curcumin
Ralph Moss, in the May 30, 2010 newsletter Cancer Decisions, talks about a study indicating a longer "event-free survival" after a pbsct with myeloma patients who take low dose revlimid after sct therapy.
The supplement curcumin has been shown time and again to benefit cancer survivors. Myeloma survivors, in particular, will benefit from supplementing with curcumin- whether taking curcumin by itself or to enhance the effect of velcade.
The b-m.org archives are filled with articles, studies and posts about the benefit of curcumin.
Promising, no side effects...
Margaret's Corner talked about an interview with Dr. Aggarwal today- great blog post.
The link below is to a blog post from Margaret's Corner about the anti flu properties of curcumin supplementation. There is a growing amount of research clearly indicating many health benefits of curcumin, fish oil and vitamin D supplementation well beyond anti-myeloma activity. The list goes from anti-cancer action to anti-parkinsons and now to anti-flu.
David Emerson
Lori Puente emailed this article to me this am (thanks Lori) and I am posting it to the group- as the articles below discuss, curcumin has anti-cancer action, (anti myeloma, anti esophageal, anti head and neck) anti-plaque (parkinson's) and even anti-fat- please excuse my hyperbole- it is practically a wonder supplement.
Scientists say curry compound kills cancer cells - Yahoo! News
David Emerson
curcumin supplementation reduces the risk of blood clots
MANILA, Philippines--Each and every one of us has experienced some form of blood clotting at some point in our lives.
We usually observe this whenever we cut or bruise ourselves—the streaming blood would eventually “harden,” forming clumps that in time, stops the bleeding (although it depends on how big or how deep the wound is).
This is part of the body’s natural mechanism to seal the damaged blood vessel and to prevent more blood from leaking out.
CRP is reduced by curcumin, fish oil, other supplements
Scientists report that a protein best known as a common marker of inflammation plays a key role in the progression of human cancer. The research, published in the journal Cancer Cell, implicates C-reactive protein (CRP) as a potential target for cancer treatment.
Please advise, the best brand of curcumin. I am 44 yr old mother and have recently been told i have multiple myeloma stg 2 and require chemo followed by autologous transplant- however, from reading up about it- it seems i have smoldering myeloma and am hesistsnt about starting revlimid and would like to use alternate remedies.
thanx Sarah
curcumin and mgus?
If anyone would like a copy of this study emailed to them let me know- it is 10 pages, pretty dense stuff but you will get something from reading the study- David
Hi I am Jane from England UK,
I will give you a brief history and some info about where I am at the moment.
Diagnosed MGUS 2002 aged 37
Diagnosed Smoldering January 2008
My most recent lab results are:
Over a year ago bone marrow 26% plasma cells
November 2008 IGG 4190 (41.9 uk), Paraprotein 2190 (21.9 uk) Globulin 60 ( dont know the US figures) Kappa 157, Lambda 1.0 K/L ratio 111.
email David Emerson if you want me to email you this article in PDF format
a b s t r a c t
Although turmeric (Curcuma longa; an Indian spice) has been described in Ayurveda, as a
treatment for inflammatory diseases and is referred by different names in different cultures,
the active principle called curcumin or diferuloylmethane, a yellow pigment present in
turmeric (curry powder) has been shown to exhibit numerous activities. Extensive research
over the last half century has revealed several important functions of curcumin. It binds to a
New research is documenting the many health benefits of piperine
In a study reported in the September edition of the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology the effect of various doses of piperine was determined. Results showed that piperine at all dosage ranges used in the study possessed anti-depression like activity and cognitive enhancing effects at all treatment durations. Researchers determined that piperine is a functional food that improves brain functioning.
Curcumin and possible medical benefits
Margaret is both a myeloma survivor and the unofficial curcumin queen. Her site is all about myeloma and curcumin.
curcumin
CurCumin in multiple myeloma
Myeloma Today in conversation with Dr. Bharat Aggarwal
Please tell us about the use of natural products in
cancer therapy.
The use of natural products in cancer therapy is noth-
ing new. Between the years 1981 and 2002 almost
74% of all drugs approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) were either natural products,
were based thereon, or mimicked them in one form or
another. Many of the active chemical entities in these
natural products have already been identified. So it is
here are david's thoughts
This article on curcumin doesn't give any new info on the subject of curcumin but since it was in my hometown paper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I thought I'd post it. David
"Bharat Aggarwal knew that the protein, tumor necrosis
factor, or TNF, could cause a whole cascade of inflammation
in the human body -- a very bad thing. He also knew that
turmeric, the yellow curry spice, was a potent
anti-inflammatory in traditional ayurvedic medicine."
If you don't already supplement with resveritrol and curcumin, please read these articles-David
This link is to Margaret's Corner on nkfactor-Â
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"The natural products, curcumin and resveratrol, are established
anti-inflammatory compounds that mediate their effects by inhibiting
activation of NF-kappaB signaling."
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This forum as well as Margaret's Corner have covered curcumin's ability to combat cancer but this article talks about curcumin and other therapies and their ability to help survivor's with their side effects. DavidÂ
Alternative Medicine for Cancer Related Fatigue