| Quercetin is a major breakthrough. Research has | | | | markers during the period of the study. |
| demonstrated that quercetin is a way to prevent | | | | The Cleveland Clinic oncologists recently examined |
| cancer, and at the same time will act to help cure | | | | the use of quercetin in patients with familial |
| a cancer patient. These qualities are becoming | | | | adenomatous polyposis (an inherited condition that |
| even more evident as researchers combine | | | | produces hundreds of colonic polyps which |
| quercetin with other natural compounds, such as | | | | become cancerous). Quercetin was combined with |
| quercetin and curcumin, to expand its | | | | curcumin. Curcumin is also known as an |
| effectiveness. | | | | anti-inflammatory and tumor blocking nutrient. Five |
| Quercetin has a number of qualities causing | | | | patients were treated with this combination and |
| researchers to not question its ability to prevent | | | | the scientists followed these patients for six |
| cancer. Quercetin prevents cell proliferation and | | | | months. |
| improves programmed cell death, minimizing DNA | | | | At the end of six months, all five patients had a |
| damage. These qualities have created an interest | | | | reduction in both tumor size (60%) and the |
| as a cancer-preventive nutrient. There is also | | | | number of polyps (51%). There were minimal |
| evidence from epidemiologic studies which | | | | adverse effects and no evidence of laboratory |
| strongly recommend quercetin and resveratrol do | | | | abnormalities. Because the study results were so |
| correlate and support a reduced risk of certain | | | | successful, the researchers are trying to develop |
| cancers. Research studies have shown quercetin's | | | | a larger randomized, controlled trial to explore the |
| ability to prevent or slow tumor development | | | | use of the quercetin as potential cancer |
| including cancers of the brain, liver, colon, and | | | | prevention. |
| other tissues. | | | | I hope this information will give the reader reason |
| Research and Clinical evidence of quercetin's | | | | to ask their doctor direct questions if they are |
| effective usefulness in preventing cancer, as well | | | | facing a problem involving cancer. Today, we |
| as use in therapy, is quickly building. There was an | | | | know the drug companies do not have any drugs |
| early Phase I clinical trial of quercetin in patients | | | | that prevent or cure cancer. We know that today |
| with a variety of cancer types. Nine patients out | | | | there are natural compounds that will give |
| of the total eleven in the study experienced a | | | | effective help in preventing and caring for cancer. |
| decrease in enzymes activity needed for tumor | | | | At the top of my list are quercetin, resveratrol, |
| growth. There were also two patients suffering | | | | curcumin, and vitamin D3. |
| from advanced cancer which had not responded | | | | DISCLAIMER: I am not a Doctor and do not give |
| to chemotherapy. Both patients responded to the | | | | medical advice; this is a news report and cannot |
| quercetin with important drops in chemical tumor | | | | substitute for the advice of a medical professional. |