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Bile Duct cancer – a better understanding
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: understanding the etiology (cause) of a problem isn’t sufficient but it can be helpful. Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) is a tough type of cancer and it sneaks…
How to detect Pancreatic cancer early
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This could be very beneficial and is worth asking your doctor about! “… We found that a kinase called PEAK1 is turned on very early in pancreatic…
LDN- the science on immune enhancement gets clearer
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Important work – but neither novel nor new. See this post from 2011 and see www.lowdosenaltrexone.org for info on immune enhancement using opiate receptors. “…Opioids,…
Soy is helpful for cancer. (hint: ERbeta)
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Soy is helpful if you have cancer. (It is also a healful preventive agent.) I know… You have been confused about this. Let’s think on this…
Cancer STEM cells catching on
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Good news – the importance of addressing cancer STEM cells is growing and more people are talking about this tragically neglected aspect of cancer care. Since the…
Prioritize addressing the cancer STEM cells
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: We know too much to ignore cancer stem cells. Ask your oncologist what he or she is doing to address your cancer STEM cells – I urge…
Propolis for prostate cancer – interesting research.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Propolis, the resin which honeybees gather from the sticky buds of new leaves and bring back to sterilize and varnish the inside of their hive has long…
New visualization of breast cancer informs of immune options
Dr. Weeks’ Comments: The elegant option is to enhance the immune system allowing it to address the cancer process. As any organic gardener knows, killing the cancer alone is as…
Helping the Immune system kill the Cancer
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Inhibiting agents which inhibit tumor inhibitors (if you read it again!) is indeed a good thing. We depend upon tumor suppressor genes P53 and P 21. Agents…
Progestin is NOT progesterone.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Synthetic drug knock-offs of natural products are the “near misses” or the “half-truths” which really get people into trouble. Progesterone is a fabulous hormone with many health…
