However, cancer treatment is a rapidly evolving field in small animal medicine, and combination treatments
using other forms of cancer therapy may prove to be useful for managing this problem in the future.
By
using molecular genetic tools to reduce the amount
of PC in human lung
cancer cells, the team observed decreased cell growth, a compromised ability to
form colonies in soft agar (a gelatinous material specifically
used to grow bacteria and
other cells), and a reduced rate
of tumor growth in mice.
Pembrolizumab, an antibody drug already
used to treat
other forms of cancer, can be effective in the treatment
of the most common
form of mesothelioma, according to a new study led by investigators from the Perelman School
of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Vitamin A is necessary for growth, immunity, steroid production, sperm production in males, prevention
of spontaneous abortion in females, and proper prenatal development.45 Vitamin A appears to aid in the utilization
of dietary protein, and, even though androgens are
used as promoters
of prostate
cancer, vitamin A both boosts androgen production and powerfully inhibits prostate
cancer.48 Vitamin A-rich foods like raw liver juice have been successfully
used to treat
cancer, 49 and concentrated doses
of naturally occurring all - trans retinoic acid, the active hormone
form of vitamin A, are currently
used as a highly successful treatment for leukemia.50 Vitamin A appears to protect against and be depleted in inflammatory conditions.51 Vitamin A also protects against environmental toxins, and protects against free radical damage: cod liver oil, in fact, because
of its vitamin A content, is the only source
of essential fatty acids that can lower levels
of harmful, free - radical lipid peroxides, while all
other sources
of essential fatty acids raise lipid peroxides.45