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PHDCOMICS’ take on cancer and cancer research

April 24, 2017 / Margaret / Leave a comment

Many thanks to a blog reader (and friend on Facebook) for this link: goo.gl/4Tfd40.

Whatever you believe (1. the cure for myeloma or any other type of cancer is around the corner; 2. there will never be a cure for myeloma or any other type of cancer, and so on), this cartoon provides some serious food for thought…

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  • GOOD OR BAD FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA? THIS IS A HELP PAGE WITH LINKS…
    • First, do no harm (myeloma subpopulations)
    • SMOLDERING FOR 18 YEARS: TAB’s story…
    • WATCH AND WAIT: a blood cancer website for MGUS, SMM, etc.
  • Living with smoldering myeloma
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        • Case of spontaneous remission in SMM
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        • Curcumin, bortezomib and MM
        • Curcumin, chemoresistance, bortezomib and thalidomide
        • Dietary flavonoids and bortezomib
        • EGCG and bortezomib
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        • Elderberry and H1N1
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        • Consumer Lab 2011 report on curcumin brands
        • “Curcumin for monoclonal gammopathies. What can we hope for, what should we fear.” My comments on the Vermorken study, 2012, in three parts.
      • Getting rid of curcumin stains
      • Margaret’s curcumin PROTOCOL
        • BioCurcumax/BCM-95, Jan-Mar 2008
        • Blog readers’ personal stories
          • Smoldering for 18 years
        • Curcumin-chocolate recipe/ricetta curcumina-cioccolato
        • Meriva curcumin
        • My fall 2010 protocol
        • Phase I study of surface-controlled water soluble curcumin (Theracurmin CR-011L)
        • Sherlock’s Page
        • Some 2007 test results
        • Some 2008 test results
        • Some 2009 test results
        • Some 2010 test results
      • MD Anderson curcumin-myeloma clinical trial results
        • Australian MGUS-curcumin clinical trial
        • Curcumin as possible maintenance therapy: Phase II study at MD Anderson, June 2011
        • Curcumin-pancreatic cancer trial results
        • University of Leicester begins bowel cancer-curcumin trial…
    • What is Curcumin?
      • CURCUMIN BRANDS/SOURCES in the U.S. and Europe
        • CURCUMINA IN ITALIA
  • MD Anderson curcumin-myeloma clinical trial: preliminary report
  • OTHER ANTI-MYELOMA/CANCER SUBSTANCES: RESVERATROL
    • Anthocyanin Pigments
    • Apigenin
    • Arabinoxylan rice bran (MGN-3/Biobran)
    • Ashwagandha/withanolides
    • Avemar
    • Betulinic Acid
    • Black Cumin (Nigella sativa)
    • Boswellic acid
    • Butein
    • Caffeine, VEGF and IL-8
    • Capsaicin
    • Cardamonin
    • Celastrol/Thunder of God
    • Ciclopirox olamine (=nail fungus treatment)
      • Piroctone olamine = antifungal, anti-dandruff AND anti-myeloma?
    • Cyclopamine
    • Dandelion tea
    • DMAPT/parthenolide
      • 2004 Phase I feverfew clinical trial
    • EGCG (from green tea)
      • Bortezomib and EGCG
    • Ellagic Acid
    • Emodin
    • Gambogic Acid
    • Genistein
    • Ginger
    • Glycyrrhizin
    • Gossypin
    • Gossypol analogue
    • Guggulsterone
    • Hesperetin
    • Honokiol
    • Kinetin riboside
    • Moringa oleifera
    • Olive oil/leaves
    • Omega-3
    • Papain (from papaya)
    • Polyherbal Zyflamend
    • Pristimerin
    • Quercetin
    • Reishi/Ganoderma lucidum
    • Saw palmetto/Serenoa repens
    • Scutellaria Baicalensis
    • Sea cucumbers
    • Sesamin (from sesame)
    • SRT501 (resveratrol) trial suspended
    • Thyme oil
    • Ursolic Acid
    • Xanthohumol/hop plant
    • Zalypsis
    • Zerumbone
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      • Acrylamide: bad stuff!
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      • Broccoli
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      • Fighting RSK2 Activity in MM with…Vindaloo?
      • Healthful food combinations
      • Manuka honey inhibits MRSA etc.
        • Infection fighters: Manuka honey and pomegranates
      • Onions
    • Reversing cancer…NYTimes article
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  • When to Look For Alternative Treatments…
    • Can we overcome the fear of cancer?
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