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Mitochondrial Restoration and Cancer Treatment

Mitochondrial Restoration and Cancer Treatment

mitochondrionResearch indicates that humans can survive up to 20 years of exposure to carcinogen before their bodies develop a solid tumor. All this while the body remains healthy despite the exposure to the potentially harmful substances due to the body’s natural ability to defend itself. This natural body defense mechanism is made possible by a series of cellular activity. The cells must keep replicating and actively breaking down the toxins that enter the body rendering them powerless so that they cannot harm the body. In the process of defending itself, the body has to have some of its cells dying away. The white blood cells fight and die but the body continues to manufacture more of these ‘fighter cells.’

This indicates that the body is an actively working machine. And for a machine to remain active there must be the expenditure of energy. And a lot of that energy is needed for the body defense mechanism. The DNA plays a central role in this. The mitochondria are the organelles that are responsible for the generation of the energy used during every one of these processes. Research has therefore indicated that there are many intimate ways in which dysfunctional mitochondria contribute to the development of cancer and its subsequent metastasis.

Given mitochondria’s central role in defending the body against disease attack including formation of cancer tumor, mitochondrial dysfunction is fundamentally connected to the development of cancer in the human body. A decline in mitochondrial energy production is often associated with old age and this is closely related with the generation of larger volumes of free radicals. This in turn often cause mitochondrial mutations. These mitochondrial mutations interfere with the normal process of cell removal, a process that is usually referred to as apoptosis.

The ability of the body to remove dead cells through apoptosis is central to the general protection against cancer. Current research is being focused on the enormous energy-dependent body processes that are required in eradicating defective or abnormally growing cells. The studies indicate that dysfunctional mitochondria often disallow the cells’ ability to go through normal apoptotic elimination processes. This means that cancer tumor can freely take advantage of the situation and initiate growth and proliferation.

To make the mitochondrial dysfunction even more central to the formation of cancer, the energy organelles (mitochondria) are usually the source for numerous proteins that are responsible for cell apoptosis. The proteins work by activating cell death in their journey to eliminating dead cells, meaning that in their absence the whole process is bound to break down allowing dead cells to remain in the body.

According to a recent study, mitochondrial dysfunction associated with aging in humans often provides a major stimulus on carcinogenesis. This form of dysfunction is prerequisite to the progression of prostate cancer in surgery patients.

Fighting Cancer by Reversing Mitochondrial Dysfunction

A number of recent studies have shown that deteriorated cancerous cells can potentially be reversed back to normal cellular function if particular enzyme-active nutritional substances are used. This involves a set of processes targeting the mitochondrial energy generating mechanism and general restoration of the dysfunctional mitochondria.

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Other researchers suggest that select fruit and vegetable hydrogen acceptors may be utilized as well. These are nutritional substances rich in enzymes which will catalyze the recovery of the broken processes. A number of these substances have been identified including raw crystallized red beets, saccharomyces cerevisiae live fluid yeast strain, red beet juice, bromelain; a pineapple enzyme, raw blueberry juice, raw pineapple juice, raw red cherries, raw red grapes and beta carotene.

The health benefits of live S. cerevisiae yeast are far reaching yet many orthodox medical practitioners as well as nutritionists are yet to become aware of these extensive benefits.

In addition, the use of green foods is also seriously recommended. Some of the best green foods that can be utilized for this medical purpose include kamut grass powder, barley grass powder and sun chlorella. A specialized form of red beet crystals that are freeze-dried are used for the most effective hydrogen acceptor. Essiac, a uniquely special liquid extract formula is utilized or herbal protection.

Alternatively, a specialized compound Anoxe with low-molecular antioxidant properties is recommended for further cellular protection. This compound has been highly suggested by therapists basing their arguments on various clinical observations and medical experience. Anoxe is therefore said to be the possible ultimate antioxidant. It has high efficiency and is greatly safe in restoring the reactive oxygen species- antioxidant balance. The substance is said to be an effective anti-aging compound scientifically proven. It is also perfect for use as a cosmetic enhancement agent particularly for wrinkles and bad skin.

AwareMed recommends the use of Anoxe as an alternative for protection against cellular dysfunction. More information can be accessed freely at the AwareMed web site.

Mitochondrial Restoration and Cancer Treatment

 

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Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Treatment

Fighting Cancer Stem Cells Is Key In Effective Cancer Treatment

Cancer Stem CellThe rapid uncontrolled growth and duplication of cells is what leads to cancer. The rapid and uncontrolled division of cells is caused by mutations in the DNA that inhibit the vital functions of natural tumor suppressors while signaling some genes to hasten cell division. Currently in the entire world cancer is among the most feared diseases that are causing millions of people to lose their lives earlier than they should. In the United Kingdom alone, about 275,000 are diagnosed with cancer every year and about 150,000 of this people die. Most of these patients die after attempting many cancer treatments both conventional and other new alternative cancer treatments. Evidently they die because the treatments they opt for are not effective enough to treat this disease. Most of these treatments focus on killing the cancer cells which may only help in extending the lives of the cancer patients but do nothing to treat the patient. Some of the cancer treatments that focus on cancer cells may relieve the patients of the symptoms of the disease and assume treatment within sometimes but the disease will re-occur since the disease is not targeted from the roots. Most of these treatments will control cancer by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells or killing the cancer cells, other treatments may combine both approaches in fighting cancer. These treatments will work in cancer treatments but unfortunately the disease will re-occur. Therefore it is crucial to understand why this disease may re-occur after ‘successful’ treatment so that alternative therapies can be used to completely do away with this disease in the patients.

Cancer often reoccurs after treatment because in a tumor there are very many different cancer cells that might not be destroyed by the treatment. A treatment may target a certain type of cancer cell while the other cells are not targeted. This many lead to the other untargeted cells to grow and divide.

Normal Stem cells are able to renew and regenerate damaged tissues. New research shows that cancer cells may originate from the normal stem cells. Basically just like the normal stem cells the cancer stem cells are able to self renew and duplicate. The stem cancer theory proposes that within the tumors there are some cancer cells that act as stem cells that duplicate themselves rapidly hence sustaining the tumor just like the normal stem cells normally regenerate worn out tissues and renew the health of our organs. This view on cancer cell survival mechanisms shows that cancer cells may attack our bodies but may not be able to sustain the tumor for a long time therefore it is the cancer stem cells that are much of a problem in cancer treatment.

The discovery of the crucial role that cancer stem cells play in the growth and spread of cancer helps a great deal. This helps us realize that using the cancer treatments methods that only focus on the killing and shrinking of tumors may not help in the long run if the cancer stem cells are not targeted and destroyed. It is often quite unfortunate that cancer cells that are reoccurring row with such a resistance to chemotherapy drugs. Therefore cancer therapies that are only evaluated on their abilities to kill cancerous cells and shrink the tumors should be encourage for use if the patients needs to be cancer free – which I guess all cancer patients hopes for. As I have always said farmers may know this better than doctors. The best way to do away with a weed is to uproot it from the ground leaving no root in the soil. However low a weed is cut, if a single root is left in the soil then it will grow again. So treating cancer effectively will only be achieved by doing away with the cancer stem cells. Cancer stem cells are also very important in cancer metastasis hence should be targeted for a more affective cancer treatment.

Foods that inhibit growth of cancer stem cells

Nutrition plays a major role in controlling the growth of cancer cells in our bodies. The foods you eat will either put you at risk of cancer or help you even stay safer from the disease. Cancer stem cells play a great role in tumor growth and metastasis and therefore foods that inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells to be on the safer side. Researchers have done much to avail us best foods that can help us evade the risk of cancer. Most of these foods are nature given and are rich in cancer fighting properties. Here are three dietary compounds that inhibit growth of cancer stem cells.

v  piperine found in black  pepper

v  Curcumin found in turmeric.

v  Sulforaphane found in broccoli and broccoli sprouts.

Cancer Stem CellThese three dietary components have been proved to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells by interfering with their signaling pathways.  The cancer stem cell pathways have been studied by scientists especially on the ability of these cancer stem cells to renew themselves and these pathways are evident in most types of cancers therefore the use of these dietary compounds that inhibit the functions of these pathways will help in treatment of all cancers.

Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) is an experienced integrative cancer doctor that has helped many cancer patients in their fight against the disease. She has worked hard not only in treating the disease but also in availing informational support to cancer patients at Awaremed which has become a place called home for many cancer patients. Call on her now and get help on cancer.

Fighting Cancer Stem Cells Is Key In Effective Cancer Treatment

 

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Cancer Stem Cells

 

Cancer Stem Cells and How They Can Be Handled By Integrative Cancer Centers

 Cancer treatment needs to be effective enough to save the cancer patients from the nightmare of having to go through repeated chemotherapy as that causes not only unbearable pain but also causes lots of financial crisis as repeated chemotherapy is not always cheap. There are very many alternatives to cancer treatment today, thanks to our compassionate cancer doctors and researchers who are not pleased to see how we are losing our loved ones everyday to this monster. All the alternative cancer treatments work well in curbing the spread of the tumors in the patient’s body and trying to kill all the cancer cells so as to restore good health to the cancer patient.

There is a problem however with most of cancer treatment alternatives. This is because most of the cancer treatment alternatives target the circulating tumor cells (CTCs). I don’t mean to say that targeting circulating tumors cells in cancer treatment is wrong; my concern is that very few cancer treatment alternatives target the cancer stem cells. It is important to know what role the cancer stem cells play in cancer cell growth formation so as to understand why it is so important to address them in any cancer treatment.

Cancer Stem Cells

Cancer stem cells are defined as those cells within a tumor that can self-renew and drive tumorigenesis. They are very critical in the formation of new tumors that will continue to grow even when after the parent tumors are killed.

Most, if not all cancers, are propagated by cancer stem cells. The bulk of a tumor consists of cancer cells that are not reproducing, or self-propagating. These unproducing cancer cells are what chemotherapy targets. And if what research findings points out are to be believed, chemotherapy does not kill the cancer stem cells but induces resistance in the cancer stem cells making it even hard for them to be killed by the chemotherapy drugs.

The cancer stem cells need to be killed if the cancer patient is to get an effective cancer treatment as they are the ones responsible for growth of cancer cells. The tumor may be targeted and attacked by the chemotherapy drugs or any other form of cancer treatment but if the cancer stem cells are not killed in the process the growth will re-occur as the cancer stem cells are still alive and are able to facilitate the growth and division of cancer cell.

The research on the roles of cancer stem cells on the tumor growth is an important are of study as cancer stem cells have been found to play the most important role in cancer. This is the fuel that forms the cancer cells. Targeting the circulating tumor cells is like trying to remove a weed by cutting its stem, the weed will obviously do; farmers know this better than we do . Targeting the cancer stem cells on the other hand is like uprooting the weed from its roots. It will not grow again lest another seed is planted. So if you kill the cancer stem cells that plays a major role in division and formation of new cancer cells will make it hard for the disease to recur. Cancer research focuses on stem cells present in malignant tumors. Most Researchers believe that most current cancer treatments mostly fail because they don’t destroy the cancer stem cells.

The conventional cancer treatment methods like chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery are not effective in cancer treatment since they do not target the cancer stem cells which are like the root of the weed. Therefore it is advisable to have a cancer patient treated at an integrative cancer treatment centre so that other alternative cancer treatments can be explored in a bid to uproot the disease by killing the cancer stem cells.

It is also very important for cancer to be treated under the supervision of a qualified integrative cancer doctor. The best thing about having your cancer patient treated at an integrative cancer centre is that these centers are well equipped and the doctors are all round doctors who can combine both the conventional cancer treatment methods and the naturopathic cancer treatments to ensure that the disease is fought successfully. AwareMed is an example of an integrative cancer centre that has seen many cancer patients get the best treatment that not only targeted to kill the cancer cell but to ensure a whole person healing. Dr. Dalal Akoury has supervised many cancer patients in their cancer treatments and helped them get healing.  He is one of the few doctors who have embraced the idea of targeting cancer stem cells in cancer treatment to avoid possibility of the disease recurring.

At AwareMed for example the doctors implement the use of natural healing power of diet to target the cancer stem cell by altering their DNA composition making them unable to divide and give rise to new cancer cells. These can also be used alongside chemotherapy to avoid the recurrence of cancer after chemotherapy. Integrative cancer treatment is the best trough which the cancer stem cells can be done away with hence making treatment more effective.

Dr. Dalal Akoury is an experienced integrative cancer doctor who has seen very many cancer patients journey to victory in their fight against cancer. She is available for consultations. Just call her now and begin your journey to victory against cancer.

Cancer Stem Cells and How They Can Be Handled By Integrative Cancer Centers

 

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