Seanty's experiences with Metastatic Malignant Melanoma.
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Oxford Cancer Centre and
Addenbrooks in Cambridge are both conducting Phase 1 trials of the
PLX4032/RO4987655 "superdrug" for patients with advanced MM.
Just in case you hadn't heard, CRUK have sequenced a complete melanoma genome, and found 33,000 mutations, confirming the "multi-hit" nature of cancer causation.
More.
A fellow melanoma patient asked me this week about the UK trial of a new anti-melanoma drug, a MEK inhibitor called RO4987655.
Here's a clinical trial in the UK of the drug. The drug gave complete remission in an animal study, and
side-effects are not too bad. It has a similar mode of action to the
PLX4032 drug which is giving such hope. Sounds worth a shot.
Labels: Clinical, inhibitor, MEK, RO4987655, Trial
A concerned friend of a melanoma patient has written to me to ask about naturopathy in general and a naturopath called Etienne Callebout in particular. Of course naturopathy is
little more than systematised quackery, but let's have a quick look at the things Callebout's publicity says he uses to treat cancer:
714X-Quackery
Aloe vera-Quackery
Amygdalin (laetrile)- Quackery
Bovine cartilage - Quackery
DMSO - Quackery
- you get the idea.
Wobe-Mugos enzymes - worthless
Glandulars - senseless
Green tea can be a nice drink, but does not cure cancer.
Iscador -is a trade name for mistletoe extract which "has no proven benefit and can cause harm"
Flaxseed oil - extremely questionable
Maitake - extremely questionable
Shark cartilage - Quackery
Homeopathic remedies - there are no such things
A quick glance over the 'net shows that these are just a small selection from Callebout's extensive arsenal of nice little earners.
Cancer Patients Beware!
Labels: etienne callebout, naturopathy, quack