Resveratrol improved cancer treatment outcomes....
Today's post: Tuesday, 4-1-2008
A story entitled: “Red Wine Antioxidant Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells” in my NewsMax email recently said that researchers at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center decided to test to see if the antioxidant resveratrol protected cancer cells in people who were treated for pancreatic cancer with radiation.
They found a strong effect but in the reverse direction.
Having the people take resveratrol supplements ahead of time to ensure their bodies had a good amount when the radiation treatments were done is reported in this study to have sharply increased the kill rate on the cancer cells.
Further, the people who took resveratrol were better able to withstand the effects of the radiation treatment than the people who took none.
“ The study was published in the March (2008) edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. “
“The research has many implications for patients, said lead author Paul Okunieff, M.D., chief of Radiation Oncology at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.”
That this research showed such a positive effect in treating pancreatic cancer only suggests but does not prove that this effect will happen with all radiation treatments of all cancers.
But if that should prove to be the case, which I suspect it will, the implications for cancer patients are not only numerous, they are extremely important.
The two main concerns of such patients who undergo radiation treatments for cancer are:
1. Will this actually kill the cancer enough to save my life or get rid of the cancer?
2. Will the treatment kill me itself or badly impair my quality of life?
This research suggests taking resveratrol just before a cancer radiation treatment will help the answers to both these questions to be closer to the answers people would like than the answers they fear. That’s only two implications; but they are the two BIG ones for people who have cancer who are considering getting radiation treatments.
(Related implications are that in some cases less radiation or fewer exposures might kill the cancer enough to further lessen bad side effects OR that slightly more radiation or more treatments will still allow the patient to do OK but kill the cancer completely instead of partly.)
Further, if one of the triggers of cancer is that your aging immune systems stops getting rid of cancer in the early stages before its noticeable & another cancer trigger is DNA damage from aging, slowing your rate of aging will tend to prevent cancers or delay their appearance. And, there is apparently also evidence that taking resveratrol does just that.
As of now, the brand that has been tested to produce ant-aging effects is Longevinex. Other brands may work also. But that has not yet been established as far as I know.
However, if the information in the Longevinex box is accurate, it’s only a matter of time before other supplement makers make resveratrol supplements that work as well.
Today's post: Tuesday, 4-1-2008
A story entitled: “Red Wine Antioxidant Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells” in my NewsMax email recently said that researchers at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center decided to test to see if the antioxidant resveratrol protected cancer cells in people who were treated for pancreatic cancer with radiation.
They found a strong effect but in the reverse direction.
Having the people take resveratrol supplements ahead of time to ensure their bodies had a good amount when the radiation treatments were done is reported in this study to have sharply increased the kill rate on the cancer cells.
Further, the people who took resveratrol were better able to withstand the effects of the radiation treatment than the people who took none.
“ The study was published in the March (2008) edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. “
“The research has many implications for patients, said lead author Paul Okunieff, M.D., chief of Radiation Oncology at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.”
That this research showed such a positive effect in treating pancreatic cancer only suggests but does not prove that this effect will happen with all radiation treatments of all cancers.
But if that should prove to be the case, which I suspect it will, the implications for cancer patients are not only numerous, they are extremely important.
The two main concerns of such patients who undergo radiation treatments for cancer are:
1. Will this actually kill the cancer enough to save my life or get rid of the cancer?
2. Will the treatment kill me itself or badly impair my quality of life?
This research suggests taking resveratrol just before a cancer radiation treatment will help the answers to both these questions to be closer to the answers people would like than the answers they fear. That’s only two implications; but they are the two BIG ones for people who have cancer who are considering getting radiation treatments.
(Related implications are that in some cases less radiation or fewer exposures might kill the cancer enough to further lessen bad side effects OR that slightly more radiation or more treatments will still allow the patient to do OK but kill the cancer completely instead of partly.)
Further, if one of the triggers of cancer is that your aging immune systems stops getting rid of cancer in the early stages before its noticeable & another cancer trigger is DNA damage from aging, slowing your rate of aging will tend to prevent cancers or delay their appearance. And, there is apparently also evidence that taking resveratrol does just that.
As of now, the brand that has been tested to produce ant-aging effects is Longevinex. Other brands may work also. But that has not yet been established as far as I know.
However, if the information in the Longevinex box is accurate, it’s only a matter of time before other supplement makers make resveratrol supplements that work as well.
Labels: cancer prevention, cancer treatment, cancer treatments, pancreatic cancer, radiation treatments for cancer, resveratrol
posted by David at 1:06 PM
5 Comments:
Resveratrol can help you to lead a long and healthy life so says Dr. Oz.
Resveratrol Supplements can help you control your weight naturally
by increasing energy, reducing cravings, and limiting your appetite.
According to Wikipedia, Consumer Lab, an independent dietary
supplement and over the counter products evaluation organization,
published a report on 13 November 2007 on the popular resveratrol
supplements. The organization reported that there exists a wide range
in quality, dose, and price among the 13 resveratrol products
evaluated. The actual amount of resveratrol contained in the
different brands range from 2.2mg for Revatrol, which claimed to have
400mg of "Red Wine Grape Complex", to 500mg for Biotivia.com Transmax,
which is consistent with the amount claimed on the product's label.
Prices per 100mg of resveratrol ranged from less than $.30 for
products made by Biotivia.com, jarrow, and country life, to a high of
$45.27 for the Revatrol brand. None of the products tested were found
to have significant levels of heavy metals or other contaminants.
Longevinex only has 100mg, which amount to 10-50 bottles. Dr. Sinclair stated that Barbara walters would need 1000 wine bottles a day. Longevinex , simply doesn't have enough, and the price is higher than many others.
http://www.resveratrolpricewatch.com/
Compare these for yourself, it is a public price watch, compiled by folks like yourself.
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Thanks for the comments.
Longevinex has made a special effort according to their literature to ensure that all 100 mg of resveratrol is the "trans" form that actually works to get results.
I found this on their website just now:
"Did your trans resveratrol just change to cis?
That's what happens when resveratrol is exposed to light, heat or oxygen.
Trans resveratrol is the most active form, shown to activate the Sirtuin 1 DNA repair/longevity gene.
Cis resveratrol is an altered form of resveratrol that emanates when trans resveratrol is exposed to light, heat or oxygen."
With organic molecules the same chemical formula can be shaped differently. Often the two forms are mirror images of each other.
One form fits biological ports or locks in a way that produces desirable effects. The other form may not or may even be harmful.
This is one reason why natural vitamin C & E are more effective than man made; & they may also be safer.
This is why I find the Logevinex material convincing.
They've tested that the kind in their capsules is the one that is biologically effective in getting the desired results.
That said, it may prove to be that quantity is more important regardless of the form.
So, you both make excellent points.
Thanks.
It's a great news,can't believe that cancer is also curable.
Do note that this research said that the cancer treatment was more effective but did NOT say it made it 100 percent effective. Improving a 20 % effectiveness to 50 % is a very large & desirable difference for example.
But the research was not reported as being totally effective.
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