The Warburg Effect It is clear that diet plays a major role in the development of cancer and that a change in diet may sometimes play a part in treatments that are successful. Otto Warburg has proposed that cancer cells depend on anaerobic fermentation to provide an adequate energy for their survival. This means they […]
In a previous blog I used the term “constructive ignorance” to describe the action of the Health Professionals Council in South Africa (HPCSA) in charging Professor Tim Noakes with professional misconduct for his views on a diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in healthy fats (LCHF). This is certainly not an isolated example
Background At the Public Health Collaboration Annual Conference in Manchester I met Dr Tanya Malpass who explained how she developed cancer but has recovered. When we spoke she was looking very well and so I asked her to describe her experience. Here is her story. The initial stages The first indication I had that there
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Poor success rates Despite the enormous resources devoted to the development of drugs to treat cancer, the results are less than impressive. In a recent article in the BMJ, Dr Peter Wise former consultant of Charing Cross Hospital and Imperial College Medical School in London reflects on some of the ethical issues which have a
Background I have just learned that Jane Plant passed away at about a year ago. In 1993, despite several operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat her breast cancer, she was told she had only months to live. Jane was a first-class scientist and she decided to conduct her own research into the causes of breast
To the best of my knowledge I do not suffer from any kind of cancer but sadly it is very common and I know many people who have this disease. Several are no longer with us. The reality is that despite the huge efforts devoted to research and treatment, the incidence continues to increase. Cancer
I am very grateful to Jorge for the information that I have used to prepare this blog. He is another individual who has had to discover this insight from his own efforts, which have only been possible because of the access to a wide range of resources available on the internet. It is a sad
“The Ketogenic Kitchen” is a book, which has been published recently (1). It is jointly written by Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly. Both of them have overcome cancer successfully. Making changes to their diet has played a crucial role in their recoveries and helped support them during conventional treatment. The book contains a marvellous collection
Case history of Paul Kelly An article in the Daily Mail (1) gives a detailed account of how a young man with brain cancer has had remarkable success by switching to a diet which is severely limits his intake of carbohydrates. Paul Kelly, aged 27 years, was diagnosed with a tumour in his brain two
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I have just been reading the current issue of “Time” magazine (4th April 2016) which has a long feature on the subject of immunotherapy. Essentially this approach to the treatment of cancer is based on developing drugs, which have the objective of improving the immune system and therefore have the capability of attacking the cancer
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