RE : Toenail fungus medicine may treat cancer

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That comes as no surprise to me. I researched Lamisil as a possible treatment

for my aspergillosis in 2001. I looked on the European sites and saw that

Lamisil was used for aspergillosis which is generally classified as a nosocomial

or hospital acquired illness.

My 'hospital' was my classroom. I was looking for treatment that did not

destroy the kidneys as did amphotericin B, as my mother had kidney failure from

diabetes. Lamisil was given to AIDS and Leukemia patients and those with bone

marrow transplants and there was pretty good success. In 2002 I testified [one

of many times before the Boston City Council] that Tamoxifen, which is used as a

clean-up for breast cancer is an antifungal. I do not understand why people are

so surprised. If a fungus can cause or trigger cancer - why would an antifungal

not be effective in treatment? At least people need to look at this issue, as

it helps to close the learning gap and to look at their doctors and ask why

aggressive treatment is not being used.

Another issue is that Lamisil - at the time I wanted it in 2001, was not given

off-label status.

Even though I had 3 recommendations from 3 specialists because of the research

from Europe I presented [even though it was done by pharmaceutical companies]

and the pharmacist wanted the full amount [$1,000] not the insurance copay of

$10.

These drugs have to approached and used with great caution as they can do real

liver damage, so if they say get the liver bloodwork and do not DRINK alcohol,

follow the directions to the letter. I did get some great relief; it was like

the poison was being sucked, little by little from my face and sinuses. Did

nothing for the fatigue, but I was truly grateful for any improvement.

Lamisil has more uses than the vanity use it now enjoys. The medical

profession needs to redirect itself to alleviating the suffering from mycotic

disease by using what is available globally and direct fewer efforts to implants

for 14 year olds!

tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> a écrit :

Imagine that, using antifungals to for cancer treatment and in

another article TB. Hmmmmmmmmm, anybody else see a connection

here??!!

Toenail fungus medicine may treat cancer

United Press International

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/04/28/toenail_fungus_medici

ne_may_treat_cancer/

BALTIMORE, April 27 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a

drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the

growth of new blood vessels in cancer.

The study by s Hopkins University found that mice treated with

itraconazole had 67 percent reduced blood vessel growth.

" We were surprised, to say the least, that itraconazole popped up as

a potential blocker of angiogenesis, " pharmacology professor Jun O.

Liu said Friday in a release. " We couldn't have predicted that an

anti-fungal drug would have such a role. "

The study appears online in ACS Chemical Biology.

" Our screening test did show that cholesterol-lowering statins also

appear to stop blood vessel growth, " Jun said, " so there is likely

some important connection between cholesterol and angiogenesis. "

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