Tangerine peel 'kills cancer'

BBC News ^ | 12 September 2007 | Unknown

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Her brother...

[decimon]

Laetrile was based on the cyanide compounds found in apricot pits...

Yes, I said arsenic but I guess I had my poisons confused.

[RegulatorCountry]

Metronomic therapy is high frequency, lower doses, intended to “break” the blood supply to the tumor(s). I’m giving him two pills per day, every morning, one piroxicam (an NSAID) and one cytoxan (a conventional chemotherapy agent, more typically infused in much larger dosage). When we get to the second three weeks, we’ll continue with the piroxicam, but change to etoposide in oral suspension, beef flavored, once daily also. I have high hopes of helping him, he’s a sweet old fellow, and we’re very attached.

[aruanan]

The researchers suggest the modern trend to throw away peel may have contributed to a rise in some cancers.

Give me an effingham break. I guarantee you that people in pre-modern times were not eating the peel except in marmelade. And we still do. And just because something applied to cancer cells in vitro will kill them doesn't mean that it will have the same effect taken orally.

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One man’s poison is another man’s poison.... 8~)

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I love dogs, and the Scriptures encourage use to pray over our animals. My prayers are with you both...

[Captain Rhino]

Yes, citrus fruit “zest” (thin shavings of the skin using, predictably, a “zester”) is a component of a lot of Asian and other recipes.

[Feiny]

Science Geek Ping

[trisham]

I’m going to the market. I’ll look for tangerines. :)

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Thank you. His name is Woody.

[Smokin' Joe]

The Edwards campaign seems an exercise in foolishness.

I think they are the 'comic relief' for the other two...

[aimhigh]

If not, I'm working to implement copper reduction.

Zinc can drive down copper levels.

[RegulatorCountry]

Zinc can drive down copper levels.

Yes, but very slowly, over a period of many months; by the time people (or dogs) get to the point of considering this sort of thing, there often are not months to work with. Zinc also does not appear to stabilize or regress tumors quite so well, either. Speculation is that this is due to the sulphur in TM. N-acetylcysteine also chelates copper, as does ascorbic acid (vitamin C). They've all been used or tested in clinical trials associated with copper reduction therapy for cancer. TM appears to be the one, thus far, although tetrathiotungstate (TT) functions almost as well.

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