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Subject: alternative treatment for cancer

this past fall, Meeko (akc intl pr ch ukc gr ch Thundrpas Meeko
of Jaybar) was diagnosed with mast cell cancer. it was originally a
large what we hoped isolated tumor located on the back of her neck,
which was removed.
grade II (on a scale of I-III, III being metatasized) at the time,
highly aggressive. while we hoped for the best, the vet said it
would
be back quickly if it had metatasized.

it had. the first week of January, Meeko began having tumors show up
on
her head, neck, muzzle, chest, back, sides, underarms -
dozens everywhere. there also appears to be a large hard mass under
her
front left shoulderblade.

a long story, but I decided to try an experimental drug that
has shown success in treating mast cell tumors in cell culture and
other
types of cancer in mice, called curcumin. this is the yellow in
tumeric,
a spice found
in curry powder. this both cuts off the blood supply to the growing
tumor as well as causes tumor cell death (p53 mediated apoptosis).

the dosage we started with was 80 mg/kg/day, or 400 mg twice a day
for a
25 lb dog., administered orally. the drug is available over the
counter through health food stores and is labeled "tumeric".

at 8 days, most of the tumors turned black, clotted, and
disappeared.
the large mass changed consistency. unfortunately, at 10 days it
was clear that some tumors had not been killed. we have now increased
the dosage to
120 mg/day, which is the highest we can go without toxicity.

the drug has no apparent side affects - eating is good, she
is actually feeling much better, the limp in the front left leg is
gone
and she is again climbing stairs. we can remove the small tumors on
the
body, IF the
big ones are killed.....

I will keep you posted. However, the important news is that the
folks
at Emory Medical School are planning a study to test another
compound, a
curcumin that has been modified so more is absorbed orally, in dogs
with
mast
cell cancer, based on the results in Meeko. this technology is
being developed by a small start up company called Curry
Pharmaceuticals.

anyone interested should contact Dr. Jack Arbiser at Emory (I
will forward contact information directly for those interested).

PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL DOG EMAIL LISTS! YOU MAY SAVE A LIFE.

Anne
Dr. Camelia Anne Bishop
www.myamericaneskimodogs.com

--
Leah Roberts, Family Dog Trainer
It's A Dog's World
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
http://re-vita.net/dfrntdrums

Leah,

I wish I had found this out 6 months ago. This is what eventually killed
Barney. He had numerous mast cell tumors removed over the last 4 years but
then in October developed one in his mouth. From there it spread to the
internal organs and eventually I had to have him put to sleep in January.

Please let us know how this turns out.

Celeste



"Leah Roberts" wrote in message
...
Another interesting "please forward" post from an e-mail list:

Subject: alternative treatment for cancer

this past fall, Meeko (akc intl pr ch ukc gr ch Thundrpas Meeko
of Jaybar) was diagnosed with mast cell cancer. it was originally a
large what we hoped isolated tumor located on the back of her neck,
which was removed.
grade II (on a scale of I-III, III being metatasized) at the time,
highly aggressive. while we hoped for the best, the vet said it
would
be back quickly if it had metatasized.

it had. the first week of January, Meeko began having tumors show up
on
her head, neck, muzzle, chest, back, sides, underarms -
dozens everywhere. there also appears to be a large hard mass under
her
front left shoulderblade.

a long story, but I decided to try an experimental drug that
has shown success in treating mast cell tumors in cell culture and
other
types of cancer in mice, called curcumin. this is the yellow in
tumeric,
a spice found
in curry powder. this both cuts off the blood supply to the growing
tumor as well as causes tumor cell death (p53 mediated apoptosis).

the dosage we started with was 80 mg/kg/day, or 400 mg twice a day
for a
25 lb dog., administered orally. the drug is available over the
counter through health food stores and is labeled "tumeric".

at 8 days, most of the tumors turned black, clotted, and
disappeared.
the large mass changed consistency. unfortunately, at 10 days it
was clear that some tumors had not been killed. we have now increased
the dosage to
120 mg/day, which is the highest we can go without toxicity.

the drug has no apparent side affects - eating is good, she
is actually feeling much better, the limp in the front left leg is
gone
and she is again climbing stairs. we can remove the small tumors on
the
body, IF the
big ones are killed.....

I will keep you posted. However, the important news is that the
folks
at Emory Medical School are planning a study to test another
compound, a
curcumin that has been modified so more is absorbed orally, in dogs
with
mast
cell cancer, based on the results in Meeko. this technology is
being developed by a small start up company called Curry
Pharmaceuticals.

anyone interested should contact Dr. Jack Arbiser at Emory (I
will forward contact information directly for those interested).

PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL DOG EMAIL LISTS! YOU MAY SAVE A LIFE.

Anne
Dr. Camelia Anne Bishop
www.myamericaneskimodogs.com

--
Leah Roberts, Family Dog Trainer
It's A Dog's World
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
http://re-vita.net/dfrntdrums

I'm sorry about Barney. And it's really hard to find out about a
potentially effective treatment after it's too late.

I've recently read that curcumin is looking good for preventing
human cancer and Alzheimer's, too. It's an ingredient in turmeric,
which is a major ingredient of Indian curries.

FurPaw

Spot wrote:
Leah,

I wish I had found this out 6 months ago. This is what eventually killed
Barney. He had numerous mast cell tumors removed over the last 4 years but
then in October developed one in his mouth. From there it spread to the
internal organs and eventually I had to have him put to sleep in January.

Please let us know how this turns out.

Celeste



"Leah Roberts" wrote in message
...

Another interesting "please forward" post from an e-mail list:

Subject: alternative treatment for cancer

this past fall, Meeko (akc intl pr ch ukc gr ch Thundrpas Meeko
of Jaybar) was diagnosed with mast cell cancer. it was originally a
large what we hoped isolated tumor located on the back of her neck,
which was removed.
grade II (on a scale of I-III, III being metatasized) at the time,
highly aggressive. while we hoped for the best, the vet said it
would
be back quickly if it had metatasized.

it had. the first week of January, Meeko began having tumors show up
on
her head, neck, muzzle, chest, back, sides, underarms -
dozens everywhere. there also appears to be a large hard mass under
her
front left shoulderblade.

a long story, but I decided to try an experimental drug that
has shown success in treating mast cell tumors in cell culture and
other
types of cancer in mice, called curcumin. this is the yellow in
tumeric,
a spice found
in curry powder. this both cuts off the blood supply to the growing
tumor as well as causes tumor cell death (p53 mediated apoptosis).

the dosage we started with was 80 mg/kg/day, or 400 mg twice a day
for a
25 lb dog., administered orally. the drug is available over the
counter through health food stores and is labeled "tumeric".

at 8 days, most of the tumors turned black, clotted, and
disappeared.
the large mass changed consistency. unfortunately, at 10 days it
was clear that some tumors had not been killed. we have now increased
the dosage to
120 mg/day, which is the highest we can go without toxicity.

the drug has no apparent side affects - eating is good, she
is actually feeling much better, the limp in the front left leg is
gone
and she is again climbing stairs. we can remove the small tumors on
the
body, IF the
big ones are killed.....

I will keep you posted. However, the important news is that the
folks
at Emory Medical School are planning a study to test another
compound, a
curcumin that has been modified so more is absorbed orally, in dogs
with
mast
cell cancer, based on the results in Meeko. this technology is
being developed by a small start up company called Curry
Pharmaceuticals.

anyone interested should contact Dr. Jack Arbiser at Emory (I
will forward contact information directly for those interested).

PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL DOG EMAIL LISTS! YOU MAY SAVE A LIFE.

Anne
Dr. Camelia Anne Bishop
www.myamericaneskimodogs.com

--
Leah Roberts, Family Dog Trainer
It's A Dog's World
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
http://re-vita.net/dfrntdrums





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