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Marilyn Harris <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:27 -0400
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Hi Steve;

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From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>

> In the local clinic I used for EDTA IV therapy, they also do some cancer 
> treatments that uses glucose.  Since cancer uses glucose for energy more 
> so than other cells, they place the patent in to a hypoglycemic state and 
> then give low dose chemo therapy along with glucose at the same time.  The 
> result is that a lot more chemo is taken up by the cancer in order to get 
> the glucose resulting in a lot less side effects for the patent.

I'm not understanding why the glucose and chemo therapy necessarily work 
well together - is the chemo chemically bound to the glucose?

> Another point, while the liver does release glucose on demand due to a low 
> carb diet, after about three days if the diet is very low carb, the 
> liver's ability to do this depleted and ketosis sets in more strongly.

This would seem to be good news if the liver's actions are only temporary. 
Do you know of any peope who have tried ketosis to starve their cancers?

Marilyn

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