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Mistletoe
Extract May Treat Bladder Cancer
(NY, Reuters Health, 6/29/05)
Dr. Ursula Elsaesser-Beile of the University of Freiburg,
Germany, and team, gave 30 patients with superficial bladder
cancer a standardized water-based mistletoe extract six times
weekly beginning about a month following surgery. The
investigators found that, after a year, the recurrence rate in
the 24 patients with pTa G2 and pT1 G2 tumors was only 33 % of
that of comparable historical controls treated with Bacillus
Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a standard treatment. Whereas BCG can
have serious side effects, there were none with the mistletoe
treatment. These findings indicate that mistletoe extract may
effectively reduce post-operative recurrences of bladder
cancer.
(Journal of Urology July 2005) |
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