The biomedical director of Hifas da Terra participated in the summer course organized by the University of Compostela (USC) «Integrative oncology. Integrating other looks into the care process of cancer patients », held at the Roman Lugo-Termas spa, to publicize the therapeutic applications of various fungi, as well as the possibilities that they present as an adjuvant treatment in integrative oncology.
As he pointed out, there are studies of cell lines, others with animal models and clinical trials with patients that allow observing how the complementation of usual therapies - as chemotherapy and radiotherapy - with extracts of certain species of fungi helps to promote a "more effective immune response" against cancer and reduce their side effects.
This reduction translates into an improvement in the patient's quality of life, but also in a nutritional improvement. "The immune response is a faithful reflection of nutritional status, so if aspects such as the lack of appetite and intestinal level problems such as diarrhea are controlled, the patient will be better at nutritional and immune level," he added.
There are currently studies with species extracts such as Agaricus Blazei Murrill, Frondosa tap either Coriolus versicolor that show an increase in cell activity by being used as a complement to other therapies. Even some compounds of fungi Polyporus umbellatus and Edodes lentinula They are used in common cancer treatment. For example, the use of lentinan As an adjuvant is approved in Japan since the 80s.
Thus, the stimulation of the activity of the cells of the immune system and the reduction of the side effects of oncological treatments are the two large lines of work on which the multidisciplinary team of Hifas da Terra has been working for years. Doctors, pharmacists, biologists and other health professionals investigate and work on new projects to expand knowledge in mycotherapy, "a great unknown to many professionals, but marks a milestone in the adjuvant cancer treatment."
Oncology research
In addition to the activities linked to research, from the Biomedic Department of Hifas da Terra, advice is offered to other health professionals and doubts are resolved about the correct administration of the accessories elaborated based on fungi. In this sense, Doctor influenced the importance of all treatment being valued and supervised by a doctor.
He also made special emphasis on the clear and differential aspects that make a treatment integrated into oncology safely. In Hifas da Terra "we work with responsibility and seriousness to move our knowledge in mythotherapy." Hifas Da Terra fungi accessories are made from controlled ecological crops that undergo quality controls. All products are valued from a scientific council of nutrition and food control; So mycotherapy is applied with "rigor."
Health interest course
Health professionals of the fields of oncology, nutrition, pharmacy, psychology, physiotherapy, talasotherapy, etc. They participated in the first edition of this summer course that obtained the recognition of health interest by the Xunta de Galicia.
In addition to the presentations, the course organized under the direction of Dr. Salvador Ramos Rey (Spa Loida Medical Center), had practical workshops such as healthy cuisine in which Hifas Da Terra mushrooms were outstanding ingredients.