Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, March 28, 2013, from “Anti-emetic effect of ginger powder versus placebo as an add-on therapy in children and young adults receiving high emetogenic chemotherapy” in the February 2011 issue of Pediatric Blood and Cancer. In a study of 57 children with bone cancer (sarcoma), they were supplemented with ginger powder and experienced a significant decrease in symptoms of nausea and vomiting that occurs as a result of chemotherapy. Posted April 5, 2013. Read more »
Abstracted by Tatjana Djakovic, MS, from “Vitamin D Supplement Doses and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in the Range Associated with Cancer Prevention” in the January 19, 2011 Anticancer Research. Vitamin D keeps bones strong, but it also has other health benefits, such as protection from osteoporosis, high blood pressure, cancer, and several autoimmune diseases. Posted June 26, 2012. r/ar Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, March 9, 2012, from “Association of Vitamin A and Carotenoid Intake with Melanoma Risk in a Large Prospective Cohort” published online March 1, 2012 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Women with the highest supplement intake of vitamin A had a 26% reduced risk of melanoma vs. women not taking vitamin A supplements. Posted March 16, 2012 km/r Read more »
By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS – Dean of Academics, Huntington College of Health Sciences. Dietary limonene is able to lower the incidence of chemically-induced cancers as well as delay their appearance. Posted May 4, 2011. Read more »
By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS – Dean of Academics, Huntington College of Health Sciences. Antimutagenic agents such as Ellagic Acid inhibit the mutagenic process (a process where a cell could develop into a cancer). Posted May 4, 2011. Read more »
Abstracted by Jessica Patella, ND, from “Selenium and Bladder Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis.” In the August 2010 issue of American Association for Cancer Research. High levels of selenium have been shown to decrease risk of bladder cancer by 39%. Posted October 22, 2010. Read more »
By Art Presser, PharmD – President, Huntington College of Health Sciences. Free radicals are caused by aging, pollution, and radioactivity and cause cancer, heart diseases and aging. Antioxidants protects against this damage. mk/r Read more »
Abstracted by Marcia J. Egles, MD, from “Minerals and vitamins and the risk of bladder cancer: results from the New Hampshire Study” in Cancer Causes Control, Dec. 31, 2009. In smokers, researchers concluded that vitamin E, carotenoids, and niacin reduced the risk of bladder cancer by 42%, 38%, and 34% respectively. Posted January 14, 2010. mk/r Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Cod liver oil, other dietary supplements and survival among cancer patients with solid tumours”, in the September 1, 2009 issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Women who supplemented with cod liver oil decreased the risk of solid tumors by 23% and decreased the risk of lung cancer by 44%. Daily multivitamin supplementation use decreased lung cancer risk by 30%. Occasional supplement use decreased risk of all tumors by 17%, breast cancer risk by 34%, colorectal cancer by 35%, and lung cancer by 45%. Posted August 7, 2009. Read more »
Abstracted by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, from ”Total and Cancer Mortality After Supplementation With Vitamins and Minerals: Follow-up of the Linxian General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial” Journal Natl Cancer Inst, April 2009. Participants that consumed selenium, alpha-tocopherol, and beta carotene showed a 5% reduction in total mortality and an 11% reduction in gastric cancer mortality. Posted May 11, 2009. Read more »
