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A mixture of micronutrients may be used to halt the spreading of melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer to the lungs, according a new study published recently in the journal Experimental Lung Research. The study on lab mice found that the spread of melanoma to lungs was inhibited in 86 percent of the cases when the mice were administered a mixture of micronutrients including ascorbic acid, proline, arginine, lysine, and green tea extract. The type of melanoma used was B16FO cells. The researchers of the study at the Dr. Rath Research Institute, which is founded by Dr. Matthias Rath, said that even oral administration of the micronutrients inhibited spreading of the cancer to the lungs in more than 60 percent of cases although IV injection resulted in a better effect. Earlier studies at the Dr. Rath Research Institute have demonstrated that the same micronutrient mixture used to prevent spreading of cancer to other organs worked well in animal models for a number of cancers. According to the theory on which the cancer fighting strategy at the Dr. Rath Research Institute is based, all cancer types spread to other body organs by digesting the surrounding connective tissue. Accordingly, preventing the integrity of connective tissue by inhibiting the tissue destroying enzymes may help prevent the spreading of cancer to other organs. ˇ°These in vivo studies prove that the research strategy to control cancer growth and spread by increasing the natural stability and strength of the connective tissue developed by Dr. Rath more than 10 years ago is the most effective approach to control cancer," said Executive Research Director Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki. ˇ°We have previously documented that at the same time, these nutrients affect other key mechanisms of cancer: they inhibit the growth of tumors, induce their natural death (apoptosis), and block angiogenesis - the formation of new blood vessels providing nourishment to tumors. With these powerful nutrient combinations, we finally have a safe and effective way to help prevent the spread of cancer,ˇ± said Dr. Niedzwiecki. Spreading of cancer to other organs is responsible for more than 90 percent of deaths from cancer, according to the Dr. Rath Research Institute. But only less than 100 people in the whole world are working to understand how cancer spreads to other parts of the body. ˇ°With the proper nutritional support, many cancer deaths could be avoided. Dr. Rath and our research team are proud to be at the forefront of such important research, combating cancer with safe, effective, natural compounds,ˇ± said Dr. Niedzwiecki. |
