13 matches across articles, videos and resources.
ArticleDr. Johnston looks at studies linking obesity to cancer and examines whether GLP-1 medications are associated with lower cancer risk, noting that the evidence is observational.
Video: Dr. J.P. Johnston explains how Verity Health Institute reviews published research on supplements and repurposed medications in cancer.
ArticleDr. Johnston looks at what studies in animals and people report about gut bacteria, probiotics and the response to cancer immunotherapy.
ArticleElemene is a compound from Curcuma plants, studied in cancer cells and used in China as an add-on. The trials are low quality, so benefit remains unproven.
Video: a large analysis linked statins to lower cancer mortality, but observational data cannot prove cause and effect. What the evidence shows.
Verity Health Institute is led by Dr. J.P. Johnston, D.O., a retired family physician with 30 years of experience, and reviews published cancer research.
USP-grade methylene blue capsules from Nutricel, a resource listed by Verity Health Institute. Disclosure and how this differs from the cancer research reviews.
Video: Dr. Johnston reviews a 2025 observational study of 86,000 adults comparing cancer rates in people taking GLP-1 drugs with those who were not.
ArticleDr. Johnston ranks the ten supplements and repurposed generic drugs he would put on his own shortlist, weighing human trials first, then animal and laboratory research.
Video: the ALASCCA trial found low-dose aspirin lowered 3-year colorectal cancer recurrence in tumors with PIK3CA changes. Includes the bleeding risks.
Video: PSK, a Turkey Tail extract used in Japan, was tested in randomized cancer trials. The survival signal is modest and low certainty. Tea is not PSK.
Video: a 2012 meta-analysis of 8 small randomized trials linked melatonin to better tumor response. The trials were small and mostly unblinded.
Video: methylene blue and how cancer cells make energy. The cited study used cell cultures and did not test red light. Early lab research, not proof in people.