Marathon runner got stage 4 cancer and now cancer free after 15 months palliative chemo plus vitamin C, mistletoe, hyperthermia and fasting treatments

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Said she is the last man left standing among her batch at chemo AND the natural path clinic offering these treatments. The rest are dead.

 

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And the other guest in the video still fighting stage 4 colon cancer said the natural path clinic treatments are very expensive and not covered by insurance.

 

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Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version​

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Overview​

General Information​

Mistletoe, a semiparasitic plant, holds interest as a potential anticancer agent because extractsderived from it have been shown to kill cancer cells in vitro [1-10] to down-regulate central genesinvolved in tumor progression, malignancy, and cell migration and invasion, such as TGF-beta and matrix-metalloproteinases.[11,12] Mistletoe extracts have been shown to do the following:[10-31]

• Enforce natural killer cell-mediated tumor cell lysis.
• Reduce the migratory and invasive potential of tumor cells.
• Stimulate immune system cells both in vitro and in vivo.

 

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Three components of mistletoe, namely viscotoxins, polysaccharides, and lectins, may be responsible for these effects.[10,13-15,19-21,23-25,32-39] Viscotoxins are small proteins that exhibit cell-killing activity and possible immune system–stimulating activity.[1,6,20,21,40,41] Lectins are complex moleculesmade of both protein and carbohydrates that are capable of binding to the outside of cells (e.g., immune system cells) and inducing biochemical changes in them.[10,42-45]

 

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In view of mistletoe’s ability to stimulate the immune system, it has been classified as a type of biological response modifier.[42] Biological response modifiers constitute a diverse group of biologicalmolecules that have been used individually, or in combination with other agents, to treat cancer or to lessen the side effects of anticancer drugs. Mistletoe extracts have been demonstrated in preclinical settings to have other mechanisms of action, such as antiangiogenesis.[29]

 

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Preparations from mistletoe extracts are most frequently used in the treatment of cancer patients in German-speaking countries.[46] Commercially available extracts are marketed under a variety of brand names, including Iscador (see explanation of suffixes below), Eurixor, Helixor, Isorel, Iscucin, Plenosol, and abnobaVISCUM. Some extracts are marketed under more than one name. Iscador, Isorel, and Plenosol are also sold as Iscar, Vysorel, and Lektinol, respectively. All of these products are prepared from Viscum album (Loranthaceae) (Viscum album L. or European mistletoe). They are not sold as a drug in the United States. Eurixor, Isorel, and Vysorel are no longer commercially available.

In addition to European mistletoe, extracts from a type of Korean mistletoe (Viscum album var. coloratum [Kom.] Ohwi) have demonstrated in vitro and in vivocytotoxicity in laboratory studies.[47-51]

 

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Mistletoe grows on several types of trees, and the chemical composition of extracts derived from it depends on the following:[8,43,52-55]

• Species of the host tree (e.g., apple, elm, oak, pine, poplar, and spruce).
• Time of year harvested.
• How the extracts are prepared.
• The commercial producer.

Mistletoe extracts are prepared as aqueous solutions or solutions of water and alcohol, and they can be fermented or unfermented.[4,6,22,52,53,56-59] Some extracts are prepared according to homeopathic principles, and others are not. Accordingly, as homeopathic preparations, they are typically not chemically standardized extracts.[10,60] In addition, the commercial products can be subdivided according to the species of host tree, which is typically indicated in the product name by a suffix letter. Iscador, a fermented aqueous extract of Viscum album L. that is prepared as a homeopathic drug, is marketed as one of the following:[57]

• IscadorM (from apple trees; Malus domestica).
• IscadorP (from pine trees; Pinus sylvestris).
• IscadorQu (from oak trees; Quercus robur).
• IscadorU (from elm trees; Ulmus minor).

 

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Helixor, an unfermented aqueous extract of Viscum album L. that is standardized by its biological effect on human leukemia cells in vitro, is marketed as one of the following:[57]

• HelixorA (from spruce trees; Picea abies).
• HelixorM (from apple trees).
• HelixorP (from pine trees; Pinus sylvestris).

Eurixor (which is no longer commercially available), an unfermented aqueous extract of Viscum album L. harvested from poplar trees, is reportedly standardized to contain a specific amount of one of mistletoe’s lectins (i.e., the lectin ML-1).[57] For more information, see the History section. Some proponents contend the choice of extract should depend on the type of tumor and the sex of the patient.[55,57,61,62]

A recombinant ML-1 from Escherichia coli bacteria known as rViscumin or aviscumine has been studied in the laboratory and in phase I clinical trials. Because this is not an extract of mistletoe, it is out of the purview of this summary.[63]

 

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Mistletoe extracts are usually given by subcutaneous injection, although administration by other routes (i.e., oral, intrapleural, intratumoral, and intravenous) has been described.[19,22-26,39,43,55,57,60,64-70] In most reported studies, subcutaneous injections were given 2 to 3 times a week, but the overall duration of treatment varied considerably.

Viscum album is listed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, which is the officially recognized compendium for homeopathic drugs in this country.[71] Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority over homeopathic drugs, this authority is usually not exercised unless the drugs are formulated for injection or there is evidence of severe toxicity.

Before researchers can conduct clinical drug research in the United States, they must file an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the FDA. IND approval is also required for clinical investigation of homeopathic drugs. The FDA does not disclose information about IND applications or approvals; this information can be released only by the applicants. At least two U.S. investigators were given IND approval to study mistletoe as a treatment for people with cancer (NCCAM-02-AT-260 and TJUH-01F.45).

In this summary, the mistletoe extract or product used in each study will be specified wherever possible.

 

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intrapleural, intratumoral

 

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Hokay, fasting nao!!!

 

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Hokay, fasting nao!!!

She said she fasted 2.5 days before and after chemo - with chemo in between.