Fever therapy (cancer) revisited

[Hannah Bell]

http://bioinfo.tg.fh-giessen.de/cancer/hobohm-2005-bjc.pdf.

The phenomenon of spontaneous regression and remission from cancer has been observed by many physicians and was described in hundreds of publications...

A large fraction of spontaneous regressions and remissions described in the literature was preceded by a hefty feverish infection. The hypothesis that fever can have therapeutic value can be brought in line both with successful historical attempts to apply fever using bacterial extracts and with immunological evidence. Putative beneficial effects of fever should as well act preventive,and indeed epidemiological studies show that a personal history of feverish infections reduces the likelihood to develop cancer later....

[Hannah Bell]

1. The role of iron in cancer

Eur J Cancer Prev. 1996 Feb;5(1):19-36.Links
Weinberg ED.
Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.

Numerous laboratory and clinical investigations over the past few decades have observed that one of the dangers of iron is its ability to favour neoplastic cell growth. The metal is carcinogenic due to its catalytic effect on the formation of hydroxyl radicals, suppression of the activity of host defence cells and promotion of cancer cell multiplication.

In both animals and humans, primary neoplasms develop at body sites of excessive iron deposits.

The invaded host attempts to withhold iron from the cancer cells via sequestration of the metal in newly formed ferritin. The host also endeavours to withdraw the metal from cancer cells via macrophage synthesis of nitric oxide.

Quantitative evaluation of body iron and of iron-withholding proteins has prognostic value in cancer patients.

Procedures associated with lowering host iron intake and inducing host cell iron efflux can assist in prevention and management of neoplastic diseases.

Pharmaceutical methods for depriving neoplastic cells of iron are being developed in experimental and clinical protocols.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8664805

PMID: 8664805

[Hannah Bell]

2. Effects of low-fat diet on incidence of actinic keratosis

ABSTRACT

Background

Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions and are a sensitive and important manifestation of sun-induced skin damage. Studies in animals have shown that dietary fat influences the incidence of sun-induced skin cancer...


Methods

We randomly assigned 76 patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer either to continue their usual diet (control group) or to eat a diet with 20 percent of total caloric intake as fat...


Results

After...the 24-month study period...

The cumulative number of new actinic keratoses per patient from months 4 through 24 was 10 (±13) in the control group and 3 (±7) in the dietary-intervention group (P = 0.001 = highly significant).


Conclusions

In patients with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer, a low-fat diet reduces the incidence of actinic keratosis.

https://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/330/18/1272

[tabatha]

4. There are different kinds of fat - healthy and non-healthy.

I also read a book where the author subscribes cancer more likely in persons who eat too many carbohydrates and sugars. I think there are a number of factors that need to be considered.

[tabatha]

5. Problems also arise with high iron and Vitamin C levels.

Many multi-vitamins now label their products as having low iron content.

And Vitamin C is a cancer fighter.

[Celebration]

3. hmmm

May be a good reason not to get the flu vaccine. Get an occasional flu and it kills all the budding cancer cells.............

[Orrex]

6. Are you out of your mind?

[Tumbulu]

7. I wonder if hot flashes provide a similar benefit.....

...just looking for silver linings everywhere. Actually I had heard about this before and found it fascinating. Thanks for posting it.