| Cancer treatment isn't something you can do on your | | | | before you draw any conclusions based on hype or |
| own. You need a physician's help in order to survive, | | | | rumors. |
| and that is a medical fact. However, some patients | | | | In order to cure cancer, the tumor must be either |
| benefit from alternative cancer treatments that treat | | | | surgically removed or dissolved using chemotherapy |
| the body, mind and spirit. | | | | or radiation. The treatment essentially kills off the |
| Surviving cancer requires mental and physical | | | | cells that are reproducing with damaged DNA. |
| strength. Unfortunately, a big side effect of common | | | | Without removing the tumor, malignant cancer cells |
| cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation | | | | will spread to other parts of your body and |
| therapy and surgery is fatigue and weakness. Prayer, | | | | eventually kill you. |
| meditation and other relaxation therapy can help to | | | | Occasionally, a benign tumor is found in the human |
| fortify the spirit and bring peace to the minds of | | | | body. A benign tumor is often harmless to the body. |
| cancer patients when they need strength the most. | | | | It is a collection of damaged cells that have |
| A holistic approach combined with traditional medical | | | | reproduced to form a tumor, but the tumor isn't |
| treatments takes into account more than just the | | | | growing at a fast rate, if at all. It will likely not travel |
| physical problem. It attempts to heal the entire | | | | to any other parts of the body, and it can often be |
| person. | | | | ignored. Your doctor will let you know if you have a |
| Cancer is caused when the DNA of a cell goes | | | | benign tumor you can live with or if it needs to be |
| haywire and reproduces at a rapid rate. If a flawed | | | | surgically removed. |
| cell begins to replicate fast enough, a tumor forms. | | | | Cancer treatment is a frightening process. From |
| Tumors impede the function of the body's vital | | | | diagnosis to remission, it is a tough road to walk. Be |
| organs when they metastasize, or in other words, | | | | sure you've gathered all the information you can on |
| spread to other parts of the body from where they | | | | your treatment options. Look to your physician for |
| originally formed. | | | | help and advice about alternative treatments. Above |
| Scientific research has linked certain substances to | | | | all, keep your dignity and your strength. |
| cell damage, which can lead to cancer. These | | | | Beware of people that prey on the elderly and those |
| substances are known as carcinogens. A person's age | | | | suffering for money. Trust in the people that went |
| and heredity, things in a person's environment and | | | | to medical school and know about the latest |
| even certain viruses are all potential carcinogens. | | | | advances in the world of scientifically proven cancer |
| From the sun and its connection to melanoma to the | | | | treatments that have been peer-reviewed and |
| correlation between the HPV virus and cervical | | | | published in medical journals. Life is a precious gift, so |
| cancer, carcinogens surround us every day. | | | | be sure to preserve your health by caring for your |
| However, many things that people say cause cancer | | | | mind, body and spirit while you overcome cancer. It |
| have not yet been confirmed by medical research. Be | | | | isn't the death sentence it once was. Thankfully, |
| sure to ask a medical doctor about your risk factors | | | | many treatment options exist today. |
| and collect the medical facts about carcinogens | | | | |