Posted on 11/30/2013 2:55:57 PM PST by xzins
Contact: Leslie Capo lcapo@lsuhsc.edu 504-568-4806 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
LSUHSC research finds combo of plant nutrients kills breast cancer cells
New Orleans, LA – A study led by Madhwa Raj, PhD, Research Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds in vegetables, fruits, spices and plant roots killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects on normal cells. The results, which also revealed potential treatment target genes, are published in the November 2013 issue of The Journal of Cancer.
"One of the primary causes of both the recurrence of breast cancer and deaths is a small group of cancer stem cells that evade therapy," notes Dr. Raj. "These often multi-drug-resistant cells have the ability to generate new tumors, so it is critically important to develop new approaches to more effective and safer treatment or prevention of breast cancer."
The research team tested ten known protective chemical nutrients found in foods like broccoli, grapes, apples, tofu, and turmeric root (a spice used in Indian curry) before settling upon six – Curcumin known as tumeric, Isoflavone from soybeans, Indo-3-Carbinol from cruciferous plants, C-phycocyanin from spirulina, Reservatrol from grapes, and Quercetin, a flavonoid present in fruits, vegetables, and tea. The researchers administered these six at bioavailable levels to both breast cancer and control cells. They tested the compounds individually and in combination. They found that the compounds were ineffective individually. When combined, though, the super cocktail suppressed breast cancer cell growth by more than 80%, inhibited migration and invasion, caused cell cycle arrest, and triggered the process leading to cell death resulting in the death of 100% of the breast cancer cells in the sample. The researchers observed no harmful effects on the control cells. Further analysis also identified several key genes, which could serve as markers to follow the progress of therapy.
Although the cocktail was not tested against BRCA1 and BRAC2, previous studies have shown that they are molecular targets of four of the six compounds. The researchers also earlier demonstrated that two of the compounds synergize effectively to kill ovarian cancer cells.
According to the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program, which includes data from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, breast cancer is the second most common cancer with 232,340 new cases estimated this year and 39,620 deaths. There are an estimated 2,829,041 women currently living with breast cancer in the United States.
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The LSUHSC research team also included Andrew Hollenbach, PhD, with collaboration from David Welsh, MD, and Udai Pandey, PhD. Other local participants included Drs. Shubha Ireland at Xavier University and Shailaja Raj at Protegene Corporation.
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It is not difficult to obtain all these components and they are not very expensive either, been taking and eating this stuff for many years.....but if given a choice, most people still go for a very unhealthy diet. Amongst other things I suggest reading GRAIN BRAIN written by a neurosurgeon. It is an eye opener....
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The VegeGrainians have declared war on Dr. Perlmutter.
One theory is that the isoflavones in soy behave like estrogen which fuels estrogen-positive cancer (which many breast cancers are), so the advice is to avoid soy.
OTOH, there are other theories that soy is protective against cancer. For now, I’ll continue to try to avoid it.
Contact Leslie Capo Icapo? Sounds like a Mafia hitwoman.
What ever happened to the old Capo de tuti? Loved working on an Organized Crime Task Force. So many of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s donors showed up in the investigation.
See Byron York’s “American Spectator” article of April 1997, “Let’s Be Friends: A Mob-Controlled Union Delivers the Goods for Bill”.
Two other articles in this issue which should be of interest to FR readers:
“The Anti-Christian State Department” and “Tony Lake: Is He Sunk?”
Tx ToT. I do know the theory but I avoided Tamoxifen and Soy like crazy.
That was eight years ago. If you can find somebody who does thermograms based on temperature readings, it is a better alternative to radiation.
These so called scientists get a ton of grant money based on “theory” and funding from aforementioned solutions.
Most grains have been GMO’ed as well for the last 50 years.
No carbs, no sugar, grain fed high protein..
That’s what I’m talking about!
10,000 i.u.s of Vitamin D plus some K2, mag, zinc, cur cumin and turmeric have worked for me.
YIPES! That should have been grass FED!
Yeah, just think how long he would have lived if he had eaten his broccoli.
Thanks for posting this. A friend’s wife has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I will pass this info on.
I heard about thermograms but never went for one. Conventional treatments worried me, but after checking into alternative treatments first, eventually I decided to go full-force with chemo, radiation, and now Tamoxifen. In my case, going to extremes was necessary. But I had a relative who survived 15 years without any treatments. She passed on due to another reason.
May you enjoy continued good health for many years to come!
From some years back:
Grape Seed Extract Halts Cell Cycle, Checking Growth Of Colorectal Tumors In Mice
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061018093946.htm
>> “Most grains have been GMO’ed as well for the last 50 years.” <<
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No! GMO has only been possible since Kerry Mullis developed the ability to generate mass copies of DNA. (PCR)
And if you are eating the seeds of your grapes, you don’t even need the ‘extract.’
perhaps I should have been more specific, grains have been scientifically hybridized for the last 40 years and GMO’ed since 1989.
Don’t think Rush is into natural cure tea.
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