"Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice"

TimmyMallett wrote: »

the article seems to be over 4 years old (going on the comments).

The greater argument at the heart of the article is still very vaild though - how can the brains in the world that are capable of putting man into space have not yet found a cure for cancer or AIDS?

Because "cancer" isn't a single disease, there are so many different types that "curing cancer" is just a catch all term that means curing hundreds of illnesses at once. A lot of cancers are cureable anyway.

I stopped reading after...
In human bodies there is a natural cancer fighting human cell, the mitochondria, but they need to be triggered to be effective.

I really hope that was just a typo.

cesc77 wrote: »

Yoda says "wtf?", and "a strong coffee I recommend"

They did it forty odd years ago, the computing power in the moon lander was less than a late nineties mobile phone and the combined computing power of the entire ground control would be outstripped by a ps3.

smk89 wrote: »

The human body has 2 million proteins of which only a handful are understood, let alone cataloged. And even though the human genome project has been completed it will still take 600 years at the present rate to understand how genes work.
Cancer is like data corruption in computers, a side effect of how they work. And no matter how hard the correction method it will always be there.

I'm not the one saying that it should be easy to cure cancer?

The onset of a cancer can be triggered by more than just the mitochondrial pathway. Cancer is a very wide term describing mostly manifestation. It is loosely described as uncontrolled growth of cells. This can arise form excess growth stimulus, aberrant activation of growth effectors, inhibition of apoptosis, via tumour supression genes and oncogenes.

The specific pathology in each case is complex and unique to the form of cancer. It follows that there id no cure to cancer. Cancer encompasses so many pathologies that the cure of cancer is impossible.

For clarification, PM me.

Found a link to an article on a reputable medical website (which I'm unable to post),
which contains comments from patients suffering from aggressive brain tumours and colon cancer and they themselves are on trials with the DCA drug.

And some of their results are pretty remarkable.

16. Rob on May 14, 2010 7:32 PM writes...

I have been using DCA since last May 21st for metastatic colon cancer. No other chemo. The first two CT scans after May 21st showed significant reductions in tumor size and the last four have shown no change. A year after discovering a rapid growing set of large tumors I remain symptom free and have raised my dosage back to my initial dosage to see if I can get another tumor reduction. I think the DCA is working and the latest oncologist I saw agrees.

18. Rob on May 15, 2010 12:01 PM writes...

I started out at one gram per day, I weigh around 190. I have been at 2 grams a day and now have upped it to 3 grams a day. That is for five days and them two weeks off. I don't have any rationale for this other than to avoid peripheral neuropathy which I have. And after stopping DCA the neuropathy continues to increase for a week. I take 300 to 500 mg of B-l plus a B Complex to counter this also.

Look at theDCAsite for far better dosage info than from me.

While I give all the credit for my stable cancer to DCA because that is all I took in the beginning when I had the actual reductions in tumor size and also when I took it for the longest periods, 20 days without a break and when I developed PN, I now take a lot of other things.

Metformin 200 mg
Artemisinin one gram
Artesunate 100 mg
Fish Oil 7 grams
Vit D3 4000 iu
Curcumin
EGCG for its caffeine

Again no symptoms, feel fine, ride my bike. My oncologist hear nothing in my lungs. It is a bit unreal since on average I am supposed to be dead having had no standard chemo.

Timeline
Resection in 12/06
Diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer 4/09
Six CT scans since but no treatment since at leading, number one or two, cancer hospital.
Accepted for Phase One clinical trial last month but am waiting for later, higher dose, cohort in Oct or Dec.
Being considered for another Phase One trial.
Have been seen by four oncologist at three major hospitals and a medical group.

No doctor has agreed to work with me and DCA but there are doctors who will. Check it out.

21. rob on May 23, 2010 3:41 AM writes...
Dave,

Nothing but DCA and what I listed. No progression last 8 months, two regressions in the first four months. total now approaching 13 months. No weight loss, good appetite.

Hylar tumor originally 4x3.6 cm now 3x2 something cm. Nodule in right upper lung always at 2x2 cm but looks broken up to me in last CT scan.

31. dustin on September 14, 2010 7:52 PM writes...

I've been doing a lot of reading about DCA and the possible benefits on brain tumours and I can tell you all this.....my wife was diagnosed with a tumour on her cerebellum and because we are lucky enough to be living in Alberta AND because she met all the requirements, she was included in the U of A trials. With that said, she had NO surgery and NO chemo or radiation....she was only given DCA and some vitamines and after two months her scan revealed that it shrunk by 20% and two weeks later it revealed that that little piece of hell in her head was stopped in its tracks!She is too continue this treatment until November and than we will see whats next....

Nevore wrote: »

Why can't you post it?

Isn't posting links to external sites against forum rules?

Ah **** it, here you go.

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/05/14/dca_and_cancer_more_results.php

& here is some further updates on the testing of DCA.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2010/05/12/dca-brain-cancer.html

A Yacult complaining about the public being fooled by the big pharmaceuticals? Oh the irony.