Blocking IL-6 Improved Response To Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin

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Breast cancer treatments such as Herceptin that target a marker called HER2 have dramatically improved outcomes for women with this type of cancer. But nearly half of these cancers are resistant to Herceptin from the start and almost all of them will eventually become resistant...

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['lizbeth]

Awesome, maybe another treatment that will assist herceptin, make us all skinny and our joints will be very healthy!

[rhondalea]

Aspirin blocks IL-6. So do omega-3 fatty acids. There are a few other natural substances that do the same, including estrogen (not great news for the triple positives among us).

On the other hand, exercise promotes IL-6. I'm thinkin' the new workout equipment I just bought will have to gather cobwebs for a couple of months until I'm done with Herceptin. (I guess it's all to the good that I've been too exhausted to exercise up until now.)

Here's a little more general information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleukin_6

Edited to delete snarky remark and to add helpful link:

http://www.immunityageing.com/content/4/1/1#sec12