DCA for cancer treatment...

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First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and you all have

helped me!

Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new possible treatment for

cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since it is already in use in

humans for another disease) and it targets only the cancer cells. I checked the

University site and it seems real, there is a scientific paper and all. Now it

needs to be tested on humans, but there is no money for trials since no

pharmaceutical will spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may be something we

could do.

The article is in this link, check it out:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10971-cheap-safe-drug-kills-most-cancers.h\

tml

Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the rest of the body

suffering? Without those side effects? Without surgeries, chemos, radiations? I

have goosebumps just thinking about it.

If any of you sent this before, forgive...

Hugs

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I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to be tolerable and are

well-studied. Link to the University: http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/

DCA for cancer treatment...

First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and you all have

helped me!

Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new possible treatment for

cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since it is already in use in

humans for another disease) and it targets only the cancer cells. I checked the

University site and it seems real, there is a scientific paper and all. Now it

needs to be tested on humans, but there is no money for trials since no

pharmaceutical will spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may be something we

could do.

The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien tist.com/

article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers. html

Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the rest of the body

suffering? Without those side effects? Without surgeries, chemos, radiations? I

have goosebumps just thinking about it.

If any of you sent this before, forgive...

Hugs

____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers. yahoo.com. Try it now.

[Guest guest]

I found this study on DCA so exciting too! I asked my oncologist

about it on Friday; unfortunately he was not as excited as me. I

wouldn't say he was dismissive because he said it would be wonderful

if further studies showed similar results but he is in a " wait and

see " mode. I expressed concerns that there would be trouble

obtaining funding, but he said he thought they would get funding from

somewhere. Hmmm.

Curious if anyone else has discussed this with their oncologist. I'd

love to hear their reactions as well.

Janet B>

>

> I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to be

tolerable and are well-studied. Link to the University:

http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/

>

>

> DCA for cancer treatment...

>

> First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and you

all have helped me!

>

> Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new possible

treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since it

is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets only

the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems real,

there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical will

spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may be

something we could do.

> The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers. html

>

> Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the rest

of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without surgeries,

chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> Hugs

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers. yahoo.com.

Try it now.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't get it with the DCA. Why not use it anyways. What do you have

to lose? It doesn't sound like it could hurt. Marcia

> >

> > I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to be

> tolerable and are well-studied. Link to the University:

> http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/

> >

> >

> > DCA for cancer treatment...

> >

> > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and you

> all have helped me!

> >

> > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new possible

> treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since it

> is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets only

> the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems real,

> there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

> humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical will

> spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may be

> something we could do.

> > The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

> tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers. html

> >

> > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the rest

> of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without surgeries,

> chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > Hugs

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers. yahoo.com.

> Try it now.

> >

> >

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I guess there is a lot of interests fighting when it comes to cancer treatment.

And there is a lot of money. Imagine what it would be, for the pharmaceuticals,

the hospitals and even doctors, if a substance, which is cheap, readily

available and easy to administer would prove to be more efficient to treat

cancer? No chemotherapy, no expensive drugs, no chemo sessions, no hospital

stays, etc. A lot of money is involved (specially in rich countries, where

people can afford treatment) and a lot of people would be very upset to loose

it.

Maybe I am too cynical, but I think that those trials don't go forward because

there isn't money involved on a medication like DCA. The trials have to happen

because there is a lot about dosage, side effects, effectiveness that they do

not know.

You are very right, it would not hurt. I know doctors and scientists could find

volunteers for the trials. Safety is not an issue since this is already in use.

Now it is a matter of finding out if it is effective against cancer in humans

and how to administer. But, in my opinion, cynical as it is, this is not likely

to happen...

DCA for cancer treatment...

> >

> > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and you

> all have helped me!

> >

> > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new possible

> treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since it

> is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets only

> the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems real,

> there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

> humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical will

> spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may be

> something we could do.

> > The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

> tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers. html

> >

> > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the rest

> of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without surgeries,

> chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > Hugs

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers. yahoo.com.

> Try it now.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

I too am a cynic and don't see anything happening with DCA until

some drug company or hospital, or doctor can figure out how to make a

huge profit. The helping of people is secondary to profit in our

society today. At least in the U.S.

in Denver

> > >

> > > I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to be

> > tolerable and are well-studied. Link to the University:

> > http://www.depmed. ualberta. ca/dca/

> > >

> > >

> > > DCA for cancer treatment...

> > >

> > > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and

you

> > all have helped me!

> > >

> > > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new

possible

> > treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since

it

> > is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets

only

> > the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems

real,

> > there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

> > humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical

will

> > spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> > surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may

be

> > something we could do.

> > > The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

> > tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers.

html

> > >

> > > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the

rest

> > of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without

surgeries,

> > chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > > Hugs

> > >

> > >

> > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> > > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.

yahoo.com.

> > Try it now.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

>

> I don't get it with the DCA. Why not use it anyways. What do you have

> to lose? It doesn't sound like it could hurt. Marcia

Why not use it anyways? Because the FDA has to approve it and there

are lots of hoops to jump through for that. It needs 1) to be shown to

be safe in humans (Phase II clinical trials) and 2) to be shown to

actually work (Phase III clinical trials). (Phase I is animal testing,

if I remember right.) If your doctor did use it on you, there would be

all sorts of forms because basically you are being a human lab rat, and

as much as you might say 'why not use it?' the point is that people

have been used as guinea pigs before, and not necessarily to their

benefit. And there just *might* be something that is really really bad

that shows up if enough people get tested.

There is a tension between all those rules and finding drugs that will

work and be approved by the FDA in a timely manner. This was a big

issue when the AIDS epidemic blossomed, and there are now supposed to

be procedures in place to put drugs on a fast-track.

I'll also say that you have to be careful mixing drugs - approved or

not. Remember the Law of Unintended Consequences... Things can look ok,

but then later can turn out to be worse than what you started with.

I never did drug approval work, but I did do some stuff with medical

devices and FDA issues. And I also have a recent paper that's been

submitted to some medical journals dealing with how various other drugs

and diet and such affect the drugs for women with HIV. Orange and

grapefruit juice, interestingly enough, can turn out to be big problems

in weakening the body's getting the drug - who'da thunk something

so 'obviously' benign and so healthy would be a problem?

Ann

[Guest guest]

Count me in on the cynic side. Cancer is BIG business and the purpose

of treating it is to make huge profits for Big Pharma. Sigh, a little

altruism and a less toxic option, for our situation, would be nice!

We'd best be willing to look our for ourselves.

Ruth

> > > >

> > > > I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to be

> > > tolerable and are well-studied. Link to the University:

> > > http://www.depmed. ualberta. ca/dca/

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > DCA for cancer treatment...

> > > >

> > > > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and

> you

> > > all have helped me!

> > > >

> > > > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new

> possible

> > > treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since

> it

> > > is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets

> only

> > > the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems

> real,

> > > there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

> > > humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical

> will

> > > spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> > > surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may

> be

> > > something we could do.

> > > > The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

> > > tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers.

> html

> > > >

> > > > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the

> rest

> > > of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without

> surgeries,

> > > chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > > > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > > > Hugs

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> > > > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.

> yahoo.com.

> > > Try it now.

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think that when it comes to money, we humans are all alike. Everything is

moved by money.

Hugs

PS. Don't forget to send your numbers!

DCA for cancer treatment...

> > >

> > > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle and

you

> > all have helped me!

> > >

> > > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new

possible

> > treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe (since

it

> > is already in use in humans for another disease) and it targets

only

> > the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems

real,

> > there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested on

> > humans, but there is no money for trials since no pharmaceutical

will

> > spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> > surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there may

be

> > something we could do.

> > > The article is in this link, check it out: http://www.newscien

> > tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-cancers.

html

> > >

> > > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without the

rest

> > of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without

surgeries,

> > chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > > Hugs

> > >

> > >

> > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

> > > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.

yahoo.com.

> > Try it now.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I spoke to a family member who is in Cancer research. They are

working on Skin Cancers but as I have been told, much research

overlaps. I asked about DCA and this is the reply.

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Don't worry, I am not getting crazy and looking for miracle cures.

This is curiosity only! Some of the women in my support group were

discussing this and are really angry that clinical trials aren't

being held. They feel its because there is no money in it for

anyone, so they won't try it. I know cancer is a big money maker

for some. (yes, I am just a bit cynical) Just wondering if you had

ever heard of this and what you may have heard. See below for what

they are saying.

Kathie

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Kathie,

I don't know too much about this compound but there are hundreds,

maybe thousands of drugs that have shown some promise in early

laboratory or animal studies that never made it to clinical trial.

I understand this is a drug used to treat some rare mitochondrial

disorders that is being touted by a scientist/researcher in Alberta

as a potential cure for cancer. He has been very effective in

getting a lot of public attention among the cancer patient

community. I have no idea whether this particular drug warrants

this much attention. It may.

As an aside, the vaccine program I work with could potentially have

a chance in working in breast cancer and a few other cancers but we

have not tried to break into those markets, in part because of the

stiff competition for patients for clinical trials. Fewer than

10%...I've seen numbers as low as 2%...of cancer patients enroll in

clinical trials. There's probably no conspiracy of Big Pharma, and

certainly not of Little Pharma, to keep cures off the market but in

our current bureaucratic (FDA) litigious (lawyers) society it's damn

hard to complete all of the necessary trials and jump through all of

the hoops necessary to bring a new drug to market.

Also, I believe there are other drugs being tested which supposedly

have the same or similar effect but I'd have to do a bit of research

to track them down.

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> > > >

> > > > I stand corrected... it has side effects, but they seem to

be

> > > tolerable and are well-studied. Link to the University:

> > > http://www.depmed. ualberta. ca/dca/

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > DCA for cancer treatment...

> > > >

> > > > First let me thank you all for the congrats! It is a battle

and

> you

> > > all have helped me!

> > > >

> > > > Second... Have any of you seen this article about a new

> possible

> > > treatment for cancer? Cheap, easily available, seems safe

(since

> it

> > > is already in use in humans for another disease) and it

targets

> only

> > > the cancer cells. I checked the University site and it seems

> real,

> > > there is a scientific paper and all. Now it needs to be tested

on

> > > humans, but there is no money for trials since no

pharmaceutical

> will

> > > spend money on a non-profitable drug. Amazing, isn't it? No

> > > surprising since I have seen it before. Anyway, maybe there

may

> be

> > > something we could do.

> > > > The article is in this link, check it out:

http://www.newscien

> > > tist.com/ article/dn10971- cheap-safe- drug-kills- most-

cancers.

> html

> > > >

> > > > Can you imagine a day where cancer can be treated without

the

> rest

> > > of the body suffering? Without those side effects? Without

> surgeries,

> > > chemos, radiations? I have goosebumps just thinking about it.

> > > > If any of you sent this before, forgive...

> > > > Hugs

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _

> > > > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.

> yahoo.com.

> > > Try it now.

> > > >

> > > >