By Jon Johnson Reviewed by Christina Chun, MPH Rick Simpson oil is a cannabis extract that takes its name from the medical marijuana activist who created it. Simpson claims that applying the oil to cancer spots on his skin cleared the spots within days. Rick Simpson oil (RSO) is unique in that it contains higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...
Tag: <span>Cancer Treatment</span>
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Researchers reach milestone in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors. Magnetic nanoparticles – tiny pieces of matter as small as one-billionth of a meter – have shown anti-cancer promise for tumors easily accessible by syringe, allowing the particles to be injected directly into the cancerous growth. Once injected into...
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Inhibition of ribosome biogenesis as a novel approach for multi-stage cancer treatment
by Uppsala University Nearly 90 percent of all cancer patient deaths are due to metastasis. A study from Uppsala University shows that a process that allows the cells to metastasise is aided by the synthesis of new ribosomes, the cell components in which proteins are produced. The results open the possibility for new treatment strategies for advanced cancers. The study...
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One-third of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS – April 11, 2019 – A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and alternative medicines such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and supplements. Watch video: Complementary and alternative medicines: Are they a good for cancer patients? UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Dr. Nina Sanford made the discovery that’s now drawing renewed attention to habits she said cancer patients must disclose during treatment. Dr. Sanford is...
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Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care
A new study found that people seeking dubious, potentially harmful treatment for cancer and other ailments raised nearly $7 million over two years from crowdfunding sites. In this image from the video posted on YouTube on Aug 11, 2018, Michelle Drapeau, a stomach cancer patient in West Palm Beach, Fla., speaks about her condition. Drapeau set...
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The immune system of the alpaca reveals a potential treatment for cancer
The natural world often provides the answer to unsolved medical problems. On this occasion, the solution to a challenge posed by cancer has come about from the immune system of camelids. A study headed by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in Belgium, describes a number of therapeutic tools that have...
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Bright idea! Scientists create a wireless implant that KILLS cancer by lighting up red or green inside the body
The new device attaches to organs using proteins found in the feet of mussels Patients take a drug that leaves their tumors vulnerable to the effects of light The device, created by Japanese experts, then emits light to tackle the cancer Early trials on mice proved the form of photodynamic therapy to be effective A...
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Diabetes drug and over-the-counter aspirin could improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, reveal studies
Metformin may slow breast cancer growth and reverse treatment resistance Adding aspirin to a cancer drug could help combat tumors resistant to therapies These include pancreatic, lung and colorectal cancers, as well as melanomas A widely-used diabetes drug and over-the-counter aspirin could help boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments, two studies suggest. Research has found that metformin...
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HOW A ‘BIG BANG’ THEORY COULD CHANGE CANCER TREATMENT
Current treatments involve targeting and killing specific cancer cells, but new research points to the efficacy of an ecological approach to curing the disease. Close-up view of cancer cells. In 1976, Peter Nowell put forth the idea that cancer was more than an overwhelming growth of cells. Just like a family tree, he argued, cancer...
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DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein
An international team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health is the first to discover a new way that cells fix an important and dangerous type of DNA damage known as a DNA-protein crosslink (DPC). The researchers found that a protein named ZATT can eliminate DPCs with the help of another protein, TDP2....