Hebbie Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I heard this report this morning on a local talk radio station and copied it from their website. I would like to try to find the complete article it references, but this is interesting, nonetheless!!! Controlling the Blood Supply to Tumors by KYW's Dr. Brian McDonough (01/29/04) There is good news in the battle against cancer. In the past I have talked about one of the hottest trends in cancer therapy: cutting down the blood supply to tumors. Well, it seems that things are working better than hoped. Have you ever seen those sci-fi movies where the monster grows and grows by feeding on electricity? Well, tumors grow and grow by feeding on blood. As a result, tumors develop a tremendous blood supply. The experimental treatments are designed to cut the blood supply off and shrink the tumors, just like denying a monster his electricity. The new report, from the journal "Nature Medicine," says denying the blood supply doesn't just weaken the tumors but also may somehow change the tumor cells so they behave more normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna G Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Is this the article? http://www2.kyw1060.com/feature_detail. ... ureid=6172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 This lists a number of the drugs being investigated. Thalidomide, Avastin, celebrex, etc I believe blood thinners like Dalpetrin (sp) have the same effect http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/eto_1 ... herapy.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebbie Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Yes, but it's the article I pasted into my post. Within it, it refers to an article in the "Nature Medicine" publication, but I had trouble finding it. It may not be posted online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/gateway.taf?file=/cancer/hotp/200201/200201h-5.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 This is what paw paw is supposed to do - somehow limits the ATP inside the cell, cutting off energy supply.... but you can't patent a tree - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Interesting Janet. It seems like there is a fairly good amount of research on the paw paw. http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/pawpawfruita.html John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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