That is absolutely false that DCA has been used safely for 30 years. There are known severe side effects. DCA is NOT ready for human consumption as a cancer drug!!!!
I've noticed a large number of questions on Yahoo! answers recently regarding DCA. Most are posted by relatively new Q&A users and promote DCA as a cure for cancer. I suspect this is being done by one or a few associated people. I am wondering what their motivation is.
These DCA "questions" keep appearing over and over in this forum. I can only assume this is to disseminate misinformation.
Read what the University of Alberta researcher says for himself:
http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/
2007-02-16 14:42:08
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answered by oncogenomics 4
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1- The researchers in Alberta reported no toxicity on mice, but not on humans.
2- It HAS been used as a drug, but not widely. It was used to treat an extremely rare (and normally lethal) metabolic disease. In that application serious toxic side-effects have been reported. The most serious are liver toxicity and permanent nerve damage. DCA is also on the carcinogenic (cancer-causing) product list in some states.
The lack of toxicity on mice is by no way guaranteeing no toxicity in humans. There are documented cases of drugs which were harmless in high dosage on rats & mice and were highly toxic to humans. In the case of DCA, the seriousness of the metabolic disease, which is otherwise shortly lethal, allowed for the use of a not-so-safe product for 30 years in the absence of any other treatment.
For reliable info, only one source : peer-reviewed research papers. Look especially for clinical data on the use of DCA in the treatment of lactic acidosis or MELAS.
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If you want to look for research papers, try Pubmed at your local university library. I bet you can print them for free or near-free over there. If you do not understand the papers, or are not sure, bring them to your oncologist. I'm sure toxicology data at least is available. As for the dosage necessary for efficiency against cancer... Maybe an educated guess can be made from data from these researchers in Alberta. I do not know about the legal aspects of this, though, and if any doctor is ready to back you with this...
2007-02-17 13:30:14
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answered by Anonymous
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You can go ahead and contact the University of Alberta. Just remember that they have not started any human clinical trials for this and have no idea if it works in human beings. It's all guessing at this point. Sorry.
DCA Research Information
http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/
DCA: Cancer Breakthrough Or Urban Legend?
http://www.cancer.org/aspx/blog/Comments.aspx?id=130
2007-02-16 12:16:14
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answered by Panda 7
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Five hundred years ago, people said the world was flat. Today, people say that if the FDA and AMA haven't blessed something, it can't be real good. Well, here's something I know to be real AND good. It's a little different take on cancer treatment--
In 1990, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, stage 3-B, but I've survived. My doctors were great people, but they were limited to surgery, chemo and radiation by profitable AMA treatment policy. During the year in treatment, I started learning about alternative medicine. I'm a retired engineer, and this is what I've pieced together--our IMMUNE SYSTEMS become weakened by poor nutrition, lack of exercise and reduced oxygen. Once that happens, our body becomes vulnerable to common STRESSORS. Stressors can be environmental, like viruses, heavy metals, pesticides, food additives, electromagnetic waves or pollution. They can be internal things like emotional or job stress, or poisonous people in our lives. Aging is also a contributing factor. So this means:
WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM + STRESSORS = DISEASE (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)
Our bodies have 60 trillion--yes, trillion--cells, and there are always some mutating into cancer cells, but a healthy immune system kills them before they have a chance to get a foothold in the body.
It takes a LONG time, usually, or a high level of stressors, to weaken the immune system to the point where it won't do its job, but once cancer has formed, it will generally spread rapidly.
THIS IS IMPORTANT! There are ways to BEAT cancer that are currently being used in Europe and around the world, and there are some great books on the subject. I know because I've read about 50 of them from cover to cover. Here's a list of the best ones. Some are out of print and getting hard to find--
"The Cure for All Cancers", ISBN 0963632825
"A Cancer Therapy", ISBN 0882681052
"Oxygen Therapies", ISBN 0962052701
"Hydrogen Peroxide--Medical Miracle", ISBN 1885236077
"The Natural Cure for Cancer--Germanium", ISBN 0533071410
"Killing Cancer", ISBN 0705000966
"Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About", ISBN 0975599518
I know of people whose cancer has 'spontaneously remitted' (WENT AWAY for no known reason) AFTER they went on programs of herbs and nutrition to restart their immune systems.
You and your family must look out for yourselves to stand a chance of being healthy. This is not a joke, and I'm not selling anything--just trying to help.
I am using the things I learned in those books right now to fight off a second infestation of cancer. I've been at it for over a year now, and think I'm going to make it. Use what works for you, and pass on your success. Best of luck.
AMA AND FDA--
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the pharmaceutical companies control medical law and the FDA in this country with heavy lobbying and a revolving door policy. WHY would they want to do this? It's about the money. In 2004, medicine (doctors, hospitals, researchers and pharmaceutical firms) received 1.1 TRILLION dollars--1/4th of the total earnings (GNP 4.4 trillion) in the U.S. This is astounding, it means MILLIONS of people worked the whole year just to pay the nation's medical expenses!! That's totally astounding, and just too big to care about individuals.
http://www.altcancer.com/video/hoxsey_ds...
2007-02-19 12:13:49
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answered by Dorothy and Toto 5
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Contact the national cancer institute. They are doing cutting edge technology-some of which is experimental. Which- does it matter if its experimental when you have nothing else?? I have heard really great things about this place.
2007-02-16 12:16:26
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answered by yoko o 3
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