Cancer
Studies for Determined People
Bladder
Cancer
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Dr.
Kazuhiko Asai synthesized GE-132 (a form of organically bound germanium, a mineral) and
found that it acts as a carrier in moving oxygen across cellular membranes to get oxygen
inside the cell. As it has been found that cancer cells cannot metabolize oxygen properly,
it was tried on a variety of cancers. In thirteen separately published animal studies,
GE-132 inhibited the development of tumors and significantly increased survival times. Dr.
Asai mentioned bladder cancer as one of the cancers that responded to germanium. (It
is important to take a therapeutic dose under the care of a physician, as high doses can
be toxic-Martha).Asai, K. The Miracle Cure: Organic Germanium (New York
Publications, 1980).
Dr.
Gladys Block, M.D., from the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Nation
Cancer Institute, found that Vitamin C has a protective effect in a number of cancers,
including bladder cancer. She based this conclusion on the results of forty-six studies,
thirty-three which found that vitamin C had a protective preventive effect for these
cancer sites (please see disclaimer on page one). Block, G. "Vitamin C and Cancer
Prevention: The Epidemiological Evidence, " American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
53:270-82(1991).
A
number of studies have shown that Vitamin A helps prevent cancers of the bladder, colon,
and other epithelial tissue sites. Ramaswamy, P.G. "Vitamin and Provitamin A
Levels in Epithelial Cancers: A Preliminary Study, " Nutrition and Cancer
4(3,4):273-76 (1972).
Chlorinated
water has been found to be associated with bladder, rectum, and colon cancer. The
results of this study (carried out by the President’s Council of Environmental
Quality) were thought to be caused by cancer-producing chemicals formed by the action of
chlorine on organic substances naturally found in surface water. Well water lacks these
substances. Science (211:694). Please see disclaimer on Home Page.
*Please see studies on Vitamin A and Betacarotene (see
Contents at left border)*
From Fred and his wife, who just returned
from a nearly trouble-free cruise:
"He asked me to write for him to say that he does
not regret his choice of going with the outside applicance since the interior bladder
comes with some drawbacks. First, the operation itself is longer and more complicated and
may require more subsequent surgery to fix minor problems. He was also told by more than
one knowledgeable source that it is necessary to empty more often...some as often as once
an hour. Others have reported some leakage, at least at first.
With the outer device, he does not have to empty his bag
for longer than an hour, and if he wears a leg bag it can go for up to 2-3 hrs. He has to
change it every 3-4 days depending on circumstances. It only takes about 5 min. to change
and can be done most anywhere. He carries a small zipper bag (in the car or in my purse)
with him containing emergency supplies. At night he uses a larger hospital-type bag that
attaches to the tube from the smaller device near his stoma (where the urine drains from).
He puts this bag in a small waste paper basket at the side of the bed. Due to cutting
through the muscles, the doctor did not give him much hope that his stomach area would get
back to its normal size. I am hoping that some kind of physical therapy will help him to
redevelop some of these muscles."
Any comments? Those people who have an
artifical bladder due to bladder cancer and have found ways to handle the physical
challenges, please share this information by e-mail:
wesurvive@mother.com
or regular mail: Martha Hoff, PO Box 245092,
Sacramento, Ca. 95824. If your method of solving the problem appears as if it could be
helpful to others, I will publish your experience on this page (with your
permission). Please let me know if I can use your name or if you'd prefer to remain
anonymous.
IF YOU HAVE HAD BLADDER CANCER, Please check
this page on a regular basis. It will be added to as new information is gathered, or as
contributed to by people who have been dealing with bladder cancer.
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