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Recipe of the day based on the principles of Houtsmuller Diet as support for cancer patients and their families.
Movies information about complementary therapies including nutritional supplementation and resources for prevention and complementary treatment for cancer. Article updated December 16, 2008
Movies with positive patient experiences with complementary and novel treatments such as hyperthermia and dendritic cell therapy, and often complementary non-toxic approach to their cancer. Article posted September 3, 2008
Introduction to research articles on nutrition and natural resources and approaches in cancer
Aloe Vera alongside chemotherapy in solid tumors indicates significantly greater effect in reducing tumors and shows median lifetime. Including lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer. Demonstrated by randomized phase III study. Article posted March 9, 2010
Aloe Vera Gel gives no positive effect on prevention and repair of radiation damage to the skin, shows two phase III trials randomized
Antioxidants like Vitamins A, E and beta carotene could be bad for health, says a meta analysis. But read the criticism from other scientists on this biased reporting. Article updated August 20, 2009
Antioxidants: Prenatal use of additional multivitamins provides significantly less risk of leukemia and brain tumors for children in their childhood. This shows a large meta-analysis of over 60 randomized trials. Article posted March 25, 2007
Antineoplastons therapy of Dr. Burzynski. Last known results of trials with Burzinky's antineoplastontherapie especially in brain tumors but also including cancer and other cancers
Antioxidants such as Vitamins A, E, C improves effect of chemotherapy in ALL = acute lymphoblastic leukemia and thus reduces the side effects of chemotherapy study in 100 children and adolescents aged 1 to 18 years.
Ascorbic acid.: Effect of intravenous ascorbic acid (vitamin C intravenous injections) as a supplement to cancer treatment seems very promising
Avemar, a fermented wheat germ extract is given as an adjunct to chemotherapy (dacarbazine) prolongs survival time by about 40% in melanoma patients with additional high risk. Article updated November 7, 2009
Pancreatic cancer: Ukraine alone or in combination with Gemzar - gemcitabine provides doubling survival time in inoperable pancreatic cancer patients, according to randomized Phase II study with 90 patients.
AHCC - Mix of medicinal mushrooms, giving nine-year study evidence of double chances of survival in liver cancer. A particularly significant result. Click here for the full study report, especially important for physicians.
Aloeplant and chemo: Aloe extract of the Aloe plant next chemo gives significantly greater 3-year survival in patients with metastatic cancer, significantly more complete remissions and significantly better control of the disease than chemo. Thus, randomized study in 240 patients with lung cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer and gastric cancer. Article posted June 22, 2009
Arabinoxylans: a natural tonic and immune proven effective in such Kahler - Multiple Myeloma and CLL - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia but also seems to treat other cancers a useful and effective. Read all about it here arabinoxylans together.
Artemisinin: Artemesia Artimisinin or sometimes, a Chinese herb, it seems of great value in treating cancer. Especially with hormone sensitive cancers.
AIDS - HIV and impact of food and nutrients: 60 mg. retinol (= 200,000 IU) = vitamin A per day to children infected with the HIV virus will include 40% fewer deaths over periods of three months. Demonstrated by randomized double-blind trial
Acupuncture Information: Relief Band acupuncture points stimulates the abdomen with electric pulses shows significant improvement for nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy, where other means failed, so double-blind randomized study small
Acupuncture as a complementary treatment of cancer or treatment of such side effects caused by chemotherapy put together in separate series of articles
AMAS Test - Anti-Malignant Antibody Serum Test - provides 95% accuracy for determination of early primary breast cancer and 99% for determining recurrence of breast cancer, the AMAS test, but includes all other forms of cancer as a reliable diagnostic test compared with other tests and methods for early detection of cancer.
Acetylcysteine (Glutathione) was added to prednisone and azathioprine provides significantly better effect in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and significantly better quality of life shown by double-blind randomized study.
Pancreatic cancer: Thalidomide provides counter weight loss in advanced pancreatic cancer demonstrated by patients randomized placebo-controlled study. The difference is statistically significant.
General: Fusion not only a physical, biological, but also socio-medical phenomenon. A chronological account of FUSION conference organized by and held at De Doelen in Rotterdam on February 9, 2006 where mainstream and complementary practitioners engage in dialogue went. Author physician-biologist Dr E. Valstar. Posted April 26, 2006.
Antioxidants: A Phase II Study with Antioxidants, both in terms of diet and supplementation, Pharmaconutritionele support Progestagen, and Anti-Cyclooxygenase-2 shows a significant positive effect on safety and prevention of weight loss and oxidative stress in patients with advanced cancer
Acupuncture Information: Acupuncture reduces in randomized crossover study in children the side effects of chemo. Article posted July 13, 2006
Antioxidants heben not impair effects of chemotherapy, on the contrary: antioxidants improve the quality of life through reduced side effects and improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy significantly. Article posted May 3, 2007
Overall: based personal guidance and care for depressed elderly reduce mortality by 60% 5-year basis compared with standard care for depressed elderly. Especially the elderly with cancer seem to achieve this large difference. Article posted June 3, 2007
Acupuncture fights better fatigue caused by cancer treatments or acupressure, although these improvements did see. Article posted February 2008
Amino acids (glutamine, and arginine for example) prior to surgery show seriously ill cancer patients with head and neck tumors in poor physical condition and malnourished gives highly significantly more 10-jaarsoverlevingen (median survival 77 months) than control group (median survival 29 months) shows Dutch randomized trials. Article posted July 29, 2008
Exposure and effects of diet and nutrients that. read here a number of studies and articles put together on this issue.
Breast cancer and diet and nutrients effect: a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise and a healthy diet reduces risk of breast cancer by over 50%. Read the recommendations from the global study of the WCRF report. Article updated September 8, 2009
Breast cancer and other solid tumors: Lecture Prof. Pinedo about this approach dated April 20, 2001
Beta-carotene inhibits cancer in oral cavity
Bladder cancer and vitamins: an Investigation
Bladder cancer and vitamins: Study 2
Breast cancer and diet and nutrients effect: Olive doubles effect of Herceptin in breast cancer and protects against breast cancer.
Breast cancer and nutrition impact and nutrients: Vitamin D. has beneficial effect and provides significantly less risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer demonstrated by several studies presented at ASCO 2006. High vitamin D. value eg to give blood 50% lower risk of breast cancer. Article posted May 31, 2006.
Breast Cancer: Body weight at diagnosis plays crucial role in survival of breast cancer patients, especially for early breast cancer stages I and IIA. Women with estrogen-negative receptors also more likely to die than women with positive estrogen receptors. The thicker the women at diagnosis the greater the probability of death, particularly for women with estrogen receptor negative.
Belladonna, a homeopathic remedy, promotes randomized, double-blind study in recovering from radiation.
Betaglucaan (1.3 Beta Glucan), a substance from medicinal mushrooms and why this is so special natural means for treatment of cancer. Read information besides what is Betaglucaan some studies and Betaglucaan.
Breast cancer and impact of food and nutrients: Edible seaweed affects levels of estrogen in women and affects the transition length of menstrual cycle which can have beneficial effects on risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Breast Cancer: Q-10 and vitamins B2 and B3 ((ribofalvin and PP) significantly reduced CEA and CA 15-3 markers in addition to Tamoxifen and provides significantly less likely to relapse. Article posted February 28, 2007
Breast cancer and effects of additional nutrients: Olive Herceptin in addition to promoting effect of Herceptin in breast cancer and Her-2/neu suppresses Her-2/neu (ErbB-2) shown by laboratory studies.
Dendritic cell therapy of breast cancer and effects: Dendritic cell therapy in breast cancer tumors of advanced breast cancer shows promising results. The 3 year survival ranges from 1% to 16% from time of initiation of dendritic cell therapy. Study which was contributed by Prof. Robert Gorter ao
Breast cancer and effects of additional nutrients: Flax oil - linseed oil significantly stimulates breast cancer mortality and therapeutic beneficial effect on breast tumor markers, shows small (32 patients), but randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Other randomized studies show that flax oil - linseed oil breast cancer can stop tumor growth and metastases in lungs and lymph nodes may occur at a distance and could even reduce / clean up. Animal Study on both patient studies prior gave similar good results with the 80% reduction longuitzaaiïngen
Breast cancer: Muscle Relaxation and guided visualization together reduce the fear of chemo, depression and rebellion in patients undergoing chemotherapy because of breast cancer, after half year in the intervention group demonstrated better quality of life. It is apparent from two randomized trials.
Breast cancer and effect of food: Soya beans, tofu and isoflavones provide a significant preventive effect at lower risk of getting breast cancer in women in the age group for the transition
Artemesia or breast cancer and also Artimisinin, a Chinese herb, shows strong inhibition of tumor growth in animal studies with rats with breast tumors.
Breast cancer and impact of food and nutrients: the Women previously treated for breast cancer and then lots of fruits and vegetables to use are significantly less risk of getting a recurrence or lasts significantly longer time to relapse.
Bone marrow transplants: EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) reduces bone marrow transplants in cases of risk of serious complications and significantly reduces mortality. Not compared in groups of five deceased patients respectively. 7 (who have received EPA) and 9 patients who received no EPA. Article posted on April 16, 2006
Books on complementary and alternative treatments and natural resources: eg. The fairest and most anti-hormone book: Femmes si vous saviez: What all women should know about especially the role of hormones in relation to cervical, breast and ovarian cancer. But also like men to avoid prostate.
Breast cancer and prevention: High-fiber diet is highly preventive (50%) at risk of breast cancer in young women (age of transition). Article posted on February 7, 2007.
Breast cancer and impact of food and nutrients: low-fat diet reduces risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients operated on by 24% compared to standard diet, says large randomized study among 2437 ten women with breast cancer. Especially women with estrogen-negative breast cancer benefited most 42% less likely to relapse after five years.
Calcium appears to preventive work in preventing colon cancer, says study animals.
Chlorophyll from spinach compensates including carcinogenic effects of heme, a lot of fabric and especially common in red meat
Chinese herbal and effect in esophageal cancer: Chinese herb Yiqi Huoxue ala supplements combined treatment of radiation and chemotherapy gives significantly better results after treatment and the direct impact significantly fewer metastases and longer survival time and improves quality of life in advanced esophageal cancer patient.
Chinese herbs in addition to combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy in non-small-cell lung gives significantly better results in improved immune function, improved quality of life and significantly prolonged median survival time, according to randomized study. See under Chinese herbs in alphabetical list.
Chinese herbs and chemotherapy in gastric cancer and effect: Fuzheng Yiliu decoction - a Chinese herb - in addition significantly increases the effectiveness of chemotherapy in gastric cancer and significantly reduces the side effects, including bone marrow and the digestive system and improves their quality of life improves simultaneously cell immunity compared to the control group who received chemotherapy alone.
Chinese Herbal: Fuzheng Yiliu granule shown in three randomized trials in various cancers, including esophageal and breast cancer tumor mortality - apoptosisproces - encouraging metastasis and opportunities to reduce, even prevent
Corolius versicolor - a medicinal mushroom makes after just two months for 65-77% higher T-cell activity in 36 patients with CMV = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and / or impaired immune function. It is also a clear relationship with cancer.
Chinese herbs - Shenqui Artemisinin is also - in addition to RFA treatment of liver tumors gives significantly better results in every way: better quality of life, faster recovery after RFA treatment and most importantly a significantly better and longer survival. Article updated August 20, 2009
Chinese Herbal: Xiaoshui, a Chinese herb, significantly reduces inflammation in liver tumors and significantly prolongs 1-year survival of 14.3% to 33.3%.
Chinese herbs: Complementary use of TCM = Traditional Chinese Herbs in a prolonged radiotherapy of abdominal tumors will significantly improve the high quality of life and a significantly better 3-year survival (67.55%) than with radiotherapy alone (P <0.01). dated March 31, 2006
Capsaicin ointment (fabric is common in red peppers) externally applied, significantly reduces neurological pain (nerve pain) caused by surgery in cancer patients, demonstrated by randomized placebo-controlled phase III trial, already published in 1997. Article posted on April 10, 2006.
Chinese herbs: Shenqui Fuzheng injections improve significant effect of chemotherapy in breast cancer and reduces side effects, improved quality of life and stimulates T-lymphocytes leading to better immune stimulation, according to three randomized phase II or III trials. Articles posted October 17, 2008
Chinese herbs - injecteis with Shenqui (s in Artemisinin) - in addition to chemotherapy in advanced cancer patients shows a significantly better quality of life and median a significant improvement in survival time compared with only chemotherapy (FOX regime) thus randomized study in 152 colorectal cancer patients . Article posted August 20, 2009
Chinese herbs - Shenqi fanghou is in Artemisinin -: Shenqi chemotherapy in cancer patients fanghou addition improves median survival time and reduces side effects thus randomized study. Article posted October 29, 2009
Diets and nutrition in cancer: Okinawa Diet. Eating in Okinawa lifestyle seems excellent diet for cancer patients and the prevention
DHEA is an excellent natural alternative to hormone therapy in postmenopausal women - 50 to 65 years, thus proving small scale study and recommendations for researchers
Diets and nutrition in cancer: Risk of cancer with good nutrition to reduce and perhaps prevent
DMSO (Dimethyl Sulphoxide) proves value in studies in various cancers
Diets and nutrition in cancer: Breast cancer and nutrition.
Colon and rectal cancer effect of several types of vitamins in this treatment and prevention of recurrence after surgery
Dendritic cell therapy: patients with healed video information to the word and image
Diets and nutrition in cancer: Dutch scientists worried about confusing news diet and cancer.
Diets and nutrition in cancer: cancer patient is entitled to reimbursement of foods against unwanted weight loss, according to court dated September 10, 2004.
DIM: DIM ® Benefits ® BioResponse (di-indolylmethaan bioavailable) compared with I3C (indole-3-carbinol) to include breast and ovarian
Bowel Cancers and impact of food and nutrients: Citrus cancer patients, but good for citrus juice unsuitable for proportion of patients with rectal cancer.
Bowel Cancers and impact of food and nutrients: Aspirin prevents cancer in patients operated on these patients have a relapse and 50% greater chance of not dying from their cancer, study shows part of larger study with cancer patients. See under aspirin in alphabetical list
Bowel Cancers and impact of food and nutrients: folic acid supplement for cancer patients operated stage IIb and III disease-free 5-year survival increased by 9.9% and overall survival by 11.3% without folic acid supplement shows great German randomized phase III study. See under food and nutrients to cancer in alphabetical list
Bowel Cancers: Oxygen is added to surgery for colon cancer and rectal cancer reduces the risk of wound infections by more than half.
Bowel Cancers and impact of food and nutrition: eating cauliflower, carrots, onions and peas has a positive influence on changes in certain genes responsible for (anti) - cancer processes in the occurrence and development of colon cancer, shown by Dutch animal study. Click here and scroll down further to food and nutrients to cancer in alphabetical list
Adenocarcinoma: Bexarotene - an edited form of vitamin A given in addition to Tarceva provides promising results (73.8% 1 year survival) for digestive cancer, especially colon cancer and so galwegenkanker with metastases in the lungs indicates that phase I study.
Bowel Cancers and effect of Mistletoe: Mistletoe - Isorel given before and after surgery for cancer patients with gastrointestinal cancer such as colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer and galwegenkanker gives significantly better median survival and superior quality of life, said two randomized trials.
Bowel Cancers and impact of food and nutrients: When cancer patients during and after the chemo a Western diet, the risk of recurrence or death significantly higher than when using a diet of lots of fruits, vegetables and fish and poultry. Article posted August 20, 2007.
Ovarian cancer: Green tea increases chances of survival of ovarian carcinoma with squamous type shows randomized cohort study. Article posted May 12, 2006
Ovarian cancer and effect of nutrition and food: Fruits and supplemental beta-carotene, a vitamin B complex and vitamin E reduce the risk of getting ovarian cancer significantly, says study among 2500 women epidemologische wenn
Ellagic-acid: a natural substance and Quercetin-C common in berries, red berries and nuts seems of great value in treating cancer.
Ellagic-acid (Quercetin-C), common in berries, red fruits and nuts gives significantly fewer side effects and significantly better responses when given with chemotherapy for further recurrence of hormone-resistant prostate cancer patients shows phase III study. Ellagic-Acid (Quercetin-C) looks good anyway as a supplement to treat prostate cancer.
EPA allows for unexpected negative effect on survival in head and neck cancer, randomized phase III study says.
Epoetin alpha, a drug for anemia, improves quality of life, more energy and goes side better against the chemotherapies as cisplatin in several cancers and found 31% lower death risk related to the chemo than in placebo group, says phase III study in 2001 and see further excellent results from subsequent studies in addition to epoetin alfa
Endometriosis Cancer: Nutrients such as dietary fiber, vitamins and specifically additional vitamins C, E and Beta Carotene and Retinol can significantly reduce cancer risk of endometriosis.
Enzyme Therapy by Dr. Gonzalez, an overview of all publications and studies
Gabapentin is against hot flashes as good as estrogen shown by double-blind randomized study. Article posted July 12, 2006
Genistein and indole-3-carbinol from eg soy and cruciform vegetables such as broccoli eg repair DNA damage. Article posted February 2006
Genistein supplement for postmenopausal women significantly promotes bone density and protects against bone loss, double-blind randomized study and thus seems important for breast cancer patients undergoing hormone therapy followed.
Genistein is a significant hot flushes at shows double-blind randomized study in 90 healthy women from 47 to 57 years in transition for 1 year of follow-up. Article posted March 2005
Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in a daily dose of 1.000 or 2.000 mg. reduces fatigue by more than half of cancer patients participating said randomized placebo-controlled phase II study. Article posted March 7, 2010
Ginseng in combination with dexamethasone is significantly more side effects such as nausea, vomiting, pain and fever after TACE by Arterial Chemo Embolisation treatment = Trans. Thus one of four groups with each group randomized study 20 patients participating
Ginseng is fatigue in cancer patients. Article posted June 2007
Ginseng: The value of ginseng in cancer treatment and prevention of side effects. A review article for physicians and nutritionists. Article posted December 12, 2009
Glutamine dipeptide decreased significantly compared to placebo effects in stem cell transplant, the risk of infection and graft-versus-host disease, etc.-glutamine dipeptide were better but not statistically clear from Dutch randomized double-blind study.
Glutamine during cancer chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of neuropathic problems afterwards. Article posted June 26, 2007
Green tea. What is it and its operation? With supporting literature. Scroll in the left column for articles.
Shark Cartilage does not have a positive effect compared to placebo in cancer patients so small but randomized trial in a total of 83 patients with colon and breast cancer.
Skin cancer and ointments: Black Salve Balm of Gilead-, Cansemazalf, Aldarazalf, all based on natural ointments. Here a number of studies and publications on these ointments for skin cancer and skin diseases
Head and neck tumors and impact of food and nutrients: Orgotein = Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD) significantly improves the high side effects occur in irradiated head and neck cancer that occurred. .
Hyperthermia and effects in different cancer types and in addition to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy for. Many studies show effect of hyperthermia and are put together in separate articles series.
Brain Tumors and alfacalcidol, a form of vitamin D provides for brain tumors, glioblastoma and one astrocytoma 10 a remarkably positive outcome alongside traditional approach of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 3 of the 11 participants live all 4, 5 and 7 years after starting this treatment.
Brain Tumors: Synthetic made schorpioenengif - TM-106 gives remarkably good results in people with a brain tumor - specifically in glioma's. See below and nutrients in food alphabetical list. Article posted in August 2007
Indole-3-carbinol: New promise for prevention and treatment of cancer, especially hormone certain cancers. To include effects of green tea, genistein, indole-3-carbinol (I3C) for treatment of cancer
Indole-3-carbinol: fabric from broccoli promotes suicide - apoptosis - in breast cancer cells in vitro study shows.
Isoflavones on bone density and impact: Natural isoflavones are demonstrable bone loss compared with placebo, with women in transition
Iressa - Gefinitib: Iressa does in non-smokers more impact on quality of life and life extension than do smokers, says study in Asian patients with advanced and end-stage non-small-cell lung cancer
Iron the dangers of a mineral needed by Alf Knutzen, orthomolecular nutritionist
Jason Winters and his inexplicable cure of a special type of tea.
Turmeric: Effect of curcumin - turmeric for cancer including a number of scientific studies and an explanatory article on the background of this supplement and its operation, for pharmacists, doctors and nurses and dieticians
Copper (negative) and magnesium (positive) play a significant role in risk of death related also to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. A French investigation has demonstrated relationships between blood levels of copper, magnesium and zinc and the risk of death overall and due to cancer and cardiovascular disease in particular.
Kanglaite injections give an almost similar response = cut treatment in non-small cell lung cancer, 12.15% vs 14.29% in group KLT in the chemotherapy group, but if it catches on Kanglaite clinical effect is significantly better than treatment with chemotherapy in many fewer side effects and maintaining quality of life.
Leukemia: a trial with some form of vitamin A - Lipo-ATRA (all-trans retinoic acid), wrapped in fat globules and internal insertion ensures very strikingly large number of "cures" in 34 patients with APL - acute promyelocytic leukemia, a rare type of leukemia. Quite remarkable because these patients had no chemotherapy
Leukemia: Children with Leukemia APL = acute Promyelotische are very helpful to a trans-retinoic additional All-acid (ATRA) in addition to chemotherapy.
Lycopene gives highly significant positive effect in combating leukoplakia, often a precursor of mouth and throat cancer.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients in addition to chemotherapy: High dose supplementation - vitamins C, E and beta carotene - in addition to chemotherapy - paclitaxel and carboplatin - gives more complete remissions and longer survival than chemotherapy alone in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: Hydrazine sulfate significantly reduces side effects in addition to chemo cocktails and extends significantly median lifespan by 40% in non-small-cellgie lung cancer patients according to randomized study in 65 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, but other randomized phase III study shows no difference in effect seen.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: The Chinese herb Guben xiaoliu supplement provides significantly better effect on longevity, quality of life and reduction of toxicity caused by chemotherapy used in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Physical activity and effect on fatigue caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy: Physical activity in breast cancer patients will demonstrate significantly less fatigue. (P = 0.03)
Liver cancer: TACE = trans-arterial embolization with Chemotherapeutic sometimes complement Litt RFA yields high or significantly better results than systemic chemotherapy for liver tumors. Melatonin and Ginseng Amino Acids and BCAA =, increase the already significant better results compared with TACE and RFA Litt and systemic chemotherapy again significantly better with more than 15%.
Lung cancer and effect of Chinese herbs in addition to chemotherapy: Traditional Chinese herbal mixture - eg injections Kanglaite - alongside chemotherapy gives significantly better two-year and three year survival rates and superior quality of life than chemotherapy alone in non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Thus, different randomized studies
Lung cancer and effects of Chinese herbs: Chinese herbs as an adjunct to chemo embolization = BAIC in bronchial cancer shows significantly better survival rate - doubling two-year survival of 24% to 51% - and significantly fewer side effects thus randomized study in 76 lung cancer patients
Liver Tumors: Researchers at the AMC rates RFA, TACE, PEI and Litt and Cryosurgery as important treatment option for liver tumors in mapping ..
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: A randomized trial of 100 patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, with a follow-up five years proves that when lung cancer patients in addition to chemotherapy cisplatin and etoposide melatonin are administered they were significantly longer life a much better quality of life.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: When a chemotherapy of successively paclicatel and carboplatin in NSCLC = non-small-cell lung cancer 24 hours in advance additional one antioxidantenmix given vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene, the effect on apoptosis process - suicide of cancer - the cancer cells compared to 85% without antioxidants mix and simultaneously administered paclitaxel and carboplatin in 40% shown by laboratory tests. See under chemotherapy and lung cancer in alphabetical list
Lung and pleura problems: Silver nitrate is at least as good as talc lung and pleura problems (inflammation / fluid) against. Talk is already superior to doxorubicin chemotherapy and now seems even more effective than silver nitrate talc.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: acetylcysteine (Glutathione) was added to prednisone and azathioprine provides significantly better effect in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and significantly better quality of life shown by double-blind randomized study.
Impact of food supplementation and lung cancer: two large randomized trials prove life-prolonging effect - double life of 2 years to 4.3 years - of diet supplements in non-small-cell lung cancer and significantly improve quality of life.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients alongside chemotherapy: Bexarotene - an edited form of vitamin A given alongside chemotherapy combination Gemzar and carboplatin shows promising results (50% 1 year survival) in lung cancer, Phase II study shows.
Lifestyle changes will significantly improve the quality of life of seriously ill cancer patients
Liver cancer: Menatetrenone (= similar to vitamin K2) reduces in operable liver cancer the chance of recurrence significantly - 42.7% after 1 year and 27.3% after 3 years) and 3-year survival improved by 23%.
Lung cancer and impact of food and nutrients: When lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy prior injection face Shenfu - Chinese herbs -, the quality of life of these patients was significantly better than chemotherapy alone
Lung cancer: Chinese herbal capsule (ZC Zhiling =) significantly reduces high side of chemo for lung cancer (advanced stage) and therapeutic effect increases significantly high. Article posted January 3, 2007
Lung cancer: OK-432 extract in a powder form of a bacterium makes compared to chemotherapy for longer disease free survival and overall survival in non-treated cancer with metastases vooaf in lung fluid. Article Update January 13, 2010
Lung cancer and effects of Chinese herbs and chemotherapy: Injections of Chinese herbs in addition to chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (stage III and IV) improved median survival time and improves quality of life. Article posted November 11, 2007.
Leukemia: Children who besides EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid chemotherapy (an omega-3 fatty acid) are administered experienced significantly more remissions and have significantly less weight loss thus randomized phase II study. Article updated February 25, 2009.
Mistletoe Injections (Iscador, Abnoba): All known and available study results for mistletoe injections in a row put cancer.
Mistletoe - Isorel given before and after surgery for cancer patients with digestive cancers such as colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer and galwegenkanker gives significantly better median survival and superior quality of life, according to two studies randomized.
Lactic acid bacteria as an adjuvant / addition to radiotherapy in cervical cancer.
Maitake MD-Fraction: The medicinal mushroom Maitake MD-Fraction, a natural way why this is so special for treatment of cancer
Methylglyoxalformule successfully proven treatment protocol and in a study of terminal cancer patients. See original full study report, including management protocol
Mycamine - Micafungin sodium - a substance from medicinal mushrooms and a betaglucaan 1.3 receives FDA approval as a medicine for prevention and treatment against candida infections in patients receiving stem cell and bone marrow transplants undergoing combat esophageal cancer, candida, which often leads to esophageal cancer.
Mouth - and throat cancer and effect of certain additional nutrients: A combination of Interferon Alfa-2a, Isotretinoin, Plus Vitamin E given after surgery increases the chances of survival significantly high of mouth and throat cancer and increases significantly the time to recurrence and subsequent metastases , according to a randomized phase II study in 45 patients.
Milk and effects on health: Milk significantly increases risk of diabetes-2 versus little or no milk and no milk or less significantly reduces the risk of insulin resistance. Also important for cancer patients. All this shows randomized study of 4024 British women.
Melanoma and effect of Gerson Diet: The Gerson Diet proves highly significantly more 5-year survival in melanoma patients to ensure at all stages compared to historical statistics from the medical literature for similar patients
Mouth and throat cancer: Sodium selenite prevents significant lymphedema in surgery for mouth cancer, shows small but randomized trial.
Noni, a fruit drink based primarily on pineapple juice has medicinal qualities? Read all about noni, also differences in quality and what is offered via the Internet or resellers
Naltrexeno: Low dose Naltrexone LDN = injection as would strong immune stimulant, and even curative effects in cancer patients
NADH: What is the medium that really works and NADH against fatigue and hormone treatments such as breast cancer support?
Newcastle virus: Animal experiments with Newcastle virus in breast cancer patients determined HER2-Neu seem hopeful.
Virus Newcastle: Newcastle Virus and Dendritic cells in cancer patients with digestive cancer gives significantly better results in survival time thus randomized study in 335 patients.
Nose / throat cancer: Moxibustion = heating technology with acupuncture in addition to chemotherapy and / or radiation significantly reduces side effects and increased 5-year survival in nose throat cancer patients from 35.7% to 50% shows small but randomized trial in 56 patients.
Nose / throat cancer: Shenlong liquid and orally given as an adjunct to radiation in the nose and throat cancer (nasopharyngeal carcinoma) significantly reduces the effects of irradiation in nose and throat tumors (nasopharyngeal carcinoma), but gives it no significant difference (P = 0.0518) in final survival rates, demonstrated by randomized study in 120 patients.
Kidney: An addition of 13-cis retinoic acid to interferon-in metastatic kidney cancer treatment of progressive give significantly better results on disease-free time and median overall survival than interferon alone, says large phase II / III trial. See under interferon in alphabetical list
Omega-3 fatty acids improve liver and pancreas function and thereby significantly faster recovery in postoperative cancer patients, demonstrated by double-blind randomized study
Operation and impact of food and nutrients: Surgery for lung cancer patients in the summer gives significantly better results, fewer relapses, than to operate in winter or spring. Vitamin D. appears to play a major role. 5-year survival is 42% higher than for summer operations and vitamin D. intake than for winter operations and low vitamin D. Intake
Probiotics - beneficial lactic acid bacteria provide preventive effect on occurrence of side effects - diarrhea - radiotherapy - radiation therapy of tumors thus randomized study.
Brain Tumors and PDT: Photodynamic therapy prior to surgery gives remarkable results in prolonged survival in brain tumors (anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)) in the worst degree. Read article PDT in alphabetical list
Pancreatic Enzyme (pancreatic enzyme) with support from diet and supplements gives very significant and promising results in research of Dr.. And Dr. Gonzalez. Linda Lee Isaacs
Panceasenzymtherapie gives remarkably good results in animal studies with pancreatic cancer. and address confirms Dr. Gonzalez.
PC-SPES and Prostasol - Mix of Chinese herbs for prostate gives a very positive impact on quality of life and much longer life. See all information PC-SPES/Prostasol brought together on one page
Probiotics: Synbiotic therapy - a combination of two types of probiotics shows significant positive healing effect in the fight against Crohn's disease, according to randomized double-blind pilot study Article posted August 2005
Probiotics: Information about what is probiotics and effects of probiotics in Crohn's disease such as cancer and
Probiotics - lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria) improve significantly the approach and the destruction of Helicobactor pylori infection and thereby 85% to 90%, even in patients resistant to antibiotics. Here, three randomized studies that prove this. Article posted April 25, 2006 ..
Probiotics: Synbioticum (probiotic lactic acid bacteria = bacteria plus nutrients) shows significantly fewer infections in the probiotic group compared to 19% 52% randomized control study says. Article posted in August 2005.
Probiotics - lactic acid bacteria and Prevention: Use of Probiotics - Lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus reuteri protectis) - reduces absenteeism caused by gastrointestinal problems by 55% demonstrated by randomized placebo-controlled study in 262 healthy workers.
Prostate cancer and effect of dietary and nutritional supplements: isoflavone and curcumin has a strong inhibitory effect on PSA in men with high PSA values and with suspicion of early prostate cancer. Article posted June 23, 2010
Prostate cancer and effect of nutritional intervention gives two opposite results from two randomized trials Dutch.
Prostate Cancer: Pomegranate juice - long glass per day - suppressed PSA increase in recurrent prostate cancer after surgery or radiotherapy of 15 months to 37 months so an extension of PSA stability (often associated with all or no tumor growth) by approximately two years for PSA to rise.
Prostate cancer and effect of antioxidants and minerals: Some antioxidants and minerals - vitamins C, E and beta carotene plus zinc and selenium - to reduce chances of getting prostate cancer in men with normal PSA levels by about 40%, but once you have prostate cancer, or at least increased PSA levels at baseline had a negative effect reversed. See abstract and article antioxidants in alphabetical list.
Prostate cancer and effect of lifestyle and diet: Drastic change in lifestyle and change to vegetarian diet provides highly significantly superior results in prostate cancer patients who initially refused formal approach, according to randomized study among 93 men with early prostate cancer. See under nutrition and nutrients in prostate cancer in the alphabetical list.
Prostate cancer and effect of lifestyle and nutrition: A blend of dietary supplements - soy, isoflavones, lycopene, silymarin and antioxidants - reduces the PSA increased significantly in prostate cancer patients after surgery or radiotherapy as postoperative treatment, shows a double-blind randomized crossover study conducted at the Erasmus Rotterdam
PSK in gastric cancer, physician-biologist Dr E. Valstar discusses randomized trials with remarkable results
PSK (OK-432) prevents recurrence significantly compared with chemotherapy after surgery for gastric cancer shows large meta-analysis of randomized trials including 8009 patients. Article posted in January 2007.
PSK - fabric from mushrooms - in addition to the chemo's UFT and 5-FU shows that after surgery for colon cancer stage II and III significantly better results in 5-year survival and final survival, especially opportunities to metastasis via the lungs was highly significantly reduced apparent from two randomized long-term studies
PSK and PSP Studies - fabrics from medicinal mushrooms - the past 20 years have been conducted in cancer put together. Strikingly, almost all studies show significantly better results for the PSK and / or PSP group compared with control groups, whether or not to complement other treatments and many different cancers.
PSK and effect in colorectal cancer: CEA and PPD values are predictive of striking treatment with PSK and 5-FU and disease-free time and overall survival were significantly better in the PSK plus 5-FU group compared with only 5-FU, thus randomized study in 87 operated patients with Dukes' C stage colon cancer.
Psychosocial intervention and counseling in cancer patients: articles and addresses. Articles Update February 16, 2010
Q-10 in the form of ubiquinone forces prostate cells and breast cancer cells to apoptosis = zeflmoord the cancer cells without affecting healthy cells .. Article posted May 9, 2006
Q-10 values and melanoma: The natural level of Q-10 in the blood of melanoma patients seems an independent and reliable predictor for the risk of getting or not recurrence shows a randomized study with a total of 220 participants. Article posted May 9, 2006.
Probiotics - lactic acid bacteria. Probiotics prevent diarrhea caused by radiation for cancer, according to randomized double-blind placebo-controlled phase III trial. Article posted October 31, 2007.
Q-10 also works in slowing Parkinson's disease - 40% more inhibition compared to control group - demonstrated by three-year randomized study. Article posted October 16, 2002
Red wine and effect on prostate cancer: Everyday glass of red wine - containing resveratrol - appear increasingly to develop prostate cancer. See under food and nutrients and prostate cancer effects in alphabetical list
RFA = radiofrequency ablation in addition to TACE = trans Arterial Chemo Embolisation provides highly significantly better results than TACE for liver tumors with an average size of 10.4 cm. !!!!!, Said two randomized studies with a total of 200 patients with liver tumors. Melatonin and Ginseng Amino Acids and BCAA =, increase the already significant better results compared with TACE and RFA Litt and systemic chemotherapy was significantly better with another 15% more than.
REOLYSIN: Virus Injection (REOLYSIN) shows promising results in Phase I study in cancer patients with solid tumors, including brain tumors and prostate cancer
Rectal cancer and radiation and nutrients: Orgotein = Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD) provides highly significant protection against serious side effects of radiation in the pelvic and abdominal area, according to randomized study in 100 patients with rectal cancer and follow-up of 2 years.
Sulphuraphane - Sulfurofaan a speck of dust concentrated in broccoli inhibit breast cancer growth in later stage, said in vitro study.
Selenium - Sodium selenite - supplementing and further surgery is surgery, with edema in mouth and throat cancer.
Selenium - 5-methylselenocysteine (MSC) and seleno-L-methionine (SLM) has shown great value as an adjunct to various types of chemotherapy for solid tumors in the prevention of serious side effects show extensive animal testing.
Selenium prevents cancer and inhibits tumor growth of lung cancer among those who already have cancer, says new randomized phase III study.
Where high selenium in blood prevents development of esophageal and gastric cancer occur close to heart.
Selenium Study favorites - 66 in all - put together as evidence of a preventive and therapeutic role of selenium. Posted dated October 28, 2005.
Selenium: World Cancer Research Fund is launching a study conducted by researchers at the University of Wageningen on the effects of selenium in Chinese people with esophageal deviation, in order to measure the effect on prevention of esophageal cancer by adding selenium diet aan
St. John's wort appears valuable in treating cancer in Canadian study, but is also open to discussion when taken with chemotherapy.
Traumeel S. a homeopathic remedy significant stomatitis occurs in children receiving a bone marrow transplant or stem cell undergo double-blind randomized study shows.
TM = Transcendental Meditation shall die of all causes in people with elevated blood pressure by 23% in time, to die of cardiovascular disease by 30% and death from cancer was 49% for delayed, says 18-year randomized study several university hospitals in America
Theophylline, a remedy similar to caffeine significantly reduced side effects on cisplatin-based chemotherapy and protects the kidneys during chemotherapy in patients with various cancers
TPN - Total Parental Nutrition = extra power over and through the bloodstream - Enteral Nutrition = oral supplemental power: TPN with glucose / fat based on 50/50 or 80/20 distribution has proved worse than normal oral supplementation (S) and refeeding of operated and seriously ill and debilitated patients. This evidence again two recent randomized trials. TPN and EN with much glucose / fat seems pointless.
Vaccine against Cervical Cancer: New studies show 95% effective vaccine against HPV virus = Human papillomavirus and therefore indirectly against developing cervical ..
Nutrition and nutritional supplements and some vitamins and minerals as prevention and cure for cancer: a number of important studies and articles put together. Article updated April 17, 2010
Yoga improves significantly sleep and chronic fatigue after only four weeks in women who survive cancer. Thus, randomized study of 410 participants, 95% were women whose breast cancer patients, half ex. Article posted May 26, 2010
= Zometa zoledronic acid (a bisphosphonate) and effects on bone problems of cancer include: = Zometa zoledronic acid 4 mg dose gives. given intravenously in randomized phase III study (over 1600 patients followed 25 months) was significantly better effect on bone problems than APD - 90 mg pamidronate. for breast cancer patients and patients with MM - Multiple Myeloma (Kahler). Zometa is FDA approved as an official medicine for botuitzaaiingen in prostate cancer patients.
Sunlight - (vitamin D) protects against many cancers (25% to 40%) including lymklierkanker (non-Hodgkin's) and even non-melanoma skin cancers. See under sunlight in the alphabetical list.

Scientific research on nutrition and natural resources and approaches for cancer. Studieabstracten study and analysis.

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In the left column we have posted articles on more or less alphabetical order. Sometimes the name of agent (eg Chinese herbs or form of treatment such as acupuncture or cancer eg colon cancer

Breast Cancer: Body weight at diagnosis plays crucial role in survival of breast cancer patients, especially for early breast cancer stages I and IIA. Women with estrogen-negative receptors also more likely to die than women with positive estrogen receptors. The thicker the women at diagnosis the greater the probability of death, particularly for women with estrogen receptor negative.

  • Diets and nutrition in cancer: Body weight at diagnosis plays crucial role in survival of breast cancer patients, especially for early breast cancer stages I and IIA. Women with estrogen-negative receptors also more likely to die than women with positive estrogen receptors. The thicker the women at diagnosis the greater the chance of dying, especially for women with estrogen receptor negative.


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