Medicina paliativa del siglo XXI

There is weak evidence that ascorbate given intravenously may improve the quality of life of cancer patients and reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy.  We have identified potential serious toxicity of intravenous ascorbate.  TheOncologist2015;20:210–223 Preliminary evidence suggests that IVC may have the potential to improve tumor response and survival time, as well as improve QOL and side effects of chemotherapy or cancer-related symptoms; however, there is an urgent need for rigorous and well-controlled evaluations of IVC as an adjunctive treatment for cancer before definite conclusions can be drawn. I ntegrative Cancer Therapies 2014, Vol. 13(4) 280–300 Información completa en los enlaces: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319640/pdf/theoncologist_14381.pdf https://app.box.com/s/9kl7z3bdh1tpy7bjd6yeir3iv4les8cq

Annals of Oncology 00: 1 – 10, 2013  Excelente revisión de la evidencia http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/11/27/annonc.mdt506.full.pdf

La neumonía lipoidea exógena es causada por la ingestión y aspiración de productos basados en aceite, especialmente los utilizados como laxantes (aceite mineral, aceite de oliva).   Artículos en:   http://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111(10)00527-5/pdf http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/3/e23.full.pdf http://www.cfp.ca/content/61/9/775.full.pdf+html