corn Syrup HFCS and Cancer
A Harmful Invasion HFCS is a manufactured form of fructose that has invaded an astonishing number of supermarket foods. Those foods that do not contain HFCS may contain chemically similar but...
Foods and Prostate Cancer
Diet and PSA - To Eat or Not to Eat We think it best to present the pertinent data on promising food supplements, which can be used as adjuncts to one’s overall approach to the management of the...