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Curcumin for cancer treatment

The Benefits of IV Curcumin

What is Curcumin?

Curcumin is one of the oldest, traditional spices. It is made up of three different curcuminoids that give curcumin its intense yellow color. Across Asia, people have consumed curcumin for thousands of years as a food product. It is also often used externally on wounds and for skin diseases.

Since 1949 when Nature published an article entitled “Antibacterial Action of curcumin…” conventional medicine has been intrigued with this substance.  A myriad of scientific articles have been published attributing the anti-inflammatory properties to curcumin.

 

What Can Curcumin Treat?

Aside from treating inflammation it has been shown to be able to treat rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, cancer and dyslipidemia.

When it comes to cancer curcumin has been shown to block cell growth, trigger senescent cells to complete their cell cycle through all its phases, and triggers apoptosis resulting in cell death.

 

IV Curcumin for Cancer Treatment

Another area where I  have found IV curcumin particularly useful in cancer treatment is  its ability to  quench the inflammatory process. This is important for several reasons.  First, inflammation provides a fertile soil for cancer to grow and metastasize. Secondly, when a patient has high inflammatory markers (e.g. hs-CRP, sed rate, IL-6, fibrinogen and homocysteine) and is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, their prognosis is less promising as these therapies promote inflammation.
Because the absorption through the intestines is only around 2-6%, intravenous curcumin allows an effective therapeutic level to be attained.
IV  curcumin  has been shown to be effective in treating the following cancers:
  • Breast
  • Lung
  • Blood cancers
  • Gastric
  • Colorectal
  • Prostate
  • Pancreatic
  • Head and neck

Intravenous curcumin is one of many holistic approaches that when used not only add years to one’s life but also provide a better quality of life.

 

Terry Pfau DO, HMD

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