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08/28/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Was John McCain killed by Big Pharma?

Longtime Arizona Senator John McCain passed away on Saturday at age 81. Although his cause of death was said to be an aggressive form of brain cancer, some people believe that Big Pharma’s questionable practices had a hand in his passing. However, the same can be said for many people’s deaths – especially when cancer […]

05/15/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Stunned scientists find BLUEBERRIES are better at destroying cancer cells than conventional radiation therapy alone

Cervical cancer strikes close to 13,000 women each year, claiming over 4,200 lives. Traditional treatment options include surgery to remove the affected tissue, radiation therapy using high energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells, chemotherapy drugs to destroy the affected cells (although healthy cells are killed too), or a combination thereof. However, these treatments are invasive […]

04/11/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Another reason to cut carbs and sugar: Cancer cells thrive on glucose

What could be more amazing than accidentally discovering a non-toxic, truly effective treatment for cancer? That’s exactly what happened when Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, was investigating the reason why navy seals sometimes suddenly experience seizures underwater when using oxygen rebreathers. […]

03/24/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Little known natural treatments for cancer blow away widely held myths

A cancer diagnosis is truly one of the most terrifying things a human can ever face. It is understandable that at such a time a person might be drawn to the apparent security of relying on the recommendations of the “qualified” doctor or oncologist who suggests a regimen of chemotherapy and/or radiation as the best […]

12/01/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Breast cancer patients don’t trust the system and want better treatment, according to new study

A growing number of breast cancer patients are beginning to trust their own instincts and go against their doctor’s advice. In a new survey, nearly one third of women with breast cancer chose to forgo the full, recommended course of chemotherapy, radiation, or hormone therapy, post-surgery. Health authorities find this troubling because “treatment discordance” could […]

09/14/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Cannabis beats “incurable” brain tumor after chemo fails

A Scottish woman given just months to live back in 2013 claims that she has cannabis oil to thank for the fact that she has been in remission for nearly four years. After being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, Lynn Cameron was subjected to the usual assault of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, but […]

08/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Experts warn Senator John McCain’s brain cancer will return even after radiation and chemotherapy

Last July 31, Senator John McCain returned to Arizona to undergo chemotherapy and targeted radiation, both standard post-surgical treatments for his brain tumor. The Arizona politician, 80, was diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma following a craniotomy to remove a blood clot below his left eyebrow. The July 14 procedure was scheduled after McCain complained of […]

08/07/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

How hospital equipment allows terrorists to easily make dirty bombs that could irradiate entire cities

When ISIS took control of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014, it apparently had the makings of a devastating dirty bomb at its fingertips. Cobalt-60 is a common element in medical radiotherapy equipment used in cancer treatment. For about three years after ISIS overran the city, wary U.S. intelligence agencies were aware that two […]

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