Cancer Stem Cells and Why They Matter
Stem cells seem to be the latest rage in cancer medicine and in alternative medicine, with promises that this or that product will get rid of stem cells so we can stay healthy or in remission from a chronic condition like cancer, or prevent a...
My Personal Story of Encouragement
the last year or so, my PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen-- a prostate cancer marker) had risen from 3.5 to 4, then to 5, then to 7.5, and finally to 9.2. treatments. I took some supplements, but did not take it very seriously; I knew...
How CBD Affects Programmed Cancer Cell Death
CBD (or Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis) is a powerful phytonutrient (a substance found in certain plants which is believed to be beneficial to human health and help prevent various diseases) and antioxidant. It is also considered to be a powerful anti-cancer agent and...
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Longer Life
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, olive oil and fish, may reduce the risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease, says a new US study. A study of almost 400,000 people with an age range of 50 to 71 reports that greater...
Tumor Microenvironment: What It Has to Do with You?
Many of you have heard me use the term Tumor Microenvironment as part of the three-fold approach that integrative cancer medicine takes to help people with cancer. What does this mean? Tumor microenvironment is the tissues and cells around where your cancer has grown. A...
Fasting and Chemotherapy: Improving Outcomes
A recent study shows that we might be able to catch cancer cells off-guard by using an ancient and whole-body practice: fasting. Fasting has long been used as part of various cultural traditions and has more recently gained favor in alternative and complementary medicine. But...
How Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our Immune System
As most of you likely know, cancer is a dysfunction of the immune system, and while there are many interrelated causes of cancer, none is more important than what we think and feel. Research shows that the capacity of white blood cells to attack engulf...
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Many of you who have sought my assistance for treating your cancer have probably heard me say this many times. I have heard from so many people who have just been diagnosed with cancer that they need to get scheduled for surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy...
Cancer Stem Cells and Why They Matter
Cancer stem cells are rare immortal cells within a tumor that can both self-renew by dividing and also give rise to many cell types that constitute the tumor, and can therefore form tumors. Such cells have been found in various types of human tumors, and...
IV Cancer Therapies: How Can They Help You?
Cancer is quickly gaining momentum in overtaking cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the world, according to 2007 statistics, with the expectation of it becoming the leading cause of death by 2020. This is why there is so much focus today on...
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