All Videos for Chemotherapy

The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Terminal Cancer

What can we conclude about the role of IV vitamin C after 33 years of trials involving at least 1,600 patients?



Vitamin C Supplements for Terminal Cancer Patients

If studies from the 1970s showed cancer patients treated with vitamin C lived 4 times longer and sometimes even 20 times longer, why isn’t it standard practice today?



Intravenous Vitamin C for Terminal Cancer Patients

Studies in the 1970s with terminal cancer patients appeared to show an extraordinary survival gain with vitamin C, a simple and relatively nontoxic therapy.



Is a Neutropenic Diet Necessary for Cancer Patients?

Immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing chemotherapy, are often denied fresh fruits and vegetables to ostensibly protect them against foodborne illness.



Peppermint Aromatherapy for Nausea

Is the relief of nausea and vomiting after surgery from sniffing peppermint extract due to the mint, the alcohol vapors, or just the controlled breathing?



Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold

Beta glucan fiber in nutritional yeast may improve immune function, but there is a concern about lead contamination in some brands.



Can Oatmeal Help Fatty Liver Disease?

Is whole grain consumption just a marker for healthier behaviors, or do whole grains have direct health benefits?



Oatmeal Lotion for Chemotherapy-Induced Rash

Oats are put to the test against cetuximab-type chemo side effects to see just how soothing and anti-inflammatory they can be.



Caloric Restriction vs. Plant-Based Diets

What is the best strategy to lower the level of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1?



Turmeric Curcumin & Pancreatic Cancer

Carcinogens in grilled and baked chicken may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, while curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric, may sometimes help even in advanced stages of the disease.



Anticancer Potential of Sweet Potato Proteins

Sweet potatoes are not just one of the healthiest and cheapest sources of nutrition; the predominant protein is a type of protease inhibitor that may have cancer-fighting properties.



Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer

For accessible cancers such as skin, mouth, and vulva, the spice turmeric can be applied in an ointment. Note: there’s an image of ulcerating breast cancer from 3:03 to 3:09 that viewers may find disturbing.



Turmeric Curcumin & Colon Cancer

What role might the spice turmeric play in both the prevention of precancerous polyps, and the treatment of colorectal cancer?



Phytates for the Treatment of Cancer

Do the anticancer effects of phytates in a petri dish translate out into clinical studies on cancer prevention and treatment?



Low-Carb Diets and Coronary Blood Flow

Blood flow within the hearts of those eating low-carb diets was compared to those eating plant-based diets.



Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death

The spice turmeric appears to be able to switch back on the self-destruct mechanism within cancer cells.



Carcinogen-Blocking Effects of Turmeric

Less than a teaspoon a day of turmeric appears to significantly lower the DNA-mutating ability of cancer-causing substances.



Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer

Dramatically lower cancer rates in India may in part be attributable to their more plant-based, spice-rich diet.



Seeing Red No. 3: Coloring to Dye For

The artificial food coloring Red No. 3 has yet to be banned—despite its purported role in causing thousands of cases of thyroid cancer.



Is Liquid-Smoke Flavoring Carcinogenic?

Different brands of liquid smoke flavorings have been tested for DNA-damaging potential, p53 activation, and levels of known carcinogens. Smoked foods such as ham, turkey, barbequed chicken, herring, and salmon were also tested.



Food Antioxidants and Cancer

Antioxidant intake from foods (not supplements) is associated with lower cancer risk.



Orange Aromatherapy for Anxiety

The smell of sweet orange essential oil may have anxiety-reducing properties without the potentially addictive, sedating, and adverse effects of Valium-type benzodiazepine drugs.



Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable

Simple changes in diet and lifestyle may quadruple a woman’s survival rate from breast cancer.



Treating Multiple Sclerosis with the Swank MS Diet

A plant-based diet may not only be the safest treatment for multiple sclerosis; it may also be the most effective.



Starving Cancer with Methionine Restriction

Methionine restriction—best achieved through a plant-based diet—may prove to have a major impact on patients with cancer because, unlike normal tissues, many human tumors require the amino acid methionine to grow.



Which Seaweed Is Most Protective Against Breast Cancer?

Nori seaweed snacks may favorably alter estrogen metabolism by modulating women’s gut flora, resulting in decreased breast cancer risk.



More than an Apple a Day: Preventing the Most Common Diseases

Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition, and developed this brand-new live presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research on how a healthy diet can affect some of our most common medical conditions.



Strawberries vs. Esophageal Cancer

A randomized phase II clinical trial on the ability of strawberries to reverse the progression to esophageal cancer.



The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?

About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?



Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Clinical Evidence

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of flax seeds in breast cancer patients finds flax appears to have the potential to reduce tumor growth—in just a matter of weeks.



Gerson-style Therapy vs. Chemotherapy

For decades, studies on Gerson therapy for cancer have questioned its safety and efficacy. But, what does the latest head-to-head trial of a Gerson-style regime, versus chemotherapy, show in terms of survival and quality of life for pancreatic cancer ?



How Much Broccoli Is Too Much?

Four cups of broccoli sprouts a day may exceed the safe dose of the cruciferous phytonutrient sulforaphane.



Power Plants

Many of the most powerful drugs in modern medicine’s arsenal came from natural products, from penicillin to the chemotherapy agents Taxol® and vincristine.



Amla vs. Cancer Cell Invasion

Indian gooseberries (amla) block breast cancer cell growth and metastasis potential in vitro.



Are Avocados Health-Promoting?

Persin, a natural toxin found in avocados, appears so effective at killing breast cancer cells that it is being considered as a chemotherapy agent.



Vegetables vs. Breast Cancer

Mushrooms may help prevent breast cancer by acting as an aromatase inhibitor to block breast tumor estrogen production.



Cancer Reversal Through Diet?

Dr. Dean Ornish turns from reversing heart disease to trying to reverse prostate cancer.