HDR Brachytherapy: An Innovative Option for Cancer Patients

What is HDR Brachytherapy?

High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy is an innovative type of internal radiation therapy that delivers high doses of radiation from implants placed close to, or inside, the tumor(s) in the body. This technique allows delivery of maximum radiation dose to the target tissues which harbor cancer, while minimizing exposure to the surrounding healthy tissues.

How is HDR Brachytherapy different from Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy? HDR Brachytherapy is a procedure where the radiation source is placed only for a few to several minutes in the proximity of the target volume. LDR Brachytherapy involves the radioactive sources to be in the proximity of the target volume for days (temporary) or permanently implanted in the target volume (example: seed implant in Prostate Cancer).

What kind of Cancers can this procedure help? This procedure is commonly available for selected patients with prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung, sarcoma, head and neck cancer, skin cancer and cancers of the cervix and uterus.

Do patients have to be admitted to the Hospital for this procedure? Majority of the HDR Brachytherapy procedures are done as an outpatient and does not require hospitalization.

How is this procedure performed? For the most part, this procedure is a collaborative effort between the Surgeon and the Radiation Oncologist. The surgeon places hollow catheters directly into the target tissue such as the breast, lung and prostate. These catheters are then hooked up to an HDR machine which houses a small radioactive source measuring less than a grain of sand. This source is threaded into the catheter under computer control. The source stays in the catheter for a predetermined period of time allowing a precise amount of radiation dose to be delivered to the target volume. The source subsequently is withdrawn into the machine and the patient is allowed to go home after the procedure.

Are patients radioactive after the HDR Brachytherapy procedure? The answer is no. It is the EFFECTS of radiation that will continue within the target volume. Since the radiation source is withdrawn from the patient once the procedure is complete, they are no longer radioactive and are free to continue on with their lives unhindered.

How long does each each procedure take? The actual time that each HDR Brachytherapy procedure may take is generally between 15 mins to 30 mins depending on the complexity of the situation.

How Many sessions are needed for a given patient? This depends on each situation. Breast HDR for example is done twice a day for five days and involves 10 sessions of the procedure.

Do patients undergoing HDR Brachytherapy need additional treatments for their cancer? Again, this depends on the situation. This procedure may be combined with surgery, chemotherapy and external beam radiation therapy for several weeks according to the disease process that is being addressed.

Conclusion: Overall HDR Brachytherapy offers a quick and effective way to give radiation treatments for selected patients with cancer. The key here is for patients to discuss with their cancer physicians regarding this option of treatment.

Dr. Kumar is a board certified Radiation Oncologist who is co-founder of a private practice group in Florida. He has over 17 years experience dealing with cancer patients including several members in his own family who have been afflicted by this disease.

His philosophy of managing patients is through a unique holistic approach that takes into account the wishes and needs of patients and their families. He believes that any battle is won at the level of the mind first before the body goes into action to win the war. His website http://curingcancerofthemind.com/ reflects this philosophy.

He is always available to help any patient with questions regarding cancer and radiation therapy and can be reached at 772 293 0377.

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Keeping Company With a Client With Depression

I first saw the patient at the front desk, trying to compose herself as she gave her insurance information and co-payments to the financial representative. Our center is always cold, an old house renovated with air conditioning that makes it either too hot or too cold. She was shivering from cold and crying, struggling to compose herself. I brought her a heated blanket and stood behind her gently rubbing her back as she did all the initial paperwork. It was the beginning of her journey of chemo, surgery and possibly radiation treatment.

As I waited with her, we talked about many things: about her occupation as a sales clerk in a store that I frequent, her upcoming wedding, family members who were with her. She confided in me that she had a long history of clinical depression. I thought to myself how cancer treatment alone puts people at risk of clinical depression; it had to be even harder, starting out with a level of risk. And so often, depression and anxiety appear together. I brought her something to drink and waited as she got her blood work taken. At times, she was tearful as she talked.

I asked her if I could give her a gentle shoulder massage while she waited to see the doctor. First I taught her a relaxation technique that I use with lots of patients, something to focus on while I massaged her shoulders. It is an easy one: Breathe in, think of a word, breathe out, think of another. Once she could do that, I massaged her hands for a few minutes until she was called into the exam room. I know the importance of patients telling their stories. So we talked. I listened.

A few days later I got a phone call from her. She wanted me there on her first day of chemotherapy. I was across the street at the other center, but told her to call me when they started and I would walk over. When I walked in and saw her face, her smile was so genuine, her eyes lit up, it amazed me how different she looked from a few days ago. I hardly recognized her.

To decrease anxiety in a treatment center, this is what I do: bring blankets and refreshments. Talk about our families and vacations and jobs. Share photos of grandchildren, commiserate over parenting challenges. Laugh. Give hugs for good news and extra hugs when the news is not so good. Depending on the patient, massage can also be done. It can calm someone's heart and put them on a beach someplace. When there is a lot of anxiety and isolation, the personal contact of massage can offer a simple, brief diversion.

I never forget that each patient may come in with a host of pre-existing conditions. In our work with people in cancer treatment, each patient comes in with a whole physical and emotional history. We can't forget or overlook those conditions. In the case of anxiety and depression, someone may need extra care. I am mindful of this as I work.

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Advertising Your Benefit Fundraiser - Know Your Target Audience

Whenever a group of people asks for my help with advice and direction on putting on a benefit fundraiser for a friend or loved one with an illness or debilitating injury who is facing financial catastrophe, one of the first questions they ask is, "How do we advertise this benefit?" They ask about taking out an ad in the newspaper, on radio and even television. But my answer usually surprises them because my advice is you don't need to advertise it but you do need to get the word out - and there is a difference.

The first thing to keep in mind is that except in rare occurrences, strangers are not going to come to your benefit! This may sound harsh, but use yourself as an example. I am sure you've seen newspaper ads for a benefit or heard one on radio or TV. And how many times have you walked into your local convenience store over the years and have seen a poster advertising a benefit? Did any of these ads ever entice you to go to the benefit? I'll bet not and it's not because you're hard-hearted, but rather, you don't know the person for whom the benefit is being held.

With that in mind, let's change our advertising approach to make sure that on the day of the benefit you've got a line out the door of people waiting to get in! The key is to simply make sure the word gets out to the family, friends and co-workers of the person the benefit is being held for. If the benefit is being held for a child, get the word out to all of mom and dad's co-workers, their friends, both sides of the family as well as the child's classmates and their parents. Bottom line - make sure everyone in that person's life circle is made aware of the benefit. If you can cover that base, you'll have a full house.

To get the word out, begin with the obvious - email, Facebook, Twitter and whatever other internet social network you may be a member of. Ask everyone you know if they might possibly be able to post a company-wide email at work. Contact the local newspaper (especially the smaller community newspapers) on the outside chance they would advertise your event for free. At the very least, be sure all of your local newspapers, radio and television stations receive a flyer or news release about your event for their Community Calendar. Sometimes news departments pick up these items to use as 'filler' stories. If you want posters, try contacting the local beer distributor (Miller, Budweiser). These companies will often front $500 worth of the cost of printing the posters as long as their logo is prominently displayed.

All of these advertising vehicles are meant to do one thing - to remind family, friends and co-workers that, "Oh yeah, mark the calendar - it's Bob's benefit that day."

Tom Zalaski is a television news anchorman, professional speaker and emcee who has helped coordinate and produce benefit fundraisers for countless groups and organizations looking to come to the aid of a friend or loved one stricken with an illness, an accident or any other unforeseen circumstance. Tom has also served as emcee for hundreds of these events.
Tom has put everything you need to know about putting on a benefit fundraiser in his book simply and aptly titled, "We Need To Do A Benefit Fundraiser -- But How?"
More about the book plus a FREE preview chapter can be found in The Bookstore at http://www.tomzalaski.com/. The book is also available at the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites.

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Cancer Does Not Mean That You Are Dead!

You Have Cancer!

These are the three most dreaded words many people around the world may have to hear one time or another in their lives. Is this the beginning of the end? Not if you go about it in a dispassionate and sensible way.

After coping with the shock, most of us would find the top specialist we can afford, and follow his treatment plan to the letter. You are made to believe that since oncologists went to medical school for years ---only they know what is best for you. Not necessarily!

While conventional doctors are undoubtedly experts in chemotherapy, radiation and surgery ---the only treatments taught in most medical schools--- their methods are by no means the safest or the most effective ways to cure most cancers.

Sure, they can fight the cancer for a while, but these treatments also poison your whole body, especially your immune system. They weaken your body's natural defenses just when you need them most. That's why most cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation- suffer terrible side effects and become susceptible to all kind of infections. Ask these patients and they will tell you they would rather die than go through it a second time - and that's exactly what they choose to do.

So why is chemotherapy recommended by the large majority of doctors? While there is a tremendous conflict going on in the minds of honest and caring oncologists they are in a very difficult position because they've only been trained to give these drugs. Their good intentions fail when the only resource available to them has so little to offer.

Chemotherapy, the mainstay of any conventional cancer treatment has a success rate of 3%. Yes, the failure rate amounts to 97%. Not very encouraging since cancers such as breast, colon, and lung cancer are simply untreatable by chemotherapy.

That's right, after our loved ones have suffered for months on end and paid a fortune for conventional treatments, over 55% of the most feared cancers come back again according to researchers at the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Americans are known to donate generously to the cancer cause. Millions are spent on cancer research every year while the best brains toil away hoping for a breakthrough. But with a small percentage of cancer survivors left to spend 5-7 years of a miserable existence; failure stares at us straight in the face.

What if you could treat cancer more successfully than most oncologists?

There are hundred of thousands of cancer patients around the world who are leading healthy, normal lives today. The truth is doctors so often get it wrong.

Experts in Nature Cure and Alternate Medicine claim that you can naturally cure most cancers at home for a fraction of the cost of chemotherapy -- without the horrible side effects. You will discover the most potent alternative cancer treatments that 94% of doctors don't even know exist. And it's probably easier to cure cancer in its earlier stages than it is to cure pneumonia. So, don't let panic rush you into a decision you may regret later.

It is a known fact that cancer is a multidimensional, systematic total body disease where the tumor is merely a symptom. Studies have shown that there is no known tumor that could not be cured 35 years ago, and can be cured today with conventional treatment. The entire purpose of the alternative cancer treatment is to correct the root cause of cancer in the whole body. Once the cause is discovered; reversing the cancer is a simple matter.

Cancer patients deserve to know the truth and to make choices based upon this truth and the choices to be made in treating cancer are not easy ones; because there is so little certainty of cure in any of them. Yet, the evidence that there are literally hundreds of alternative cancer treatments which really do work is voluminous.

R.P.Bhalla, retired airline captain and avid golfer writes extensively on Health and Relationship issues. Based on personal experience, he believes that nature can cure the most deadly diseases.

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Bladder Cancer Survival Rates - Know Your Chances By Stage

Like many cancer cases of any types, the bladder cancer survival rate is relatively higher if the patient is treated and cured at the earliest stage of the disease. As the disease progresses and the cancer cells have penetrated a larger portion of your bladder, prognosis goes down to the drain as well. By stage 4 of the disease, your bladder cancer survival rate may still be too low despite adequate treatment regimen and successful surgeries.

By definition, bladder cancer is the type of cancer in your urinary bladed affecting more than 70,000 lives in the US. Each year, bladder cancer takes about 14,000 American lives. The good thing is, this cancer is amongst those types of cancer that are easily detected at the early stages so there are more chances of curing it before it worsens. The signs and symptoms of this cancer may already be felt at its early stage that is why more people are able to seek medical advice and get properly screened and diagnosed of the disease. But more than ever, it is the early treatment that really influences the patient's bladder cancer survival rate.

According to a report released by the National Cancer Institute, SEER Data Base for the year 1988-2001, patients are likely to live up to 5 years or more than that if cure has been given while the cancer is at its first stage, which is Stage 0. The survival rate at this stage is up to 98%, which is slightly higher than most cancers at the same stage. However, similar to other cancer cases and despite the fact that this cancer is an easily-detected cancer, not all patients are able to see the symptoms as early as stage 0. Therefore, not all patients are given the chance for an early treatment.

At stage 1 (which is actually the second stage of bladder cancer), your rate of surviving may be down to 10 percent lower from the first stage. If the spread of your cancer at this stage has not reached maximum yet proper treatment has already been started, your bladder cancer survival rate may slightly go up to 92%.

Stage 2 and stage 3 are the stages where there is an increase proliferation rate and your cancer cells may eat up your healthy cells faster than they do on the previous stages. Therefore, the rate of surviving may be substantially decreased. From the same report by the National Cancer Institute, your survival rate is around 63% for stage 2 and 46% on stage 3 even with treatment.

Stage 4 is where the cancer metastasize and may affect surround vital organs like the ovaries, reproductive system, kidneys, pelvic bones, etc. In some cases, the coccyx or the bottommost part of your spinal cord may also be affected, leading to severe nervous function on those parts. Survival rate at this stage is around 15-20 percent.

Find more information about bladder cancer survival rates and see what other patients feel about the disease at Cancer Survival Rates.

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Why Is the Wireless Industry Not Taking Responsibility for the Coming Pandemic?

Let's get something straight right from the get go.

I am not trying to advocate for the dismantling of the wireless industry globally. Heaven knows if this was to happen the havoc it would wreck on the global economy would be devastating. You should know that the wireless industry, and that includes manufacturers, wireless providers, the ones that sell you the services and accessory resellers, make up an industry that on a worldwide scale is second in annual revenue to only the automotive sector. So we are talking about an industry behemoth!

So perhaps this is the reason why this industry itself has been so sheepish about discussing and addressing the concerns of medical professionals, researchers and scientists, who are all sounding the alarm regarding health concerns because of constant exposure to electro magnetic radiation, the stuff that is given off by anything that is electric.

Where cell phones and cordless phones are concerned the products we are using today are more powerful than the products of five, ten and fifteen years ago,and we hold them right against our head or carry them strapped to our body. A lot of the lack of concern is because many of the past studies were based on these underpowered devices and there was no real threat then. Studies conducted over the past 5 years combined with the more than 170 studies accumulated over the past fifteen years are all pointing in one direction and that is that there is now consensus among the medical community that this exposure is not a good thing especially where children are involved.

I believe that although there is conclusive medical evidence to confirm a link between the rising incidence of rare forms of brain cancers, especially those growing behind the ear of cell phone users, no one wants to sound the alarm for fear of destroying a massive industry.

What should be happening is for the industry to show some leadership and take some responsibility for educating consumers about how to use the technology in a safer fashion. Of particular note, people under the age of twenty, especially children are at a higher risk for all of the associated maladies for a couple of reasons. We know that the brain and the skull of a human does not fully mature till we reach our early twenties. Brain tissue in children is more porous and as a result any radiation that children are exposed to, travels deeper into the brain tissue.

Remember, our bodies are made up of mostly water. Cell and cordless phones operate on the same frequency of microwave energy that we use to cook our food so in essence when we talk for prolonged periods of time we are actually slow cooking our tissue. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know this is not a good thing.

At the very least the manufacturers as well as the wireless providers should be providing a safe usage guide to all consumers. The most you will see right now for example is a little foot note from Apple and Blackberry instructing users to hold their phones in a certain way when placing them near the ear. This is their solution. It makes me angry that they can get away with stuff like this.

Also you should know that in North America, the CTIA, the industry association for wireless providers has blocked every attempt by the government to force the manufacturers and wireless providers to list the S.A.R. (specific absorption rate) rating of each phone. Every wireless device gives off radiation. The S.A.R. rating tells what this dose of radiation is and in North America the S.A.R. rating cannot exceed 1.6 w. Not only does the new Apple iPhone 4 surpass this rating, they are not even willing to make this information public.

Let me expand on this..if you look at the safety guide section of the manual that comes with the iPhone 4 they do list the SAR ratings that are under 1.6w. If you read closely and examine their testing protocol you will understand that when they take the measurement they position the phone 25 mm away from the ear..that is about an inch..I don't know about you but I don't know anyone that holds their phone this way when they put it to their ear. If anything they push it right up against the ear to hear more clearly.

It is quite obvious that Apple and other manufacturers test their phones this way because it allows them to get a lower SAR rating. But as you can see, this rating is not accurate. The other point of note here is that the testing standards as laid out by the government here in Canada haven't been upgraded since 1999.

The wireless and cordless devices of today are very different in terms of power than they were almost 12 years ago.

What is going on?

In other parts of the world like Finland and Israel for example it is mandated by law that S.A.R. ratings must be public knowledge. and posted on product boxes and at wireless locations so consumers can make an informed decision when purchasing products and services.

And so it goes...the devices get more complex and they get more powerful, exposing all of us and especially our children who are increasingly using these devices at a younger age, to the harmful effects of radiation.

Just when is this madness going to stop?

How many people are already sick, will get sick and will die?

What are we waiting for?

It all comes down to money.

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CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery - A Giant Leap in Cancer Treatment

The name "CyberKnife" is actually a bit of a misnomer, there are no knives in sight! However, it does allow the ablative treatment of tumours (hence "knife") to be performed painlessly and effectively without the need for an operation by a robotic (hence "cyber") linear accelerator (radiotherapy machine)

Conventional radiotherapy uses large field sizes and just a few radiation beams to treat 'regions' in the body, which means the dose given to the tumour is often limited by the radiation tolerance of the surrounding normal tissues. The latest chemotherapy and 'magic bullet' drugs have been a small step forward, but they have side effects and have generally not lived up to the hype.

Tumours are chaotic, and tend to wrap themselves around, or are close to other vital tissues. This means that the surgeon's skills can be stretched to the limit, or the use of conventional radiotherapy would damage too much healthy tissue. Cancer radiation oncologists need a clear image of the exact location of the tumour (with all its irregularities) so that the delivery of radiation can be accurately pinpointed to these parts, and these parts alone. This is where CyberKnife® comes in.

What can CyberKnife® treat?

The treatment is so accurate that it is now possible to treat tumours previously thought to be untreatable. Although the results of treatment do not always show immediately, in most cases the procedure will initially stop the growth of tumours before gradually reducing their size.

As there is no open surgery, the complications normally associated with an operation are eliminated, as is the need for a long recovery time. This makes treatment suitable for those who are not well enough to cope with the side-effects of surgery and most patients leave the clinic the same day as their treatment.

Major operations such as lung and liver resections, removal of pancreas and prostatectomy now have a viable alternative option with this technique.

The future

The potential for this form of instrumentation is incredible, and the next few years will see some exciting new developments in cancer treatment. Trials are now well underway including a study of CyberKnife® compared with conventional surgery for stage 1 or 2 lung cancer. CyberKnife® is being tested in functional brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinsons' Disease, and there are plans to extend the application of the therapy to correct electrical disturbances in the heart (as an alternative to catheter ablation). CyberKnife® is also being trialled in early breast cancer.

About the author
Dr Andrew Gaya is a consultant clinical oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Harley Street Clinic. He specialises in the treatment of solid tumours using chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and biological therapies.

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Cancer and Bad Emotion

There has been a growing understanding these days that disease is not only a matter of body encountering physical problems, but disease is also a problem of intangible things like emotion. Emotion actually has a great part in putting our health in good balance. This is not only true for emotion derived diseases like depression or other psychosomatic symptoms, but this is mostly true for almost every disease, also for cancer.

A study conducted by researchers in John Hopkins University in Washington D.C. found out that cancer cells can grow rapidly in bad emotions. The study said that cancer cells grow tremendously in an acidic environment. Anger, hatred, unforgiving, and other bad emotions actually set up human body in this kind of acidic environment. Thus, keeping up those negative feeling actually put cancer patients in danger of cancer cell's growth. This is also true for non cancer patients; because in reality every person has cancer cells, but to be called as patient means that your body has developed enough amounts of detectable cancer cells. Anyhow, negative feelings can lead a normal person into a state of bad health, be it cancer or other disease.

Long before studies suggest that cancer and emotions might relate to each other, doctors have coined a term called placebo effect. Doctors found out long time ago that when a patient is given only some candies, but being disguised as medicines, and that patient believe that he or she will be cured by that medicine, he or she will show the same result of other patient that is given real medicine. This is what doctors later called as placebo effect: an effect of belief. Placebo effect has indeed shown how good emotion can actually lead someone to health just only by believing it. This is not meant to say that once you keep your mood on positive track then you will survive from cancer, but it suggests that positive emotions is very vital in keeping your health, and also to improve your health.

So, why wasting your time now to feel bad if only by feeling positive you get more benefit? Start feeling happy and be positive about your life and your body. Even if you do not have a good health right now, go out and smile and believe that you will be cured. That along with real medicines and good diet will bring you in that good health in no time.

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Chemotherapy Is Hardly The Cure For Cancer!

It can be enlightening, yet disturbing, to know more about the cancer industry; and how the system really works. This is based on documented statistics from medical journals that are seldom viewed by the public, interviews with highly qualified Medical Specialists, Nature Cure experts, and thousands of cancer patients.

Most of the patients out there are searching for answers like you. They have spent thousands of dollars on chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery and still no results! In fact, they feel worse than ever--- they are dying!

Apart from the horrendous side effects, even the top cancer specialists will warn you that even radiation and chemotherapy will probably cause cancer to re-occur in a few years. Keep in mind that although doctors have your best interests at heart; 80% oncologists will never go for chemotherapy for themselves or their loved ones since they know it is poison and one of the most lethal chemical one can use.

The FDA stipulates that only conventional drugs or medical treatment can be used to cure cancer. This way, a genuine cure for cancer can never be discovered because there is so much money to be made in conventional cancer methods. Even medical schools and faculties are highly influenced and patronized by the pharmaceutical companies.

Students specializing in cancer in medical schools, are never exposed to successful, non-toxic, cancer treatments since it provides competition to everything they represent. Oncology students go into medicine to help patients --- How can they see them die?

Not withstanding the billions of dollars spent on conventional cancer research, we are fast losing the war against cancer. This is disheartening since this year too, one in two men and one woman in three, in the United States, will be diagnosed with some sort of cancer.

For those of you who are confused, frustrated, worried, or just plain scared, be assured, that there are safe, clinically proven nature cure methods that can get you immediate results! Natural ways to cure cancer are popular because they enable the body to cure itself of cancer. It can be carried out at home; works with even advanced cancer and is one hundred percent natural cure.

The problem is that neither the general public or conventional doctors want to hear about them when thousands of doctors in Europe and elsewhere, have been using it to heal a large number of patients for nearly a 100 years.

You only need to take a few simple steps. And when you know what these are, you can use natural cures so you can boost your immune system with foods that are best for your specific type of cancer. Research from around the world has defined categories of food that will show you how to reverse your cancer in just 6-8 weeks. Remember, this cure is effective only when you put the right food plan in place---no wasting money on supplements that are not known to work.

Just like everything else in nature, curing cancer has everything to do with creating a healthy balance among oncogenes (that cause cells to divide) and suppressor genes (that stop the divide). The foods do it for you.

Now that you know that behind the scenes, millions of people around the world have successfully treated cancer for decades using low cost, natural, alternative cancer treatments alone, why is alternate medicine remain ignored by the conventional medical system? Hopefully, the Internet information explosion will finally force the powerful drug industry to change its course.

This article is not intended to slight the sincere efforts put in by thousands of researchers who toil away in an effort to find the right cure but to enlighten the suffering millions, that there are many other time-tested ways to cure cancer. And with that, there is Hope.

RPBhalla writes extensively on Health and Relationship issues.
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Tobacco for Treating Cancer Disease

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), there were more than 7.4 million people who died due to various types of cancer in 2004. This figure represents 13% of the total causes of death for that year alone. In addition to that, 70% of the total number of deaths caused by cancer was found in developing countries.

There are many factors that can cause cancer. Bad lifestyle habits like excessive consumption of alcohol, excessive smoking and excessive consumption of unhealthy food are considered to be the some of the primary causes of cancer. Other possible causes are lack of exercise, genetics, unsafe sex and excessive sun exposure. It is a terrible disease. However, when dealing with cancer, we should not panic or worry too much. It is preventable, and some cases are even treatable.

A new research finding has surprised the medical world. As one of the main causes of cancers, tobacco shows a surprising development. Tobacco has been known to cause cancer, but now it seems that we were wrong all along. This tropical plant to have the potential to fight cancer, a study claims. The National Academy of Science states and acknowledges that this plant can be used to effectively treat lymphoma, one of the four types of cancer.

Scientists have tried to extract the substances in tobacco believed to possess anti-cancer properties. These chemicals are expected to work together with our body's immune system in combating lymphoma. Cancer patients will be injected with a positive vaccine containing tobacco extract. This vaccine will react with cancer cells and stop them from spreading any further.

So far, scientists claim to have found no adverse effects of this novel medicine. This vaccine has only been tested on animals and some cancer patients. However, we can already see a bright future for this new form of cancer treatment.

Cancer medication usually requires a huge amount of money. This expensive medical expenditure becomes a major problem when dealing with this disease. In the future, people may no longer see tobacco as a 'bad plant'. It is true that tobacco-based cancer medication is still unavailable and still under research and development. Right now, we can only imagine what will happen to our world when this invention finally develops into a fully working cancer medicine. If this research is successful, a new kind of medication will be available, one that will be much more affordable for everyone.

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Understanding the Causes of Cancer

What Causes Cancer?

Most, if not all cancers are caused and perpetuated by a small population of tumor-initiating cells that exhibit numerous stem cell-like properties. Adult stem cells (SC) are involved in the regeneration and maintenance of our body tissues and account for one out of every 6 million cells. Each tissue has a unique population of specific SCs located in regions known as niches. In the SC niche, the SCs exist in a unique dormant state known as quiescence, and remain in this state until they are given the cues to be activated.

Activated stem cells go through two stages of development referred to as proliferation and differentiation. During proliferation, biochemical cues cause the cells to reproduce, resulting in an expanded population of similar cells. Differentiation puts a stop to proliferation with specific biochemical cues that cause the proliferating cells to differentiate into a specific type of cell. Once a stem cell has differentiated, it has a finite life span and is limited in how many times it can reproduce. The number of times a differentiated cell can reproduce is referred to as its Hayflick number.

Cancer results when a stem cell is stuck in proliferation, and is therefore not given the cues to differentiate. This situation results in a continually expanding population of undifferentiated cells that can not only exist anywhere in the body (metastasis), but also have unlimited life spans (no Hayflick number).

The biochemical cues for proliferation and differentiation are based on genes specific to each tissue type. In general, genes that initiate proliferation are called oncogenes while genes that initiate differentiation are called tumor suppressors. Cancer, therefore, could be seen as an over-activation of oncogenes accompanied by the inhibition of tumor suppressors. It is the ratio of oncogenes to tumor suppressors that determines the aggressiveness of the cancer.

Another key piece in the growth of cancers is a process called angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the physiological process that tumors use in order to recruit new blood vessels in order to sustain their continual growth. They do this by over-expressing genes that initiate and direct the growth of new, leaky blood vessels from existing ones. Both angiogenesis and the spontaneous formation of new blood vessels (vasculogenesis) are initiated by unique combinations of genes.

Standard chemotherapeutic agents inhibit rapidly dividing cells during treatment, but do not affect dormant cancer initiating SCs. An example of this is shown in a side affect of treatment. During chemotherapy, patients lose their hair (rapidly dividing cells), but their hair typically grows back soon after treatment. This is due to the dormant SCs located in the hair shaft, which were not affected by the chemotherapy. It is this presence of dormant cancer initiating SCs combined with the occurrence of angiogenesis in-between treatment regimes that leads to disease recurrence.

The following link allows you to access the genes involved with various types of cancers.

http://www.genome.jp/kegg/

Alex Rolland is a cancer researcher, educator, and CEO of Cancer treatment Options and Management (http://www.ctoam.com/). CTOAM is a personalized cancer research company that specializes in using the most current peer reviewed scientific research on cancer diagnostics, treatments, nutraceuticals, and clinical trials to educate patients on the treatments and diets that provide the best statistical chances for success.

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Cancer Institutes

Many centers are working across the world. A few major of them are briefly discussed here:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, it is the major agency of the Federal government, for research and training. It works in harmony with National Cancer Program which implements and supports:
ResearchTraininghealth informationDiagnosispreventionEffective treatmentRehabilitation facilitiesLong-term health careFamily counseling and care

To achieve the goals, this institute supports the projects for cancer research carried out by universities, foundations, hospitals and various research leaders in this field. Besides, it has its own state-of-the-art laboratories where it conducts research on advanced level.

Cancer Institute NSW

It was formed in July 2003 through Cancer Institute (NSW) Act2003 to reduce the incidence of cancer in New South Wales (NSW). Its aim is to work for the complete eradication of cancer through partnership with:
The governmentHealth expertsCancer advocacy groupsResearchersCharity foundationsAffected people

It has well attained all its aims and made considerable achievements such as:
Doubled the number of clinical trials participants between 2004 and 2009. Previously these were 1,054 and now 2,007.A five percent decrease in smoking that is 22.3 per cent to 17.2 per cent since 2003.Over 63,000 additional women now get breast screening tests since 2005.About 75 percent increase in the funding amount for cancer research from 2004 to 2009, with an investment of over $236 million in during 2007 to 2009.It released NSW Cancer Plan 2011-15 in November 2010. This is a highly considered document which will help design cancer control program in the coming five years.

Institute for Cancer Research (ICR)

It was initially established as a small research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital in 1909. Today it stands out to be one of the world's oldest leading independent cancer research forces. Their mission is to completely liberate the society of cancer, a malignant fatal disease of all times. They are striving hard to soothe distressed humanity by eradicating this serious problem through:
Research about diagnosis, prevention, causes and the treatment procedures for cancer.Care and cure of excellent quality to all suffering individualsEducation and training to all members of relevant medical group (oncologists) and scientists to make more advancement to treat the disease with hundred percent results

They follow a set of values and moral behavior to fulfill the aim.

UCL Cancer Institute

Located in the heart of UCL (University of Central London) campus, it has one of the most eminent biomedical faculties in the entire Europe. Their aim is:
To conduct cancer research of international standards for the purpose of discovering new strategies to diagnose, prevent, cure and monitor human cancer.To establish and promote links with partner hospitals and do further genetic studies.Train oncologists, cancer researchers, experts and scientists to make more advancement is this fieldCreate awareness about cancer management and prevention in local community within Central London.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

It was founded in 1947 and is committed to provide cancer patients with the best treatment available to have a higher survival rate. Their mission is:
To provide excellent quality of care and treatment for Children as well as adults affected with tumors and related malignanciesUnderstanding the best options for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and side-effects of the diseaseCreating the safest oncology care in the world and maintain it by reducing errors and injury rate in patients

They are running Mission Possible: a campaign to conquer cancer as they say it. So far, it has been the most successful of all programs in the history of the institute. In seven years, they raised $1.8 billion from their lavish donors that helped a great deal in making important scientific discoveries.

There are many other centers of this kind that are working to bring peace in the life of millions worldwide.

The cancer research is carried out in at many institutes for its cure. And you can see many other such articles at Cancer Deaths.

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Cancer - The BIG C

Breast cancer is growth of abnormal breast cells and this can be caused by damage to DNA which is the brain of the cell. This leads to the cells mutating several times which in turn leads to them being out of control. DNA damage can be caused by radiation, genetic defects, free radicals, electrical fields, chemicals, drugs, metabolic stress or viruses and it is this damage that precipitates the cancer.

The mutations mount up and turn on oncogenes which are often diagnosed as atypia, dysplasia, or hyperplasia and are not always cancerous. The damaged cells are not really any threat to life without a catalyst to promote them. Oestrogen for example is a promoter of breast cancer as it brings nutrients to the cells. Most things that promote the cancer are eaten and slip by hidden and the promoted cells are called carcinomas. Some research does show that these cells can exist without causing life threatening cancer and sometimes are reversible without invasive treatment.

Cancer cells are not invasive unless they spread out in the surrounding tissues and form a tumour. This means they are fed by the blood and start to grow. This is what is known as an invasive carcinoma. It is possible that individual cancer cells can separate from the tumour and travel to other parts of the body however a breast cancer that stays in the breast may not be life-threatening. No one is to know however when the cells reach a stage where they start to travel.

If the breast cancer cells get to the liver, lungs, bone marrow, or the brain and continue to grow then of course they will be life threatening. The body tries to stop the cells spreading by locking breast cancer cells into lymph nodes and sending immune system cells out to consume the travelling cancer cells. If cancer cells however are in the axillary lymph nodes then the cancer is aggressive or metastasized carcinoma. 90% of cancer deaths are from these metastases.

The good news is that not everyone with damaged DNA will get cancer because the cells do have the capacity to repair themselves or shut down. A healthy lifestyle, good nutrition and supplements may sometimes stop damage.

Raised immunity has the capacity to eat potential cancer. Our system already has special immunity cells in it because the way we live often causes cells in the body to mutate in some way even when we are healthy. So the stronger the immune system the more these mutated cells are thrown out of the system but building immunity is sometimes not enough because cancer cells often trick our immune system into not attacking them. Because cancer cells are full of life and don't die off like other cells the body often does not recognise them.

There are many different kinds of breast cancer because there are lots of cells that can 'go wrong' such as ducts, lobes etc. Most breast cancers however start in the duct cells. Slow growth cancers can double in size every 42-100 days and quick growing breast cancers can double every 21 days Post-menopausal women, who account for 60-80 percent of all breast cancer cases, usually have slow-growing cancers which rarely metastasize. These statistics however are what makes breast cancer so scary.

A microscopic examination of cellular tissue can diagnose the cancer. The first breast surgery is usually a biopsy which is taken when there is something suspicious on a mammogram or a lump. There is no other way to rule out cancer. If further surgery is needed then a pathologist needs to investigate the cancerous cells to determine the treatment. A number of pathologists will usually form an opinion.

Lymph glands are often removed from the armpit to work out which stage the cancer is at but this can cut some of the nerves to the arm and research shows that it does nothing to treat or cure breast cancer. It can cause numbness, pain, slow circulation, swelling and increase infection risk and a lack of cancer cells in the lymph nodes doesn't necessarily mean that the cancer hasn't metastasized. A positive finding means that it is somewhere else in the body as well.

Treatment is often to remove the tumour, use radiation to eliminate any other cancer cells in the breast, chemotherapy to kill other cancer cells in the body. However if one has chemo the possibility exists that some cancer cells survive, mutate and become immune to any further chemo. The chemo also sometimes affects hormones such as tamoxifen which is used to check metastatic growth.

Alternative treatments for breast cancer include caustic poultices to burn the cells away, nourishing and stimulating treatments to build immunity and a detox to eliminate cancers in the whole body. Exercise and specific nutrition is important as well as supplements such as phyt-oestrogens, energy healing, Reiki and counselling on an emotional level to attempt to prevent it recurring.

It is also important to buy your pink ribbon each year until such a time that we have overcome this scourge that has not only debilitated so many powerful, wonderful people but also killed so many.

And whilst on the subject of the big "C" don't forget Ovarian cancer. A pap test will not detect ovarian cancer so we need to be on our guard. Symptoms to watch for are pelvic or abdominal discomfort and pain or discomfort, strange but persistent gastrointestinal upsets such as wind, nausea, indigestion, frequent and urgent urinating when you don't have an infection, unexplained weight gain or loss, pelvic or abdominal swelling, bloating and feeling full, ongoing fatigue and unexplained changes in bowel movements. If you have a number of these symptoms for more than 2 weeks get a pelvic / rectal exam, CA-125 blood test, and transvaginal ultrasound to make sure you do no have Ovarian cancer!

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Cancer - Yes and Maybe a Natural Remedy for Cancer

Well back to that old cliche "you are what you eat" it's what you put into your body that kills you, not what you don't. Actually it's not completely true. It's not just what you self ingest into your body that makes you sick but also what you fail to ingest that matters. A lack of certain nutrients not only can make you sick but can kill you.

Thank God for men like Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez M.D. and Dr. Norman Walker who have gone against traditional thoughts on Curing Cancer and have been bold enough to write the truth in regards to "How Cancer Starts" and "How to rid the body of Cancer" of course through Natural Remedies. How to rid the body of this deadly beast that has crippled so many and has taken down millions in it's quest to attack, paralyze and destroy the human body.

First of all let's look at traditional thought and practice of locating the tumor or cancer cells and destroying them by subjecting the body to more toxic poisons through medicine or even more harmful to the human body, chemotherapy. It not only seeks to destroy cancer cells but also healthy cells needed to ward off and rid the body of the cancer cells through your immune system.

The truth of the matter as Dr. Gonzalez has stated, "the tumors are not the illness in and of themselves but rather the body's way to sequester waste material and warn the body of oncoming danger, yes the tumor has a purpose which is to warn you that your body is filled with too many toxins which have overwhelmed the liver's ability to process them."

Dr. Gonzalez as well as myself believe in the alternative approach to cancer therapy which is based on the premise it's not just important to prevent cancer by eating the right foods and nutrients but also is just as important to rid the body of certain toxic wastes that have been the catalyst to bring about the cancer in the first place.

As I have stated many times before, there is not a machine or computer built by man today that is more majestic to behold than the human body. The human body will repair itself but only when all variables are in place. The proper nutrients taken in and the toxins or subluxations that are causing blockages removed. Being that the body has between 60 and 100 Trillion Cells ( of course no one knows for sure but it is a well calculated and educated guess at best ) and just as red blood cells reproduce themselves every 60 to 90 days in the body all our other cells reproduce themselves every year and a half. Of course when the body is full of toxins and poisons then the immune system cannot work properly and cell replacement is stifled due to blockages because of the poisons. Hence it is necessary to remove all toxins and poisons at all costs if you want to get healthy and stay healthy by proper nutrition, diet and detoxification.

This is how our medical establishment has been evolving so to speak. Twenty years ago the American Cancer Society absolutely denied that nutrition had anything to do with cancer prevention or in cancer treatment but as of the President's Cancer Panel Report in 2010 it was stated that there are certain foods that have been identified to have certain natural chemicals that can not only help the body prevent cancer but to destroy cancer as well. I don't know about you but we have come along way like a 180 degree turn in learning that it is Nature's Way that is the best for our bodies and not a multitude of chemicals full of toxins and poisons. In the book Disease Destroyed, not only does it show you how to rid your body of Cancer, but it names many foods that are very cancer fighting such as broccolli, spinach, parsley and garlic.

One further note before I finish. It is imperitive that I mention a Naturopath in Windsor Ontario named Denis Marier who is doing Vitamin C infusions for people looking for an Alternative to Chemotherapy Treatment. In 2006 the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article detailing three cases in which patients with advanced cancer benefited from high-dose intravenous vitamin C. Actually I believe Mr. Marier is following what Professor Pauling started in the 1960's and 70's.

Professor Linus Pauling received his Phd. in Chemistry in 1925. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963 for his work in the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology and he often talked of the importance of Vitamin C for the Human Body. Actually Linus Pauling was considered one the most influential chemists in history and ranks amont the most important scientists of the 20th century. He won two Nobel Peace Prizes and a Nobel Prize in chemistry in his lifetime. He wrote many books including "How to live Longer and Feel Better" and was a large advocate of a high intake of vitamins especially Vitamin C for beating Cancer and the Common Cold. At age 40 Linus was diagnosed with Bright's Disease, a renal disease and he was able to control the disease with a low protein, salt free diet with Vitamin Supplements. In the 1970's he was the principal advocate of the "megavitamin therapy" to prevent and treat disease. His ideas and beliefs formed the basis of "orthomolecular medicine" which has been strongly criticized and not generally practiced by most conventional medical professionals until now as is the case with Denis Marier in Windsor, Ontario.

I cannot stress the importance of Vitamins C, D and E for beating Cancer. Do you want to be cancer free then please just try some high doses of Vitamins C, D and E. Of course don't forget to rid the body of certain chemicals that are stopping your immune system from doing what it is suppose to. Detoxification through enemas, advanced colon flushes, and after doing all of the said above, some fasting is suggested for good measure. You might ask yourself, what do I know? Right. Well lets just say my doctor only gave me 3 weeks to live at best just over 4 years ago and I'm still here. Only because I listened to the best of the best when it comes to Natural Healing.

In 2007 Thomas Cincurak was given three weeks to live and completely healed his body through natural health treatments. Now Tom is on a mission to heal as many as he can through what he has learned.

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The Psychology of Cancer Management

It is best that we can come to an understanding regarding the nature of those cells that our clinicians determine to be "cancerous" and how the behaviour of those cells impacts on our lives. I use the word "lives" quite deliberately here and not the singular because the very diagnosis of this illness, immediately impacts on our family, our friends and acquaintances and even upon those people who we are yet to meet.

It is an unfortunate fact that the very word cancer, carries with it an implicit warning of our mortality. Indeed, many among us have a pre-conceived notion that a diagnosis of cancer is a pre-determined announcement of impending death. This notion, I have observed, is quite common until such diagnosis becomes personal, where-upon an almost instantaneous determination to live comes about.

When working with people with a diagnosis of cancer, I have frequently observed that, no matter what their conscious observations are, they see cancer as some kind of entity. Ask them to draw their cancer in an art therapy session, and invariably we see drawings and sketches of some kind of beastly thing. We see shark like creatures with razor sharp teeth ready to attack the patient's normal, healthy being, we see prison bars implying that the patient is helpless to do anything about their condition - almost never, do we see drawings of beauty. A diagnosis of cancer weighs heavily upon us.

We need to educate ourselves about the behaviour of the cells that our doctors have determined to be cancerous. We need to understand that cancer cells are simply normal cells that have quite simply, lost the programming to, well, behave normally. And that is that they have "forgotten" to die and are caught in the replicating loop of their life cycle. This programmed death of cells is referred to medically as apoptosis and may be implicated in the beginning and the spread of cancer. cancer cells were once normal cells that may have had damage to their DNA and the body's immune system, would normally dispose of them in just the same way as it would for any other abnormality. It is not only a matter of getting rid of these cancer cells, but allowing our immune system to be able to identify them as abnormal and so dispose of them in the normal way.

Given that what I have said here may be true, we have identified then, at least two areas on which to concentrate and those are the areas of diet and the psychological aspect of life with cancer.

I have spoken previously of diet and so, today, I would like to begin to address the way in which we think about the aspects of this illness and who it affects our life.

We need to become empowered. Many people, when experiencing an illness - any illness, tend toward victimhood. Just look at almost any man when he gets a cold. Men are always certain that no one else could have ever felt as bad as they feel now, with this cold or flu. They become victims and why not? Doesn't everyone else feel sorry for them (at least for a short while) and look after them? Fetch their meals, get their medications, fluff up their pillow. Feels good, this victim-hood. Feels like something that could go on for a while - and sometimes it does. Sometimes being a victim has it's rewards. People do things for us, empathise where little empathy had previously been shown. It is comforting to know that people feel for us, we feel, somehow, valued. It's easy to stay here, being the victim, being the centre of attention. The trouble is that being a victim, takes away our power. This state of mind is exactly the opposite of the state of mind we need in order to heal.

When we do not understand something, we gain understanding within the context of our unique experiences. For example, if we see cancer as an illness that is not curable then that becomes our understanding with little likelihood of reversal of those expectations. Your definition of cancer will be that it is a death sentence, unless your knowledge base regarding the disease and it's implications is not broadened to include the possibility that people do survive, that long term relief is possible and that people who experience the illness can lead vastly improved lives through it's intervention.

Knowledge is the key here.

Like most things in life, goals need to be set. It's fine to conceptualise the prospect of long-term survival, but unless there are goals set to do certain things in order to achieve such survival, then it will remain only a dream. We need to approach our survival as a process of pre-determined steps to prevent our illness becoming our life. I have seen many people become defined by their illness, just as others may be defined by their sexuality or social status. These people are victims and powerless to be or do anything else, other than who they are or where they are, because of where they are in their head.

If you want something different, set your goals, specifically, in written form, including all of the emotions that you can muster. Be those goals, see yourself at the place where they lead you. Experience, in your mind, all of the emotions and senses that will be involved when you achieve them. Feel what it is like to once again be healthy and fit. How do you feel in that moment? What will you do? Where do you want to go, now that you are well? How does that make you feel? As Jim Rohn said, this is like the set of your sails. The set of your sails will take you on your journey. Have a destination in mind and focus on that destination. Don't feel compelled to stay on the first course that you set. Many trips are altered as we go along. It's the destination that is important, as well as the experiences along the way.

Be in charge of your healing, because the power that this places you in is the antithesis of hopelessness and helplessness. Having a sense of you own personal power gives you control of your life.

Your life really is in your hands now.

Good luck, and until next time, may your God watch over you.

John Allan is a counsellor with more than fifteen years experience in assisting people with cancer and their carers. He is experienced in NLP and EFT and teaches meditation.

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Weight Loss And Cancer: Aggressive Treatment Saves Lives And Improves Quality Of Life

Weight loss from cancer is a major issue in our day to day practice. Half of all cancer patients face significant weight loss. The type of cancer related weight loss that I am alluding to is known as cancer cachexia where the weight loss is involuntary, debilitating and associated with severe muscle wasting. This has a major impact on quality of life and nearly 20% of cancer deaths is attributed to weight loss and not directly to Cancer..

The Meaning of words:

Anorexia: Reduced appetite or the reduced desire to eat. Anorexia is present in 15 percent to 25 percent of all cancer patients at the time of diagnosis.

Cachexia: The net result which is seen as severe weight loss, muscle loss, and general weakness.

Most patients with cancer have both Anorexia and Cachexia. There are some who have a great appetite but continue to lose weight. Some of my patients tell me.."But doc..I don't understand, I am eating well but continue to lose weight...". The reason for this is simple, such patients are just burning up more calories than they are able to replace by eating.

Why is it important to recognize and take action when you see weight loss in cancer patients?

Patients who stop losing weight feel better, have a better quality of life, improve their immunity, reduce their chance of infections, keep their energy level and strength up so that they can better tolerate treatment and have an increased ability to recover and heal quickly.

Reasons for weight loss in Cancer:

1. The diversion of nutrients to the cancers cells and away from normal tissues and organs. It is very similar to a parasite within the body that feeds off any food that is taken in.

2. Cancers secrete chemicals that significantly reduces protein production and increases their breakdown. Muscle wasting and weight loss is the inevitable outcome.

3. Side effects of Treatment: mouth sores, dry mouth, trouble swallowing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, pain, depression and anxiety. Cancer medications may cause patients to taste and smell foods different.

4. Direct result of cancer: Cancers of the mouth, esophagus and stomach may produce physical pain and obstruction that causes the patients not able to eat and swallow foods resulting in malnutrition.

How do you recognize cancer related weight loss?

Many times, this is very obvious and is verbalized by the patient. However, early signs of such a situation can be recognized when patients lose more than 5 % of their body weight in the prior 6 months involuntarily.

Treatment of Cancer Related Weight Loss:

A. Treat Side effects of treatment aggressively. Such conditions as mouth sores, dry mouth etc with medications.

B. Treat the direct effects of cancer with anti cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy as well as surgery. Placement of a feeding tube into the stomach is utilized for those patients who have issues with swallowing and physical problems in eating.

C. Treating Anorexia and Cachexia with:

1. Megestrol in the form of Megace solution is known to increase muscle mass in patients with cancer.

2. Dronabinol and Marinol are FDA-approved forms of marijuana that can help stimulate the appetite.

3. Steroids such as Dexamethasone.

4. Fish oil. Numerous studies have reported the benefits of fish oil supplementation. Recent studies have demonstrated their beneficial effects in correcting weight loss and anorexia from cancer and its treatment.

In summary, weight loss in cancer patients is a situation that is not adequately recognized and treated by patients and their care givers. My contention is that, aggressively addressing this issue can have a major impact on the life of our patients. We can not only improve their overall quality of life but also possibly achieve better cure rates since these patients may be able to better tolerate more aggressive therapy.

Dr. Kumar is a board certified Radiation Oncologist who is co-founder of a private practice group called Coastal Cyberknife and Radiation Oncology in Saint Lucie County, Florida. He has over 17 years experience dealing with cancer patients including several members in his own family who have been afflicted by this disease.

His philosophy of managing patients is through a unique holistic approach that takes into account the wishes and needs of patients and their families. Education in simple language allows the patients to make the right decision when it comes to their cancer care. He believes that any battle is won at the level of the mind first before the body goes into action to win the war. His website http://curingcancerofthemind.com/ reflects this philosophy. He is always available to help any patient with questions regarding cancer and radiation therapy and can be reached at 772 293 0377.

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Natural Cures for Cancer: The Options You Didn't Know

Of all illnesses perhaps the most difficult to deal with and accept is cancer. Normally, this disease is detected at the latter stages, 3 or 4, which makes it more difficult to cure. For patients, hearing the doctor say it is the end of the world for them because there is no vaccine nor medicine that can cure. Chemotherapy, the widely known "cure" for cancer is not the exact cure as there are times that it fails, this is not yet putting into factor the expensiveness and painfulness of undergoing the process.

People who have cancer will try all the methods of healing. As such, it is now widely accepted that there are natural cures for cancer. All of them, dealing with how they feel, what they want to feel and how it transcends to their physical body. These cures invoke the power of our mind and emotions to heal our tissues and cells and remove blockages in our energy pathways.

Below are the cures that you maybe looking for:

Tong Ren Therapy - This natural cure for cancer is a type of energy healing developed by Tom Tam, a healer and acupuncturist from Boston. This became an accepted therapy after Tom successfully healed a lung cancer patient in 2001 by using energy healing exclusively. Since then, he had taught people the cure in group healing sessions called "Guinea Pig". These classes are done with patients seated facing the leader while the leader speaks to the patients. The goal of this is to access collective unconscious in order to apply energy to treatment points. It is said that 90% of people who attend the classes are still alive and able to live a normal life.

Pranic Healing - This type of healing goes hand-in-hand with Reiki Therapy. It also utilizes "life force" or prana, the invisible energy force that helps the body maintain a state of good health. This is also known as "qi" in Chinese terminology. This method is "no-touch", it just uses prana to alter specific biochemical to accelerate the body's natural capability to cause a whole spectrum of illnesses to be healed and prevented.

Qi Gong Therapy - Qi Gong is the Chinese phrase for "energy work". This natural cure for cancer, it claims, can be used along with Western medical treatment. This consists of exercises designed to boost energy and bolster immunity. The exercises are being done adhering to three principles: relaxation and release of tension, achieving a state of tranquility and commitment and development of willpower.

It is a common belief that what we focus on expands. And that our mind has a great power, therefore, our mind can be an aid in treating our bodies. In all of these natural cures for cancer, the mind is given the utmost responsibility. We can be healed if we will it.

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Why People With Cancer Have Sleeping Problems

The advance of cancers impairs quality of sleep. This conclusion was confirmed by dozens of recent studies on sleep in cancer patients. Official medical science at the moment can not explain this effect of cancer insomnia. About 170 Russian medical doctors suggested a simple mechanism that explains the cause of poor and good sleep. It is based on changes in automatic breathing patterns and brain oxygen levels.

If you monitor sleep of the friends and relatives, you could realize that their morning state and quality of health rely on one parameter mainly: their respiratory pattern whilst sleeping. Whenever their breathing is deep and heavy, they currently have a worse health state. Whenever their respiratory pattern is slow and easy, they've got better sleep and the health. This is correct for sufferers with cancers too.

It is actually possible to be more precise. You can actually calculate their respiration rate (during one minute) whilst they are sleeping to assess their health state.

How should healthy people inhale and exhale throughout sleep? Their respiration during sleep is hardly visible or audible in the least. They sleep at night as if they are lifeless. It could be frightful, nonetheless it will remain a simple fact of life.

Before we give some thought to effects of breathing on sleep, let us check out breathing in the sick people throughout daytime. Do they have unhealthy breathing while resting? Absolutely, my personal internet site offers results of more than 40 scientific papers that observed that sick people breathe at rest about two and half times more air than the established therapeutic standard. critically or severely ill, including hospitalized and terminally sick people, breathe even more air. This is true in relation to cancer as well. Furthermore, several published scientific studies found that persons with incurable forms of cancer take approximately from 20 up to 46 inhalations per minute. But the physiological norm is only 12 inhalations per min at rest or during sleep.

How does over-breathing affect sleep?

To investigate this, let us analyse effects of the breathing patterns on the brain cells. To begin with, very small standard respiration provides nearly highest O2 saturation for your arterial blood: approximately 98 %. Consequently, as soon as humans breathe extra air, we cannot improve O2 levels of our arterial blood, yet we lower CO2 quantity inside the alveoli of the lungs, arterial blood, and all other cells.

This specific substance (CO2) is a dilator of blood vessels. For this reason, over-breathing results in shrinking of arteries and arterioles. This is actually the core cause that describes why we can pass out after nearly two min of deliberate or voluntary hyperventilation. A reduced amount of oxygen and glucose is provided for the nervous cells in the brain.

The same product CO2 is likewise essential for discharge of oxygen to vital organs in capillary vessels. This respiratory principle is recognized as the Bohr effect. Decreased concentrations of carbon dioxide lowers O2 release from the hemoglobin cells.

Is this known in physiology? Certainly, large numbers of scientific publications have undoubtedly confirmed that deep breathing decreases tissues oxygen levels. But, lower oxygenation of tissues ends up in anaerobic respiration in tissues, generation of free radicals and cell acidity.

In addition, CO2 is regarded as a strong tranquilizer and sedative of the brain. Neurological research publications showed that lack of CO2 leads to over-excitement of brain. This is another contributing factor for insomnia in cancer.

For all these reasons, your heavy and fast respiration patterns can produce insomnia. Furthermore, if one gets rid of his over-breathing, he are going to be free from his cancer malignancy and insomnia all at once.

About 170 Russian health professionals examined hundreds of subjects with cancer malignancy. These general practitioners teach the Buteyko breathing method. They learned that a simple DIY body oxygen test adequately predicts health condition of individuals with cancer malignancy. If all these persons have the ability to lessen the pace of their basal respiratory patterns (breathe less and slower), they acquire improved tissue oxygenation. Hence, they'll be more resistant to tumors. One Buteyko medical doctor actually organized a controlled clinical study on metastasized breast cancers. Those women who applied breathing exercises had 5 times less fatality rates.

They also developed a simple breathing exercise to prevent insomnia. It is based on breathing little less air. You can easily Google this exercise on the web.

Buteyko breathing exercises can be learned from an experienced Buteyko practitioner. Oxygen Remedy is also among the choices to raise oxygenation of tissues naturally and regain normal health and wellbeing. It's based on the Buteyko breathing method and make use of of the Frolov breathing device.

Based on several decades of clinical experience of Russian Buteyko breathing doctors, here is a good sleep hygiene guide: How to Sleep. The Buteyko webpage has links to clinical trials of this technique and details of Buteyko breathing exercises.

NormalBreathing.com has many hundreds of medical quotes and references, graphs and charts, tables, analysis of countless breathing techniques, outcomes of many studies, absolutely free breathing exercises, life style modules, instructions, in addition to other methods and techniques to improve tissue oxygenation and enhance health.

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Balance Is Key In Your Fight Against Cancer

Staying in Balance

The body is a self cleaning, self healing organism and has an innate wisdom and ability to heal itself that surpasses most advanced medical technology, but it must be given the tools to support these intrinsic healing abilities.

Nutrition, healthy diet and proper nutrition are vital. Most cancer patients don't die from cancer, they die from malnutrition, toxemia, and/or opportunistic infection. This is why nutrition and supplementation is vital. By doing so, you avoid the chances of malnutrition, modulate tumor growth factors, minimize the effects of toxic therapies, protect healthy tissue, stimulate the immune system and improve quality of life.

There are things you can do to create proper body alignment and remove blockages in the nervous system such as chiropractic adjustment, massage, acupuncture healing touch and other energy energy therapies. This creates proper energy flow to help in the bodies recovery. Any kind of blockage in energy stifles the healing process.

The detoxification and elimination systems of the body must be strengthened. A highly toxic body cannot absorb the healthiest of foods or the best supplements if the body isn't functioning at optimal levels or absorption rate is compromised. You have to detox before you can put the good stuff in. Two things can not fit in one space. Get the bad out so the good can go in.

An immune system that is running at optimal level is key. It can be strengthened or weakened by what we eat, how much sleep we get and what we think. Supplementing, exercise, whole organic foods, pure filtered water and keeping our mind and spirit healthy all play a role in boosting the immune system.

The last component is the psycho - spiritual aspects of emotional wellness. Our mind is a very powerful tool. Tell yourself you are feeling bad, and guess what? you feel bad. Tell yourself you are mad, sad, angry and this too begins to manifest. Balance in this area creates the drive and determination to take on all the rest of the components of healing. With the right mindset, you can achieve almost anything. You might not feel like exercising or eating right but if you have the right mind set you can persevere. Identifying and releasing deep seated unconscious negative emotions and thought patterns, maintaining an attitude of hope and positive belief can make the difference between healing and dying.

The National foundation for Alternative Medicine evaluated over 100 international cancer clinics in 28 countries. There was a common pattern of treatment which was found as the most highly regarded and the most successful. The treatment included all five of the components we talked about. Being in a state of optimal health and wellness involves harmony on all of these levels. If one is out of balance, less than optimal healing will result. With homeostasis in all areas, meaning physiological and emotional balance is achieved, then the healing process can begin. It is our nature to be healthy and given the right tools, you can achieve this.

Here's to your health!
Peace:)

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Laughter Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Cancer is one of the most common fatal diseases known to man, and living with cancer can be really stressful. Cancer sufferers have to go through bouts of chemotherapy or other types of treatment to remove their cancer. Cancer treatments usually result in side effects such as fatigue, deficiency of immune system, and hair loss. All these can increase the stress level of cancer sufferers as well as survivors, which in turn will slow down their recovery process.

There are ways to counter the adverse effects of cancer treatment, and one of them is by practicing Laughter Yoga. Laughter Yoga is a technique developed by Dr. Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from Mumbai, India. This unique exercise technique combines laughter exercises, created and developed by Dr. Kataria himself, and the ancient art of yogic breathing.

It is said that laughter is the best medicine, and it is not just some nonsense. Studies and researches indicate that laughter helps boost our immune system, therefore maintaining our health and well being. Dr. Kataria claims that laughter helps our lungs take in more O2 and expel more CO2 as well as other impurities than when we breathe normally. This leads to a better distribution of O2 in our blood system thus improving our blood circulation. Laughter also increases the production of endorphins - hormones that make us feel good or happy - in our body.

So how does this kind of Yoga benefit cancer sufferers? Regular Laughter Yoga can help boost their immune system of cancer sufferers and survivors and also decrease their stress level. The combination of Laughter Yoga and conventional cancer treatment can help fight cancer more efficiently. Laughter Yoga can also help cancer survivors regain their energy and improve their recovery process.

Laughter Yoga can also help cancer prevention for non-cancer sufferers. Cancer is caused by - among many contributing factors - lack of exercise and stress. Conventional exercise routines can take up some time and nowadays people are too busy and just don't have much spare time. Dr. Kataria claims that 15 minutes of laughter exercises is equivalent to 30 minutes of cardio exercise. So why waste 30 minutes in the gym when you can laugh as much as you like for 15 minutes inside the comforts of your own house? Regular laughter exercises can help ward off stress hence preventing the cancer from occurring. Most importantly, Laughter Yoga is free of charge! You don't have to invest in any sporting equipments, and you don't have to pay a membership fee.

So what are you waiting for? Get to know Laughter Yoga now!

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Exploring an Advanced Mind-Body Model Rooted In Immunotherapy and Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)

What is Immersive Healing?

Immersive-Healing is an immunotherapeutic mind-body approach to healing cancer. It is based on three basic premises:

1. The body's natural immune-system is designed to defend against all illnesses, cancer included.

2. Harmful states of mind (primarily anger, guilt, shame, etc.) can suppress the immune system.

3. If these harmful states of mind can be resolved and cleansed, the immune response can be revived and cancer prevented or healed.

In essence, all healing is self-healing, and at the root of every healing process is the decision to be in control of this process.

Healing cannot take place before unresolved emotional imprint from the past are addressed. Otherwise, the internal subconscious calling for self-punishment, mutilation or limitation will continue.

In order for the healing of the body to take place, we need to have a healing of the mind.

Part of what defines us as human-beings is that we are emotional beings, capable of expression. Sometimes, though, it seems safer to suppress hurts and pains rather than express them. It can be overwhelming, or even a bit frightening to open up and let go of our anxieties, fears, anger and resentment or even admit to their existence.

From a mind-body perspective, suppressed and unresolved emotional conflicts and trauma, compounded over the years, build an internal pressure. Any illness, including chronic disease, can be caused, worsen or aggravated by this internal pressure.

The by-product of the internal pressure is self-limiting beliefs, distorted self-image and emotional pain which translate via the natural mind-body connection into the environment within the physical body.

A body functioning in such a stressful internal environment is likely to develop and experience a state of physical disease.

To facilitate and promote self-healing of these psychological factors, two powerful, dynamic and therapeutic tools, hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, have been combined.

These techniques have been around for some time, and have proved effective individually. However, integrated into one healing modality, their efficacy increases.

In a session, a person will learn to develop a deep state of focused attention, a state where the mind is sharp, focused and alert while the body may feel deeply relaxed. In this state, work is done on a subconscious level and the mind is free to review and identify specific emotions, harmful imprints, moments in time, and circumstances which may have contributed to the development or expression of the disease.

Immersive-Healing can be practiced best in two ways which support the body as it heals. First, practiced in conjunction with conventional medical treatment, Immersive-Healing can enhance the effectiveness of the medical treatment. Second, when preceding medical treatment, it can lessen the amount of conventional medicine needed.

In both cases, the goal of this process is to help identify, resolve and cleanse the psychological factors suppressing the natural immune defenses of the body. Resolving and cleansing these factors, the natural innate tendency of the body toward health kicks in and healing can finally take place.

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Avinoam Lerner uses evidence based immunotherapeutic approach rooted in psychoneuroimmunology to heal cancer and chronic illness. His method is based on three premises:

1. The body's natural immune-system is designed to defend against all illnesses, cancer included.

2. Harmful states of mind (primarily anger, guilt, shame, etc.) can suppress the immune system.

3. If these harmful states of mind can be resolved and cleansed, the immune response can be revived and cancer prevented or healed.

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The Cancer Diet and Juicing - 3 Foods You Should Drink Every Day

Can you really kill cancer with juice?

Absolutely, but understand we aren't talking about apple juice in a tin. Fresh homemade juices extracted from whole organic produce have some of the most potent cancer fighting compounds you will find anywhere. With a little knowledge, and the right kitchen tools, your kitchen can become your very own healthy clinic.

The first thing you need to understand is that our bodies do two things naturally that are important in this anti-cancer battle. The first thing your body does is utilize the immune system to kill off new cancer cells as they begin to grow, and long before anything can be detected. Cancer cells form in every body, and our body knows what to do to heal that before it becomes a concern. The second thing your body does that is important in the context of this article is that it grows new cells every day, and it does so with the tools it has on hand.

Everything you eat will be used, in part, to build a new body cell. So from now on, before you put anything in your mouth, I want you to imagine what kind of cell will grow from this food. That should really give you pause to consider your dietary habits. I mean, who wants to make a new liver cell, or piece of lung tissue out of a potato chip or a 'hot dog'.

OK, so what about juicing? Why not just eat your vegetables and fruits?

Well you can, and should, eat lots of fresh vegetables and some fruit every day. Juicing is EXTRA and should also be done at least daily. You can get so much more of the nutrients that kill cancer, concentrated into a serving size once you remove the pulp.

So first you need a juicer. You can spend up to $500, or even more, but you don't need to unless you know that you will be juicing once or twice daily for the rest of your life. You can just head on down to Walmart and pick up a Hamilton Beach brand or Jack LaLanne juicer for under $80. That's all I use, and it works very well.

Next you need some fresh vegetables to turn into juice. Here are some of the top cancer fighting vegetables for daily juicing.

#1. Carrots - One study found that carrots cut the risk of cancer by 1/3. Scientist have done studies that show that some of the vital nutrients that protect the carrot from fungus and disease in the ground also kill tumors. Juice 2 pounds washed, (organic if possible) carrots for about 6-8 ounces of delicious cancer fighting juice daily.

#2. Broccoli - Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and brussels sprouts have compounds in them that have been proven by science to shrink, and kill, cancerous tumors. Juice 1 head of broccoli daily to kill cancerous cells.

#3. Spinach - Leafy greens like spinach, kale, romaine lettuce etc contain folate and other compounds that have been proven to kill cancerous growths. I wrap a handful of spinach in a romaine lettuce leaf before I feed it into my juicer. 3 of these gives me about 3 ounces of super concentrated green juice. Drink daily.

These 3 should make the base of your daily cancer fighting drink. Now you can spike it with other nutrition powerhouses that will make it taste better as well as boosting effectiveness. Throw and apple or two into your juicer. or throw all of your fresh made vegetables into a blended and whiz up with some fresh or frozen berries for a tastier cancer fighting treat. Mix it up, making sure to get a variety of fruits and vegetables

Shelley Penney is a retired registered nurse with a continued, insatiable thirst for health and wellness information. Although Shelley hails from traditional medical training, she is always searching for ways in which the natural world of healing herbs, foods and supplements can intersect with traditional medicine and benefit us all.

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Implications of Diet and Nutrition in Cancer

Thoughts on diet and nutrition for cancer generally

In dealing with a diagnosis of cancer, it is generally agreed that diet can be a major influence. Perhaps a simple rule is best, albeit difficult, to follow in a daily routine and that is the rule of consuming only whole foods. Whole foods are those made up of only themselves. No combinations such as in cake, biscuits and bread for example. Single, whole foods such as vegetables, fruits and unprocessed meats. Foods packed with nutrients, vitamins and minerals. We have been after all, (probably) used to a diet of eating pretty much what ever we wanted and when we wanted. Is this then, one of the many reasons, that we have arrived at this sorry place?

To get the best nutrient efficiency now, the rules have to change. Some foods are going to be "in" our daily routine, and some will have to, necessarily, be dropped. The things that we eat vary in their capacity to support our immune systems by being nutrient and mineral and vitamin rich, and some foods, including manufactured foods contain no such benefits (or at least so few that it actually costs the immune system, energy to process them). Many foods today are constructed with natural carcinogens, such as smoked or pickled goods that exacerbate colon cancer and bowel cancer in particular. Others have carcinogens called pro-carcinogens such as saccharin or artificial colors, nitrates and nitrites. Some fats and deep fried foods are particularly unhelpful, but the risk can be augmented through supplementation of such vitamin and minerals as vitamin D and calcium.

Naturally, it goes without saying that cigarette smoke should be avoided and yes, unfortunately for some, alcohol and sugary drinks are out as well. There is enough research available today to make us all aware that cigarette smoke is carcinogenic and certainly will not allow us to heal from cancer

Lifestyle changes required

At first the changes asked for, appear to be overwhelming and it is quite natural for people to say such things as "I can't possibly go with out my smokes and a drink after work. I'd rather be dead." Well, they probably will be well on their way towards achieving their wishes unless some changes often drastic changes, are made. Of course it is hard! Of course it's a push! But what is it that we're striving for here? We're not trying to gain a glittering prize. We're not trying to enhance our fortune or buy a new car - we're trying to live! This is life! We're throwing ourselves on the mercy of God's court and asking for life! Extended life maybe. Fore-shortened a few years, maybe, but life with our family, our wives and husbands and partners. Life extended with our children and their children. Surely we can eat vegetables to achieve that? Surely the fruits we eat now, will taste, just that much better in the knowledge it supports our life's unity? Why wouldn't we take responsibility for our extended life when it means so much?

There are many causes of cancer and rarely just a single cause of cancer and these occur internally and externally, but primarily, change occurs to the cell's DNA. Most would agree, no doubt, that it is a multi faceted occurrence, with poor lifestyle choices, including diet as one of those many layers. It makes sense then, to put into practice, those changes we can immediately effect and diet is one such option. No one is saying that one particular type of food is a cause, and no one particular food is a cure, simply that some help and others hinder.

Among the foods that hinder are hormonally treated meat such as in some poultry, pork and beef. Some foods have been irradiated and other sprayed with carcinogenic sprays, ethalyine dibromide being one. Fresh is best, try to obtain locally grown, fresh fruit and vegetables and avoid bruised or mouldy foods.

Some studies have indicated that high insulin levels may be a factor in poor cancer survival. The growth hormone IGF-1 which is increased due to a high body mass index, lack of exercise or high stress levels and cancer, have been linked in several studies. Most of us recognize those foods that encourage the production of insulin, high starch, high sugar, breads, cakes, biscuits and even potatoes. Yes, even the good old spud in all it's forms, give it the flick, at least for now.

Diet and supplements

So what can be eaten? In a word, whole foods, but more importantly, foods that are known to active in cancer prevention, such as cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, wheat sprouts lettuce and spinach. Brussels sprouts are particularly good for protection from breast cancer, lung cancer and bowel cancers. Most berries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries and blackberries are perfect foods. Some fruits, such as green apples and pineapple.

It can be seen from this list, which is in no way exhaustive, that the common denominator is a high nutritional content. Supplementation of vitamins such as A, C, and E and bioflavonoid is recommended in many cases, but also the correct combination of certain foods. Take advice from a nutritionist or naturopath here and be guided by their expert opinion. We included ginger, mint leaf and wheat sprouts in our daily diet regime as well as the dietary changes that I have indicated, most are still in my daily routine. For a time, I increased fibre intake through the consumption of old fashioned grains such as oats. I was guided here by my naturopath and biologist friend, Bill Giles who encouraged a diet free from grains entirely.

"Lectin proteins are the only other major chemical group that occurs in all types of grains, and is involved with immune defence. It is probable that our immune system expends resources to inactivate this protein, and when we are chronically ill, we need all the immune resources we can muster to overcome pathogens and/or disruptive chemicals that may be contributing to our illness." (Giles 2000)

We added garlic and onion to our diet and supplemented with acidophilus fibre and lactobacillus. Some studies I noted, advise that a supplementation of iodine reduces the risk of breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers. To this day, we include, cold pressed, organic flax seed oil in our diet. Make sure that the flax seed oil that you purchase, has been refrigerated and stored out of the sunlight.

I still use the marvelous mixture called Swedish Bitters, foul tasting, but in my opinion, good for everything, especially enhancing the body's ability to manufacture digestive enzymes.

There is terrific discussion surrounding the use of Soy. I have no advice to offer on the subject except to say that we used it and I still do occasionally and have consumed it now for nearly two decades with no apparent side effects. Ask your nutritionist and be guided by them. Increasing the intake of soy products increases the intake of isoflavones.

Curcumin (in Turmeric) enhances the action of isoflavones. Eat button, shitake, Reishe and Maitake mushrooms, Brussell sprouts, broccoli, green apples, apricots and cherries, Roma tomato, pink grapefruit and watermelon which is rich in lycopene which works against breast and prostate cancers. Supplement with pancreatic enzymes.

Consume 1 Table spoon of flax oil combined well with 2 table spoons of cottage cheese (or quark) per (23 kg or)50lb./body weight /day (Allan 2001) This is an recipe known as the Budwig Diet, used in the traditional and alternate treatment of cancer, developed by Doctor Johana Budwig in the early part of last century. Google it and judge for yourself.

These changes were made to assist Donna (http://www.cancercauseandeffect.com) to manage her Liver cancer, but the type of cancer makes little difference in my opinion and I know people who have breast cancer, colon cancer, stomach and prostate cancer and many other types of immune illnesses including heart disease, who have all benefited from making changes to their lifestyle and eating habits. You have a great deal to lose and a tremendous amount to gain.

I am John Allan, until next time, good luck and may your God watch over you.

References

Cancer Cause & Effect.. Allan. Ginninderra Press. 2001
No More Chronic Fatigue. Giles. NIBM. 2000.

John Allan has more than fifteen years in cancer support. A published author and artist, he is a counsellor and practitioner of NLP, & hypnosis techniques, John is also a teacher of meditation and is experienced in group counselling and public seminars.

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