AugSept 2020 Table of Contents, Issue #445/446



Letter from the Publisher

by Jonathan Collin, MD


Immunotherapy: The Battle Within

Ralph Moss, PhD


Emerging Development of Viscum album Therapy and “Best Practices Training”
Dr. Steven M. Johnson, DO, and Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO
Mistletoe has been used to treat cancer patients in Europe for 100 years. Now, North American doctors have an opportunity to learn about this science-backed treatment.

Plasmanex1 – A Functional Food for Metabolic Disorders

by Fred Pescatore, MD
A supplement derived from natto, a traditional Japanese fermented food, has improved some biomarkers associated with metabolic syndrome.

Shorts
Jule Klotter

Literature Review & Commentary
Alan R. Gaby, MD

Integrative Oncology Research Update from KNOWoncology.org

Jen Green, ND
OncANP’s up-to-date integrative oncology database is a useful tool for clinical decision making, patient education, and research.

Repurposed Drugs for Cancer

Magazine cover, with article titles and photo of man and dog in a canoe.
Our Feature Story!

Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
Jacob Schor, ND, board-certified in naturopathic oncology, is an associate editor for the Natural Medicine Journal and has written numerous articles as well as writing a regular column for Townsend Letter. In this article, he discusses the evidence for re-purposing pharmaceutical drugs approved to treat gastric ulcer, diabetes, fungal infections and other conditions to help cancer patients – even if these drugs are not “natural.”


Ancient Herbs: Potential Cancer Treatment in a New Clinical Trial
Paul Richard Saunders, PhD, ND, DHANP
A product, made from six traditional Middle East herbs, is being studied as a treatment for patients with advanced solid tumors and lymphoma.

Estrogen Vindication,
Part 1: Estrogen and the WHI

Devaki Lindsey Berkson, DC
Recent re-analyses of the ongoing Women’s Health Initiative shows that, contrary to previous conclusions, estrogen protects against breast cancer; but synthetic progesterone increases risk.

Diagnostic Tests for Early Detection of Cancer: An Integrative Approach

Leigh Erin Connealy, MD
An integrative physician with expertise in cancer treatment describes little-known diagnostic tests that permit early detection – when treatments and lifestyle change are most effective.

Can Acid Reflux Be Reduced by Breathing?

Erik Peper, PhD, BCB; Lauren Mason; Richard Harvey, PhD; Lisa Wolski; and Jasmine Torres
Biofeedback techniques to encourage diaphragmatic breathing and looser clothing resolved acid reflux in a college student with a history of GERD.

The Curcumin Conundrum

Dr. Douglas Lobay, BSc, ND
Curcumin and other components found in the turmeric root have multiple biological effects that may be helpful to cancer patients, but more research is needed.

Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: Sustained-Release Dihydroberberine Protocols for Diabetes, COVID-19, and Other Inflammatory Diseases

Knox Van Dyke, PhD
Dihydroberberine, better absorbed than the natural plant supplement berberine, has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic properties that make it useful for people with chronic inflammatory diseases.

Cancer Update: New Theories and Advances in Cancer Treatment

Prof. Serge Jurasunas, MD(Hom), ND
Two key biomarker ratios allow practitioners to assess cancer risk, recurrence, and treatment effectiveness.

Elephant in the Virtual Room
Rebecca Takemoto, Erica Joseph, LAc, ND, FABNO, and Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
An experienced event planner encourages medical associations to re-examine the purpose and plans for future conferences in this COVID-19 world.

5G: The End of All Things
Richard Gale and Gary Null, PhD
The explosion of electromagnetic radiation through 5G technology threatens health, cognition, and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants.

News

Vitamin C Saves Wuhan Family from COVID-19 by Richard Cheng, MD, PhD

Book Review

Secret Livestock of Survival: How to Raise the Very Best Choices for Retreat and Homestead Livestock by Rick Austin | review by Craig Soderberg

Book Excerpts

Cancer and the New Biology of Water by Thomas Cowan, MD

The New Science of Signaling Exercise by Denis Wilson, MD

Healing with Homeopathy
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, MSW
Two Different Approaches to the Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer: The Banerji Protocol Compared to a Constitutional Remedy

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Townsend Calendar

Ask Dr. J
Jim Cross, ND, LAc
Does the Answer Just Lie Within?

Curmudgeon’s Corner
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
New Way to Target Cancer Stem Cells: Doxycycline, Vitamin C, and Berberine

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Women’s Health Update
Tori Hudson, ND
Additional Strategies to Reduce Cancer Risks

Editorial

Alan R. Gaby, MD

COVID-19 and the Hydroxychloroquine Caper