Heart Drugs used for Congestive Heart Failure and Arrhythmia may have Anti-tumor Activity

Swedish scientists  reported in the American Cancer Society Journal of Natural Products that cardiac glycosides, which are a family of naturally derived drugs which are used to treat congestive heart failure and arrhythmia, show anti-tumor activity against colon cancer cells. Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on January 5th, 2010
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Tags: Treating Colorectal Cancer

Physical Activity Reduces Risk for Tumor Recurrence

You may know this already, but we have now more proof that physically activity reduces significantly your risk of tumor recurrence.

The study conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute began in January 1986, included 668 men who’d been treated for stage I, stage II or stage III colon cancer that had not spread (nonmetastatic cancer). Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on January 3rd, 2010
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Tags: Living with Colorectal Cancer, physical activity, survivorship

Milk Thistle: A Way to Protect Against Liver Damage

I am using milk thistle for many of my patients, particularly the ones with some liver damage through chemotherapy or cancer.

A  new study, published online in the journal Cancer, showed that milk thistle may help reduce the liver inflammation associated with chemotherapy in children with leukemia who undergo aggressive chemotherapies. Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on December 18th, 2009
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Tags: milk thistle, silymarin, Treating Colorectal Cancer

Can Coffee Protect Against Colon Cancer?

Recent data suggest that a compound in coffee has been found to possibly protect against colon cancer.

We have known for a long time that estrogen can protect against colon cancer and that women who take hormone replacement can also prevent polyps and cancer development. We also have recently seen that women do better than men when younger than 45 years old. Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on November 26th, 2009
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Tags: coffee, estrogen, Preventing Colorectal Cancer

Food Tips for Thanksgiving from the NFCR

Dr. Lenz

I wanted to come up with some recommendations on diet over this Thanksgiving holiday. Searching the web and looking for advice to give you,  I came across a wonderful website  — TOP TEN FOOD tips by the National Foundation for Cancer Research — I wanted to share with you.

Here’s what they said. Continue reading…

Posted by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD on November 25th, 2009
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Tags: diet, Preventing Colorectal Cancer