At Oasis of Hope Hospital, we offer treatments to hinder angiogenesis, a process whereby the body develops a blood supply for tumors. Blood delivers needed oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. In fact, the human body contains approximately 16,000 miles of blood vessels and 19 billion capillaries. Most of our veins, arteries, and capillaries form through angiogenesis while we are still in the womb.
In women, new blood vessels develop each month to create the lining of the uterus. When a woman becomes pregnant, blood vessels form the placenta, which nourishes the fetus until he or she is born. The body recognizes its own blood supply needs, making scabs, healing injuries, and creating supply lines for new tissue. As new blood vessels form, the body utilizes stimulators that promote angiogenesis and inhibitors that shut down unneeded vessels.
Unfortunately, the body fails to identify cancerous growths as foreign tissue. As a result, it starts the angiogenesis process to feed cancerous growths. Every type of cancer involves angiogenesis; without blood vessels, cancers could not thrive. In fact, most cancers start as just a microscopic group of cells. If a blood supply does not form for these cancers, they usually pose no health risk.
When cancer cells mutate, however, they fool the body into extending angiogenesis to feed tumors. This blood supply causes the cancer to grow. The blood vessels also pose the risk of triggering metastasis and causing the cancer to spread to other parts of the body.
Treatments that inhibit angiogenesis have proven instrumental in treating many
cancers before they become dangerous. In addition, an increasing number of cancer specialists recommend that patients adopt a diet that incorporates foods that are naturally anti-angiogenic. Diet accounts for as many as 35 percent of cancers caused by environmental factors, but many foods contain ingredients that thwart the formation of blood vessels. Such foods include green tea, a variety of berries, citrus fruits, and tuna. Red wine and red grapes contain resveratrol, a substance that research suggests restrains abnormal angiogenesis by as much as 60 percent.
About Oasis of Hope Hospital: Oasis of Hope Hospital, which has locations in California and Mexico, utilizes treatments that impede the angiogenic process. For more information, visit the hospital's website at OasisofHope.com.
In women, new blood vessels develop each month to create the lining of the uterus. When a woman becomes pregnant, blood vessels form the placenta, which nourishes the fetus until he or she is born. The body recognizes its own blood supply needs, making scabs, healing injuries, and creating supply lines for new tissue. As new blood vessels form, the body utilizes stimulators that promote angiogenesis and inhibitors that shut down unneeded vessels.
Unfortunately, the body fails to identify cancerous growths as foreign tissue. As a result, it starts the angiogenesis process to feed cancerous growths. Every type of cancer involves angiogenesis; without blood vessels, cancers could not thrive. In fact, most cancers start as just a microscopic group of cells. If a blood supply does not form for these cancers, they usually pose no health risk.
When cancer cells mutate, however, they fool the body into extending angiogenesis to feed tumors. This blood supply causes the cancer to grow. The blood vessels also pose the risk of triggering metastasis and causing the cancer to spread to other parts of the body.
Treatments that inhibit angiogenesis have proven instrumental in treating many
cancers before they become dangerous. In addition, an increasing number of cancer specialists recommend that patients adopt a diet that incorporates foods that are naturally anti-angiogenic. Diet accounts for as many as 35 percent of cancers caused by environmental factors, but many foods contain ingredients that thwart the formation of blood vessels. Such foods include green tea, a variety of berries, citrus fruits, and tuna. Red wine and red grapes contain resveratrol, a substance that research suggests restrains abnormal angiogenesis by as much as 60 percent.
About Oasis of Hope Hospital: Oasis of Hope Hospital, which has locations in California and Mexico, utilizes treatments that impede the angiogenic process. For more information, visit the hospital's website at OasisofHope.com.