Brain Cancer - What supplements good for brain cancer?
ZHION.COM    updated on July 22, 2011
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Message from a visitor on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:18 AM:
If there is any way you could send me info on cancer fighting elemints like onion, garlic, ginko bloba or any
research on positive intake of product it would be appreciated. My 18 yr old daughter started having seizures
and they found small spot on brain. This is early stages and I want to feed her the best products and get her free
of this life altering cancer.  Any info or sights I could read could help the kitchen in my house.
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Cordyceps sinensis and maitake extracts have been used in animal studies for brain cancer; the result of
cordyceps is promising, however, I do not know if it is effective in our body. Here is a summary:

Cordyceps sinensis
"Researchers from Nanjing University shouls that a polysaccharide extracted from a cultivated Cordyceps
sinensis fungus significantly enhanced superoxide dismutase activity of liver, brain and serum as well as
glutathione peroxidase activity of liver and brain in tumor-bearing mice. It also inhibited H22 tumor growth in the
mice.

maitake
In a study, researchers supplied 22- to 57-year-old cancer patients in stages II-IV with a combination of
MD-fraction and whole maitake powder. They observed cancer regression or significant symptom improvement
in 58.3 percent of liver cancer patients, 68.8 percent of breast cancer patients, and 62.5 percent of lung cancer
patients. However, the trial found a less than10-20 percent improvement for leukemia, stomach cancer, and
brain cancer patients."

Wenguanguo
Further, US patent application 20050276872 claims using Wenguanguo or Xanthoceras sorbifolia to treat
cancers including brain cancer.
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Herbal / Dietary Supplements / Foods that may lower the risk of certain types of cancer
: Avocados Banana, Bitter
Melon, Brown Seaweed, Capsicum, Cauliflower, Celery, Chlorophyll, Cordyceps, Curcumin, Dandelion, Ellagic acid,
Oldenlandia, Falcarinol, Fenugreek, Feverfew, Fish Oil, Forskolin, Galangal, Garlic, Gotu Kola, Green Tea, Grape Seed
Extract, Honokiol, Orange, Isothiocyanates, Linseed Oil, Limes, Lycopene, Maitake, Milk Thistle, Onion, Peony, Phellinus,
Quercetin, Pterostibene, Pycnogenol, Reishi, Rhubarb, Saffron, Stinging Nettle, Sweet Potatoes, and more. (Please read
the warning section)

Drugs listed in this website for chemotherapy:
Xeloda, Avastin, Herceptin,  Tykerb,
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WARNING
Some studies do show the anti-cancer activities of certain herbs and supplements, but most of the studies were done in
test-tube or animals. It is unclear if they are effective in human body. Further, the composition of the products in market are
not necessary the same as those in the studies.

Cancer cells can spread very quickly, while most of the herbs/supplements take long time to see the effects (even though
they are active in our body). Some targeted drug products, including monoclonal antibodies, are cancer cell specific, they
are potent and have less side effects (compared to conventional anti-cancer drugs).
Patients must discuss with their
doctors for the right treatment.