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Mesothelioma - Natural Alternative Treatments?
One critique of alternative mesothelioma therapies is that they are not rigorously tested for either effectiveness, nor safety, and where evidence of the effectiveness of alternative therapies is anecdotal.
Here is a quick review of the current state of both traditional and alternative mesothelioma treatments, as testing, safety and effectiveness are considered.
Traditional Mesothelioma Treatments
Chemotherapy treatments show promise in extending the survival rate of patients diagnosed with mesothelioma, The drug Altima combined with cisplatin has become the mainstay of chemotherapy treatments.Clinical trail evidence of this treatment reveals that, "some side effects could be serious, a few side effects can be permanent, many are temporary." www.alimta.com
"Surgery and radiotherapy have a limited role in highly selected patients, and its results are still modest, with a median survival of approximately 1 year."
PMID:19374599
Natural Alternative Mesothelioma Treatments
Newresearch published in 2010 peer-reviewed journals suggestnew alternatives to traditionalmesothelioma cures.
Vitamin C
New data published in the journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications suggests that ascorbic acid (vitamin C) may have benefits for patients with mesothelioma. High dose of ascorbic acid induces cell death in human mesothelioma cells. PMID:20171954
Vitamin E
"The tocotrienol-rich fraction from rice bran enhances cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in human mesothelioma H28 cells." PMID:20127663 Tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as tocochromanols, are lipid-soluble molecules that belong to the group of vitamin E compounds and are essential in the human diet. PMID:20385544
Tea Tree Oil
According to a study published in the journal of Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Tea tree oil and terpinen-4-ol had significant anti-proliferative activity against two tumor cell lines, AE17 mesothelioma and B16 melanoma. The identification of primary necrotic cell death and cell cycle arrest of the aggressive tumor cells highlights the potential anticancer activity of Tea Tree Oil an d terpinen-4-ol. "Induction of necrosis and cell cycle arrest in murine cancer cell lines by Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil and terpinen-4-ol." PMID:19680653
Cardamom seed oil is additional source of terpinenol-4
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Northern Leopard Frog Eggs
Rana Pipiens Oocytes
Research published in the journal BMC Cancer shows how onconase and amphinase, act as anti tumor ribonucleases from Rana pipiens oocytes (eggs). Treatments withribonucleases are strongly synergistic when combined with numerous other anti tumor modalities. Ribonucleases contain highly cationic molecules, exhibiting a preferential toxicity towards lung cancer cells. Theses findings provide insights regarding mechanisms that may contribute to the efficacy of this novel drug in clinical trials of mesothelioma patients who have failed first line chemotherapy or radiation treatment. PMID:20137089
Rana Pipiens - Northern Leopard Frog - Habitats At Risk?
The northern Leopard Frog (Rana Pipiens) has experienced severe declines in the west, including most historical localities in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, and Western Montana. Declines have also occurred in Nevada, Wyoming, and Idaho. In other areas across the country, some populations are doing well, while others have also shown declines .Northern Leopard Frogs are absent and possibly extirpated from about 95 percent of their historical range in California. Recent records are from one national wildlife refuge near the Oregon border and in the Owens Valley, northwest of Bishop. Most of the habitat previously inhabited in the Modoc and Owens Valley regions have been severely altered by agriculture and grazing, and introduced predators such as bullfrogs, crayfish, and exotic fishes may have negatively affected populations of R. pipiens. Disease, parasites, agricultural chemical pollution, and UV-B radiation have all been reported to cause declines and malformations of adult frogs and tadpoles. www.californiaherps.com/frogs/
Range of the Northern Leopard
Frog in British Columbia
British Columbia - Endangered Species
The Northern Leopard Frog is one of the species most at risk in British Columbia. Northern Leopard Frog populations across much of western Canada declined sharply in the 1970s; millions of frogs simply died, and scientists are still trying to determine the cause. The B.C. population is listed as Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), and is on the provincial Red List. Northern Leopard Frogs have reoccupied some of their former range on the Prairies, and these populations are now considered by to be of Special Concern by COSEWIC. Leopard Frogs in eastern Canada are considered not at risk. www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frogwatch/