Whilst looking for something on a totally different biological topic I came across these two blogs by an MD / radiologist on iodine and breast cancer.
The first http://jeffreydachmd.com/breast-canc...n-with-iodine/ is interesting because it points out;
"Potassium iodide has been prescribed safely to large numbers pulmonary (COPD) patients in amounts of up to 6 grams per day for several years. This is a well known treatment for chronic obstructiove pulmonary disease (COPD) which helps mobilize lung secretions. (18)"
Please NOTE the above amount is in GRAMS, US recommendations are in micrograms (one millionth of a gram) and Japanese recommendations in milligrams on thousandth of a gram - So 6 grams is a lot in terms of current dietary recommendation; 2000 times the Japanese recommendation of 3mg - yes this was /is? being used as a medicine and is not the sort of amount any Doctor I have seen is recommending as a normal dietary intake. It would be fascinating to know what side effects have been observed in what percentage of patients etc.
and also says
"The FDA has officially stated that Iodine supplementation is safe and actually recommends 165 mg of Iodine for adults in case of Radiation Emergency to protect the population from thyroid cancer. (17)"
The second http://jeffreydachmd.com/iodine-treats-breast-cancer/ is interesting for its extensive list of references set out in a clear format, along with some case histories report by Dr Brownstein in his book which were either not in the earlier version or I had forgotten about them .
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Iodine Treats Breast Cancer, Overwhelming Evidence by Jeffrey Dach MD
Arrow points to Breast Cancer on PET SCAN
Arrow points to Breast Cancer on PET SCAN
Iodine Treats Breast Cancer, the Overwhelming Evidence
by Jeffrey Dach MD
This article is Part Two of a series. For Part One , Click Here.
Spontaneous Regression of Breast Cancer
David Brownstein MD reports three cases of spontaneous regression of breast cancer after women take iodine supplementation.(1) (This is reported on page 63 of the Iodine Book by David Brownstein MD.)
Joan, an English Teacher
The first patient, Joan a 63 year old English teacher, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1989, declined conventional treatment, and took 50 mg per day of Iodoral, (Iodine). Six weeks later, a PET scan (left image) showed, “all of the existing tumors were disintegrating”. Upper Left Image: Upper two frames is a PET scan showing breast cancer )(red arrows). Lower two frames is a CAT scan showing enhancing breast cancer mass, red arrow. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Delores
The second patient, 73 year old Delores, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. She declined conventional treatment with radiation and chemotherapy. Instead, Dolores took 50 mg of Iodoral daily. A follow up ultrasound of the breast 18 months later showed,” It appears that these malignancies have diminished in size since the last examination. Interval improvement is definitely seen,” Two years later a follow up mammogram and ultrasound failed to show any abnormality and were read by the radiologist as normal.
Joyce
The third patient, 52 year old Joyce was diagnosed with breast cancer two years prior (left image), and started on Iodoral 50 mg per day. Three years after starting Iodoral, her follow up mammograms and ultrasound exams show decreasing size of the tumor with no progression.(1) . . .
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