Cancer Connection
to Mercury, Toxic Metals, and Dental Cavitations,
with information on cancer treatment B.Windham
(Ed)
The President’s Cancer Panel Report
for 2008-2009 found that the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has
been grossly underestimated (547). Other studies and documentation have similar findings (560). Toxic metals show evidence of
carcinogenic and estrogenic properties that contribute to cancer (3b,100). More study evidence supported that mercury can contribute
to the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer (3a). A number of observations
indicate that heavy metals are able to alter cellular metabolic pathways
through induction of a prooxidative state (3c). It is shown that Hg (II)
elicits a prooxidative state in keratinocytes linked to inhibition of gap
junction-mediated intercellular communication and proinflammatory cytokine
production. These combined effects may on one hand isolate cells from
tissue-specific homeostasis promoting their proliferation and on the other hand
tamper the immune system defense/surveillance checkmating the whole organism. Mercury is an example of a "metagenetic" effector(3c,17).
As seen here, in addition to cancers
caused by radiation, pesticides, and other organic chemicals, toxic metals such
as mercury have major effects on weakening the immune system and facilitating
cancer (17). Studies have documented that most people have significant
accumulation of toxic metals and pesticides and need to test (6) and detox: (Pectasol, chlorella, Berberine, etc.)
Medical labs,
medical studies, and government agencies have documented that dental
amalgam is the largest source of mercury in most people who have several
amalgam fillings (1,500). Fish, vaccinations, and occupational exposure such as
dental offices are other sources of significant mercury exposures. A nationwide
survey found that over 22 percent of those tested for mercury levels in
the hair had dangerous levels higher than the
U.S. EPA mercury health reference level (2). Toxic metal levels were measured in 6-24 hours urinary samples of 100
randomly chosen patients with chronic conditions at the Institute of
Integrative Medicine following a combined EDTA/DMSA provocation
challenge. Over 70% had levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, or cadmium
outside the Laboratory Reference Level (571).
Dr. Simon Yu(21), Dr. T. Levy(22), Dr. George
Meinig (24), and many of the other doctors and dentists
referenced here(21-33,52) point out that millions of patients have
medically unexplained symptoms/conditions and suffer and die from conditions
like Cancer, ALS, MS, ALZ, Parkinson’s, CFS, etc. -that could be cured or significantly
improved, but have underlying immune system disabling factors that usually
include parasitic infections, dental infections (root-canaled teeth, jaw- bone
cavitation infections, gum disease), toxic metal toxicity or other toxins,
nutritional factors, etc. These conditions can be tested for and treated by
knowledgeable doctors or dentists and usually improve (21-33), but most doctors
and dentists in the U.S. do not have proper training to know what to test for
or how to test for chronic conditions underlying immune disabling problems (21-33,52), etc.).
Dental amalgams
have been documented to be the largest source of mercury in most
people who have amalgam fillings, and also more on average than those without
amalgams. The studies also document that much of the exposure is organic
mercury since oral and intestinal bacteria convert inorganic mercury to organic
mercury. Galvanism in the mouth of those with dental amalgam or gold crowns or
mixed metals in the mouth through the battery effect causes
electrical currents and metals corrosion in the mouth that greatly increase
mercury and metals exposure and toxicity effects. Also EMF and wi-fi and
microwaves have been documented to increase mercury vapor release and exposure
in those with amalgam fillings, increasing damages from mercury and metals
toxicity.
A large U.S.
Centers for Disease Control epidemiological study,
NHANES III, found that those with more amalgam fillings (more
mercury exposure) have significantly higher levels of chronic health conditions
(543). The conditions in which the number of dental amalgam surfaces
were most highly correlated with disease incidence were MS, epilepsy,
migraines, mental disorders, diseases of the nervous system, disorders of the
thyroid gland, cancer, and infectious diseases (543,500). Large
numbers of patients with many such chronic conditions recovered or
significantly improved after amalgam replacement. For many chronic conditions,
clinical studies found the majority recovered or improved
after proper amalgam replacement with proper immune support.
Mercury and other
toxic metals such as copper and lead cause breaks in DNA
(4,8,38,41,42,197,272,296,500), and also have synergistic effects with
x-rays (296) and EMF. Several toxic
metals, including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and nickel, have been documented
to be carcinogenic (5,496,497,498). Some of the mechanisms by which toxic
metals such as mercury causes cancer have been documented by medical
clinical studies (4,5,8,17,18,19,100-102,500). A study on mercury tested at concentrations
comparable with its occurrence as environmental pollutant showed that Hg (II)
elicits a prooxidative state in keratinocytes linked to inhibition of gap
junction-mediated intercellular communication and proinflammatory cytokine
production (8). These combined effects appear to on one hand isolate cells from
tissue-specific homeostasis promoting their proliferation and on the other hand
tamper the immune system defense/surveillance checkmating the whole organism.
Thus, mercury appears be an example of an epigenetic tumor promoter or, further
expanding this concept, a "metagenetic" effector. Studies found
mercury occupational exposure had a significant association with lung and liver
cancer (20).
Low
non-cytotoxic levels of mercury induce dose dependent binding of mercury
to DNA and significantly increased cell mutations (142,4,18,500) and
birth defects (197,38,105). Compared to control, a total of 658 aberrant RNA alternative
splicing (AS) events were observed after MeHg exposure
(18). Proteomics and RNA-seq results also demonstrated that mercurychloride (HgCl2) influenced the
expression levels of several RNA splicing related proteins and 676 AS events
compared to control. These results suggested that RNA splicing could be a new
molecular mechanism involved in MeHg and
HgCl2 neurotoxicity (18). Numerous studies showed that lead and
mercury induce cancer in humans and also in animals, in vitro experiments with
cultured cells indicate that they cause DNA damage via different
molecular mechanisms including release of reactive oxygen species and interactions
with DNA repair processes (19). Also, in most human studies, positive
results were obtained in micronucleus MN tests with lymphocytes (all 15
occupational studies with lead yielded positive results,
with mercury 6 out of 7 investigations were positive). For cadmium,
there is clear evidence that it causes cancer in humans; however,
induction of chromosomal damage was only seen in high dose experiments with
mammalian cells while results of human studies yielded conflicting results (only
in 2 of 5MN trials with humans), positive findings were reported). Possibly,
non-genotoxic mechanisms such as inhibition of apoptosis and interaction with
signaling pathways account for the carcinogenic properties of cadmium species.
The findings of MN studies with lead and mercury are in excellent
agreement with results which were obtained with other endpoints (e.g.
chromosomal aberrations and comet formations) In addition to effects
on DNA, mercury also promotes cancer in other ways. Mercury by its effect
of weakening the
immune system contributes to increased chronic diseases and cancer (17,91,180,228a,237,239,222,234,355,369,
405,500,530,543,570, 35,38,40, etc.).
Nobel Prize winner
Dr. Otto Warburg determined that cancer has only one prime cause
(581). It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells
by an anaerobic [i.e., oxygen-deficient] cell respiration. Porphyrins are precursors
to heme, the oxygen carrying component of
blood. Mercury inhibits the conversion of specific porphyrins
to heme (84,35,201,539,500). Mercury has been
documented to bind to oxygen carrying sites in the blood, reducing a person’s
available oxygen supply. (232,233,570,571,500). Mercury binds with
hemoglobin, which is located inside the red blood cell and carries oxygen for
transport to tissues. Mercury bound to hemoglobin results in less oxygen
carrying capacity of the red blood cell and therefore less oxygen will reach
the tissues. The body senses the need for more oxygen and may attempt to
compensate for this by increasing the production of hemoglobin. A
normal or increased hemoglobin level combined with symptoms of lack of oxygen
(fatigue, weakness, appearing pale, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath,
etc.) could indicate mercury toxicity. But this can confuse some doctors since
the patient seems like they are anemic but in fact the blood counts seem fine
(233). A new well documented book has more information on causes of
cancer and effective natural treatments for cancer (560), including the
toxic teeth connection.
At the energetic-molecular level, the boundary between health and the state
of absence of health is marked by oxidosis,
acidosis, and dysoxygenosis (dysox). (571,581) There is but
one fundamental difference between a healthy cell and an unwell cell: a healthy
cell has a well preserved oxygen homeostasis. A healthy cell utilizes
oxygen well, without incremental oxidative stress (oxidosis)
and without accumulating organic acids (acidosis). In contrast,
an unwell cell cannot utilize oxygen well and gets clogged up with
Krebs cycle metabolites and other organic acids. At the bioenergetic cellular
level, all inflammatory, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative disorders are caused
by the oxygen disorder (dysfunctional oxygen utilization) caused by cellular
toxicity in the cells.
Mercury from dental amalgams appears to be one of the most, if not the
most, potent disrupters of oxygen metabolism in the oral cavity (571,233).
Other such disrupters are thioethers related to root canal
teeth or cavitations and other microbial toxins. Those factors also alter the
local conditions that either inhibit or foster microbial growth, so
facilitating biofilm formation. Such dynamics seem to play crucial roles in the
pathogenesis of systemic disorders rooted in the oral cavity. The
crucial importance of oral toxicity in triggering, amplifying, and perpetuating
systemic inflammatory and infectious disorders has largely been ignored by most
doctors and dentists. The presence of the cellular dysox state can be readily documented by the measurement
of 24-hour urinary excretion of organic acids.
Mercury has been
found to bind oxygen binding sites in hemoglobin, thus reducing access to
oxygen carried by the blood (232,233,35,582). Oxyhemoglobin saturation
levels in venous blood should be at least 60% for normal levels. The majority
of a group of 27 patients with amalgam dental fillings suffering from chronic
fatigue whose oxyhemoglobin was tested had lower than
normal oxyhemoglobin saturation levels (232,35). After
amalgam replacement the majority of those with oxyhemoglobin levels
equal to or less than 45% had significant increases
in oxyhemoglobin saturation levels, on average about
15%. Heme is used for 2 main functions, in red blood cells and in
production of energy by enzymatic processes in the ATP cytochromeoxidaze system. Mercury
and other toxics have been documented to block these enzymatic processes,
resulting in dumping porphyrin wastes into the urine rather than
completing the proper heme functions. The level of these porphyrins in
the urine can be measured by a standard urine test, the
fractionated porphyrin test, and indicate the level of toxic
disruption of the basic enzymatic ATP production process. The
majority of the patients in the study had high levels of porphyrins in
the urine, which decreased significantly after amalgam
replacement. This has also been confirmed by other studies
(260,233).
Mercury from amalgam binds to the -SH
(sulfhydryl) groups, resulting in inactivation of sulfur and blocking of enzyme
functions such as cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), gamma‑ glutamyltraspeptidase (GGC) and sulfite oxidase,
producing sulfur metabolites with extreme toxicity that the body is unable to
properly detoxify (34,111,114,405), along with a deficiency in sulfates
required for many body functions. Sulfur is essential in enzymes,
hormones, nerve tissue, and red blood cells. These exist in almost
every enzymatic process in the body Mercury also blocks the metabolic action of
manganese and the entry of calcium ions into cytoplasm (333). Mercury from
amalgam thus has the potential to disturb all metabolic processes
(33,35,60,111,114,180,181,194,333,405,500). Mercury is transported throughout
the body in blood and can affect cells in the body and organs in different ways
causing numerous types of chronic health conditions including blood conditions
and cancer.
Mercury has a high
affinity for and readily binds to selenium and to the thiol or sulfhydryl
(sulfur/hydrogen combination) sites in living tissues. The higher the
attraction between chemicals or elements, the stronger they bond to each other,
and the harder it is to separate them. The thiol combination is
extremely common in the human body. It occurs as part of certain amino acids,
which are building blocks of proteins. Since these amino acids are used to
build cells, hormones, and enzymes, the occurrence of
the thiol combination in the body is not only common but extremely
important, as normal function is altered. There are
several thiol sites in the hemoglobin molecule in the red blood cells
used to transport oxygen throughout the body. Mercury accumulates in red blood
cells in humans and other animals. When mercury attaches to
the thiol sites, the hemoglobin can't carry as much oxygen as it
could. This results in decreased availability of oxygen (hypoxia) that
is needed by all body cells and explains one way that mercury toxicity can
cause chronic fatigue symptoms and other effects of low oxygen levels in the
cells.
Toxic
metal exposure’s adverse influence on thyrocytes can play a major role in
thyroid cancer etiology (144,500). Among those with chronic immune system
problems with related immune antibodies, the types showing the highest level of
antibody reductions after amalgam removal include thyroglobulin and microsomal
thyroid antigens (91,369). Similar results regarding mercury have
been found for treatment of other types of cancer. Studies have
found conventional chemotherapy (alone) to be only a little more effective than
no treatment and clinical cases have demonstrated that detoxification and
nutritional support can be effective in treating multiple myeloma
(550,7,6) and other cancers (486,530,572,35,228a). For more on treating cancer
see “Causes of Cancer and Natural
Treatments”.
Exposure
to mercury vapor causes decreased zinc, selenium,
and methionine availability, depresses rates of methylation, and
increased free radicals- all factors in increased susceptibility to cancer and
other chronic conditions (14,17,34,38,43,143,144,180,237,239,251,256,283,530).
Amalgam fillings have also been found to be positively associated with oral
cancer (206,251,403). Mercury from amalgam fillings has also been found to cause
increase in white blood cells and in some cases to result in leukemia
(35,180). There is evidence that some forms of leukemia are abnormal
response to antigenic stimulation by mercury or other such toxics, and total
dental revision including removal of amalgam has led to remission very rapidly
in some cases (35,38,180,239,500). Among a group of patients
testing positive as allergic to mercury, low level mercury exposure was found
to cause adverse immune system response, including effects on vitro production
of tumor necrosis factor TNF alfa and reductions in interleukin-1.
(126,131,152)
Mercury has been
found to cause decreased sperm volume and motility, increased sperm abnormalities
and spontaneous abortions, increased uterine fibroids/ endometritis, and
decreased fertility in animals (4,104,105,162) and in humans
(9,10,23,31,37,105,146,159, 395,433,27,35,38). In studies of
women having miscarriages or birth defects, husbands were found to typically
have low sperm counts and significantly more visually abnormal sperm
(393). It's now estimated that up to 85 per cent of the sperm produced by a
healthy male is DNA-damaged (433). Abnormal sperm is also
being blamed for a global increase in testicular cancer, birth
defects, and other reproductive conditions.
There are extensive
documented cases (many thousands) where removal of amalgam fillings led to cure
or significant improvement of serious health problems such
as oral keratosis (pre cancer) (87,251), cancer (breast, leukemia,
etc.) (35,38,94,180,228a,469,486,487,500, 530).
Some
studies have found increased risk of lung, kidney, brain,
and CNS system cancers among dental workers
(34,99,143,283). Other studies reviewed found increased rates of
brain cancer related to mercury exposure (193,383,328). Dr. Max Daunderer's serial biopsies on malignant tumors
in-patients that had amalgam fillings found toxic metals contained in
amalgam in the tumor. The concentration is highest in the center of the tumor
(malignant melanoma, brain cancer, bladder, stomach, colon and tongue
cancer). (570) An occupational study found that Occupations with
likely exposure to mercury or arsenic such as dental nurses displayed increased
risk of melanoma (14). For tests & detox, see(6).
Some
studies have also found persons with chronic exposure to
electromagnetic fields (EMF)
to have higher release of mercury from dental amalgam, higher levels of mercury
exposure and excretion (28,251c) and higher likelihood of getting chronic
conditions like ALS (526) and Alzheimers (251c)
and cancer (546).
Mercury causes
significant destruction of stomach and intestine epithelial cells, resulting
in damage to stomach lining which along with mercury’s
ability to bind to SH hydroxyl radical in cell membranes alters permeability
(338,405,35,21c) and adversely alters bacterial populations in the intestines-
causing leaky gut syndrome with toxic, incompletely digested complexes in the
blood(222,228b,35) and accumulation of heliobacter pylori,
a suspected major factor in stomach ulcers and stomach cancer (256)
and candida albicans (404), as well as poor nutrient
absorption.
From extensive
clinical experience the spread of cancer has been commonly found to be related
to fungal/Candida incidence, and treating Candida through blood
alkalinity balance and reduction of toxic metals body level has been found to
reduce the spread of cancer(233a). Such treatments also
increase oxygen supply to the cells. (580). An
anaerobic environment favors the development of yeast infections and cancer, since yeast is a
fermenting spore and cancer is a fermenting cell rather than a normal
respiratory (oxygen using) cell.
Mercury has a
symbiotic relation to Candida in the body and promotes the proliferation of
Candida. Mercury impairs the body�s ability to kill
Candida albicans by impairment of the lytic activity
of neutrophils and myeloperoxidase in workers whose mercury
excretion levels are within current safety limits
(233,285,404). Immune Th1 cells inhibit Candida by cytokine related
activation of macrophages and neutrophils. Development of Th2
type immune responses deactivate such defenses(404b,181). Mercury inhibits
macrophage and neutrophil defense against Candida by its effects on
Th1 and Th2 cytokine effects (181,285,404b). Candida
also methylates inorganic mercury to the highly toxic methyl mercury
form which like mercury vapor readily crosses the blood-brain barrier, causes
neurological damage, and weakens the immune
system (225,405). Candidiasis is often observed
in immunocompromised individuals such as those with toxic metal
exposures, especially those who are found by test to be immune reactive to
mercury or other toxic metals (60,235,405). Amalgam replacement cures or
significantly improves Candida (404,222,35, etc.),
Nickel and
beryllium are 2 other metals commonly used in dentistry that are very
carcinogenic, toxic, and cause DNA malformations (35,456,560,13). Nickel
ceramic crowns, root canals and cavitations have
also been found to be a factor in some breast cancer and other cancers and some
have recovered after TDR, which includes amalgam replacement, replacement
of metal crowns over amalgam, nickel crowns, extraction of
root canaled teeth, and treatment of cavitations where
necessary (35,200,228a,486,530,560). Nickel depletes
intracellular ascorbate, which leads to the inhibition of
cellular hydroxylases, manifested by the loss of hypoxia-inducible factor
(HIF)-1alpha and -2alpha hydroxylation and hypoxia-like stress (13).
Proline hydroxylation is crucial for collagen and extracellular matrix assembly
as well as for assembly of other protein molecules that have collagen-like
domains, including surfactants and complement. Thus, the depletion
of ascorbate by chronic exposure to nickel could be deleterious for
lung cells and may lead to lung cancer.
Root canals and cavitations also facilitate cancer by
effect on immune system. (570,560) As more information is accumulated it is apparent that these areas
(bone cavitations) of chronic infection in the
craniofacial area are very real and the probable cause of multiple painful
conditions in the head, neck and tooth area. (571) This is due
in part to the progressive loss of vascularity in the jaw bones and associated
structures. This allows the pathogenic anaerobic microbial population to exist
and create a chronic infected, inflamed area. This area is effectively isolated
from the circulatory system which is responsible for delivering any
anti-microbial medications to the infected area. These types of bone cavities
have also been shown to have accumulations of toxic heavy metals, as well as
the pathogenic microbes. There have been considerable numbers of
cases documented of recovery from cancer after dealing with oral infections
such as root canals and cavitations. (571,560,
etc.) (T: test root canal teeth toxicity & extract and treat if needed)
Prostate
cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the US. Over
300,000 new prostate cancer cases are diagnosed annually, constituting about
30% of all new male cancer cases, and more than 40,000 men die from the disease
each year (490). Both breast cancer and prostate cancer are
hormonally responsive, containing estrogen, androgen, and progesterone
receptors. Genetic susceptibility and environmental factors that promote the
sequence that results in clinical prostate cancer have been found to be factors
in prostate cancer, with environmental factors being the larger with exposures
in early life facilitating later effects. Low-level developmental exposures to
substances that modulate endocrine activity can have life- long impacts
if the exposure occurs during window(s) of unique vulnerability.
Cadmium and
arsenic are known human carcinogens and are linked to prostate & breast
cancer in epidemiologic and laboratory animal studies. Arsenic has also been shown to be a
factor in Lung cancer, Bladder cancer, Skin cancer, digestive tract, liver, kidney, urothelial,
and lymphatic and hematopoietic systems (496). Cadmium and arsenic have also been found to be
associated with lung cancer (491e,494c, etc.) Food, cigarette
smoke, and well water are 3 sources of cadmium exposure. Cadmium has been found to be a cause of breast, lung, prostate,
nasopharynx, pancreas, kidney, renal, & bladder cancer (497). T: test &
detox (6, Pectasol, etc. )
Selenium (Se) in a large-scale human
supplementation trial has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of
prostate cancer in elderly men. Because Se is known to interact with
cadmium (Cd), it has been suggested that its cancer protective action could be
attributable in part to its interaction with cadmium (11). The excessive accumulation of Cd in
the prostates of smokers along with sub-optimal Se intakes could explain why
smokers develop more aggressive and lethal forms of prostate cancer than
nonsmokers. Toxic metals
such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel have been found to promote prostate
cancer, and reducing toxic metal exposures and detoxification with nutritional
support have been found to cure or result in significant improvement in the
condition (490,491,486,530,531,572,11,35).
A substantial number of environmental pollutants, such as
polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
phthalates, bisphenol A, pesticides, herbicides, alkylphenols and heavy metals
(arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury), have been shown to disrupt endocrine
function. (100) Endocrine disrupting chemicals can cause cancer, diabetes,
obesity, metabolic diseases and developmental problems (100,101). These compounds can
cause reproductive problems by decreasing sperm count and quality, increasing
the number of testicular germ cells and causing male breast cancer,
cryptorchidism, hypospadias, miscarriages, endometriosis, impaired fertility,
irregularities of the menstrual cycle, and infertility. (100) Endocrine disrupting
chemicals have endocrine disrupting abilities in females during adult life,
causing fertility abnormalities in both humans and animals (101).
Dietary factors such as consumption
level of red meat, refined carbohydrates, and environmental exposures to
estrogenic chemicals have been found to increase the incidence of both prostate
and breast cancer (490,560,100,101). Many occupational studies show an
increased incidence of prostate
cancer incidence and/or mortality among farmers and pesticide
applicators(102). One in vitro study of human prostate cancer cells
showed that several organochlorine pesticides, a pyrethroid, and a
fungicide each caused proliferation of androgen-dependent cancer cells (490).
Another environmental estrogen, bisphenol A (BPA-a component of epoxy
resins, polycarbonate plastic, and dental sealants to which the general
population is exposed at low levels), has been found to affect the
prostate and be related to development of prostate cancer (490).
The
toxic metals mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt, nickel, lead, aluminum,
and tin have been found to have reproductive and endocrine system disrupting
effects (10,12,100), as well as synergistic effects. The
ability of metals to activate estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha)
was measured in the human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. Similar to estradiol,
treatment of cells with the divalent metals copper, cobalt, nickel, lead,
mercury, tin, and chromium or with the metal
anion vanadate stimulated cell proliferation; by day 6, there was a
2- to 5-fold increase in cell number. The metals also decreased the
concentration of ERalpha protein and mRNA
by 40-60% and induced expression of the estrogen-regulated genes progesterone
receptor and pS2 by1.6- to 4-fold. Furthermore, there was a 2- to 4-fold
increase in chloramphenicolacetyltransferase activity
after treatment with the metals in COS-1 cells transiently cotransfected with the wild-type receptor and an
estrogen-responsive chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene. The
ability of the metals to alter gene expression was blocked by an antiestrogen,
suggesting that the activity of these compounds is mediated by ER alpha
(10,12). Aluminum in the form of aluminum chloride
or aluminium chlorhydrate,
which are used in antiperspirants, can interfere with the function of oestrogen receptors of MCF7 human breast cancer cells
both in terms of ligand binding and in terms of oestrogen-regulated reporter gene expression (12).
Cancer Treatments
As
previously seen, there are several estrogenic or carcinogenic metals (100, etc.), and clinical experience
has found metals detoxification to be beneficial in cancer case treatment(6).
There are also diet measures and supplements that have been found to be
beneficial in preventing or treating cancer. A comprehensive and well
documented summary of natural cancer treatments clinically documented to be
effective in treating cancer is Outsmarting Your Cancer (560).
Many effective options are covered, with considerable detail and
documentation. Another source of such information in Cancer and Natural Treatments for
Cancer
Vit K2, Vit D,
zinc, and green tea have all been found to be effective in preventing or
treatment of prostate cancer and other types of cancer(501-503,493a).
Black tea theaflavins have been found to be
effective at prevention of cigarette smoke-induced lung damage
and cancer (504), and have demonstrated effectiveness in switching off the
genes involved in many types of cancer (505). Studies have shown theaflavin
supplementation significantly reduces levels of inflammatory cytokines such as
TNF-alpha, Il-6, Il-8, and C-reactive protein; and lowered rates of production
of inflammation-generating trasnscription factor
NF-kB, cytokine generating COX-2, and the adhesion molecule ICAM-1(506).
Vitamin K2 has been shown to induce apoptosis in leukemia cells in vitro and
inhibitory effects against myeloma and lymphoma, as well as being effective at
reducing liver cancer in patients with hepatitis B or C(known risk factors
for liver cancer), and also to be effective at reducing rate of re-occurrence
of liver cancer in liver cancer patients in remission(506). Apatone (Vit C
& Vit K3) was demonstrated to significantly delay cancer
progression in a group of end stage prostate cancer patients.
Patients with advanced cancer have
been found to be vitamin K deficient and it is recommended to monitor levels
and supplement where needed (506). Several studies found
evidence of benefit of intravenous Vit C in treatment of cancer
(15). A connection between cancer and fungus/candida has been
demonstrated and many types of cancers have been successfully treated using
sodium bicarbonate in the treatment (551,552). Adding Ľ teaspoon of sodium
bicarbonate to morning coffee has been suggested by doctors as preventative.
Magnesium and Iodine have also been found beneficial in treating cancer
(552) and flax oil with cottage cheese which addresses common digestive
problems that can be related to cancer (553). Supplementation with chlorella
has been found to result in beneficial effects when used in cancer patients or
for other chronic conditions such as ulcerative colitis, hypertention, or Fibromyalgia (572). Doctors such as
D. Klinghardt have suggested that the
mechanism by which chlorella improves treatment of such conditions is metals
detoxification, which is the main mechanism of action of chlorella.
People who drink
two or more high fructose syrup sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher
(87%) risk of pancreatic cancer. The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be
increasing the level of insulin in the body, which the authors think
contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth (495).
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little to no success. Clinical exam revealed cavitational osteonecroticlesion in the area of the lower right
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associated with the lesion was found. Attributed to spontaneous remission.
(I witnessed 2 very similar “cures”
while being treated for cavitation problems by Dentist in West Palm Beach,
Florida-B.Windham)