New Israeli Supplement Targets Colon Cancer and IBD

A new food supplement from Israel targets colon and rectal cancer, as 
well as ulcerative colitis and other bowel diseases. The product, 
which has yet to hit the world market, is called Coltect. It is a 
combination of green tea polyphenols, curcumin powder from the 
turmeric root and the trace mineral selenium. Its effects were 
described at a recent oncology meeting and it is the subject of two 
clinical trials.
Results were presented at the 2010 American Society for Clinical 
Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. The authors, from 
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, tried Coltect alone or combined with 
a common drug, 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), in cell line and animal 
models of colon cancer.

Here's a decent overview (you might have snipped from the same article), that also includes links to the original clinical trial info, supplement facts, technical abstract of the trial results, etc.

If you're interested in making your own homebrew, the article states:
"While waiting for Coltect to hit the world market, one might consider taking a combination of green tea polyphenols, turmeric (with its key ingredient, curcumin) and Brazil nuts (a good source of selenium–use the kind that you have to shell yourself)."

These studies have been popping up for years but nothing ever comes of it. Twenty years ago there was a huge placebo controlled double blind study to see if selenium would prevent skin cancer. The results were that it prevented major cancers such as bowel and lung by over 60 percent. They had to terminate the study because it was considered inhumane to not allocate selenium to the placebo group. Google ‘selenium cancer’ and scores of other published studies will show up.

But nothing came of it. Follow up studies were ambiguous. Every time a study comes out showing effectiveness of some natural cure there is almost a follow-up showing that it is ineffective. The best explanation might be from Andrew Weil. He says that yes the studies are sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but the same is true for studies for conventional drugs. When conventional drugs such as antidepressants are compared to placebo, the placebo often wins. But those studies showing the ineffectiveness of conventional drugs are not as publicized as the studies concerning impotence of natural remedies.

Anything healthy is forbidden on blood thinners. I have a new approach which is to go ahead and consume the best things for UC such as spinach and get my INR tested and just have them increase the blood thinner dose. The prime directive from the neurologist was to control UC if I want to control the hypercoagulativity. IOW if I flare the blood thinner has to stop completely so UC care must come first.

Sagittal sinus thrombosis Risk Factors :

85% of patients have at least one of these risk factors:

Thrombophilia, a tendency to develop blood clots due to abnormalities in coagulation, e.g. factor V Leiden, deficiency of protein C, protein S or antithrombin, or related problems
Nephrotic syndrome, a kidney problem causing protein loss in the urine
Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease , lupus and Behçet's disease
Pregnancy and puerperium (the period after giving birth)
Particular blood disorders, especially polycythemia vera and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Use of estrogen-containing forms of hormonal contraception
Meningitis and infections of the ear, nose and throat area such as mastoiditis and sinusitis
Direct injury to the venous sinuses
Medical procedures in the head and neck area

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