Edwards Statement on Tony Snow

http://johnedwards.com/news/press-releases/20070327-snow/

John Edwards for President
Mar 27, 2007

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today following the announcement that a growth in Tony Snow's abdomen was found to be cancerous.

"Elizabeth and I were saddened to hear the news that Tony Snow is once again battling cancer. Tony has been an incredible example for people living with cancer and cancer survivors - he lives every day to the fullest and faces every challenge with courage and determination.

"We want to thank Tony again for his kind words following our announcement that Elizabeth's cancer had returned. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tony and his family during this difficult time. We wish him the best in his upcoming battle and are praying for a full and speedy recovery."

following...

I have these growing in my back yard.....

I am not saying this is the answer.... but perhaps had he been put on a wholistic cancer prevention regimen earlier on, I wouldn't be putting this up here.


Silibinin efficacy against human hepatocellular carcinoma.

* Varghese L,
* Agarwal C,
* Tyagi A,
* Singh RP,
* Agarwal R.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA.

PURPOSE: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common recurrent malignancies, for which, currently, there is no effective therapy. Considering the antihepatotoxic activity of silibinin, a widely used drug and supplement for various liver disorders, together with its strong preventive and anticancer efficacy against various epithelial cancers, we investigated the efficacy of silibin against human HCC cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Silibinin effects were examined on growth, cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and cell cycle progression in two different HCC cell lines, HepG2 (hepatitis B virus negative; p53 intact) and Hep3B (hepatitis B virus positive; p53 mutated). At molecular level, cell cycle effects of silibinin were assessed by immunoblotting and in-bead kinase assays.

RESULTS: Silibinin strongly inhibited growth of both HepG2 and Hep3B cells with a relatively stronger cytotoxicity in Hep3B cells, which was associated with apoptosis induction. Silibinin also caused G1 arrest in HepG2 and both G1 and G2-M arrests in Hep3B cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that silibinin induces Kip1/p27 but decreases cyclin D1, cyclin D3, cyclin E, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-2, and CDK4 levels in both cell lines. In Hep3B cells, silibinin also reduced the protein levels of G2-M regulators. Furthermore, silibinin strongly inhibited CDK2, CDK4, and CDC2 kinase activity in these HCC cells.

CONCLUSION: Together, these results for the first time identify the biological efficacy of silibinin against HCC cells, suggesting the importance of conducting further investigations in preclinical HCC models, especially on in vivo efficacy, to support the clinical usefulness of silibinin against hepatocellular carcinoma in addition to its known clinical efficacy as an antihepatotoxic agent.

PMID: 16322307

Hopefully, I am recalling correctly and Tony Snow expressed very appropriate words following Mrs. Edwards news of her cancer recurrence ... even if he had not, grace is not contingent upon the good behavior of others.

since both announcements...which is comforting to know.

A lot of sadness going on now. Everybody needs each other.

It starts with empathy, something you almost never find in conservatives. How many conservatives are crushed with mixed emotions today, wanting to be spiteful to Edwards and sympathetic to Snow, even though they both are just people going through the same terrible ordeal?

Here's to your health, Tony, and all the happiness you can manage to squeeze into these days.

This would be a good time for those he has been representing to think about the millions of Americans who will face a similar disease without benefit of the good heath insurance Tony has. It is is also a good time for them to be thankful they won't be sending Tony to Walter Reed for his treatment.

:hug:

Edwards' message is really growing on me.

What a refreshing change from the usual tone of politics.

That was great.