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Inexpensive cancer cure? (Original Post) Lint Head Aug 2013 OP
Please dig deeper chowder66 Aug 2013 #1

chowder66

(9,067 posts)
1. Please dig deeper
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 12:34 PM
Aug 2013

While this may be of some hope in some instances there is more to research


http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/cancercure.asp


Concerns about pre-trial use
Following its initial publication, The New Scientist later editorialized, "The drug may yet live up to its promise as an anti-cancer agent – clinical trials are expected to start soon. It may even spawn an entirely new class of anti-cancer drugs. For now, however, it remains experimental, never yet properly tested in a person with cancer. People who self-administer the drug are taking a very long shot and, unlikely as it may sound, could even make their health worse."[19]
In 2010, it was found that for human colorectal tumours grown in mice, under hypoxic conditions, DCA decreased rather than increased apoptosis, resulting in enhanced growth of the tumours.[20] These findings suggest that at least in some cancer types DCA treatment could be detrimental to patient health, highlighting the need for further testing before it can be considered a safe and effective cancer treatment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetic_acid

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