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StephN · 05-23-2005, 02:23 PM

Hello Fontaine
I, too, believe in the mind-body connection to some degree. I have utilized a lot of inner "work" in both my so-far-successful fights with metasteses. Visualization in detail of the effect of the various drugs as they work to kill the cancer cells was employed. Hopefully I have sent a message to whatever abilities available in my body to kill cancer cells. And I hope this has become ingrained or "learned" as you put it.
Why this technique should work within my body and not others is a big question, as I know women who were NOT successfu in their fights who say they did the same thing.

I believe that there ARE other steps we can take to improve our immune systems and give our bodies further tools to fight the cancer cells with.
There is a good article on the success of COQ10 in the encouragement of cancer cell death posted on the Articles of Interest section here that I was very interested by.

I quote:
"In laboratory and animal studies, the UM researchers found
that by delivering CoQ10 to cancer cells and tissues, the molecule
induced apoptosis, which is the normal programmed cell death that goes
awry in the disease process. "The most amazing part is that we've
been able to restore a cancer cell's ability to kill itself, while
not impacting normal cells," said Niven Narain, research associate
in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the Miller
School of Medicine.

The scientists made two presentations at the annual
meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Anaheim, Ca.
The first presentation involved the most common prostate cancer cell
line, PC3. The researchers showed that adding CoQ10 to the cells in
vitro, or in the laboratory, there was a 70 percent inhibition of cell
growth over 48 hours and a reversal in the expression of a key
anti-apoptotic protein, bcl-2. "We saw evidence that the remarkable
reduction in cell growth was due to apoptosis, showing that CoQ10
restored the ability of the cancer cells to kill themselves," said
Narain."

COQ10 is one supplement I have taken daily since just BEFORE my diagnosis in Oct. 2000. I continued to take it, but increased my dose after my liver mets showed up not long after completing adjuvent chemo and rads. There may be a whole combination of things I am doing that give my body an edge against my cancer the helps account for my success against aggressive mets and staying in remission.

Keep asking the questions and adding to your knowledge base, as this is where our confidence builds and we gain more strength to keep fighting.

05-23-2005, 02:23 PM	#2
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Hello Fontaine I, too, believe in the mind-body connection to some degree. I have utilized a lot of inner "work" in both my so-far-successful fights with metasteses. Visualization in detail of the effect of the various drugs as they work to kill the cancer cells was employed. Hopefully I have sent a message to whatever abilities available in my body to kill cancer cells. And I hope this has become ingrained or "learned" as you put it. Why this technique should work within my body and not others is a big question, as I know women who were NOT successfu in their fights who say they did the same thing. I believe that there ARE other steps we can take to improve our immune systems and give our bodies further tools to fight the cancer cells with. There is a good article on the success of COQ10 in the encouragement of cancer cell death posted on the Articles of Interest section here that I was very interested by. I quote: "In laboratory and animal studies, the UM researchers found that by delivering CoQ10 to cancer cells and tissues, the molecule induced apoptosis, which is the normal programmed cell death that goes awry in the disease process. "The most amazing part is that we've been able to restore a cancer cell's ability to kill itself, while not impacting normal cells," said Niven Narain, research associate in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the Miller School of Medicine. The scientists made two presentations at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Anaheim, Ca. The first presentation involved the most common prostate cancer cell line, PC3. The researchers showed that adding CoQ10 to the cells in vitro, or in the laboratory, there was a 70 percent inhibition of cell growth over 48 hours and a reversal in the expression of a key anti-apoptotic protein, bcl-2. "We saw evidence that the remarkable reduction in cell growth was due to apoptosis, showing that CoQ10 restored the ability of the cancer cells to kill themselves," said Narain." COQ10 is one supplement I have taken daily since just BEFORE my diagnosis in Oct. 2000. I continued to take it, but increased my dose after my liver mets showed up not long after completing adjuvent chemo and rads. There may be a whole combination of things I am doing that give my body an edge against my cancer the helps account for my success against aggressive mets and staying in remission. Keep asking the questions and adding to your knowledge base, as this is where our confidence builds and we gain more strength to keep fighting.