Dr. Bubalo lecture #4......a few specific products

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Dr. Bubalo lecture #4.....a few specific products

C-Statin and C-Statin II

Natural alternatives for traditional tumor therapy?

anti-angiogenic, inhibits new blood growth..........

Dr. Bubalo..... " not much benefit for liquid tumors (such as

leukemia), better for solid tumors "

Summary:

*there are no completed clinical tial with C-Statin's active

ingredient

*the toxicity of this product is unknown

*these products are not regulated by the FDA and are thus not

required to be standardized

*use at yoru own discretion

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Essiac Herbal Tea

*a bitter herbal tea said to possess " cleaning properties " that has

been used in Canada for more than 70 years

*it is claimed that Essiac can strengthen the immune system, reduce

cancer tumor size, relieve pain and improve quality of life

*Essiac currently has an estimated North American market of 8 million

dollars with cancer patients using it as either a potential cure or

for palliative therapy

Ingredients

*burdock root

*sheep sorrel

*slippery elm bark

*Turkish rhubarb

Side effects.....the most common adverse even reported is diarrhea,

which is due to the laxative effet of sheep sorrel and rhubarb.

Nausea and vomiting has also been reported. No serious adverse events

have been reported in patients taking Essiac.

Interactions

*no interactions with Essiac are known, so each ingredient is

examined alone

*sheep sorrel and rhubarb might decrease the absorption of iron, zinc

and calcium because they contain oxales with combine and decrease

absorption

*also it may cause low blood potassium especially when used with

diuretics

*burdock should be used with caution with drugs that lower blood

sugar since it does this to some extent on its own

Effectiveness

*most of the information available on Essiac is due to testimonial

reports describing positive outcomes with this therapy; no negative

reports published

*all available scientific information or studies suggest that it does

not possess anti-cancer effects

Summary

*little proven benefits

*few adverse side effects

*relatively inexpensive

*immune regulatory effects?

At OHSU, 2 stable CMLers who used Essiac soon after accelerated to

acute leukemia while on Gleevec...........OHSU now suggests that

Essiac should not be used in leukemias.

2 other comments by Dr. Bubalo............

" with leukemia, don't use mushrooms to stimulate the immune system "

" milk thistle is helpful for the liver, and may become a treatment

for tylenol toxicity "