Antioxidants & Cancer Treatment

Simone Protective Cancer Institute investigated all evidence concerning antioxidant and other nutrients used concurrently with chemotherapy and radiation in national databases (MEDLINE & CANCERLIT).  The research reviewed 280 peer-reviewed in vitro and in vivo studies, including 50 human studies, between 1970 and 2003. 5,081 of these patients were given nutrients and showed no interference with cancer therapy. In 15 human studies which included 3,738 patients taking non-prescription antioxidants and other nutrients had an increased survival.

View the abstract @ PUBMED

Simone CB 2nd, Simone NL, Simone V, Simone CB.  Antioxidants and other nutrients do not interfere with chemotherapy or radiation therapy and can increase kill and increase survival, part 1 Altern Ther Health Med. 2007 Jan-Feb;13(1):22-8. Review. 

PMID:

 

17283738

 

[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Gynecology & Curcumin

A novel curcumin treatment in gynecology is discussed in the study by Debata et al (2012).  HPV infection is the main underlying etiology for cervical cancer, which is the leading cause of death in women worldwide.  The project tests a curcumin therapy for the treatment of cervical cancer.  Results indicate that curcumin upregulates p53 in cancer cells, and selectively induces anti-cancer effects on cancer cell lines.  In vitro and in vivo mouse models show that the curcumin treatment does not affect non-cancerous cells.

Data indicates that the use of curcumin may be an effective anti-cancer and anti-viral agent.


Debata PR, et al, A novel curcumin-based vaginal cream Vacurin selectively eliminates apposed human cervical cancer cells, Gynecol Oncol (2012),  A Novel Treament, Vacurin