Comments on: Old Drug is New Again in the Fight Against Colon Cancer

By: E Mozell

E Mozell — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:33:14 +0000

As usual, an unsubstantiated piece of garbage with the usual dose of suspicion among the victims. This “old” antibiotic is not going to be a real treatment….. only a tease to the desperate. Not until the genetics and regulatory mechanisms of carcinogenesis and cancer propagation are worked out will any real treatments and cures be developed. AND there will never be any so-called alternative treatments for cancer. Any purveyors of such are charlatans and criminals. DON’T waste your money.

By: David Truong

David Truong — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:06:03 +0000

I sure would love to know the exact name of the drug used in that study.

By: barbara novak

barbara novak — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:35:18 +0000

The finding sounds great. But if the doctor truly wanted to save lives, she would make the drug known now to ‘save the lives’ of those currently battling colon cancer. Tomorrow, or next year might be too late.

By: Darrel Springer

Darrel Springer — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:46:29 +0000

While I think the article itself is helpful and does offer another “bright spot” on the horizon–it would be helpful if the name of the “old” antibiotic was given. Those of us who are currently being treated for colon cancer need all the information we can get to be proactive in our health care. You should not be amazed that there are a number of health care providers out there who don’t “think outside the box” with individual cancer patients. What works for one person is not necessarily what works for everyone. Every chemo treatment I have had has been a new experience and while I have not experienced the nausea and vomiting–the side effects I do experience are a little different each time. If you have something old that is “new” for colon cancer…don’t make a public statement unless you have all your ducks in a row to begin with—it’s all about the money–so get your patent and then get busy with “public information programs.”