Posted on 08/05/2012 6:57:19 PM PDT by dubyagee
Cancer-busting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells which triggers them to secrete a protein that sustains tumour growth and resistance to further treatment, a study said Sunday. Researchers in the United States made the "completely unexpected" finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body when they are easy to kill in the lab.
They tested the effects of a type of chemotherapy on tissue collected from men with prostate cancer, and found "evidence of DNA damage" in healthy cells after treatment, the scientists wrote in Nature Medicine.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/chemotherapy-backfire-boost-cancer-growth-study-164516832.html
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Chemo works.
Yep, found a tumor in my mom’s ovary, started chemo and spread to liver, stomach, etc... within 2 months.
The dr.’s are going to give Dad chemo treatments once a week rather than once every three weeks, I guess because of his age (he’s 84). They said they’ll use smaller dosages this way and it shouldn’t knock him down as hard. I just hope he’s able to have some good days each week before going back in for the next treatment.
I hope your brother-in-law responds well to his treatments.
I am not surprised. One day, chemotherapy will be seen as we now see leeches as medical treatment.
Taking it day by day is all we can do.
I hope your treatments are successful so you can soon say you're a cancer survivor. :-)
A Big Bro/Big Sis Holocasut Death Panel will send you direct to their camp/hospice center for the Big Pill! No need to worry about any other treatment.
Some cancer tumors are slow-growing, nonaggressive, and easier to beat. Plus, if the surgeon can remove all of it, the patient has a better chance. I lost three family members (including my father) to aggressive colon cancers. My dad was denied chemo, and the cancer grew very quickly without it. OTOH, I know a woman whose father refused surgery for colon cancer and takes no treatment at all, and the cancer doesn’t even seem to be spreading. I’m always glad to hear that a cancer is nonaggressive, but some of us need chemo - sometimes it’s our only chance.
Thank you.
I imagine Dad’s read up on as much as he can. My step-mom is a retired nurse and has dealt with all this stuff in her work. I may be more concerned about this whole thing than they are since I’ve never dealt with it before.
I know chemo works sometimes, and doesn’t others. I’ve met several cancer survivors over the years. It all depends on the particular situation, I guess, and I hope Dad’s situation is one that will respond to it.
One day at a time.
Oops! My bad. I should've said "survivor". I finished chemo and radiation last year, and I'm doing very well. So, I'm an example of someone who finished some very strong chemo, and I'm doing fine. Just make sure your dad eats! That's very important.
Personally, my policy is to muddle through as best I can without treatment, and then go to bed with a fifth of Jack and a handful of pills. To relieve pain.
Having been at death's door, I'm not afraid of it.
/johnny
Can’t argue with that.
Prayers for your Dad, you, and your family.
“A leading Oncologist told me that our “treatment” is entirely Medieval: Burn it (radiation); poison it (chemo); or cut it (surgical removal).”
We work with cancer clients, teaching them treatment remedies. They usually come to us after the doctor tells them to get their affairs in order, and maybe sends them home with morphine ‘to deal with the pain’ (actually morphine is euthanogenic...it hastens death). All of the things I am reading posted here about the negative effects of the slash, burn, poison oncology practiced in this country is true. It has never been about curing cancer...it has always been about making money for the drug companies (first), then for the doctors.
Back in the mid 80’s there was a medical doctor practicing in Germany who used what we call ‘alternative’ treatments for cancer. Specifically he was using the Hi pH therapy with Cesium that was based on extensive work done by Dr Brewer, PhD, in Wisconsin. The doctor in Germany was successful in treating cancer. His name was Hans Nieper, MD. Many celebrities and executives from America went to Germany to be treated by Dr. Nieper, including one President of the United States. Dr Nieper reported the following...
“You wouldn’t believe how many FDA officials or relatives or acquaintances of FDA officials come to see me as patients in Hanover. You wouldn’t believe this, or directors of the AMA, or ACA, or the presidents of orthodox cancer institutes. That’s the fact.” They came to see him and brought their loved ones because they KNEW that his protocol worked.....even though they made it impossible for him to practice in the United States. They weren’t taking THEIR chances at MD Anderson!!!!
In other words, while the pharmaceutical industry and their patsies in the government and “charities” are persecuting alternative medicine, throwing practitioners in jail, claiming there is “no scientific evidence” for alternative cancer treatments, destoying equipment, medical records, etc., they were sending their own relatives and friends to Dr. Nieper to be treated for cancer!!!
Thank you. Every prayer counts and I’ve seen the Power of Prayer at work a time or two. May it work this time. :-)
/johnny
Oh! That’s awesome! So glad to hear it!
I’m sure my step-mom will make him eat as much as he’s able. She’s worked with cancer patients in the past and will take good care of him. That’s one factor that’s given me a little peace of mind.
It's for the cheeruns.
/nanny state /police state
I have a hard time believe that alternative therapies work because there are far too many rich celebrities and politicians who die of cancer every day.
Prayers offered up for those in treatment.
Indeed, prayers up for ALL who are receiving these treatments.
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