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