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Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefited from first-line treatment with the targeted therapies encorafenib and cetuximab plus a mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy regimen, according to the Phase III BREAKWATER trial. The findings demonstrated a 60.9% overall response rate (ORR) with the three-drug combination compared to 40% with the standard-of-care (SOC) treatment—chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. In the experimental arm, 68.7% of patients had a duration of response of at least six months, compared to 34.1% of patients in the SOC arm. "This new regimen highlights the importance of combining dual-targeted therapy with chemotherapy." More than 150,000 people...

Turmeric has been a healing remedy in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. It comes from the rhizome (root) of the Curcuma longa plant and has a warm, earthy flavor. Turmeric's active compound, curcumin, is a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant with many health benefits, from soothing joint pain to enhancing digestion and immunity. 1. Arthritis (Joint Pain) Arthritis is a broad term that describes over 100 conditions that cause joint inflammation, pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, typically develops due to age-related "wear and tear." Other types, like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic...

When Donald Trump unveiled a $500bn plan to spearhead a cancer vaccine, many greeted it as another of his grandiose proposals. But not Anna Bochenski. The 53-year-old New Yorker is one of the few people in the world who knows how life-changing the shots can be. The administrative worker was told she had just months to live in January 2021 after her aggressive breast cancer returned and stopped responding to treatment. After a six-year battle with the disease, which included numerous surgeries and 32 brutal rounds of radiation, the cancer had spread to her ribs and spine, where it had...

Artemisia herba-alba, known also as common wormwood, white wormwood, or simply herba alba. (Credit: Nahhana on Shutterstock) ================================================================ In a nutshell * A common desert plant called Artemisia herba-alba contains compounds that can effectively kill colorectal cancer cells in laboratory tests while appearing to leave healthy cells unharmed * The plant extract works through multiple mechanisms to fight cancer cells, triggering cell death, stopping cell division, and disrupting cancer cell communication pathways — making it harder for cancer cells to develop resistance * While promising, this research was conducted in laboratory conditions, and more studies are needed before this could...

Modified Citrus Pectin has been studied now for more than 30 years, and there are some 50 published reports in the medical literature. While the most powerful evidence involves biochemically relapsed prostate cancer, it shows promise as a suppressor of metastases in a multitude of cancers including: Prostate cancer4 Breast cancer38 Colon cancer25 Melanoma4 Ovarian cancer4 Lung cancer4 Nasopharyngeal cancer4 Leukemias4 Glioblastomas4 Today I report the case of a 70-year-old farmer with Stage 4 colon cancer with liver metastases who became cancer-free following an MCP-based protocol. Andy Aubin was a robustly healthy farmer who had constructed his dream home in...

A glass of milk a day could help keep bowel cancer away finds a study. The research suggests that increasing daily milk intake by as little as one glass could have a significant impact on lowering the likelihood of developing bowel cancer. The study found that drinking an additional 20g of alcohol a day, equivalent to a large glass of wine, increased bowel cancer risk by 15%. Consuming more than 30g of red and processed meat daily was linked to an 8% increase in bowel cancer risk. Researchers took a two-pronged approach to examine the association between milk consumption and...

A study has found that many cases of high-risk nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer may be more advanced than previously thought. The study found that nearly half of high-risk prostate cancer patients previously classified as nonmetastatic by conventional imaging actually have metastatic disease when evaluated with advanced prostate-specific membrane antigen–positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) imaging, suggesting that traditional imaging may underestimate how far the cancer has spread in many cases. This advanced imaging technology plays a critical role in redefining how prostate cancer is staged. PSMA-PET imaging uses tiny amounts of radioactive "tracers," called radiotracers, that binds to prostate cancer cells, making...

The virus used in the vaccine that helped eradicate smallpox is now working its magic on liver cancer. A genetically engineered version of the vaccinia virus has trebled the average survival time of people with a severe form of liver cancer, with only mild, flu-like side effects. Thirty people with hepatocellular carcinoma received three doses of the modified virus – code-named JX-594 – directly into their liver tumour over one month. Half the volunteers received a low dose of the virus, the other half a high dose. Members of the low and high-dose groups subsequently survived for, on average, 6.7...

Cancer cells express an abnormal metabolism characterized by increased glucose consumption owing to genetic mutations and mitochondrial dysfunction. Previous studies indicate that unlike healthy tissues, cancer cells are unable to effectively use ketone bodies for energy. Furthermore, ketones inhibit the proliferation and viability of cultured tumor cells. As the Warburg effect is especially prominent in metastatic cells, we hypothesized that dietary ketone supplementation would inhibit metastatic cancer progression in vivo.

More Americans are surviving cancer, but the disease is striking young and middle-aged adults and women more frequently, the American Cancer Society reported on Thursday. And despite overall improvements in survival, Black and Native Americans are dying of some cancers at rates two to three times higher than those among white Americans. The shifts reflect declines in smoking-related cancers and prostate cancer among older men and a disconcerting rise in cancer in people born since the 1950s. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, but the leading cause among Americans under 85. The new report...

Dick Vitale, the legendary voice of college basketball, is returning to the air for the first time since 2023. The Hall of Fame broadcaster will call the Duke-Wake Forest men's college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Vitale, 85, has battled four different types of cancer in the past three and a half years. Most recently, he underwent surgery in the summer of 2024 after a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer. Vitale announced on Jan. 8 that he was cancer-free. "I am absolutely ecstatic and I...

A world-renowned oncologist has confirmed that ivermectin can be used to cure cancer after the top doctor used the wonder drug to treat over 1,000 terminally ill patients. The announcement was made by Dr. William Makis, a leading Canadian physician with expertise in radiology, oncology, and immunology.Makis spoke out in a new interview amid a flood of reports from around the world from doctors who are seeing unprecedented results from using a combination of ivermectin and fenbendazole to combat cancer. The subject recently attracted widespread attention when Hollywood star Mel Gibson dropped a bombshell about the treatment on Joe Rogan’s...

OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission. CVS Caremark Rx blasted the findings for cherry picking certain drugs in an effort to push what it called an ‘anti-PBM’ narrative. The report, which levels the same allegations at CVS and Cigna, is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system and comes on the heels of last month’s shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The...

Article Excerpt Below:Multiple doctors and scientists, including Dr. David Rasnick, Dr. Ryan Cole, Dr. Roger Hodkinson, and Scientist Kevin McKernan, say that covid injections cause “turbo cancers” due to immune system suppression.The injections contain DNA plasmids with the SV40 promoter sequence, which has been associated with oncogenesis and can bind with P53, “the guardian of the genome.”Doctors and experts report a significant increase in aggressive cancers, often in younger people, with rapid growth to Stage 3 or Stage 4, and link this phenomenon to the covid injections’ degradation of the immune system.Multiple case reports and studies suggest a potential link...

Justus R. Hope discusses the potential of repurposed drugs, such as ivermectin and fenbendazole, in treating terminal cancers by targeting the metabolic drivers of cancer.The Metabolic Theory of Cancer, described by Dr. Pierre Kory, states that cancer uses sugar and glutamine as fuel and that cancer cells have defective mitochondria and cannot metabolise ketone bodies.Dr. Thomas Seyfried recommends starving cancer cells by restricting sugar and glutamine and feeding the body with ketones produced through fat consumption or fasting.Supplements like green tea, curcumin and vitamins can be added to target cancer stem cells, and repurposed drugs like doxycycline and metformin have...

Researchers at Mount Sinai have made a breakthrough in treating a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This research tested a combination of treatments that could help patients live longer without their cancer getting worse. Liver cancer is a serious and deadly cancer. In 2023, liver cancer was the fourth most common cause of death globally, accounting for more than 800,000 deaths annually. Hepatocellular carcinoma represents approximately 90% of primary liver cancers. This cancer is most commonly found in people living with chronic viral hepatitis, heavy alcohol use, or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. This landmark trial demonstrates...

New research has found that biomarker testing in individuals at risk of lung cancer led to a major reduction in deaths. This study, conducted with 12,000 smokers and ex-smokers, demonstrates how biomarkers—measurable indicators of biological changes—can identify individuals at high risk of lung cancer, leading to earlier detection and significantly improved outcomes. Professor Frank Sullivan led a large-scale trial involving 12,000 smokers and ex-smokers. The study found that testing high-risk individuals with biomarkers led to a 40% reduction in deaths from lung cancer and other causes over five years. Biomarkers are measurable indicators of biological processes, such as proteins or...

A major scientific review may have found a possible cause of many of the cancers for which genetics, diet and lifestyle cannot explain. After reviewing more than 3,000 studies on microplastics, researchers concluded that these tiny toxins are linked to lung and colon cancer, as well as other lung diseases and infertility. That could be significant because, unlike dozens of cancers that are in decline, colon cancers are rising, especially among young people who are not normally at risk. Likewise, lung cancers not caused by tobacco are also on the rise Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5mm in...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has done more to politicize science and erode trust in public-health leaders than anyone other than Anthony Fauci. Dr. Murthy was at it again on Friday with a headline-grabbing report that recommends alcohol be distributed with cancer warnings. The report warns that, for some cancers, “evidence shows that this risk may start to increase around one or fewer drinks per day.” Note the operative word, may. The link between heavy drinking and throat and mouth cancer is well-established—but not for moderate consumption. Two weeks earlier the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a congressionally...

Patients whose health has been ravaged after taking Covid-19 vaccines are calling for more support as the Government faces paying out tens of millions of pounds in damages. Almost 17,000 claims for disability damages have now been submitted after new information emerged about the potential risks including blood clots. Experts have said that the benefits of taking Covid vaccines significantly outweigh the side effects, as they prevent the spread of the disease and reduce serious complications. But more people are coming forward to report that have suffered a severe impact, with some linking their vaccines to major problems such as...