Cancer

Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on the Quality of Life in 16 Patients With Advanced Cancer

A Pilot Trial Melanie Schmidt, Nadja Pfetzer, Micheal Schwab, Ingrid Strauss, Ulrike Kämmerer Nutr Metab. 2011;8(54) Abstract Background Tumor patients exhibit an increased peripheral demand of fatty acids and protein. Contrarily, tumors utilize glucose as their main source of energy supply. Thus, a diet supplying the cancer patient with sufficient fat and protein for his […]

A synergistic antiproliferation effect of curcumin and docosahexaenoic acid in SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells: unique signaling not explained by the effects of either compound alone – Fulll Text

Jeffrey D Altenburg BMC Cancer201111:149 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-149 ©  Altenburg et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011 Received: 26 January 2011 Accepted: 21 April 2011 Published: 21 April 2011 Abstract Background Breast cancer is a collection of diseases in which molecular phenotypes can act as both indicators and mediators of therapeutic strategy. Therefore, candidate therapeutics must be assessed in the context of multiple cell lines with known […]

Lifestyle Interventions in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

Clarence H. Brown III, MD, Said M. Baidas, MD, Julio J. Hajdenberg, MD, Omar R. Kayaleh, MD, Gregory K. Pennock, MD, Nikita C. Shah, MD, Jennifer E. Tseng, MD Am J Lifestyle Med. 2009;3(5):337-348. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract Despite evidence that cancer death rates in the United States are declining, the absolute number of new […]

Prevention and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer by Curcumin in Combination With Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Malisetty V. Swamy , Bhargava Citineni , Jagan M. R. Patlolla , Altaf Mohammed , Yuting Zhang & Chinthalapally V. Rao Nutrition and Cancer Pages 81-89 | Received 21 Jul 2008, Accepted 22 Jul 2008, Published online: 10 Nov 2008 Abstract Pancreatic cancer BxPC-3 cells were exposed to curcumin, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or combinations of […]