Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer develops when the body’s normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These extra cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor. Some cancers, such as leukemia, do not form tumors. Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases. It can develop almost anywhere in the body. [1]
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Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy (including immunotherapy such as monoclonal antibody therapy) and synthetic lethality. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumour and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient. Some types of cancer do not form a tumour. These include leukaemia’s, most types of lymphoma, and myeloma [2]
In 1938 the cancer scientist and researcher Paul Gerhardt Seeger, M.D., revealed that the true cause of the cancerous degeneration of a cell results from the destruction of a specific respiratory enzyme, cytochrome oxidase. In other words, cancer in the cell is caused by disturbance of oxygen utilization or cell respiration. [3] A German doctor named Otto Warburg was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1931 for his research proving that cancer cells use a form of non-oxygen metabolism to survive. Therefore, filling your body with more oxygen is a smart and safe method to fight cancer. [4] If we look at oxygen as a bullet to kill cancer cells, then we should look at wheat grass as a shotgun blast at treating cancer as it can help to clean and oxygenate the blood. Remember that cancer cells need anaerobic, oxygen-deprived conditions in order to grow. [5]
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) -MDS are a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature and therefore do not become healthy blood cells. [6] Wheat grass juice is effective in reducing Ferrite (Iron) level in myelodysplastic syndrome (Preleukemia). [7]
In another study it is found that Wheat grass juice helped to improve the health status and lifespan in terminally ill cancer patients. The extract of wheat grass when applied to known chemical mutagens, reduced their cancer-causing ability by up to 99 percent. This suggests that wheat grass has cancer preventing property. The clinical studies are applied on human breast cancer have shown that chlorophyllin, a compound that is resemble to chlorophyll produced synthetically, has capability to decreased the risk of breast cancer. [8]
Wheat grass juice is a MUST for Cancer patients of any type whether you are operated, done Chemo / Radiation or with no Allopathic treatment. SOD, Selenium, laetrile (B17) in Wheat grass kills Cancer cells and Chlorophyll (a green blood) increases the WBC and RBC counts for faster cure. [9]
Chemotherapy treatments may suppress bone marrow activity. Which can cause: A decreased capacity for carrying oxygen throughout your body. Insufficient blood cells to boost your immune system. Decreased blood clotting ability. [10] For myelotoxicity, chlorophyll in wheatgrass is high in oxygen and light energy, which can provide the brain and body tissues with an optimal environment in which to function. The chlorophyll in wheatgrass also has antibacterial properties, which can stop the development of harmful bacteria in the body. Wheat grass contains bioflavanoids, proteins and other important nutrients and helps in maintaining body functions [11] Bone marrow (where new blood cells are made) damage caused by chemotherapy can become life threatening. White blood cell count and red blood cell count can become abnormally low. There are medications to help build the blood cell count, but they come with negative side effects and increased costs. It was found that Wheatgrass juice helped produce healthier blood levels while receiving the chemotherapy thus decreasing the need for blood building medications. Wheatgrass juice was found to not diminish effectiveness of chemotherapy. [9]
This claim is supported by a 2007 study published in Nutrition and Cancer involving 60 breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Researchers found that patients receiving a daily serving of wheat grass juice during the first three cycles of chemotherapy experienced a significant reduction in myelotoxicity. These patients also had a reduced need for drugs to help boost their white blood cell production. [12]
In Breast cancer bone marrow (where new blood cells are made) damage caused by chemotherapy can become life threatening. White blood cell count and red blood cell count can become abnormally low. There are medications to help build the blood cell count, but they come with negative side effects and increased costs. It was found that drinking the green healing juice provides healthier blood levels while receiving the chemotherapy thus decreasing the need for blood building medications. Wheat grass juice was found to diminish the effectiveness of chemotherapy. [13]
Another study showed that wheat grass juice could be an effective alternative to blood transfusions for terminally ill cancer patients. [14].
In a study published in the, Journal of Clinical Oncology researchers examined the effects of wheat grass juice on 348 terminally ill cancer patients at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute in India. Researchers wanted to know if the plant juice could help improve hemoglobin levels, serum protein and overall patient health performance. They found that these patients experienced significant improvement in total protein & albumin levels. Although white blood cell and platelet counts remained the same, the patients\’ overall health performance increased from 50 percent to 70 percent. [15]
In 1980, Dr. Chiu Nan Lai of the University of Texas System Cancer Center showed extracts of wheat grass effectively restrained several carcinogens. In fact, research showed that applying just low levels of wheat grass extract to the cancer-causing agents diminished their activity by up to 99%. [16]
Cisplatin and Carboplatin generally increase the levels of oxidative stress, which can affect the antineoplastic activity of the chemotherapeutic drug by slowing down the growth of the cancer cells and also prevent control apoptosis and can regenerate the tumour. Wheat grass contains both enzymatic and non enzymatic antioxidants and has almost no side effects, so wheat grass juice can be use as a supplement to the cancer patients during chemotherapy to reduce the oxidative stress caused by platinium containing chemotherapeutic drugs and it can also increase the antineoplastic activity of the drug and illustrate better results. [17]
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