AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - M E L A T O N I N - W H E R E A R E Y O U???!!! There is a lot of good information on this Langone Medical Center site re melatonin; however, a comprehensive review of the 5,000 plus studies will, I strongly believe, lean a whole lot more toward considerable benefits of melatonin supplementation than the oft mentioned weak [study results]!!! Goes along with cant find what not looking for, whose pocket book (???), and more..... BUT, take a look at stats re cancer patients who took MLT and controls: .......Cancer Treatment Melatonin has been used with conventional anticancer therapy in more than a dozen clinical studies. Results have been surprisingly good, although this research must be considered preliminary. For example, a double-blind study on 30 people with advanced brain tumors suggested that melatonin might prolong life and also improve the quality of life. 33 Participants received standard radiation treatment with or without 20 mg daily of melatonin. After 1 year, 6 of 14 individuals in the melatonin group were still alive, compared with just 1 of 16 from the control group. The melatonin group also had fewer side effects due to the radiation treatment—a notable improvement in their quality of life. Improvements in symptoms and a possible reduction of mortality were also seen in other studies. 34,35 Melatonin appears to work by increasing levels of the bodys own tumor-fighting proteins, known as cytokines. 36...... med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=21811
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:33:36 +0000
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