Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Cancer can originate in the liver, but it is much less common than metastasized tumors. liver cancer is more than twice as frequent in men than in women. Unfortunately, the majority of cases of liver cancer are fatal. Dr. James Klaunig from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis suggests that green tea extract may show some promise in the prevention of liver cancer. |
Andreas Moritz
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 The hepatitis B vaccine is supposed to protect an adult against hepatitis B infection and liver cancer. Many of these affected individuals also have serious social problems like IV drug abuse, alcoholism and poor nutrition, all of which greatly increase the risk for these diseases. Newborns certainly don't fall into those risk groups and children almost never suffer from a hepatitis B infection or liver cancer. Since the vaccine protects a child only for a few years, by the time he could possibly develop liver cancer, the vaccine would have already stopped providing any benefits. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 Job Link to Deaths Studied"
15 February. "Liver Cancer Alert Declared to Protect Plastics Workers"
20 February. "Rare liver cancer Discovered in Two More at a Chemical Plant"
13 March. "Plastic Workers Screened for 111 Effects of Vinyl Chloride"
23 March. "Discovery of Rare Cancer Spurs Concern About Environment"
4 April. "Clairol Recalls Aerosol Sprays" 18 April. "Aerosol Sprays Recalled by FDA"
19 April. "Twenty Sprays Listed in Drive by EPA"
30 April. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces investigation . . .
11 May. "Vinyl Chloride Parley Told of Dangers to Workers"
1 June. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| In this study, 4,075 individuals (226 with a very high risk for liver cancer, plus 3,849 of their close relatives) were randomly divided into two groups, one of which was given common brewer's yeast, while the second received selenium-enriched brewer's yeast. After two years, the incidence of liver cancer in the group that had been taking selenium-enriched brewer's yeast was less than half the incidence of liver cancer in the group taking common brewer's yeast. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Newborns certainly don't fall into those risk groups and children almost never suffer from a hepatitis B infection or liver cancer. Since the vaccine protects a child only for a few years, by the time he could possibly develop liver cancer, the vaccine would have already stopped providing any benefits. Obviously this extremely poisonous childhood vaccine is absolutely unnecessary.
The documented evidence against the value of immunization is so comprehensive that in 1986 the American Congress passed federal legislation to compensate children for damages arising from vaccination. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| James Klaunig from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis suggests that green tea extract may show some promise in the prevention of liver cancer. He found that liver cells of treated mice have less free radical damage, improved gap junction communication, and healthier DNA replication, three conditions that contribute to a lesser risk of liver cancer, even in the face of carcinogens that target the liver.16
PANCREATIC CANCER
Although many more people are stricken with cancers of the lung, colon, and breast, pancreatic cancer is a major killer. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 LIVER CANCER: A cell study found that a component of eggplant called glycoalkaloids killed human liver cancer cells.
Tips for Using Eggplant
SELECTION AND STORAGE:
• Look for firm, shiny, smooth, deep purple skin. Avoid eggplant with cracked or shriveled skin, and stay away from brown, blue, or yellow eggplants.
• Eggplant is best used right away, but may be kept in the refrigerator's crisper drawer for up to one week.
PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• The skin can be peeled with a potato peeler or it may be kept on. |
Devra Davis
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 This report looked at more recent information and concluded that besides fatal angiosarcoma of the liver, vinyl chloride caused a number of other tumors in workers, including other types of liver cancer as well as cancer of the brain, lung and bone marrow.
Recognizing that this was a shot across its bow, the chemical industry sought the best counsel it could afford—one of the world's top epidemiologists, Sir Richard Doll of Oxford University. |
Andreas Moritz
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| The thiazolidinediones are known for causing liver cancer. One of them, Rezulin, was designed to stimulate the uptake of glucose from the bloodstream by the peripheral cells and inhibit the normal secretion of glucose by the liver. After the drug killed well over 100 diabetic patients and crippled many more, it was pulled off the market. Neither the oral hypoglycemic agents nor insulin injections have any effects on increasing the uptake of glucose by the cells of the body. This essentially means that the diabetic patient cannot expect to improve or become cured by any of these treatments. |
Bill Sardi
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 I ask her, what happened to trigger liver cancer in a woman of her relatively young age? She mentions that she had a pregnancy that ended up in a miscarriage in March and the tumor was diagnosed thereafter. I informed her that hormone levels are high during pregnancy and that frees up iron to be released for a growing baby. Once the pregnancy was terminated, the hormone levels remained high, but there was no baby to donate the iron to, and loose iron in the liver could then cause genetic mutations that lead to cancer.
I asked her if she ever drank alcohol or had a liver virus. |
| J Agriculture Food Chemistry 50: 7449-54, 2002] For example, one study ranked fruits which inhibit liver cancer in this order: cranberry, lemon, apple, strawberry, red grape, banana, grapefruit, and peach. [J Agriculture Food Chemistry 50:7449-54, 2002] The more acidic fruits were found to be more protective against cancer. Oddly, salt is alkaline, yet it has been found to increases the risk of stomach cancer. [International Journal Cancer 10: 34-36, 1997]
The Acid-Ash Theory
It's not whether a food is acidic or alkaline that determines its ability to control pH. It is its ash value. |
| Selenium-fortified table salt has been shown to lower the incidence of liver cancer from 54.8 to 34.5/100,000 in China.
In 1969, it was first observed that cancer mortality rates are higher in soil areas low in magnesium. It's taken a long time to prompt public health authorities to take any action on this beyond the recommendation to eat five servings of plant foods a day.
The health benefits of selenium go way beyond cancer prevention. Selenium is useful in preventing the side effects caused by chemotherapy. |
| Environmental Health Perspectives 37: 291, 1990]
The risk of liver cancer increases by 400 percent among Americans with high iron stores in their liver. [Hepatology 27: 1563, 1998]
Blood transfusion increases the risk of cancer recurrence due to additional iron loading among cancer patients undergoing surgery. [Biology Trace Element Research 34: 123, 1992] A unit of blood carries about 200-250 milliliters of iron.
Habitual blood donors have a significantly lower risk of developing cancer than do non-donors. |
| Cancer Research 64: 8788-93, 2004]
Other viruses associated with cancer are: hepatitis B and C virus with liver cancer, human T cell leukemia virus associated with T cell leukemia, and Kaposi's sarcoma - associated herpes virus with sarcomas and more recently with a form of bone marrow cancer (myeloma). There is evidence that the Simian virus 40 is associated with a lung cancer called mesothelioma. Viruses seek to inactivate tumor-suppressing genes, which is what makes them so troublesome. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Some experts, however, don't think this method is as good as the standard surgery for the treatment of liver cancer.
"I would be wary of making too much out of this new technology," says Dr. Charles Cha, an assistant professor of gastrointestinal surgery and surgical oncology at Yale University School of Medicine. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 And so it began: In 1933, an Eskimo died of liver cancer in Alaska. Two years later, a second Eskimo passed away of colon cancer in Labrador. And from that time on, death rates from cancer have risen steadily in the frozen north.
Actually, the cancer-sugar connection was discovered even earlier, points out Joseph Mercola, D.O., founder of www.mercola.com. "In fact, already in 1931, the German scientist Dr. Otto Warburg became a Nobel Laureate for discovering that cancer cells use glucose as fuel," Dr. Mercola points out.
Finally, more than 70 years after Dr. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 CFS meeting: IntraDose shows promise in treatment of primary liver cancer. Available from: http: //www. pslgroup. com /dg/i424a6.htm.
59 OBGYN.net e-mail Newsletter. December 17,2001. Matrix submits European application for IntraDose approval. Head and Neck Cancer. Available from: http://www.obgyn.net/newsrx/general_health-Head_And_Neck_Cancer-20011217-9.asp.
Vitamin B-3 Responsive Diseases and Conditions
PELLAGRA
Prevalence
Classical Pellagra
Pellagra was known in Europe for near 200 years before being diagnosed in the United States, where it was first identified in 1902. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 All eight types of strawberries were able to significantly inhibit the proliferation of human liver cancer cells. And a number of other analyses have shown that strawberries have potent antioxidant action.
Strawberries also contain ellagic acid, which you may have read about in my discussion on cherries and raspberries. Research since 1968 has shown that ellagic acid has anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic activity. Ellagic acid is a naturally occurring phenolic compound in many plants, especially strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 There is also evidence that SAMe may lessen the severity of chronic liver disease and, in animal studies, prevent liver cancer. SAMe is produced in the body from the amino acid methionine and adenosine triphosphate. It serves as a source of methyl groups in numerous biochemical reactions involving the synthesis, activation, and metabolism of hormones, proteins, catecholamines, nucleic acids, and phospholipids. Release of methyl groups also promotes the formation of glutathione, the chief cellular antioxidant, thereby favoring detoxification processes. |
| The effect of gamma-linolenic acid, an in vitro cytostatic substance contained in evening Primrose oil, on primary liver cancer: a double-blind placebo controlled trial. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids; 40(3): 199-202. 1990
Viikari J & Lehtonen A. Effect of Primrose oil on serum lipids and blood pressure in hyperlipidemic subjects. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol; 24(12):668-670. 1986
Willuhn G. Phytopharmaka in der Dermatologie. In: ZPT 16(6):325-342. 1995
Wright S & Burton JL. Oral evening-Primrose-seed oil improves atopic eczema. Lancet; 2(8308): 1120-1122. 1982
Eyebright . |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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| Rare liver cancer Discovered in Two More at a Chemical Plant"
13 March. "Plastic Workers Screened for 111 Effects of Vinyl Chloride"
23 March. "Discovery of Rare Cancer Spurs Concern About Environment"
4 April. "Clairol Recalls Aerosol Sprays" 18 April. "Aerosol Sprays Recalled by FDA"
19 April. "Twenty Sprays Listed in Drive by EPA"
30 April. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces investigation . . .
11 May. "Vinyl Chloride Parley Told of Dangers to Workers"
1 June. "New Cancer Cases Widen Fears on Vinyl Chloride"
14 June. "New Cases Linked to Chemical"
26 June. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Left untreated, HCV can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Test: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) blood test can detect the presence of hepatitis C antibodies. If the test results are positive, you'll need to have an HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) test to determine how recently you were exposed to the virus and how much of it is in your blood.
Who should consider testing: People who received blood transfusions or organ transplants prior to 1992 (when the blood supply was not screened for HCV).. .health-care workers who get accidental needle sticks.. .intravenous drug users .. . |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| COLON AND LIVER CANCER: Researchers at Cornell University found that strong-tasting onions—particularly New York bold, western yellow, and shallots—do a better job of inhibiting the growth of liver and colon cancer cells than do milder-tasting onions.
PROSTATE CANCER: A U.S. researcher found that the strongest risk reduction factors for prostate cancer were onions, cereals and grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables.
HEART HEALTH: Allyl sulfides, found in onions, decrease the tendency of blood clots to form, significantly lowering total LDL cholesterol levels. |
Erich Grotewold
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 It has been reported that fresh apples have potent antioxidant activity; and whole apple extracts inhibit the growth of colon and liver cancer cells in vitro in a dose-dependent manner (Eberhardt et al, 2000), suggesting that natural phytochemicals in fresh fruits could be more effective than a dietary supplement. Apples are commonly consumed and are the major contributors of phytochemicals in human diets. Apple extracts exhibit strong antioxidant and antiproliferative activities and the major part of total antioxidant activity is from the combination of phytochemicals. |
Ralph Moss, PhD
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 After 8 years, there was a reduction in primary liver cancer incidence by over 3 5 percent. Once the selenium-enriched table salt was withdrawn, the incidence of liver cancer began to rise again. However, the inhibition of hepatitis B was sustained during this withdrawal period.
People who have positive blood markers for hepatitis B are at a high risk of liver cancer. In each group, there were 113 people with such markers. In the placebo group, seven of these progressed to liver cancer, whereas none of those in the selenium supplement group did so. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This is one reason why people who use deodorants and antiperspirant chemicals on their skin develop breast cancer, liver cancer or other forms of cancer; these products block the body's ability to open up and excrete toxic wastes through the skin. Sweating is good for you!
When you look at someone who is suffering from skin problems, it is a clear indication that something similar is going on in the large intestine. For example, people who suffer from severe acne are usually heavy consumers of milk and dairy products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Most sunscreen products, for example, are loaded with toxic chemicals that actually cause liver cancer and skin disorders. (A little sun is healthy for babies anyway. Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones and normal cell division.)
Don't feed your babies sugary or salty processed foods, or they'll grow up craving those things. Avoid anything with high-fructose corn syrup (like sodas), and don't feed them sweets made with refined sugar. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Acholic stool can signal a number of serious liver diseases that involve blocked bile ducts, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Other possible signs of a blocked bile duct include dark yellow or brown urine (see Tea-Colored Pee, below), yellow (jaundiced) eyes and skin, itching, and occasional pain.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
A common type of German toilet, the Flachspueler, literally meaning "flat flushing," is designed to facilitate stool studying. The toilet's flat surface catches the poop before it plops into the bowl. |
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