Phosphoethanolamine & Meclizine: inhibiting an enzyme required to form the building blocks of membranes

Summary Actually, the title (inhibiting an enzyme required to form the building blocks of membranes) refers to Meclizine since as we will shortly discuss below, Phosphoethanolamine acts (probably) on mitochondria. The compound, Phosphoethanolamine, has been shown to kill tumor cells (A. K. Ferreira et al. Anticancer Res.32, 95€“104; 2012) at the University of S£o Paulo in Brazil. As a result some
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Anti cancer drugs and supplements

Below is a piece of a recent nice article proposing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment. I find it interesting specifically because the article is suggesting a large list of drugs and supplements that are easy to access while addressing multiple anti cancer mechanisms. The article is entitled: Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer
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Chloroquine & Hydroxychloroquine: supporting chemo effectiveness and more

Summary Chloroquine is an anti-malarial drug available at pharmacies for people travelling to area with malaria risks as well as to address other health challenges. Note: based on a RGCC chemosensitivity analysis I have seen at a German clinic, Hydroxychloroquine has been effective in killing the cancer cells of 5 out 7 patients that were tested.
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Perillyl Alcohol (POH) for brain tumors via nasal spray

Summary A less known but very effective natural anti cancer element, Perillyl alcohol is isolated from the essential oils of several plants including citrus, cherries, lavender, peppermint, spearmint, celery seeds, sage, cranberries, lemongrass, ginger grass, etc. Accessible at Medicor (see below) or it can be ordered from chemical suppliers under the CAS 18457-55-1. Oral administration has lead
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Gut bacteria amplifies immunotherapy: the power of Probiotics

Today, I came across this very interesting news, adding support to a fast growing amount of knowledge suggesting a strong connection between gut bacteria and the immune system: Gut bacteria can dramatically amplify cancer immunotherapy “Introducing certain bacteria into the digestive tracts of mice with melanoma can help their immune systems attack tumor cells. The gains were
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Potential solutions against Cachexia: Glutaminolysis inhibitors and more

Conclusion To avoid cachexia we need to reduce the request for glutamine via lactate (see the seven points below) and in order to kill cancer cells relying on glutamine we should reduce/inhibit glutaminolysis (e.g. EGCG), reduce glutamine transport (retinoic acid), reduce blood glutamine (phenylbutyrate and avoid (red) meet). Background Cachexia is loss of weight, muscle
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ImmunoMax: a low cost immuno simulating vaccine

Summary A plant derived activator of natural killer cells (NK) at 2-3 hours after the injection. It is claimed that cytolytic capacity of NK cells is increased 3-fold after activation with Immunomax. Produced and registered in Russia for use as an antiviral pharmaceutical. It can be bought in small vials ready for injection and is administrated as an intramuscular injection.
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Modulating free radical production with low level magnetic fields

The following article is a nice one indicating that simply placing magnets on your body may lead to modulation of ROS production in cancer cells. Modulation of Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Cellular Systems by Low Level Magnetic Fields Increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an altered redox status have long been observed in
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Anti PD-1 and anti PD-L1 Immunotherapies

Summary: A very new and promising immunotherapy approach to the treatment of cancer is the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors. These treatments work by “taking the brakes off” the immune system, so that the immune system becomes more effective in attack against cancer. Several different types of checkpoint inhibitors, targeting different checkpoints or “brakes” on immune
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Antihistamine to reverse immunosuppressive mechanism in cancer

Histamine is produced in the human body by some of the white blood cells called basophils, eosinophils, and by mast cells found especially numerous at sites of potential injury €” the nose, mouth, and feet, internal body surfaces, and blood vessels. Its role is to increase the permeability of the capillaries to white blood cells and some proteins, to
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Autoimmune disease & Quercetin

Autoimmune disease is aabnormal immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words the immune system starts attacking healthy parts of the body. I decided to shortly write about thisdisease since it is a potential side effect following treatments with immunotherapies such as DendriticCells or anti PD1/PDL1
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Pancreatic Cancer

The list below will be continuously updated. Alpha-lipoic acid + low-dose naltrexone: Revisiting the ALA/N (alpha-lipoic acid/low-dose naltrexone) protocol for people with metastatic and nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer: a report of 3 new cases. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20042414 Dipyridamole  Chloroquine see also my post on Chloroquine. Biological Approaches to Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882228/ A triple combination of atorvastatin, celecoxib
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A fit for ketogenic diet

One short but important point: for cancers with no or limited mitochondria use ketogenic diet. That will be very effective. Why? The cancer cells will not be able to switch on fuels other than glucose. ccRCC seems to be a cancer characterized by low to no mitochondria.

Diflunisal

CAS 22494-42-4 My opinion: An anti-cancer treatment with great potential relevant for most types of cancers visible on PET/CT. Regarding its effectiveness, this statements says it all: “33 patients were evaluable for metric response, 20 for metabolic and 19 for tumor marker response assessment. For tumor marker follow up 11 % had a CR, 53 %
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