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DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Re: DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Post by willscott »

The text of the article is poorly written - with a focus too much on conspiracy theory rather than on actual science. The linked article is from 2007, and only reports on preliminary research.

There's a reason we have the scientific setup that we do, and it is to filer the noise, and protect the authenticity of the science. If these guys from Alberta are able to come back with good results on human trials, then other labs will independently confirm the result. The fact that drug companies aren't picking up research at a preliminary stage on a drug that won't be profitable shouldn't be surprising, but it also doesn't mean that the research won't go forwards.

Re: DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Post by lostbit »

willscott wrote: post #2

The text of the article is poorly written - with a focus too much on conspiracy theory rather than on actual science. The linked article is from 2007, and only reports on preliminary research. There's a reason we have the scientific setup that we do, and it is to filer the noise, and protect the authenticity of the science. If these guys from Alberta are able to come back with good results on human trials, then other…

I also noticed the 2007 reference. However, further checking the Univesity site on News & Updates, one will find that it went further to Clinical Trials and a new article in 2010 shows interesting results for glioblastoma (a type of cancer).

Re: DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Post by lostbit »

stevetjoa wrote: post #4

Encouraging, but read this too, particularly the edit at the bottom, along with the link to ualberta.ca dated May 12, 2010: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/19694/has_cancer_been_cured_bi...

Yes... That's exactly where I ended too. The main page of the site, http://www.dca.med.ualberta.ca/, still points to the 2007 research/article. Maybe they didn't want to break the optimism.

Re: DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Post by extramoose »

May 12, 2010 - Edmonton, AB - Medical Researchers at the University of Alberta reported today evidence that the orphan generic drug Dichloroacetate (DCA) may hold promise as potential therapy for perhaps the deadliest of all human cancers: a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma.

http://www.dca.med.ualberta.ca/Home/Updates/2010-05-12_Updat...

Re: DCA: A simple, unpatentable cancer treatment?

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Post by pg »

willscott wrote: post #2

The text of the article is poorly written - with a focus too much on conspiracy theory rather than on actual science. The linked article is from 2007, and only reports on preliminary research. There's a reason we have the scientific setup that we do, and it is to filer the noise, and protect the authenticity of the science. If these guys from Alberta are able to come back with good results on human trials, then other…

(This comment refers to the original, crappy article this link used to go to.)
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