Saturday, January 11, 2014

Can A Fern Aid In Brain Cancer Treatment?

By Rob Sutter


We have all heard about the various methods that have been put in place for the sake of helping brain cancer. Certain clinical drugs which have been utilized in the past have been implemented with various results. However, what if I were to tell you that an aspect from nature itself could have an impact on the treatment methods that are being put together for patients? This is where a particular fern may come into play and there is quite a bit to talk about, too.

WTNH.com posted an article in regards to a fern seen in North America that would be able to prove useful for the sake of brain cancer. This plant is seen as the Christmas fern, which is especially common in the New England area. While this particular plant is common, you may wonder why organizations such as Voices against Brain Cancer would be able to help with this plant in mind. If you would like to know, there is actually a particular component that can prove useful for the sake of cancer treatment.

According to the report, Dr. Sarah Crawford of the Southern Connecticut State University said that it is a chemical plant, possessing antioxidants that are not typically seen in other species. Keep in mind that Crawford took the time to research other plants as well, meaning that there hasn't exactly been a shortage as far as the work done was concerned. Rather, the Christmas fern was determined to be the most potent for cancer research. What happened as a result of the research done by Crawford.

The way that Crawford approached this matter was to put together a triple cocktail combination in order to target the tumors. This particular cocktail included not only extract from the fern but a chemo drug as well as an anti-inflammatory, carmustine and curcumin respectively. With this creation brought to life, it was able to take out 50 percent of cancer cells in the brain. The success that Crawford was able to see here goes to show that there is progress to be made and that this fern may be used in the future.

I think that the results seen at this point are ones which can benefit those invested in these types of studies. This is especially true when you take into account that there is no clear treatment that will be able to help everyone. There have been cases where some patients have been helped but it's not like there's one solid remedy that is all-inclusive. With the studies that were done thanks to Crawford, though, I believe that there is far more potential than we have probably realized.




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