Tag: cancer treatment

The dark side of seemingly miraculous immunotherapy cancer drugs.

The dark side of seemingly miraculous immunotherapy cancer drugs. Imagine you are diagnosed with melanoma, a cancer that can be quite deadly and compared to classical treatments such as chemo therapy which has a poor record for curing the disease, your doctor can get you into a clinical trial that gives you a greater chance of survival with a new type of treatment. Immunotherapy is all the rage in cancer treatment circles, since it offers renewed optimism for a successful cure of a particular cancer.   Unfortunately, the promise of a cure sometimes comes with the side effect of the body Read More »

Venus flytrap extract; a cure for cancer and other disease processes caused by viruses?

Venus flytrap extract; a cure for cancer and other disease processes caused by viruses? This morning, during my home office hours, the discussion of Venus Flytrap as a cure for the viruses responsible for many cancers, warts and other problems we encounter during our lives ensued. Apparently, Ronald Regan had taken this when he had polyps in the colon. Most people are unaware of how unimpressive the cancer cure rates actually are, especially, since after radiation, chemo and other horrible treatments that make us more ill, many of us often do not survive, or perhaps may have a relapse. There Read More »