Dangers of Mixing Herbal Supplements and Prescription Medication
Herbal supplements and nutraceuticals The use of herbal supplements has a long history - dating back thousands of years. Examples of important medicines extracted from botanicals include reserpine, morphine, penicillin, and vinca alkaloid anti-cancer drugs. Today,...
Water Fluoridation, Ionized Water, Cancer Risk and Treatment
Water and Cancer Prevention Conventional wisdom dictates that people should consume at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily for good health, which makes sense in light of the fact that the human body is made up of about 75 percent water. But the importance of...
Natural Cancer Treatments – Inositol, Enzyme Therapy and MSM Vitamin C
Can inositol prevent and heal cancer? The number of little-known chemo-protective natural substances that are discovered every day continues to amaze me. These substances have always been “out there,” either in nature or produced in our own bodies. One substance that...
World Pancreatic Cancer Day November 17, 2016
What is pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with an extremely high mortality rate, mainly because it does not present any symptoms in its early stages and is highly resistant to chemotherapy. Cancer starts when cells in the body begin to grow...
The connection between sugar and cancer
Does sugar feed cancer? While researchers continue to investigate the connection between sugar and cancer, it remains a source of anxiety-inducing speculation and misinformation in the media and on the internet. Of course, the undeniable answer is that glucose (the...
New technologies leading to a simple blood test for cancer
Fast DNA-sequencing machines are leading to simple blood tests for cancer. Labs around the world are working toward developing cancer screening tests based on a simple blood draw. That’s possible because dying cancer cells also shed DNA into a person’s blood. Early...
The Future of Cancer Research: Five Reasons for Optimism
Five promising advances that are transforming the way we think about cancer. Many cancers are fueled by biochemical changes of histones, the proteins that serve as spools for DNA in our cells (histones are shown in green with their cancer-induced changes in purple)....
The artificial sweetener debate – are they safe or not?
What are artificial sweeteners and how are they regulated in the United States? Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, are substances that are used instead of sucrose (table sugar) to sweeten foods and beverages. Because artificial sweeteners are many...
Latest updates on Cancer Treatments and Therapies
Researchers develop novel, non-invasive cancer therapy using targeted single-walled carbon nanotubes A staggering 1.7 million persons in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016, with 600,000 cases ending in death. University of Oklahoma researchers...
Breast cancer – nutrition and prevention
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention - Food additives, safety, and organic foods Concern about the possible effects of food additives on health, including cancer, is one reason that many people are now interested in organic foods. Organic foods are...
Breast cancer testing breakthroughs and participating in clinical trials
Miniature implanted ‘scaffold’ could detect breast cancer spread Tiny implants under the skin could one day detect the spread of breast cancer early, according to a US study (link is external). The small device can capture cancer cells that have moved away from the...
IBM Watson – The supercomputer that mastered Jeopardy and Chess – Takes on Cancer
IBM and American Cancer Society Want to Create the Ultimate Cancer Advisor IBM and the American Cancer Society are launching a new partnership that will combine the power of Big Blue’s cognitive computing platform, Watson, with the wealth of cancer research and...
Breast Cancer Research – New Tests and Treatments
UC Davis graduate develops new breast cancer test A new test for invasive breast cancer has been developed by Angela Courtney, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the University of California, Davis. Courtney received her Ph.D. in integrative pathobiology from UC Davis in...
Breast Cancer 2016: The latest in research and treatment.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women regardless of ethnicity and race. It can be classified into different types depending on where the disease started in the breast and the way it grows, among other factors. Breast cancer is the most common cause of death...
CANCER IS A LONG JOURNEY
It has been said that a cancer diagnosis signals the first day of the rest of your life. Hearing the “C word” is shocking, scary, and anxiety-producing all at the same time. Many patients who have come to me with cancer diagnoses – recent or longstanding – have...
CURCUMIN FOR CANCER
Patients frequently ask me which supplements are best for fighting cancer. Although I include various supplements in my treatment protocols, curcumin is always at the top of my list. Curcumin is the active ingredient of the spice turmeric. As opposed to some...
VITAMIN D AND CANCER
Although it has vitamin in its name, vitamin D should really be thought of as a hormone due to its many important actions in the body. Vitamin D is well known as a strengthener of bones, but it also plays a role in brain, heart, and lung health. However, perhaps the...
WHAT IS INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY?
Informed and conscientious patients want to know more about their cancer treatment options. Sadly, most have only heard one side of the story. The truth of the matter is that there are many options when it comes to cancer treatment, and I believe that patients should...