Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to the field of
Oncology, and in particular embodiments directed to a method of ameliorating, treating, or preventing a
malignancy in a human subject wherein the steps of the method assist or boost the
immune system in eradicating cancerous cells. In certain embodiments, administration of
beneficial bacteria to an individual's
microbiome that have been modified so as to produce effective amounts of desired compositions, compounds, agents, e.g. tomatidine, p53
protein, statins, etc., is employed to address cancerous conditions. In several embodiments, the administration of such
beneficial bacteria and microbes to an individual's
microbiome invokes either an active (or a passive) immune response to destroy, weaken or render
less invasive certain cancerous cells, and preferably maintains
muscle tissue to combat
cancer cachexia.