Stomach Cancer (Gastric) 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...
Stomach Cancer (Gastric)
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The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and What It Means
How Can You Tell If Your Immune System Is Deficient? One simple way to tell if your immune system is deficient is to learn how to interpret your complete blood count (CBC). If any of the numbers...
Cancer on the Decline: Playing with Numbers
If you listened to the mainstream media in February 2006, you might have thought that the end of cancer was finally in sight. The cancer death rates were down for the first time in over 70 years....
A View of Gastric Cancer’s Origins
Gastric cancer originates from bone marrow-derived cells. So states a paper published in late 2004 by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), Worcester,...
Vitamins C, E, and Glutathione with Cisplatin
An Exploration There are presently over 170 peer-reviewed articles on the topic of ascorbic acid and cisplatin. For instance, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) can protect against the toxic effects of...
Vitamins Can Prevent Stomach Cancer
Vitamin C and Beta-Carotene It was a pleasant surprise to see the National Cancer Institute stating that vitamin C and beta-carotene may prevent stomach cancer. This was the conclusion of a...
Poultry and Cancer
What does the science show? Many vegetarian authors similarly claim that any form of meat, including chicken, duck, or other poultry, is harmful to those seeking to prevent the occurrence or...
Beta-Glucans
Anti Inflammatory Foods for Gastrointestinal Mucosa If mucous membranes are inflamed, it is important to minimize stress on them. Doctors generally recommend a mild diet served lukewarmly. If you...
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...
G is for Garlic
G is for Garlic, and its CousinsIn April, the number of medical publications on garlic topped 1,500, over 250 of which are related to cancer. Garlic and its cousins (onions, chives, scallions...
Garlic May Prevent Stomach Cancer
Strong, Consistent, Protective Effect Cooked Garlic People who consume either raw or cooked garlic regularly have half the risk of stomach cancer and two-thirds the risk of colorectal cancer as...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Immune Surveillance Theory
Tracking Down the Tumor There is a common idea that cancer arises simply because of the weakness of the patient's immune system. Supposedly, our white blood cells patrol the highways and byways...