Posted on 02/03/2012 6:45:08 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
Silver can kill some cancers as effectively as chemotherapy with potentially fewer side effects, new research claims.
Scientists say that old wives tales about the precious metal being a ‘silver bullet’ to beat the Big C could be true.
The metal already has a wide range of medicinal uses and is a common antiseptic, antibiotic and means of purifying water in the third world.
And British researchers now say that silver compounds are as effective at killing certain cancer cells as a leading chemotherapy drug, but with potentially far fewer side-effects.
They compared it to Cisplatin, currently used to treat a wide variety of cancers, but known to have harsh side effects including nausea, vomiting and even kidney damage.
Silver is used already in everyday products such as deodorant with no known side-effects, and could make for a potentially cheaper alternative to platinum-based Cisplatin.
Researchers from the University of Leeds conducted lab tests which exposed breast and colon cancer cells to various silver-based chemicals over a six day period. These silver-compounds were ‘as effective as Cisplatin’ at killing cancer with potentially fewer side effects.
While the team are still unsure about how exactly silver battles cancer, they think its effectiveness may be caused by the structure surrounding silver atoms, known as its ligand.
They think this may help release the silver ion into cells when it enters the body, killing any cancer.
Study author Dr Charlotte Willans plans to spend the next year looking closely at what effect silver has on both cancerous and healthy cells, and whether it could be a safe and effective new anti-cancer drug.
'It’s certainly an exciting discovery, although I think we have a lot of work to do in the future. It opens the doors in terms of what we can do and investigate.
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We use it all the time as well as food grade hydrogen peroxide and oil of oregano.
He was very happy with all the attention, being a Lab. He actually thrived from the dietary changes, the vitamins, etcetera. Coat got shinier, bright eyes. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that there is an end to this life that cannot be avoided, and it hit me hard when he died because he was doing so well and was so happy. Seemed unfair. He was quite old for a Lab, though.
I have an acquaintance who hit hard times along about 2008, and has had no medical insurance since then, finding employment was hard for him and what he did find didn’t last. He developed an uncomfortably bloated stomach fairly suddenly three weeks ago, and finally broke down and went to a doctor despite not really being able to afford it. Stage 4 cancer, fluid build up. I can’t say I agree with his decision but it was his to make and he’s at peace with it, no treatment, just diuretics and painkillers. He did get into hospice, but no shunt to relieve the fluid, they didn’t want him back and forth to the hospital and, again, no insurance. I’ve been visiting him once a week on Friday, and he’s still holding up, the hospice facility is quite nice. How much of the sunny outlook is the drugs, I can’t say, but he’s lucid, so there’s that at least. He may last a few more weeks or a few more months, no way of knowing.
He’s 57.
Ping.
Regarding the cancer of the colon, perhaps the nephew could try high colonics of colloidal silver. I have used it for sore throat and upper respiratory infection. When I was a child 60 years ago, my doctor used to dip cotton swabs in a brown liquid called Argerol (undoubtedly a silver containing medication) then she would push them gently into my nose and have me lie down for 15 minutes before removing the swabs. this was treatment for cold or flu, “the grip”. It didn’t hurt me and might even have helped keep me from getting a pulmonary infection.
Regarding the cancer of the colon, perhaps the nephew could try high colonics of colloidal silver. I have used it for sore throat and upper respiratory infection. When I was a child 60 years ago, my doctor used to dip cotton swabs in a brown liquid called Argerol (undoubtedly a silver containing medication) then she would push them gently into my nose and have me lie down for 15 minutes before removing the swabs. this was treatment for cold or flu, “the grip”. It didn’t hurt me and might even have helped keep me from getting a pulmonary infection.
I also wanted to say that Vitamin C in large doses has been used for cancer treatment. There again the danger was listed of too quick necrosis of the tumor poisoning the body, so early treatment, and very, very careful late treatment seems to make sense. Someone mentioned Leatril which was based on organic cyanides and the theory that these kill cancer cells. It has been suggested that if we eat foods with small amounts of these organic cyanides that they could attack very small cancers by killing the outside cells. Would probably not help with a larger mass. I now eat the seeds inside my apple, my orange seeds, grape seeds, and watermelon seeds. Not in large quantities, but just along with the amount of food I am eating.
Some birth certificates have a spot for “Eye treatment” or somesuch.
The reason is, it is not uncommon for newborn children to contract eye infections, which may be serious, from passing through the birth canal.
So it is routine to administer a topical type antibiotic to the eyes and eye regions of newborns.
My birth certificate has such a slot. It has an entry typed in:
AgNO3
I think the use of Silver Nitrate has declined because it can be somewhat harsh on tissues. But no matter what, it is a powerful, powerful antibiotic.
I’m not nearly old enough to have experienced that, but I don’t doubt it was helpful on some level, the name implies the presence of silver. Secondary bacterial infection is often more of a problem than the virus itself.
My own grandmother was widely renowned for having “saved” quite a few people during the big Spanish Influenza outbreak in the late teens. She never contracted it herself, but did go house to house in her rural community with an old, handed down preparation that is reputedly indian in origin. Pine needles, wild plants, that sort of thing. I’ve seen the “recipe” for it before, the handwritten original, on an old brown piece of paper, is in the possesion of an older relative. I’ve asked that it be left to me.
Thanks for posting.
Pine needles, that would probably contain pycnogenol, which in concentrated form I have used with spectacular results. Arbor vitae is a needled shrub which probably has those effects which is why it means “tree of life.” If you have some, try cutting off some young tips and making a strong tea the next time you are sick and see what happens.
Perhaps you could get this recipe and share it with us???
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It’s in the possession of a 96 year old aunt who just recently gave up housekeeping and went to an assisted living facility. She didn’t want to let go of that for some reason but did give me a very nice set of original art deco club chairs with matching loveseat. Like new, original down to the upholstery, I’m actually afraid to use them, lol. My life is more casual than that, dogs in the house.
I’ll pay her a visit this weekend and ask about it, she likes company despite being distracted by the social whirl of bingo and music socials, lol. I can only hope I hold together as well as she has, she worked because she wanted to work, up until just a few years ago. Decorated cakes at Food Lion.
ArgyriaOn December 20, 2007 the world press published stories about Paul Karason, a Californian man whose entire skin gradually turned blue after consuming colloidal silver made by himself with distilled water, salt and silver, and using a silver salve on his face in an attempt to treat problems with his sinus, dermatitis, acid reflux, and other issues. This happened because he drank gallons of colloidal silver per week for years.
The "doctor" on the show was indeed, as she said herself, "playing doctor." Silver is not a heavy metal in the same sense that lead and mercury are. To put it bluntly; she was full of crap.
Silver: A Heavy Metal? Silver: A Transition ElementThere is no Consensus on a Scientifically Valid Definition of Heavy Metal
"There is a tendency, unsupported by the facts, to assume that all so-called “heavy metals” and their compounds have highly toxic or ecotoxic properties. This has no basis in chemical or toxicological data. Thus, the term “heavy metals” is both meaningless and misleading."
- John H. Duffus, The Edinburgh Centre for Toxicology, Scotland, "Pure and Applied Chemistry" 74, 793–807
Silver, medically, does not share the toxicology associated with what are commonly described as heavy metals, and technically referred to as "toxic metals", such as mercury, cadmium, arsenic and lead.
Legally, the definition of what is or is not a heavy metal varies depending on which regulatory agency one queries.
As an example, According to SIGNA's medicare qualification documents, silver is not classified as a heavy metal. The most logical explanation for this is simple: Silver does not pose the same health risks as toxic metals, and there is no medical regularatory agency in the world which claims that it does.
Makes me think that there was a real reason for “silverware” besides appearance. There is a product on the market now for keeping humidifiers free of mold. The active ingredient is silver. A little plastic thing that looks like a baby rattler for midgets or monkeys.
Thanks for the ping, Smokin’ Joe. Interesting article. Our son and DIL are into natural medicine (is that the same as homeopathic?). He talked to me about colloidal silver last year but I didn’t pay much attention. This article did get my attention. The comments are worth reading as well.
I recall reading that using pans with burnt (overheated and degenerating) non-stick coatings may have a link to intestinal cancer.
Iron was good enough for my Grandmother (now 99), works just as well on a wood, gas, or electric stove as an open fire, and is the original non-stick pan.
We use either cast iron or stainless steel and threw out the teflon coated stuff twenty years ago, just on durability issues.
I wonder if increases in the anemia rate may be partly a result of abandoning iron cookware?
Thanks for the ping!
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