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DCA (Dichloroacetate)- Melanoma-
A case of a 32-year-old male is presented in which DCA therapy, with no concurrent conventional therapy, resulted in regression and stabilization of recurrent metastatic melanoma (mel.) for over 4 years’
Continue readingProstate Cancer- Balancing Conventional and Evidence-Based Non-Conventional
Treatment of different prostate cancer cells with curcumin or α-tomatine alone resulted in growth inhibition and apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner A growing number of articles and studies
Continue readingCan MGUS Spur Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers?
Like myeloma patients, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) patients have abnormal proteins in the blood as a result of defective plasma cells in the bone marrow… Dear David-
Continue readingWas Mom OverDiagnosed, OverTreated for Breast Cancer???
Virtually all older women with breast cancer wind up getting surgery, which poses additional hardships, Dr. Schonberg said. Many are prescribed hormonal therapies that can cause bone pain, fatigue and
Continue readingIntra. Vit C Enhances Chemo-Ovarian Cancer
“intravenous, but not oral, ascorbate produces millimolar concentrations both in blood and in tissues, killing ovarian cancer (OC) cells without harming normal tissues” Vitamin C therapy is
Continue readingMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance aka MGUS
” My daily consumption of 400 mg Curcumin had a limited beneficial effect on the M-spike and the Kappa- lambda FLC ratio (MGUS)…” The challenge of a diagnosis of MGUS is both positive
Continue readingPediatric Brain Cancer- ANP, Burzynski
There were no chronic toxicities, and the quality of life for pediatric brain cancer patients was very good. The best results were obtained in the DIPG and AA groups. I think that cancer in children is
Continue readingTriple-Negative Breast Cancer Controlled not Cured-
“A different way of looking at cancer, using a so-called “eco-evolutionary” model, has been given a boost by new results from a preclinical model of triple negative breast cancer…” “Eco-evolutionary”
Continue readingLung Cancer Chemo and Radiation Synergy Enhances Overall Survival-
people with lung cancer that had already spread to other parts of the body showed that radiation therapy added to chemo dramatically slowed the time until these cancers progressed further According to
Continue readingDCIS- Risk of Future Breast Cancer in Either Breast
“(11.9%) of women developed ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and 127 (4.6%) developed contralateral breast cancer as their first breast event.” You have been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma
Continue readingExercise- Non-Medical Intervention for Alzheimer’s
“physical activity, exercise among people already diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s, moderate to high-intensity workouts may not only slow down the biological symptoms of Alzheimer’s—but
Continue readingEffects of Abusing Anti-Anxiety Pills.
A diagnosis of cancer can cause anxiety. Cancer patients sometimes take anti-anxiety medication potentially leading to addiction. Every human being may experience a state of mental exhaustion, stress
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