레이블이 Pet Scan Lung Cancer Images인 게시물을 표시합니다. 모든 게시물 표시
레이블이 Pet Scan Lung Cancer Images인 게시물을 표시합니다. 모든 게시물 표시

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Ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               Ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ＩＰＴ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｈｏｒｔ.

Ｉｓ               ｎｏｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ａ               ｇｅｎｔｌｅｒ,               ｓａｆｅ,               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ,               ｌｅｓｓ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ,               ｎｏ               ｓｕｒｇｅｒｙ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ,               ｎｏ               ｒａｄｉａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｎｏ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ.

Ｓｏ               ｗｈａｔ               ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ               ｉｓ               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ?

ＩＰＴ               ａｌｓｏ               ｋｎｏｗｎ               ａｓ               ｌｏｗ               ｄｏｓｅ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｕｎｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｒｅａｔｓ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ.

Ｉｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｒｅａｔｓ               ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ               ｔｙｐｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｃａｎｃｅｒｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｌｕｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｌｏｎ               ｂｕｔ               ｉｓ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｓｔ               ａｌｌ               ｔｙｐｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｃａｎｃｅｒｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｃａｒｒｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｓｕａｌ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｎａｕｓｅａ,               ｈａｉｒ               ｌｏｓｓ,               ｌｉｖｅｒ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ＤＮＡ               ａｌｔｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍａｉｎ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｙ'ｓ               ｏｗｎ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ.
               Ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅ               ｏｆ               ＩＰＴ
               ＩＰＴ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｒａｎｋｓ               ａｓ               ａｎ               ｕｎｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｍｐｌｉｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｓ               ａｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｆａｃｔｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｆｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｄｒ.

Ｄｏｎａｔｏ               Ｐｅｒｅｚ               Ｇａｒｃｉａ               ｈａｄ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｉｎ               Ｍｅｘｉｃｏ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               1930'ｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｊｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｉｅｓ.
               Ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｅｎｄｏｒｓｅ               ＩＰＴ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｂｓｏｒｂ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆａｃｔ,               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｒｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｆａｃｔｏｒ               (ＩＧＦ).

Ａｌｓｏ,               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｃｅｓｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｍｅｍｂｒａｎｅｓ,               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ               ａ               ｔｏｘｉｃ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔ               ｏｆ               ａｎｔｉｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｄｒｕｇｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ,               ｉｆ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｓｔｉｍｕｌａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｅｘｏｇｅｎｏｕｓ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ,               ａ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｄｏｓｅ               (ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｅ-ｔｅｎｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｄｏｓａｇｅ)               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｈｅｍｏ               ｄｒｕｇ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘａｃｔ               ｔｏｘｉｃ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｓｅｖｅｒｅ               ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ａｌｓｏ,               ｉｎ               ｐｈａｒｍａｃｏｌｏｇｙ               ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｓｉｍｕｌｔａｎｅｏｕｓ               ｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｎｄ               ｃｈｅｍｏ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ａｒｅ               ｄｅｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｘｉｃ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｏｎ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｍａｎｙ               ａｄｖｏｃａｔｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ＩＰＴ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏｔｅｄ               ｃａｓｅ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ＩＰＴ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｒｉｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ.
               Ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ａｌｌ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｒａｎｔｅｄ               ａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ＦＤＡ,               ｂｕｔ               ＩＰＴ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ               ａｒｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ＦＤＡ               ａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ.
               Ｐｌｅａｓｅ               ｎｏｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ＩＰＴ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ａｎ               ｕｎｐｒｏｖｅｎ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｈｏｗｎ               ａｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔｉｎｇ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃａｌ               ｔｒａｉｌｓ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｎｏ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄａｔｅ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｄｖｏｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ.
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｓｗｅｅｔ               Ｔｏｏｔｈ               Ｏｆ               Ｃａｎｃｅｒ
               Ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓａｉｄ               ｎｕｍｅｒｏｕｓ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｆｅｅｄｓ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ.

Ｉｔ               ｍａｙ               ｆｅｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｓ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｖｕｌｎｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ.
               ＰＥＴ               ｓｃａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｌｏｃａｔｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｂｙ               ｏｂｓｅｒｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｕｐｔａｋｅ.

Ａ               ｒａｄｉｏａｃｔｉｖｅ               ａｇｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｍｉｘｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｔｅｒ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｔ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｂｓｏｒｂ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｏｎｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ               ｓｈｏｗｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｕｐｔａｋｅ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｍａｓｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｌｏｃａｔｅｄ.
               Ｉｎ               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ,               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｅｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｌｌｕｌａｒ               ｍｅｍｂｒａｎｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ               ｗｉｄｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｂｓｏｒｐｔｉｏｎ.
               ＩＰＴ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｅｒｓ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ｔｏ               ａｃｔｉｖａｔｅ               ａ               ｄｒｏｐ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｌｅｖｅｌ.

Ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｔｏ               ｆａｔ               ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｓｍ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄ               ｏｎ               ａｌｌ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｓｍ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａｎ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｅｎ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍｅｍｂｒａｎｅｓ               ｉｎ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ               ｔｏ               ａｃｑｕｉｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｒａｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｎｅｅｄ.

Ｎｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｖｕｌｎｅｒａｂｌｅ.
               Ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｒｏｃｅｄｕｒｅ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｉｓ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｆｒａｎｔｉｃ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ,               ａｂｓｏｒｂ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇ               ｔｏｏ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｔｏｘｉｃｉｔｙ               ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｏｎｌｙ               ｏｎｅ-ｔｅｎｔｈ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｅｄ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｔｈｏｄ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ＩＰＴ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔａｒｇｅｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｘｉｃ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｈａｒｄｌｙ               ａｎｙ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ               ａ               ｔｏｘｉｃ               ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ.
               Ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｕｓｅ               ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｔｉａｌ               ｄｏｓｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｓｏ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ               ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｉｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｓｋ.

Ａ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｕｇ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｕｐ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｄｏｓａｇｅｓ               ｃｒｅａｔｅ               ｈａｖｏｃ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｃｏｍｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ.

Ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｉｍ               ａｔ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｉｍｍｕｎｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ               ｉｎｊｕｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｍａｎｙ               ｕｎｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ.
               Ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ'ｓ               ｅｎｈａｎｃｉｎｇ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ
               ＩＰＴ               ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｌｏｗ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｓ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｅｕｔｉｃ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｉｄｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｍｍｕｎｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ.
               ＩＰＴ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ:
               Ｍａｋｅｓ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｍｅｍｂｒａｎｅｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｎｔ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｐｔａｋｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｌｌｓ.
               Ｉｔ               ａｉｄｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｂａｒｒｉｅｒ.
               Ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ａｉｄｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ａｍｏｕｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｃａｕｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｐｈａｓｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｖｕｌｎｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｄｒｕｇｓ.

Ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｒｅ               ｈｉｔ               ｈａｒｄｅｒ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｖｕｌｎｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔａｃｋ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｍａｘｉｍｉｚｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｕｔｃｏｍｅｓ.
               ＩＰＴ               ｍａｙ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ａｌｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ.

Ｉｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｔ               ｃａｎ               ｄｅｔｏｘｉｆｙ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ＩＰＴ               ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ,               ｉｔ               ｐｕｓｈｅｓ               ｔｏｘｉｎｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｙ.

Ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｆａｃｔ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｐａｉｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｖｅｒ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ＩＰＴ.
               Ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｃａｓｅ               ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ
               59               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｌｄ               ｍａｌｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｑｕａｍｏｕｓ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｃｏｌｏｒｅｃｔａｌ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｔｕｍｏｒ               ｈａｄ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｄ               4.3ｘ3ｘ3               ｃｅｎｔｉｍｅｔｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｍａｓｓ
               Ｈｅ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ＩＰＴ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｉｇｈｔ               ｗｅｅｋｓ               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ:
               Ｉｍｍｕｎｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ
               ＩＶ               Ｈｏｍｅｏｐａｔｈｉｃ               ｄｅｔｏｘｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
               ＩＶ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｄｏｓｅ               ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ               Ｃ
               ＰＥＴ               ｓｃａｎ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔｅｄ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ               ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ａｍｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｓｓ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ.
               48               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｌｄ               ｆｅｍａｌｅ               ｉｎｆｌａｍｍａｔｏｒｙ               ｂｒｅａｓｔ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅｘｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｍｅｔａｓｔａｓｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｎｅｓ.
               Ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｗｅｅｋｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ:
               ＩＶ               Ｈｏｍｅｏｐａｔｈｉｃ               ｄｅｔｏｘｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
               ＩＶ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｄｏｓｅ               ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ               Ｃ
               Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｂｒｅａｓｔ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｌｕｍｐｅｃｔｏｍｙ               ｗａｓ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ＰＥＴ               ｓｈｏｗｅｄ               8.0               ｃｍ               ｌｏｂｕｌａｒ               ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃａｌｌｙ               ａｃｔｉｖｅ               ｍａｓｓ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｓｓ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｓｅｅｎ.
               ＩＰＴ               Ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               Ｌｉｓｔｉｎｇｓ
               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｗｏｒｌｄｗｉｄｅ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ＩＰＴ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ,               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｌｉｓｔｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ａｔ               ＩＰＴ               Ｃａｎｃｅｒ               Ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎｓ               Ｌｉｓｔｉｎｇｓ.
               Ｒｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ               Ｌｏｗ               Ｄｏｓｅ               Ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ
               Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ａｒｒｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｆａｓｔ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ.
               Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｍａｄｅ               ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ａｎ               ＩＶ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｓｅｒｔｅｄ.

Ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               ｉｓ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ＩＶ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｗｅｎｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｔｙ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｌｅｖｅｌｓ.

Ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｉｓ               80               ｔｏ               100ｍｇ/ｄｌ,               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｆｏｒｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｘｔｙ               ｍｇ/ｄｌ.
               Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｗｅｎｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｒｔｙ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｍａｙ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｏｗ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｔｈｉｒｓｔ,               ｈｕｎｇｅｒ,               ｍｉｌｄ               ｓｗｅａｔ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅ.
               Ｕｐｏｎ               ｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ,               ｃｅｌｌ               ｄｏｏｒｓ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｃａｎ               ｔｈａｎ               ｂｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ.

Ｃｈｅｍｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅｎ               ａｄｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ＩＶ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｕｇｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ               ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ.
               Ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｙｐｏｇｌｙｃｅｍｉａ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｖａｎｉｓｈ.

Ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ               ＩＶ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅ               ａ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｄｒｉｎｋ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｆｒｕｉｔ               ｊｕｉｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｂｌｏｏｄ               ｓｕｇａｒ               ｌｅｖｅｌｓ.
               Ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               1               ½               ｔｏ               2               ｈｏｕｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｎｇｔｈ.
               Ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ＩＰＴ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ               ｍａｙ               ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｒ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ               ａ               ｗｅｅｋ.

Ｉｔ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ               ｏｎ               ｓｅｖｅｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ.

Ｓｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｃｅ               ａ               ｍｏｎｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｉｎ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ.
               ＩＰＴ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｔｔａｃｋ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｒｅ               Ｈｏｍｅｏｐａｔｈｉｃ               ｄｅｔｏｘ,               Ｐｒｏｌｏｔｈｅｒａｐｙ,               ｖｉｔａｍｉｎ               Ｃ,               ｒｅｆｌｅｘｏｌｏｇｙ.

Ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｌｉｓｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｓ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｔｅ.
               Ｃｕｓｔｏｍｉｚｅｄ
               Ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｅａｃｈ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅａｃｔｓ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｅａｒｅｄ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｂａｓｉｓ.

Ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｐｒｏｔｏｃｏｌ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ｍｅａｎｉｎｇ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｖａｒｉａｎ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｐｒｏｔｏｃｏｌ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈａｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｕｎｇ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ.
               Ｃａｎｃｅｒ               Ｆｒｅｅ
               Ｅｖｅｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃａｎｓ               ｓｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｆｒｅｅ,               ｍｏｓｔ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ               ｃｈｅｃｋｕｐｓ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｎｃｅｒ               ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｗａｙ.
               Ｆｒｅｅ               Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               Ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ
               Ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ               ａ               ｆｒｅｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ＥｕｒｏＭｅｄ               Ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ａｔ               Ｅｔｎａ               Ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｃａｌｌ               602-404-0400               ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅ               ａ               ｔｅｌｅｐｈｏｎｅ               ｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ.
               ＩＰＴ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ａｔ               ＩＰＴ               Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ:
               Ｓｌｏａｎ-Ｋｅｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ               Ｃａｎｃｅｒ               Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ
               ＥｕｒｏＭｅｄ               Ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎ
               Ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ               Ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ






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