US patients with cancer testing Canadian cold remedy
November 17, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Cold FX is a cold remedy that is an approved cold and flu-fighting product in Canada. Cold FX has also caught the attention of the United States National Cancer Institute, which is now sponsoring a landmark trial to see if this remedy will help patients with cancer, who are at higher risk for catching these viral infections.
According to a press release issued by CV Techonologies Inc:
The trial will be conducted by American cancer and infectious diseases experts at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina. Wake Forest currently oversees approximately 150 cancer trials and is regarded as one of America’s leading cancer research facilities.
The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, involving 336 patients, was originally planned to include up to 19 U. S research sites. However, in approving the study, the NCI accelerated the process – targeting completion over a single cold and flu season. To assist in recruitment, it also opened up its cancer trials support unit network of more than 1,500 cancer research sites across the U.S.
Since infection from viruses can be so dangerous for people with cancer, if this product is helpful, this would be a big help for many.
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Tags: cancer blog, cold FX, cold remedy, flu remedy
