Why Didn’t my Doctor Tell Me Chemo Kills?
In my daily research I came
across a report so alarming I put aside planned writing in order to
bring this to the attention of those who care about life. It has to do
with one of the main treatments for cancer used in modern
medicine—chemotherapy. New research has documented that chemotherapy,
far from ridding anyone of cancer actually feeds the growth and spread
of cancer.
Sometimes it almost seems like the drugs
industry works overtime to find new ways to hurt, cripple or even kill
us. Scientist Peter Nelson of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
in Seattle in a write-up of a study of why cancer cells were so easy to
kill in the lab but not inside our bodies, found that healthy cells
damaged by chemotherapy secreted more of a protein called WNT16B which
boosts cancer cell survival. “The increase in WNT16B was completely
unexpected,” Nelson told AFP.
industry works overtime to find new ways to hurt, cripple or even kill
us. Scientist Peter Nelson of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
in Seattle in a write-up of a study of why cancer cells were so easy to
kill in the lab but not inside our bodies, found that healthy cells
damaged by chemotherapy secreted more of a protein called WNT16B which
boosts cancer cell survival. “The increase in WNT16B was completely
unexpected,” Nelson told AFP.
He added that,“WNT16B, when secreted,
would interact with nearby tumor cells and cause them to grow, invade,
and importantly, resist subsequent therapy.” That would explain why in
cancer treatment, tumors often respond well initially, followed by rapid
regrowth and then resistance to further chemotherapy.
would interact with nearby tumor cells and cause them to grow, invade,
and importantly, resist subsequent therapy.” That would explain why in
cancer treatment, tumors often respond well initially, followed by rapid
regrowth and then resistance to further chemotherapy.
The study was conducted by a team of
scientists from different cancer research centers, universities as well
as from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. It was published
online in August 2012 in the journal Nature Medicine. Among their
alarming conclusions was that, “The expression of WNT16B in the prostate
tumor microenvironment attenuated the effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy
in vivo, promoting tumor cell survival and disease progression.”
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/06/03/why-didn-t-my-doctor-tell-me-chemo-kills/
scientists from different cancer research centers, universities as well
as from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. It was published
online in August 2012 in the journal Nature Medicine. Among their
alarming conclusions was that, “The expression of WNT16B in the prostate
tumor microenvironment attenuated the effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy
in vivo, promoting tumor cell survival and disease progression.”
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/06/03/why-didn-t-my-doctor-tell-me-chemo-kills/
