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Update April 2020

When I think of alive cancer cells, I think of cells that are metabolically active.
And then I think well that’s what a PET scan attempts to tell us. This is why I paid out of pocket last year to get my PET scan. I wanted to know if my metastatic breast cancer was metabolically active after 9 months of DIY concentrated metabolic pathway inhibition.


My very conventional oncologist doesn’t seem to give much weight to cancer being seen as active or inactive and refused to write me a referral for a PET scan. She said that PET’s are not accurate enough as far as seeing small stuff. You are stable, and that’s great she said. I went online and found an oncologist who was happy to refer me for a PET scan. ‘Stable” was not the term I had worked hard for. I’m looking for a NED and I would be happy to hear that I was NEAD given that bones do take time to return to normal healthy scar free images on the bone scans. Stable, I’ve been stable for ages.

I had a copy of the PET results sent to my conventional oncologist so she could celebrate with me (not). I guess if she was in my shoes and actually knew how much work and how much time and money I had invested in starving the stem cells she would have been more likely to get behind a PET and be celebrating with me when it came back with a NEAD report. No evidence of active disease. No, she wasn’t impressed one bit but the report did give me an opportunity to argue with her about the language we were going to use going forward. Since the 2 reports. (I had 2, one report done in QLD and in one NSW. My original PET ordered by my QLD surgeon win 2017 was done in QLD and the 2nd in 2019 was done in NSW). I won the argument. No more referring to my condition as stable, She agreed to join me and the report writers in calling it NEAD. She said it made no difference to her. I said it meant everything to me. I tried to explain that stable sounded like I had cancer that was not progressing. NEAD sounds like I have no living cancer cells.


I combined the PET report with her bone scan and CT report and yes there is scar tissue built up on some of my bones, but there are also areas which have cleared and are no longer noted. The cancer had not only caused these build ups but it had taken away bone..these bits I thought of as my Swiss cheese. These have healed. No more Swiss cheese and instead I have new healthy bone.
Coming up to nearly 3 years since my stage 4 diagnosis I can happily say..I am way beyond stable;
I am healing. I have healed wide spread bone mets ..and my body is amazing and I will keep doing everything I can to support it to stay this way.

I no longer inhibit all the pathways at once to starve cancer these days as I once did. I believe it is no longer there; nothing to be starved. Instead I live very healthy and I focus on caring for my immune system and overall energy and health, incl my hormones ( all new learning curve!!) and mental health. I recently stopped my monthly Zolodex implant that the onc put me on mid 2017. Will tell her I stopped it at next appt. And I no longer take Dipyridamole (DPM). I rarely take the Herpes drug medication I used alongside DPM to get things back on track . I am using herbs and supps instead and have no outbreaks. I am having a pause from Quercetin too just now too and think this is working for me.


I’m still very happy taking/eating daily or cycling: green tea, licorice root and fennel, chamomile, chrysanthemum, ashwaganda, burdock chlorella, chia, green apple, ginger powder, lime or lemon juice, Vit D3, K2, Liposomal Vit C, R-ALA, Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva, Zinc, Magensium, Selenium, Boron, Iodine, Beta Glucan, NAC, Niacin, Mixed B’s, (extra B12 B6 only 2 x week) , Broc Sprout Powder, Grape Seed Extract, High dose Melatonin, Cats Claw, Astragalus, EPA/DHA, Tocopherols, Olive Oil, Eating so well, mostly plant based with more pulses. Chicken in very small portions 1-2 x week and a little red meat every 3-ish weeks . Black seed oil ( but not too much) Hydrogen water, skullcap. Loads of greens and olives and sauerkraut and sprouts. Infrared Sauna 3 x week, Emotional releasing work, 1-2 dog walks a day, Medical Chi Gong movement practice with healing mediation 1 hr each morning.

I continue to find and devour inspiring resources that keep me anchored in the power of the focused mind over the state of the body. Right now I am feeling super happy to have found the book Mind to Matter by Dawson Church. Will post some more about this resource in the group’s thread dedicated to psychological resources for healing cancer.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156770660276662&set=g.240927233489567&type=1&theater&ifg=1

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Cancer’s Metabolic Pathways; that I have inhibited.

Updated 19/08/19

My Glutamine Pathway Inhibitors

Goserlin: Zolodex implant each month from oncologist inhibits IGF-1

Berberine: 500mg, 2 x daily, total daily= 1000mg

Loratadine: 10mg daily

Hydroxy Chloroquine: taking approx. 1 week of every 6

Dipyridamole: 200mg slow release Persantin 3 x daily (7am, 2pm, 9pm) daily total = 600mg

EGCG in Green Tea: 2-3 cups each day decaf and 1 x 725mg decaf capsule at dinner.

Curcumin phytosome with meriva: 500mg x 2, 3 x daily = 1500mg with meals

Ursolic Acid in Tulsi Tea with meal to wash down curcumin capsules.

Japanese Knotweed aka Hu Zang root powder from which Resveratrol comes Total taken with evening meal, 1 tsp stirred into in the tulsi tea.

My Glucose Pathway Inhibitors

Quercetin: 600mg 3 x daily total = 1800mg

Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva: as mentioned previously.

Liposomal Vit C: currently enjoying 5g (about 30ml) x 2-3 x daily and I have 4 drops of Zinc chelate I water as a chaser.

Melatonin: currently taking 180mg at 7pm ( 3 x 60mg pure melatonin capsules from online supplier Perfect Vitamin- I worked my way up gradually using products on herb)

My Fatty Acid Pathway Inhibitors

Berberine: as mentioned previously.

Garcinia Cambogia 500mg 3 x daily for Hydroxycitrate Acid which I have with R-Alpha Lipoic Acid 400mg https://sci-hub.tw/10.1038/s41598-019-39109-1

Aspirin 100mg each day , and I will take up to 3 x 300mg daily for a few days.

Citrus Bergamot: 500mg x 3 times daily with meals.

Dipyridamole: as mentioned previously.

Tocotrienols: Unique E brand…tocopherol-free 240mg once daily at breakfast

Oils: Avoiding rancid oils adding extra good olive oil, + omega 3, 6 and 7

Abnormal Cell Signalling regulators that I currently take:

for Sonic Hedgehog signalling I take

Sonic Hedgehog signalling is abnormal in many cancers including breast cancer:

The role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer: A comprehensive review. – PubMed – NCBI

Mebendazole as a Hedgehog Inhibitor.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29274272

Berberine, a natural compound, suppresses Hedgehog signaling pathway activity and cancer growth
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546096/

Metformin also exerts anticancer effects through the inhibition of the Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in breast cancer and I am not currently taking Metformin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999130

for regulation of WNT signalling, which induces bone metastases in breast cancer, I take

Aspirin: as mentioned previously.
Dipyridamole: as mentioned previously.
Vitamin D3: 5000IU at breakfast taken with 90mcg Vit-K2
Tocotrienols: Delta fraction 250mg with breakfast as previously mentioned

WNT signaling enhances breast cancer cell motility and blockade of the WNT pathway by sFRP1 suppresses MDA-MB-231 xenograft growth
https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/bcr2317

A Second WNT for Old Drugs: Drug Repositioning against WNT-Dependent Cancers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4963808/

for regulating Notch signalling I take

Sulforaphane: 250mg 2 x daily with meal and most of these 2 meals contain lightly cooked broccoli and cauliflower cooked

Quercetin: as mentioned previously.

The Notch Pathway in Breast Cancer Progression
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077551/

Sulforaphane: Notch Activation Is Dispensable for D, L-Sulforaphane-Mediated Inhibition of Human Prostate Cancer Cell Migration
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0044957

Quercetin: Notch Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3732476/

for Toll Like Receptors (TLR’s) I take

TLR’s-3, 4 & 9

Berberine: as mentioned previously.

Hydroxy Chloroquine: 200mg daily for 1 week every 4-6 weeks. 
I timed this so that I took the Mebendazole at the same time, last time.

Study of TLR3, TLR4 and TLR9 in breast carcinomas and their association with metastasis | BMC Cancer | Full Text
https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2407-10-665

TLR4 Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis via Akt/GSK3β/β-Catenin Pathway upon LPS Stimulation. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28296189

Berberine Modulates Gut Microbiota and Reduces Insulin Resistance via the TLR4 Signaling Pathway. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29365334

Hydroxychloroquine efficiently suppresses inflammatory responses of human class-switched memory B cells via Toll-like receptor 9 inhibition. – PubMed – NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29981383

Indentification of breast cancer subtypes sensitive to HCQ-induced autophagy inhibition. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31488317

Recent progress in the development of Toll-like receptor (TLR) antagonists: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents: Vol 26, No 6
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13543776.2016.1185415

for Integrins which contribute to the progression of breast cancer I take

Dipyridamole: as mentioned previously

Increased β1 Integrin Is Associated with Decreased Survival in Invasive Breast Cancer | Cancer Research
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/67/2/659.short

Reversion of the Malignant Phenotype of Human Breast Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture and In Vivo by Integrin Blocking Antibodies | JCB
http://jcb.rupress.org/content/137/1/231.abstract

Dipyridamole enhances an anti‐proliferative effect of interferon in various types of human tumor cells – Suzuki – 1992 – International Journal of Cancer – Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ijc.2910510420

Inhibition of Metastases by Anticoagulants | JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/91/1/22/2549

for inhibiting Estrogen I take

Hormone therapies incl. Goserlin which is my monthly Zolodex implant from my oncologist.

Aspirin: as mentioned previously.

Melatonin: as mentioned previously.

Tocopherols: 400IU at lunch each day.


Melatonin is an appropriate candidate for breast cancer treatment: Based on known molecular mechanisms – Amin – 2019 – Journal of Cellular Biochemistry – Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.28832

Frontiers | Co-administering Melatonin with an Estradiol-Progesterone Menopausal Hormone Therapy Represses Mammary Cancer Development in a Mouse Model of HER2-positive Breast Cancer | Oncology
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2019.00525/abstract

Mixed tocopherols prevent mammary tumorigenesis by inhibiting estrogen action and activating PPAR-γ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2753525/

Postmenopausal women who regularly use aspirin and other analgesics (known as painkillers) have lower estrogen levels, which could contribute to a decreased risk of breast or ovarian cancer.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100323133043.htm

for Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) I am already taking the following

Milk Thistle: as mentioned previously.
Berberine: as mentioned previously
EGCG: green tea as mentioned previously
Curcumin: as mentioned previously

Milk Thistle: Silibinin Suppresses EGFR Ligand-induced CD44 Expression through Inhibition of EGFR Activity in Breast Cancer Cells
http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/31/11/3767.shor

for Interleukins which are linked to progression in breast cancer I am already taking

Aspirin: as mentioned previously

for PPAR I am taking

which doesn’t contribute to early stages of Breast Cancer but does contribute to fatty acid oxidation used by cancer in later stages to spread to other organs.

Citrus Bergamot: as mentioned previously

Berberine: as mentioned previously

Omega-3: In daily diet of chia seeds, walnuts, mackerel, and the cod liver oil mentioned below.

Vit -A: 600mg quality refridgerated Cod Liver oil with lunch.

Vit-D3: as mentioned previously.

Omega -7: 450mg Sea Buckthorn Oil with lunch daily.

Ginger Powder: 1 teaspoon in tea with each meal
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18813412

And there’s more:

My Healthy Gut and Happy Liver

Micro-biome

Pro-biotic: weekly
Sauerkraut: tablespoon each day with meal
Raw cacao powder: tablespoon in my breakfast each day.

Liver

Milk Thistle: as mentioned previously.
Sunflower Lecithin Liposomal Vitamin C each day as mentioned previously.
Food: Fresh Lemon Juice, Green Apple and Spirulina with Chia with Ginger Powder for my first breakfast.

Ant-viral medication

Valaciclovir or Valtrex: Was on 500mg x 1 with lunch, then moved down to 200mg a day..Now on 200mg or 500mg a lot less often.

A herpes anti-viral drug prescribed by GP.
Study shows specific type of herpes could cause breast cancer
https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/breast-imaging/study-shows-specific-type-herpes-could-cause-breast-cancer

Matrix Metallo-Proteinase Inhibitors I take

Dipyridamole: as mentioned previously.

Mebendazole: 200mg for 3 days first week of each month or occasionally

Glucosamine Sulphate: 750mg each x 2 with lunch daily

Dipyridamole decreases inflammatory metalloproteinase-9 expression and release by human monocytes. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23238437

Mebendazole as a Candidate for Drug Repurposing in Oncology: An Extensive Review of Current Literature. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31480477

Glucosamine sulfate suppresses the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in osteosarcoma cells in vitro
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000453/

Tocotrienols

Delta-Fraction Tocotrienals: 125mg x 2 with breakfast, total 500mg daily

DeltaGOLDtm being 90% delta-trocotrienals and 10% gamma tocotrienals from Vitamin E. Brand: Life Extension
Yes another good supplement for the Mevolonate Pathway and the tocotrienols many other anticancer actions.
The Mevolonate pathway is important to me given my breast cancer metastases to my bones and currently take the Citrus Bergamot 3 x daily for the Mevolonate path too.
https://www.clinicaleducation.org/resources/reviews/gods-nuclear-weapons-and-potent-pathways-how-gamma-tocotrienol-works-molecular-magic-the-mevalonate-pathway/
https://academic.oup.com/carcin/article/33/2/233/2463536

Vitamin B Complex

1 x Vitamin B Complete Sustained Release: 1 tablet with breakfast
Contains: B1 100mg,B2 80mg, B2 100mg, B5 120mg,B6 75mg,Folic Acid 400mcg, B12 100mcg, Choline bitartrate 50mg, Inositol 50mg, Biotin 50mcg, Ascorbic Acid 200mg

Another weak spot of cancer cells: ATP citrate lyase inhibition

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What I am taking and why.

A whole day’s meds and supps: Current as of June 23rd  2019

1 x capsule Milk Thistle
available online at  i-herb.com

There appears to be many studies on Pubmed suggesting that silymarin from Milk Thistle may exert a strong anticarcinogenic effect against many types of cancer, including breast cancer. It also and anti-oxidant and protects the liver and kidneys.
Anticarcinogenic effect of a flavonoid antioxidant, silymarin, in human breast cancer cells MDA-MB 468: induction of G1 arrest through an increase in Cip1/p21 concomitant with a decrease in kinase activity of cyclin-dependent kinases and associated cycli… | Clinical Cancer Research

http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/4/4/1055.short

Silibinin Suppresses EGFR Ligand-induced CD44 Expression through Inhibition of EGFR Activity in Breast Cancer Cells
http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/31/11/3767.shor

1 x Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopherol) 400IU (before dinner )

available online at  i-herb.com

I weigh 54kg so from what I can understand that means 1 a day is plenty to do the job. Someone heavier might take more each day.
Brand: A. C Grace Company ‘Unique E’ online from iherb.com

This page  summarises the findings on tocopherols being a potent aromatase inhibitor.
https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/vitamin-e-tocopherol-is-a-potent-aromatase-inhibitor.

The mechanisms of anti-cancer activity of tocopherols 1) inhibition of ER (2) increasing peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) expression and activity, (3) induction of Nrf2, (4) antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities, and (5) induction of apoptosis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257724/

Mixed tocopherols prevent mammary tumorigenesis by inhibiting estrogen action and activating PPAR-γ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2753525/

3 x Quercetin 600mg (1 with eah meal )

available online at  i-herb.com
Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Glucose/Glut 1 and Fatty Acid (FAS)

Quercetin, a Natural Flavonoid Interacts with DNA, Arrests Cell Cycle and Causes Tumor Regression by Activating Mitochondrial Pathway of Apoptosis

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep24049

Quercetin induces apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer cells via inhibiting fatty acid synthase and β-catenin
http://www.ijcep.com/files/ijcep0036612.pdf

2 x Berberine 500mg (with breakfast & w lunch)

available online at  i-herb.com

Multi Metabolic Pathway inhibitor:
SREBP-1 Acetate
SREBP-1
Insulin
OXPHOS
mTOR
Gln OXPHOS
and supresses hedgehog signalling

Berberine, a natural compound, suppresses Hedgehog signaling pathway activity and cancer growth
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546096/

Berberine induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells through mitochondrial-dependent pathway
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.07.037

A growing body of reports supports the evidence that berberine has anticancer effects, being able to block the proliferation of and to kill cancer cells
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000629521200500X

A neo-adjuvant endocrine trial showed a significant association between the increase of SREBP1 expression and lack of clinical response, providing further support for a role of SREBP1 in the acquisition of endocrine resistance in breast cancer.
https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13058-018-1041-8

 

 2 x Citrus Bergamot 500mg (1 x lunch 1 x dinner)

being Citrus Bergamia extract 500mg.  

Brand: Jarrow Formulas available online at  i-herb.com

Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Fatty Acid/Mevolonate

Bergamot natural products eradicate cancer stem cells (CSCs) by targeting mevalonate, Rho-GDI-signalling and mitochondrial metabolism

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272818300616?via%3Di&fbclid=IwAR31J5Nb1c-FMAWiEF6xHNfDOvk-LoMW53B95BBnEqtMAwsZ7vNSgW2__GI

Molecular mechanisms of lipid- and glucose-lowering activities of bergamot flavonoids
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213434415300220
 

2 x Garcinia Cambogia (for Hydroxycitrate) 500mg ( 1 x bfast 1 x lunch)

being a cut- in-half tablet of Garcinia Cambogia extract 1000mg. So I’m getting  250mg Hydroxycitric Acid (HYDROXY on the McLelland map) ad the rest is fruit of Garcinia Cambogia.

Brand: Jarrow Formulas available online at  i-herb.com

Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Fatty Acid/ACLY
ACLY is a cross-link between glucose metabolism and fatty acid synthesis/mevalonate pathways controlled by SREBP-1. Potently inhibited by hydroxycitrate.
ATP Citrate Lyase Inhibitors as Novel Cancer Therapeutic Agents Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, 2012, 7, 154-167


6 x Curcumin 500mg (2 at beginning of each main meal)

being Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva 500mg
I swallow with Tulsi tea for Ursolic Acid
Brand: Jarrow Formulas available online at  i-herb.com
I swallow my curcumin capsules with Tulsi tea in which I’ve dissolved my Hu Zang for the ursolic acid / resv / curc combo effect.
Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Glutamine/Glutaminolysis

A combination of ursolic acid and resveratrol or ursolic acid and curcumin prevents glutamine uptake by the cancer cell.

 

Combinatorial treatment with natural compounds in prostate cancer inhibits prostate tumor growth and leads to key modulations of cancer cell metabolism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41698-017-0024-z

Unraveling the Anticancer Effect of Curcumin and Resveratrol
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133053/


Ursolic Acid (1- 2 cups  at beginning & end of lunc and dinner)

being in Tulsi Tea (aka Holy Basil Tea) available online at  i-herb.com
I swallow my Curcumin capsules (see above) with 150ml of the strong Tulsi tea
Brand: I buy organic loose tea leaves in bulk online and drink with each meal. I will mix my other herbs and ginger in it too.

Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Glutamine/Glutaminolysis 

see above study for Curcumin combo

Ursolic acid, a potential anticancer compound for breast cancer therapy. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27469428

ECOTEAS Organic Tulsi | Tulsi Benefits
https://yerbamate.com/pages/tulsi-benefits


EGCG Green Tea 150ml x 3 cups throughout the day.

Brand: I buy organic green tea teabags online at  i-herb.com
Jane’s book says:
“EGCG  reduces angiogenesis and inhibitors of glutamate dehydrogenase (GHD), a precursor of glutamine (an amino acid), the other key nutrient cancer uses with glucose to fuel its growth. (so…it’s in my map under Glutamine/Glutaminolysis)”
Mclelland, Jane. How to Starve Cancer …without starving yourself: The Discovery of a Metabolic Cocktail That Could Transform the Lives of Millions . Conscious Dreams Publishing. Kindle Edition.
More on this..
https://www.nature.com/articles/18793

And 10 health benefits of green tea supported by studies:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-green-tea#section10

1 x EGCG  capsule 98% Polyphenols (1 with dinner)

With dinner : De-caf Mega Green tea Extract 45% EGCG

Brand: Life Extension available online at  i-herb.com
Metabolic Pathway inhibitor: Glutamine/Glutaminolysis

 I stoped Nicotinamide for inhibiting fatty acid oxidation after learning that liver damage is a concern and the TruNiagen is a better supplement for those looking to block fatty acid oxidation.


Valaciclovir 500mg x 1 with lunch

A herpes anti-viral drug prescribed by GP after I realized ( reading the book) that the cancer and virus could be closely linked.

Study shows specific type of herpes could cause breast cancer
https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/breast-imaging/study-shows-specific-type-herpes-could-cause-breast-cancer


2 x Dipyridamole 200mg  (7am,  9pm) 

being 200mg (sustained release) 

Brand: Persantin available by prescription- and I was able to obtain due to it’s proven anti-viral action and my bloods showing herpes virus.
https://aac.asm.org/content/45/12/3657

Metabolic Pathway inhibitors: Glutamine/Nucleoside Salvage and the Fatty Acid/ SREBP-2

Dipyridamole is an old anti-platelet medication ( stops  blood cells sticking together and so stops them clustering and hiding cancer cells).

 

Dipyridamole starves cancer of the nucleotides and other proteins and enhances the effects of my anti-viral medication.

Selective potentiation of lometrexol growth inhibition by dipyridamole through cell-specific inhibition of hypoxanthine salvage
https://www.nature.com/articles/bjc1997552

Dipyridamole decreases platelet-derived growth factor levels in human serum.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3579723 

2 x Glucosamine Sulphate 750mg each (with lunch)
 
A matrix metallo-proteinase inhibitor available online at  i-herb.com.

Glucosamine sulfate suppresses the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in osteosarcoma cells in vitro
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000453/

5g x Polygonum Cuspidatum Powder Extract in tulsi tea with dinner.

Not a completely safe option for homrone driven cancers:

A better coice to look into for inhibiting PP pathway is D-Mannose

being whole of Japanese Knotweed AKA Chinese herb Hu Zang powder 500mg dissolved in water and drunk. Metabolic Pathway inhibitors: Pentose Phosphate (P P Pathway) and likely more too. *Warning: not a safe supplement for “everyone” with breast cancer.. until you read this and your doctor agrees that it is not going to cause you harm in regards to estrogen do NOT take it:

Walking a Tightrope: A Perspective of Resveratrol Effects on Brea…: Ingenta Connect

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cpps/2018/00000019/00000003/art00008

A new inhibitor of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase blocks pentose phosphate pathway and suppresses malignant proliferation and metastasis in vivo | Cell Death & Disease

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41419-018-0635-5?fbclid=IwAR1TwR87xCmFCTrp
JXVF_MLCI8WwJ3ldqOuX244XeZuHmpGORmLNm8Ea934

Polydatin, Natural Precursor of Resveratrol, Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6036093/


1 x mini Aspirin 100mg  ( just before bed)

being one tablet in water.
Metabolic Pathway inhibitors: Fatty Acids/ FAS

“Aspirin and dipyridamole, both antiplatelet drugs, synergistically serve to break down the platelet clumps and expose the abnormal macrophages to the rest of the immune system”

“The ‘acetyl’ part of aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) binds to the amino acid serine”

Mclelland, Jane. How to Starve Cancer …without starving yourself: The Discovery of a Metabolic Cocktail That Could Transform the Lives of Millions . Conscious Dreams Publishing. Kindle Edition.

Mechanism of the irreversible inhibition of human cyclooxygenase-1 by aspirin as predicted by QM/MM calculations.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23384979

Ray Peat, PhD on Aspirin – Functional Performance Systems (FPS)
https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2012/04/22/ray-peat-phd-on-aspirin/

https://cowseatgrass.org/2016/05/26/beware-when-rousing-the-bear-with-aspirin/?fbclid=IwAR103haIKFypLLQnzEgm0tjItVqWIOsiituVUNWOamiKG2x4G096v2mhD1U

1 x Omega-7  450mg  (w lunch)

being Sea Buckthorn Oil available online at  i-herb.com.
while I’m taking focusing on lowering cholesterol levels this is good oil.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464611000028

Lots of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in breaky bowl & splashed on every meal

Modulation of inflammation and immunity by dietary conjugated linoleic acid

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299915004598


1 x Vitamin D3 5000iu with K2 (with b’fast)

being Colecalciferol and available online at  i-herb.com.

A phase 2 trial exploring the effects of high‐dose (10,000 IU/day) vitamin D3 in breast cancer patients with bone metastases
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncr.24749

more for Vit D3
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27297-1

https://www.nature.com/articles/s12276-018-0038-9


2 x Delta-Fraction Tocotrienals 125mg each (both with breakfast)

Brand: Life Extension available online at  i-herb.com.
Tocotrienols and Cancer: From the State of the Art to Promising Novel Patents.

https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30652648

More about why I take the  delta fraction tocotrienals with the Garcinia

https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/another-weak-spot-of-many-cancer-cells-atp-citrate-lyase-inhibition/?fbclid=IwAR2K0dqZrDVhLibkNHndgYmgwYo0B5e7uJWx0sc8kLTGVEWt4qeFMM0GLik


1 x Loratadine (mid morning)

being 1 tiny 10mg tablet about 2 hrs after lunch
metabolic pathway:  Glutamine/Macropinocytosis
Available over the counter at my local pharmacy

Effects of antihistamine use on survival in breast cancer.

http://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.2018.36.15_suppl.e12527


4-5 drops of zinc chelate  whenever I have my liposomal vitamin c


1 x Vitamin B Complete Sustained Release (1 tablet with breakfast)

B complex available online at  i-herb.com.
B1 100mg,B2 80mg, B2 100mg, B5 120mg,B6 75mg,Folic Acid 400mcg, B12 100mcg, Choline bitartrate 50mg, Inositol 50mg, Biotin 50mcg, Ascorbic Acid 200mg

 Iodine 

being potassium iodine available online at  i-herb.com.


Ginger Powder min 5g doses (all day with everything).

being organic ginger powder from online herb spice supplier

and available online at  i-herb.com.

I mix at least this amount (usually more) into my breakfast bowls and all teas and make sure it sits beside me at all meals.

Gingerol inhibits metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955286307001337

Gingerol induces apoptosis and inhibits metastatic dissemination of triple negative breast cancer in vivo

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641128/

A minimum of 6g of Ascorbic Acid from 35ml Liposomal Vitamin C

(around 4pm and again after dinner or even more often during the day if there are sick people about..e.g like this time of year in Australia)

Australian made pure liposomal Vitamin C without alcohol or soy.  I not only take this but I have been making it to order for others living in Australia since 2017. www.highdosevitaminc.com.au

LipoNaturals make another very good Liposomal Vitain C that is free from nasties and it is available online at  i-herb.com.

1/2 teaspoon x Ashwagandha (Indian Ginseng) mixed in evening tulsi tea.

being Ashwagandha powder from online herb supplier austral herbs, mixed into my  herbal tea one time each day.  Ashwgandha is aloso available online at i-herb.com.

1 x Magnesium Chelate (after dinner)

available online at  i-herb.com. 

120 -180mg of ( super high dose pure) Melatonin about an hour or so before bed.

I worked my way up to this high dose at 10mg at a time usng the now foods 10mg from iherb only after working my way up to 10mg with the smaller dose capsules.
My 60mg pure Melatonin capsules are bought online from perfect vitamin however I wish to start buying the powder form pure bulk and making my own capsules to save money.

Melatonin–estrogen interactions in breast cancer
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-079X.2004.00207.x

Anti-aromatase effect of resveratrol and melatonin on hormonal positive breast cancer cells co-cultured with breast adipose fibroblasts. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24929094

Watch this great presentation by Dr. Frank Shallenberger, the president of the American Ozone Therapy Association. Learn how pure Melatonin is being used in high doses with stage 4 cancer patients alongside inulin potentiated chemo therpay and ozone therapy here.

https://youtu.be/Roh4lQXneQg

 

Zolodex Implant 1 x monthly
I am also in a state of chemically induced menopause from a GnRH Analogue called Goserlin

brand name:
Zolodex (3.6mg implant)

Prescribed by my oncologist and given to me by my GP’s nurse once a month. This drug inhibits my ovaries from creating hormones.

To save you time, I have placed many or all the items listed above that are available online at iherb.com in an iherb.com  shopping basket. You can change the currency from my currency to yours at the top of the iherb page and you delete what you already have at home from the basket. This is the link to the view of the shopping basket : iherb basket 

To learn more about my private online healing cancer study support group and resources website. Please visit my healing community’s home base and resources page: www.myhealingcommunity.com/resources

2019 – off to a flying start

Jan 2019
Celebrating: learning, co-operation, support & flow
My (Australian) GP approved my use of Dipyridamole yesterday. The chemist will be able to fulfill prescription next week. I will start with 100mg each day for a week and build up to 200mg each day of a slow release tablet.

I have been researching the power of Dipyridamole to inhibit the spread of cancer since I first learnt about it in Jane McLelland’s, How to Starve Cancer book.
Along with Glucosamine Sulphate, Mebendazole & Aspirin, this Dipyridamole will seal the deal when it comes to stopping the release of growth factors/enzymes (VEGF’s & MMP’s) that break down the extracellular matrix and could allow my cancer to spread and grow.

I will just need to keep an eye on my blood pressure levels and make sure it does not get too low. The out of pocket cost is very low, but I will report back when I pick up the script next week.

I can’t recommend Jane McLelland’s book highly enough. “How to starve cancer without starving yourself”. I’ve heard the paper version is out of stock currently but I highly recommend the Kindle version for easy note taking, high-lighting cross-referencing and further online researching. https://www.amazon.com.au/Starve-Cancer-without-starving-yourself-ebook/dp/B07B2XMLT9

 

I  recently started utilizing the information in the book titled

“How to Starve Cancer without Starving Yourself” by Jane McLelland

and the “McLelland Metro Map” which is explained within the book.


My hope is that this year’s blog entries
will provide information
to the people that are supporting me,
in understanding exactly what it is
I’m doing in an attempt to
heal myself.


I also hope
that the order and accessibility
of the information on this site supports
anyone walking alongside me
on their own healing journeys.

 

Nothing written here on this site should be perceived as medical advice.

To learn more about my private online healing cancer study support group and resources website. Please visit my healing community’s home base and resources page: www.myhealingcommunity.com/resources

Protection against regular cancer screening procedures.

Here’s a link to a great interview for anyone with cancer to hear. It was most valuable for me to listen to, as I am booked in for both an MRI (with ‘no’ contrast fluids) of my spine and a full body bone scan on the same day to monitor my situation.
The role of high dose vitamin C to support us in protecting our healthy cells while living with cancer scanning appointments and conventional treatment choices is discussed.

16 Months after secondary breast cancer diagnosis

It’s now Nov 1st 2018 and my oncologist told me last week that my breast cancer tumor markers have dropped even further. They are now 16. I’m feeling magnificent and I will be getting an MRI of my spine next month to see how my Lumbar region is looking.
I’m currently not taking as many supplements as I was previously. This is what I’m taking currently:

I’m adding plenty of organic turmeric & ginger powder to breakfast, all cups of tea &  to my dinner. I drink organic Chrysanthemum tea with Marshmallow root with some organic ginger and turmeric powder in that too.

I am still loving my breakfast bowl of soaked chia, with 1 tspn chlorella powder, whole lemon juice to taste, soaked organic goji berries, 1 tspn organic ginger powder  & 1 tspn organic rose-hip powder. Lunches are organic vegetable salads with sauerkraut, sometimes mackerel or chicken & avocado with lightly toasted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

Over the past couple of months I have enjoyed reading the book Radical Remission and the book, Molecules of Emotion. Both have provided me with the opportunity to reflect more deeply on how my emotional state and my sub-conscious state (the body’s intelligence systems of information and energy we call the mind) influence my healing of secondary breast cancer and my ability to maintain my good health going forward.

I now know how to muscle test (communicate with my sub-conscious mind about my body’s needs), and for the past 6 weeks I have used  The Emotion Code to release trapped emotions from my body. I’ve found the releasing of trapped emotional baggage to be incredibly powerful. Physical conditions which I thought were never going to go away just left – And emotions which I thought were outside of my direct influence, left like a switch was flicked – gone!. I am so impressed with the power of this work that I am now completing The Emotion Code practitioner training so I can support others to release their emotional baggage that is causing stress in their bodies, their life  and in their relationships with others. We all deserve to feel this good!

I’m aiming to have completed my training by the end of 2018. As a part of my training requirements, I’m looking for volunteers for free sessions with me (November/ December 2018). So, if you are in pain or have a nagging physical condition that you just can’t seem to get over, or blocks to the kind of relationships or life you desire, please get in touch. It is very likely that trapped emotions are getting in the way of your full recovery, your total well-being & your alignment with your highest good.  Please contact me if you are interested in booking a free 45min Release Session with me in 2018. These can be done both via video call and in person.

I’ll check back in, in late December to share my  MRI results with you.
x Abbey

High Dose Vitamin C and Cancer: Video

This Chris Wark video interview (see below) is with Ron Hunninghake, MD, the world-renowned expert on the use of vitamin C for cancer and other ailments. Dr. Hunninghake has overseen more than 75,000 administrations of IV vitamin C while serving as Medical Director at the Riordan Clinic, since 1989.

“I have personally experienced many wonderful benefits of supplementing with high dose vitamin C in the form of liposomal vitamin C and believe this video is a must watch, for anyone dealing with any stage of cancer or prevention of cancer”.

The video (below) has been created and offered to us free of charge, by Chris Wark of the ‘Chris Beat Cancer’, healing resource website. Like much of what Chris Wark brings forth into the world, it contains highly valuable information we can all easily utilise in our quest to enhance the quality of our health, the levels of our energy and perhaps even the length of our (one very precious) life.

Be sure to take some notes and listen out for…
-The dosing variances of vitamin C [12:14]
-The perfect adjunctive therapy [19:00]
-How vitamin C kills cancer cells [22:00]
-The Trojan Horse cancer theory [26:33]
-The medicine of the future [31:05]
-Comparing types of vitamin C: liposomal/crystals/buffered [36:30]
-Targeting nutrient deficiencies in cancer patients [43:45]
-The importance of having a reason to live [51:35]
-The alienation accompanying a cancer diagnosis [56:12]
-Other recommended IV therapies [59:04]
-The rise of IV vitamin C in conventional medicine [1:02:40]
-How certain deficiencies might lead to mental illness [1:06:38]

As someone diagnosed in 2017 with secondary breast cancer, who is now thriving thanks to high dose vitamin C, I  feel very strongly about spreading the word about high dose vitamin C. I even created a website dedicated to all things high dose vitamin c.

I hope you head over to my high dose vitamin c site and decide to learn more, especially about liposomal vitamin C. the latest form of high dose vitamin C way more accessible and affordable than intravenous vitamin C.

One Year from Secondary Breast Cancer Diagnosis

I haven’t stopped to write anything here since my last visit to the oncologist ‘because life has just been so go-go-go!’ My little Liposomal Vitamin C making service has found its feet and is adding to the busy-ness…ahhh that’s what it’s called a business! It keeps you so busy.

There was unexpected good news from the oncologist. I hadn’t stopped to imagine that my breast cancer tumour markers would continue to drop as they were already down to 25 at last count. The normal range is 0>30, and they where once at 51; that was a year ago when my scans showed breast cancer metastasis in seven places throughout my skeletal system. Now they are 19!

The latest CT scan showed ‘nothing’ apart from already seen and stabilised activity within the bones. The bone scan report showed no progression. My breast cancer tumor markers dropped even further. I was already back in the ‘normal’ range, now I must be in the super healthy person range for sure because I’m feeling amazing!
After the above mentioned results came in, I went for an ultrasound to examine areas on my chest wall, armpits and right breast where active breast cancer tumors were confirmed via biopsy last June. There was nothing there. Yes, all three confirmed tumors that originally led me to CT, PET and bone scans and the diagnosis of secondary cancer throughout my skeletal system, have now completely vanished. How exciting! Could the same be happening throughout my body. I am choosing to  believe it is.

Everyday I’m exercising vigorously to oxygenate my whole body for thirty minutes, followed by a 30 minute sauna and Qi Gong.  I’m taking many supplements to support the healing process

At least 10g of vitamin C in the form of Liposomal Vitamin C,

10g of Modified Citrus Pectin

2-3G of Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva,

3 tspns of Biohawk Relief Ginger Enzymes,

4 x Algae Cal Calcium plus D3 & K2 capsules,

1 x capsule 300mg Ubiquinol bioactive CoQ10,

1500 mg of flush free niacin and

1-2 teaspoon of super green powder

Eagle Brand Magnesium and Zince and B’s

plus variety of fresh probiotics.

I’m feeling full of energy all day and sleeping well.

Abbey

Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva

We eat as much fresh and cooked turmeric as we do ginger (loads), but that hasn’t stopped me from supplementing with one of these highly bio-available curcumin supplements which I purchase from an online retailer called i-herb.

I will happily use both these brands:

Doctors Best and the Jarrow Formula curcumin with meriva

I take 2 x 500mg capsules of curculin phytosome with Meriva at each meal;I take  a total of 3g per day.

The reason I take these two particular formulas is because of their improved bio-availability. 

Curcumin Phytosome” is a curcumin molecule bonded to a molecule of PC (PhosphatidylCholine).

Read more about Curcumin phytosomes with meriva  here

Below are just a couple of links to the research that inspires me to take 3g of curcumin daily.

More to come.

Effect of Curcumin and Meriva on the Lung Metastasis of Murine Mammary Gland Adenocarcinoma
http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/24/4/401.fullhttp://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/24/4/401.full

Curcumin downregulates human tumor necrosis factor-α levels

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043661816300482

Ginger

MY GINGER UPDATE:
It is approx 18 months since my secondary cancer diagnosis and I’m now taking a teaspoon of organic ginger powder with each meal instead of the Bio Hawk product.
I digest everything so well. 

What I am doing 18mths in.
I simply buy organic ginger powder by the kilo, and stir a teaspoon of the powder in a small glass of water to dissolve it…and then add a little of this ginger water to my plain soda water with a little squeeze of our own fresh picked or frozen lime juice or lemon juice in it. It makes the plain soda lime/lemon drink fizz up – creating a big head on top and tasted a little like kombucha once it’s settled down. I make sure to leave plenty of room room at the top of the large glass and I add the ginger water slowly a little at a time to be sure not to over fizz. I also add the powder to make a warm/hot tea when the fresh stuff isn’t at hand.
 This is a link to the Australian online store where I purchase my organic ginger powder & organic turmeric powder. This is new approach is MUCH more affordable for me (long term) then the Biohawk Product I mention below and was happy to pay for in the early days. I will be taking ginger for the rest of my life so I had to explore the most sustainable options for me and after a couple of months of taking just the organic powder – I am very happy with the powder.
https://www.australherbs.com.au/shop/item/ginger-powder-organic

For 12 months after my secondary breast cancer diagnosis I took these highly concentrated ginger enzymes with every meal. They are from an Australian bio-chemist, Cliff Hawkins, who heads up an organisation called Bio Hawk Foundation. Feel free to contact Cliff directly to discuss your diagnosis in relation to his enzymes. He is a very knowledgeable octogenarian and can recommend dosage and explain more.

My husband now grows plenty of ginger on our property, so as well as the powder with each meal , I also enjoy loads of fresh ginger tea and juice every day.

Links to research on ginger and cancer will be continually updated in the space below. 
For now here’s a few articles that inspire me to have my ginger enzymes, three times a day, every day.

About 6-Shogaol: The Extract from Ginger
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866747/

6-Shogaol Inhibits Breast Cancer Cells and Stem Cell-Like Spheroids
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26355461

6-Shogaol induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells
https://molecular-cancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-4598-12-135Have you

MY GINGER UPDATE:
It is approx 18 months since my secondary cancer diagnosis and I’m now taking a teaspoon of organic ginger powder with each meal instead of the Bio Hawk product.
I digest everything so well. 

What I do now. I simply buy organic ginger powder by the kilo, and stir a teaspoon of the powder in a small glass of water to dissolve it…and then add a little of this ginger water to my plain soda water with a little squeeze of our own fresh picked or frozen lime juice or lemon juice in it. It makes the plain soda lime/lemon drink fizz up – creating a big head on top and tasted a little like kombucha once it’s settled down. I make sure to leave plenty of room room at the top of the large glass and I add the ginger water slowly a little at a time to be sure not to over fizz. I also add the powder to make a warm/hot tea when the fresh stuff isn’t at hand.
 This is a link to the Australian online store where I purchase my organic ginger powder & organic turmeric powder..
https://www.australherbs.com.au/shop/item/ginger-powder-organic

 

 

High Dose Vitamin C

The internet has made it so easy to learn more about high dose vitamin C and how it can support our efforts with regaining our health, enhancing cancer treatments both conventional and non-conventional.

These are just a few of the wonderful YOUTUBE lectures and interviews I’ve enjoyed listening to. Click here to find a short list of some of my favorite high dose vitamin C talks and interviews.

I had 5 weeks of intravenous vitamin C. I had 30g and 60g infusions at my GP’s clinic in Coffs Harbour) . I had the IV Vitamin C therapy very shortly after targeted radiation therapy to a tumor on my vertebrae. I also began taking high dose liposomal vitamin C around the same time. I still take liposomal vitamin C in high doses each day. (10g minimum). I believe in the healing power of  high dose liposomal vitamin C so much I even created my own website to support others learning about just how wonderful it is:

https://highdosevitaminc.com.au/

My own journey with high dose vitamin C can be found on the above website.

I am so passionate about high quality, high dose vitamin C that I now have a small business making small batches of high quality liposomal vitamin C product for others here in Australia.

My Liposomal vitamin C is called “Life Energy C“.

It’s so easy to learn more about high dose vitamin C via these wonderful YOUTUBE lectures and interviews. Just go here to listen to some wonderful high dose vitamin C talks and interviews.