Powerful Aspirin Derivative for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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"The effects of the addition of indomethacin 'an aspirin spin-off, or NSAID, but more powerful. It requires a prescription,] to 'stimulated lymph cells] from patients with untreated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck or from patients with the disease who have just finished irradiation therapy from the disease was 'evaluated.] These were compared to those of the control group 'those not given indomethacin.] Lymphocytes 'body defensive cells] from eight of 26 patients with untreated carcinoma were significantly augmented by the addition of indomethacin. 'Their defense against the carcinoma was strengthened.] The remaining eighteen patients were equal to the controls 'no benefit.]

"For all 17 patients who had just finished extensive field irradiation therapy, significant enhancement of stimulation by indomethacin was found... 'There was more, also highly technical data presented.]
"The results of this study support the hypothesis that perhaps patients receiving irradiation therapy may benefit by the oral administration of indomethacin..."

DETAILS: Why bring this up when it is obviously not current? Because we want to indicate that aspirin has long been helpful as an adjunct to invasive and toxic chemical therapy, and has been found for over twenty years to be an effective tool against cancer. Note that this powerful aspirin derivative was helpful before the radiation treatment. The one above is merely one of hundreds of reports to this effect. But only now has the truth been seeping through.

Powerful Aspirin Derivative for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Bibliography

Maca & Panje, Cancer (pub. by The National Cancer Soc. in August of 1982.)