Dr. Rath Research Institute Announces New Research Shows Chemically Induced Breast Cancers Can Be Stopped by Nutrients.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Research conducted by the scientific team at the Dr. Rath Research Institute in Santa Clara, California confirms that a novel approach to cancer developed by Matthias Rath, M.D is the most effective way to control this devastating disease. The results of the research, published in the most recent issue of Breast Cancer Research (2005, Volume 7:R291-R295), document that specific nutrient synergy can effectively prevent breast cancers induced by chemical toxins. This is corroborating evidence of the effectiveness of Dr. Rath's concept for the natural control of cancer in accordance with earlier publications by this group.

The research utilized the widely applied rat model of chemically induced malignant breast disease. Rats were injected with a powerful cancer-inducing chemical, 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea, and two weeks later they were randomly divided into two groups. One (control) group continued to be fed a normal laboratory diet and the other group (test) was fed the same diet, but enriched with a nutrient mixture consisting of vitamin C, lysine, other amino acids and an extract from green tea. Cancer progression in all animals was evaluated 24 weeks later.

The results have shown that the development of breast tumors was dramatically reduced in the nutrient-supplemented group. While 90% of animals in the control group developed tumors, 50% of animals fed a diet supplemented with nutrient synergy were tumor free. The total tumor mass was almost five-fold lower in the nutrient-supplemented group than in rats fed a normal diet (78% decrease). Further, the most striking results came from the Stanford pathology lab where an independent histological evaluation of the tumors demonstrated that all tumors developed in the control animals were malignant adenocarcinomas, whereas tumors developed in the animals supplemented with nutrient synergy were non-malignant adenomas.

"This shows that the enrichment of the diet with these essential natural nutrients completely blocked the metabolic pathways leading from chemical injury to the development of cancer," says Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D. and director of research at the Dr. Rath Research Institute. "A cancer-protective effect was achieved despite the fact that exposure to the nutrient combination began two weeks after chemical toxicity occurred."

Under the direction of Dr. Niedzwiecki, Drs. Waheed Roomi, Ph.D. and Vadim Ivanov, M.D., Ph.D., have been pursuing this exciting new research direction for the past few years, and they have presented the results of their work at more than 20 scientific conferences and published them in more than one dozen scientific journals. The results of this research clearly demonstrate the enormous potential of natural therapies in controlling cancer development and spread. "This success threatens the basis of the pharmaceutical business with cancer, which makes billions of dollars in profits from patented medicine and promotes chemotherapy and radiotherapy as the main therapies for cancer. These treatment approaches have not resulted in therapeutic success, and they are associated with devastating side effects that have created another market for the multitude of patented medications," says Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D.

The research conducted at the Dr. Rath Research Institute offers innovative, safe and effective solutions to cancer and offers hope to millions of cancer patients. To read the actual study results, visit www.drrathfoundation.org or http://breast-cancer-research.com/content/7/3/R291.

About the Dr. Rath Research Institute

The Dr. Rath Research Institute is staffed with scientists from the fields of medicine, biochemistry, cellular biology and nutrition who conduct innovative research in cardiovascular disease, cancer, bone health, HRT and infectious diseases.

Led by Director of Research Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D., the Research Institute's world-class scientists apply the understanding of how nutrients work at the cellular level to develop natural health programs that help people lead longer, healthier lives.

For more information about Dr. Rath's scientific discoveries and research, visit www.drrathresearch.org.