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01/03/2009 05:30 AM
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Mast Cells and Luteolin in Cancer Treatment, Part 1 |
Here’s a post I have been promising for a while now. Let’s look at Luteolin, a practically anonymous, food-derived agent with numerous possible uses in cancer treatment.
Nobody has heard of Luteolin. That is because the research being done in its potential anti-cancer application is really new.
What is it anyway? Luteolin is a bioflavonoid that is [...]
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12/30/2008 01:10 PM
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The Right Time for Chemotherapy Drugs for Dog Cancer? |
I have been posting on what a huge issue timing can be when it comes to dog cancer treatments.
In conventional cancer care, this area is utterly overlooked, except in Europe (especially France) and only a couple of spots in the US.
Why does it matter?
Well, dogs (as well as people, other animals, plants, algae, and “lower” [...]
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12/25/2008 01:58 AM
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Chronotherapy in Dog Cancer part 2 |
This is the second post on chronotherapy, or timed treatments to decrease side effects and increase effectiveness. We are talking about giving a treatment at specific times during the day to achieve these effects, whether a medication, radiation, or chemotherapy.
So the body does different things during different times of the day. Drugs are handling differently, [...]
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12/20/2008 04:39 AM
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Is timing everything? Timing of Treatments for Dog Cancer |
A brand new branch of science has been developing over the last couple of decades:
Chronotherapy.
Very simply, this means timing treatment for the best results. Say you take an antibiotic at a certain time of day. Would you be more likely to get better if you took it at 10 PM instead of 10 AM?
The answer, [...]
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12/16/2008 04:43 AM
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An Antibiotic for Dog Cancer |
Antibiotics are normally used to treat infections, but not many know that there are anti-tumor antibiotics.
One of the cheapest, safest, and most easily obtained through a vet? Doxycycline. Now, doxycycline is not a dream antibiotic. It actually has fairly limited use as an antibiotic. Some use it for dental infections, but it is most commonly [...]
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12/12/2008 04:46 PM
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Is The Cause of Cancer Really Not Known? |
Conventional vets (and I count myself among this group) suggest that the cause of cancer is not known.
Well, this statement rests on a faulty premise, because there is no single cause of cancer. Cancer is the product of many separate steps that all must occur before the disease happens.
So of course the cause is not [...]
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12/05/2008 11:06 AM
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Chemotherapy toxicity in dog cancer: Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) |
Chemotherapy agents are used to help slow the growth of tumors, improve life quality, and decrease tumor spread in dogs. Although the doses used are less than in humans, toxicity of chemo drugs is still a concern.
The big problem is that things that decrease toxicity of the chemo drugs often will decrease the effectiveness of [...]
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11/30/2008 07:09 PM
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The Toxicity of Potent Dog Chemo Drug Doxorubicin |
Vets and veterinary oncologist use Doxorubicin (also called Adriamycin) in many different chemotherapy plans.
Common dog cancers treated with this drug include lymphosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, other sarcomas, and carcinomas.
This is not a mickey-mouse drug. It is one of the main players in conventional dog cancer chemo treatments. It also has corresponding side effects that, from time [...]
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11/26/2008 08:32 PM
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New treatment for Dogs with Melanoma |
Chalk up a win for the Animal Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering. These two medical facilities have teamed up with Merial, one of the major companies producing drugs for dogs.
They came up with a winner: a vaccination for dogs that have malignant melanoma, a type of cancer of the skin or mouth.
This is not [...]
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11/22/2008 04:57 PM
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Dog Cancer Words You Should Know: Grade and Stage |
I think it is important to clear up some words about dog cancer, and cancer in general. It helps to define what you are talking about with the vet or oncologist so you can get the best info to make your decisions.
As your dog’s primary health advocate, you will be called upon to make some [...]
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