Tag: cancer
Is Cannabis a Cancer Cure?
Some studies on mice show that cannabis makes cancer better, while others show it makes cancer worse. What did the one and only human clinical trial to date find? “Cannabis and cancer: reality or pipe dream quackery?” I tackle that...
Does Smoking Cannabis Cause Lung Cancer?
On a puff-by-puff basis, cannabis smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs than tobacco, but does that translate into increased cancer risk? Does Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer? As I discuss in my video, “there are at least 33...
Treating Psoriasis with Aloe Vera
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects about one in 40 people, making it “one of the most frequent chronic skin diseases worldwide.” There are a lot of different drugs for it, some of which cost more than...
How to Eat to Reduce Cancer Risk
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat and what to avoid to reduce your risk of cancer? In 1982, a landmark report on diet, nutrition, and cancer was released by the National...
Chlorella Put to the Test
Chlorella is put to the test for liver disease, cholesterol, and detoxifying carcinogens. “Depression is a debilitating mental disorder with a severe impairment to quality of life,” but, as I’ve discussed before, the drugs don’t work particularly well and have...
Aloe Is Put to the Test Against Cancer
From a case report to a randomized controlled trial, aloe is put to the test against cancer. For a half century, aloe vera “gel processors and distributors armed with biblical quotes and anecdotal testimonials…[have sought] recognition for their products”—too often,...
Aloe Fails to Help Radiation Therapy Skin Burns
What are the effects of aloe on radiation burns caused by cancer treatment and on the cancer itself? “Worldwide attention was drawn to the possible value of gel prepared from Aloe arborescens [aloe] after the Second World War, when skin...
How Effective Is Chemotherapy for Colon, Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancers?
How effective is chemotherapy for colon, lung, breast, and prostate cancers? “Over the last several decades…medicine has waged a major war against cancer, concentrating on earlier diagnosis and improved therapy. The war is not being won. Nevertheless, medicine shows few...
