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Jamie posted
about 2 years ago
Biorhythms, cancer and chemo
Just heard a really interesting interview on the radio this morning, about some Australian medical researchers who've found a natural "rhythm" in our immune system that might allow clinicians to use much lower doses of chemo, and to achieve better results.
They've found that our immune systems have a cycle that runs over about 8-12 days (some reports say 12-14 days), and that they might be able to time the doses of chemo around this cycle so you don't need such high doses.
If you want to listen to the interview, here's the link to Robyn Williams talking on ABC RN's Breakfast Show:
http://bit.ly/8XtiXg
I also came across a short newspaper piece about this here:
http://bit.ly/a7G8qh
and here's an ABC news report about a current trial in Melbourne:
http://bit.ly/aA5QMS
Sounds promising...
They've found that our immune systems have a cycle that runs over about 8-12 days (some reports say 12-14 days), and that they might be able to time the doses of chemo around this cycle so you don't need such high doses.
If you want to listen to the interview, here's the link to Robyn Williams talking on ABC RN's Breakfast Show:
http://bit.ly/8XtiXg
I also came across a short newspaper piece about this here:
http://bit.ly/a7G8qh
and here's an ABC news report about a current trial in Melbourne:
http://bit.ly/aA5QMS
Sounds promising...
