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