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Iscador (Mistletoe) InformationIscador
contains as active ingredient a total fermented aqueous extract
prepared using white-berried mistletoe (Viscum album) from different
host trees. From
the results of extensive research and clinical experience in
practice, various advantages of Iscador treatment have been
demonstrated: ·
Improvements
in general condition (increase in appetite and weight) ·
Restoration
of normal sleep pattern. Improvement in general vitality. ·
Improvement
in mental state (depression/anxiety states, courage to face life and
ability to take initiative). ·
Improvement
in ‘quality of life’. In
addition other major effects are: ·
Relief
of tumour pain ·
Inhibition
of malignant growth without affecting healthy tissue ·
Immunological
effect (increase of the body’s own defence system including a
reduction in susceptibility to infections) ·
Reducing
unwanted side-effects from Chemo- and Radiotherapy ·
Reducing
the risk of recurrences and metastases Indications
:
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Cervical dysplasia (Papanicolaou stage III) -
Kraurosis vulvae -Papillomatosis
of the bladder -Intestinal
polyposis Cancer
Therapy
Mistletoe
lectins: mistletoe lectin I, II and III with a total of more than 20
different individual components (isolectins). All lectins can
stimulate cancer cells to “self-destruction“. “Apoptosis“ of this
nature is possible and necessary for all healthy cells. This is
because new cells are continually being produced and old cells are
continually dying. Cell death and cell division are thus balanced out.
Cancer cells have lost this ability and for this reason they
reproduce unregulated and begin to proliferate. If the capability
for apoptosis in cancer cells is reactivated or restored, the tumour
growth can be restricted. Complement
Cancer Therapy Early
pre- and post-operative treatment with Iscador reduces the risk of
developing recurrences or metastases and promotes the activation of
the immune system, therefore promoting an improved recovery. The use
of Iscador during radio and/or chemotherapy significantly reduces the
side effects of these treatments. Possible
Reactions
A
reddening and slight irritation at the injection site and possibly
an elevation of body temperature
are favourable reactions and are a part of the therapeutic
regime. How
is it done?
The
mistletoe (1ml dosage) is given as subcutaneous (shallow) injections
at the abdomen. This
treatment is given every 2 to 3 days in a week. Clinical studies Currently,
well over 100 clinical studies have been carried out with regard to
the use of mistletoe extracts with different types of tumours.
Mistletoe preparations are thus the best and most extensively
researched medicines used in complementary cancer treatment. In the
final analysis, the studies predominantly indicate that mistletoe
therapy is of benefit. The best documented effects are the reduction
in the side effects of conventional treatments such as surgery,
chemotherapy and radiotherapy and an improvement in quality of life.
In some cases, the appearance of metastases can be delayed and
survival time can be prolonged. Breast cancerA
study by Bock et al. (2004) demonstrated the safety and efficacy of
a mistletoe preparation in patients with breast cancer. It compared
the medical data of women with breast cancer who
only received basic oncological treatment after the surgery with the
data of patients who also received mistletoe extract. When compared
with the control group, the women in the mistletoe group showed
substantially fewer side effects caused by conventional treatments
(radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy) and a longer
survival time. The tolerance of the mistletoe therapy was assesed
good to very good. Malignant melanomaStudy
results from Augustin et al. (2005) show that mistletoe therapy can
also be regarded as safe and effective in cases of malignant
melanoma. Furthermore, it was determined that skin cancer
patients treated with mistletoe extract survived for a clearly
longer period of time. In general, the treatment was well tolerated;
neither serious side effects nor an increase in tumour growth were observed.
In contrast, the incidence rates of metastases were significantly
lower in the mistletoe group as compared to control. Intestinal and pancreatic cancerCurrent
study results are now also demonstrating the efficacy and safety of
mistletoe extracts in patients with intestinal (colorectal) cancer
and pancreatic cancer. The patients in the mistletoe
group showed considerably fewer side effects caused by conventional
treatments than those in the control group. For example, in the
mistletoe group, only approximately 19% of the colorectal
cancer patients and only 14% of the pancreatic cancer patients
developed side effects caused by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy,
whereas in both control groups almost 50% suffered from these side effects. Likewise, disease- and therapy related symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbances and back pain occurred at a much lower frequency than in the control group, the physical performance of the patients was better, they spent much less time in hospital and survived longer with a better quality of life at the same time. The mistletoe therapy was also well tolerated. Only very few of the patients reacted to the mistletoe extract with side effects such as dizziness, fatigue, depression, slight fever or itching. With almost a quarter of the patients, so-called local reactions occurred; these were always slight to medium in terms of intensity and subsequently subsided completely. No major side effects were observed (Bock et al. 2007, Matthes et al. 2007). DOWNLOAD
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