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Cancer Victors News

January 24, 2008

STRESS LETS BAD CELLS TAKE CHARGE

The adrenal glands, which sit on the kidneys, produce epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. The body uses this hormone like a power tool at times of stress, but when stress is prolonged, the adrenals continue to pump out the hormone and levels remain elevated. Wondering how the excess epinephrine affects cancer cells, and by what process, researchers exposed breast and prostate cancer cells to the hormone in the lab. What's supposed to happen in the body, normally, is that a protein with the peculiar name of "BAD" helps trigger naturally occurring cell death, called apoptosis -- but when epinephrine comes into contact with BAD, as the researchers discovered, it activates enzymes that inactivate BAD and the cells continue to grow.

This might be one way high stress connects to cancer... unchecked by BAD, the cancerous cells continue on their destructive path. This discovery could help explain a previous Canadian study's finding that men who had taken beta blocker drugs for hypertension for at least four years had an 18% lower risk of developing prostate cancer... since beta blockers block the effects of epinephrine. Also, even more recently, another study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, demonstrated that in patients with metastatic breast cancer, stressful or traumatic life events reduced the "median disease-free interval" to 30 months from 62.

INSIGHTS FROM THE RESEARCH TEAM

George Kulik, PhD, was one of the study's lead authors. When I called him he told me that not all types of cancer cells respond this way to stress hormones, so one priority is identifying which ones do. One reason past studies on stress and cancer have not been able to show a relationship could be because not all cancers are shown to react to epinephrine and Dr. Kulik suspects only 5% to 10% may be affected by the hormone. Dr. Kulik explained that in a large population study, these would be "washed out" in the overall findings. But once researchers know which cancer cells respond, they will have the opportunity to study them more closely.

WHAT CAUSES WHAT?

In some ways it almost seems like a bad joke -- a cancer diagnosis is highly stressful for anyone to have and obviously a time that stress hormones are likely to soar. It's not known whether epinephrine has an impact on the development of cancerous cells but, according to Dr. Kulik, the presence of stress hormones might interfere with cancer care because treatment is designed to trigger apoptosis of the diseased cells. Dr. Kulik and his colleagues are now working to learn more about the impact of stress hormones on individual patients, which he says will be aided by the fact that it is already possible to identify the level of stress hormones people have.

His team has now moved from experiments in the lab to doing them with mice. However, there is no reason to wait to develop better awareness of personal stress levels and to build an arsenal of tools to handle stress more successfully. Immediate responses to the acute stress of, say, receiving disappointing news or being anxious about a big event should include deep breathing, quiet music and other practices that are instantly soothing. For longer-term stress, such as day-to-day parenting challenges, a difficult job situation, or, for that matter, a cancer diagnosis, it is useful to develop stress management skills, which may include meditation, self-hypnosis, exercise and other techniques that calm the mind and the body. You can learn these in formal classes frequently found at community centers, YMCAs and the like, but there are also many books and CDs that are extremely helpful in practicing these techniques at home. Since stress has certainly been linked to other diseases as well, you can't lose by focusing on managing your stress.


Source(s):

George Kulik, PhD, assistant professor of cancer biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Posted 1/24/2008 11:11:00 AM

January 24, 2008

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Posted 1/24/2008 8:50:00 AM

January 17, 2008

Sugar Shock...how simple carbs can derail your life!

A Review of Sugar Shock by Connie Bennett

by Patty Donovan

(NewsTarget) SUGAR SHOCK! How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life, written by journalist Connie Bennett with Stephen Sinatra MD, is not just another low-carb diet book. In the book, Ms. Bennett explains the addictive nature of sugar and discusses the profound effects this can have on your health. She uses sometimes humorous, sometimes scary anecdotes of how sugar affected her own life to get the point across, but follows these up with scientific explanations that most lay people can understand and quotes from numerous scientists, doctors and other experts. To a person hearing about the evils of sugar for the first time, SUGAR SHOCK! can be frightening but is a real eye-opener. It should make anyone think twice before grabbing that cup of fancy coffee loaded with sugar or the early-afternoon candy bar and soda for a so-called "pick me up".

A self described "sugar-shrew", Ms. Bennett tells you what her life was like with sugar and about the revelations which led her to kick the sugar habit. A journalist by trade, Connie Bennett began investigating sugar after being diagnosed with "reactive hypoglycemia," or low blood sugar, a condition in which the blood sugar rises rapidly after ingestion of simple sugars, then plummets just as rapidly a short time later. In the first chapter, Ms Bennett is able to tie a huge number of seemingly unrelated symptoms to what she has termed "SUGAR SHOCK". She lists 44 debilitating emotional and physical effects of sugar ranging from mood swings and temper tantrums to thoughts of suicide. She also includes such physical symptoms as heart palpitations, fatigue, loss of coordination and fainting. I think the list is something everyone should read and remember. Ms. Bennett describes herself as a "crabby, cantankerous shrew" who had spent years alienating herself from family and friends. She was able to "cure" all 44 symptoms simply by eliminating sugars and refined carbohydrates from her diet.

SUGAR SHOCK! successfully ties in the increase in obesity and Type 2 diabetes to the increased intake of refined carbohydrates. She talks about all refined sugars, not just sucrose and makes a good case against high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) which may be the most harmful of all sugars. SUGAR SHOCK! even explores the effect of sugar and refined carbohydrates on aging. One interesting connection made in this book is that farm subsidies have kept the price of a few commodities, especially corn and soybeans, artificially low while prices for high quality fruits and vegetables have steadily increased. This has led to a surge in products that are extremely cheap to produce, most notably, foods and drinks sweetened with HFCS. These products contribute nothing but harmful elements to our diet yet provide manufacturers with their greatest profits.

Are all carbohydrates evil? SUGAR SHOCK! can be alarming to a person coming across this information for the first time. Although the hazards of refined carbohydrates are very well stated and explored, I don't think enough emphasis is put on healthy carbohydrates and their function in the diet. Yes, she mentions whole grains etc, but the overall tone of the book is that carbohydrates are evil. Ms. Bennett's points about "good" carbs, which are essential to good health, tend to get lost in the midst of the sugar blasting. I don't want you to think that Ms. Bennett advocates cutting out all carbs, because she most certainly does not and she does give appropriate information about which carbohydrates you should switch to. I'm just afraid, that to a first time reader, these points may be lost. Possibly an entire chapter dedicated to only healthy carbs would be helpful. I also found the book a little disjointed. Ms. Bennett would start to talk about something, then say "more on this in Chapter...". Again, for the first time reader and especially for somebody being exposed to this information for the first time, it can be a little disconcerting. I would also like to have seen a recipe section included. Maybe Ms. Bennett will follow up with a cookbook incorporating the principles in Sugar Shock!.

Ms. Bennett concludes the book with a section for parents, a question and answer section on how to get off sugar, her own success strategies and an afterword with stories showing "signs of promise". In a world in which we are constantly bombarded with sugar-filled foods and drinks, this book serves as a great reminder that these foods should NOT form the basis of our diet. Next time you have a craving for a soda or candy bar, read SUGAR SHOCK! and pass it on to your friends and family. If you are new to this information, after reading it the first time, go back and read it again. The book contains lots of wonderful information not just on sugar, but on trans-fats, artificial sweeteners and other harmful elements of most peoples' diets. Some of this information may get overlooked during the first reading but is information you should really know. Bottom line, I would say that SUGAR SHOCK! is a must read for consumers of the Standard American Diet (SAD).

About the author

Patty is a recent convert to health through "whole foods" nutrition and alternative medicine. In April 2007, she was told to go back on morphine, get in a wheelchair and "learn to live with it". Since that time, she has spent countless hours researching nutrtion and alternative health. She comes to News Target with a unique perspective in this area after working in pharmacy and teaching pharmacology for 15 years, followed by 15 years as an RN. In less than 6 months of following this lifestyle, she has lost 50lbs, stopped over 20 prescription drugs and no longer has several "diseases".

Posted 1/17/2008 10:40:00 AM

January 14, 2008

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE JOHN HOPKINS INSTITUTE

 One of the more important messages here is that your cancer, even with treatment, is never all gone. *News from John Hopkins* *AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEYWORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY   STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS ANALTERNATIVE WAY .*

*Cancer Update from John Hopkins:*  
*1.Every person has cancer cells in the body.These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests  are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.*2.Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime. 3.When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying  and forming tumors.*4.When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional  deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and  lifestyle factors. *5. To  overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and  including supplements will strengthen the immune system.*6.Chemotherapy involves poisoning the  rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the  bone marrow,  gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause  organ damage, like liver,  kidneys, heart, lungs etc. *7.Radiation while destroying cancer  cells also burns, scars and  damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.*8.Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often > > reduce tumor size. However  prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. *9.When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the  immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can  succumb to various kinds of infections and complications. *10.Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. *Sugar can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites. *11. An effective way to  battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the  foods it needs to multiply.  > > CANCER CELLS FEED  ON: > >  *a.Sugar is a cancer-feeder.  By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer  cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be  Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has  a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is  Bragg's aminos or sea salt. *b.Milk causes the body to produce mucus especially in the gastro-intestinal tract.  Cancer feeds on mucus .By cutting off milk and substituting  with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.  *c.Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. *A meat-based diet is acidic **and it is best to eat fish, and a  little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all  harmful,especially to people with cancer.  *d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole  grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an  alkaline environment. *
 *About 20% can be from  cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes  that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15  minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live  enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice  (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw   vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F 
 (40 degrees C). *
  **Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine.
 Green tea is a better  alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.
 Water-
 best to drink  purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in  tap water. Distilled   water is acidic, avoid it. *
 *12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and  requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup. *
   *13. ** Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer  cells to destroy the cancer cells. *
*14. ** Some  supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Florssence,Essiac,  anti-oxidants, vitamins,minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own  killer cells to destroy cancer cells.*
Other supplements like  vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the  body's normal method of disposing of   damaged, unwanted, or unneeded  cells.*
  *15. **   **Cancer is a disease of the  mind,body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the  cancer warrior be a survivor. *
  *Anger, un forgiveness and  bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn  to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.  *
 *16. **Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment.
 Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get  more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells. *
  *PLEASE READ  ON*
  *1. No plastic containers in micro.** *
  *2. No  water bottles in freezer.*
 *3. No plastic wrap in microwave.**  *
 Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army  Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially  breast cancer. *
 *Dioxins are highly poisonous to the  cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in  them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward  Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital was on a TV  program to explain this   health hazard.*He talked about dioxins  and how bad they are for us. He said that we should  not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies  to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high  heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the  cells of the body. *Instead, he recommends using glass, such as  CorningWare, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.  *
  *You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such  things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed  from the containerand heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you  don't know what is inthe paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass,  CorningWare, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some   of the fast food  restaurants move away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin  problem is one of the reasons. *Also, he pointed out  that plastic wrap,such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over  foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat  causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap   and  drip into the food. Cover food with a paper toweL Instead.   *This is an  article that should be sent to anyone   important in your life

Posted 1/14/2008 10:04:00 AM

January 10, 2008

Can Colon Cancer Screenings Cause More Harm Than Good?

Screenings for colorectal cancer may not benefit patients with severe illnesses, and they may even cause harm, Yale School of Medicine researchers revealed. Their new study estimated “payoff time” -- the minimum amount of time it takes for the benefits of a test to outweigh its harm (from complications and side effects) -- for using colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer among 50-year-old men with HIV, and 60-year-old women with congestive heart failure. They found that the screening took up to five years to payoff in the men, and nearly three years among the women. Because patients with severe congestive heart failure may live less than three years, the researchers concluded that the test could cause more harm than good. However, among the men with HIV, who can often live longer than five years, the screening would likely be beneficial. The findings have particular importance because current guidelines encourage doctors to offer screening to everyone, regardless of individual benefit. Sources: Science Daily December 22, 2007 Archives of Internal Medicine November 26, 2007;167(21):2361-2365. Dr. Mercola's Comments: For most people, colon cancer screenings are a simple, relatively painless way to screen for colorectal cancer, which is the third most common cancer in the United States (over 52,000 Americans died from colon or rectal cancer in 2007). During a colonoscopy a long, flexible tube with a video camera at its tip is inserted into your bowel, which allows your doctor to view the inside of your colon. Assuming your doctor is skilled at detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps, the screenings can save your life if you find a polyp before it has advanced to a certain stage. This is because removal of the small tumors is nearly always able to stop the cancer from progressing. However, this is clearly only addressing the symptoms, and not the underlying problem. My approach is not to focus on catching the problem AFTER the fact but to be more highly proactive and prevent ALL forms of cancer. While this may seem heretical for myself, I am choosing not to do any cancer screenings. I believe the screening would put the focus on fear and potentially increase my chances for manifesting the disease. However, I am not recommending this for everyone.  I believe that because of my healthy lifestyle, I am very confident that I am at an insignificant risk of any malignancy. You can also achieve this confidence by applying the principles I have outlined in my most recent book, Take Control of  Your Health. Some of the cancer-preventative proven strategies are: Make sure you get optimal sun exposure. This alone should decrease your rate of cancer by at least 50 percent. Get the right amount of exercise, which is one of the most important steps you can take. Rebalance the ratio of omega-3 fats you consume by taking a high-quality krill oil. Eat plenty of vegetables, ideally based on your body's unique nutritional type. Make sure you’re getting enough selenium. Organic vegetables and apples are excellent sources of this trace mineral. What to Do If You Already Have a Problem or Do Need a Screen First of all I would not ignore any symptoms. If you have rectal bleeding you will certainly want to follow that up and seek appropriate consultations. If you want to be more proactive and have a screening performed then I strongly believe energy assessment tools are the most sensitive biological indicator available today. There are a number of different instruments available and most all of them are highly dependent upon the skill of the practitioner. Most of these instruments are descendants of equipment developed by Dr. Voll in Germany in the 1950s. I have had a number of different assessments done by various clinicians, but one of the best was done by Dr. Lee Cowden, one of the current leaders in energy medicine in the United States. I will tell my story in the near future, but through this technology he was able to actually reverse a progressive kidney insufficiency that was moving toward kidney failure. I am happy to report that after struggling with this issue for over eight years, only one session with him and implementing his recommendations has resulted in complete remission of my kidney challenge. So, needless to say I am a strong believer in energy medicine and would personally always use it over conventional modalities. However, the science is weak and it can’t be broadly recommended for all. Plus, there really aren’t enough skilled clinicians like Dr. Cowden to perform these assessments, however it is a tool that you should know does currently exist. However, at the core of nearly all cancers and disease are unresolved emotional conflicts that typically occurred before the age of 6. Along those lines there are some aspects related to colon cancer you should know of. Overcome Ugly “Indigestible” Emotional Conflicts Your emotions play a major role in cancer development, and colon cancer is no exception. According to the unprecedented research behind German New Medicine (GNM), developed by Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, M.D., every disease, including cancer, originates from an unexpected emotional shock. But the disease that develops is not random. Dr. Hamer has mapped out precisely which area of your body will be impacted by emotional shocks to different areas in your brain. As he explains on his Web site, colon cancer is triggered by an emotional conflict that is: Ugly, indigestible anger (colon) Ugly, insidious, dirty ”sh** conflict“ (rectum) Ugly, mean ”sh** conflict“ (sigmoid colon) Examples of such conflicts, as Dr. Hamer explains, include: “… A man thinks he has won the lottery and he has already invited all his friends and relatives, when it turns out that the lottery ticket was invalid. That is to say, the person has already ”snatched the lottery prize-morsel,“ but at the end he has to yield it up. Another example would be that a patient suffers an indigestible conflict because he has just ”swallowed a morsel“ but cannot ”digest“ it. For instance, he just bought a house but suddenly discovers that the contract of purchase is invalid, that he has been cheated, and that he has now lost the house.” How do your emotions trigger illness? By causing very real physical changes in your body. A traumatic emotional experience, whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a severe worry or any other threat or panic, causes you stress on a physical and emotional level. It also, according to Dr. Hamer, causes a brain lesion that can clearly be seen on a CT scan. This lesion is confirmation to your brain of the shock you have experienced, and it then transmits a biochemical signal to the corresponding body cells that can result in tumor growth, visual or hearing impairment, paralysis, diabetes or any other disease (depending on the area of your brain affected). The solution is not to treat the physical symptoms, but instead to get to the bottom of the emotional conflict, and heal yourself emotionally. My favorite form of emotional healing is Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). If you’re not yet familiar with it, it’s a tool you can use everyday to free yourself of emotional challenges. If you listen to these fundamental laws of nature -- to eat healthy foods, exercise and deal with your emotional hurdles -- it will go a long way toward keeping you out of the doctor’s office and helping you prevent cancer altogether. Related Articles:   Why Doctors Miss Colon Cancer  Vitamin B6 Treats Colorectal Cancer  Processed Meats Play Role in Developing Colon Cancer

Posted 1/10/2008 6:34:00 AM

January 8, 2008

Don't get another mammogram until you investigate

Don't get another mammogram until you investigate all your options for preventing and curing breast cancer... "This report exposes the little-known truth about the massive fraud perpetrated by the breast cancer industry. Every woman needs to read and learn the information freely offered in this eye-opening report." - Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, author of Breast Cancer Deception
To your health and wellness,
- Mike Adams, the Health Ranger

Dear readers,

Nearly everything we've been told about breast cancer by the medical establishment is a lie. Here are just a few of the many shocking truths you've never been told:

• Breast cancer is 90% preventable through deliberate changes in foods and lifestyle.
• Chemotherapy only works on 1 - 2% of breast cancer patients.
• The No. 1 cause of breast cancer is chronic vitamin D deficiency.
• Mammograms actually cause breast cancer.
• Breast cancer is not caused by "bad genes."
• All woman have cancer cells and micro tumors. Simply having a tiny tumor detected does not mean you need chemotherapy or radiation.
• Ten women are harmed by mammography for every one woman who is helped by it.
• Countless false positives (false cancer diagnoses) happen every year. You should never trust a single cancer diagnosis.
• Most breast cancer centers have a financial incentive to recruit patients by "finding" evidence of breast cancer.
• Many oncologists would never undergo the same chemotherapy they prescribe to patients.
• Many of the largest breast cancer non-profits are little more than Big Pharma front groups operating a massive patient recruitment scam.

Want to learn more? Read our explosive, eye-opening Breast Cancer Deception report, available right now at: http://www.newstarget.com/Report_Breast_Cancer_Deception_0.html

Posted 1/8/2008 10:16:00 PM

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