Integrative Oncology/ ET AL

[Guest guest]

Red Clover (trifolium pratense) September 22, 2010

" Red clover is a perennial herb traditionally used to treat skin conditions such

as eczema and psoriasis, whooping cough, and respiratory problems. The

isoflavones present in red clover have estrogen-like effects and have been the

subject of intense research over the last decade.

Data on red clover’s potential for reducing the symptoms of menopause and for

decreasing the risk of breast cancer are inconclusive. Overuse of isoflavone

supplements can increase the risk of hormone-sensitive cancer.

Recent findings from a preclinical study suggest that red clover may increase

resistance of prostate cancer cells to high-dose radiation while inhibiting the

growth of normal prostate cells. Until definitive data are available, patients

should avoid use of red clover during radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

—Barrie Cassileth, PhD "

http://tinyurl.com/27a8ogm

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" A novel laboratory test may accurately distinguish which chronic myeloid

leukemia (CML) patients will develop resistance to imatinib (Gleevec),

researchers said. The test, dubbed " Pickles " for phosphorylation indicator of

CrkL en substrate, may also predict response to other kinase inhibitors, to help

physicians pick a more effective option, reported Yusuke Ohba, MD, PhD, of

Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, and colleagues. This new method could

reveal even a few drug-resistant cancer cells mixed in a large cell population

from patient biopsy samples, they explained in the Aug. 1 issue of Clinical

Cancer Research. "

" The most critical issue in dealing with imatinib resistance is what to switch

over to, " said Ohba in a press release. " If the patient is switched to another

drug to which they are also resistant, then the treatment will just be a waste

of time and detrimental to the patient's condition. "

http://tinyurl.com/28nmb5b

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Something I never heard before, have you????????

SAN ANTONIO -- " Transplanted feces from a healthy donor may be able to wipe out

recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, researchers said here. Three posters

presented here at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting detailing

early results of fecal bacteriotherapy showed nearly 100% success rates.

" In one study, 15 out of 16 patients remained disease-free after a mean five

months of follow-up, according to Mark Mellow, MD, and Amy Kanatzar, MD, of

INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City. In another, none of 12 patients had a

recurrence after more than seven months of follow-up, and in a case report, two

females with recurrent infection were cured. "

http://tinyurl.com/27gxr32

_____________________

(WASHINGTON) – " Bone marrow is a leading source of adult stem cells, which are

increasingly used for research and therapeutic interventions, but extracting the

cells is an arduous and often painful process. Now, researchers have found

evidence that fat tissue, known as adipose tissue, may be a promising new source

of valuable and easy-to-obtain regenerative cells called hematopoietic stem and

progenitor cells (HSPCs), according to a study prepublished online in Blood, the

official journal of the American Society of Hematology. "

http://www.hematology.org/News/2010/4838.aspx

[Guest guest]

I wonder if this is okay while taking Glivec? Sounds good!

Jackie

[ ] Integrative Oncology/ ET AL

Red Clover (trifolium pratense) September 22, 2010

" Red clover is a perennial herb traditionally used to treat skin conditions

such as eczema and psoriasis, whooping cough, and respiratory problems. The

isoflavones present in red clover have estrogen-like effects and have been

the subject of intense research over the last decade.

Data on red clover's potential for reducing the symptoms of menopause and

for decreasing the risk of breast cancer are inconclusive. Overuse of

isoflavone supplements can increase the risk of hormone-sensitive cancer.

Recent findings from a preclinical study suggest that red clover may

increase resistance of prostate cancer cells to high-dose radiation while

inhibiting the growth of normal prostate cells. Until definitive data are

available, patients should avoid use of red clover during radiotherapy for

prostate cancer.

-Barrie Cassileth, PhD "

http://tinyurl.com/27a8ogm

____________________

" A novel laboratory test may accurately distinguish which chronic myeloid

leukemia (CML) patients will develop resistance to imatinib (Gleevec),

researchers said. The test, dubbed " Pickles " for phosphorylation indicator

of CrkL en substrate, may also predict response to other kinase inhibitors,

to help physicians pick a more effective option, reported Yusuke Ohba, MD,

PhD, of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, and colleagues. This new

method could reveal even a few drug-resistant cancer cells mixed in a large

cell population from patient biopsy samples, they explained in the Aug. 1

issue of Clinical Cancer Research. "

" The most critical issue in dealing with imatinib resistance is what to

switch over to, " said Ohba in a press release. " If the patient is switched

to another drug to which they are also resistant, then the treatment will

just be a waste of time and detrimental to the patient's condition. "

http://tinyurl.com/28nmb5b

_____________________

Something I never heard before, have you????????

SAN ANTONIO -- " Transplanted feces from a healthy donor may be able to wipe

out recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, researchers said here. Three

posters presented here at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting

detailing early results of fecal bacteriotherapy showed nearly 100% success

rates.

" In one study, 15 out of 16 patients remained disease-free after a mean five

months of follow-up, according to Mark Mellow, MD, and Amy Kanatzar, MD, of

INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City. In another, none of 12 patients had a

recurrence after more than seven months of follow-up, and in a case report,

two females with recurrent infection were cured. "

http://tinyurl.com/27gxr32

_____________________

(WASHINGTON) - " Bone marrow is a leading source of adult stem cells, which

are increasingly used for research and therapeutic interventions, but

extracting the cells is an arduous and often painful process. Now,

researchers have found evidence that fat tissue, known as adipose tissue,

may be a promising new source of valuable and easy-to-obtain regenerative

cells called hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), according to a

study prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American

Society of Hematology. "

http://www.hematology.org/News/2010/4838.aspx