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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      Let’s not stop there though... Nature is all about trees, & boy have the trees ever been cancer’s worst enemy... ...we have paclitaxel - used to treat breast, ovarian, lung, & other cancers, & is derived from the Pacific yew...pic.twitter.com/brObfXwcgn

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    2. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      Also, vincristine - is a vinca alkaloid made from the periwinkle plant (catharanthus rosea) & takes on leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas, & more... Just look at this natural badass:pic.twitter.com/u4fGZwWeDn

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    3. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      We all know “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, & plants were all on board with that... ... Etoposide is derived from the Mayapple plant, which makes a fruit that can look a bit like a lemon, but is mostly a ‘lemon’ to the various cancers it treats...pic.twitter.com/Dw0Qkgzzwy

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    4. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      And y’know, what we really want with cancer treatment (& all treatments) is to sooth, & hopefully bring some joy back to those who are suffering... ...so happily, our anti-ovarian cancer friend topotecan is a derived from... ...the Asian "Happy Tree" 🤗pic.twitter.com/TeHjCr7PPk

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    5. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      & hey, even the cancer drugs made in a lab are closely tied to nature... ...the anti-GI & breast cancer agent 5-Fluorouracil was synthesized, but has natural analogues found in the marine sponge, Phakellia fusca collected around the Yongxing Island in the South China Sea! 😲pic.twitter.com/zU7nIqpX3z

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    6. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      So, no...scientists around the world, in universities, & even at big ‘bad’ pharmaceutical companies are not hiding effective treatments. They’re researching all chemicals, even natural ones! & at least they’re focused on what works...instead of deceiving you with magic beans!

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    7. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 8 Jun 2019

      (Disclaimer - I’m a GP, not an oncologist, & while everything I posted is accurate to the best of my knowledge, I invite my much more knowledgeable oncology colleagues to correct any errors I may have made). @docranjana @gorskon @marklewismd @ccleighton @tmprowell

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    8. Dr. Alon D Altman‏ @DrAlonAltman 9 Jun 2019
      Replying to @HislopMD @docranjana and

      I talk to patients about this all the time. Some still insist on going to Mexico for IV lemon juice though....literallly. @DrLeslea

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    9. Jon Hislop, MD, PhD‏ @HislopMD 9 Jun 2019
      Replying to @DrAlonAltman @docranjana and

      So frustrating.

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    10. Mark Lewis‏ @marklewismd 9 Jun 2019
      Replying to @HislopMD @DrAlonAltman and

      “Natural” is hardly synonymous with benign. My father died from an allergic reaction to paclitaxel in 1994, before it became semi-synthetic through a refined manufacturing problem. Never forget: nature is red in tooth and claw!

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 9 Jun 2019
      Replying to @marklewismd @HislopMD and

      Sorry to hear that. Paclitaxel still has an issue with acute allergic reactions and hypersensitivity related to excipients. That's why a new form of the drug was developed: Abraxane, with the drug bound to albumin. Unfortunately, it's a lot more expensive than paclitaxel.

      9:09 AM - 9 Jun 2019
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