BICARBONATE TO DETECT EARLY CANCERS

BICARBONATE USED TO DETECT EARLY CANCERS

 

Researchers in Cambridge England found by tagging sodium bicarbonate and injecting it into  the body, one could detect early cancers using  MRIs. The bicarbonate affects  the acid and alkalinc balances in the body.

All cancers are more acidic than surrounding tissues. Cancer cells turn the bicarbonate to CO2  All cancers have a lower pH than its normal surrounding areas.  The  more acidic the tumor, the  more bicarbonate is converted to CO2.  The MRI can track the change in the chemical and thus locate very early cancers.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ALL THIS?

 It is important to find new ways to detect cancers early and to see if the drugs are working.

Using this technique, one could find out if cancer treatments are effective in early stages .  Currently we have no way to measure the pH differences in the patient.

This could be a highly sensitive early warning system for cancer. This technique may be a useful tool in finding early cancers and may save many lives.

SOURCE: Dr, Brindle, Cambridge Cancer Research Institute UK 5.28.08

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