Re: Cancer cure?????

[Guest guest]

As for that second link, I thought AML was the same leukemia as CML, only a more

progressive stage or phase of that same disease?  I know I read this on some

" explanatory " site. 

From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

Subject: [ ] Cancer cure?????

" CML " < >

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 2:07 AM

" But some cancer specialists say that rather than finding a cure, a more

realistic scenario is that certain cancers that are fatal today will move into

the realm of chronic illnesses. By chronic disease, doctors mean " the way we

think of diabetes or heart disease as chronic diseases, where people could live

in peaceful coexistence with cancer, as opposed to the cancer continuing to

advance, " said Brawley, who also is CNNhealth.com's conditions expert.

" Dr. Tony Reid, an oncologist and director of clinical trials at the s

Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, shares this view. He

sees the long-term management of certain cancers as chronic illness as a

" primary intermediate step " as researchers work towards cures. Prevention

efforts, including discouraging smoking, obesity, and environmental hazards, are

also important components of the cure, Dr. s Ullrich, medical officer in

cancer control at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. How long

it will actually take to cure cancer is anyone's guess, but Obama's initiative

is encouraging, he said.

" We need this hope, " Ullrich said. " We need to invest in our efforts in

research, in basic research, and also in social science to understand why people

behave in a risky way, and how to prevent people from exposing themselves to

cancer risk, " he said. Given that " cancer " encompasses more than 200 diseases,

it makes sense that different varieties would require different approaches for

saving the lives of their victims. From Brawley's perspective, a cure happens

when the disease has gone away and it's not likely to come back, and the person

is likely to grow old and die from something totally unrelated. "

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-03/health/cure.cancer.obama_1_cancer-research-cu\

re-cancer-breast-cancer?_s=PM:HEALTH

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Protein that causes CML & AML are related

" AML progresses very quickly, and, if untreated by chemotherapy or bone marrow

transplant, results in death. CML's beginning phase is much milder until the

number of immature blood cells, called blast cells, suddenly increases-an

occurrence known as blast crisis. Some drug therapies, such as Gleevec, may help

treat patients in the early phase and even the blast phase of CML, but only a

bone marrow transplant is considered curative. Like other cancer cells, AML and

CML cells proliferate more rapidly and are more resistant to routine programmed

cell death than normal cells. Although each type of cancer has a different

genetic or biochemical method for reproducing and staying alive, sometimes there

are common threads that bind some cancer types together. For AML and CML, one of

those threads is Musashi 2, a protein that regulates other proteins' production

by binding to their RNA templates. "

http://www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom/Site1339/mainpageS1339P1sublevel647.ht\

ml

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A. P. Cancer Institute has come up with an alternative to cancer treatment,

using an amino acid reduction formula to treat cancer in order to synthesize

DNA. The old saying is don't knock it until you try it, right.  This research

began at the s Hopkins Research Center.  A. P. Center is located in

Stamford, CT and is owned by Angelo . This is all I found with a cursory

search.  I'm not conceding as to how successful it is, I found no evidence of

its curative powers, but its an interesting concept.  This is also an

interesting website if you think something is quackery.

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/clark.html

" Amino Acid Reduction Formula (4 level plastic scoops may vary) combined with

the special diet, allows the CAAT Protocol to reduce certain amino acids in the

daily diet of the cancer patient, and is designed to replace most of the animal

protein in the diet. Cancer cells require the amino acids glycine, serine,

glutamic acid, and aspartic acid to synthesize DNA, build new blood vessels or

duplicate its entire contents of proteins. Also, cancer cells require these and

certain other amino acids in order to synthesize other proteins that act as

growth promoting hormones or tumor growth factors. CAAT impairs the synthesis of

a protein called elastin, which is absolutely essential to the manufacture of

new blood vessels. The Amino Acid Reduction Formula, diet, certain

phytochemicals and herbs work efficaciously to attack cancer cells at each and

every biological front.

" The generous amounts of one cooked vegetable or a combination of such helps

keep normal cells healthy. They are low in carbohydrates and proteins, and high

in phytochemicals, compounds which help fight cancer. Patients are allowed to

eat these vegetables and salads whenever desired.

" The 8 to 10 olives are rich in squalene and oleic acid, nutrients that have

been reported to inhibit certain cancer growth factors. The calories in olives

also help control body weight and increases ketones in the blood. Ketones help

fight cancer by impairing glycolosis – a process in which cancer cells depend

almost exclusively upon for their daily supply of energy. Vinegar (and fructose)

are two natural products that increase the production of both ACETIC ACID and

CITRIC ACID in the body.

" Acetic acid and citric acid also help fight cancer by shutting down the process

of glycolosis.

Normal cells derive most of their daily energy supply from acetic acid and

citric acid, where as cancer cells derive most of their daily energy from

glycolosis. "

http://www.apjohncancerinstitute.org/cancer/chronicmye.htm

http://apjohncancerinstitute.org/

This will be my last post until I return from MDACC.  Will miss not having my

computer to check up on all my CML buddies, but you will not be too far from my

thoughts.

Carpe Diem,

Lottie Duthu

[Guest guest]

> As for that second link, I thought AML was the same leukemia as CML, only a

more progressive stage or phase of that same disease?  I know I read this on

some " explanatory " site.

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Hi Ted,

Actually AML and CML are completely different diseases with different causes and

treatments. Here is a site that explains the differences if you want more

information:

http://cmlsource.ca/en/practical-advisor/179-what-is-the-difference-between-acut\

e-and-chronic-myelogenous-leukemia

Tracey

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Tracey, and everyone else, too.  I think I had confused " acute " with

" accelerated " .  In my mind " acute " follows " chronic " .  I had " boned " up on

this when I first was diagnosed over three years ago, but had forgotten it

enough to get confused.

I don't post often, so since I am now, I'll give my update. Diagnosed in 4/10,

 I am at the cytogenetic level, since about at six-nine months, I think; This

was confirmed by biopsy at 18 months.  I've stayed there; I've never gone to

the molecular remission state.  

I have taken Gleevec from the beginning.  From what many say here, I'm very

lucky, as I tolerate it quite well--little queasiness and lethargy right

afterwards.  Bad leg cramps at night sometime, but these are minimal if I eat

right (lay off sugar).  My doctor says I'm almost the poster boy for Gleevec.

 My biggest complaint is that either the cancer or the medicine has caused me

to lose my hair big time (no males on either side were bald), but, then, it may

not be that. I do nick and bruise a more than I used to, but then at 62 that's

probably age-related, too.

Thanks, again, for the heads up everyone.

Ted

BTW, I 

From: traceyincanada <traceyincanada@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] Cancer cure?????

Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 9:17 AM

 

> As for that second link, I thought AML was the same leukemia as CML, only a

more progressive stage or phase of that same disease?  I know I read this on

some " explanatory " site.

********************************************

Hi Ted,

Actually AML and CML are completely different diseases with different causes and

treatments. Here is a site that explains the differences if you want more

information:

http://cmlsource.ca/en/practical-advisor/179-what-is-the-difference-between-acut\

e-and-chronic-myelogenous-leukemia

Tracey