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Alternative News:

• Cancer Adjuvant Therapy - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Chemotherapy - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer: Clinics Offering Alternative Therapies - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Prevention - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Radiation Therapy - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer: Should Patients Take Dietary Supplements? - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Surgery - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Treatment: The Critical Factors - Life Extension Foundation
• Cancer Vaccines - Life Extension Foundation
• A Natural Way To Beat Cancer? - Intelihealth
• Cancer, the Immune System and Nutritional Supplements - natmedonline.com
• U. of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research in Cancer
• Cancer Prevention and Diet - Vitacost
• The Healing Power of Proteolytic Enzymes - Dr. Murray - "The clinical research that currently exists on proteolytic enzymes suggests significant benefits in the treatment of many forms of cancer.2 Specifically these studies have shown improvements in the general condition of patients, quality of life, and modest to significant improvements in life expectancy"
• Recently I have seen lycopene products being touted for their anticancer and antioxidant properties. Are these claims valid? - Dr. Murray
• Chinese Red Yeast Rice Is Good For Your Heart, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 6/9/08 - "a partially purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, Xuezhikang (XZK), reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks by 45%, revascularization (bypass surgery/angioplasty), cardiovascular mortality and total mortality by one-third and cancer mortality by two-thirds" - See Red yeast rice products at iHerb.
• Exercise Cuts Cancer Death In Men - Science Daily, 5/29/08 - "Men who walked or cycled for at least 30 minutes a day had an increased survival from cancer with 33 per cent, than the men who exercised less or did nothing at all ... a more extensive programme of walking and cycling for between 60 and 90 minutes and a day, led to a l6 per cent lower incidence of cancer. But these activities only led to a five per cent reduction in cancer rates among the men who walked or cycled for 30 minutes day, a finding which could be due to chance"
• To Block The Carcinogens, Add A Touch Of Rosemary When Grilling Meats - Science Daily, 5/21/08 - "Rosemary, a member of the mint family and a popular seasoning on its own, also has benefits as a cancer prevention agent. Apply it to hamburgers and it can break up the potentially cancer-causing compounds that can form when the meat is cooked ... Rosemary’s antioxidant content makes this method possible thanks to the presence of phenolic compounds. Those compounds – rosmarinic acid, carnosol and carnosic acid – block the HCAs before they can form during heating"
• Dietary flavonoid intake and risk of cancer in postmenopausal women: The Iowa Women's Health Study - Int J Cancer. 2008 May 19 - "After multivariable adjustment, lung cancer incidence was inversely associated with intakes of flavanones (HR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.53-0.86, all results highest vs. lowest quintile) and proanthocyanidins (HR = 0.75; 95% CI: 0.57-0.97). Among current and past smokers, those with intakes in the highest quintile for flavanones (HR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.50-0.86), and proanthocyanidins (HR = 0.66; 95% CI; 0.49-0.89) had significantly lower lung cancer incidence than those in the lowest quintile. Similar associations were not seen in never smokers. Isoflavone intake was inversely associated with overall cancer incidence (HR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.86-1.00). This study provides further support for a beneficial effect of flavonoid intake on lung cancer risk, especially among current and past smokers" - See bioflavonoid products at iHerb.
• Vitamin D and cancer: maintaining levels key to protection? - Nutra USA, 5/12/08 - "After adjusting for various potential confounding factors, the researchers report that people with the highest level of 25(OH)D (76.3 nanomoles per litre) were 55 per cent less likely to die form fatal cancer than those with the lowest levels (18.1 nmol/L)" - [Abstract] - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Low Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Predict Fatal Cancer in Patients Referred to Coronary Angiography - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May 7 - "After adjustment for possible confounders, the Cox proportional hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) of the fourth 25(OH)D quartile was 0.45 (0.22-0.93) when compared with the first quartile and the hazard ratio per increase of 25 nmol/L in serum 25(OH)D concentrations was 0.66 (0.49-0.89)" - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Curcumin and cancer: An "old-age" disease with an "age-old" solution - Cancer Lett. 2008 May 5 - "The activity of curcumin reported against leukemia and lymphoma, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, melanoma, neurological cancers, and sarcoma reflects its ability to affect multiple targets. Thus an "old-age" disease such as cancer requires an "age-old" treatment" - See Curcumin/turmeric products at iHerb.
• Low Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Predict Fatal Cancer in Patients Referred to Coronary Angiography - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May 7 - "our data suggest that low levels of 25(OH)D are associated with increased risk of fatal cancer in patients referred to coronary angiography and that the maintenance of a sufficient vitamin D status might therefore be a promising approach for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer" - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Multi-targeted prevention and therapy of cancer by proanthocyanidins - Cancer Lett. 2008 May 3 - "A wide variety of botanicals, mostly dietary flavonoids or polyphenolic substances, have been reported to possess substantial anti-carcinogenic and antimutagenic activities because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Proanthocyanidins are considered as one of them, and are abundantly available in various parts of the plants, such as fruits, berries, bark and seeds. Their modes of action were evaluated through a number of in vitro and in vivo studies which showed their potential role as anti-carcinogenic agent. We summarize and highlight the latest developments on anti-carcinogenic activities of proanthocyanidins from different sources, specifically from grape seeds, and their molecular targets, such as NF-kappaB, mitogen-activated protein kinases, PI3K/Akt, caspases, cytokines, angiogenesis and cell cycle regulatory proteins and other check points, etc. Although the bioavailability and metabolism data on proanthocyanidins is still largely unavailable, certain reports indicate that at least monomers and smaller oligomeric procyanidins are absorbed in the gut. The modulation of various molecular targets by proanthocyanidins in vitro and in vivo tumor models suggests their importance, contribution and mechanism of action to the prevention of cancers of different organs" - See Grape seed products at iHerb and Pine Bark/Pycnogenol products at iHerb.  Some say the grape seed extract if the same as Pycnogenol without the patent markup.
• Veggies, Exercise May Cut Cancer Risk - WebMD, 4/15/08 - "Overall, women who engaged in recreational exercise 30 to 150 minutes per week were 50% less likely to have breast cancer than women who exercised less than a half hour per week ... People who ate quercetin-rich foods at least four times a week, on average, were 51% less likely to have lung cancer than those who ate none"
• Extracts From Reishi Mushroom And Green Tea Shows Synergistic Effect To Slow Sarcoma - Science Daily, 4/8/08 - "Both the reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum; Lingzhi) and green tea have long held a place in traditional medicine in China and other Asian countries, for the general promotion of health and long life and for the treatment of specific diseases. More recent scientific studies have confirmed that both enhance the body¹s immune functions and hold the potential for treatment and prevention of many types of cancer" - See reishi products at iHerb and Jarrow green tea at iHerb.
• Dehydroascorbic acid as an anti-cancer agent - Cancer Lett. 2008 Mar 28 - "dehydroascorbic acid has the remarkable ability to eliminate the aggressive mouse tumours, L1210, P388, Krebs sarcoma, and Ehrlich carcinoma"
  • Dehydroascorbic acid - Wikipedia - "Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid"
• Mounting Evidence Shows Red Wine Antioxidant Kills Cancer - Science Daily, 3/25/08 - "Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell's core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function ... The new study also showed that when the pancreatic cancer cells were doubly assaulted -- pre-treated with the antioxidant, resveratrol, and irradiated -- the combination induced a type of cell death called apoptosis, an important goal of cancer therapy" - [WebMD] - See Jarrow Resveratrol 100 at iHerb.
• Indole-3-carbinol as a chemopreventive and anti-cancer agent - Cancer Lett. 2008 Feb 29 - "Indole-3-carbinol and its metabolite 3,3'-diindoylmethane (DIM) target multiple aspects of cancer cell-cycle regulation and survival including Akt-NFkappaB signaling, caspase activation, cyclin-dependent kinase activities, estrogen metabolism, estrogen receptor signaling, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and BRCA gene expression. This broad spectrum of anti-tumor activities in conjunction with low toxicity underscores the translational value of indole-3-carbinol and its metabolites in cancer prevention/therapy. Furthermore, novel anti-tumor agents with overlapping underlying mechanisms have emerged via structural optimization of indole-3-carbinol and DIM, which may provide considerable therapeutic advantages over the parental compounds with respect to chemical stability and anti-tumor potency. Together, these agents might foster new strategies for cancer prevention and therapy" - See I3C products at iHerb and DIM products at iHerb.
• beta-Sitosterol induces G(2)/M arrest, endoreduplication, and apoptosis through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways - Cancer Lett. 2008 Feb 29 - "beta-Sitosterol (SITO) is a potentially valuable candidate for cancer chemotherapy ... results suggest that SITO induces endoreduplication by promoting spindle microtubule dynamics through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways" - See Beta sitosterol products at iHerb.
• Serum Selenium Levels and All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Among US Adults - Arch Intern Med. 2008 Feb 25;168(4):404-10 - "we found a nonlinear association between serum selenium levels and all-cause and cancer mortality. Increasing serum selenium levels were associated with decreased mortality up to 130 ng/mL. Our study, however, raises the concern that higher serum selenium levels may be associated with increased mortality"
• A Ray Of Sunshine In The Fight Against Cancer: Vitamin D May Help - Science Daily, 2/13/08 - "It sounds too good to be true … a little inexpensive pill that could block the development of some cancers, strengthen bones, prevent multiple sclerosis and alleviate winter depression ... But it’s not science fiction. The “new aspirin” could be Vitamin D ... during the winter, Canadians take at least 1,000 units a day of Vitamin D" - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• DCA or dichloroacetate for Cancer - Dr. Weil, 1/17/08
• Sunlight: Good for Bad for Cancer Risk? - WebMD, 1/7/08 - "In populations with similar skin types, the incidence of all kinds of skin cancer increases from north to south, they found ... The incidence of internal cancers -- colon, lung, breast, and prostate -- also increased from north to south. But Setlow's team found that those who lived in southern latitudes -- and who made more vitamin D from sun exposure -- were much less likely to die from those cancers than were the northern latitude residents" - See Vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Is There an Anticancer Diet? - WebMD, 12/6/07 - "Raw cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, broccoli sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower seem to reduce bladder cancer risk by about 40%"
• Chemoprevention, Naturally: Findings On Plant-derived Cancer Medicines - Science Daily, 12/6/07 - "rats fed a diet containing Polyphenon E, a standardized green tea polyphenol preparation, are less than half as likely to develop colon cancer ... After 34 weeks, rats that received Polyphenon E developed 55 percent fewer tumors compared to the control rats that did not receive Polyphenon E. Moreover, the tumors were 45 percent smaller in rats treated with green tea extract" - See Jarrow green tea at iHerb.
• Diet And Cancer Prevention: New Evidence For The Protective Effects Of Fruits And Veggies - Science Daily, 12/6/07
• Night Shift Work May Cause Cancer - WebMD, 11/30/07 - "They note that shift work may raise cancer risk by suppressing production of melatonin, a chemical involved in the circadian rhythm" - See melatonin products at iHerb.
• Molecular basis of the potential of vitamin D to prevent cancer - Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Nov 21 - "Research strongly supports the view that efforts to improve vitamin D status would have significant protective effects against the development of cancer. The clinical research community is currently revising recommendations for optimal serum levels and for sensible levels of sun exposure, to levels greater than previously thought. Currently, most experts in the field believe that intakes of between 1000 and 4000 IU will lead to a more healthy level of serum 25(OH)D, in the range of 75 nmol/L that will offer significant protect effects against cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, ovary, lungs, and pancreas. The first randomized trial has shown significant protection against breast cancer, and other clinical trials will follow and ultimately lead to improved public health policies and significantly fewer cancers" - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Zyflamend, a polyherbal preparation, inhibits invasion, suppresses osteoclastogenesis, and potentiates apoptosis through down-regulation of NF-kappa B activation and NF-kappa B-regulated gene products - Nutr Cancer. 2007;57(1):78-87 - "Zyflamend inhibited receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand-induced osteoclastogenesis, suppressed tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced invasion, and potentiated the cytotoxicity induced by TNF and chemotherapeutic agents, all of which are known to require NF-kappa B activation. Zyflamend suppressed NF-kappa B activation induced by both TNF and cigarette smoke condensate. The expression of NF-kappa B-regulated gene products involved in antiapoptosis (inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein 1/2, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, FADD-like interleukin-1betaconverting enzyme/caspase-8 inhibitory protein, TNF receptor-associated factor-1, and survivin) and angiogenesis (vascular endothelial growth factor, cyclooxygenase-2, intercellular adhesion molecule, and matrix metalloproteinase-9) was also down-regulated by Zyflamend. This correlated with potentiation of cell death induced by TNF and chemotherapeutic agents. Overall, our results indicate that Zyflamend suppresses osteoclastogenesis, inhibits invasion, and potentiates cytotoxicity through down-regulation of NF-kappa B activation and NF-kappa B-regulated gene products" - See Zyflamend products at iHerb.
• Antioxidants Could Provide All-purpose Radiation Protection - Science Daily, 11/5/07 - "Inositol and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) protected both human skin cells and a skin cancer-prone mouse from exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, the damaging radiation found in sunlight ... Twenty-three percent of treated mice developed tumors, compared to 51 percent of untreated, or control mice, which developed tumors. Moreover, the mice in the treated group that did develop cancer had only half as many tumors as the control mice" - See IP-6 products at iHerb.  Note:  IP-6 was one of the supplements I took when they told me I only had a small chance of survival from neck cancer.  Click here for the full story.  I still take it.
• Extra Weight = Extra Cancer Risk - WebMD, 10/31/07
• Chemical In Red Wine, Fruits And Vegetables May Stop Cancer, Heart Disease, Depending On The Dose - Science Daily, 10/30/07 - "very high doses of antioxidant polyphenols shut down and prevent cancerous tumors by cutting off the formation of new blood vessels needed for tumor growth ... the same polyphenols play a beneficial role for those with diseased hearts and circulatory systems by facilitating blood vessel growth ... the amount of polyphenols necessary to obtain an anti-cancer effect is the equivalent of drinking about a bottle of red wine each day" - See Grape seed products at iHerb.
• Hypoxia enhances LPA-induced HIF-1alpha and VEGF expression: Their inhibition by resveratrol - Cancer Lett. 2007 Oct 3 - "Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive phospholipid that is involved in various cellular events, including tumor invasion and metastasis ... Collectively, these results show that LPA under hypoxic condition enhances cell migration through the sequential induction of HIF-1alpha and VEGF, and that this enhancement is efficiently blocked by resveratrol" - See resveratrol products at iHerb.
• How Vitamin C Stops Cancer - Science Daily, 9/10/07 - "Both of these cancers produce high levels of free radicals that can be suppressed by feeding the mice supplements of antioxidants, either vitamin C or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ... Some rapidly growing tumors consume enough energy to easily suck out the available oxygen in their vicinity, making HIF-1 absolutely critical for their continued survival. But HIF-1 can only operate if it has a supply of free radicals. Antioxidants remove these free radicals and stop HIF-1, and the tumor, in its tracks" - See vitamin C products at iHerb.
• Compound In Broccoli Could Boost Immune System, Says Study - Science Daily, 8/20/07 - "This study shows that there is a whole new universe of cancer regulation related to DIM ... There are virtually no other agents known that can both directly shut down the growth of cancer cells and enhance the function of the immune system at the same time" - See DIM products at iHerb.
• Coenzyme Q10 Summary - U. of Texas Alternative Medicine - See iHerb or Vitacost. coenzyme Q10 products.
• Green Tea Boosts Production Of Detox Enzymes, Rendering Cancerous Chemicals Harmless - Science Daily, 8/10/07 - "In a study of 42 people, the concentrate -- composed of chemicals known as green tea catechins in amounts equal to that found in 8-16 cups of green tea -- boosted production of the enzymes, which belong to the glutathione S-transferase (GST) family, by as much as 80 percent in some participants ... GST enzymes are believed to be crucial to the body's defense against cancer-causing chemicals and other toxins, according to the study's lead investigator, H.-H. Sherry Chow, Ph.D., a research associate professor at the University of Arizona. They modify the cancer-causing molecules that would otherwise damage cellular DNA, thus rendering them inert" - See green tea products at iHerb.  My favorite is Jarrow green tea at iHerb.
• Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial - Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jun;85(6):1586-91 - "Improving calcium and vitamin D nutritional status substantially reduces all-cancer risk in postmenopausal women"
• Cancer Benefit From Vitamin D? - WebMD, 6/8/07 - "Women in the four-year study took 1,500 milligrams of calcium supplementation either alone or with 1,100 International Units (IU) of vitamin D each day ... women who took both supplements wound up with nearly 60% less risk of cancers at the end of the study compared with women who took placebo" - Vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Ginseng May Relieve Cancer Fatigue - WebMD, 6/4/07
• Can Aspirin Help Keep Cancer At Bay? - Science Daily, 4/16/07 - "those who said they regularly used aspirin had a 16 percent reduced risk of developing cancer more than a decade later, as well as a 13 percent reduced risk of dying from cancer over this same time period, compared to women who did not use aspirin. But there was no statistically significant impact on cancer incidence or mortality among women who used non-aspirin NSAIDs"
• Broccoli, soy anti-cancer benefits suggested - Nutra USA, 4/16/07 - "this attraction between CXCR4 and CXCL12 draws cancer cells to the organs they spread to ... exposure with either DIM or genistein cut movement by 80 per cent"
• DCA: Cancer Breakthrough or Urban Legend? - ABC News, 2/5/07 - "In one group of rats where DCA was given after the injected tumors had been allowed to grow, the tumors immediately (in the authors' words) decreased in size"
• Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers -  New Scientist, 1/23/07
• A Curry A Day Keeps The Doctor Away? - Science Daily, 1/11/07 - "the chemical compound capsaicin -- which is responsible for the burning sensation when we eat chillies -- can kill cells by directly targeting their energy source ... It could mean that patients could control or prevent the onset of cancer by eating a diet rich in capsaicin" - See Curcumin/turmeric products at iHerb.
• Body Composition May Be Key Player In Controlling Cancer Risks - Science Daily, 1/3/07 - "This study suggests that body composition, being lean as opposed to being obese, has a greater protective effect against cancer"
• More evidence for tea’s anticancer potential - Nutra USA, 12/21/06
• Research shows benefits of cranberries -MSNBC, 11/20/06 - "Cranberries may prevent tumors from growing rapidly or starting in the first place ..." - See Cranberry products at iHerb.
• Onion and garlic use and human cancer - Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Nov;84(5):1027-32 - "The multivariate ORs for the highest category of onion and garlic intake were, respectively, 0.16 and 0.61 for cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx, 0.12 and 0.43 for esophageal cancer, 0.44 and 0.74 for colorectal cancer, 0.17 and 0.56 for laryngeal cancer, 0.75 and 0.90 for breast cancer, 0.27 and 0.78 for ovarian cancer, 0.29 and 0.81 for prostate cancer, and 0.62 and 0.69 for renal cell cancer" - See iHerb or Vitacost garlic products.
• Aspirin May Be Newest Cancer Drug - WebMD, 10/2/06 - "In test-tube studies, the researchers find that aspirin does what some of the most cutting-edge new anticancer drugs do. It seems to keep newborn cancers from growing the blood vessels they need to become full-blown tumors -- a process called angiogenesis ... anticancer effect may not be due to blocking Cox enzymes at all" - See Drugstore.com aspirin products.
• Do 'Real' Exercise to Prevent Cancer - WebMD, 9/28/06
• Antioxidants and Cancer Treatment? - Dr. Weil, 9/14/06
• Sun Exposure Cuts Cancer Risk at 16 Sites, Study Says - Medscape, 8/15/06 - "solar ultraviolet B irradiance is associated with reduced risk at 16 sites of cancer through production of vitamin D. These cancers include 6 sites of gastrointestinal cancers, 3 cancers of female sites, 3 urogenital cancers, 2 types of lymphomas, and 2 upper aerodigestive tract cancers"
• Vitamin D Targets Thrombosis in Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/15/06
• Encouraging Results For Folic Acid As A Cancer Prevention Drug - Science Daily, 6/12/06 - "31 of 43 patients with the precancerous laryngeal lesion called leucoplakia demonstrated 50 percent or greater reduction in the lesion size after six months of taking folate supplements. In 12 of 31 responders, there was no evidence of the original lesion ... Folate deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency in the United States"
• Broccoli, Cauliflower And Genetic Cancer - Science Daily, 5/18/06 - "cruciferous vegetables ... are abundant in sulforaphane (SFN) ... those mice fed with an SFN-supplemented diet developed significantly fewer and smaller tumors"
• Product Review of Supplements for Cancer Prevention (Green Tea, Lycopene, and Selenium) - ConsumerLab.com, 4/20/06
• Vitamin D May Prevent Cancer Risk - Medscape, 4/10/06 - "For each 25-nmol/L increase in predicted level of 25(OH)D, the risk for cancer decreased by 17%. Higher 25(OH)D levels were associated with a significantly decreased risk for colorectal cancer (RR, 0.63), pancreatic cancer (RR, 0.49), esophageal cancer (RR, 0.37), oral and pharyngeal cancer (RR, 0.30), and leukemia (RR, 0.44). There were no significant relationships between other types of cancer and 25(OH)D levels" - See Vitacost or iHerb vitamin D products.
• Vitamin D May Protect Against Cancer - WebMD, 4/4/06 - "At least half of American adults suffer from vitamin D deficiencies that place them at increased risk of cancer ... taking at least 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily can slash the risk of breast, colon, and other cancers" - See Vitacost or iHerb vitamin D products.
• Vitamin D and Cancer: A Goldilocks Paradox? - Medscape, 3/30/06 - "In laboratory models, vitamin D reduces cell proliferation and increases cell differentiation, improves cell adhesion, and inhibits cancer progression and metastasis"
• Vitamin D - Cancer Prevention and Other New Uses - Life Extension Magazine, 3/06 - "Once considered little more than a compound that promotes healthy bones, vitamin D is now recognized as an important weapon in the fight against cancer ... While the Institute of Medicine suggests 400-600 IU of vitamin D daily, the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) advises that all men and women over the age of 50 should consume 800-1000 IU of vitamin D each day"
• Ginkgo Biloba Extract: More Than Just For Memory? - Science Daily, 2/24/06 - "treating mice with an extract of leaves of Ginkgo biloba both before and after implanting human breast or brain (glioma) tumors decreased expression of a cell receptor associated with invasive cancer. This decreased expression slowed the growth of the breast tumors by 80 percent as long as the extract was used, compared to untreated mice" - See iHerb or Vitacost ginkgo products.
• Grapefruit flavonoid could repair DNA, may protect against cancer - Nutra USA, 2/15/06 - "Naringenin, a flavonoid found in grapefruit and oranges, helped to repair damaged DNA in cancer cells"
• Broccoli chemical's cancer check - BBC News, 2/7/06 - "A chemical in vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage can boost DNA repair in cells and may stop them becoming cancerous ... Vegetables such as broccoli were found to contain a compound called I3C" - See I3C products at iHerb.
• How to get vitamin D? - USA Today, 1/29/06 - "Adults who consume 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily might lower their risks of colon, breast and ovarian cancers by up to 50% ... Essentially no one in the United States is getting that"
• Vitamin D Needed To Cut Cancer Risk, Researchers Say - Science Daily, 12/28/05 - "Taking 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D3 daily appears to lower an individual's risk of developing certain cancers – including colon, breast, and ovarian cancer – by up to 50 percent" - See Vitacost or iHerb vitamin D products.
• The Nude Mouse Tale: Omega-3 Fats Save The Life Of A Terminal Cancer Patient - Science Daily, 11/14/05 - "In 2000 he was told by his doctor he had only a few months to live ... But five years later, he is still alive, and has even gained a little weight ... It was a nutritional intervention, drastically increasing the patient’s intake of omega-3 fatty acids" - See Mega Twin EPA at Vitacost or iHerb.
• A Shopping Cart of Cancer Fighters - Intelihealth, 10/31/05 - "Broccoli sprouts, cabbage, ginkgo biloba and garlic appear to have a role in preventing a variety of cancers"
• Spice Ingredient May Cut Breast Cancer Spread - WebMD, 10/17/05
• Coenzyme Q10 New Applications for Cancer Therapy - Life Extension Magazine, 10/05
• Broccoli May Fight Lung Cancer - WebMD, 9/15/05
• Compounds Found In Cruciferous Vegetables Block Lung Cancer Progression - Science Daily, 9/15/05 - "A family of compounds found in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and watercress, blocked lung cancer progression in both animal studies and in tests with human lung cancer cells"
• Study: Vitamin C May Fight Cancer - WebMD, 9/12/05 - "Vitamin C appeared to boost production of hydrogen peroxide, which killed cancer cells and left healthy cells unharmed ... The levels of vitamin C were so high that they could only be achieved through IV infusions"
• Curry Spice May Curb Breast Cancer's Spread - WebMD, 6/9/05 - "Less than a quarter of the mice in the curcumin-plus-Taxol group had cancer that spread to the lungs. So did half of the curcumin group. In comparison, cancer spread to the lungs in three-fourths of the Taxol group and almost all (95%) mice that got no treatment" - See iHerb or Vitacost curcumin/turmeric products.
• Scientists: Sunshine May Prevent Cancer - CBS 2 Chicago, 5/21/05 - "vitamin D increasingly seems important for preventing and even treating many types of cancer ... In the last three months alone, four separate studies found it helped protect against lymphoma and cancers of the prostate, lung and, ironically, the skin. The strongest evidence is for colon cancer"
• Statin Drugs Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk - WebMD, 5/16/05 - "During a six-year period, women who used statins reduced their risk of breast cancer by more than half (51%) compared with nonusers ... Statin users were 48% less likely to develop lung cancer than nonusers ... statin use reduces the rate of prostate cancer by 54%" - See Zocor at International Anti-aging Systems.
• Chinese Herb's [danggui longhui wan] Component May Fight Cancer - WebMD, 4/18/05
• Chocolate compound stops cancer cell cycle in lab - Nutra USA, 4/18/05 - "the breast cancer cells stopped dividing when treated with pentamer and that all four proteins were inactivated ... the novel aspect here is that a pattern of several regulatory proteins are jointly deactivated, probably greatly enhancing the inhibitory effect compared to targeting any one of the proteins singly"
• Grapes May Stop Cancer Cells - WebMD, 3/31/05 - "We are getting direct evidence that these components in grapes work synergistically in fighting cancer"
• Flavonoids work together to inhibit cancer cells - Nutra USA, 3/30/05 - "Components in grapes, including some newly identified ones, work together to dramatically inhibit an enzyme crucial to the proliferation of cancer cells"
• Cancer-Enabling Enzyme Can Be Blocked Naturally: Danish Research Confirms Cancer Breakthrough Approach by Matthias Rath, M.D - Life Extension Foundation, 3/21/05 - "Vitamin C, the amino acids L-lysine and L-proline, and a green tea extract known as Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) work together to synergistically block the spread of cancer cells through connective tissue"
• Avoid mixing supplements, cancer treatment - MSNBC, 3/11/05
• Herbs That Pack An Anticancer Punch - Life Extension Foundation, 3/8/05
• Green Tea Extract Shows Potential As An Anti-cancer Agent - Science Daily, 2/23/05 - "green tea extract interrupts a process that is crucial in allowing bladder cancer to become invasive and spread to other areas of the body" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea extracts.
• Green Tea's Record Against Cancer Grows - WebMD, 2/15/05 - "In effect, the green tea extract may keep the cancer cells confined and localized, where they are easier to treat and the prognosis is better ... you should drink four cups a day. Green tea supplements are also available, and at least one study has shown that you may actually get more powerful antioxidants from supplements than from drinking tea" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea extracts.
• Dog's tale of survival opens door in cancer research - USA Today, 7/24/02 - "The treatment is a cocktail of so-called anti-angiogenic drugs, which have been widely researched for more than a decade and work by starving tumors of their blood supply. Researchers say the three-drug combination, which Haber mixed into Navy's regular dog food, targets the cancer from many angles ... When researchers heard that Navy was cancer-free after receiving a cocktail of drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration — Celebrex, tamoxifen (sold as Nolvadex) and doxycycline — the treatment became known as the Navy Protocol ... Navy's treatment, though experimental, cost $2,000"
• Carrots may help ward off cancer - BBC News, 2/9/05 - "After 18 weeks, rats who ate carrots along with their ordinary feed, and those given feed and falcarinol supplement were one third less likely to develop full-scale tumours than rats who were given just ordinary feed"
• Popular Arthritis Drug [Celebrex] KO's Lung Cancer - WebMD, 5/21/02 - "In a small study of 16 patients with early cancer than had not spread beyond the lungs, patients who took Celebrex along with chemotherapy benefited from the treatment, and the cancer virtually disappeared in five patients ... In eight other patients, tumors shrank, and four more patients had stable disease ... The expected complete clinical response rate -- meaning that tumors are no longer visible by X-ray -- with the chemotherapy alone "is just 1%, so these results were very encouraging."" - See my COX-2 inhibitor page for natural COX-2 inhibitors.
• Vitamin E in Food May Fight Cancer - WebMD, 12/15/04 - "Most supplements provide a different form of the vitamin, alpha-tocopherol ... Gamma-tocopherol aced its lab tests. It inhibited the spread of prostate and lung cancer cells without hurting the healthy cells ... Mixing several forms of vitamin E -- including gamma-tocopherol -- was even better at blocking cancer's spread"  - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family) at iHerb.
• Citrus Shows Promise For Certain Childhood Cancer - Science Daily, 12/1/04 - "Orange juice and other citrus contain potent natural compounds – limonoids – which showed dramatic results in killing certain cancer cells"
• An Apple a Day for Cancer Prevention - WebMD, 10/18/04 - "exposed cancer cells to various antioxidants found in apples ... one type of antioxidant, called procyanidins, triggered a series of cell signals that resulted in cancer cell death ... Rats getting "apple water" for six weeks had half the number of precancerous lesions in their colons compared with rats eating the regular diet ... compared the cancer patients' diets with a group of people without cancer ... Those who ate both green leafy and cruciferous vegetables got "particularly strong" cancer prevention protection"
• Plant food combo offers higher cancer protection - Nutra USA, 7/19/04 - "rats fed a combination of tomatoes and broccoli had markedly less prostate tumour growth than rats who ate diets containing either food alone"
• Healthy Lifestyle Can Lower Cancer Risk - WebMD, 7/7/04 - "The nine guidelines to better ensure a cancer-free life are:"
• Modulation of carcinogen metabolism and DNA interaction by calcium glucarate in mouse skin - Toxicol Sci. 2004 May;79(1):47-55. Epub 2004 Feb 19 - "Cag exerted its antitumor effect possibly by inhibiting the carcinogen-DNA binding, which appears to be due to reduced DNA synthesis and AHH activity"
• Women: Walk Away From Cancer - WebMD, 3/29/04
• Green Tea's Cancer-Fighting Target Found - WebMD, 3/15/04 - "the antioxidant, known as EGCG, binds to a protein found on tumor cells and dramatically slows their growth ... the antioxidant required to produce these anticancer effects was equivalent to those found in the body after drinking only two to three cups of green tea"  - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea extracts.
• Intentional Weight Loss of 20 Pounds or More Linked to Decreased Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 12/1/03 - "Compared with women who never had any weight loss episodes of 20 or more pounds, women who had ever experienced intentional weight loss of 20 or more pounds, but not unintentional weight loss, had an 11% reduced risk for any type of cnacer"
• Some Herbs May Fight Cancer - WebMD, 10/28/03
• Diet & Exercise: It's for Cancer, too - WebMD, 10/27/03
• Natural Products for Cancer Patients - Separating Hope from Hype - Dr. Murray's Natural Facts, 10/8/03
• Cancer Fighter: Vitamin B-6 - Physician's Weekly, 8/11/03 - "Washington State University researchers suggest that consuming more vitamin B-6 can ward off cancer. The vitamin converts folate to a form the body can use to produce thymine, a component of DNA"
• Vitamin cocktail cuts cancer deaths - BBC News, 8/4/03
• Pizza Prevents Cancer? It's Part of the Mediterranean Diet - WebMD, 7/21/03 - "Gallus and colleagues sifted through diet surveys completed by 5,500 Italians ... regular pizza eaters had 34% less risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer, 59% less risk of esophageal cancer, and 25% less risk of colon cancer ... Italian pizza is less than 50% crust, 20% tomato sauce, 20% mozzarella cheese, and 4% olive oil ... There's less refined carbohydrates, plus cooked tomatoes, which are a rich source of lycopene, a natural chemical that has been shown in numerous studies to protect against cancer ... We think that there's a specific compound in cooked tomatoes that is protective"
• Detoxifying cancer causing agents to prevent cancer - Integr Cancer Ther. 2003 Jun;2(2):139-44 - "There is now growing evidence for the possible control of different stages of the cancer induction by inhibiting beta-glucuronidase with D-glucaric acid derivatives, especially with its salts (D-glucarates) ... the consumption of fruits and vegetables naturally rich in D-glucaric acid or self-medication with D-glucaric acid derivatives such as calcium D-glucarate offers a promising cancer prevention approach"
• Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate Seen as Auxiliary Cancer Treatment - AltMedicine.com, 5/22/03 - "alpha-tocopheryl succinate has inhibited and killed both human and rodent cancer cells in test tubes (in vitro) and later in the living body of rodents (in vivo)—without causing normal cells to proliferate. So far, tests in living human bodies have not been conducted"
• Fruits: Cancer-Fighting Foods - WebMD, 2/19/03 - "Compared with those who ate the least fruit as children, those who ate the most were about 40% less likely to get cancer 60 years later ... a variety of nutritional factors might explain fruit's protective effects, such as their high antioxidant, fiber, and vitamin content. But when they looked at the cancer-fighting impact of vitamins C, E, and beta carotene separately, no single nutrient emerged as the winner"
• 70 Percent Of Cancer Is Preventable - thesandiegochannel.com, 2/4/03 - "We have good evidence that breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer are related to increased dietary fat and too many calories ... As far as something to add to your lifestyle -- physical activity. This can cut your risk of colon and other cancers by as much as a half"
• In Praise of Spirulina - CancerDecisions.com, 12/12/02 - "In a 2002 Japanese study, 12 adult males were administered an oral hot water extract of spirulina, and the number and activity of their natural killer (NK) cells was measured before and after treatment. (NK cells destroy tumor cells by binding to them and delivering lethal chemicals that kill on contact.) At the study's end, there was a significant increase in the production and cancer-killing ability of these subjects' NK cells ... Spirulina also shows potential for decreasing the adverse effects of both chemotherapy and radiation" - See iHerb or Vitacost spirulina products.
• Nutrients Are Key to Preventing Cancer - Intelihealth, 12/3/02 - "Cancer doesn't just arise overnight. A few tiny cells gone wrong slowly grow over decades. Whether the result is a life-threatening tumor depends on genes and environment including food ... Up to 35 percent of cancers are related to dietary habits ... people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables generally are skinnier. Obesity increases risks of cancers of the uterus, gallbladder and possibly colon and prostate, while a large weight gain after reaching adulthood is linked to breast cancer ... Not everybody gets equal benefit from nutrient-rich diets, a discrepancy that probably points to genetic variability. For example, scientists studying lung cancer rates in part of China found people with the lowest cancer risks also were genetically deficient in an enzyme that metabolizes certain nutrients in cruciferous vegetables"
• Ability To Cope With Stress May Play A Role In Cancer Progression - Intelihealth, 11/2/02 - "Studies have shown that people who adopt active coping strategies have better immune function and lower cortisol levels, and just the opposite for people who use passive coping strategies"
• Cancer-Fighting Foods, Supplements Against Cancer - Dr. Janson Newsletter, 12/02
• Soy, Cow's Milk May Fight Breast Cancer - WebMD, 9/27/02 - "A combination of soy and cow's milk could have some beneficial, anti-cancer nutrients ... She explains that conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, is the key to the cow's role in cancer prevention. CLA is a minor fatty acid found in milk and milk products and beef ... He says he thinks the most potent cancer-fighting component of soy is a compound called genistein ... He demonstrated that by feeding rats a diet containing genistein before exposing them to a cancer-causing drug. The number of breast tumors was reduced by 50%" - See iHerb and Vitacost CLA products.
• Eating Healthy Lowers Cancer Risk - WebMD, 9/20/02
• Avoiding Weight Gain Has A Major Role In Cancer Prevention - Doctor's Guide, 9/13/02 - "Obesity is linked to colon, breast (in postmenopausal women), endometrium, kidney, and oesophagus ... associations with cancer risk could be explained by alterations in the metabolism of endogenous hormones, including sex steroids, insulin, and insulin-like growth factors. These can lead to distortion of the normal balance between cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis"
• Experts outline convincing evidence on diet and cancer - USA Today, 9/13/02 - "Poor diet is thought to account for about 30% of cancer"
• Aspirin Lowers Pancreatic Cancer Risk - WebMD, 8/6/02 - "A new study shows regular use of aspirin might lower your risk of one of the deadliest forms of cancer ... women who used aspirin cut their risk of developing pancreatic cancer nearly in half ... the more aspirin use a woman reported, the less likely she was to develop pancreatic cancer ... Other NSAIDs did not have the same effect"
• Sunlight, A Cancer Protector In The Guise Of A Villain? - Intelihealth, 8/6/02 - "Their theory was that vitamin D, which the skin produces when exposed to sunshine, somehow prevents the growth of malignant cells ... researchers are looking into vitamin D as a possible remedy. Clinical trials in people are now under way, testing whether the vitamin or similar compounds can treat tumors or bolster chemotherapy"
• Novel Method of Enhancing Anti-Fat Effects of CLA - Life Extension Magazine, 8/02 - "CLA is not just for fat-loss. Studies show it may help protect against many diseases including atherosclerosis and cancer ... CLA is also able to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. CLA, as the article went on to say, can be considered a powerful prostate cancer preventative, as well as a partial treatment" - See iHerb and Vitacost CLA products.
• Green Tea Cancer Benefits Detailed - USA Today, 7/9/02 - "polyphenols in green tea help eliminate free radicals ... Hsu discovered the polyphenols actually separate healthy cells containing the P-57 protein from cancer cells, which lack the protein. While the healthy cells are sent to safety, the polyphenols attack the cancer cells ... The polyphenols go after the cancer cells' mitochondria, the main energy source in cells. The destruction of the mitochondria weakens the cancer cells, and eventually leads to their death" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea extracts.
• A Report on Curcumin's Anti-cancer Effects - Life Extension Magazine, 7/02 - "Imagine a natural substance so smart it can tell the difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell; so powerful it can stop chemicals in their tracks; and so strong it can enable DNA to walk away from lethal doses of radiation virtually unscathed. Curcumin has powers against cancer so beneficial that drug companies are rushing to make drug versions. Curcumin is all this and more" - See curcumin at iHerb or Vitacost.
• Cimetidine (Tagamet) For Cancer Treatment - Life Extension Foundation, 7/02
• Vitamin K Therapy Slows Spread of Liver Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/02 - "Results show that 59 percent of patients treated with vitamin K-II were alive at two years compared to 29 percent of those who were not given vitamin K-II (p=0.14). Invasion of the cancer into the portal vein occurred in 2 percent of the vitamin K-II treated group at one year and in 13 percent at two years, compared to 21 and 55 percent of controls, respectively" - Vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulfite) is put in animal foods and animal vitamins. Places that sell it in bulk are http://www.dyets.com/ordering.htm ($156/kilogram).  A company at 360-387-0129 called me and said they sell it also.  Also see liver cancer.
• Black Raspberries Fight Cancer - WebMD, 5/3/02 - "Earlier studies have shown that blueberries and strawberries also have cancer-preventing properties. But black raspberries seem to work even better. Berries are chock full of antioxidants, chemicals that help block tumors from forming. Antioxidants sop up cancer-causing molecules called free radicals -- damaging substances produced from your body's everyday functions"
• Japanese Ministry Looks At Cancer "Remedies" - Intelihealth, 4/12/02
• Common Foods Help Prevent Cancer - WebMD, 4/10/02 - "found that regular green tea drinking cut cancer risk in half ... men who ate more than two servings of tomato sauce per week had a 23% lower risk of prostate cancer than men who ate less than one serving a week"
• Exposure To Sunlight Lowers Risks Of Four Cancers - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/02 - "exposure to sunlight contributes to non-melanoma skin cancer. "By contrast, several ecological studies suggest that sunlight may protect against female breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancer, all diseases that contribute to a substantially higher proportion of cancer mortality in the western industrialized world." ... Some studies have suggested an association between circulating vitamin D in blood, which is largely derived from sunlight, or dietary vitamin D and colorectal, prostate and female breast cancers"
• Sunshine May Keep Certain Cancers at Bay - WebMD, 4/4/02
• The cancer preventative agent resveratrol is converted to the anticancer agent piceatannol by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1B1 - Br J Cancer 2002 Mar 4;86(5):774-8 - "This observation provides a novel explanation for the cancer preventative properties of resveratrol. It demonstrates that a natural dietary cancer preventative agent can be converted to a compound with known anticancer activity by an enzyme that is found in human tumours"
• Sun May Protect Against Some Cancers - WebMD, 3/14/02 - "new findings from an independent researcher suggest that getting too little sun may increase the risk of dying from a host of other cancers ... Sunlight exposure increases the body's production of vitamin D. People who get lower amounts of sunlight exposure therefore manufacture lower amounts of vitamin D. Grant says vitamin D may have a protective effect and taking vitamin D supplements might offer adequate protection to people who get little natural sunlight"
• 'Gift Of The Magi' Bears Anti-Cancer Agents [myrrh plant (Commiphora myrrha)], Researchers Suggest - Intelihealth, 12/4/01
• New research shows how broccoli beats cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 11/01 - "Sulforaphane is most highly concentrated in broccoli, as well as in other cruciferous vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower ... animal studies to date have shown that sulforaphane can dramatically reduce the number of malignant tumors, reproduction, growth rate and size, as well as delay cancer onset"
• Does Green Tea Aid in Cancer Prevention? - Life Extension Magazine, 10/01
• Unlocking the power of curcumin - Life Extension Magazine, 9/01 - "research is discovering that curcumin is a powerful carcinogenic inhibitor, slowing cancerous cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis, a pre-programmed set of processes within a cell that results in its death"
• Report: An Innovative Approach to Cancer Therapy - Life Extension Foundation, 8/01 - "For cancer patients the main anti-cancer supplements are pancreatic enzymes"
• Cancer: What You Should Do If You Have It - Life Extension Magazine, 12/99
• Study: Power Lines May Aid Cancer Cells - Intelihealth, 10/29/01 - "electromagnetic fields disrupted the functioning of the hormone melatonin in individual cells ... Scientists have accepted since 1987 that the substance suppresses the multiplication of cancer cells ... They exposed two batches of the [breast cancer] cell to two different levels of electromagnetic field ... In both cases, the ability of melatonin to suppress the growth of the cancer cells was found to have declined. In some cells with smaller concentrations of melatonin, the suppressive effect was entirely absent"
• Diet, Cancer, and Confusion - WebMD, 10/24/01
• Cancer Patients Need Regular Advice About What To Eat - Intelihealth, 10/24/01
• The Co-Q10 - Cancer Connection - Nutrition Science News, 7/01
• Preventing Skin Cancer: There's a Doctor in Your Kitchen, Household Items Like Aspirin and Green Tea Can Ward Off Cancer - WebMD, 4/30/01 - "Vitamin A ... Diet ... Green Tea ... Soybeans ... NSAIDS"
• Red Wine, Coffee, and Almonds May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Protective Effect Linked to Dietary Boron - WebMD, 4/5/01 - "men who consumed the greatest amount of boron were 64% less likely to develop prostate cancer, when compared with men who consumed the least amount of boron"
• Somers' cancer treatment worries some experts - CNN, 3/30/01 - see my Iscador page
• Regular Physical Activity Reduces Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 2/13/01
• Colon Cancer Prevented, Promoted by Diet - Nutrition Science News, 2/01
• Honey May Prevent Recurring Tumors - Intelihealth, 12/15/00
• Coffee May Offer Bladder Cancer Protection To Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 12/13/00
• Vitamin B12: Surprising New Findings - Life Extension Magazine, 12/00 - "High levels of homocysteine are consistently linked with DNA damage ... the accepted standard for vitamin B12 sufficiency (i.e., plasma concentration <150 pmol/L) may not be adequate to minimize chromosome damage rates"
• Ulcer Therapy, Vitamins May Team Up to Prevent Stomach Cancer, Drugs Halted, Healed Abnormalities With Cancer Potential - WebMD, 12/8/00 - "people who took the three-drug combination alone or in combination with vitamin C and/or beta carotene were three to five times more likely than people who received no treatment to have a reduction in the size of precancerous stomach abnormalities."
• Flaxseed Lignans Show - Nutrition Science News, 10/00 - "The plant lignans found in flax, namely matairesinol and secoisolariciresinol, must be converted by gut bacteria to mammalian lignans, namely enterolactone and enterodiol. These mammalian lignans have been shown to have chemoprotective effects in cell and animal studies ... Epidemiological studies show breast cancer patients have low urinary excretion of enterolcatone and enterodiol, suggesting that consumption of lignans may exert cancer-preventive or protective effects"
• Breathe Easier With Fruits and Veggies, Study Finds They May Lower Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 10/9/00
• Astragalus Asserts Immunity - Nutrition Science News, 10/00 - "breast cancer patients given a combination of astragalus and ligustrum as an adjunct to irradiation treatments showed a statistically significant decrease in deaths from one in two to one in 10 ... In another study of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, the effectiveness of conventional chemotherapy (chemotherapeutic regimen not reported) was compared to the effectiveness of chemotherapy in conjunction with the same astragalus-ligustrum preparation. Those with squamous carcinoma of the lung showed a significant increase in mean survival time from 204 to 465 days"
• Studies Suggest Eating Garlic Does Protect Against Cancers - WebMD, 10/4/00 - "studies suggest that there may be a 30 to 50% reduction in colorectal cancer in people who eat a lot of garlic"
• Diet Tips To Stave Off Cancer - Intelihealth, 9/5/00 - "Make sure two-thirds of your plate is filled with fruits, vegetables, grains and beans and only one-third is devoted to meat, poultry or fish"
• Chemicals in apples slow cancer growth in lab tests, scientists report - CNN, 8/30/00 - "The stronger the concentration of apple extract, the slower the rate of reproduction among the cancer cells ... The anti-cancer effect, a spokesman said, was strongest in extracts made from unpeeled apples"
• One More Reason To Eat Your Broccoli, Chemical Compounds Found to Prevent Lung Cancer - WebMD, 8/25/00 - "The protection comes from chemicals known as isothiocyanates that are found in these vegetables ... men with no detectable levels of isothiocyanates had a 36% greater chance of developing lung cancer than those who did have the chemical in their bodies ... isothiocyanates inactivate certain cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke. The compounds may also work as antioxidants to help prevent natural damage to cells in the body"
• Researchers Find Phytochemicals In Apples May Fight Off Cancer - Intelihealth, 8/22/00
• NCI Looks to Nutraceuticals - Nutrition Science News, 8/00
• Prostate Cancer and Cruciferous Vegetables - Life Extension Magazine, 7/00
• Follow These Tips to Reduce Your Cancer Risk - WebMD, 7/27/00
• Lower Vitamin C Means Higher Cancer Risk for Men - WebMD, 7/18/00
• Study Examines Red Wine Antioxidant - Intelihealth, 6/30/00
• CLA and Cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 4/00 - "feeding CLA to female rats while they were young and still developing conferred life-long protection against breast cancer"
• Cancer's Sweet Tooth - Nutrition Science News, 4/00
• Flavonoids may help fight cancer, study finds - CNN, 3/30/00
• Researchers Find Cancer-Fighting Chemical In Hazelnuts - Intelihealth, 3/29/00
• Vitamin D Is For Cancer Defense - Nutrition Science News, 3/00
• Herbal Aids for Cancer - Nutrition Science News, 3/00
• Unusual dietary treatment may fight pancreatic cancer - CNN, 11/29/99
• Cancer Prevention Diet - Nutrition Science News, 8/99
• Using natural therapies for the prevention of breast and other forms of cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 6/99
• Chinese Herb Boosts Action of New Lung-cancer Drug - Intelihealth, 4/27/99
• CO-Q10 and Cancer - Nutrition Science News, 4/99
• Vitamins Show Promise In Improving Cancer Treatment - Intelihealth, 2/24/99
• Great Expectations: Hot Herbs in '99 - Nutrition Science News, 1/99 (See the section on IP-6)
• Anti-HIV activity in vitro of MGN-3, an activated arabinoxylane from rice bran - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998 Feb 4;243(1):25-9
• Review of the effects of trans fatty acids, oleic acid, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and conjugated linoleic acid on mammary carcinogenesis in animals - Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Dec;66(6 Suppl):1523S-1529S - "Conjugated linoleic acid is unique in the sense that concentrations < or = 1% are sufficient for producing significant cancer protection and that this effect seems to be independent of the other fatty acids." - see my CLA page
• Soy Intake May Reduce Risk of Uterine Cancer -- New Cancer Research Study - Doctor's Guide, 8/29/97
• Natural Sugar-Phosphate Compound Shows Promise In Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/30/98  - "What if a common, naturally occurring substance could shrink tumors, stop their growth, even make cancer cells normal again? A University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher is finding that it can." - see my IP-6 page
• Selenium Is Found to Reduce Cancer Mortality by 50 Percent - Life Extension Magazine, 6/97
• Researchers Credit Processed Tomato Products With Reduced Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 3/3/97
• Study: Grapes inhibit cancer growth - CNN, 1/10/97
• Progress on therapy of breast cancer with vitamin Q10 and the regression of metastases - Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995 Jul 6;212(1):172-7 - "The numerous metastases in the liver of a 44-year-old patient "disappeared," and no signs of metastases were found elsewhere. A 49-year-old patient, on a dosage of 390 mg of vitamin Q10, revealed no signs of tumor in the pleural cavity after six months, and her condition was excellent. A 75-year-old patient with carcinoma in one breast, after lumpectomy and 390 mg of CoQ10, showed no cancer in the tumor bed or metastases"

CME:

• Medscape cancer CME courses
• Cancer Pain - PowerPak.com, exp. 3/1/05

General Information:

• Cancer - American Academy of Family Physicians
• Cancer - emedicine.com
• Cancer - FamilyDoctor.org
• Biologic Therapies in Cancer - Medscape Resource Center
• WebMD cancer page
• Books on cancer - Amazon.com
• Treatments for cancer - Medifocus

Other News:

• Overcoming Resistance To A Cancer Drug - Science Daily, 6/24/08
• New Cancer Treatment Targets Both Tumor Cells And Blood Vessels - Science Daily, 6/18/08
• Treatment Can Make Cancer Stronger - WebMD, 6/10/08 - "About half of patients are cured -- that is, all of their tumor cells die ... The other half of the time, some tumor cells survive treatment. These cancer cells are more aggressive than they were before treatment"
• Narcolepsy Drug Fights Cancer Fatigue - WebMD, 6/4/08 - "The narcolepsy drug Provigil may help to relieve the debilitating fatigue often experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy ... patients taking the drug who had the most severe fatigue at the beginning of the study demonstrated significant improvement, compared with those in the placebo group" - See Provigil (modafinil) at OffshoreRX.com.
• Link Between Inflammation, Cancer Confirmed - Science Daily, 6/2/08 - "Chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer ... Researchers have long known that inflammation produces cytokines (immune response chemicals that encourage cell proliferation and suppress cell death), which can lead to cancer"
• The Good And Bad Side Of Anti-cancer Compounds - Science Daily, 4/10/08
• ROSIGLITAZONE AND RISK OF CANCER. A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS - Diabetes Care. 2008 Mar 28 - "The incidence of malignancies was significantly lower in rosiglitazone-treated patients than in control groups (0.23[0.19-0.26] vs. 0.44[0.34-0.58] cases/100 patient*years" - Note:  I was taking rosiglitazone when I had my neck cancer.  Maybe that's one of the things that saved me.  I've since switched to pioglitazone (as an anti-aging measure to prevent AGEs, I don't have diabetes).
• Strengthening The Tumor-fighting Ability Of T Cells - Science Daily, 3/24/08
• The Association Between Statins and Cancer Incidence in a Veterans Population - J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Jan 8 - "After multivariable adjustment, a statistically significantly decreased risk of all cancers was also associated with increasing statin use"
• Statin Drugs May Cut Cancer Risk - WebMD, 1/8/08 - "The veterans were followed for five years, on average. During that time, 9% of those taking statins were diagnosed with cancer, compared with 13% of those not taking statins, VA records show"
• Eating More Red And Processed Meats Linked To Greater Risk For Bowel And Lung Cancer, Findings Suggest - Medscape, 12/10/07 - "people who eat a lot of red and processed meats have greater risk of developing colorectal and lung cancer than people who eat small quantities. They also indicate that a high red meat intake is associated with an increased risk of esophageal and liver cancer and that 1 in 10 colorectal and 1 in 10 lung cancers could be avoided if people reduced their red and processed meat intake to the lowest quintile"
• Treatment For Spreading Cancer: Llymphatic Vessel And Lymph Node Function Are Restored With Growth Factor Treatment - Science Daily, 12/3/07
• Novel Mechanism For Spread Of Sarcoma Tumors Discovered - Science Daily, 11/28/07
• Freezing the Pain of Cancerous Tumors - WebMD, 11/27/07
• Mechanism Of Action Of EGFR Inhibitors in Cancer Chemotherapy - Science Daily, 10/30/07
• Combination Targets For Cancer: Some Drugs Work Well Together, Studies Suggest - Science Daily, 10/29/07
• Cancer Treatment: Support Crucial - WebMD, 10/23/07
• First Clinical Trial Of Apatone For Cancer Treatment Promising - Science Daily, 10/5/07
• Decrease in Cancer Risk for Pill Users - WebMD, 9/11/07 - "researchers found a 12% decreased risk of any cancer in oral contraceptive users compared with women who never used birth control pills"
• Diabetes Drug Kills Some Cancer Cells - Science Daily, 8/14/07 - "Four weeks later, the p53-deficient tumors in mice treated with metformin were half the size of the p53 deficient tumors in control mice"
• Stress May Help Cancer Cells Stay Alive - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/07 - "the stress hormone epinephrine causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to cell death"
• Untried cancer drug [DCA] bought on web - BBC News, 3/29/07
• Chemothe