Cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases are more likely to develop in individuals who have the following conditions:
- Impaired immune system
- Chronic, low-level, systemic inflammation
- Insulin resistance
- Nutrient deficiencies
- Gut inflammation
- Hormonal imbalances
- Genetic and epigenetic abnormalities
- High toxic burden
The above conditions rarely present with obvious symptoms, and they are not tested for in standard lab assays ordered by most primary care physicians. Left undetected and unaddressed, they can cause widespread deleterious effects on all tissues and organ systems in the body.
To biohack cancer, I often recommend lab testing to strategically assess, address and track many of the physiological factors associated with cancer development, growth, metastatic spread and recurrence.
Test To Assess & Biohack These Factors
- Impaired immune system –> cancer cells & precancerous cells not detected and killed –> enables cancer growth
- Chronic low-level inflammation –> stimulates tumor growth, suppresses immune function, increases insulin resistance, increases free radicals, disrupts gut microbiome, promotes cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases
- Insulin resistance –> stimulates tumor growth, increases adiposity, increases inflammation, disrupts gut microbiome, impairs immunity, promotes cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases
- Hormonal imbalances –> stimulates tumor growth, suppresses immune function, increases inflammation, increases adiposity, increases insulin resistance, disrupts gut microbiome, promotes cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases
- Nutrient deficiencies –> suppresses immune function & DNA damage repair, increases inflammation & insulin resistance & risks for cancer, cardiac & neurodegenerative diseases
- Genetic mutations –> increases risks for developing specific cancers
- DNA methylation –> epigenetic changes/“DNA age” –> increased DNA damage, inflammation, insulin resistance & risks for cancer, cardiac & neurodegenerative diseases
- Intestinal dysbiosis/food sensitivities –> increases intestinal inflammation –> systemic inflammation, insulin resistance & risks for cancer, cardiac & neurodegenerative diseases
- Circulating tumor cells –> higher detected CTCs, the greater the risk of cancer progression and recurrence
- Functional drug sensitivity assay –> drugs that cause the most cancer cell death in this lab test –> higher probability of cancer regression clinically
Tests We May Recommend
- Inflammation Testing (SpectraCell, Commercial labs*)
- Insulin Resistance Testing (SpectraCell, Commercial labs*)
- Nutrient Testing (SpectraCell, Genova*)
- Immune Testing (SpectraCell)
- Adrenal Hormone Testing (DUTCH, Genova*)
- Sex Hormone Testing (DUTCH, Genova*)
- Melatonin Testing (DUTCH, Genova*)
- Gut Microbiome Testing (GI-MAP, Genova*, Sun Genomics*)
- Food Sensitivity Testing (CYREX)
- Circulating Tumor Cells (Biocept*)
- Functional Drug Sensitivity Testing (EVA-PCD*)
- DNA Methylation Testing (myDNAge*)
- Hereditary Cancer Testing (Myriad*, Color*)
*Tests not currently available through our site. Available in-office, only.
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Lab tests are often the first step in better understanding what is happening inside the human body. While some tests are relatively standard, there are many more worthwhile tests that may not be typically ordered by medical providers or covered by insurance.
