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Cancer Treatement: Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Patients: Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®)–Patient Version


Medicated mushrooms are mushrooms used as medicine. They have been used for hundreds of years to treat infections, especially in Asia. Today medicinal mushrooms are also used to treat lung disease and cancer.


Consuming Lentinula edodes (Shiitake) Mushrooms Daily Improves Human Immunity: A Randomized Dietary Intervention in Healthy Young Adults


Eating L. edodes for 4 weeks resulted in increased ex vivo proliferation of γδ-T (60% more, p < 0.0001) and NK-T (2-fold more, p < 0.0001) cells. Both cell types also demonstrated a greater ability to express activation receptors, suggesting that consuming mushrooms improved cell effector function.


Cloudy mushroom polysaccharide peptide slows progression of advanced non-small cell lung cancer


Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths, and over 60% of patients present with advanced stages.


Effect of Krestin as adjuvant treatment following radical radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients


To evaluate the efficacy of Krestin (PSK) as adjuvant treatment after radical radiation therapy (RT) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), treatment results of 225 patients with NSCLC treated with RT followed by adjuvant administration of PSK between 1976 and 1989 were analyzed. Of these patients, 170 (76%) had squamous cell carcinoma.


Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa) enhances antibody production in response to influenza vaccination in healthy adult volunteers concurrent with alleviation of common cold symptoms


We found that continuous Maitake intake raised HI titers against influenza type A virus H1N1 and type B virus, and significantly increased the seroconversion rate for older adults (>60 years of age).


Effect of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) D-Fraction on the Activation of NK Cells in Cancer Patients


Maitake D-Fraction, extracted from maitake mushroom, has been reported to exert its antitumor effect in tumor-bearing mice by enhancing the immune system through activation of macrophages, T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells.


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