With the sad announcement that Teddy Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, Mantuition presents some astonishing recent studies that suggest that Red wine, Mushrooms, Tumeric, Red peppers can kill cancer and sugar & mobile phones can kill you quicker than smoking!

Risks

Mobile phones more dangerous than smoking!

30th March 2008: Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take “immediate steps” to reduce exposure to their radiation.

Using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer. Cancers take at least a decade to develop, invalidating official safety assurances based on earlier studies which included few, if any, people who had used the phones for that long.

Cancer cells thrive on sugar

Apr 17th 2008: Durham, N.C. — U.S. medical researchers say they’ve discovered why cancer cells like sugar so much — a finding than might lead to better cancer treatments.

Diet high in Saturated fats reduces effectiveness of prostrate cancer treatment

In the online version of the International Journal of Cancer, Dr. Sara Strom and associates evaluate the association between saturated fat intake and biochemical failure among men who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP).

Prevention

Active ingredient in the spice Tumeric may help fight cancers

Evidence is mounting that curcumin may help fight many cancers, says Bharat Aggarwal, a professor of cancer medicine at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In addition to reporting that curcumin blocks most of the mechanisms by which prostate cancer cells survive and grow, he and his colleagues have listed nearly 40 animal studies that suggest curcumin may have a strong protective effect against common cancers, including those of the breast, colon, lung, prostate and skin.

Red wine antioxidant helps kill cancer

25th March 2008: Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell’s core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function. The study is published in the March edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.

Red peppers fight prostrate cancer: (as above). All hot peppers, from cayenne to habaneros to the new, ultra-fiery Bhut Jolokia or “ghost chili,” get their kick from capsaicin, a compound that triggers the body to produce more heat, and hence, burn more energy.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported in Cancer Research in 2006 that feeding mice doses of capsaicin equal to a human eating 10 habanero peppers three times a week dramatically inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells. Another research group at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute investigated capsaicin in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. In mice fed the equivalent of one spicy Indian meal a day, tumors shrank by nearly half after only three to five days.

Blood thinners like Aspirin may help fight cancer

09th March 2008: WASHINGTON - Blood-thinning drugs such as aspirin may help fight cancer by denying shelter to wandering tumor cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
Experiments in mice showed that combining aspirin with an experimental anti-clotting drug slowed the growth and spread of breast and melanoma tumors.

Vitiman D: Cancer miracle preventer

Sunlight has a powerful anti-cancer effect through its role in producing vitamin D in bare skin.[...] “Vitamin D is a particularly effective agent in inhibiting abnormal growth or development of malignancies in epithelial tissues,” says Cedric Garland, a professor of preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

Cure

Best treatment for Prostrate cancer- Ultrasound:

HIFU. It’s short for high intensity focused ultrasound. Because it’s not approved patients must leave the country (US) just to have it done.

Mushroom extract could stop breast cancer growth:

LONDON, Apr. 15, 2008 - Extracts from a mushroom used for centuries in Eastern Asian medicine may stop breast cancer cells from growing and could become a new weapon in the fight against the killer disease, scientists said on Tuesday.

New Research could could help cure Brain cancer:

04th April 2008: This year, the Centre for Neurological Diseases has also begun two new research projects investigating the role that a specific neuropeptide - known as substance P - can play in helping to prevent injury and death in victims of stroke. Substance P is a neurotransmitter and modulator that appears to be connected with brain haemorrhage.
“These haemorrhages exacerbate the injury caused by stroke or brain trauma and are known to significantly increase mortality and worsen outcome in survivors. However, the mechanisms associated with how this exacerbation occurs are still unknown,” Professor Vink says.
“Our lab has evidence to suggest that substance P may play a major role in the injury process, and the use of antagonists which act to block substance P may therefore be highly beneficial in improving a patient’s outcome.”

Mantuition: You have nothing to lose from following some of these suggestions and everything to gain. As if you need an excuse to drink wine and have a curry!