Cancer and Ganoderma- Series 4

Dear friends, 

Another excellent article on ganoderma and cancer for your interest. Share it with others who will benefit from it. For further info on ganoderma consumption and purchase, write to dr.puven329@yahoo.com

Title: Role of Ganoderma Supplementation in Cancer Management by Sandra Goodman, PhD

See: http://www.positivehealth.com/article-view.php?articleid=2658

Sandra Goodman PhD, is Co-founder and Editor of Positive Health. She is  trained as a Molecular Biology scientist in Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada and the US. She has focused upon health issues since the 1980s in the UK. She is the author of 4 books, including Nutrition and Cancer: State-of-the-Art, Vitamin C – The Master Nutrient, Germanium: The Health and Life Enhancer and numerous articles. Dr Goodman compiled the Cancer and Nutrition Database for the Bristol Cancer Help Centre in 1993. She is a member of the Therapy Advisory Panel of the Penny Brohn Cancer Care, Scientific Expert Committee member of the Alliance for Natural Health and a Patron of the Avalon Complementary Medicine Trust in Wells, Somerset.

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Jiang J et al, Ganoderma lucidum inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells PC-3, Int J Oncol. 2004 May;24(5):1093-9

Effects of Ganoderma lucidum on apoptotic and anti-inflammatory function in HT-29 human colonic carcinoma cells. Phytother Res. 2004 Sep;18(9):768-70.