brand new studies show the ongoing deception with cancer and heart drug approval
CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG TRIALS: SPIN, MISREPRESENT, LIE “A growing body of literature has documented the prevalence of these lapses in fields as diverse as radiology, cancer biomarkers, and diagnostic testing, not to mention basic sciences.” From the editorial being discussed today “You break the laws. You hustle, you deal, you steal from us all.” […]
still more financial conflicts of interest in cancer research
IT’S A SHAME THAT SICK PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER BE SURE WHO TO TRUST Financial Conflicts of Interest Just a few days ago, the current issue of JAMA Oncology published a study called Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Oncologist Authors of Reports of Clinical Drug Trials. It’s yet another example of why EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE should be renamed […]
epigenetics’ relationship to inflammation, cancer, and a myriad of other “genetic” diseases
WHAT IS EPIGENETICS AND WHY YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY AND CANCER-FREE One of the reasons I left cancer research, I noticed early on the approach was all wrong. First they were essentially using germ theory – treating cancer as an invader other than self that had to be defeated […]
sugar & cancer: i told you so
MORE ON THE SUGAR-FEEDS-CANCER CONNECTION A year ago next month, Dr. LC Cantley, whose CV reads like a veritable Who’s Who in the field of cellular biology and cancer research, was part of a team that published a study in Cell (The PI3K Pathway in Human Disease) in which he said of the PI3K enzyme […]
stretching, fascia, and cancer: a new frontier in cancer treatment and prevention
CAN STRETCHING REALLY HELP PREVENT OR EVEN REVERSE CANCER? Although the research on what constitutes the best form of stretching is all over the place, most experts would agree that good / normal ranges of motion in all anatomical areas are important. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that we know from peer-review that […]
brand new study provides new / old take on gut bacteria, microbiome, and childhood cancer
LACK OF EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN BACTERIA LEAVES KIDS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEUKEMIA “The disease is triggered later, in childhood, by exposure to one or more common infections, but primarily in children who experienced ‘clean’ childhoods in the first year of life, without much interaction with other infants or older children. Professor Greaves presented strong evidence for […]
cancer thrives in stiff dense tissues
CANCER. It’s a word no one wants to hear. But contrary to what the medical community is currently saying (IT’S MOSTLY DUE TO BLIND CHANCE) there are things you can do to help prevent it; one of the first being the need to understand DR. OTTO WARBURG’S work — work that while originally done in […]
in the “no kidding” category, processed food proven to cause cancer
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD AND CANCER – DUH! What did you get for / from your valentine this year? Hopefully not a box of cheap chocolates. I only bring this up because two days ago the British Medical Journal published a study called Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk…. Although you intuitively knew […]
still don’t think sugar feeds cancer?
STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT THE “SUGAR FEEDS CANCER” RELATIONSHIP? “Cancer cells rewire their metabolism to promote growth, survival, proliferation, and long-term maintenance. The common feature of this altered metabolism is increased glucose uptake and fermentation of glucose to lactate. This phenomenon is observed even in the presence of completely functioning mitochondria and together is […]
more on the microbiome: could the germs in your mouth cause cancer?
YOUR ORAL MICROBIOME COULD INDICATE CANCER When it comes to health, MICROBIOME is everything. And while we usually think of one’s Microbiome as the bacteria living in one’s gut, it’s much more than that. Every different part of the body (SKIN, GUT, VAGINA, etc, etc) contains a unique microbial fingerprint. Furthermore, we know that these […]
fascia and biomechanics: making or breaking your chronic pain and chronic illness
HOW IMPORTANT IS FASCIA AND BIOMECHANICS? FASCIA IS EVERYTHING! According to a popular online dictionary, Biomechanics is defined as “the study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using principles of mechanics and physics.” In other words, everything […]
Fascia and Cancer
FASCIA is the tough, elastic sheath / membrane that surrounds muscles as well as bones, nerves, blood vessels, and organs. Not only is it the most abundant connective tissue in the body, but more recently, a number of amazing properties have helped it jettison it’s role as anatomy’s proverbial red-headed stepchild. THIS POST describes countless […]
the latest government statistics on the link between obesity and cancer will shock you
BRAND NEW GOVERNMENT STATISTICS ON THE OBESITY / CANCER CONNECTION Although the cancer / obesity connection is nothing new (HERE), just last week, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) published a paper called Vital Signs: Trends in Incidence of Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity…. The biggest takeaway (no pun intended) was that in women, […]
cancer is in the news again: the latest in cancer research
CANCER IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN: SEE WHAT THE EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE “Overall cancer survival has barely changed over the past decade. The 72 cancer therapies approved from 2002 to 2014 gave patients only 2.1 more months of life than older drugs.” Liz Szabo from the February 9, 2017 issue […]
what’s feeding your cancer? new research says your weight is feeding your cancer
BRAND NEW STUDY TIES OBESITY TO NEARLY A DOZEN KINDS OF CANCER Have you seen the bumper stickers reminding us that “Cancer Sucks”? Of course you have. And the truth is, cancer does suck. It’s affected each and every one of us in one way or another, recently taking over the number one spot as […]
why everyone should know who dr. otto warburg was
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, DR. OTTO WARBURG: IGNORE THE ‘WARBURG EFFECT’ AT YOUR OWN PERIL! “Cancer is a complex disease and occurs when cells in the body begin to grow chaotically. The mass of extra cells forms a growth or tumor. Cells in malignant tumors are abnormal and divide without control or order. These cancer cells […]
moonshots, cancer, and rocket science
MOONSHOTS AND ROCKET SCIENCECAN WE SPEND OUR WAY OUT OF THE CANCER EPIDEMIC? Few would argue that Cancer is one bad dude. All of us have friends and loved ones that have been laid low. In fact, it was just a couple of weeks ago I was a pall bearer for a dear friend who […]
when it comes to cancer, the more things change, the more they stay the same
BRAND NEW CANCER NEWS A couple of weeks ago, Cheryl Clark wrote an article for MedPage Today (a medical news site) called Value of U.S. Cancer Care Questioned: Screening, Prevention, and Treatment have Extended Life, but at What Cost? In the article, we see yet another example of the theme I have been showing you […]
cancer, genetic mutations, and evolution: randomness run amok
CANCER, GENETIC MUTATIONS, AND…. EVOLUTION “As natural selection works solely by and for the good of each being, all corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection.” From page 577 of Darwin’s Origin of the Species “At best, the mechanism of gene duplication shows how a hiker can get to the foot of […]
the health benefits of bouncing on a trampoline
“For similar levels of heart rate and oxygen consumption, the magnitude of the biomechanical stimuli is greater with jumping on a trampoline than with running, a finding that might help identify acceleration parameter needed for the design of remedial procedures to avert deconditioning in persons exposed to weightlessness… The external work output at equivalent levels […]