Frankincense in Cancer Therapy
Frankincense is familiar to most of us as one of the three gifts brought by the Wise Men to baby Jesus. It is now being evaluated for its possible benefit to cancer patients. The compound (resin from the Boswellia tree) caused no major adverse effects and is safe for human consumption and long-term use. The National Cancer Institute Bulletin recently highlighted a clinical trial being conducted by the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center testing dietary and herbal therapy for brain cancer. The Phase II study is testing frankincense as part of a vegan diet for patients with high-grade Gliomas, a type of aggressive brain tumor. Frankincense has been touted for centuries in some cultures as a healing agent for various diseases. It has been shown in animal and human studies to reduce inflammation, particularly in osteoarthritis patients. Laboratory studies have suggested that it may also cause human brain cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). Dr. Glen Stevens, principal investigator for this clinical trial said, “Some small studies have suggested that frankincense extract may help limit brain edema and even have an anti-tumor effect. We hope that dietary changes in conjunction with use of this herbal preparation will help improve patient outcomes and act in a complementary fashion with standard treatments for high-grade Gliomas.”
We hope so, too, Dr. Stevens. Of course, if frankincense or any other natural herb proves effective against cancer, it will not benefit most cancer patients for quite some time, maybe decades. Most oncologists are not trained and have little motivation to practice anything but the standard conventional therapy. Only the small number of integrative oncologists practice methodologies complementary to the conventional. Integrative oncology must become the standard if the new strategy for the war on cancer is to be successful. It needs your support.
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