[Medicalnewscommentaries] Fwd: Antioxidant Therapies Do Not Interfere With Radiation Treatment

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Date: April 12, 2007 4:32:40 PM CDT

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Subject: Antioxidant Therapies Do Not Interfere With Radiation Treatment

Now, finally you have additional fresh documentation to argue with those who frighten your patients into stopping their Vitamins and alternative therapies.

It is sad that every oncologist warns patients do not touch an antioxidant, particularly not to take any Vitamin C etc. I have known this was hogwash for years but it is good to get it reconfirmed here.

The truth is the opposite, and most cancer patients live far longer with high quality products like Wobenzym and the well-tolerated forms of Vitamin C available at Longevity Plus.

There is extensive documentation, over $50 million worth, proving that only the advanced stabilized Rutosid found in Wobenzym can contribute to the average 30% INCREASE in lifespan reported for any stage of any cancer. This was documented in another 10 year study by Cancer Treatment Centers with the 30% increase in lifespan over that which was anticipated in age and sex controls. Dose was 10 tablets tid on an empty stomach.

Also Linus ing¢s and Ewen Cameron¢s work was published in a textbook called Vitamin C and Cancer. This important work revealed increased lifespan in some cases of over 10 years in terminal cases.

Longevity Plus offers their Beyond C and BioEn¢R-G¢y C forms of uniquely stabilized C that has been documented to inhibit ROS far more effectively than any other Vitamin C to date. Most patients can easily take 10-16 GM daily and build up to those levels within a few days, with little or no GI upset. That was the minimum level advocated by ing.

However, Moertel at Mayo claimed ing was wrong in his published study that was designed to prove Vitamin C would not keep patients alive. This is easy, just ignore the ing protocol where Vitamin C is NEVER discontinued and design a phony study where it IS stopped and suddenly after a short time. This study, of course, found no long-term benefit.

Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)

President, Gordon Research Institute

www.gordonresearch.com

Research Finds Antioxidant Therapies Do Not Interfere With Radiation Treatment

Medical News Today

14 Nov 2006

Cancer patients can get the vital nutritional benefits from taking antioxidants without the risk of interfering with radiation treatment, according to research findings presented last weekend at the Society of Integrative Oncology's Third International Conference in Boston. The Society for Integrative Oncology is a non-profit organization of oncologists and other health professionals studying and integrating effective complementary therapies in cancer care.

The study, Effect of Concomitant Naturopathic Therapies on Clinical Tumor Response to External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer, was conducted by researchers at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and reviewed PSA levels of prostate cancer patients after receiving radiation therapy. Researchers found no difference between patients taking antioxidants and those who did not. Antioxidants used in the study included green tea extract, melatonin, high-potency multivitamins, vitamin C and vitamin E. Cancer Treatment Centers of America chose this study to address clinical concerns about the use of dietary supplements in conjunction with conventional cancer therapies. The study addressed the concern that antioxidants might interfere with cancer cell oxidation levels that contribute to tumor killing by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

"This study provides evidence that antioxidants as a complementary therapy in cancer treatment do not interfere with external beam radiation therapy," said Birdsall, ND, vice president of integrative medicine for Cancer Treatment Centers of America and lead author of the paper. "Antioxidants are one of many complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies that are crucial in today's fight against cancer."

Treating cancer with advanced radiation, chemotherapy and surgery remains the best option for patients medically. But the side effects of these treatments can devastate a patient physically and emotionally. Through a fully integrated whole person care model, combining the best of traditional medicine with scientifically supported complementary and alternative therapies, cancer patients appear to be living a better quality of life.

"In cancer treatment today, we have to look beyond the traditional focus of treating only the tumor," Birdsall said. "Cancer patients will be the first to tell you that's not enough. The integrated, whole person approach to cancer is highly valued, so much so that cancer patients and their caregivers are seeking out complementary or alternative therapies on their own."

More than 80 percent of cancer patients report using some sort of CAM treatments, many of them without medical supervision. Taking supplements without supervision, however, creates a huge patient safety risk. St. 's Wort, for example, is taken by some cancer patients to help lessen feelings of depression. But St. 's Wort can interfere with the effectiveness of some forms of chemotherapy, ultimately doing patients more harm than good.

C. , Jr., a prostate cancer survivor from Reidsville, GA, credits having fully integrated cancer care with helping him get through his cancer treatment. "I didn't know which was scarier, being diagnosed with cancer or when the doctor told me about the treatments," said. "The whole person approach at Cancer Treatment Centers of America was my choice because they used nutrition, supplements, physical therapy and other therapies to help me keep my body, mind and spirit strong."

About Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Founded in 1988, Cancer Treatment Centers of America provides advanced Patient Empowerment Medicine SM through a network of cancer treatment hospitals and community oncology programs in Chicago, Tulsa, Seattle and Philadelphia. The facilities provide a comprehensive, patient-centered and multidisciplinary path to cancer care by integrating leading-edge medical treatments with support therapies such as nutrition, naturopathy, psychological counseling and spiritual support. For more information, visit http://www.cancercenter.com/.

Contact: Leigh Fazzina

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=56337

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