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Our morbid fear of cancer makes us do crazy things. Who haven’t heard of an uncle or a relative who self-medicated? We fool ourselves by taking dubious alternative treatments advertised on the net. In desperation, we turn a blind eye when we aren’t even sure if it works or it has lethal side effects. Particularly, if you got cancer, you try almost anything in the hope that you can get a cure. No need to beat ourself with a stick.
Rimso-50 or DMSO
Here is one whacky alternative treatment that gets the eager attention of cancer stricken people. This product failed the clinical trial at phase 1. Testing was halted for safety concerns. We’re aware that if a product doesn’t make it at phase 1, it doesn’t qualify for FDA approval. Rimso-50, DMSO or dimethyl sulfoxide is an industrial by-product of paper making. It was promoted in the early 60s as an alternative cancer treatment.
Advertising
The hype is DMSO revert cancer cells into normal cells. It was asserted that it is effective for cancers of the bladder, colon, ovary, skin, breast and even leukemia. It was utilized as some part of metabolic cancer regimens. DMSO cleans the cell, as claimed, and decreases the effect of cancer – causing substances. Dimethyl sulfoxide is supplied in cream or ointment formulation. Applied to the skin, it reduces swelling and relieves pain. If you’re convinced, you could order it in the net and mail order or buy it at health food stores.
Cancer research
An approved medical application of DMSO is for interstitial cystitis, a type of bladder inflammation. A urethral catheter is inserted through your urethra into your bladder. Then DMSO is instilled and left there for 15 minutes. After that time, you’re asked to empty your bladder. I can say it’s an unpleasant way to treat bladder inflammation!
Take heed though, DMSO isn’t a treatment for cancer. The clinical test didn’t pass the test for reasons that it can cause blindness. However, at low concentrations, DMSO is utilized as a solubilizer to increase effectiveness of approved chemo drugs for bladder cancer therapy.
Bottom Line
Don’t get fooled. Stick to your standard cancer treatment. Help yourself by increasing your veggie and fruit intake to 5-10 servings daily. And don’t forget that 30 minute exercise every day.
While DMSO may not be a cure for cancer itself, it is a beneficial molecule with unique properties. It is great for the application of other substances because it has the ability to dissolve most chemicals and to carry them directly through the skin. Athletes and others have been using DMSO for years for sore muscles and healing. I have used it myself for various conditions.
I would caution people to not believe that the scientific community is totally objective in their reported research. There are multi-billion dollar profits being made that are based on the status quo in cancer treatment. Anyone who steps outside of medical treatment orthodoxy is treated the same way that religious heretics were treated in the Middle Ages. They are politically, economically and professional destroyed because they are a threat to the medical profit machine. Do your research!
Dear Mister Dye,
As a scientist, you should be award that DMSO never pass the first step in FDA approval for cancer treatment.
You are right about that DMSO is a great carrier to dissolved many chemicals.
Since it is a industrial wood product, I am pretty confident that the impurity are also carried with DMSO through our skin.
Are you sure of the quality of your DMSO?
As for the witch hunt, we ( the scientific community) work our butt out to find a cure for cancer.
The best documented answers (scientific publications) so far is still the standard cancer treatment with a changed lifestyle including 5 to 10 fruits and vegetables a day, exercise at less 30 minutes a day and keep our body weight under control.