Fish Oil may help with apoptosis--may help chemotherapy work better

[Kaye]

I had wondered about how a statin drug might affect the heart since it can cause muscle cramps, and the heart is a muscle. I did ask my onc about that after he had initially increased (quadrupled) statin dose last summer. He indicated that was interesting thought but hadn't heard anything about it having any negative effect. The higher statin dose caused major leg cramps, but nothing heart related--at least as far as I was aware. I have been on the Lovastatin for over 3 years without any known negative side effects. The feeling of sudden increased heart rate that I felt, however, started just after I began taking the fish oil. Since I have been taking the COQ10, those sensations subsided.

[jhandley]

Recent research has shown that coenzmye Q 10 's anticancer effect is due to its interaction with the bcl-2 gene. If you search under Q10 you should be able to find the article.
Jackie

[Lani]

the heart is made of smooth muscle as are the linings of arteries,the uterus and the bladder

the muscles that work on the skeletal system, your breathing muscles, facial expression muscles, eye muscles, etc are striated muscles and work differently, are affected differently by medications and other compounds.

That is why they can paralyze a patient's (striated) muscles during surgery or when a patient is on a ventilator, yet the patient's heart keeps beating

Hope this helps!