Originally published November 14 2003
New drug acts like Vitamin D to treat prostate cancer
by Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor
This new drug works very well against prostate cancer thanks to its resemblance to Vitamin D. So why not just take Vitamin D nutritional supplements like cod liver oil? Better yet, why not produce your own Vitamin D by getting a daily dose of natural sunlight? You don't need the drugs if you can make it yourself, and sunshine is far healthier than any prescription drug.
- WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A drug designed to mimic the effects of Vitamin D hormone may be able to boost the effectiveness of radiation treatment for prostate cancer, report researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in the current on-line edition of the British Journal of Cancer. "About 30 percent of men with locally advanced prostate cancer fail radiation therapy because the cancerous cells become resistant to treatment," said Constantinos Koumenis, Ph.D., lead researcher. In laboratory studies, Wake Forest researchers found that Zemplar, a drug manufactured to mimic vitamin D hormone (the active form of vitamin D) worked in synergy with radiation therapy to kill cancer cells and prevent cancer cell multiplication, while having little effect on normal cells.
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