Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off

The Globe and Mail ^ | August 13, 2007 | Staff

[Turret Gunner A20]

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Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off VANCOUVER August 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM EDT A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver. The team, led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, says the gene has the power to suppress the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers, including breast, lung and liver. The gene, HACE 1, helps cells fight off stress that, left unchecked, opens the door to formation of multiple tumours. Dr. Sorensen's team found cancerous cells form tumours when HACE 1 is inactive, but when additional stress such as radiation is added, tumour growth is rampant. Kick-starting HACE 1 prevented those cells from forming tumours. The study appears in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine.

[Turret Gunner A20]

Great news -- if true.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Wow, a light switch in my body.

[mvpel]

Not so great is that the government will prohibit the curing of cancer in humans for the next 20 years until it can be proven “safe and effective,” as if dying of cancer is safe or effective.

[doc1019]

Wish they would hurry … I’m on my third pack of cigarettes today!!!

Just joking folks. Hope this is true.

[steveo]

Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off

Electron image of the gene in question:

[jrd]

the drug companies will discredit them!

[Bob J]

There goes the earth.

[Castigar]

WHAT’S TRULY AMAZING IS THAT HE POSED FOR THAT PICTURE THINKING IT WAS A GOOD SHOT...THAT’S THE ELEPHANT MAN, RIGHT?

[Hot Tabasco]

the drug companies will discredit them!

No, John Edwards will stand ready to sue on the behalf of the first individual who suffers side effects from taking the medication.......$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[IslandJeff]

I’m just curious as to why the majority of headlining medical research is coming out of Canada over the past couple of years.

What’s in it for them? I would doubt they would gloss over research protocols.

[From many - one.]

No, there’s also a fair amount of good biomedical research coming from Israel and Germany.

It costs rather a lot to get an advanced degree here, so out grad schools are filling up with foreign students who are either from wealthy families or have government support.

People smart enough to be able to get these degrees are also smart enough not to.

[IslandJeff]

I knew a little about Israel - is that where you are?

While browsing medical articles, it seems that Israel is working quite a bit on immune-system boosters, anti-rejection drugs, antibiotics and the like.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[fanfan]

[lucysmom]

I’m just curious as to why the majority of headlining medical research is coming out of Canada over the past couple of years.

Can't be true. Everyone know that socialized medicine retards research.

[Scythian]

This will be proven wrong, Cancer is caused by a highly acidic body, get your PH in balance and you can cure cancer. Linking diseases to "genes" if the stuff of fools.

Why cancer comes back following chemotherapy, radiation or surgery

[Scythian]

Why cancer comes back following chemotherapy, radiation or surgery

One of the most common problems in cancer patients who choose to undergo conventional cancer therapy is recurrence. They might think they have beaten their cancer with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, only to find a few years later that tumors have spread into other tissues -- usually the lungs, brain, or even the reproductive organs. Conventional medicine has not yet caught on to what's happening here, but the reason why this phenomenon occurs is quite simple: Conventional cancer treatments only treat the symptoms of cancer (tumors or growths) and do not actually do anything to help the patient regain a level of health necessary to keep cancer in check.

A tumor is not technically a disease. It is a symptom of an underlying imbalance in the patient. Unless you treat and reverse the underlying imbalances, you will never eliminate the underlying cause of the cancer. You will continue to see more tumors and complications, even if you are able to treat the first tumors.

Think of it like this: suppose you have a dam holding up a body of water such as a lake. One day, due to poor maintenance, the dam begins to crack and water starts leaking through. In the world of conventional cancer treatment, they would say the problem is the water, and they would begin treating the water. They would try to evaporate the water or eliminate the water from flooding the valley below. But the problem isn't the water leaking through the dam; the problem is the integrity of the dam itself. Unless you diagnose the problem with the dam and repair it, then you will never stop the leaking water.

The same is true with cancer. Unless you address the underlying integrity of the immune system and the body's self-repairing technology, all you're doing is chasing symptoms. You can treat all the cancer tumors in the world and still do nothing to actually help the cancer patient solve his or her underlying problem.

The cancer industry remains ignorant of useful treatments Amazingly, after decades of research, and billions of dollars spent on cancer research, the conventional cancer industry remains oblivious to this simple truth about cancer. They don't teach cancer prevention, and they don't believe in cancer cures even though many exist. They are still treating the water rather than the dam by treating the tumors rather than the underlying problem.

Conventional cancer treatments actually harm the patient and the patient's immune system, making it even more difficult to overcome cancer in the future. Chemotherapy harms the immune system and impairs organs such as the brain, liver, and the heart. It's sort of like using TNT to blow out the water leaking through the dam. You destroy the dam at the same time. It leaves the patient unable to stop the progression of the cancer. The real answers to cancer prevention and cure are found in nutrition, exercise, reduction of stress, and avoidance of environmental chemicals and toxins. Chemotherapy is not a cure for cancer, nor is radiation, because both of those treatments actually cause cancer.

When you poison the immune system and irradiate tissues, you create physical imbalances which in turn can create cancer. This is the simple reason why so many people who subject themselves to conventional cancer treatments find themselves battling recurring cancer years later.

Where to start with curing cancer

The bottom line is that conventional cancer treatments are a sham and they do nothing to help the patient overcome the causes of cancer. They do a great job of creating repeat business for the cancer industry, however, and pharmaceutical companies now have a reliable market for the anticancer chemicals that have now become mainstream treatments for this entirely preventable and curable disease. But if you want to really cure cancer, you've got to focus on detoxification and healing from the inside out. Nearly all cases of cancer are caused in part by a burden of toxic, synthetic chemicals lodged in the liver, heart and digestive tract. Eliminating those is the first step towards a real cure, and cleansing the liver is probably the single most important thing to do when seeking to cure your own cancer (or to have a "permanent remission" as conventional oncologists might call it, since they don't believe there is such a thing as a cure for cancer).

So, how do you cleanse your liver? I could write an entire article just on that, but here's something to get you started on what to investigate: The best modalities for liver cleansing are, in my opinion, Traditional Chinese Medicine and rainforest herbs (Amazon herbs). I'll be writing a lot more about Amazon Herbs in the next day or two, so come back to read more about that if you want to learn about which herbs and herbal products are best at removing toxins from your liver (and restoring healthy liver function).

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a cancer recovery without a healthy, functioning liver. So start with supporting the liver. Isn't it interesting to note that chemotherapy -- which is still somehow accepted as the mainstream treatment for cancer -- is extremely toxic to the liver? In fact, chemotherapy compromises the body's ability to cure itself of cancer in the future, thereby ensuring continued entrapment in the pharmacological medical system. The reason conventional medicine is so incredibly profitable is that the chemical products they use harm patients just enough to make sure they need to keep coming back for more treatments ...

Biopsy's end up spreading the cancer through the body.

[doc30]

Do you have to litter every thread with your anti-medicine crusade?

[Scythian]

No, you’re right, I’ll stop, I’ve been obsessed lately, thanks for the slap in the face (I’m serious, thanks). I need some time off the boards.

[Screamname]

Excellent! I can keep smoking my five packs a day!