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non-conventional therapies Articles
Articles That Discuss non-conventional therapies
Medicinal Marijuana- Can marijuana help with cancer or thyroid problems?
If you’ve ever smoked a joint or eaten a pot-laced brownie, you’re hardly alone: More than 1 in 3 people in America have tried marijuana at one point in their lives. Even though it has been a while
Continue readingGreen Tea Extract Inhibits Breast Cancer Relapse
we discuss the mechanisms by which green tea components suppress the development and recurrence of breast cancer (BC)… Green Tea (EGCG) inhibits a relapse of breast cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation
Continue readingGarlic Kills Breast Cancer
I found the following article while researching garlic as a possible supplement for reducing blood clots. It is an Egyptian study that shows a garlic constituent (DATS) "might offer a novel
Continue readingMyeloma Therapy- Dichloroacetate (DCA)
“The findings of this study shed a new light with respect to some of the novel mechanisms underlying the antitumor action of Dichloroacetate (DCA) and thus may have immense clinical applications.” “It
Continue readingGERD – C-B-D, Curcumin, Diet…
What C-B-D you can legally buy depends on your state. While some states allow the purchase of one or both types of C-B-D products, in some states, you can’t purchase CBD products at all. You can check
Continue readingGERD Smoothies
“Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when a person experiences repeated episodes of the stomach contents flowing backward into the esophagus, or food pipe. People can make smoothies that
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma-10 Mind-Body Cancer Therapies Better than Chemo-
I have come to believe that my mental health is just as important as my physical health in managing my multiple myeloma. The links below show the studies that cite how important mind-body therapies are
Continue readingRadiation Dermatitis- Short, Long-term Damage
“Radiation dermatitis is one of the side effects of cancer treatment radiotherapy that people experience most often. Also known as radiodermatitis, it happens when radiation therapy damages
Continue readingBisphosphonates Reduce the Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
This is one of two recent studies investigating whether or not the use of bisphosphonate drugs such as might lead to a lower incidence of breast cancer. Both studies are interesting, but they reach
Continue readingOmega 3, Breast Cancer Risk in the VITAL Cohort.
Fish Oil was shown to be related in some way to a percentage decrease in invasive ductal breast carcinoma in a group of 35,000 post-menopausal women who completed a 24 page questionnaire between 2000 and
Continue readingBreast Cancer- Cruciferous Veggies Reduce Relapse
…cruciferous vegetable intake during the first 36 months after diagnosis was associated with a reduced risk for total mortality, breast cancer specific mortality, and recurrence…. A diagnosis
Continue readingEndometriosis Therapy
“The results of this clinical trial show that administration of antioxidants reduces chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis (endo) and inflammatory markers in the peritoneal fluid…” Endometriosis
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