Hey guys. Im a biology student and am using H2O2 on an experiment. I have done some reading on Hydrogen Peroxide, and some writers are certain that Hydrogen Peroxide can cure a variety of ailments, including cancer. It seems this is a controversial opinion, and am seeking views and opinons of some science folk in here.
If possible can you explain to me the exact science behind these arguments, e.g. how at a molecular level H2O2 cures cancer? Does it bind to it etc... Also if anybody know precisely how it is produced in the body. I believe it is a harmful byproduct of respiration.
Some say that by starving the cancer cells of oxygen, they will die - but wont the entire body be starved also, and subsequently - die.
Please advise if you have knowledge on this.
Thanks
2007-02-10 02:47:23 · 9 answers · asked by mark_gg_daniels 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Although I do not know about the role Hydrogen Peroxide plays in curing cancer, I do know that when it reacts with the enzyme catalase at around 40C the bonds of the H2O2 are broken and oxygen and water is made. I believe that the enzyme catalase is produced in the liver - but do not hold me to that - and I am almost certain the Hydrogen Peroxide is produced somewhere in the body. Perhaps good ol' wikipedia will be able to help: www.wikipedia.org Sorry I did not know very much about the cancer but I hope that bit of knowledge may have helped you somehow.
2007-02-10 02:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As far back as the early nineteenth century, hydrogen peroxide was widely used in medicine. Many bacterial diseases (including syphilis) responded to H2O2 when no other treatment was effective. In the early twentieth century, H2O2 was used to treat several common diseases, such as whooping cough, cholera, typhoid fever, ulcers, tuberculosis, and asthma. However, as the pharmaceutical industry began to develop expensive, new drugs, hydrogen peroxide was increasingly ignored and finally discarded as a treatment.
2016-04-26 05:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen peroxide is not a cancer cure. It is toxic systemically. It is a strong oxidizer, and kills cells. When you pour it onto a would, the foam you see is oxygen released, when it is destroying blood cells. It also kills microbes, which is why it is an anti-septic.
2007-02-10 03:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ma ansa is NO. hydrogen peroxide is a fixative n in tis case u may not b able to fix effectively da cancewr cells ONLY, thus may affect other body cells.
2007-02-10 03:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by raphael k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry this is junk. Hydrogen peroxide was considered good for flushing out wounds because it released oxygen which killed anaerobic bacteria. That's about all its used for medically.
2007-02-10 03:01:05 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If that was a cure for cancer then a lot of people have been dying needlessly........And since Hydro Perox has been around and readily available at ANY hospital.....I would deem these claims false
No need for molecular examination
2007-02-10 02:57:12 · answer #6 · answered by phillyvic 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
FOOD GRADE NOT pharmaceutical grade is sait to cure so many things.Cancer,Aids,parasites) 8 drops to 8 ounces water.You can find more info on
www.earthclinic.com
You might want to look into Caisse Tea-Its all naturat,4 combined herbs,been around and used for years.The government doesnt want you to know about it-and neither do the pharmaceutical companies.type in www.healthfreedom.info
2007-02-11 13:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by reikigirl8 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Food grade hydrogen peroxide is caustic, not safe.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/peroxide.asp
No truth to the "cancer cure" quackery.
2007-02-11 15:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no.
2007-02-10 02:50:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋