| Cancer is considered a mysterious disease, since it is | | | | some of these alternative medicine treatment |
| typically very difficult to detect it until it has reached | | | | methods. The main reasons for such a shift are the |
| an advanced stage. No test would reveal the stealthy | | | | high treatment costs, ineffective outcomes and |
| multiplication and spreading of this deadly disease. | | | | severe side effects of traditional treatment methods. |
| However, the concerted clinical research | | | | The alternative treatment methods do not attack |
| developments had come out with several cancer | | | | cancer in an aggressive manner like allopathy. |
| cure programs and alternative cancer treatment | | | | The practitioners of alternative medicine view the |
| methods. Traditional cancer treatment options are | | | | disease as a manifestation of certain root causes of |
| surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, | | | | the immune system and/or dietary reasons. As such, |
| and immunotherapy. | | | | they concentrate on rebuilding the natural immunity |
| In the United States, it is estimated that cancer is | | | | of the body. This process strengthens the inherent |
| the cause of death of one out of every 4 | | | | ability of the body in removing and destroying cancer |
| Americans. Cancer can affect any part of the body, | | | | cells. |
| though lung, breast, prostate, colon and rectum are | | | | Our bodies make by definition cancer cells every day |
| the major body parts that succumb to cancer easily. | | | | but our immune system sees them and removes |
| Research data has revealed about 200 types of | | | | them. Our body will replace most all its cells in one |
| cancer. When a cell loses control over its | | | | years time, so it is imperative that we take care of it |
| reproduction ability, the cell starts dividing and | | | | by our lifestyle. However, in these alternative |
| multiplying in an abnormal manner. This can lead to | | | | methods, the cancer cells are directly attacked and |
| the formation of a lump or a tumor, which becomes | | | | destroyed by the body by using supplements, herbs, |
| detectable. | | | | enzymes or other unique compounds. |
| The tumor could be benign or malignant. A benign | | | | When dealing with cancer alternative and integrative |
| tumor does not spread to other parts of the body, | | | | medicine is showing to be much more effective when |
| while the malignant tumor would easily metastasize to | | | | combined with traditional cancer treatment methods. |
| other places. Conventional cancer treatment of | | | | These methods are relative nontoxic. |
| surgery removes the tumor from the organ where it | | | | Even though the effectiveness of alternative |
| had formed. Then radiation is done to cleanse the | | | | medicine had not been conclusively proven, it is very |
| organ of any remaining cancer cells. If necessary, | | | | evident that many patients, who were labeled |
| these are followed up with hormonal therapy, | | | | terminal by traditional physicians, had resorted to |
| chemotherapy, or both. In certain cases, | | | | complimentary and alternative medicine and are still |
| immunotherapy is also chosen. | | | | alive today and have proclaimed themselves as cured. |
| These days, many cancer patients turn to alternative | | | | Either way it is evident that the use of nutraceuticals |
| cancer treatment medicine because of the lack of | | | | is here to stay and their worldwide acceptance is |
| success with modern treatments. Acupuncture, | | | | growing on a daily basis. |
| ayurveda, siddha, herbal, naturopathy and yoga are | | | | |