Wednesday, January 8, 2014

They discover a method that prevents cancer cells to reach the healthy organs

U.S. scientists are responsible for a medical breakthrough that could prevent 90 % of deaths from cancer patients : cancer cells can be destroyed in the bloodstream, preventing them from reaching healthy organs .

Currently, surgery and radiotherapy are effective in the treatment of tumors in the early stages of the disease, but it is often difficult to detect secondary cancers elsewhere in the body, until it is too late for treatment .

Researchers at Cornell University , USA, have found that the injection of proteins in the blood attracts and kills cancer cells before they can spread from the primary tumor to healthy organs.

The principle of the new method , described in the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ' , is bind proteins with cancer-killing white blood cells that travel through the bloodstream.

When a cancer cell contact adhesive proteins , which is almost inevitable in the hectic blood flow , which accounts for its removal .

" About 90 % of all cancer deaths are related to metastasis, but have now found a way to send an army of murderers of white blood cells that cause apoptosis ( self- killing cancer cells) , deleting them from the bloodstream " explains the biomedical engineer at Cornell University, Michael King . " Surrounded by these guys , it's almost impossible for the cancer cells to escape ," he said .

The scientist has specified that the mechanism is surprising and unexpected , since it has proved that injection of white blood cells is more effective than injecting liposomes directly into the cancer cell or soluble protein.

Researchers have estimated that the new treatment successfully kills cancer cells in 60% of cases.

So far the research has been done on human blood in the laboratory and in live mice , but not in patients .


" Much more research to see if the technique could actually stop the spread of cancer in humans is needed ," admitted King .

Cancer cells die after being exposed to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC )

Cancer cells die after being exposed to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ), which contains the prohibited plant commonly called " Marijuana " .

Again, this ancient and sacred grass is the protagonist of a scientific discovery that can greatly improve the health of patients with cancer.

What will future generations will think when they know that marijuana was legally prohibited for many years knowing that quasi has magical effects on the mind and in the human body ?

A young biologist from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, made ​​a finding that stunned her .

The cannabinoid in marijuana inhibit cancer development , resulting in a non-aggressive ( and effective ) alternative treatment for the patient.

The Spanish scientific studying cell metabolism when she was surprised by something notably including: cancer cells died after being exposed to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ), the active ingredient in marijuana .

After his discovery , she made ​​a comparison with previous studies that indicated that cannabinoid also possess analgesic , suppressive effects of nausea , pain , fatigue and loss of appetite, and now adds another quality for patients with this disease.

By the same date, scientists from Harvard University reported that THC reduces the tumor growth in conventional lung cancer and also prevents the spread of harmful cells .

For example , the scientists explained that THC is a kind of missile that seeks to eliminate tumor cells , leaving the rest completely healthy .


Unlike conventional drugs and chemotherapy, which are characterized by their potential physical and brain damage , the use of marijuana opens a doorway to a better life for people with this disease .
 
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