Turkey Tail mushrooms and our personal fight against cancer | Half Hill Farm. Trametes Versicolor growing on a down tree at Half Hill Farm. Just before Thanksgiving, Vince’s mother Sandy went to the hospital with what was believed to be pneumonia. It was determined after a few restless days of testing that she had stage IV non-small cell lung cancer and was quickly put on chemotherapy. The diagnosis was abrupt and shocking. At 71 years of age, the prognosis is also very uncertain. Despite this, Sandy takes one day at a time with lots of family support, focused treatment and hopefully a little extra help from our own backyard.
Sandy’s primary treatment is carboplatin with thoracentesis as needed to remove a build up of fluid outside her lungs caused by the cancer. Turkey Tails are a common mushroom that grows throughout the woods of Tennessee and all over the world. The early clinical trial data and Paul’s hopeful story resonated, and Vince didn’t hesitate to start his mother on Turkey Tails. We realize mushrooms aren’t a cure for cancer. DISCLAIMER: I am a farmer. Turkey Tail Mushrooms Help Immune System Fight Cancer | Paul Stamets. A promising clinical study shows that the turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) improves the immune systems of breast cancer patients. The multiyear study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), tracked whether or not turkey tails could positively affect the immune system of patients rebound after they ended their radiation therapy. Immunity -- as measured by the number of lymphocyte cells and natural killer cell activity -- usually declines dramatically after radiotherapy.
Natural killer (NK) cells protect us from tumors and viruses. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Bastyr University Research Institute hypothesized that breast cancer patients' health can be improved after radiation treatment if NK cell counts increased quickly to attack remaining cancerous cells. ... research by our center continues to indicate that Trametes versicolor represents a novel immune therapy with significant applications in cancer treatment ... 1. 2. 3.
Paul Stamets | Mushroom Science NO Trace of Cancer. (4) Facebook. Childhood Cancer Survivor Photos | POPSUGAR Moms. Welcome to University Cancer Care - University of Mississippi Medical Center. Prognostic factors in childhood leukemia (ALL or AML) Certain differences among patients that affect the leukemia’s response to treatment are called prognostic factors. They help doctors decide whether a child with leukemia should receive standard treatment or more intensive treatment.
Prognostic factors seem to be more important in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) than in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Prognostic factors for children with ALL Different systems are used to classify childhood ALL risk. In one of the more common systems, children with ALL are divided into standard-risk, high-risk, or very high-risk groups, with more intensive treatment given for higher risk patients. Generally, children at low risk have a better outlook than those at very high risk. While all of the following are prognostic factors, only certain ones are used to determine which risk group a child falls into.
Age at diagnosis: Children between the ages of 1 and 9 with B-cell ALL tend to have better cure rates. Prognostic factors for children with AML. Leukemia Information & Research| Types & Facts. Leukemia Facts According to the American Cancer Society, some 43,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with leukemia each year. This includes about: 15,000 cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), most in older adults13,500 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), most in adults6,000 cases of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), about one in three in adults5,000 cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), most in older adults Leukemia is cancer of blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, the sponge-like material inside some bones. In healthy bone marrow, blood cells form and mature, then move into the bloodstream.
Red Blood Cells (RBCs), the major part of your blood, carry oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout your body. White Blood Cells (WBCs) include several different types. WBCs play a major role in fighting infection. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) is a measure of the number of WBCs you have to fight infections. WBC = 1000 = 1.0KNeuts = 50% (0.5)1000 X 0.5 = 500 neutrophils. Interview: GiveForward & CoPatient’s Partnership.
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