cancerwife - immune system

Giving Thanks 2014: My secret confession.

CancerWife — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:53:43 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Since my cancer diagnosis almost 7 years ago, I've encountered many people with cancer. The interesting thing is a large proportion of them have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Cryoablation: freezing + killing tumor with probes, creating an in-situ cancer vaccine

CancerWife — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:05:32 +0000

What is cryoablation?

Cryoablation is a physical modality to destroy tumor by freezing tumor with needle probes that are inserted into or immediately adjacent to a tumor.

What does the procedure involve?

Boosting your immune system

CancerHusband — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:43:40 +0000

This newscientist article talks about how a cancer patient's macrophages can be transformed from tumor feeders into tumor killers. It seems this is done by inhibition of NF-kB. Of interest is to note that Curcumin is widely known to do exactly that. Could it be that this is one mode of action for Curcumin's anti-cancer properties?

Curcumin for cancer

CancerHusband — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:59:11 +0000

Phase II Trial of Curcumin in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Two patients (out of 25) showed clinical biological activity. One had ongoing stable disease for >18 months; interestingly, one additional patient had a brief, but marked, tumor regression (73%) accompanied by significant increases (4- to 35-fold) in serum cytokine levels.
http://www.goodhealth.nu/News_Articles/050111-curcumin-anti-cancer-US.htm