Is DCA a viable option for terminally breast cancer?

[pfezziwig]

DCA or dichloroacetate, was recently shown to dramatically reduce cancer tumors in mice and in cultured human cells in a petrie dish. This substance attacks a fundamental difference cancer cells exhibit with their metabolism and has already been used to treat people with certain metabolic diseases (and was shown to be safe already).

I have just discovered a business that sells DCA online, 'Sophron Marketing Inc', the website is buydca.com . I made the purchase last week and just received it and plan to approach my terminally ill mother with the idea of trying it as she will soon be taken off chemotherapy and be told to go home and die. (Unfortunetely her chemo doctor cannot prescribe it due to hospital regulations)

Can anyone give me a good reason to not give this to my terminally ill mother whose breast cancer spread to the liver?

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[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear pfezziwig:  The product you have bought is for veterinary use only.  DCA is not approved by the FDA for human use.  There have been no clinical trials in humans.  There is no safety or efficacy data on this product.  As such, we would not recommend this product for use in any humans unless it were in the context of a scientifically peer reviewed medical clinical trial within an accredited hospital or medical facility.

[lizziecee]

PLEASE, don't subject your mother to DCA - it can be very toxic, if not life threatening.
If you want some solid information by bc patients/survivors, please go to the Uk site: breastcancercare.co.uk ,log on and look at Chat Forums, where there is a current discussion on this very subject. I find it frightening. I wouldn't take it myself (as someone with breast cancer) let alone my mother. If your mother is terminal, there are many palliative drugs and treatments to cope with the pain from metastases, but don't hasten her death with this "snake oil" drug.
It has not been peer reviewed by other doctors, has no licence for human beings and is akin to sharp practice by whoever is selling it. They are just preying on people who have a terminal illness (like the ****** diet and laetrile drugs in Mexico) and are desperate, as you probably are.
Take care - of you and your Mom - don't give it to her please.
Liz.

[liberty24]

keep us posted if you decide to use it.  I personally would if I was terminal.  What have you got to lose.

[pfezziwig]

The product states it's for vetinary use because they do not want to have their pants sued off by any cancer patients or shut down by big brother (the FDA).

DCA has been already in use for a metabolic disease and shown to be safe up to a certain dosage which was less that the effective dosage in the lab mice test.

I purchased it from buydca.com and had it tested from EMSL Analyitical in New Jersey and it looks legitimate.

If anyone can tell/show me some hard facts about the dangers of giving this to a terminally ill cancer patient I would appreciate it. The old mantra 'it's not an officially approved cancer drug' doesn't cut it seeing as it's been in use for another disease already. ...Just some facts please (a research paper would be ideal)

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