Cancer Care: Integrating the Best of Western and Eastern Healing Wisdom

Cancer invariably affects many of us -- young, old,sick body. People of China and India have been taking
rich and poor. By the way things are cancer is hereherbs for thousands of years to cure and maintain
to stay. It is written that by 2020, new cases oftheir health. Herbs do not kill cancer cells like the
cancer will double to 20 million a year. A review ofcytotoxic chemotherapy drugs or radiation. Many
literature shows that we are not winning this "war""educated", presumably "scientific people" are
against cancer. Cure for cancer still remains uncertainskeptical about taking herbs. Our experiences show
and elusive for most people.that herbs do no harm but on the contrary, help
Malaysians are a people of different ethnicmany cancer patients. There is a saying: the believer
background with various healing traditions derivedasks no question, while no answer can satisfy the
from the Malay, Chinese, Indian and variousunbeliever! If you do not believe in herbs, our advice
indigenous races. The practice of "alternative"is, find other avenues for your healing.
medicine is allowed, and is popular among Malaysians.Step 4: Eat rightly. But, we also know that diet by
In 1995, my wife and I started a semi-charitableitself cannot heal cancer, just as drugs or herbs alone
organization called CA Care with the aim of helpingcannot cure it. However, diet is important and can
cancer patients who have failed to find cure for theirdetermine the progress and direction of your healing.
cancer through modern medicine. We understand thatFrom our experience, having to give up one's favorite
cancer in a complex problem and we needfood is often refuted and even detested by some
multi-approaches to achieve healing. The world needspatients. They counter with: My doctors say I can
more than the perspectives of medical science toeat anything I like -- food has nothing to do with my
help understand and solve this problem or at thecancer. We suggest that you read more widely.
very least contribute to lessen the pains andEvery year, more and more evidence accumulates
sufferings. Our strategy is to combine the best ofand points to the fact that what we eat determines
what medical science has to offer besides relying onthe progress and direction of our healing or have a
our Eastern healing wisdom. To us, healing of cancergreat influence on whether we get sick or not.
should come from within. Patients need to participateToday, we are aware that the causes of 70% of
in their own healing process and do what is best forcancers are related to our food and lifestyle. Studies
themselves. After dealing with patients for over ahave shown that as the Western way of life gains
decade we found our ways to be effective.popularity in the developing countries, more and more
Our Cancer Care Therapy consists of the followingpeople in the third world are getting cancers.
holistic steps:From the literature, we know that cancer patients
Step 1: Give total commitment to your healing. This isbenefit from a diet that consists of the following:o
your sickness and only you can heal yourself --Fresh vegetables, either raw or cooked.o Lots of
others can only help. If you come to us but do notfresh juices and fruits.o Whole grains, cereals, seeds
believe that we can help you, then go and findand nuts in an as unprocessed form as possible.o
someone else whom you have faith in or can trustAvoid taking meat, dairy products, table salt, white
so that he can help you better. Searching for healingsugar and cooking oils in the diet.o Avoid types of
in cancer needs your whole-hearted commitment.food that are preserved, canned or processed.
You need to change your ways -- your lifestyle andStep 5: Lead a happy, stress-free life. We advocate
mental attitude. It is more than swallowing some pillsthat you do proper exercise daily but do not
or getting an injection. Our decade of experienceover-strain yourself. Qi-kung, tai-qi and deep
shows that those who participated fully in the healingabdominal breathing exercises are good for you. Also,
process benefited tremendously.cultivate a positive attitude. Avoid anxiety, anger and
Step 2: Seek proper medical help. We do notother forms of negative emotions. Learn to love and
substitute medical doctors. We advise you to consultto forgive and forget. Let go of any emotional
your doctors and get the best possible treatments,baggage that you have been carrying in your life! We
but at the same time know the limitations of whatalso find that those who believe in God or a higher
medical science can do. Chemotherapy andbeing/order, cope better with their sickness. We
radiotherapy are invasive and destructive. Mostadvise cancer patients to find solace in the Loving
patients who came to us have generally undergone allGod, according to their own beliefs. On top of all
these treatments and they failed to find a cure. So itthese, patients who have full-hearted family support
is good that patients learn to know, "when enough isand tender loving care, generally fare better. Love,
enough".care and understanding of the spouse, children and
Step 3: Take herbs. Herbs are not magic potions. But,relatives are important recipes for healing.
herbs can restore the imbalances that exist in the