Brain cancer has been home to a number of different therapies, hasn't it? One cannot really argue with this point, especially since there have been a number of drugs utilized in the past in order to bring about strong results on the matter. That being said, what if I were to tell you that there are treatment methods which are designed to help patients in the long term? If you'd like to know, it seems as though a certain type of fern will be able to help on the matter.
There was an article posted on WTNH.com and it went into detail about a North American plant that could prove useful in brain cancer studies. It was regarded as the Christmas fern, which is an especially common crop, New England being one of the more abundant areas. However, how is this particular fern going to help awareness, which is what organizations the likes of Voices against Brain Cancer strive for? This is something to take into account, since a certain component can prove useful in the way of research.
Southern Connecticut State University medical specialist Dr. Sarah Crawford went into detail about this particular plant and how it can potentially help in the way of cancer studies. The reason for this is because, compared to other species, the Christmas fern is viewed as one of more potent plants. With this in mind, you may be curious as to what had come about as a result of these studies. If you are curious to know, the results that Crawford discovered were actually quite strong.
As it seems, Crawford put together a triple cocktail combination which was able to come into effect due to the fern extract and a chemo drug known as carmustine as well as an anti-inflammatory known as curcumin. With this set in place, it was seen that it was successful in killing off aggressive cancer cells. According to Crawford, 50 percent of the cells were killed, which is strong for a condition that has no clear treatment as of this time. Only time will tell if further progress will be made.
I think that the results seen at this point are ones which can benefit those invested in these types of studies. This is especially true when you take into account that there is no clear treatment that will be able to help everyone. There have been cases where some patients have been helped but it's not like there's one solid remedy that is all-inclusive. With the studies that were done thanks to Crawford, though, I believe that there is far more potential than we have probably realized.
There was an article posted on WTNH.com and it went into detail about a North American plant that could prove useful in brain cancer studies. It was regarded as the Christmas fern, which is an especially common crop, New England being one of the more abundant areas. However, how is this particular fern going to help awareness, which is what organizations the likes of Voices against Brain Cancer strive for? This is something to take into account, since a certain component can prove useful in the way of research.
Southern Connecticut State University medical specialist Dr. Sarah Crawford went into detail about this particular plant and how it can potentially help in the way of cancer studies. The reason for this is because, compared to other species, the Christmas fern is viewed as one of more potent plants. With this in mind, you may be curious as to what had come about as a result of these studies. If you are curious to know, the results that Crawford discovered were actually quite strong.
As it seems, Crawford put together a triple cocktail combination which was able to come into effect due to the fern extract and a chemo drug known as carmustine as well as an anti-inflammatory known as curcumin. With this set in place, it was seen that it was successful in killing off aggressive cancer cells. According to Crawford, 50 percent of the cells were killed, which is strong for a condition that has no clear treatment as of this time. Only time will tell if further progress will be made.
I think that the results seen at this point are ones which can benefit those invested in these types of studies. This is especially true when you take into account that there is no clear treatment that will be able to help everyone. There have been cases where some patients have been helped but it's not like there's one solid remedy that is all-inclusive. With the studies that were done thanks to Crawford, though, I believe that there is far more potential than we have probably realized.
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