CANCER SURVIVAL WITH QUERCETIN & RESVERATROL

CANCER SURVIVAL WITH QUERCETIN & RESVERATROL

Quercetin and Resveratrol are major breakthroughs. Research has demonstrated they have a large number of qualities that protect a person from cancer and at the same time will act to help cure a cancer patient These qualities are becoming even more evident as researchers combine quercetin or resveratrol with other natural compounds to achieve even greater success.

Both quercetin and resveratrol have qualities which have caused researchers to question its ability to prevent cancer. Resveratrol fights cancer by causing cancerous cells to destroy themselves. Resveratrol inhibits the activity of a protein called nuclear-factor Kappa B (NF-kB). This protein nourishes cancer cells promoting their growth. Quercetin has the ability to stifle cell proliferation and improve programmed cell death minimizing DNA damage. These qualities have created an interest as a cancer-preventive nutrient. There is also evidence from epidemiologic studies that strongly recommend quercetin and resveratrol correlate a reduced risk of certain cancers. Research studies have shown their ability to prevent or slow tumor development including cancers of the brain, liver, colon, and other tissues.

Research and clinical evidence of quercetin’s or resveratrol’s effective usefulness in preventing cancer as well as use in therapy is quickly building up. There was an early Phase 1 clinical trial of quercetin in patients with a variety of cancer types. Nine patients out of the total eleven patients in the study experienced a decrease in enzyme activity needed for tumor growth. There were also two patients suffering from advanced cancer that had not responded to chemotherapy. Both of the patients responded to the quercetin with important drops in chemical tumor markers during the period of the study.

It was found, in one study, cancer cells received a double assault when they were pretreated with the antioxidant, resveratrol and irradiation causing cell death, apoptosis. This caused an increase in confidence in resveratrol and quercetin in one group of doctors. Unfortunately, there was a group of doctors who expressed the fear that the antioxidant would protect tumor cells. Dr. Okunieff did not agree. He took the position that the study presented very little evidence to support the fear of tumor protection. Evidence supported the fact that when resveratrol reached its target, it injured the nexus of the malignant cells and at the same time protected the normal tissue from harm.

I hope this information will give the reader reason to ask their doctor direct questions if they are facing a problem involving cancer. Today we know the drug companies do not have any drugs that prevent or cure cancer. We know that today there are natural compounds that will give effective help in preventing and caring for cancer. At the top of my list is resveratrol and quercetin. Even more exciting is the fact that researchers are combining quercetin or resveratrol with curcumin and vitamin D3. These combinations are opening the doors to new areas for research to explore.