Guest guest Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I was wondering whether anyone had experience treating a relative, along with traditional western therapies, for an inoperable brain tumor. My very young daughter has an inoperable tumor and we are undergoing radiation; however I am convinced that " complimentary " care (I don't like using alternative as a label) will aid her more. I am presently utilizing essential oils and antioxidants, but I need more information. I've done countless hours of research, including looking into several clinics (Envita in Scottsdale, Burzynski in Houston). Any thoughts? I'm waiting for a nutritional consult to recommend some supplements that may have shown promise. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I looked through my research materials and found some encouraging information about L-Arginine. L-arginine, a semi essential amino acid, has been found to inhibit the growth of several cancerous tumors. I found some info on chet days site, http://chetday.com/arginine.html By doing a search on l-arginine and tumors, there are some medical articles referring to the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I hope your daughter beats the cancer; radiation therapy has a rather high success rate with many types of tumors. These are my two cents. There isn't much evidence behind this but you may consider cold hydrotherapy in addition to the conventional treatments because brief cooling is known to stimulate parts of the immune system that are responsible for killing tumor cells: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17999770 In one experiment, rats that were immersed in cold water every day had a significantly lower incidence of tumors and their lifespan increased by about 5%: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3781978 One Russian guy named Porfiriy Ivanov claimed that cold affusions twice a day cured him of cancer. Aside from the stimulation of anti-tumor immunity, cold hydrotherapy such as gradual cold showers or cold baths can reduce fatigue, depression, pain and possibly nausea as well (these are often associated with cancer and cancer treatments): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17993252 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18250970 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15253480 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6635105 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16558656 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15253480 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13985984 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5246975 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18058595 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11879418 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11561393 exposure to cold is known to improve appetite: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3781978 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7240034 , " jonathanagin " <jagin wrote: > > I was wondering whether anyone had experience treating a relative, > along with traditional western therapies, for an inoperable brain > tumor. My very young daughter has an inoperable tumor and we are > undergoing radiation; however I am convinced that " complimentary " care > (I don't like using alternative as a label) will aid her more. I am > presently utilizing essential oils and antioxidants, but I need more > information. I've done countless hours of research, including looking > into several clinics (Envita in Scottsdale, Burzynski in Houston). > > Any thoughts? I'm waiting for a nutritional consult to recommend some > supplements that may have shown promise. > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you > > Jon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Both system can't work together in this and similar cases because they oppose one another. Without going in much details, the natural system as I like to call it, uses different therapies to strength the immune system, helps the body eliminate toxins and so on. On the other hand, modern medicine only uses drugs, radiation and surgery to weaken the immune system to get rid of a tumor such as in this case. Yes, you can diminish some symptoms such as nausea provoked by a drug using an herb, or sooth the effect of burning provoked by radiation using some herbal preparation, and suppose that you are using the 2 systems, but in reality the only thing you are doing is to minimize the damage done by these therapies that work against nature. Rena - jonathanagin Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:34 PM Brain Tumors I was wondering whether anyone had experience treating a relative, along with traditional western therapies, for an inoperable brain tumor. My very young daughter has an inoperable tumor and we are undergoing radiation; however I am convinced that " complimentary " care (I don't like using alternative as a label) will aid her more. I am presently utilizing essential oils and antioxidants, but I need more information. I've done countless hours of research, including looking into several clinics (Envita in Scottsdale, Burzynski in Houston). Any thoughts? I'm waiting for a nutritional consult to recommend some supplements that may have shown promise. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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