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Saturday, June 12, 2010

New Throat Cancer Treatment

Throat cancer is one of the cancers which occur in the throat. This is disease is found with different names like vocal cord cancer, throat cancer, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the glottis. This is the cancer which is found in both men and women.

The throat cancer is the cancer which appears in the upper part of the throat. It is the cancer which appears in the throat that is vocal cords, voice box (larynx), or other areas of the throat. This cancer spreads not only occurs in the other parts of the throat also. This is cancer which can occur in both men and women. This cancer involves the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that have mutated from normal tissues. This growth can kill when these cells prevent normal function of vital organs or spread throughout the body, damaging essentials systems.
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This throat cancer has some alternate names like vocal cord cancer, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the glottis, cancer of the pharynx, vocal cord cancer and others. This cancer as it occurs to the throat and the parts related to it so it is named after it. This cancer also occurs when the normal cells undergo a transformation whereby they grow and multiply without normal controls. This cancer involves tumors on the tonsils, vocal cords, voice box (larynx) and at the base of the tongue.
The main cause for the exposure for this cancer is the consumption of the tobacco that plays a significant role in many of the cases. The causes for this cancer are the heavy smoking of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, excessive use of alcohol is also one of the causes for its occurrence. But if the man is addicted to both smoking and consuming alcohol then he is at higher risk of getting the disease. But this is more occurred in men than women. This disease can occur to any age but mainly occurs to the age group who is above 45 of age. This can be controlled with herbal products Some of the other factors for the occurrence of this cancer are the enlargement of the thyroid gland called chronic goiter. This cause may be due to the radiation exposure and the family history of cancer or the genetic predisposition.

The symptoms of the hoarseness, sore throat, neck pain, difficulty in swallowing, swelling in the neck, unintentional weight loss, cough, coughing up blood, abnormal breathing sounds, numbness or the paralyses of the muscles in the face, swelling of the jaw, shortness of breath, chest pain and many other reasons also. This cancer also has some of the common symptoms like fever, chills, night sweats, weight loss, loss of appetite, fatigue, malaise.
The above symptoms are not to be considered as a serious one as these may also be the causes for some of the common health upsets also. But if the person is adult then he has to undergo a medical checkup and have a take care of his health.
The signs and tests can be done when an examination of the neck and the throat may show the cancer of the throat. The symptom may appear bloody or lump on the throat which appears on the outside of the neck. Biopsy and the analysis of tissues that appear abnormal may conform the presence of the cancer tumor.
If you experience any of the above throat cancer symptoms it is advised that you see your healthcare provider for a more thorough check so the proper diagnose and treatment can be apply in the initial stage.
the best way of preventing this cancer is to quit smoking and preventing the consumption of tobacco. Many cancers can be prevented by avoiding risk factors such as excessive exposure to sunlight and heavy drinking. We should cultivate a habit of taking healthy diet that is the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits. Keeping the health fit by doing the exercises, meditation, yogasanas, cultivation of morning jog or walk, having the nutritious food in the diet, protecting ourselves from bad atmosphere may make us to be free from the diseases also.
Some people at high risk for developing certain cancers can take medication to reduce their risk. But yet the treatment must be aimed at destruction of the cancer and prevention of its spread to other parts of the body. The treatment of the cancer depends on certain issues like the age of the patient, general health condition, the size of the tumor, extent of the cancer and others.
This is the cancer which may be found at its advanced stage. So it is an urge need that the patient should be careful while choosing the correct physician for his treatment. This treatment is aimed at destruction of the cancer and prevention of spread of the cancer to the other parts of the body. The earlier it is diagnosed the earlier it is treated.
Treatment is aimed at destruction of the cancer and prevention of spread of the cancer to other parts of the body. The earlier throat cancer is diagnosed, the better the prospect of recovery. If the treatment is not given then it can grow and can cause to death. So it is better to get treated at its initial stage. The treatment needs long term recovery but if have a hope of conquering it then you can have it. You should be mentally firmed and be prepared to achieve in curing it.
The people who come to our center have a hope of curing the disease and becoming healthy. We support you with this attitude of yours as we use the alternative supplements which are natural and cure the disease with no side effects with miraculous improvements in your health condition. We make you feel ease and get away from your suffer.

Homeopathy Treatment for Prostate Cancer by Dr Harshad Raval Md Homeopathy India

Prostate cancer and homeopathy treatment.

Prostate cancer is an abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells that results in the formation of a tumor in the prostate gland. Prostate, the walnut sized gland, is a part of the reproductive system which lies deep in the pelvis. It is located in front of the rectum and underneath the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra, (the urine tube running from the bladder, through the prostate and the penis). It contains gland cells that produce some of the seminal fluid, which protects and nourishes sperm cells in semen and supports the ejaculatory ducts, or sperm tubes. The prostate continues to grow till a man reaches adulthood and is maintained after it reaches normal size as long as male hormones are produced.

Prostate cancer begins most often in the outer part of the prostate. It is the most common cancer in men older than age 50. In most men, the cancer grows very slowly. In fact, many men with the disease will never know they have the condition. Early prostate cancer is confined to the prostate gland itself, and the majority of patients with this type of cancer can live for years with no problems. In some cases, it may spread from the prostate to nearby lymph nodes, bones or other organs. This spread is called metastasis. Most Prostate cancers originate in the posterior prostate gland, the rest originate near the urethra. Often the disease has no symptoms until the disease is well advanced. However, as the tumor grows, it may spread from the prostate to surrounding areas like lymph nodes, bones or other organs. This may result in back pain. Men with prostate cancer may experience any of the following symptoms.

A need to urinate frequently, especially at night;
Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine;
Weak or interrupted flow of urine;
Painful or burning urination or bowel movement;
Difficulty in having an erection;
Painful ejaculation;
Blood in urine or semen; or
Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.

It is advised to consult a doctor immediately if you have experienced any of the above symptoms. Men aged 50 and above have the chances of developing prostate cancer. Those who have a family history of prostate cancer should consider screening at age 45.

Prostate cancer can be staged as ‘A,B,C,D’. Stage A and B cancers are curable. Stages C and D are treatable, but their prognoses are discouraging.

Stage A - This is the very early stage without any sysmtoms, in this stage cancer cells are confined to the prostate. It can be identified with PAS tests and Biopsy. This type of cancer is usually curable.

Stage B – In this stage, it is known that cancer is in several places within the prostate. It is detectable by PAS.

Stage C - In this stage, cancer cells can be found throughout the prostate as well as near by tissue or the bladder. This stage is determined by Digital Rectal Exam, or CT/ MRI scans, and/or Sonography. Some Stage C cancers are curable.

Stage D : At this stage, cancer has spread beyond the prostate and nearby lymph nodes, distant bones, organs such as liver, lungs and also to other tissues. This is usually determined by bone scan, Prostascint scan or other studies. Stage D cancer is not curable but treatable.

Treatment

Treatment depends on individual circumstances such as the man’s age and general health, extent of the cancer etc. Elderly patients with minor sysmptoms., early stage cancer, or coexisting illness may be treated conservatively.

There are many different ways to treat prostate cancer. It is advisable to get advise from two or more doctors before making a final decision about the treatment. Treatment includes Prostatectomy and Hormone Therapy or anti-antrogen drugs, Chemotherapy and Radio Therapy.

Hormone Therapy: Hormone therapy, is used either alone or in combination with surgery or radiation. It is based on the fact that prostate cancer cells frequently use the male hormone , testosterone as a Fertilizer and the absence of this hormone may lead to the death or weakening of prostate cancer cells. So It is used to stop the production of testosterone hormone and hence a person with Stage C and D cancer can have their life extended and improved by the use of hormonal therapy.

There are side effects associated with Hormone therapy. They include hot flashes, weight gain, erectile dysfunction, decrease in muscle mass and strength, personality changes, decreased mentation and osteoporosis.

Prostatectomy : Patients in good health and under age 70 is usually offered surgery as a treatment option. Various types of surgical procedures are done depending on the stage of prostate cancer and patient’s over all health.

Prostatectomy is the most common treatment option for localized prostate cancer. It involves surgical removal of prostate gland and some other near by tissues and reattaching the urethra and bladder. It will prevent further spread of the cancer. If the prostate cancer is in the early stages, prostatectomy can treat the cancer completely. This is done either through a surgical incision in the lower abdomen or the space between the scrotum and rectum.

These procedures also produce side effects like impotency, Urinary incontinence, narrowing of the urethra and difficulty in urination.

Radio Therapy: It is a form of treatment which uses high levels of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing and dividing thus reducing damage to healthy cells. It is more effective for early stage prostate cancer.

Good nutrition is an important part of recovering from the side effects of radiation therapy.

Slight skin changes will be visible after radiation. Skin may become red, swollen, warm and sensitive, as if in a sunburn but it is temporary. The long term effects include, slight darkening of the skin, enlarged pores, increased or decreased sensitivity of the skin and a thickening of tissue or skin.

Chemotherapy: It is a combination of drugs which is effective to kill or slow the growth of rapidly multiplying cells. Chemotherapy is usually prescribed to men with advanced prostate cancer. Chemotherapy drugs are carefully controlled in both dosage and frequency so that cancer cells are destroyed while minimizing the risk to healthy cells. As the drugs circulate throughout the whole body, they can effect the healthy cells also.

The side effects of chemotherapy include hair loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, lowered blood counts, reduced ability of the blood to clot, and an increased risk of infection.

HOMEOPATHY TREATMENT:

CROTALUS : cancer with haematuria.

CONIUM : On every emotion, with itching of prepuce.

SEPIA : discharge during stool.

KALI BHICH : pain during chronic prostates.

SILICEA : While straining at stool.

NITRIC ACID : Discharge after stool.

NUX VOMICA : discharge during stool.

THUJA : When the discharge is greenish and thick.

STAPHISAGRIA : prostatic discharge after sexual excesses.

SELENIUM : discharge during stool.

Homeopathy Dosage Directions

Select the remedy that most closely matches the symptoms. In conditions where self-treatment is appropriate, unless otherwise directed by a physician, a lower potency (6X, 6C, 12X, 12C, 30X, or 30C)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Diagnosing Cancer through Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Imaging

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), also known as echo-endoscopy, combines the techniques of endoscopy with ultrasound imaging technologies. This combination of procedures and technologies allows doctors to visualize structures within the human body.

Endoscopy: This minimally invasive procedure involves inserting a long, flexible tube into a hollow organ. The tube is known as an endoscope. Various instruments, such as cameras and curettes (scalpel-like tools), can be attached to the endoscope to perform an array of tasks.
Ultrasound: This technology utilizes high-frequency sound waves to generate images of structures inside the body. SONAR, a technology developed for the U.S. military, similarly uses sound waves to generate images of structures deep in the ocean.

The endoscopic probe used in EUS procedures contains an ultrasound transmitter. This allows the high-frequency sound waves to travel through the body from an internal location, generating more accurate images. Traditional ultrasound transmits sound waves through the body from an external location. This method of ultrasound imaging is used to visualize a developing fetus in a woman’s womb.

To diagnose cancer, endoscopic ultrasound is used to locate tumors in the following inner-body locations:

Respiratory Tract

To diagnose cancers of the chest, such as lung cancer, an endoscopic ultrasound probe is inserted into the esophagus through the nose or mouth.

Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract

To diagnose cancers of the rectum or colon, an endoscopic ultrasound probe is inserted into the large intestine via the anus.

Upper GI Tract

To diagnose cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and various gastric malignancies, an endoscopic ultrasound probe is inserted into the esophagus, stomach, and the first section of the small intestine (duodenum).

What To Expect During an Endoscopic Ultrasound Procedure

EUS is generally performed while the patient is under general anesthesia. Although EUS is known as a minimally invasive procedure, it may affect the patient with mild to severe discomfort.

Very few preparatory measures need to be examined before an upper respiratory or upper GI tract endoscopic ultrasound Typically, you will be asked to fast (not eat) the night before the procedure. It is acceptable to drink clear fluids during this period of fasting.

For lower GI tract EUS procedures, you may be asked to take 2 fleet enemas on the morning of your exam. Fleet enemas clean the bowels by stimulating the processes of waist removal in the intestines.

Risk Factors

Endoscopic ultrasound involves a very low degree of risk. Rarely, however, an EUS procedure may result in the following complications:

Bleeding: Bleeding is often the result of scratches or abrasions caused by the endoscopic probe sliding against the lining of the esophagus, intestines, or stomach.
Puncturing: Very rarely, an endoscopic ultrasound probe will puncture the lining of the GI tract, which may cause severe bleeding, and a host of serious complications. If a puncture occurs, it is usually repaired with surgery.
Drug Reactions: Before you undergo an EUS procedure, inform your doctor of any drug allergies that you may have. Before, during, and after EUS, you doctor may prescribe certain medications to make the procedure more effective. It is important to ask questions about each of these medications and how they might influence your health.

After EUS

Following an EUS procedure, your doctor will recommend that you rest for a while in the recovery area. This rest will help you overcome any feelings of tiredness or nausea associated with the anesthesia. You may feel bloated or uncomfortable after an endoscopic ultrasound, but these feelings usually subside quickly. Some patients may experience a sore throat after EUS. This is rarely severe, and usually subsided in a matter of hours or days.

It is imprtant to have a friend or family member take you to and from your EUS exam. It is especially imperative for them to drive you home, because the effects of anesthesia can take up to 24 hours to wear off.

Treating Cancer with Chemotherapy

Overview

Chemotherapy is the use of chemical agents to kill cells. In conversational usage, the term chemotherapy refers to the chemical treatment of cancer. But chemical agents are also used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), various autoimmune diseases, and even arthritis.

Most people associate chemotherapy with a myriad of horrible side effects, such as hair loss and nausea. While these side effects do often accompany chemo regimens, millions of cancer patients have been able to enjoy long, vibrant lives because of this treatment option. Furthermore, chemotherapy side-effect management has progressed significantly over the past few decades. Many of chemo’s distressing side effects can be prevented completely, or controlled using today’s advanced treatment strategies.

More than 50% of people diagnosed with cancer are treated with chemotherapy. For some patients, chemo serves as their only treatment, whereas other patients are prescribed chemotherapeutic drugs alongside other treatment options.

How Does Chemo Work?

Chemotherapeutic drugs inhibit the process of mitosis, or cell division. Since malignant (cancer) cells divide without control or order, these drugs effectively target cancerous growths. Some chemo drugs cause cancer cells to die altogether by stimulating a process known as apoptosis (programmed cell-death).

Although chemotherapeutic drugs are designed to target fast-dividing cancer cells, they inadvertently damage healthy cells. The faster a healthy cell divides, the more likely it is to be affected by chemo. This is why your hair may fall out during a chemo regimen. The cells that compose the hair follicles divide quickly.

Researchers have yet to determine all of the features unique to malignant cells and healthy cells. Identifying these specific features may someday open the door to chemotherapeutic drugs that target malignant cells exclusively, resulting in little to no side effects.

Chemotherapeutic drugs have been developed to target various rates of mitosis (cell division), but the slower the rate of division, the greater the risk of healthy cell damage. It is easier to differentiate aggressive malignancies from normal tissues, than it is to target a slow-growing malignancy in an environment of similarly slow-growing healthy cells. This makes aggressive cancers the best candidates for successful chemo treatment.

The Focus of Chemotherapy Treatment

Depending on the type, size, and location of your cancer, as well as your overall health, a doctor may focus chemotherapy to achieve any of the following goals:

Curative: Curative chemotherapy is intended to kill all the cancer cells in the body, curing the patient of cancer.
Palliative: This approach involves prolonging the patient's life by controlling cancer growth, spread, and invasion into other tissues. Palliative treatments are also used to help relieve cancer-related symptoms, improving the patient’s quality of life.
Adjuvant: This treatment strategy involves using chemotherapy alongside other cancer treatment options. Adjuvant chemotherapy is usually administered after surgery or radiotherapy to kill any remaining cancer cells in the body.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: The focus of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is to reduce the size of a tumor preceding surgery or other treatment options.

Types of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy drugs include:

Alkylating Agents

These chemical agents utilize the cellular property of electronegativity to add alkyl groups to cells. Electronegativity is a cell’s ability to attract electrons. When a cell inadvertently attracts alkyl groups, the alkyl alters the cell’s DNA, resulting in cell death or impaired mitosis.

The following chemotherapeutic drugs are alkylating agents:

Cisplatin
Carboplatin
Oxaloplatin
Mechlorethamine
Cyclophosphamide
Chlorambucil

Anti-Metabolites

These chemical agents mask themselves as purine (one of the building blocks of DNA). When a cell accepts the masked anti-metabolites, it becomes unable to incorporate genuine purine into its DNA. This results in cellular DNA damage. Anti-metabolites are among the most widely used chemotherapeutic drugs.

Plant Alkaloids

These chemical agents are derived from plant cells. They inhibit microtubule function in a cell. Microtubules are the structural components of a cell that are responsible for mitosis, among other cellular functions.

Antitumor Antibiotics

These chemical agents involve the patient’s own immune system in the inhibition of mitosis. Examples of these chemotherapeutic drugs include:

Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
Cetuximab
Rituximab

Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Although side effect management has come along way in recent years, chemotherapy drugs still affect healthy cells. Sometimes the effects of cell damage are temporary, but sometimes they are long-term or even permanent. Talk to your doctor about what to expect from your chemotherapeutic drugs.

Short-Term Side Effects

Hair Loss
Bleeding
Fatigue
Infertility
Cognitive Impairment
Sensory Abnormalities: Food tastes different, odors are perceived differently, etc.
Lung Damage
Nervous Tissue Damage
Liver Damage
Gastrointestinal Damage: Damage to the fast-dividing cells of your gastrointestinal tract (stomach, intestines, esophagus, and other digestive components) may result in a myriad of side effects, such as:
- Temporary effects may include:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Dry Mouth
- Constipation
- Mouth Sores
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Loss of Appetite

The onset of these symptoms may also be the result of cellular damage elsewhere in the body.

Most of these side effects will diminish or disappear completely after you stop your chemo treatments. There are medications available to accompany your chemo treatments that may help reduce the negative effects of chemotherapy.

Long-Term Side Effects

Long-term Chemo effects are rare. As cancer patients live longer and longer lives, doctors are uncovering side effects that don't show until many years after treatment ends. Discuss the possibility off long-term effects with your doctor before beginning any treatment.

Long-term effects may include:

Nervous Tissue Damage: This may result in sensory abnormalities and impaired cognitive function. This is rare.
Hematuria: Blood in the urine.
Organ Damage: This typically involves heart, lung, or kidney impairment.
The Onset of Another Cancer: Studies have suggested a link between chemotherapy and the onset of Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and leukemia. This link has not been properly identified, but it is probably due to the cellular DNA damage caused by chemotherapy.

History of Chemotherapy

In the 1940s, the United States Department of Defense recruited two pharmacologists, Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman, to research the therapeutic properties of chemical warfare agents. Autopsy findings involving people exposed to nitrogen mustard (mustard gas) unveiled conditions in the body conducive to tumor suppression.

Goodman and Gilman first began testing the effects of nitrogen mustard on mice. These tests allowed them to officially demonstrate the antitumor properties of nitrogen mustard. After the mice tests, Goodman and Gilman collaborated with thoracic surgeon Gustav Linskog to inject mustine (a molecular variation of nitrogen mustard) into a human with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This caused the patient’s malignant masses to decrease in size. The patient was not cured, but this was a major stepping-stone in the treatment of cancer with chemical agents.

After World War II, the scientific community embarked on a number of cancer treatment research projects. These projects included the groundbreaking use of folate analogues to treat Indian children with leukemia in 1948. Folate anologues antagonize folic acid in cells. Folic acid is a vital component of cellular metabolism. When cellular metabolism is impaired, cellular division is disrupted, or the cell dies. Using folate analogues was the first demonstration of remission in all patients that were given the chemical agent.

In the 1950’s, the U.S. government began incentivizing pharmaceutical companies to develop anticancer drugs. Since this initial “push” to support cancer research and drug development, cancer has been receiving an enormous amount of political and social attention around the world. This much-needed attention has led to many breakthrough tests and treatment options.

The Future of Chemotherapy

The future of chemotherapy involves the development of chemical agents that can target malignant cells more precisely. This will reduce or eliminate healthy cell damage, resulting in fewer side effects. Researchers are also hard at work developing chemotherapy drugs aimed at treating slow-growing malignancies that are currently less sensitive to chemical agents.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Study claims 'walnuts reduce cancerous tumours'

A study conducted in the US has revealed that eating walnuts could reduce the effect of prostate cancer.

The research was carried out by the US Department of Agriculture Western Regional Research Centre by looking at a group of mice genetically programmed to develop the cancer.

Led by nutritionist Paul Davis, the study found that tumours did not grow as quickly when walnuts were introduced as part of the mice's diet.

Mr Davis commented: "This study shows that when mice with prostate tumours consume an amount of walnuts that could easily be eaten by a man, tumour growth is controlled.

"This leaves me very hopeful that it could be beneficial in patients."

After 18 weeks the mice which had eaten the walnuts had significantly slower-growing prostate tumours when compared to mice which were fed an equal amount of fat from alternative sources.

The change in diet may have been particularly effective in treating prostate cancer because the disease is particularly sensitive to environmental factors.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Herbal Treatment For Women's Problems

The female reproductive system consists of the external and internal genital organs. Breast disorders may be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Most are noncancerous and not life threatening. Often, they do not require treatment. In contrast, breast cancer can mean loss of a breast or of life.

Thus, for many women, breast cancer is their worst fear. However, potential problems can be detected early when women regularly examine their breasts themselves and have mammograms.

Some factors may slightly increase a woman's risk of developing the disease and these are described below.

• Having had breast cancer.

• Having had certain types of benign breast disease (lobular carcinoma in situ or atypical lobular hyperplasia).

• Women who are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), or have recently taken it, have a slightly increased risk of breast cancer. Detailed information about HRT and breast cancer is in our health professionals section. Younger women who take HRT because they have had an early menopause, or have had their ovaries removed, do not have an increased risk of breast cancer until after the age of 50.

• Taking the contraceptive pill very slightly increases a woman's chance of developing breast cancer.

Hormonal Causes

Hormonal influences play a role in the development of breast cancer.

• Women who start their periods at an early age (11 or younger) or experience a late menopause (55 or older) have a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer. Conversely, being older at the time of the first menstrual period and early menopause tend to protect one from breast cancer. Signs and Symptoms

According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer is often accompanied by the following signs and symptoms.

• A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area

• A change in the size or shape of the breast

• Nipple discharge or tenderness, or the nipple pulled back (inverted) into the breast

Treatment

Some studies have shown that psychotherapy can be effective in modifying endocrine and immune function, which may have an impact on prognosis and it has been reported that psychosocial intervention can prolong survival time. Other approaches to treatment under development include immunotherapy, gene therapy and cell therapy. Studies in cell therapy include the role of vitamin D3 analogues in targeting breast cancer cells.

In the future, less invasive techniques will become more effective and widely available. Treatment is likely to become more individually-orientated and, hand in hand with the development of gentler and less destructive therapies, is coming a greater understanding of the needs of the whole patient, and of the role which can and should be played by complementary therapies.

Nutrition and Supplements

Following these nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms:

• Try to eliminate suspected food allergens, such as dairy (milk, cheese, and ice cream), wheat (gluten), soy, corn, preservatives and chemical food additives. Your health care provider may want to test you for food allergies.

• Eat foods high in B-vitamins, calcium, and iron, such as almonds, beans, whole grains (if no allergy), dark leafy greens (such as spinach and kale), and sea vegetables.

• Eat cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower).

Alternative Cancer Treatments - Cure Cancer Naturally

Cancer is talked about more and more each day. Everyone probably knows someone who has or had cancer. It is something that can devastate an entire family. It takes a lot to battle it and even hearing words like surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can make a person feel worse. This has resulted in millions of dollars in researching alternative cancer treatments. There are several options available to a patient if he or she doesn't want to use the normal but yet toxic methods to battle the illness.

The fact of the matter is that tradition cancer methods are both expensive and can be harmful to the body and often leaves the patient feeling terrible and weak. There are certain alternative ways to fight cancer that are being tested. One of the main ones is homeopathy. With homeopathy, trace amounts of the harmful cancer causing agents are introduced in the body in an attempt to trigger the body to defend against the harmful agents.

Physical touch methods are also being looked at as possible options in cancer treatments. Acupuncture falls under this method. The basis of acupuncture is putting needles in key spots on the body that unclog "flows of energy" in the body in hopes to balance it. Although it isn't proven to be a cancer remedy, it is known to reduce pain. Along the same lines, chiropractic therapy is known to boost the immune system of someone who is battling cancer. Massages are another physical touch method, but again it is mainly used to relieve pain and help a cancer patient to relax.

Possible one of the most talked about natural cancer treatments is nutritional therapy. It's a known fact that eating a healthy diet can be the difference between a healthy and non-healthy person. However, aside from keeping your body healthy, there are some foods that are known to prevent and cure certain types of cancer like breast cancer. These cancer-battling agents are often found in fruits like berries and pomegranates.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Natural Cancer Treatments And Alternative Medicine - Is That The Way To Go?

If you are reading this article than I know that somehow cancer has effected you or someone you love, and for that I am sorry you are having to experience such a difficult situation. But there is hope, cancer doesn't have to be the end. I am a true believer in alternative medicine, and finding out as much information as I can to put out in the world. People need options, especially when it could be your life at stake. I'm sure you are asking yourself why doesn't my doctor talk about this? What would they think or say about alternative treatment? How do I decide if it's for me?

The answer to those questions is:

Medical schools don't teach alternative treatments,Doctors receive a lot of negative information about alternative treatments from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the pharmaceutical industry.

The American Cancer Society (ACS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other Government cancer bodies will not investigate or promote alternative treatments,Their state medical boards may fine them heavily, suspend their license to practice or even revoke it.

Obtaining FDA approval takes many years and can cost several millions of dollars for clinical trials. The simple fact is that there is no money to spend to do these trials on treatments that are often un-patentable and therefore unprofitable.

Is this right for me? Do your research, start of with all the information. Make a decision that is what you believe is the best options for you. Alternative medicine is at the beginning of an amazing revolution. I believe, people don't want to take drugs, they want to get healthy, so they can get on with enjoying the rest of their lives.

I hope in some way I have encouraged you to explore more about alternative treatments. I want people to get healthy and get happy. I am passionate about seeking natural treatments, and hope you can become passionate about it too. Follow this link to get more information on treatments that could possibly help you win the fight against cancer!

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