Sodium Bicarbonate Cancer Killer
According
to the American Cancer Society, sodium bicarbonate is being promoted
as an alternative treatment to cancer by an Italian oncologist, Dr.
Tullio Simoncini. He believes that cancer is caused by a yeast
infection, and sodium bicarbonate has the capacity to kill the yeast.
(See Reference 1.) Dr. Simoncini published his research thesis,
entitled "Cancer is Fungus," presenting fungal infection as
the main cause
of cancer
.
However, no scientific evidence is available to support that cancer is due to yeast infection and that sodium bicarbonate can directly cure cancers, although studies have been conducted regarding the ability of sodium carbonate to influence the pH levels of cancer cells.
Significance
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odium bicarbonate is a mainstream treatment for acidosis. Oncologists use it to neutralize the acid properties of most cancer agents in chemotherapy. The Arizona Cancer Center of the University of Arizona, the Department of Pharmacology of Wayne State University in Michigan, and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Florida are conducting a study that indicates the capacity of sodium bicarbonate to alter the pH of tumor cells that could inhibit its spread and progression. (See Reference 2.)
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The acid environment
of
tumor cells is responsible for allowing them to thrive and spread.
Making the tumor cells more alkaline increases the ability of other
anti-carcinogenic drugs to become more effective in preventing
tumor activities. (See Reference 3.) Tumors are more acidic than
other normal cells and tissues. An acidic environment is low in
oxygen, and changing the pH to alkaline allows an increase of
oxygen supply to the cell. This controls the abnormal function of
the tumor and prevents it from metastasizing. (See Resource
- 1.)
Benefits
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Some chemotherapy agents have a heavy acidic nature that can pose a danger to a patient. Oncologists use the complementary benefit of sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid property in anti-carcinogen agents. (See Reference 3.) It also helps in bringing alkalinity to the cellular environment of tumors. Because cancer cells cannot survive in an environment that has high oxygen level, an alkaline environment prevents them from growing and spreading.
Considerations
- Although there is lack of substantial evidence to prove that sodium bicarbonate can directly treat cancer, the researches conducted with animal tests provide some therapeutic benefits from the use of sodium bicarbonate for cancer treatment
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U. CLINICAL TRIAL of SODIUM BICARBONATE TUMOR KILLER
