Posted on 12/16/2009 5:42:38 PM PST by TennesseeGirl
Scientists from University of Strathclyde have devised a novel way to harness natural vitamin E extract that would kill tumours within 10 days.
Using a new delivery system, the research team could mobilise an extract from Vitamin E, known ton have anti-cancer properties, to attack cancerous cells.
In the study conducted over skin cancer, the researchers found that tumours started to shrink within 24 hours and almost vanished in ten days.
They believe the tumours might have been completely destroyed if the tests had continued for longer.
When the tumours regrew, they did so at a far slower rate than previously. "We could see that it was very promising. Of course, this is just the first experiment done but it is very exciting," the Scotsman quoted Dr Christine Dufes, a lecturer at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, as saying.
Previous studies have found that the extract – tocotrienol, from palm oil, one of the developing world''s most widely-grown products – has tumour-fighting properties.
In the new study, team developed a formulation of tocotrienol that could be specifically delivered to tumours intravenously.
They encapsulated it in a compound called transferrin, a protein that transports iron through the blood. The treatment was then tested on mice.
The researchers found that the formulation led to tumours shrink within one day of treatment.
And the cancers had nearly disappeared within ten days – the length of time the researchers were allowed to carry out their experiments under strict trial rules.
"We demonstrated that the intravenous administration of tocotrienol, entrapped in a tumour-targeted delivery system, leads to a fast tumour regression without visible secondary effects on healthy tissues,” said Dufès.
The research has been published in the Journal of Controlled Release.
If cancer were cured today, using natural, low cost sources, the “anti-cancer” industry try to pick it apart instead of closing shop. It’s human nature really. But it’s also good to keep in mind if one is ever diagnosed with really bad things. A little research on your own can save a lot of pain and grief. Good find!
Thank you for posting this, TennesseeGirl! I just forwarded the link to my sister-in-law. Her husband has skin cancer.
This will not work for lung cancer. Vitamin E in smokers acts like a “magic bullet” for lung cancer.
She may be a dufes but I like her.
I always like articles like this, but...they seem always to leave a question hanging. In this case, can taking vitamin E orally help shrink tumors?
If vitamin E acts like a magic bullet for lung cancer, why will it not work for lung cancer?
What about just taking a Vitamin E supplement or Cod liver oil which is rich in Vitamin E?
Beta-carotene is a form of vitamin A.
I think she meant fertilizer for lung cancer. Taking suppliments along with smoking, increased the risk of cancer.
I don’t know why you would say that. They are using delivery systems than big pharma is working on now.
The biggest problem I see is that this is a mouse study. I’ve seen hundreds of cancer cures in the mouse model over the years that have not panned out when studied with humans.
Okay, makes sense now. Thanks..
Doh! Thank you for the correction. A, E, whatever. ;)
It's not hard to stray in these threads. We're layman in a strange world.
Vitamin E and Beta carotine are 2 completely different things. Beta Carotine is a precursor to Vitamin A.
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