The data linking the gut microbiome continues to accumulate. In addition, the link between an animal-based diet (meat intake) and increased cancer incidence continues to strengthen. Besides the toxins, hormones, and sulfides associated with the intake of meat, meat contains high amounts of methionine, which has been associated with cancer proliferation. For further reading, read […]

The Dana Farber Cancer Institute recently published an article titled, Some Head and Neck Cancer Patients Benefit From Continued Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment after Tumor Growth. You can read the full article here. Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) is a set of published rules that define when tumors in cancer patients improve (“respond”), stay […]

Cancer patients can work to understand and make healthy lifestyle decisions during their treatment. Adaptive and integrative cancer care practices have long advocated for integrating healthy choices about things like exercise and diet into a patient’s lifestyle. The American Cancer Society recently shared this article by Elizabeth Mendez. The findings show that exercise may in […]

Over 35 years ago, the Framingham Study noted a correlation between low LDL and increased cancer incidence. Follow-up data, presented March 25, 2012, at the American College of Cardiology’s 61st annual scientific session, revealed that low LDL cholesterol, in patients with no history of taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, predates cancer risk by decades. Another study, published […]

Throughout the history of cancer research, in both the conventional and alternative cancer research realms, there has been a cause and effect relationship that has been largely ignored. The ability of a cell to divide, whether it be a malignant or non-malignant cell, is dependent on cell volume, as well as membrane potential. As you […]

A plethora of data exists regarding the benefits of calorie restriction. Calorie restriction has been shown to increase healthspan and lifespan in all species studied. Interestingly, calorie restriction, or intermittent fasting, has been shown to be beneficial to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy; https://news.usc.edu/103972/fasting-like-diet-turns-the-immune-system-against-cancer/ A study led by Valter Longo, was published in the journal Cancer […]

The following is an important article. It stated the following: Stage IIIA patient pairs with Non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated a higher overall survival for patients treated with chemo-radiation (16.5 months) versus no treatment (6.1 months; P < .0001). Similarly, Stage IV patient pairs (19,046) had a higher OS when treated with chemotherapy (9.3 months) […]

The answer to this question, as I have personally learned in my practice, is to use everything that works. Unlike the pharmaceutical method, one size does not fit all. What works for one patient’s cancer may not work for the next. Because the mechanism of progression of cancer is extremely complex and multifaceted, one must […]

EMT transition, refers to the conversion of cells that have the epithelial phenotype (meaning they stay local and adhere to a basement membrane), to cells that have a mesenchymal phenotype (meaning they develop the ability to invade and migrate). This study showed that 300 micrograms per day of selenized yeast, for 5 weeks, downregulated the […]

Cell Volume, Cell Membrane Potential, and its Relationship with Cancer Proliferation Throughout the history of cancer research, in both the conventional and alternative cancer research realms, there has been a cause and effect relationship that has been largely ignored. The ability of a cell to divide, whether it be a malignant or non-malignant cell, is […]