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Treating Cancer With Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
Greetings!
Naltrexone is an inexpensive generic pharmaceutical approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. In very low doses, it appears to be amazingly effective in treating the cancers listed here:
http://tinyurl.com/ldn-responsive
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) is inexpensive, readily available, and taken by mouth between 9 pm and 3 am (to control for changes between Daylight Savings and Standard time, some individuals take it between 10 pm and 2 am).
The recommended dosage of LDN for the average adult is 4.5 mg (higher amounts are generally considered counterproductive).
LDN has none of the terrible side effects often associated with chemotherapeutic agents, such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss, overwhelming fatigue, painful mouth sores, and intestinal malabsorption problems. Instead of suppressing your immune system, it enhances it. Instead of working against your body, it works with it. LDN may not be a cancer cure-all, but, in my opinion, it should at least be tried in every case of this dreaded disease.
Given its low cost and minimal side effects, some people at risk for developing cancer take LDN as a preventative measure. For more information, visit
http://tinyurl.com/ldn-as-prophylaxis
This site features an article by Dr. Melanie Bone that explains how LDN kills cancer cells:
http://tinyurl.com/39munk
I have been taking LDN for a suspected case of prostate cancer since April of 2007 and, so far, it seems to be working. Specific details about my prostate problems can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/37u94c
In addition to LDN, I am also taking colloidal silver, colloidal gold, vitamin D3, fucoidan, and a variety of other food supplements. For more information about my current treatment regimen, visit
http://tinyurl.com/grpm9
In 1999, one of my half-brothers lost a four year battle with multiple myeloma (MM), a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and which is almost always fatal. He left a wife, four young children, and a successful business. I wish to God I had known about LDN back then, because this site tells how LDN halted in its tracks the progression of a case of MM:
http://susiemaui.com/low_dose_naltrexone.htm
Here is a report from Japan regarding LDN in the successful treatment of MM:
http://tinyurl.com/ldn-for-mm
This is a video clip about a case in which LDN halted the progression of MM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftykRVq76BA
This site contains the remarkable testimonial of how LDN not only appears to have cured a case of breast cancer, but also halted the progression of a case of chronic progressive multiple sclerosis:
http://tinyurl.com/26q442
In this site, a woman claims to have used LDN to defeat not only terminal lung cancer, but a host of other conditions as well:
http://tinyurl.com/528wba
Here is another lung cancer testimonial:
http://www.ldndatabase.com/ourstory.html
In this site, a man gains ground against chronic lymphocytic leukemia with LDN:
http://tinyurl.com/2wcd7b
This is a video clip of a woman who sucessfully used LDN to quell a case of cervical cancer that spread to the lungs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYidE8qnEkU
Here is a case report describing the the oral use of LDN with the intravenous administration of alpha lipoic acid (a powerful antioxidant) to successfully treat terminal pancreatic cancer:
http://tinyurl.com/ldn-pancreatic-cancer-study
The lead investigator in this report, Dr. Burton M. Berkson, believes alpha lipoic acid is an important adjunct to LDN in the treatment of cancer.
In December of 2009, Dr. Berkson published a report describing his successful treatment of three more cases of pancreatic cancer with the same combination of oral LDN and intravenous alpha lipoic acid. This site presents an abstract of the study:
http://tinyurl.com/ldn-pancreatic-cancer-3-cases
Dr. Berkson has a website at
http://www.drberkson.com
If a cancer patient is unable to avail themselves of Dr. Berkson's protocol, he or she might consider taking oral instead of intravenous alpha lipoic acid.
Dr. Bernard Bihari recommended the nutritional supplement known as DL-Phenylalanine (DLPA) to enhance the effectiveness of LDN. It also acts as a mild antidepressant and pain-killer. The recommended dose is 500 mg in the morning and 500 mg in the afternoon, both on an empty stomach. However, it should not be used by pregnant or lactating women, in cases of phenylketonuria, by patients who are hypertensive or taking MAOI’s, or by children under 14.
In her work with autistic children, Dr. Jaquelyn McCandless discovered that, for best results in using LDN, one should avoid sugar, dairy, soy, and gluten (found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats). The Best Bet Diet (BBD) for multiple sclerosis follows a similar protocol. You can find many recipes that do not employ sugar, dairy, soy, or gluten by visiting this BBD site:
http://tinyurl.com/2oc99u
I would suggest you also avoid stress, as well as Aspartame, MSG, soft drinks, sodium benzoate, corn syrup, fried food, and food to which you are allergic, sensitive, or intolerant. Although the following site refers primarily to people with multiple sclerosis, you can find some excellent dietary advice at
http://tinyurl.com/grpm9
Here is an online discussion group for people interested in LDN as a treatment for cancer:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ldnforcancer
For more information about the efficacy of LDN in treating cancer, visit
http://www.ldninfo.org/ldn_and_cancer.htm
A very important book to read when considering the use of LDN as a treatment for cancer is
There's More To Life Than Just Living: A Personal Story About Cancer Survival
The author was diagnosed with terminal renal cancer in 2004 and given six months to live. The book tells how he overcame his condition with LDN, nutrition, and other natural means.
Another LDN-related book you may wish to read is
How To Be Free Of Alcoholism, Cancer, and Many Other Diseases
Dr. Michael B. Schachter, a physician skilled in complementary medicine, suggests a protocol for the use of LDN in the treatment of cancer at
http://www.mbschachter.com/protocol_for_low.htm
Because most chemotherapeutic agents are immunosuppressants, they will directly oppose the beneficial immune system upregulation induced by LDN. While it is possible to take chemotherapy simultaneously with LDN, it should be avoided if the action of the chemotherapeutic agent depends for its success on suppressing the immune system (which, depending on the particular agent involved, may or may not be the case). If the immune suppression is merely a side effect of the medication and does not affect its cancer fighting properties, LDN may be taken concurrently with chemotherapy as a possible aid in countering immunosuppression (LDN may also be beneficial in reducing the duration of myelosuppression following chemotherapy). In my opinion, however, if a cancer victim can get by without chemotherapy--with its high cost and terrible side effects--he or she is much better off.
When the combination of LDN and chemotherapy cannot be avoided or is deemed desirable, there are a number of measures one can implement to counteract the side effects of chemotherapy.
This site discusses the use of acupuncture, massage, and herbs to help alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/cance1/a/chemo_side_effects.htm?nl=1
This site features an FDA-approved device that may be of help in treating chemo-related neuropathy:
http://www.rebuildermedical.com
This site discusses nutritional supplements as an aid to cancer patients:
http://www.naturalnews.com/024295.html
This site discusses general nutritional considerations and cancer:
http://tinyurl.com/nutrition-and-cancer
This site presents an interesting article about chemo-related cognitive impairment (also known as "chemo brain"):
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm?id=1963
It is possible that the combination of Ginkgo Biloba and colloidal gold (CG) might be of help in preventing and/or treating chemo brain. For information about CG, visit
http://tinyurl.com/2fd7xs
For an enlightening article about the numerous drawbacks and limitations of chemotherapy, visit
http://www.naturalnews.com/023689.html
Pain medications deemed compatible with LDN include Moxxor, aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Mobic, Naprosyn, Voltaren, Feldene, Dolobid, Orudis, and DL-Phenylalanine (which has already been alluded to above).
If you are scheduled for cancer surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, you should consider postponing the procedure until it is clear that LDN is not working for you. In my opinion, LDN should be the first step in treating cancer--not an intermediate or last step--and should be given a fair opportunity to prove its effectiveness before more heroic measures are undertaken.
In the absence of definitive clinical trials to the contrary, prudence would dictate that you not depend solely on LDN in the treatment of your cancer. I believe, for example, that diet, exercise, colloidal silver, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin D3, baking soda, fucoidan, and other treatmant options are well worth considering. For more information, visit
Promising Alternative Treatments for Cancer
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at
dudleydelany@webtv.net
For more information about me, visit
http://profiles.yahoo.com/dudley_delany
Hoping you find the information in this website both helpful and hopeful, I am,
Very sincerely,
Dudley Delany, R.N., M.A., D.C.
LINKS
An Introduction To Low Dose Naltrexone
Drugs To Avoid When Taking Low Dose Naltrexone
How To Obtain Low Dose Naltrexone
Side Effects & Dosing of Low Dose Naltrexone
Why I Became An Advocate For Low Dose Naltrexone
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