AVEMAR (AVE in the USA) is a supplement that is highly recommended for a variety of cancers including melanoma. Hope this will be helpful for your father.
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In clinical cancer trials, Avemar was shown
to reduce the progression of disease in patients with
head and neck cancers, colorectal cancer, and
malignant melanoma of the skin. The quality of life of
patients with breast cancer or lung cancer improved
significantly (P < 0.05) after supportive treatment
with Avemar: improvements in the global state of
health and fatigue were observed in lung cancer
patients, and improvements in physical and emotional
function, the global state of health, fatigue, nausea,
vomiting, insomnia, and constipation were observed in
breast cancer patients. Clinical studies of the
efficacy of Avemar in the treatment of other cancers
are ongoing. However, observational data indicate that
this wheat germ extract has favorable effects on
ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, thyroid cancer,
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. "The
therapeutic spectrum of Avemar is much wider than it
had been thought some years ago.".................Avemar is the new wonder-alternative cancer treatment / adjuvant therapy for boosting the immune system and fighting cancer. "Research at UCLA has demonstrated that Avemar reduces glucose flow into the cancer cells. Cancer cells can evade NK [natural killer] cells by masking their outer membrane with a special substance that the NK cells recognize as 'normal.' Avemar suppresses the release of this masking substance -- allowing NK cells to better target and kill the cancer cells." Avemar's immune-stimulating ability appears to be so powerful that it can be useful in helping to restore even the most severely compromised immune systems.
On 4/25/2008 flo1966 wrote:
I apologize for the length of this message, this is my first time posting on this site. I am amazed the courage that I see here, my heart goes out to all that are battling this disease. I am just scared to death and looking for any advice on how to beat this horrible disease and help my family. My 74 year old father was just diagnosed with melanoma…Clark’s stage IV, the thickness was 4.6mm. We do not yet know the clinical stage, but had a CT scan of head, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis yesterday so we should know shortly. He may have a PET scan, but he has not made up his mind on that yet, as he has come across good and bad info on PET scans. We are headed to a cancer center next week to discuss options, although he does not want any chemo or radiation. He prefers to take an alternative approach to his cancer and we completely support his decision. At 75, he takes no medication, has no chronic diseases, and keeps active, he is by no means a couch potato! We lead a healthy lifestyle and have for many years, taking vitamins, eating well, we grow much of our own food, we are vegetarians, we don’t consume sugar or empty carbohydrates. As soon as he felt that there might be a problem, he upped his vitamin intake, particularly VitC, and amino acids and his following an anti-cancer diet and supplement program based off the research of Dr. Rath and others. He does not have any physical symptoms and says he feels great….he is just mad that he has this disease now. I am just wondering if there are any melanoma survivors out there that have taken an alternative approach to their cancer and had long term success. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thank You!