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| opalxx |
Posted - 10/14/2010 : 03:05:19
Hi from Australia...has anyone had any success using tea tree oil? Our university in Western Australia has successfully got rid of tumours in mice using this. They will be starting human trials when they have the funds. I have a 3 yr old bcc and have applied it for approx 4 weeks with limited to no success. I think the secret must be in a carrier oil to take it deep into the epidermis to the root zone.
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| Osia |
Posted - 11/05/2010 : 05:31:18
Tea tree oil always help, but there is anither really effective medicine. You'll get rid of skin problems after usin papillomasfree. I hople it will help. www. papillomasfree.com |
| trudie |
Posted - 11/03/2010 : 12:19:38
MLRimer, What chemo cream are you talking about? Aldara? I am in week 11 of a 12 week treatment with no horrible effects. I can give you my info if you are worried about Aldara. I won't know if it has worked until I see my derm in early December. Opal, can you give us the date on that tea tree oil research? |
| opalxx |
Posted - 11/01/2010 : 19:01:32
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Originally posted by mlrimer
I am trying Tea Tree Oil for my nose. I have the basel cell Chemo Cream but have not used it yet. I have been applying the oil at least 2 times a day and it seems to be working, BUT it will take a while longer before I am convinced that a herbal application will work. The scabs have been flaking off with the oil, but now I am having a blood scab that I will watch closely. If I feel that this will not work, I will use the Chemo cream even tho it scares me to death. I have seen how it works on the body and it seems pretty terrible, but....... the alternitive makes me know that I will have to deal with this.
Haven't heard of chemo cream...have you looked at cansema (or is it cancema, i forget)? I know people here in oz that have used it with great success. Have you tried neem tincture or neem seed oil. Should work well on a small bcc. |
| mlrimer |
Posted - 10/31/2010 : 21:08:49
I am trying Tea Tree Oil for my nose. I have the basel cell Chemo Cream but have not used it yet. I have been applying the oil at least 2 times a day and it seems to be working, BUT it will take a while longer before I am convinced that a herbal application will work. The scabs have been flaking off with the oil, but now I am having a blood scab that I will watch closely. If I feel that this will not work, I will use the Chemo cream even tho it scares me to death. I have seen how it works on the body and it seems pretty terrible, but....... the alternitive makes me know that I will have to deal with this. |
| annieh |
Posted - 10/17/2010 : 21:53:09
Thanks for your very helpful explanation of the Western Australian clinical trials of tea tree oil, it will be interesting to see what they turn up.
I wish you well in all senses of the word: commiserations on the loss of your beloved dog; we are nursing ours through cancer by giving her a diet of raw food and lots of antioxidants. I have learnt a lot from this forum on diet and herbal treatments and am sure you will find the best solution for you. |
| opalxx |
Posted - 10/17/2010 : 18:24:34
Hi..i didn't take your remarks as cynical. Actually i have just lost my beautiful 10yr old German Shepherd to cancer and i am very angry at the world, and have given up God, so if i sound peed off it is because i am in the grieving process but i guess i always will be. Anyway, here is the blurb below. I have contacted the uni to see if they will divulge their formulation but of course silence reigns supreme. Must be money involved somewhere i guess......
Australian scientists have uncovered another potential weapon in the battle against skin cancer - tea tree oil.
Perth-based researchers say the oil could form the basis of a fast, cheap and safe treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers and precancerous lesions.
A three-year study at The University of Western Australia (UWA) has identified a unique formulation of the oil shown capable of halting the spread of a solid tumour grown under the skin of mice.
Within three days, the tumours treated with the oil could not be detected.
"We are very excited about these results," said Dr Sara Greay from UWA's School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences.
"And (we're) hoping to find funding for a small clinical trial of about 50 people with precancerous lesions, with the aim of preventing the development of skin cancers."
Dr Greay said the anti-cancer effect of the tea tree oil appeared to come from activating the immune system to target the tumour.
Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer worldwide with around 434,000 people treated for one or more non-melanoma skin cancers every year.
This type of cancer usually causes a localised tumour and it is not as serious as melanoma, which can spread quickly to other parts of the body.
The research was carried out in collaboration with Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) and Novasel Pty Ltd.
The study results were published online in the journal Cancer Chemotherapy Pharmacology.
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| annieh |
Posted - 10/16/2010 : 19:53:11
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opalxx in Australia asked: [quote]...has anyone had any success using tea tree oil? Our university in Western Australia has successfully got rid of tumours in mice using this.
Hi again, I wanted to apologise to you if my earlier reply sounded very cynical: I was in a lot of pain that day from treatment to my forehead, so please do forgive me if I sounded like a ranting sceptic. I would love to hear more about the research. What kind of time scale was involved?
I have a high degree of respect for tea tree oil e.g. I read somewhere that tea tree oil is good for rosacea and have been trying it on my face for that. |
| annieh |
Posted - 10/14/2010 : 06:29:49
opalxx in Australia asked: quote:
...has anyone had any success using tea tree oil? Our university in Western Australia has successfully got rid of tumours in mice using this. They will be starting human trials when they have the funds. I have a 3 yr old bcc and have applied it for approx 4 weeks with limited to no success. I think the secret must be in a carrier oil to take it deep into the epidermis to the root zone.
My sympathies to the mice, they must have gone through absolute agony. I have had zero success with tea tree oil and have crossed tea tree oil off my list of helpful treatments for skin cancer problems.
While I have used it as an antifungal for getting rid of fungal skin problems on my feet -- both the water-soluble tea-tree oil and the concentrated stuff -- I have also tried it on skin that had been treated with other topicals. I am not a doctor, but I respect tea-tree oil as an antiseptic and antifungal. For me it seems I can use tea-tree oil on ordinary skin, e.g. a minor wound that needs cleansing, e.g. my toe nails. But if it is sun-damaged skin or skin treated with other topicals mentioned on this forum like petty spurge-treated skin, then even the diluted version makes that skin awfully inflamed and I get an allergy-type skin reaction, a bad one that needs cortisone cream. No healing of bcc, just a bad skin reaction. Two months after that episode I am still treating the results on that area -- with orange oil.
I have achieved far better results with orange oil on bcc or suspected bcc skin lesions. In four months of trying out home remedies, I would say I have had a lot more success using sweet orange oil than anything else and I have found Dan's many posts about orange oil very helpful. |
