If one's gastrointestinal tract remains healthy and functioning, the chances of survival increase exponentially in case of cure from cancer. A new study has suggested the facts the cure of cancer may be in our intestines. Researcher has said that the new findings can revolutionize cancer therapy.
According to Jian-Guo Geng, associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, he has discovered a biological mechanism that preserves the gastrointestinal tracts in mice who were delivered lethal doses of chemotherapy.
Emphasizing the fact that this had not yet been tested in humans, and right now there's no way to know if people will respond similarly.
He further said, "All tumors from different tissues and organs can be killed by high doses of chemotherapy and radiation, but the current challenge for treating the later-staged metastasized cancer is that you actually kill the host before you kill the tumor.”
"We cannot know this yet, but in mice it has shown promise. Years down the road, we may have a way to make humans tolerate lethal doses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In this way, the later-staged, metastasized cancer can be eradicated by increased doses of chemotherapy and radiation," Geng added.
However, the phalanx of extra stem cells protect the intestine and gastrointestinal tract, which allows the ingestion of nutrients so the body can perform other critical functions and the bacterial toxins in the intestine are prevented from entering the blood circulation, Geng said.
In the future, if the findings are tested in humans and show promise, these factors could give human cancer patients just enough of an extra edge to survive the stronger doses of chemotherapy and radiation, until the tumor or tumors are eradicated.
(With inputs from ANI)
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