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Ozone therapy is sold as an expensive alternative cancer treatment in Germany. David Gorski has described the practice as "pure quackery". [2] Proponents of the therapy falsely claim it is a recognized therapy there, but the German medical establishment has not approved ozone therapy. [26]
Ozone hole in North America during 1984 (abnormally warm, reducing ozone depletion) and 1997 (abnormally cold, resulting in increased seasonal depletion). Source: NASA [46] The Antarctic ozone hole is an area of the Antarctic stratosphere in which the recent ozone levels have dropped to as low as 33 percent of their pre-1975 values. [47]
For breast cancer, there is a replicated trend for women with a more "prudent or healthy" diet, i.e. higher in fruits and vegetables, to have a lower risk of cancer. [ 18 ] Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with a higher body mass index suggesting a potential mediating effect of obesity on cancer risk.
Gwyneth Paltrow endorsed the wellness hack "rectal ozone therapy" in Dr. Will Cole's The Art of Being Well podcast. Is it legit? Women's Health investigated.
Women are also much more likely than men to develop chemical sensitivities, per a 2022 study in Brain Sciences (though the study also notes there are various reasons why this could be, including ...
Cancer Research UK note that superfoods are often promoted as having an ability to prevent or cure diseases, including cancer; they caution, "a healthy, balanced and varied diet can help to reduce the risk of cancer but it is unlikely that any single food will make a major difference on its own."
The reactivity of ozone makes ozone a very general agent for killing pathogens given high enough concentration and time. When used in medical treatments the efficient targeting of ozone to the site where it needs to be active is therefor important. Non-targeted ozone at high concentrations could cause unwanted damage to healthy tissues.
A painting from 1681 depicting a person affected by nausea and vomiting. Cancer and nausea are associated in about fifty percent of people affected by cancer. [1] This may be as a result of the cancer itself, or as an effect of the treatment such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or other medication such as opiates used for pain relief.