The oft repeated claim from the alternative healing sector that cancer cells operate via a fermentation metabolism and thus are susceptible to oxygenation (Warburg hypothesis) is appealing and I hope true. Stephen Barret of Quackwatch has justifiably received bad press here re CS safety. But that doesn't mean he gets it all wrong. On the matter of cancer cell metabolism, the following from http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/oxygen.html is worth some serious pondering:
"Does anaerobic metabolism cause cancer? In a 1961 monograph [7], Aisenberg reviewed and analyzed the subject of energy metabolism in normal and tumor tissues. He concluded that most carcinogens are not respiratory poisons; most respiratory poisons are not carcinogens; oxygen neither prevents nor inhibits cancer growth; tumor cells grow optimally in tissue culture dishes in atmosphere containing 20% oxygen; tumors grow rapidly in tissues that are well supplied with oxygenated blood; absence of oxygen does not stimulate tumor growth in vitro or in vivo; agents effective against cancer interfere with DNA synthesis, not with aerobic metabolism; tumors do not get a significant amount of their energy from anaerobic metabolism; tumors can and do produce energy by an oxygen-driven metabolism of fats and carbohydrates. Since the mid 1960s, information amassed has identified cancer initiation, promotion, and progression. Alteration of genetic regulation through DNA damage, oncogene activation, and inhibitor dysregulation give rise to abnormally proliferating cancer cells. There is no evidence of "poisoning" in the respiratory enzyme systems of tumor tissues. Although Warburg discovered some differences in metabolism between normal and cancer cells, research did not bear out what he considered to be the "primary cause of cancer," i.e., the replacement of respiration by fermentation.[7]." Worth reading the rest of that article also. Comments anyone? Kevin Nolan ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: RE: CS>Silver Compounds and electrobiological/electromagnetic response > Jason, > just some comments on some of your message. > > > When a tumor forms, it is very difficult to eliminate through > > dietary means > > alone, when the dietary changes do not directly address the > > tumor growth. > > The problem is a bioelectric one. Dr. Becker demonstrated > > that a tumor, and > > cancerous cells in general, are the most "positively charged" of all > > tissues. > > Bioelectrics, chemical potential, pH are all measures of the same > thing from different perspectives. > Cancer cells are the most positively charged of all cells because they > are the most acidic. Being acidic means a high concentration H+ ions > (high positive charge and low pH). > Cancer cells become highly acidic as a result of nutrients crossing > from a more acidic than normal extracellular fluid (plasma) which > causes a break down in the cellular channels which in turn does not > allow oxygen to pass into the cell. Without oxygen energy production > changes from oxidation to fermentation, the product of which is lactic > acid which accumulates and thus causes a large drop in pH. > Diet plays a great part in the pH of the extracellular fluid. Cancer > cells cannot grow in alkaline environments, because in these > environments oxygen is abundantly available and mutated cells either > lie dormant or die. > Calcium is the most important mineral in maintaining a healthy and > buffered serum pH, and ultimately the bioelectric condition of tissue. > Vitamin D is essential in the absorption of calcium. A diet which pays > attention to these facts, and is otherwise sensible, will be well > protective against cancer. > > Large cancerous growths can be pretty readily eliminated through the > high pH method, skin cancers respond well to this also, or can be well > treated by the injection of 1,3 beta glucan into the base of the > cancer mass. I personally don't see the point of attempting electrical > treatment, but wish you luck, and look forward to discussing a > successful treatment. > > Regards > Ivan. > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
