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    t risk of creating false hope, this sent to me by a dear friend who is suffering cancer .These are not his words but an article he found: Asparagus -- Who Knew?
    My Mom had been taking the full-stalk canned style
    asparagus that she pureed and she took 4 tablespoons in
    the morning and 4 tablespoons later in the day. She did
    this for over a month. She is on chemo pills for Stage 3
    lung cancer in the pleural area and her cancer cell
    count went from 386 down to 125 as of this past week.
    Her oncologist said she does not need to see him for 3
    months.

    THE ARTICLE:

    Several years ago, I had a man seeking asparagus for a
    friend who had cancer. He gave me a photocopied copy of
    an article, entitled, Asparagus for cancer 'printed in
    Cancer News Journal, December 1979. I will share it
    here, just as it was shared with me: I am a biochemist,
    and have specialized in the relation of diet to health
    for over 50 years. Several years ago, I learned of the
    discovery of Richard R. Vensal, D.D.S. that asparagus
    might cure cancer. Since then, I have worked with him on
    his project. We have accumulated a number of favorable
    case histories. Here are a few examples:
    Case No. 1, A man with an almost hopeless case of
    Hodgkin's disease (cancer of the lymph glands) who was
    completely incapacitated. Within 1 year of starting the
    asparagus therapy, his doctors were unable to detect any
    signs of cancer , and he was back on a schedule of
    strenuous exercise.
    Case No. 2 , a successful businessman 68 years old who
    suffered from cancer of the bladder for 16 years. After
    years of medical treatments, including radiation without
    improvement, he went on asparagus. Within 3 months,
    examinations revealed that his bladder tumor had
    disappeared and that his kidneys were normal.
    Case No. 3, a man who had lung cancer. On March 5th
    1971, he was put on the operating table where they found
    lung cancer so widely spread that it was inoperable. The
    surgeon sewed him up and declared his case hopeless. On
    April 5th he heard about the Asparagus therapy and
    immediately started taking it By August, x-ray pictures
    revealed that all signs of the cancer had disappeared..
    He is back at his regular business routine.
    In any event,
    regardless of theory, asparagus used as we suggest, is a
    harmless substance. The FDA cannot prevent you from
    using it and it may do you much good. It has been
    reported by the US National Cancer Institute , that
    asparagus is the highest tested food containing
    glutathione, which is considered one of the body's most
    potent anticarcinogens and antioxidants.

    Mark
    PS: Had to abbreviate the article due to FAOL space restraints. You'l like the entire article, e-mail me at: mapko333@comcast.net

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    From personal experience, promoting something like this to ignore ones doctors and take an unproven remedy is a possible death sentence to the patient. Common sense will tell you that there is not a miracle cure in most cases. Read the snopes.com answer to this and then from now on do your own research before believing something you read. Asparagus has anticarcinogens and antioxidants but does not perform miracles.

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    But what can it hurt?

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    Quote Originally Posted by forthebirds12 View Post
    From personal experience, promoting something like this to ignore ones doctors and take an unproven remedy is a possible death sentence to the patient. Common sense will tell you that there is not a miracle cure in most cases. Read the snopes.com answer to this and then from now on do your own research before believing something you read. Asparagus has anticarcinogens and antioxidants but does not perform miracles.
    No one is saying stop your cancer treatment and eat asparagus. Eat the asparagus and do the treatment. Why puree it, that is basically baby food, makin it mush doesn't mke it better.
    Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!

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    Sorry but the OP does not mention anything about following the doctors treatment. It is promoting a miracle cure for cancer. I don't say not to eat it, I promote eating asparagus because of its nutritional values. Some people are looking for miracles and discontinue or alter the treatments they are receiving. That is why this thread is dangerous and misleading. This thread is based on third party information that the OP did not check out before posting it. Thank you Normand for doing the Snopes check.

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    FORTHEBIRDS,
    As herefishy so eloquently put it " But what can it hurt".

    Mark
    AS far as this thread being "dangerous and misleading", what YOU read into it can very well be. I really didn't intend to kill anyone. AND, I will also be adding asparagus to MY daily (almost ) diet if for no other reason than it's anti-oxidant value.

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