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Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? (Being studied)
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In reply to @colleenyoung; @dannos and @tvz -- I have had several prostate cancer cells with Gleason ratings from 6 to 9 and the cancer cells were defined as very aggressive. I have had 25 sessions of Proton radiation and am about to finish my first full year of ADT drugs. The good news is my PSA is 0.1. I have been doing a lot of research on Ivermectin. If you dig deep enough into the internet you will find, as Colleen has mentioned, several studies showing Ivermectin has had very positive results in killing cancer cells. Several websites provide Ivermectin pills designed for human consumption but only use pills intended for humans. I do not believe the FDA will ever approve the human use of Ivermectin, particularly since they lost a suit brought by doctors earlier this year and there is not enough money for corporate pharmaceuticals to pursue. My suggestion is to follow the medical advice until the ADT drugs get unbearable and then consider Ivermeticn . That is my plan.
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@jjensen155, you're right. Ivermectin is available as a prescription for use in humans. Here's more detail from Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ivermectin-oral-route/description/drg-20064397
"Ivermectin is used to treat river blindness (onchocerciasis), intestinal infection from threadworms (strongyloidiasis), and other kinds of worm infections.
Ivermectin is an anthelmintic. It works by interfering with the nerve and muscle functions of worms, by paralyzing and killing them.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms: Tablet"
While pre-clinical trials show promise, the use of ivermectin alone for cancer control in humans has not yet shown to be effective in cancer patients. Researchers are actively studying the use of ivermectin in combination with other drugs. Let's hope by the time you need the next treatment, there will be positive evidence to support its use.
My MO will use docetaxel/ pluvicto via chemo therapy long before using Ivermectin. Good luck with an untried plan. I ve been on ADT - 15 months.
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Please be careful.
Only a small minority of early studies have results that are reproduceable, and only a tiny minority of those develop into useful treatments. A successful study just tells us "this is worth investigating more, " not "this actually works."
No one is suppressing anything. If Ivermectin did end up showing promise, a pharma company could patent a specific formulation (possibly combined with something else) that was proven to work, so there would still be money there. And the university researcher who found it would win fame and huge research grants.
Despite all those incentives, there's just not enough evidence for Ivermectin yet, contrary to what YouTube influencers and talk radio chatterboxes want us to think (they care only about attracting an audience, not about any harm they might do).