Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients articles from June 2004

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients archives from June 2004

Letter from the Publisher.
June 1, 2004... Unlike carpal tunnel syndrome which responds to Vitamin B6 and herpes simplex eruption which responds to lysine, cancer fails to respond to any simple treatments. When cancer does respond to treatment, invariably it has been complicated...

NCCAM seeks scientific answers on CAM for cancer: complementary and alternative medicine at the NIH.(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)(National Institutes of Health)
June 1, 2004... This year, over 1.3 million Americans will find out that they have cancer. A major public health concern, cancer was the second-leading cause of death in the United States in 2001. Cancer cost Americans $171.6 billion in medical bills and time...

Beating cancer nature's way.
June 1, 2004... The dull ache in my groin and the appearance of a small amount of blood should have sent me rushing to the doctor. But it didn't. I hoped it would go away. The mind, that master of self-deception, invented an endless list of ridiculous...

Raw food cuisine--part 1.(Web Page Potpourri)
June 1, 2004... A column devoted to informative alternative health rsesources on the internet I'm not a "raw foodist," though I will happily describe myself as a "raw food enthusiast." I host surprisingly gourmet (if informal) raw food potluck dinners....

Cadmium.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... The metal cadmium is known to damage kidneys and have carcinogenic effects. Researchers have recently learned that cadmium also causes estrogen-like responses in laboratory animals. The metal's estrogen-mimicking effects may lead to...

Coriolus versicolor & cancer.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... Biomass powder from the mycelium and young fruit body of the mushroom Coriolus versicolor encourages cell-mediated TH1 immune response, according to a small observational study performed by Dr. Julian Kenyon of England (www.doveclinic.com). In...

Underarm deodorant & breast cancer.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... In 2002, Dana Mirick and colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) published an epidemiological study that included questions on underarm shaving and deodorant use. The study compared 800 women with breast...

Enzyme Yeast Cells (Dr. Wolz Zell Oxygen).(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... In his booklet The Therapy of Enzyme Yeast Cells in Cancer Disease, CFS and Aging Process, Professor Serge Jurasunas of Lisbon, Portugal, discusses enzyme yeast cells (Dr. Wolz Zell Oxygen), a biological product that he has used in his clinical...

Genomics & breast cancer.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... In a recent Breast Cancer Action Newsletter (February/March 2004), Musa Mayer expresses her doubts about new genetic research presented at the 26th San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. [Abstracts are available at www.sabcs.org, by clicking on...

Growth hormone replacement therapy.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... Studies presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society (June 2003) indicate that hypopituitary patients who do not receive growth hormone therapy have a higher risk for tumors, particularly brain tumors and colon cancer than the...

Lung cancer vaccine.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... Cell Genesys' GVAX lung cancer vaccine showed positive results in a small Phase I/II trial led by Dr. John Nemunaitis, US Oncology (Dallas Texas). The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (18 February 2004), involved...

Maitake Gold 404[R].(Shorts)(patented mushroom extract )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Maitake Gold 404[R] is a patented mushroom extract developed by immunologist Hiroaki Nanba, PhD, senior professor of microbiochemistry at Kobe Pharmaceutical University (Kobe, Japan). It is used as a therapy for cancer and hepatitis and may...

Medical marijuana use.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... Months after California's medical marijuana law, Proposition 215, passed in 1996, the federal government began threatening doctors and patients alike for prescribing or using the botanical. Patients with cancer and AIDS report that smoking...

Cancer survival.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... An article in US News & World Report (5 April 2004) looks at the challenges faced by cancer survivors who have undergone conventional treatments. As the cancer survival rate for children treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery has...

Vitamin therapy & cancer.(Shorts)
June 1, 2004... Orthomolecular psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD, began working with cancer patients in 1978, when a family doctor referred a woman with pancreatic cancer to him. The woman had told her doctor that she was taking 10 grams of vitamin C each...

Our Mission.(KTS Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... To create and distribute the highest-quality, nutritionally oriented products; Do business following an ethical and customer friendly path; and never lose focus in our product design that each person taking them is unique. All of our...

My AminoPlex[TM].(KTS Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Great tasting, customizable, packed with 18 essential and conditionally-essential amino acids and co-factor nutrients magnesium, zinc, [B.sub.6] and folic acid, My AminoPlex[TM] is the most complete and easy to take amino acid supplement on the...

Acai Ultra[TM].(KTS Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The world's most powerful antioxidant Imagine a natural, food-based antioxidant complete with a full array of vitamins and minerals, essential fatty acids along with anthocyanins, 13 flavonoid-related compounds, including catechin,...

Peltier Electrolytes[TM].(KTS Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Not only is KTS the only company to offer 4 electrolyte concentrate formulas to best suit your patient's needs but it is the only one to offer its balanced formula in a capsule too! It's one thing to throw a bunch of salts together and call it...

Losing the War on Cancer.(The War on Cancer)
June 1, 2004... An article of extraordinary importance has appeared in Fortune magazine. It is titled "Why We're Losing the War on Cancer." The author, Clifton Leaf, is Executive Editor of the magazine and is himself a survivor of adolescent Hodgkin's disease....

What is meant by "inert" ingredients?(Health Risks and Environmental Issues)(pesticides)
June 1, 2004... When asked what the term "inert" means, most people respond with the commonly accepted dictionary meaning of the word, assuming "inert" refers to inactive, neutral, non-reactive, powerless, and so on. When consumers read pesticide product...

Literature review & commentary.
June 1, 2004... Food supplement for treatment of lung cancer Sixteen patients with stage IIIB and IV non-small cell lung cancer received conventional therapy plus 283 g/day of "Selected Vegetables" (SV) with breakfast or lunch. SV is a freeze-dried...

An integrated Chinese-Western medical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.(Chinese Medicine Update)
June 1, 2004... Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, oncology, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), radiation Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States, and smoking is the number one cause of lung...

Phytotherapy for ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)
June 1, 2004... In previous editions of the Townsend Letter, I proposed an approach to the phytotherapy of autoimmune disease in general (1) and elaborated on this approach for multiple sclerosis. (2) In this article the further application of this treatment...

Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology review and commentary.
June 1, 2004... Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology describes the unity of mental, neurological, hormonal and immunological functions with its many potential applications. PNIE addresses the impact of cognitive images of the mind (whatever its elusive definition)...

Integrative care, mind-body methods aid cancer patients.(Pathways to Healing)
June 1, 2004... When you're coping with cancer you need healthcare providers you trust, and you need a little help from your friends. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "It's been demonstrated that people who have strong social networks weather the stress of...

Two pioneers in the homeopathic treatment of cancer.(Healing with Homeopathy)
June 1, 2004... Cancer treatment in homeopathy has far greater potential than has been actualized by most modern homeopaths. Cancer treatment in recent times has been so dominated by conventional medicine, both medically and legally, that there has been little...

Warm needle therapy for the treatment of post cervical cancer radical surgery bladder numbness.(Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
June 1, 2004... Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, warm needle, post cervical cancer radical surgery bladder numbness Radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer patients can damage the nerves associated with the bladder. Therefore, post-operative...

Lyme disease: impact of the CDC surveillance criteria on patients.(Townsend's New York Observer)(Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 1, 2004... My first Townsend column about Lyme disease (April 2004) opened with a startling fact: this tick-transmitted infection is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the US. According to recent CDC statistics, Lyme cases constitute 95% of all...

Beyond mammography.
June 1, 2004... Overview The most devastating loss of life from breast cancer occurs between the ages of 30 to 50. Fortunately, women today have more options available to them to help in the detection of breast cancer than in past decades. Unfortunately,...

Saunas and cancer.
June 1, 2004... If I were to single out one method to combat cancer, it is the sauna. In particular, the electric light infrared sauna is extremely helpful. This type is heated by three 250-watt red infrared heat lamps. It assists removal of chemical toxins...

--Discoveries in cancer treatment--biochemical significance of the vitaletheine modulators in conventional oncology treatment protocols.
June 1, 2004... Introduction An article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported a study revealing that, as cancer incidence rates increase, oncologists have become increasingly aware of their patient's use of alternative medicine. Although few...

Modern aspects of photodynamic therapy in oncological diseases.
June 1, 2004... Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses the local activation of a photosensitizer accumulated in a tumor by means of light. In the presence of tissue oxygen, this activation brings about a photochemical reaction that destroys tumor cells. (1) The PDT...

Treating cancer with homeopathy.
June 1, 2004... In the course of my professional studies in homeopathy, we debated the ethics of treating cancer patients who wanted homeopathic treatment alone: no surgery, no radiation, no chemotherapy. One homeopath spoke of refusing a patient with...

Destabilization of the DNA double helix in cancer Mirko Beljanski's theory of carcinogenesis and anti-cancer extracts.(Oncotest Assay)
June 1, 2004... Two major discoveries dating from the middle of the 20th century fueled the growth of molecular biology and shaped our ideas about the critical role of DNA in the onset of cancer. At Rockefeller University in New York (1944) Avery, McCarty, and...

A new approach to autoimmunity SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) case study.
June 1, 2004... Introduction Traditional Naturopathy is a healing art of assisting a person in recovering from ill health and maintaining well-being through enhancement and support of the body's inherent healing capacity using natural means. It emphasizes...

Guided Digital Medicine: the law of unintended consequences and non-disease treatment of diseases--Part 2.
June 1, 2004... "Once we recognize our limitations we go beyond them." --Albert Einstein Before we proceed further with the proposed management of this challenging case, we owe it to ourselves to learn some general lessons from it by examining the...

IonCleanse detoxification.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Photograph 1. At the start of a detoxification session using the IonCleanse, apparatus, footbath water shows up as clear just as it ran from the tap. Feet immersed in the water-filled basin are accompanied by the ionizing array attached to an...

IonCleanse detoxification--getting the issues out of tissues.(Medical Journalist Report of Innovative Biologics)
June 1, 2004... At the University Health Clinic in Seattle, Washington, Patrick Donovan, ND, tells of toxic components in daily living which increase an individual's susceptibility to cancer, stroke, cardiovascular illness, diabetes, free radical activity, and...

Letter from Wayne Martin about Coley's Toxins.
June 1, 2004... Editor: I hope to persuade you to run Helen Nauts' Coley's Toxins--The First Century, written in 1993, one hundred years after Dr. Coley had cured his first hopeless cancer patient with Coley Toxins in 1893. Helen Nauts was Coley's...

Coley's Toxins--The First Century.
June 1, 2004... In January, 1893 W. B. Coley, a young New York surgeon treated his first case of cancer with the mixed bacterial toxins of Streptococcus pyogenes and Bacillus prodigiosus (now known as Serratia marcescens). This bedridden male, aged 19 had an...

The cure for cancer: theory, history and treatment.
June 1, 2004... Overview The theory that malignant cancers are false-placentas was first formulated by the Scottish embryologist John Beard in 1902. Beard found that substances secreted by the pancreas would inhibit the growth of cancers before they...

Best Cancer Cases by CAM.(Letters to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... Editor: On behalf of Dr. Jeffrey White, I am writing to ask for your assistance in identifying CAM practitioners who specialize in treating cancer patients who may be willing to complete a National Cancer Institute (NCI) survey that will...

Dr. Revici's approach to Cancer: a Metabolic Typing perspective.(Letters to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... Editor: Approximately twelve years ago, I had a chance to meet the late great Romanian physician, Dr. Emanuel Revici at a gathering in San Francisco to honor his extraordinary research work. Dr. Revici, who developed the theory of anabolic...

Breast cancer misunderstanding is perpetuated.(Letters to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... Editor: For every American woman who dies of breast cancer, 13 women will die from heart attacks. Four out of five breast lump biopsies report no cancer present. Is your preventive action being misdirected? Seven times as many cancer...

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: what you should know but probably weren't told.(Letters to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... Editor: "The project is so compelling, the benefits to our community and region are so great, that I have no doubt we will reach our goal of $300,000 for our Stereotactic Breast Biopsy machine," wrote Mike Munck, the St. Peter's Hospital...

Iodine: the once a century element.(Letters to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... Editor: Iodine is the oil for the machinery of the glands --Edgar Cayce It occurred to me a moment ago, following 20 years as a natural health facilitator, that the real issue when addressing the health/illness question isn't 'can...

An ounce of prevention.(Editorial)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... As demonstrated in this issue of the Townsend Letter, a number of important advances have been made in the treatment of cancer; advances that have the potential to increase survival times, improve quality of life and, in some cases, cure the...

Preventing Cancer.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Fear Cancer No More by Mauris L. Emeka Apollo Publishing International, P.O. Box 1937, Port Orchard, Washington 98366 USA emekam@silverlink.net; 360-876-5376 Softbound, ISBN 0-9640125-6-1, 2002, 145 pp., $11.95 plus $3...

Homeopathy for our times.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Warfare--Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones: The Power of Digital Medicine by Savely Yurkovsky, MD Science of Medicine Publishing, 37 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514 USA Softbound,...

Plant-based anti-fungal research.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Plant-Derived Antimycotics: Current Trends and Future Prospects Mahendra Rai and Donatella Mares, Editors Food Products Press, an imprint of Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, New York 13904-1580 USA 2003, softbound,...

An effective therapy driven from the marketplace.(BookCorners)(The Plot Against Asthma and Allergy Patients)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The Plot Against Asthma and Allergy Patients by Felix Ravikovich, MD KOS Publishing, 1997 Beachgrove Rd., Alton, Ontario, LON 1A0 Canada; 519-927-1049 Quality paperback, 410 pages, 2003, 1997, $25 Can According to Dr....

Integrative oncology.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients by Russell L. Blaylock, MD Kensington Publishing Corp. 850 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 USA Quality paperback, 2003, $15 US, $21 CAN, 364 pp. There has been an ongoing...

Natural non-hormonal therapies for perimenopause and menopause.(Highly Effective Treatments for Pain and Fatigue)
June 1, 2004... This month we have a special treat! I have asked Dr. Holly Lucille, a rising star in the medical community, to write a guest column on natural, non-hormonal, therapies for estrogen deficiency. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Holly has a private...

Whole foods bestow lung cancer protection and improve lung function.(Medicinal Properties in Whole Foods)
June 1, 2004... "Functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "designer foods" and "medicinal foods" are terms that describe foods, and key ingredients isolated from foods, that have non-nutritive or tertiary functional properties. Researchers, healthcare...

Designing and building anthropologically compatible shelters.(Medical Anthropology)
June 1, 2004... Introduction With the discovery that many modern building materials are causing chemical sensitivities and immune disorders in susceptible individuals, many builders are turning to anthropology for ideas on creating shelter that is more...

Immunology, nutrition, and the athlete--part I.
June 1, 2004... With the ever-increasing popularity of endurance-type sporting events (marathons, triathlons, and "ultra" versions of these and other combined sports), the study of immunology in the athlete continues to grow as a burgeoning field. More...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... MAY 19-20: AMERICAN COLLEGE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN MEDICINE WORKSHOPS on Heavy Metal Detoxification, Basic Chelation Therapy for Doctors, and Chelation Therapy for Nurses & Technicians @ Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. CONTACT:...

An alternative approach to infertility in women.(Women's Health Update)
June 1, 2004... It is estimated that as many as 15% of all heterosexual couples in the United States have difficulty in conceiving children. Approximately one third of the time, it is related to issues in the man's health, one third of the time female, and one...

Treating cancer with diet and supplements.(Nutritional Influences on Illness)
June 1, 2004... About 30% of cancers in developed countries can be traced to diet. Obesity increases the risk of cancers of the esophagus, colorectum, breast, endometrium, and kidney. (1) In one large cohort, for example, the heaviest members had death rates...