Tag Archives: Cancer
The eyes are the window to the soul: The eyes are also a window into health! The eye is a microcosm of what is happening inside the body, can predict and identify chronic disease, and can give clues to the pathogens involved in chronic disease. The vessels in the eye can predict cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease, before these diseases are diagnosed. The iris can potentially predict cancer, metastatic cancer, and the organs affected by cancer. During…..
A 2012 article reported chlamydia trachoma damages the cell wall membranes, and the PARP mechanism for normal cell death (apoptosis)—a hallmark of cancer. PARP inhibitors are effective in treating fast growing and aggressive tumors that thrive in a low oxygen environment—the tumors most resistant to traditional cancer therapy. PARP inhibitors are being used in breast, ovarian, epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer; and are being studied in colorectal, prostate, and non-small cell lung cancer, and in melanoma. In 2018,…..
Chlamydia trachoma is the most common sexually transmitted disease, with 92,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Chlamydia trachoma infects the reproductive tract and can spread to other organs and parts of the body, including the urethra, cervix, mouth, rectum, and kidney, in women; and the urethra, prostate, mouth, rectum, and kidney, in men. Once infected, trachoma may act differently in women and men, symptoms can change over time, and the infection may become asymptomatic as it evolves into a…..
The reproductive system is a portal for immortal pathogens. Sexually transmitted pathogens are a significant risk to long term health; and can spread from the reproductive tract, to the urinary tract, and ascend upwards to the kidney. Sexually transmitted pathogens can cause a variety of chronic diseases, over time (reproductive disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, cancer).
We list ten articles on chlamydia psittacosis, to show the variety of chronic diseases in which psittacosis is already suspected or known to be a cause. Many other articles are available supporting psittaci in MALT lymphoma, and in other chronic diseases. We list only the titles, for brevity; so those who wish will be able to find the actual articles. Chlamydia psittaci (avian chlamydia) is a dangerous pathogen, which can cause death when untreated, or become a chronic infection and…..
Chlamydia species can be transmitted from one animal species to another, such as birds-to-cattle, birds-to-horses, and sheep-to-cattle; and from animals-to-humans and humans-to-animals. Animals may be co-infected with more than one type of chlamydia; and chlamydia psittaci (bird chlamydia) can mix in co-infected animals, to generate new serovars. Animals and humans can develop the same chronic diseases—from the same immortal pathogens. In 1982, chlamydia psittaci was isolated from the lungs of a horse with a fatal respiratory infection. A psittaci pathogen…..
Pancreatic cancer was the only cancer with rising mortality rates, in 2014. Three well-known precursor lesions involve the pancreatic epithelium and mucous membranes. H-pylori is known to attack epithelium and mucous membranes, then burrow beneath the surface and attach to collagen; and a review of scientific articles showed H-pylori significantly increased the risk of pancreatic cancer. H-pylori can be largely asymptomatic, until the patient develops ulcers, stomach cancer, or other complications. H-pylori is a recognized cause of stomach cancer, and…..
Viral infections, chronic bacterial co-infections, parasites, environmental triggers, chemicals, and/or drugs are synergistic with chlamydia pathogens in triggering and exacerbating chronic disease. Studies in Africa, in areas where childhood cancer is endemic, identified endemic EBV (mononucleosis), in 100% of patients with Burkett’s lymphoma. Burkett’s lymphoma is also four times more common in men. Most people are infected with EBV in their life; yet, not all patients with EBV develop Burkett’s lymphoma. EBV, HIV, and malaria are examples of co-morbid triggers,…..
Dr. Merchant began his medical career working in an area where many residents drank from shallow water wells located near septic tanks. He noticed an unacceptably high rate of intestinal disease, chronic disease, and cancer, which he attributed to patients drinking contaminated water. He became an advocate for bringing clean water lines and sewer lines to the area. A large study in Denmark examined 25 million person-years at risk, and reported a statistically significant increased risk for colon and rectal…..
Imiquimod is a creme applied to the skin; and wherever applied, attracts immune cells. Imiquimod was initially approved under the brand name Aldera (a TLR-7), for treatment of vaginal warts; and the indications later expanded to treatment of skin cancer, before Aldera became generic. Imiquimod is a promising treatment for many types of cancer; and stronger versions are being developed (TLR-8 and TLR-9), including a pellet form for use in cancer surgery. TLR-agonists are currently being tested in many cancer…..