Thank you once again for joining us in our ongoing review of
medical articles regarding resveratrol.
This month we are going to concentrate on 3 review articles on cancer
and the ongoing research with resveratrol.
Something new to this blog is the PMID number at the end of each
article. If you go to www.pubmed.com you
will be able to put the number into the search
block which will then take you to that specific article.
Cancer. From the University of Wisconsin in Madison
comes an article on cancer prevention.
For cancer of the lung, colon, breast or prostate, the outlook for
patient in whom the cancer has already spread is grim. There are four cancers in this country that
account for more than half of all cancer deaths in the United States. One alternative to dealing with metastatic
cancer is to prevent them altogether.
They review the use of non-toxic agents as to prevent the cancers. They then concentrate on resveratrol and its
proven ability to protect against several cancer types. This paper breaks down the research for each
of the different cancers. The authors then
urge more human trials for cancer prevention by resveratrol. PMID 12792772
Cancer. From M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
comes an article on the prevention and treatment of cancer, concentrating on resveratrol. Many articles in medical journals shows the anticancer properties of resveratrol
against lymphoid and myeloid cancers, multiple myeloma, cancers of the breast,
prostate, stomach, colon, pancreas, and thyroid, melanoma, head and neck
cancers., ovarian cancer and cervical
cancer. They aid in stopping cell
division of the cancer cells and block the in- growth of new blood vessels to
supply increased blood flow to the cancer cells. This occurs at many different steps in a
series of chemical reactions and results in both prevention and therapy against
many cancers. The few human studies that
have been done show that resveratrol is safe.
To date, the bulk of research has been done in either lab animals or
cell cultures and is promising. PMID15517885
Cancer. Also from the University of Wisconsin is an
article on the use of resveratrol in combination with traditional chemotherapy
agents. They review several articles
showing both the preventative effect and a therapeutic effect of resveratrol
against certain cancers. They also
reviewed recent publications suggesting how useful resveratrol is when given in
combination with chemotherapy agents.
They have an additive effect resulting in a decrease in the dose of
chemotherapy. This results in decreased
side effects and decreased toxicity along with increased effectiveness. PMID 23855473
Hopefully you find these articles as interesting and useful
as I did. The use of the new p.m. PMID
numbers should be of value as well.
Until next month.
Dr Bob
