Posted on 12/05/2008 2:25:43 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion
Everyone,
I would like to thank you all for your heartfelt prayers. In April of this year I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma without hope of remission. Today I received the news from my oncologist that the second biopsy, taken three weeks ago, showed no cancer cells.
I need to thank many FReepers who prayed for me and sent me best wishes. Bless you all! May God richly reward you. I love you all!
Wonderful news!
And we had so many people praying for us, I can never thank them all because some of them are total strangers. I believe that made the difference.
I will pray for you, FRiend, that the MGUS never converts to MM. The prospects of MM are dismal without a miracle, which is what I believed happened for me. Praise God!!
Thank you Gator, I am very excited. God is good!
Thank you for pinging Brad’s Gramma! I appreciate all these responses from you wonderful FReepers!
Thanks SC, now I have more time to enjoy your GGG posts! What a great day!
Thank you Gramma, you guys have been so faithful in your prayers. I know you’re not looking for rewards but I pray for God’s best blessings for you and all the prayer warriors on FR.
Thank you sybilll, for your good wishes and prayers. May God bless you for your faithfulness!
Thank you Fawnn, your prayers and others’ have made this possible. May God bless you and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season!
Hi Lucy, I hope God continues to bless you, and I am rejoicing with you for your good news. Have a Merry Christmas and praise God for His goodness!
Thank you Bill. I hope all is well with your daughter now. Prayer truly works, and God allows us to help in the healing process by letting us pray for His servants. May God bless you and your family.
Thank you for posting a message to me, Kirk and may God bless you, too. His Holy Name be praised!
Thank you Nana, praise God’s Name now and forever! I am blessed with so many friends and family who supported me and prayed. I’m so happy!
Thank you sharpee, I will take a look. I followed advice from cancertutor.com and read Bill Henderson’s book cover to cover. Let me know if you want to know more. My diagnosis included kidney problems so now I am on dialysis, but it might be possible to get a kidney transplant if the cancer is truly gone. I will google James Bond and find the video. Thanks for the tip!
It is SUCH a blessing to pray for others!!! Someday, we’ll probably be asking the same of you....
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Thank you Editor, your good wishes, prayer and praise mean a great deal to me. I love you all!!
Thank you Pegita, what a beautiful Bible verse. I appreciate everyone’s prayers and good wishes. I’m lucky to be FRiends with so many great people here and in real life. God is good!
Thank you Exit, your prayers have made a difference. I am so grateful to you all and humbled by the responses here. Praise God for such a wonderful place to meet people. You are special to me and I will never forget your support and prayers.
Thank you stevio, and I will praise God with you. I am grateful to everyone and thank Him for each of you.
Yes:
Cancer Prevention
Curcumin’s antioxidant actions enable it to protect the colon cells from free radicals that can damage cellular DNA—a significant benefit particularly in the colon where cell turnover is quite rapid, occuring approximately every three days. Because of their frequent replication, mutations in the DNA of colon cells can result in the formation of cancerous cells much more quickly. Curcumin also helps the body to destroy mutated cancer cells, so they cannot spread through the body and cause more harm. A primary way in which curcumin does so is by enhancing liver function. Additionally, other suggested mechanisms by which it may protect against cancer development include inhibiting the synthesis of a protein thought to be instrumental in tumor formation and preventing the development of additional blood supply necessary for cancer cell growth.
Inhibits Cancer Cell Growth and Metastases
Epidemiological studies have linked the frequent use of turmeric to lower rates of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer; laboratory experiments have shown curcumin can prevent tumors from forming; and research conducted at the University of Texas suggests that even when breast cancer is already present, curcumin can help slow the spread of breast cancer cells to the lungs in mice.
In this study, published in Biochemical Pharmacology (September 2005), human breast cancer cells were injected into mice, and the resulting tumors removed to simulate a mastectomy.
The mice were then divided into four groups. One group received no further treatment and served as a control. A second group was given the cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol); the third got curcumin, and the fourth was given both Taxol and curcumin.
After five weeks, only half the mice in the curcumin-only group and just 22% of those in the curcumin plus Taxol group had evidence of breast cancer that had spread to the lungs.
But 75% of the mice that got Taxol alone and 95% of the control group developed lung tumours.
How did curcumin help? “Curcumin acts against transcription factors, which are like a master switch,” said lead researcher, Bharat Aggarwal. “Transcription factors regulate all the genes needed for tumors to form. When we turn them off, we shut down some genes that are involved in the growth and invasion of cancer cells.”
In another laboratory study of human non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cells published in Biochemical Pharmacology (September 2005), University of Texas researchers showed that curcumin inhibits the activation of NF-kappaB, a regulatory molecule that signals genes to produce a slew of inflammatory molecules (including TNF, COX-2 and IL-6) that promote cancer cell growth. In addition, curcumin was found to suppress cancer cell proliferation and to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis (cell suicide) in the lung cancer cells. Early phase I clinical trials at the University of Texas are now also looking into curcumin’s chemopreventive and therapeutic properties against multiple myeloma and pancreatic cancer, and other research groups are investigating curcumin’s ability to prevent oral cancer.
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