The recent news are related to combinations of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Keytruda (pembrolilzumab) tested in clinical trials for patients with refractory multiple myeloma. Here is discussed the specific trials that have been halted for: Opdivo (Ref.) Keytruda (Ref.) These drugs are some of the stars-drugs developed by some of the major pharmaceutical companies as part of
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Unlocking Zinc’s Potential to Fight Cancer
Background: When I first dived into the supplements that could help fight cancer, one of those I came across was Zinc. I found a lot of literature indicating that Zinc would indeed represent an useful tool, but also found literature indicating that cancer cells may actually like Zinc. In line with this, there are holistic
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Prostate Cancer
This post is intended to be a part of the “Cancer Type” category, and represents a list of info including drugs and supplements that may be relevant when fighting prostate cancer. Note that these drugs and supplements must not represent the replacement of conventional therapies. Instead, they may be used in agreement with the medical
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Glucose Absorption Inhibitors to Inhibit Tumor Growth
Background: I am writing this post in the context in which multiple readers and contributors to this website have shown interest in the potential of drugs and supplements that have the capability to inhibit glucose absorption in cancer cells. I am glad to see this interest as I also find this subject very relevant and would like to
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Discussion Board is Now Live
Dear Friends, During the past months, some of you suggested that having a Forum on this website may very much help, in order to let the discussions go beyond the subjects of the articles I published here. I thought that is a very good idea and starting with today we have that available here https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/community/ The
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Mebendazole: A Cancer Fighting Drug We Find at the Supermarket
Background: Yes, in the European countries Mebendazole can be found on the supermarket shelves. Mebendazole is an anthelmintic drug that has been used since the early 1970s to treat a range of parasitical worm infections, including threadworm, tapeworms, roundworms, and other nematode and trematode infections in humans and domestic animals (Ref.). The drug is among those on the World
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Your Contribution Needed on Breast Cancer Story from Emad
Dear Friends, On the same line as the post from Ergin, https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/your-contribution-needed-on-ovarian-cancer-story-from-ergin/ I would like to invite you if you could please share here ideas and experience that may be relevant to Emad and his dear mom. Off course, as the disclaimer is also stating, this website is not intended to offer medical advice but to try and
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Anti Cholesterol Strategy to Fight Cancer
Background So far I wrote several posts that are in a way or another related to cholesterol & cancer, underlying the role of Cholesterol in cancer. More specifically, we have seen that drugs or supplements that reduce or inhibit the absorption, use and/or production of cholesterol in cancer cells, have also the potential to kill cancer cells: Ref. Indeed,
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Your Contribution Needed on Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Story from PaulF
Dear Friends, I was recently contacted by PaulF, who kindly asked our help on generating ideas on options that he may consider for his dear sister who was just diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer two weeks ago. On the same line as the post from Ergin, https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/your-contribution-needed-on-ovarian-cancer-story-from-ergin/ I would like to invite you
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Amanita Phalloides: Tumors Don’t Like Mushrooms
Background: Amanita phalloides (Agaricus phalloides), also known as the death cap, is a deadly poisonous mushroom. It is widely found in Europe and because it looks similar to other mushrooms that are edible, every year there are reports of people dying as they mistake death caps for edible mushrooms (Ref.) This is because toxins from Amanita cause necrosis
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Taurolidine: A Disinfectant & Inhibitor of Tumor Growth
Background: Taurolidine is a molecule that comprises Taurine (the most abundant free amino acid in the heart, retina, skeletal muscle, brain, and leukocytes). It was first produced in the 1970s by Geistlich-Pharma Inc, designed as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and used in the local treatment of peritonitis. (Ref.) It is effective against both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. (Ref.) Due to
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Dichloroacetate (DCA): An Accessible Drug to Fight Cancer
Background: First, I will start this post by wishing all the readers a Happy New Year full of health for you and your family, and a lot of success in everything you do! I also like to specifically thank to Ann who was the first visitor/friend this year to post a wish to all of us
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Bisphosphonates: Against Skeletal Lesions + Direct Anti-Tumor Action
Background: Many cancers either metastasize to the skeleton or grow primarily within the bone marrow, where this growth frequently leads to hypercalcemia, severe bone pain, skeletal destruction, and pathologic fractures. Indeed, the skeleton is the most common site of metastatic disease, and some of the patients with advanced cancer may develop skeletal lesions (Ref.). Bisphosphonates (BPs)
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My Dear Sweet Wife is An Angel Now …
Dear Readers & Friends, With a deep regret and pain in my heart I have to write this post … my sweet dear wife Mihaela Catalina Stanciu has become an angel … My treasure passed into eternity on Tuesday, October 18th at 22:25, the Netherlands and her funeral took place on Sunday, October 23rd in Romania (Drobeta
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Thalidomide: From Medical Disaster to Miraculous Cancer Treatment
Background: In 1957, Thalidomide was an over the counter drug used by pregnant women in West Germany, against morning sickness and nausea. Thalidomide, was hailed as a wonder drug that provided a safe, sound sleep. Unfortunately the complete spectrum of Thalidomide’s action were not well understood at that time, and shortly after the drug was brought to the
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Increasing Radiation Effectivness
I intend to have this post evolving over time as I have a large collection of research indicating various approaches to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy. Therefore, I am not going to debate on whether radiotherapy is good or bad. Instead, I will focus on how to make the best of it once we decided to
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Androgen Receptor and Cancer
Background: One of the subjects I investigated during the past weeks is the role of androgen in cancer. Androgen receptors (AR) blockage is a treatment strategy used in e.g. prostate cancer, in order to stop or reduce cancer progression. However, as you will see from the papers cited below, and these are just a few out
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Dimethyl Fumarate: An Anti Psoriasis Drug Works Against Tumors
Background: A recent press release from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) discuss the results of German researchers who demonstrated that dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a drug used to treat Psoriasis patients can also help in the fight against cancer. This study has been performed on lymphomas and DMF appears to have at least comparable effectiveness and is better
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Serotonin Makes Tumors Happy Too
Serotonin and its Role: Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), blood platelets, and the central nervous system of humans. Serotonin is manufactured in the brain (dorsal raphe nucleus cells, which are located deep in the brain) and the intestines and is primarily stored in and transported by
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CRM197: An Anti Cancer Vaccine Discovered in Italy
Background: I came across this treatment route a few years ago and I had and still have a very good feeling about it. So, I thought it may help to increase the awareness if I share here a bit about it: CRM197 (cross-reacting material 197) is a non-toxic form of diphtheria toxin. Diphtheria is an infection caused by
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