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Insulin potentiation therapy (IPT) is an unproven alternative cancer treatment using insulin as an adjunct to low-dose chemotherapy. It was promoted by a paper in the controversial and non-peer reviewed journal Medical Hypotheses. [1] It is not an evidence-based cancer treatment, and the costs of IPT are not covered by health insurance. [2]
Researchers are trying to perfect a way to transplant a special kind of cell that would make insulin shots a thing of the past.
Studies with monkeys show that injecting high-insulin-producing forms of these cells into the animals can “cure” type-1 diabetes for about six months. Human trials are underway.
According to Cancer Research UK, a potentially deadly product called T-UP is made of concentrated aloe, and promoted as a cancer cure. They say "there is currently no evidence that aloe products can help to prevent or treat cancer in humans". [55]
There is no cure for diabetes, but it is reversible in some cases. ... In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas produces little to no insulin, while in Type 2 diabetes, the body stops responding to ...
This idea says that cancer progression is related to a person's mental and emotional state. Treatments based on this idea are mind–body interventions. Proponents say that cancer forms because the person is unhappy or stressed, or that a positive attitude can cure cancer after it has formed.
Cancer is a significant issue that is affecting the world. Specifically in the U.S., 1,735,350 new cases of cancer, and 609,640 deaths were expected by the end of 2018. Adequate treatment can prevent many cancer deaths but there are racial and social disparities in treatments which has a significant factor in high death rates.
The documentary The Human Trial follows the search for a cure for global diabetes epidemic, and why it’s taking so long.