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There is a lecture on YouTube by a doctor who claims that all cancer cells ferment rather than respirate and that because of this, they are able to be starved w

by 0F 5y ago

There is a lecture on YouTube by a doctor who claims that all cancer cells ferment rather than respirate and that because of this, they are able to be starved with a combination of zero carb diet and a special protein that disrupts the fermentation of another protein that cancer cells can also use. He presents cases where he uses this method to treat a brain cancer patient. I’m on the train and not in a position to find his name or the video. Does anyone have anything to say about this?

ufo 5y ago
That thing with the fermentation is called the Warburg Effect, and it's the reason why PET scans work. There are some cancer types where this is more prominent. But even then, it's hard to disrupt this without causing a lot of collateral damage, because normal cells also need to ferment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_effect_(oncology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_effect_(oncology)
- 0F 5y ago
  This doesn’t add up. Collateral damage isn’t a concern in any other cancer treatments. And if fermentation is so necessary, how do people survive being in ketosis for years?
voisin 5y ago
Check out “Tripping over the Truth: The Metabolic Theory of Cancer”[0]. Highly recommended. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23496164 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23496164
bigmadshoe 5y ago
I know nothing about cancer treatment but here's a link to an npr article about this. I'd be really interested to hear thoughts from people who know what they're talking about. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/05/468285545/fighting-cancer-by-putting-tumor-cells-on-a-diet https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/05/4682855...
hn_throwaway_99 5y ago
As another commenter mentioned, the Warburg effect has been known for about 90 years, and has lots of past and current research on it. Thus, I'm going to trust that scientific process rather than some rando dr on YouTube that claims you can cure cancer with a carb free diet and a "special protein".

by 0F 5y ago

ufo 5y ago

That thing with the fermentation is called the Warburg Effect, and it's the reason why PET scans work. There are some cancer types where this is more prominent. But even then, it's hard to disrupt this without causing a lot of collateral damage, because normal cells also need to ferment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_effect_(oncology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_effect_(oncology)

0F 5y ago
This doesn’t add up. Collateral damage isn’t a concern in any other cancer treatments. And if fermentation is so necessary, how do people survive being in ketosis for years?

voisin 5y ago

Check out “Tripping over the Truth: The Metabolic Theory of Cancer”[0]. Highly recommended. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23496164 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23496164

bigmadshoe 5y ago

I know nothing about cancer treatment but here's a link to an npr article about this. I'd be really interested to hear thoughts from people who know what they're talking about. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/05/468285545/fighting-cancer-by-putting-tumor-cells-on-a-diet https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/05/4682855...

hn_throwaway_99 5y ago

As another commenter mentioned, the Warburg effect has been known for about 90 years, and has lots of past and current research on it. Thus, I'm going to trust that scientific process rather than some rando dr on YouTube that claims you can cure cancer with a carb free diet and a "special protein".