Acidity of Cancer and Bicarbonate of Soda
I know, the title looks like another theory from the world of quack. But, hear me out here. It seems a doctor in Italy believes cancer is a fungus that can be cured with some sort of antacid solution. Yes, he’s probably a quack and not even one with an original idea. Cancer as a fungus has been theorized for years with very little evidence. Also, the idea of cancer being acidic and, therefore, possibly suppressed with antacid has been around for a while. Neither of these positions are taken at all seriously by conventional oncologists in general. However, although the fungus connection is virtually unsupportable, the antacid, or alkaline, postulate may have some merit.
Ralph W. Moss, PhD, is a renowned cancer researcher with high credibility among both conventional and integrative oncologists. Dr. Moss writes a newsletter which is found at www.cancerdecisions.com. He says the belief that cancer is inherently acidic has been around for quite some time. Several researchers have determined that solid tumors usually develop within an acidic environment. The University of Arizona is presently testing the use of bicarbonate as a potential treatment for cancer. Dr. Moss notes that the bicarbonate alkalizes the area around the tumor and has been found to stabilize its growth and inhibit its metastasis in mice. Of course, no one is ready to recommend that cancer patients reject their therapies and turn to Arm and Hammer. But, it is certainly an interesting research and worthy of continued testing.
What if we found that soda water, for pennies a day, could greatly enhance the efficacy of conventional cancer treatment and allow a much shorter duration of its application at significantly lower levels of toxicity and physical trauma. This is just one more example of why it is so critical to do more research and testing of natural, non-toxic options which is what integrative oncology is all about. Integrative oncologists are already practicing many proven methods of treatment that complement and enhance chemotherapy and radiation. These integrative practices are just too limited and must be expanded. As always, I urge you to read up on everything you can get your hands on to increase your knowledge of integrative oncology. Then, armed with knowledge and passion for a new strategy for the war on cancer, become active in support of the movement.
September 5th, 2009 at 01:55
this is a very interesting study that is underway and i hope that soon we will possibly have an answer to whether or not this actually works. I hope to read more in regards to this soon