Animals
This and That
Study: Dogs Can Detect Prostate Cancer
Dogs that sniff our cancer are better at it than the PSA test. And Pepper (in the picture) detected manure from the rare Javan Rhino, to help count the total number of rhinos left.
Diet
Research Roundup 6 - ketogenic diets
Why ketogenic diets can be useful for dogs with cancer, and the basic way to create one. Based on the research below.
Ketogenic diets: from cancer to mitochondrial diseases and beyond - Branco - 2016 - European Journal of Clinical Investigation - Wiley Online Library
A good, in-depth discussion of ketogenic diets for cancer in humans. (There is a study being done on canine cancer patients which has shown its value for dogs also.)
Metabolic management of glioblastoma multiforme using standard therapy together with a restricted ketogenic diet: Case Report
The first reported case of glioblastoma treated with both conventional therapy and a restricted ketogenic diet. No steroids were necessary. (Usually steroids are needed with conventional therapy to reduce swelling of the brain.) The diet was changed to calorie restriction only without inducing ketogenesis when an increase in uric acid was seen. After none of the tumor was found, calories were increased and the tumor recurred. Perhaps if they had kept the patient on a modified ketogenic diet with less calorie restriction at the end, the tumor would have taken longer to recur.
Does the existing standard of care increase glioblastoma energy metabolism? - The Lancet Oncology
An explanation of why conventional treatment of brain cancer can actually help brain cancer grow, after an initial improvement in symptoms.
The role of metabolic therapy in treating glioblastoma multiforme
An explanation of Seyfried's therapy which adds calorie restriction to the ketogenic diet. While his restrictions are a little extreme, he uses them for end-stage brain cancer patients, with generally good results. In general, cancer patients that eat as much as they want of a ketogenic diet do not have nearly as good results as those restricted to normal or below normal calorie intake, along with the ketogenic diet.
Metabolic therapy: a new paradigm for managing malignant brain cancer. - PubMed - NCBI
Glioblastoma is a highly malignant cancer that is poorly controlled by conventional therapy. This article discusses why a ketogenic diet can be helpful for this type of cancer, especially because conventional therapy can release factors that help tumors grow.