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Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? (Being studied)

Posted by tvz @tvz, Apr 7, 2024

I am 54 and have Gleason 3+4 in 8% of one lobe. My PSA rose from 8.1 to 9.6 in the past 6 months. I’ve heard Ivermectin has potential to slow growth of cancer cells. Has anyone tried IVM or any other medication that has been shown to slow growth?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 16 1:27pm
In reply to @badbrad "I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156..." + (show)
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I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156 , Number of Cores Collected / Positive 23/15 ).
It will be 3-4 months before I make a decision to have Radiation of the prostate or Sugary to remove the prostate. While I am waiting to make a decision I would like to try the Ivermectin protocol treatment (Ivermectin, olive oil, Vitimum E , CBD and Curcumin).
I have discussed my plans to do this with my radiology doctor and have an appointment to discuss further with my urologist and kidney doctors as well. During the 3-4 months I will actively have regular blood test to check my PSA , Kidney function and Liver to monitor any changes.

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Welcome, @badbrad. I moved your question about the use of ivermectin and other supplements to treat prostate cancer to this related discussion:
- Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? (Being studied) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ivermectin-for-prostate-cancer/

I encourage you to read the posts and resources shared in the discussion.

I see that you are looking into alternative therapies. There's a lot of information as well as misinformation circulating about ivermectin and its use as a treatment for cancer. Here's a clear and well-written article about repurposed drugs being researched for cancer.

- Separating fact from fiction: repurposed drugs in cancer treatment https://www.anticancerfund.org/en/blog/separating-fact-fiction-repurposed-drugs-cancer-treatment

Here's some guidance from Mayo Clinic experts that might help your evaluation of these therapies:
- Natural vs. safe: Why the two aren't the same https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/in-depth/natural-vs-safe-health-remedies/art-20587690?utm_source=connect&utm_medium=l&utm_content=art-20587690&utm_campaign=healthguides
- Mayo Clinic on use of ivermectin or other dewormers to treat cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/newsfeed-post/mayo-clinic-on-use-of-ivermectin-or-other-dewormers-to-treat-cancer/

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Sep 17 7:15am
In reply to @badbrad "I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156..." + (show)
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I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156 , Number of Cores Collected / Positive 23/15 ).
It will be 3-4 months before I make a decision to have Radiation of the prostate or Sugary to remove the prostate. While I am waiting to make a decision I would like to try the Ivermectin protocol treatment (Ivermectin, olive oil, Vitimum E , CBD and Curcumin).
I have discussed my plans to do this with my radiology doctor and have an appointment to discuss further with my urologist and kidney doctors as well. During the 3-4 months I will actively have regular blood test to check my PSA , Kidney function and Liver to monitor any changes.

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I don’t think you have anything to lose - other than time; but Ivermectin will raise your liver enzymes to unsafe levels so please be sure to monitor those closely.
Would love to hear a positive report from you in a few months since so far most reports are anecdotal.

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kenk1962 | @kenk1962 | Sep 17 12:21pm
In reply to @badbrad "I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156..." + (show)
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I was disgnosed with prostate cancer (PSA 6.5 , Gleason Score 3+4 , PSA Density 0.156 , Number of Cores Collected / Positive 23/15 ).
It will be 3-4 months before I make a decision to have Radiation of the prostate or Sugary to remove the prostate. While I am waiting to make a decision I would like to try the Ivermectin protocol treatment (Ivermectin, olive oil, Vitimum E , CBD and Curcumin).
I have discussed my plans to do this with my radiology doctor and have an appointment to discuss further with my urologist and kidney doctors as well. During the 3-4 months I will actively have regular blood test to check my PSA , Kidney function and Liver to monitor any changes.

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If you're leaning towards radiation, then I'd suggest considering "radiosensitizers" to weaken the PC and make it more susceptible to being destroyed by the radiation treatments.

Besides stopping testosterone replacement therapy 60 days before the start of my radiation (I had Gleason 4+3 unfavorable intermediate PC), I decided to use the following as radiosensitizers based primarily on information from pre-clinical studies (all amounts were daily dosages):
- two low dose aspirin pills (there's actually a phase 3 clinical trial currently going on for "Add Asprin" in the UK; quite promising)
- 1500 mg berberine
- 20 mg low dose Atorvastin
- switched my high blood pressure medicine to 80 mg extended release Propranolol
- 100 mg Doxycyline (I discontinued this after the first month due to stomach problems)

I've also read good things about Metformin as a radiosensitizer, but I didn't know that at the time of my radiation. I might have substituted Metformin for Berberine if I knew this earlier.

Best wishes!

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ashok2 | @ashok2 | Sep 19 11:22am
In reply to @colleenyoung "Welcome, @badbrad. I moved your question about the use of ivermectin and other supplements to treat..." + (show)
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Welcome, @badbrad. I moved your question about the use of ivermectin and other supplements to treat prostate cancer to this related discussion:
- Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? (Being studied) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ivermectin-for-prostate-cancer/

I encourage you to read the posts and resources shared in the discussion.

I see that you are looking into alternative therapies. There's a lot of information as well as misinformation circulating about ivermectin and its use as a treatment for cancer. Here's a clear and well-written article about repurposed drugs being researched for cancer.

- Separating fact from fiction: repurposed drugs in cancer treatment https://www.anticancerfund.org/en/blog/separating-fact-fiction-repurposed-drugs-cancer-treatment

Here's some guidance from Mayo Clinic experts that might help your evaluation of these therapies:
- Natural vs. safe: Why the two aren't the same https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/in-depth/natural-vs-safe-health-remedies/art-20587690?utm_source=connect&utm_medium=l&utm_content=art-20587690&utm_campaign=healthguides
- Mayo Clinic on use of ivermectin or other dewormers to treat cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/newsfeed-post/mayo-clinic-on-use-of-ivermectin-or-other-dewormers-to-treat-cancer/

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Nobody is interested in promoting ivermectin when it's effective in vitro and in animals and they know it for so many years why human trials have not been done

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 19 1:26pm
In reply to @ashok2 "Nobody is interested in promoting ivermectin when it's effective in vitro and in animals and they..." + (show)
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Nobody is interested in promoting ivermectin when it's effective in vitro and in animals and they know it for so many years why human trials have not been done

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There are human trials related to cancer and ivermectin or mebendazole. You can search for human trials currently underway here: https://clinicaltrials.gov/

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kenk1962 | @kenk1962 | Sep 21 9:39am
In reply to @retiredboomer71 "kenk1962, the "Add Aspirin" clinical trial looks VERY interesting... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5127874/#:~:text=Add%2DAspirin%20is%20a%20phase,due%20to%20increased%20toxicity%20risk." + (show)

Yes - thank you RetiredBoomer. Fortunately I had heard about that trial which formed the basis of me taking the two low dose aspirin tablets before the start of my SBRT radiation treatments.

Interesting sidenote: In my first radiation oncologist meeting I informed the nurse practitioner about my low dose aspirin as a radiosensitizer based on the encouraging preliminary information to date from the "Add Aspirin" trial. To my utter surprise, the nurse practitioner said, "Hummm...I haven't heard about that."

Gosh - we really have to be on our toes and assume responsibility as our own advocates.

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ashok2 | @ashok2 | Sep 22 5:37am
In reply to @colleenyoung "There are human trials related to cancer and ivermectin or mebendazole. You can search for human..." + (show)
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There are human trials related to cancer and ivermectin or mebendazole. You can search for human trials currently underway here: https://clinicaltrials.gov/

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This site doesn't show any ongoing trials for ivermectin

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