Category: chemotherapy

The Effects of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer

alternative medicine, animal studies, Asia, beta glucan, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, complementary medicine, immune function, Japan, mortality, News, Nutrition, nutritional yeast, placebo effect, popcorn, radiation, supplements, surgery, Vaccines, white blood cell count, womens health, yeast / September 14, 2021 September 14, 2021

How can the beta glucan fiber in brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeast improve wound healing and, potentially, anti-cancer immunity? My video Benefits of Nutritional Yeast for Cancer opens with an image of an article titled “The Treatment of Inoperable Cancer.” It noted that “200 years ago it was observed that a certain number of malignant growths disappeared after an attack of erysipelas [a type of …

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New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival

cancer, chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Deaths (Fatalities), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), New England Journal of Medicine, Novartis AG, prostate cancer, radiation, tumors, your-feed-science / June 24, 2021 June 24, 2021

The experimental treatment relies on radioactive molecules that seek out tumor cells, a strategy that may be useful against other cancers.

New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival

The experimental treatment relies on radioactive molecules that seek out tumor cells, a strategy that may be useful against other cancers.

New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival

The experimental treatment relies on radioactive molecules that seek out tumor cells, a strategy that may be useful against other cancers.

Lycopene Supplements Put to the Test

Adventist Health Studies, antioxidants, beta carotene, cancer, cantaloupe, carrots, chemotherapy, citrus, DNA damage, dried fruit, FDA, fruit, Green tea, Harvard, industry influence, legumes, lycopene, men's health, News, Nutrition, nuts, phytochemicals, prostate cancer, reductionism, selenium, supplements, surgery, sweet potatoes, tea, tomato sauce, tomatoes, vegetables, vitamin E / May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021

High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning into full-blown cancer. Back in 1980s, the Adventist Health Study found “strong protective relationships” against prostate cancer with increasing consumption of legumes, citrus, dried fruit, nuts, and tomatoes. In the 1990s, a …

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Eli Lilly and Innovent Report the US FDA’s Acceptance of Sintilimab + Chemotherapy for 1L Treatment for Non-Squamous NSCLC

1L, chemotherapy, Eli Lilly, FDA, Innovent, Non-Squamous NSCLC, regulatory, Sintilimab, US / May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021

Shots: The submission is based on a P-III ORIENT-11 study assessing sintilimab (200mg) + pemetrexed and platinum CT vs PBO + CT as a 1L treatment for 397 patients in a ratio (2:1) with advanced or metastatic nonsq. NSCLC, with no sensitizing EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements The anticipated PDUFA date for this application is …

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Are Avocados Associated with Greater Risk or Reduced Risk of Cancer?

apples, Autism, avocados, breast cancer, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, chemotherapy, cholesterol, cranberries, DNA damage, Esophageal Cancer, esophagus health, fiber, grapes, Guacamole, heart disease, heart health, in vitro studies, men's health, natural toxins, News, Nutrition, oral cancer, oral health, persin, phytonutrients, plant-based diets, prebiotics, prostate cancer, protein, resistant starch, vegans, vegetarians, womens health / May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021

Avocado consumption can improve artery function, but what effect might guacamole have on cancer risk? In my last video about avocados, The Effects of Avocados and Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation, I described their anti-inflammatory effects and cholesterol- and triglyceride-lowering effects, but what about the Are Avocados Good for You? video I did years ago …

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A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Alcoholic Beverages, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, cancer, chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), East Asia, Esophageal Cancer, New England Journal of Medicine, radiation, United States / April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021

A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.

A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer

A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.

A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer

A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.

FDA rejects Athenex’s oral chemotherapy, asks for another clinical trial

Athenex, BioPharma, biopharma nl, breast cancer, Buffalo, chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Daily, FDA, New York, News, Pharma, SYN, Top Story / March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021

Athenex’s bid to offer an oral version of an intravenous chemotherapy has stalled after the FDA rejected the drug. Among the remedies proposed by the regulator is another Phase 3 study.

Dietary Cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Acne, alcohol, animal products, armpits, autoimmune diseases, beer, beverages, body odor, bread, brewer’s yeast, casein, chemotherapy, Crohn’s disease, dairy, Hidradenitis suppurativa, hormones, IGF-1, immune function, lactose, milk, News, Nutrition, nutritional yeast, pizza, skin disease, skin health, soy milk, sugar, surgery, yeast / February 23, 2021 February 23, 2021

What is the role of dairy- and yeast-exclusion diets on arresting and reversing an inflammatory autoimmune disease? A landmark study suggested that exposure to dietary yeast, like baker’s yeast, brewer’s yeast, and nutritional yeast, may worsen the course of Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. The reason the researchers even thought to do the …

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A study to avoid chemotherapy in patients with early HER-2+ breast cancer

cancer, Chemo, chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Partner content, patients, Press releases / February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021

MEDSIR, a global company dedicated to independent clinical research in oncology, has initiated the PHERGain II clinical trial to demonstrate that in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer with a good prognosis, a chemotherapy-free therapeutic approach can be as effective as the current standard of care, which involves the use of this generally more toxic …

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Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet

animal products, arachidonic acid, Asia, beans, California, cancer, chemotherapy, chicken, corn oil, dairy, Dr. Dean Ornish, eggs, fruit, grains, in vitro studies, inflammation, legumes, Lifestyle medicine, meat, men's health, News, Nutrition, Oils, plant-based diets, processed foods, prostate cancer, PSA, radiation, sexual dysfunction, sexual health, stress, sunflower oil, supplements, surgery, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians / February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021

Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant-based diet and lifestyle program could apparently reverse the progression of prostate cancer for early stage, localized, watch-and-wait cancer. What about for more advanced stage life-threatening disease? Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant-based diet and lifestyle program could apparently reverse the progression of prostate cancer by making men’s …

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Be in the room: Turning patient engagement to patient centricity

cancer, chemotherapy, Oncology, patient voices, patients, Views & Analysis, Views and analysis / November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020

After three brushes with cancer, Robert Weker understands the patient journey more than many – and he is determined to put that experience to good use. The avid blogger and passionate advocate retired from his R&D role four years ago to focus on his own health, and now works full time on making sure the …

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Model-based Strategy to Guide the Choice of Clinical Doses for ADC

ADC, antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, cancer, chemotherapy, modelling, Pharma R&D, Pierre Fabre, PK/PD / October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020

Chemotherapy has been a powerful method for fighting cancer for decades. One of the most effective therapies available, it is also known for weakening the patient and causing harsh side effects like pain, nausea, and hair loss. This is because in its zeal to attack cancer cells, chemo also kills healthy cells. Enter antibody-drug conjugates …

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Food Combining for Prostate Cancer

broccoli, cancer, chemotherapy, cognition, DNA damage, ellagic acid, fruit, Green tea, in vitro studies, inflammation, memory, men's health, News, Nutrition, phytochemicals, placebo effect, plant-based diets, pomegranates, prostate cancer, PSA, reductionism, spices, supplements, synergy, tea, turmeric, vegans, vegetables, vegetarians / August 18, 2020 August 18, 2020

What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods? In my video Pomegranate vs. Placebo for Prostate Cancer, I discussed how pomegranate pills appeared useless in the treatment for prostate cancer, and the same disappointing results were seen with a pomegranate beverage, but that was just a pomegranate extract as …

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DuPont Announces Research Collaboration with Rutgers University

chemotherapy, collaboration, DuPont, Pharmaceutical News, Rutgers University / July 23, 2020 July 23, 2020

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) today announced a research collaboration in microbiome science with the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The two-year research partnership will focus on improving the benefit/risk ratio of chemotherapy by decreasing gut inflammation caused by chemotherapy to potentially improve response rates through modulation …

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Using Green Tea to Help Prevent Cancer and Treat Cancer

antioxidants, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health, cell death, cervix health, chemotherapy, colon cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, DNA damage, Germany, Green tea, heart disease, heart health, in vitro studies, Japan, lung cancer, mortality, mouthwash, News, Nutrition, oral health, oxidative stress, polyps, saliva, skin cancer, smoking, stroke, tea / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020

Tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and premature death in general, with each additional cup of green tea a day associated with a 4-percent lower mortality risk. So, perhaps “drinking several cups of tea daily can keep the doctor away,” as well as the mortician—but what about cancer? As …

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