Statistics
Transcript I want to talk about some of the key statistics regarding cancer, but also to caution you to not to take these as what inevitably happens to people because everybody is different....
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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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...
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Doubts Arise New doubts have been raised about the safety and efficacy of drugs known as angiogenesis inhibitors. These drugs are designed to block the development of new blood vessels within and...
Early Detection and Policy
Von Eschenbach's Challenge In 2006, The Bush Administration announced its intention of cutting a program that provides free breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income, working...
Oncologists Are Paid to Prescribe Dubious Drugs
“That any sane nation would give a surgeon a financial interest in cutting off your leg, is enough to make one despair of humanity. But that is precisely what we have done. And the more appalling...
How are Things in Vanuatu?
How Are Things in Vanuatu? One of my readers asked me to look into a new website, www.cancer.vu (now defunct). It was offering a remedy for cancer, she said, which appealed to her. What I found...
Are We Making Progress in the War on Cancer?
[This is a version of the speech that I gave in Munich on June 16, 2012, at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Integrative Oncology of the German Society of Oncology (DGO).] First, I want...
In Memory of Robert A. Good MD, PhD
A Celebrated Cancer Researcher “He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look for upon his like again.” —Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii Dr. Robert A. Good, MD, Ph.D., one of the...
Laszlo Csatary – In Memoriam
The First to Use Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) On March 20, 2012, Laszlo Csatary, MD, the first person to use Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in the treatment of cancer, passed away in Fort...
ASCO in 2002: A Hollow Event
38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Everything about the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was huge. There were 26,000...
Mushrooms Against Cancer
Value in Traditional Medicine Mushrooms are important for cancer patients. If you find yourself in a dangerous situation, vis-a-vis the state of your immune system, you will be urgently looking...
Agaricus Blazei Murill
An Edible Mushroom Grown in Brazil This is a more recently publicized member of the class of medicinal mushrooms. Commonly called “Agaricus,” it is an edible mushroom grown in Brazil and Japan....
Is Laetrile a Vitamin?
Vitamin B17 It is amazing that although the scientific community rejected the claim that laetrile (the cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin) is a vitamin, a broad section of the public still accepts...
Chaga Mushroom and Cancer
Inonotus Obliquus He could not imagine any greater joy than to go away into the woods for months on end, to break off this chaga, crumble it, boil it up on a campfire, drink it and get well like...
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...
Cannabis and CBD Oil
Attitudes Are Changing Perhaps the most famous herb in the world is Cannabis (Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica). As of this writing, Cannabis is legal in about half the U.S. states and is in...
Indole-3-Carbinol -I3C, Diindolylmethane, or DIM
Cruciferous Vegetables Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) is a plant constituent that is derived from the breakdown of chemicals called glucosinolates found in cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli,...
Escharotics
A Caustic Agent An escharotic (pronounced es-kar-ót-ics) is defined as “a caustic agent, such as a strong acid or base, that is used to destroy tissue and cause sloughing.” The use of cauterizing...
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...
Prescription for Healthy Skin
Hot Tea with a Twist Another way of using food to prevent cancer is to take hot tea with a twist of lemon. A recent study showed that people who drink hot tea with a twist of citrus peel have...
Red Clover – Trifolium Pratense
A Rich and Useful PlantThere is no stronger association between a plant and traditional cancer remedies in the U.S. and Europe than common red clover (Trifolium pratense). Sooner or later, it...
Ingenol Mebutate (Picato®) – Botanicals
Euphorbia SapA common garden weed, called petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus), has been used for decades, perhaps even centuries, as a folk remedy for warts and other skin conditions. In fact, one of...
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....
Metatrol and Head and Neck Cancer
Fermented Wheat Germ Extract A clinical trial was carried out at the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic of Semmelweis University, Budapest, under the direction of the late Prof. Ottó Ribári...
Black Raspberries Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer
Antioxidants Evidence continues to accumulate that colorful fruits and vegetables (high in antioxidants) can help prevent cancer. In mid-August, scientists at Ohio State University were able to...
Plants to Include in Your Anticancer Garden
Cancer Fighting Plants Numerous plants contain ingredients that fight against the occurrence and recurrence of cancer. Soy, grapes, broccoli, the list goes on. There is general agreement that...
Bitter Melon and Head and Neck Cancer
Bitter Melon and c-MET Signaling A report from the Cancer Center of St. Louis University, Missouri, showed that bitter melon extract (BME) could reduce the growth of squamous cell carcinoma of...
Does Beer Prevent Barrett’s Esophagus?
Bitter is Better Beer is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Consumption ranges from 2 liters (or quarts) per person per year in India to a whopping 132 liters in the Czech Republic...
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...
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,...
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...
Avocados and Cancer
In Praise of Avocados The Haas Avocado The Haas avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an American success story. A California mailman named Rudolph Haas discovered this cultivar, which turns...
BEC5 (Curaderm®) Devil’s Apple
Unlicensed, Unapproved, and Unproven Curaderm® BEC5 is a cream containing two active ingredients: solasodine glycosides, derived from eggplants, and a less known plant from Australia, the Devil’s...
The Power of Honey
Pollen, Propolis and Honey "Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." Proverbs 16:24 In 1993 Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) declared that his life-long allergies...
Kidney Cancer and Alcohol
What about alcohol? In the past few years, there has been a significantly increased incidence of kidney (renal cell) cancer. A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of...
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...