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Vitamin K for Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
August 31, 2009
Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Centre at Thomas Jefferson University at Philadelphia have found that vitamin K can help curb pancreatic and primary liver cancers when combined with the drug Nexavar. In the presence of vitamin K, the research team found they could use half the normal dose of Nexavar and still slow cancer growth.
The lower dose, which would have been ineffective alone, allowed the researchers to achieve the same results without as many side effects. In a second study, vitamin K enhanced the effects of the cancer treating drug in primary liver cancer. Based on these results, vitamin K should be considered as part of the treatment regimen for pancreatic and liver cancers, particularly where Nexavar is involved. (Side effects from Nexavar are normally so debilitating that many patients have to discontinue treatment).
By lowering the dose, the researchers hope that more patients will be able to complete the necessary treatment. Vitamin K has been shown to be helpful in treating many other diseases as well, including osteoporosis and mental disorders.
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