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30. Something that is available now that might work

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:42 PM

Mar 2012

There is an orphan drug called Dichloroacetate (DCA) that was experimentally used for children with mitochondrial problems. It has been out for so long it cannot be patented so big Pharma will not deal with it directly . However in the last year someone filed a patent for a one of the latest chemotherapy drugs with two DCA's attached to it.

I believe there is one journal paper out on someone who refused chemo but decided to use DCA and his oncologist tracked his progress with blood tests. It is not a silver bullet and will not fix everything. DCA not chemo and is far less debilitating. It is relatively cheap but you must find a quality source - probably the UK but definitely not Mexico.

The following amateur site has tried to track it. If you are interested then you need to read most of what is on the site and PAY ATTENTION to warnings. Milligrams matter. Someone with a gioma took too much to fast and died when it killed the tumor too quickly.

www.thedcasite.com

I have been following it for some years but do not have any direct experience with it's use.

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One Drug to Shrink All Tumors [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP

Guaranteed to be sold for megabucks to only those with Skidmore Mar 2012 #1

sounds very promising! Mosby Mar 2012 #2

My friend recently died of brain cancer. MADem Mar 2012 #3

+1 Fearless Mar 2012 #4

I agree. The sooner... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #7

Talk about a long goodbye. MADem Mar 2012 #13

My cousin had the same thing. It was so sad. She was only 43 when she died, leaving behind two IndyJones Mar 2012 #20

Amen to that DFW Mar 2012 #8

How dreadful to lose so many to the damned disease. MADem Mar 2012 #14

It's in our genes, it seems. Nothing we can do about that DFW Mar 2012 #27

Come on, cure! We'll address the other stuff as needed! nt MADem Mar 2012 #28

Dear DFW, me too. xtraxritical Mar 2012 #33

Sounds like we've been through the SAME mill! DFW Mar 2012 #37

As did my brother stevedeshazer Mar 2012 #11

I agree--the suffering is the worst. nt MADem Mar 2012 #15

Something that is available now that might work Bearware Mar 2012 #30

Neurofibromatosis ChazII Mar 2012 #5

...and in the darkness bind them. tanyev Mar 2012 #6

If it actually works in more trials seeviewonder Mar 2012 #9

Husband has had so many cancer deaths in his family Marthe48 Mar 2012 #10

Pharma isn't going to give up cancer. It makes too much money off it. nt valerief Mar 2012 #12

Exactly! There is just no incentive to give up this mega money making disease. crunch60 Mar 2012 #17

You got it! Doremus Mar 2012 #23

I wish my son and husband could have the chance to use this riverbendviewgal Mar 2012 #16

My sincere condolences on your profound losses. n/t Doremus Mar 2012 #22

Jesus! I can't imagine that pain. So sorry for your loss. MADem Mar 2012 #29

Hope it works in humans, but... Deep13 Mar 2012 #18

what pisses me off is that this will never be available even if it works. stlsaxman Mar 2012 #19

we lost.... unkachuck Mar 2012 #21

Hard to hear about all the break throughs and yet people do not get helped. glinda Mar 2012 #24

Wow thanks for posting this JE felix_numinous Mar 2012 #25

As this might actually greatly reduce cost of cancer care, insurance companies may well favor it Julian Englis Mar 2012 #26

My tin foil hat angel/devil says the Medical Industrial Complex would fight this AllyCat Mar 2012 #32

my husband has just been told his cancer is incurable mimitabby Mar 2012 #31

... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #35

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #34

That would be amazing....my wife just completed 6 months of chemo treatment for breast cancer... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #36

Let's move this thing along, FDA! Stuckinthebush Mar 2012 #38

When available it will cost the consumer sarcasmo Mar 2012 #39