Cancer, You Can Prevent or Reduce the Risks

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Cancer and the Care Giver

Cancer comes in many forms and attacks every location of the body. Each one presents with its own unique symptoms and challenges. The disease process has been around as long as man himself. The earliest documentation comes from ancient Egypt around 1500 BC.

As a nurse and care giver for nearly 30 years, I have taken care of many Cancer afflicted individuals. It is never an easy task working with a patient that may not survive their illness. You provide the best care you possibly can and offer as much support as possible to make their life comfortable and high in quality.

It can even be more taxing on the family/care givers than the cancer afflicted person themselves. I found this to be extremely true when I took care of my mother as her cancer progressed. At the time, I could not or would not put my stress on my immediate family they were going through their own stressors. I was a professional but as a family member I was totally at a loss about finding assistance for myself.

I recently have had one of the most rewarding experiences in my personal and professional life. I am helping a dear friend deal with his fight with cancer. Being a friend and not family member has allowed me to see my friend and his family in a different perspective. I have gained so much insight to family dynamics, every day struggle with cancer and what both sides need to face the fight and still all of involved keep their sanity in dealing with the disease, the insurance, and the medical profession.

For if the primary care giver over extends themselves there is no one there to assist the patient in need. This time I am going to be there. Everyone's focus is on the person dealing with the daily fight that those supporting and/or providing care are left to deal with their heartache, stress and fatigue alone.

There are support groups to assist care givers by offering counseling and respite care. It always seems that unless the local groups are entrenched at the hospital or care centers. Those that need them may never know they are available. The main reason is that professionals involved are focused on the person with cancer and neglect those taking care of the afflicted individual.

As care giver for a loved one, you have to first know all you feelings are normal. You will experience anger, sadness, grief, loneliness, and guilt. You have to work through these feelings while at the same time deal with your loved one's exact same issues. It is difficult for both sides to express these issues with each other. The Care giver wants to keep a positive supportive front and the cancer afflicted individual wants to keep any other stressors off their family/care givers.

I did a web search and immediately found 7 support links for cancer care givers. But unless the care giver has the foresight to seek support, a lot of times those of us in the medical profession drop the ball at assisting the care giver.

This time I, as a nurse, a friend, an adopted family member, plan on making a difference in the care of the afflicted individual and the family/care givers.

Larry Richards, co-owner of Valmarich, LLC and LineDanceNews.com. Larry's career in the medical field, for the last 27+ years has given him insight into the medical field as well as into human relationships. He has been an International Line Dance Instructor for over 5 years and enjoys sharing his love of dancing with everyone. He has operated Valmarich, LLC which is now an informational site for continuing educational sites for professionals and LineDanceNews.com an informational site for the dance community. it is also home of Stella Cabeca's webpages and also his own webpages.
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A Cure For Cancer Will Always Be 10 Years Away

For the last hundred years we have had a medical care system which is profit driven. That's why our medicine is drug based and drugs are always synthetic or man made. Anything that comes from nature cannot be patented so isn't nearly as profitable as substances that are artificial which can be patented. The owner of that drug can then market it for a period of 17 years while they hold that patent and that means a much greater profit.

We will never win the war against cancer with our current approach. When you understand what cancer is and why there is so much of it today you will understand why they will never find a cure. It is the same as trying to find a cure for scurvy which of course everyone knows is a vitamin C deficiency disease. With scurvy it is easily cured by eating a food item that contains the missing vitamin.

Research has been underway since 1971 when the president of the USA declared war on cancer and allocated funds to find a cure. However 40 years have now pasted and the best they have come up with is a range of drugs which are marginally more effective but still don't cure but may give someone a little more time. These drugs are very expensive costing around 4000 US dollars a month and one of them, herceptin used for a type of breast cancer was said to be 0.6 percent better than some of the earlier drugs.

The focus today with cancer is to remove it at all costs because that is the only way our medicine system can profit from the disease. Whereas the focus should be addressing the underlying cause or causes which will strengthen the immune system and the immune system will remove the cancer, but nobody can profit from that. The reason is, that is only achievable by natural means.

The cure for cancer will remain elusive unless scientists rethink the role of nature and the food it produces such as berries, broccoli, turmeric, and a host of others which have cancer fighting properties. It is widely known that the substances in these foods boost the immune system which then corrects the reason why the disease appeared in the first place. But unfortunately you can't patent our food because it is a natural product and nature can't be patented. That's why it won't be offered.

If you study our medical care system you will find there are many health problems we suffer from that we don't have a cure for, the common cold being just one of them. Also there are many health problems we do have drugs for but these drugs don't cure but merely control the symptoms. Asthma and diabetes are a couple and people with those problems are usually on a lifetime of medication which is good business for the companies that are supplying the drugs.

If we weren't trying to make a profit from cancer we would have a cure for it tomorrow because nature has a cure.

Alan Wighton has researched all aspects of cancer for over 25 years and is the author of the book "Cancer, its Causes and its Cure." It was written to help people who had been diagnosed with cancer with facts about it they are not being told. My book is available as an ebook free, or you can buy a paper copy at a small cost. Just email me at info@cancerhealed.com and I will reply.

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Living - Is Living Cancer Free

What is Integrative oncology? The science of combining both medical, conventional treatments of cancer mixed with biobehavioral techniques, nutrition, supplementation, exercise, limiting or eliminating the many poorer lifestyle habits such as being sedentary, a poor diet that is supportive of cancer growth, alcohol & smoking.

Living cancer free - goes a long way to slow down aging, prevent diabetes, prevent heart disease... and feel extremely energetic, focused & productive.

People don't die from Cancer - they die from complications & consequences of the disease. An inflammatory cascade, biochemical toxicity, pneumonia, embolism... Therefore optimizing the biochemical environment & helping people thrive through the treatment with integrative oncology (those lifestyle habits nutrition, & exercise) is just as important as zapping tumors.

Omega 6s make you sick. Omega 3s & 9s make you healthy. Stick to walnut, olive, avocado, canola, rice bran & sesame oils. Watch the smoke point, no reusing oil.
Dietary choices have a massive impact on the body's biochemistry - creating either an environment of cancer hospitality or hostility
5kg of weight gain in a breast cancer patient increases mortality by 14%
Alcohol: anything more than a tiny amount of alcohol can fuel cancer and increase recurrence, progression & mortality. Breast cancer - any alcohol is the enemy. BTW - very small amount = 1 glass per week. Alcohol is putting lighter fluid on a fire. Again - all of us have cancer - alcohol encourages replication of cancer cells. Alcohol takes advantage of sparks we all have- we all have periodic immune suppressions - don't add lighter fluid.
A diet of less than 20% fat, has a 24% reduction in the risk of reccurrence - that is on par with tamoxifen - or any drugs available for treatment of breast cancer & other tumors. Unfortunately, most oncologists do not even discuss diet details - its just "eat a healthy diet".
Consuming the right fats, can reduce the recurrence & mortality from many cancers - the EPA/DHA ratio - eat your cold water fish! 25g of flax seed a day - another great choice for getting your fatty acids.
Cancer cells love sugar! One of the thousands of reasons to ditch sugar, refined flours, aka empty carbs. These cancer promoters raise insulin - fuel that cancer!
Get an assessment & profile to know the right foods to create an anticancer environment suited to you. But lots of berries, eat a rainbow, vegetables, plant based proteins, beans & lentils...
EXERCISE! Keep active through out the day. Walking 6 hours a week can drop colon cancer mortality by 60% - one of many examples - I don't care how busy you are at your computer - there is no excuse. You don't have to go to a gym. Aerobic exercise for 10 minutes before chemotherapy - can cut the toxicity by 50% - Wow! But yes, speak to a cancer trained exercise professional for the right type of exercise
Biobehavioral aspects of cancer - psychological reduction of stress for immunity - Breast cancer recurrence rates reduced by 45%, mortality 56%, mortality all causes by 49%. Don't ever underestimate the power of the mind.
You smoke? Stop! Success rates of smoking cessation are far greater with a counsellor rather than the dance of quit relapse.
Excess adiposity - body fat - again - much better success rates when done as part of a take control health modification program with trained health coaches. Proper guidance with a health coach can help you ditch the yo yo. Retraining our minds, our attitude, self empowerment are equally as important as the diet and exercise
Transforming our biology: our ecosystem - do we support a malignancy, or do we inhibit cancer growth? Comprehensive blood & tissue testing necessary to measure individual markers of cancer resilience.
This is why Integrative Oncology is a must in cancer treatment. Mapping patients - obtaining markers from cancer patients to help focus in on individualized cancer treatments. There are NO TWO PATIENTS WITH THE IDENTICAL DISEASE. Treatments of the disease are very dependent on the biochemical markers & tissue testing, genomic related biomarkers - very different story from one patient to another. Playing piano chords on patients let's play a symphony not a cacophony.
Assessments in biobehavioral aspects: psychological & emotional profiling. False hope over false hopelessness - the latter creates the biology that supports the disease.
Your Muscle mass - critical to cancer prevention & recovery
Circadian health - so much more than getting enough sleep. Known as a critical factor in health biology to kill cancer.
An anti inflammatory environment - basics of cancer prevention. Inflammatory biochemistry is a tumor promoting toxic soup. Again, diet & exercise - huge here. A cancer prevention diet, not a fad diet, a very specific cancer prevention diet that protects us from all chronic diseases.
Vitamin D - Unfortunately our RDIs have not targeted this number for cancer prevention. Look into Vitamin D as part of a complete lifestyle modification program & transforming our biology.
Chronomodulated chemotherapy - Both cancer cells & cancer drugs are time dependent - Each drug has a personality of its own and better given at certain times of day, at different rates. This technique provides up to an 87% reduction in toxicity of the drugs - very often the drug is the limiting factor in treatment because of drug tolerance. Making it through a treatment is paramount to cancer recovery.
Summarizing tips: Eat a plant based diet as much as possible, smaller cold water fish, a variety of exercise, sleep in a blacked out room (don't suppress those melatonin levels!), don't fall asleep to TV, stress management, meditation or prayer twice per day to calm & focus. "You can't build a strong foundation on top of quicksand"
Please, if facing cancer, insist on an integrative approach - but caution is necessary- there are ranges of integrative oncology. I hope this article guided you to recognizing a true integrative cancer treatment program. Much of this cancer prevention & management information comes from Dr. Keith Block, in a recent interview.

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Chronotherapy in Cancer Treatment

Chronotherapy refers to the use of circadian or other rhythmic cycles in the application of therapy. Chronotherapy is used in the treatment of asthma, cancer, hypertension, and multiple types of depression and bipolar disorder. Apart from the clinical applications, chronotherapy is becoming increasingly popular in non-clinical settings, for example in the group oriented works, where it is used to increase productivity and performance.

Existence of a circadian clock has been observed in behavioral and physiological patterns in all living organisms (plants and animals). These patterns seemed to regulate themselves very strictly around the 24 hour cycles of day and night and hence early biologists suggested that there was an inner mechanism that regulated these changes. They regulate important bodily functions such as sleeping, hormone production, digestive secretion, and immune activity. Management of the circadian clock is important because disruption of the expression of these genes can lead to the disruption of the cell cycle which is the basis for cancer development. Now, doctors after studying the patient's biorhythms, coordinate the timing of their medical treatments to these biorhythms. This is called chronotherapy. Cancer chronotherapy is one of the latest developments in the treatment of cancer patients.

Cell physiology is regulated along the 24-hour timescale by the circadian clock. This circadian organization is responsible for predictable changes and efficacy of anticancer agents, and possibly in tumor growth. It has been found that often patients receiving chronotherapy reduce what would have been recurring side effects of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue. The science of Chronotherapy, i.e., timing medicines or therapies according to the patients circadian and biological clock, to optimize benefits and minimize side effects, has been shown through various studies to have material benefits with health issues such as: cholesterol, asthma, blood pressure, and arthritis.

A cancer is an uncontrolled proliferation of cells because of irregularities in the regulation of the cell cycle. In order to achieve cancerous growths, several mutations must take place to knock out the cell cycle's natural defense against cancer. Several studies have shown a strong correlation between the expression of circadian genes and various cell cycle phases. Therefore, the circadian clock can indirectly control the expression of genes. The hormones are under the influence of the circadian clock as we can monitor the 24 hour rhythmic changes in their levels in the body. Therefore, any disruption of the circadian clock will have an adverse affect on the secretion of these hormones and as a result disrupt cell proliferation rates. As a result, a disrupted circadian clock can lead to a compromised immune system which in turn leads to cancer development.

Cancer chronotherapy works to improve the negative effects on the body. The main ideology behind chronotherapy is that it takes advantage of the fact that normal cells all follow the circadian rhythm when it comes to the cell cycle. As a result, it can easily be determined at which phase the cell cycle in normal cells is at a particular time of the day. However, tumor cells do not follow the 24 hour circadian rhythm and are more often than not at a different phase of the cell cycle than normal cells. Therefore, the treatment is given at the time of day when there will be least damage to host tissues.

Cancer chronotherapy is currently in practice and positive signs are emerging from clinical trials in which this treatment is being used and hopefully in the near future. Chronotherapy concepts appear to offer further potential to improve current cancer treatment options as well as to optimize the development of new anticancer agents.

Tom Marshal is a freelance writer specialized in topics that cover health of the general public. Have you found this article helpful and informative?

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Soursop: A Secret Weapon Against Cancer?

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It Isn't Just About Cancer

That year, 1987, was my youngest son's senior year of high school -- his year of celebration and I was now stealing the spotlight. The surgery to remove my breast took place at our small town hospital in March. Erich came to visit and nearly passed out. I don't know what part of me, in that hospital bed, caused his reaction. I watched his face turn white and his eyes begin to roll. I felt sad that I caused his discomfort.

The surgeon explained that the malignant lump was encased in a cyst, making it easy for him to scoop out. He said he was sure that by removing the breast I would not need further treatment. That was really good news. With five weeks left of my six-week leave from work, I studied the multitude of books stacked on shelves, unread, and knew this would be my opportunity. My work as an elementary school counselor was on hold.

Headed home at the end of the week, I felt intense pain but was upbeat with the knowledge that once healed I could return to work. Life would get back to normal. The next week my oldest son asked if he could come home from college for a while. He had been diagnosed with "the kissing disease," Mononucleosis. He laid on one sofa, I the other. We did not kiss!

A few days later I received a call from my doctor telling me he was referring me to another doctor in the practice -- the one who handles cancer patients. Why? I was healing and the surgeon said he "got it all." My new doctor explained that the type of cancer removed with my breast was an aggressive form and he was recommending six months of chemotherapy. He said I would be taking medication by pills every day and by IV every other week. If he gave me the IV drugs on Friday I would have two days to crash and be ready for work on Monday. In my innocence I believed him and took the stance that I would continue working to prove to him that I was tough. That would ultimately become fallacy as my strength dwindled.

Upset about the "treatment plan" I sat at the dining room table working on a puzzle. Erich, my youngest son walked by and I asked him to join me. Through my tears I told him about the decision for chemo and reassured him that I didn't intend to die of cancer. He brought a smile to my face as he jokingly said, "You'll probably get hit by a car on the way to your last chemo treatment!"

In June I watched my youngest son receive his high school diploma. The wig I wore was a constant reminder of cancer and it made my head hot. My emotions of pride and fear tumbled about. July was the month Erich's chosen college conducted a "Parent's Weekend." I was there, but don't ask me any details. The chemo fog had taken over.

The first week of September came and my husband and I moved our son into the dorm. Awkwardly we asked if he wanted us to make the bed or unpack the boxes and suitcases. A brief pause told us it was time to leave. Tears cascaded down my cheeks as we walked away. Would I live to see him graduate from college? Would cancer prevent me from following him into his new world?

September was a month of great conflict. I was down to two remaining IVs. The daily dose of pills continued. Since March I had expected the chemo drugs to have less impact as time passed but I was wrong. Each day led to greater weakness.

My job as an elementary school counselor had been held for me and I thought returning to work would boost my spirits and help me focus on events outside of my body. However, after lunch I would find myself fatigued to the point of needing to lie down. The floor of my office was the only option -- with the door closed. I felt guilty, as though I were cheating the children and teachers. My vision blurred after my noon pills and I was no longer a safe driver when making home visits or leaving at the end of the day.

On Wednesdays I stayed home to rest -- the body that is. My mind was filled with abnormal energy that caused me to feel anxious, inadequate, guilty, angry, nervous and depressed. There were no substitutes for my position so when I stayed home the work piled higher. My body had abandoned me. Legs weak, eyes blurred, and newly developing hearing loss made classroom discussions far below my standards. I completed the school year but felt no satisfaction.

Over the years I have wondered how I would react to another bout of cancer. It hasn't happened in 26 years and even though I am now retired, these are the choices I would make based on prior experience:

Rest is necessary with no need to feel guilty.Alternative therapies, along with the medical community, are beneficial.Others offer to help. I would accept their help and be specific about my needs.Cancer does not suddenly appear in isolation. It intrudes into your life and demands attention. I need to look at it and adjust my activity as energy allows.It is important to establish priorities.Doctors do not know everything. I am a consultant in the process.

It isn't just about cancer. Cancer and its treatment rudely thrusts itself into an already occupied life. Relationships and daily tasks are pushed about and chaos occurs unless a great deal of space is made available for the disease. Cancer demands to be recognized and accommodated and I am the one who must give it the attention it demands.

Education: B.A. Elementary Education, M.A. Guidance Counseling, Master of Art Therapy Career: 17 years as a teacher and counselor, different locations in Ohio Married and raised two sons, traveled extensively, then divorced Married my masseur (20 years ago) who has been blind since age 10 Authored "Journey Unknown, Focusing on the Emotional Aspects of Cancer, Mastectomy and Chemotherapy" second edition. Available at http://www.thelauruscompany.com/author/margaret-phalor-barnhart Available at most book stores, online and e-books

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What to Do When Cancer Knocks at the Door

Cancer isn't any other disease; it's quite stressful for the person, and his/her family. Of course, treatments are there, but still it's pretty much difficult to hold the tears in eyes, and say to your family that everything will be okay. I've met many cancer survivors, and believe me, meeting them was truly magical. These are the people who've gone through all the pain, all the treatments, but never lost hope. Here is what they suggested for those in whom cancer has been diagnosed.

1. Don't Lose Faith

Just hold on; things will get better. There are treatments for cancer, and success chances of cure are great if the disease is detected at an early stage, so just hold on. Don't lose your faith.

2. Family and Friends

Let them be around you. Let them be your support system. Let them tell you that you'll be fine.

3. Take the Best Cancer Treatment

Not all hospitals are equal when it comes to the best cancer treatment. Do your share of research. Find out the hospitals that are known to have the best medical professionals in the Oncology field. Fix an appointment at the earliest.

4. After Treatment

Look for the people who've had cancer treatments, and are now leading a healthy lifestyle. They'll tell you a lot about life after cancer. I've found a number of blogs and websites, which have been created by cancer survivors to help the cancer patients.

5. Exercise and Diet

Let's talk food first. Include more and more of whole grains, veggies, and fruits. Cut back on unhealthy fats and sugar. As far as exercise is concerned, morning walks are great to go for.

6. Stress Management

Cancer can be quite stressful for the entire family, so you got to manage it. Amongst the many things that you can do is dating each-other frequently (for the couples), getting outdoors, and practicing living in the present. Yoga is also quite effective in managing stress.

7. Positive Attitude

A positive mindset is all you need. The family can sit together, and plan for different things, such as hiking and horse riding. The couple can plan a romantic getaway.

Remember, cancer is not something we would ever wish on someone else, but it's changed life of many. Cancer made them rethink their priorities in life, creating healthy living choices, taking more risks, and living life a little extra.

Taking the best cancer treatment is very much important. If cancer has knocked on your doors or hit somebody you love, you better look for the best treatment.

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Surviving Small Cell Cervical Cancer - The Journey Continues!

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Cancer Research Moves Diligently Forward

Cancer of any kind will strike a chord of fear in both victim and their families. Some forms of this disease are common and more treatable. Up to the minute research has shown that many types of this disease are not only treatable, but curable.

As with all forms of this dreaded affliction, there are common factors in some people that are found to have it. Nothing can be done about the fact that you may be a male Caucasian of advanced age. Other factors for developing this ailment is being diabetic, suffering repeated bladder problems, and having a family history of this form of cancer. What you can do is quit smoking. The carcinogens in a cigarette are known to have a direct correlation to bladder cancer.

Tests to find this disease are often hit or miss. In its earliest stages, the symptoms you experience are like those of an infection. Only after repeated treatments with no symptom relief will a physician begin looking for other causes. Occasionally, a tumor is found while undergoing tests for an unrelated problem.

Present treatment includes chemotherapy. Chemo has been shown to eradicate all of the cells and stop its onslaught of surrounding organs. One of the latest treatments still under investigation is known as photodynamic therapy. The patient's blood is injected with a light sensitive drug. A cystoscope with a special light is then introduced into the bladder and is shown as being effective in killing the cancerous cells.

When caught in the earliest stages, this dire malady is quickly dealt a swift blow. Even present day therapies are effective in destroying the invasive cells. Those who have had this type of affliction before are prone to a recurrence. Changes in diet; the use of specific vitamins; and chemo drugs all prevent this from happening.

Other treatments are being tested to show the likelihood of invasive cells in the urine. This testing is two fold. It is hoped that it will diagnose new incidents of the disease as well as detecting recurrences. Early detection is the key to winning this battle.

If you find your risk factors are above normal for the average person, you will want to be tested more often. If you are unhappy with your present doctor for any reason, seek the opinion of an oncologist. Looking at your history, this specialist will be able to advise you of the best route to take in preventative measures while bladder cancer research continues.

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The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Cancer

Cancer, the second leading cause of death in the United States, is a serious concern among people. It can affect a person of any gender, age, and culture. It is estimated that over the course of a lifetime, one in every three women and one in every two men will develop cancer. While many cancers are treatable and can be combatted with medical intervention, cancer still manages to take the lives of nearly 1,500 Americans a day.

There are many factors that can contribute to an individual developing cancer. Genetics, tobacco and smoking, poor diets and exercise, sun or UV exposure, and carcinogens can all contribute to the development of a number of different types of cancer. Over the past few years, scientists and doctors have been looking at the correlation between oxidative stress and cancer. You may have heard about these little things called "free radicals" and the damage that they can cause to our systems and body, but thought it was just a passing fad. These "free radicals" are caused by oxidative stress, and can seriously harm and age our bodies, organs, and systems in such a manner that it could end up causing diseases or cancers to develop.

Oxidation and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is an unavoidable consequence of normal, everyday life. It happens in our bodies and it happens in the world around us. Under normal circumstances, our bodies can combat a low number of ROS and free radicals. Unfortunately, when we are exposed to a large amount of unhealthy practices or environmental factors, our system produces too many free radicals to fight off. The ROS caused by oxidative stress are a constant source of assaults upon our genetic material, cells, and organs.

ROS often attack and damage DNA along with additional cellular components (like lipids & proteins) which then leave behind a reactive species. These can and will attach themselves to DNA bases and can form a DNA lesion. These lesions are, to some extent, relatively easy to create and mutate. This mutation can become a biomarker for the development of cancer. It's important to note that elevated levels of oxidative DNA lesions have been shown in a number of tumors which implicates the damage caused by oxidative stress as a cause in the development of cancer.

So how can we prevent high levels of oxidative stress in our systems? Switching to a healthy lifestyle complete with exercise, adding super fruits that contain antioxidants to our diets, and staying away from harmful chemicals or fertilizers and other environmental toxins can greatly decrease the amount of oxidative stress we experience.

If you want to learn more about combating oxidative stress, check out http://www.reneux.com/. You can find out more information about an excellent, new supplement called Protandim and how it uses Nrf2 activation to regulate and stimulate the production of the "survival gene" which enables healthy cells to survive and flourish even in the face of oxidative stress.

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Dry Mouth Treatment for Cancer Patients

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The Silent Killer (Cancer) Part One

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Cancer Creates Choices

When you journey through cancer you only have three possible emotional responses. The first is to live in anger... why me? The second is to live in denial... pretending that if you do not admit you are in the fight of your life somehow it will all go away. The third response is to live in acceptance and anticipation. You have had cancer and your life will never be the same - but, living life in acceptance and anticipation can make life better than ever before. That is hope. Hope is living in expectation and anticipation of a future you cannot see. Think of HOPE this way.

Soursop: A Secret Weapon Against Cancer?

It's hard to think of a more intimidating disease than cancer. Each year, 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with some form of this deadly disease. Despite slowly declining mortality rates, well over half a million people in the US succumb to cancer each year; the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 574,743 cancer-related deaths in 2011. Not only is cancer often life-threatening, it also an all-too-common occurrence; the American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetimes.

Treating Cancer Without Drugs

Cancer is undoubtedly the disease that the majority of people fear the most.
Are you one of those?
Why?
Is it because a friend or a loved one has cancer or has died of cancer after a debilitating period of excruciating pain, loss of dignity, unbelievable suffering and finally a premature death?
Is it because so many people have one or other type of cancer and that the death rate of cancer patients is so high?
Or is it because most of us don't understand the true facts about cancer and all of the treatment options available to us to successfully treat cancer, or the true survival rates of these various options?

Chemotherapy Can Actually Increase Cancer Growth

Chemotherapy can increase cancer growth by damaging the DNA of nearby healthy cells. Researchers found "evidence of DNA damage" in healthy cells after chemotherapy treatment. Scientists recently published this report in Nature Medicine.
Cancer cells metabolize sugar differently than do healthy cells. Cancer cells cannot absorb oxygen like healthy cells and it is this low oxygen level that proves to be the key factor in cancer growth.
Most cells and most proteins in blood are glycosylated; that is, they are coated with sugars. This coating of glycoprotein receptor sites form the operating system (OS) for your cells and the body communication system including translating and transcribing DNA.

The Survival of the Fittest

To most people Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a long slow process involving periods of time stretching thousands or millions of years, but need not be so, there is evidence all around us that evolution is taking place in a period of less than 100 years.
For millions of years, the only electric effects on the Earth was the fine weather current of the ionosphere and that of storm clouds and lightning. From the beginning of life on Earth, all creatures have evolved in these electric fields, but in 1888 a man called Nicola Tesla invented the alternating electric generator and everything changed.

Giving Thanks for My Mom's Example

Since this is Thanksgiving week, I'd like to share something personal that I'm feeling very grateful for. I'm thankful for my mother's example of being open to change and new ways of doing things during the most challenging time in her life.
When my mom was diagnosed with cancer in her mid-seventies, she was a 30-year breast cancer survivor. Her first response to the diagnosis was that she would simply let nature take it's course. Being a retired RN, she was well aware of the gravity of her situation, having been mis-diagnosed for a year before an accurate diagnosis was made. She had gone through horrendous side-effects during her previous cancer treatment and was not anxious to repeat that process. She also felt that, given the lost time with incorrect diagnoses, there was no point in fighting.

Modern Day Cancer Symptoms and Remedies

The field of cancer care offers advanced greatly since the illness became a regular reason for death in the eighteenth Century. Today, sign awareness is much greater, making diagnosis simpler, while the cancer remedies available take full advantage of extended information and technology. No more do we have to look at the illness as a confirmed fantastic.
Probably the most important facets of cancer care is knowing and knowledge. By teaching ourselves about the leads to, symptoms and treatments linked to the disease we are able to better equip ourselves to handle should we be regrettable enough to be diagnosed later on. Below functioning briefly at both cancer symptoms and remedies that are commonplace these days.

Everyone Is Going Pink for October

With Cancer Awareness the hot topic of everyone's agenda this month the INMO has also taken their own initiative to help battle cancer and raise awareness amongst its members.
The INMO and Cornmarket have had a great response to the Pink Power Free Breast Health Assessment initiative nurses. It is exclusively available to members of the INMO Income Protection scheme.
The response rate in Dublin following the launch was very promising. Over 48% of those invited took part. Assessments have been carried out around Dublin City all September and are continuing this month. Cork City and Bantry experienced a similar response with a 47% response rate.

Cancer Treatment - Bone Marrow Transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation, or BMT is a procedure that is undertaken to introduce healthy bone marrow stem cells as a replacement for the damaged bone marrow. The soft fatty tissue inside the bone is termed as bone marrow. New blood cells are created from certain immature cells that reside in the bone marrow, and these immature cells are known as stem cells.
When does Bone Marrow Transplantation become necessary?
Diseases of the blood like thalassemia, aplastic anemia, leukemia, and so forth can be treated with BMT. Cancers like Hodgkin's lymphoma, mutiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and so forth can be treated with BMT. Certain childhood cancers like sarcomas, neuroblastoma, and so forth too can be treated using BMT.

Cancer Treatment - Organ Specific Cancer Treatments

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Using Indoor Plants to Prevent Cancer

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air is ranked 4th in environmental causes of cancer.
The American Lung Association recommends that the first line of defense against indoor air pollution is finding methods to keep the pollutants from being added to the air in the first place.
Studies prove that pollutants are far greater indoors than outdoors. With indoor pollutants two to five times higher than outdoor pollutants. The air in your home can seriously threaten your family's health.
Pollutants like ethyl acetate, methylene, acetone, chloroform, benzene, trichloroethylene formaldehyde, radon, carbon monoxide, asbestos, lead, and formaldehyde are the main sources of indoor air pollution.
Pollutants can come from an assortment of different sources, pesticides, cleaning products, paint and varnish. Without proper ventilation in the home, these products can build up to dangerous levels
Organic pollutants are produced by living organism, mold, pet dander, mites, dust, pollen, fungi, viruses, bacteria and mildew.

When You Need Cancer Pain Help

Cancer pain is a unique situation. Unless the individual has experienced it first hand, he or she doesn't understand just how debilitating it can be. There are many types of pains and aches you may experience as well. It is not a good idea simply to take any type of painkiller you can find to dull it. You need the right type of care to ensure that you are helping your situation. Where do you go when you need help? It's a good idea to seek out a specialist that can offer you the guidance you need.

A List of 4 Cancer Fighting Foods

One of the best ways to prevent cancer is to control your diet and monitor the things you eat. Not many of us take the time to really look at what we consume on a daily basis. When you really take a minute to figure it out, I bet that you'd be surprised just how bad your diet is.
I sat down a few weeks ago and wrote down all of the foods I eat during the day. Surprisingly, I was a bit frightened by what I saw. I never realized how much of my diet was composed of sugary cereal and fattening snacks. On top of that, I was eating a lot of processed packaged foods.

Being Thankful

With all of the "crazy" that surrounds the holidays, beginning with Thanksgiving, the real meaning of these celebrations often is lost. Considering that many of you are also dealing with cancer, surgery, treatment, side-effects and general malaise - the thought of being thankful might leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
I thought it fitting this month as the United States focuses on Thanksgiving that I take the opportunity to give my thoughts on being thankful.

Success With Cancer Means Healing The Cause Instead of Just Treating The Effect

Firstly cancer is a disease of an immune system that wasn't working because it didn't control cancer cells as they appeared within the body. Your immune system is supposed to identify rogue cells and remove them but it wasn't functioning properly because of the modern way we now live caused by many factors. They include a diet of highly processed food which includes junk food, the chemicals that find their way into our bodies from the products we use and our sedentary lifestyle we now lead.

Dealing With Cancer-Protein Research and Chemical Crosslinking

Great Tips That Can Help You With Cancer
Millions around the globe are afflicted with this dire, and potentially fatal, illness. One of the most important tools in the cancer treatment toolbox is education. By being well-informed regarding treatment options, patients and their families can make wise choices. In this article, there are tips that will help anyone get through cancer.
Watch the veggies and fruits you buy, as they could be contaminated. Pesticides are used to prevent insects and other issues from causing destruction to the crops. Before you eat fruits and vegetables you bought at the store, get rid of these pesticides using a mild soap and plenty of water. Alternatively, focus your fruit purchases on products that tend to have less pesticide exposure.

Cancer Treatment - How to Find the Best Place For Cancer Treatment

What is a radon and what is a radon bath? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that's colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Exposure to high levels of radon can cause lung cancer. Radon baths have been used to treat chronic pain associated with rheumatic arthritis for hundreds of years, and with some positive results. I manage to take a dip in these baths once a year, or so. Radon bathing has been known to treat a myriad of other diseases as well, even those associated with the heart, and so on. Radon has been used as a medical treatment for cancer here in Japan for centuries - need we mention the life expectancy rate in Japan?

Reducing The Chances Of Infections When Undergoing Cancer Treatments

Cancer is the disease most often feared by many individuals. While you may not be able to change your diagnosis, there are some important steps to consider when undergoing treatments for cancer. Many of these therapies can increase the patient's susceptibility to infection. This makes it vitally important to take care in the way one prepares and handles food.
Hot foods should be kept hot and cold foods kept cold. Any leftovers must be placed in the refrigerator as soon as the meal is over. Do not risk your health by eating food that has not been properly refrigerated.
All raw vegetables or fruits should be scrubbed before they are consumed. Berries and other foods that cannot be washed well need to be avoided. Melons and other fruits or vegetables that have a rough skin must be scrubbed using a clean vegetable brush before cutting.

Environmental Factors and Cancer

Friends, this is a small post about cancer. Cancer afflicts all communities worldwide, approximately 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 6 million die of the disease every year. Cancer may be regarded as a group of diseases characterized by an abnormal growth of cells ability to invade adjacent tissues and even distant organs, and the eventual death of the affected patient if the tumour has progressed beyond that stage when it can be successfully removed.
Now I am writing about environmental which causes cancer. Today our lifestyles are changed. Environmental factors are generally held responsible for 80 to 90 percent of all human cancers. The major environmental factors identified so far include:

Cancer Overview: Types, Causes, Diagnosis And Treatment

Cancer is the name given to a cell that has lost its normal physiological or natural growth control and multiplies very rapidly to produce a large new growth called a tumor or neoplasm (swelling). This new growth or neoplasm could be confined to the local region or directly invade the surrounding tissues. It may also break out with tumor particles carried by blood to distant parts of the body. This is what determines the stage of the tumor.

Facts About Esophagus Cancer

The esophagus is present in the chest. It's about 10 inches wide. This organ is part of the intestinal system. Food moves from the oral cavity through the esophagus to the abdomen.
The esophagus is a muscular tube. The wall of the esophagus has several layers:
Inner layer: The coating of the esophagus is moist so that food can pass to the stomach.Sub mucosa: The glands in this layer make mucus. Mucus keeps the esophagus moist.Muscle layer: The muscles force the food down to the stomach. Outer layer: The outer layer protects the esophagus.

The Economic Impact of Cancer

Cancer is an expensive illness. Millions of people suffer from it and are treated each year for the disease, but what impact does it really have upon the economy? The answer to this question is actually quite surprising. Cancer is not cheap to treat, but it takes a toll on much more than the healthcare costs, too. Things like worker productivity and the expenses that relatives might have in order to compensate for their family member's illness are also major factor that contribute to the economic impact of cancer.

Symptoms Make Pancreatic Cancer the Most Deadliest Disease

In order to understand pancreatic cancer symptoms, first you must understand what the pancreas is and what function it performs. Located in front of the spine, in the abdomen and at a level just above the belly button, the pancreas is an organ that performs two jobs; it makes the enzymes that help to break down proteins and makes the hormone insulin, which regulates the levels of sugar in the blood. The enzymes that the pancreas makes chops proteins into parts small enough to help in digestion so that those proteins are more easily absorbed and used for energy by the body.

Avoiding Cancer - More Than Just Awareness

Awareness, treatment, recovery... Where's Avoidance? If we simply live in a why that makes our bodies unattractive to cancer, our chances of developing it are greatly reduced. Why should we have to experience cancer in the first place?
We all have some risk of cancer, and some people have more risk than others. The majority of our risk truly comes from our environment and our lifestyle, not our genes.
There are 5 big lifestyle factors that actually encourage cancer. By doing the opposite of these, your chances of getting any types of cancer, especially breast cancer, is greatly reduced.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Evvie created a "Bucket List," many years ago, at the top of her list was to visit Base Camp at Mt. Everest. Evvie is a two-time Breast Cancer survivor and was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2009. Evvie is the mother of four; prior to being diagnosed with PD she was a successful litigation attorney in DC.
As Evvie put it, "I'm 57 years old, have had breast cancer twice and live with Parkinson's, not your poster child of health. Frankly, after I was diagnosed with breast cancer (the second time) I scratched Base Camp off my list and reconciled myself to the fact that it would never happen."

Some Factors About Cancer Treatments and Mental Support of Kids

The cancer is probably the most dangerous diseases there is and can affect kids of all age groups. The outcomes of medication are amazing for kids with cancer, but there is much to be done in the process of discovering therapies and treatments for a host of various cancers. Mahak charity is an organization involved worldwide for kids with cancer and offers solutions in the areas of Welfare and Research. In the area of welfare, Mahak facilitates the kids being affected by cancer and their loved ones in full.

Essential Oils and Cancer: How an Aromatherapist Can Help You

I try not to focus on statistics, but the reality is that an estimated 2 out of 5 Canadians is expected to develop cancer during their lifetimes (40% of Canadian women and 45% of men). However if we increase our awareness of the causes of this disease and focus on prevention strategies, we can help protect ourselves and future generations and lower the incidence of cancer with empowerment of knowledge and wellness strategies.

PH Blood Balance and Cancer

Cancer is recognised as the leading cause of death in the main developed countries, with an estimated 12.7 million cases and 7.6 million deaths worldwide in 2008.
Why is it, that despite the billions of dollars invested into Cancer Research every year, "Modern Medicine" has not yet been able to produce anything to effectively treat cancer?

What You Should Know About Esophageal and Stomach Cancer - Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment

Prevention:
Although there is no guarantee that someone may not get either stomach or esophageal cancer, there are definite links between certain factors that increase the chances of getting them. Hence it is important we understand them and act accordingly.
Tobacco and alcohol are the most important factors that can increase the chance of developing esophageal cancers in addition to contributing to other cancers such as the lung, liver, pancreas etc. Hence avoiding or reducing the intake of alcohol and tobacco in any form will be a healthy step forward in attacking the fight against cancer.

Recognizing the Hazards of Cell Phone Radiation

Every single day we are at risk. We expose ourselves to factors in our environment that may be potential hazards to our safety. One major culprit that cans us is our exposure to cell phone radiation. Recognizing the potential hazards of mobile radiation reduces risk for exposure and helps take preventative measures against future health problems.

Atrocity, Thy Name Is Cancer

Cancer is a blight on the human species. It's a leading cause of death worldwide. After having my share of dealings with this evil and monstrous disease, I move that it be obliterated from the face of this planet. There are brilliant scientists and researchers working on that, so I think my small piece of the solution is to draw attention to how it's affected me personally, and encourage my family and friends to take a look at the way we're living - and change our ways to avoid cancer, or at least to detect it early.

Cancer Translational Research for Cancer Patients

Man's longevity continues to be extended because of technological advances by way of innovative methods of treatments. Aptly known as miracle treatments, it's identified to deal with illnesses that have been considered incurable before. One particular discovery was the gene treatments that need the gene's position based in the different tissues of the person and taking advantage of the tissues like a strategy to the person's health issue.

Goal and Direction of Cancer Translational Research

Translational research involves managing the ultimate results of studies carried out the laboratory and making use of it within the clinic when it comes to improving the discovery, healing and guarding against diseases. Fundamentally, it is definitely too close the disparity between researches done in the clinic and completed in the laboratory. It could be the effective use of laboratory studies in clinical setting where patients are healed. Consequently, it's also in the name - research through the bench to the bedside..

Sugar Causes Cancer

It is common and true saying that the food you eat can be a source of feeding cancer cells within your body. The food that you consume, although might seem very tasty and harmless to eat, but many people fail to recognize the most harmful consequences that might caused by them. Every human body contains cancer cells. These cells are indicated even by the standard tests unless and until they get multiplied to a few billion. The rate of this multiplication depends upon the type of food we eat. Hence, you must be familiar with the food that can feed cancer cells and the things that you should intake in order to stop forming tumors in your body.

The Kanzius Machine: A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment

In early 2002, John Kanzius received grim news that four thousand Americans hear every day; he had been diagnosed with cancer. Rather than admit defeat, Kanzius decided to put his decades of experience with radio technology to good use. The result of his efforts, the Kanzius machine, represents one of the biggest potential breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.

Bulsulfite DNA Sequencing Determines Base Methylation in Epigenetics Research

Epigenetics involves the study of external factors that affect the genome and gene expression without altering the base sequence. It involves the relationship between base methylation patterns and histones. Methylation causes DNA to wrap tightly around the histone complex. This hides this DNA from the transcription process, thus silencing the gene. Active and silent genes are defined by the function of the cell as cells become more and more specialized. Liver cells have one specific group of active genes while skin cells have a different group of active genes. Methylation and binding to the histone complexes are functions that determine when cells become more differentiated.

Early Detection Is The Key To Good Health

It is hard to keep one's perspective. Having to go to a multitude of doctors twice a year; having up to 5 MRIs; and being under general anasthetics at least once every 18 months make the family suffer. As it was explained to me ten years ago, if my body does not have the genetic protection against cancer, I will have constant internal growths of haratomas. 4 cancers later, I still consider myself lucky as I am an innate optimist. I suffer more from not knowing. Constantly getting myself in trouble as I joke with the nurses and people in the waiting rooms, if we have to wait, we are still living. Needless to say it is not a horror story. Early detection is essential.

Why Did I Get Cancer, The Facts You Need to Know

One hundred years ago cancer was almost unheard of and today in undeveloped or third world countries it is still a rare diseases. If our mainstream medical system was interested in find the reasons why there is so much cancer now why don't they travel to a country where it doesn't occur and find out why it is not occurring. The simple fact is that cancer has become a profitable business for both our medical care system and pharmaceutical companies.

Cancer and Illness - How To Prevent It?

Do we sit around and wait until cancer or illness knocks on the door and deal with it than, or do we prevent it happening in the first place? From the medical site there's always talk how to cure cancer and illness once you have it. Seldom is there talk how to prevent it. Is the medical profession interested in preventing illness and cancer, or is it primarily only interested in treating illness and cancer when we got it?

Cancer Prevention and Treatment With Whole Organic Sea Therapy: How the Use of Seaweeds Aids Healing

If we increase our awareness about cancer prevention and start early with prevention strategies we can help to protect ourselves from developing cancer. But even after cancer has been diagnosed, the good news is that the use of whole organic seaweed products can be beneficial through all stages of treatment to provide nutritional supplementation, aid in detoxification, and enhance immunity and cell regeneration.

Epigenetics Research Brings New Strategy to Cancer Research

The epigenome is an extension of the genome. Epigenetic mechanisms cause specific genes in certain cells to become inaccessible, thus causing these genes to be silenced. Cells become increasingly specialized, or differentiated, into a specialized cell during development. For example, liver cells and lung cells carry the same DNA. However, only certain genes are active in liver cells while other genes are active in lung cells. This is the result of cell differentiation. What typically happens during cellular development is regions of DNA become methylated and wrap around protein molecules called histones. Genes bound to histones are silenced. This determines how a cell will differentiate.

Cancer, Caused By Bad Food - Can Be Cured By Good Food

We all know that our diet has changed over the last 50 years because most people in developed countries now shop in supermarkets. Our diet in the past was more natural but now day's people are consuming mostly factory food or processed food and this food exists because of profit. While cancer sometime has other contributing factors such as smoking, the food we eat is almost always the main cause.

Adenoma: What Is Adenoma?

What is Adenoma?
Adenoma is benign or non-cancerous tumors that form on glands in the body. They can form on any of the glands in the body like the breasts, lungs, heart and colon. In very rare cases these tumors do turn cancerous or malignant in which case they are called Adenocarcinomas. The glands which cause the growth of these tumors are usually glands which secrete important hormones and fluids in the body. When the epithelial cells responsible for secreting fluids like sweat, saliva and breast milk begin to grow rapidly they form a small lump called adenoma. Even though adenoma is non-cancerous it can cause serious health complications by pressing against other structures or causing over secretion of hormones.

The Reasons Why Many People Do Not Survive Cancer

When somebody is diagnosed with cancer they tend to abandon all common sense and summit to our orthodox medical treatments because of blind faith. While our mainstream health care system is superb for some medical problems but when it comes to degenerative diseases like cancer it mostly fails. There is only one way to approach the cancer problem and that is to correct the reasons why it happened.

What Do Cancer and High Blood Pressure Have in Common?

Sodium and Stomach Cancer
In a study by the World Cancer Research Fund, it was found that 14 percent, (or in other words one in seven) of cases of stomach cancer could be prevented by watching sodium levels. I don't know about you, but considering this new information and also sodium's impact on blood pressure numbers, I think it's worth the effort to start learning what foods have higher levels of sodium and how to keep those levels under control.

Foods To Prevent Cancer

Superfoods To Help With Cancer - 3 Types You'll Love
Research has shown that over 50% of all cancers can be prevented by eating the right foods every day. These are called superfoods. For those that have been eating superfoods for quite some time, this is old news. Just the mainstream media is behind on understanding all of this. It's a matter of science catching up to natural methods and approaches. Despite the fact that people have been teaching this information, and implementing it, for decades, science still has to provide empirical data. Medical research is now believing that superfoods are a viable option in regard to cancer treatment and prevention, something that is great progress for the scientific community.

Symptoms Of Cancer In Kids

Cancer is more general term used for a disease that is caused by abnormal growth of cells in human body. By and large it is the deadliest disease known because people do not survive through severe cases of cancer. These days it has spread widely in kids as well and not only teenagers but even infants are affected with this disease. According to a survey conducted in Europe, one out of every 15 kids is born with cancer. This is an alarming ratio and the sad part is ignorance of parents. Most of the parents do not know that their kid is suffering through this deadly disease. Child with cancer can behave like normal kids because the signs and symptoms do not appear that frequently. Parents have to take care of all the symptoms and make sure that their kid is not left unattended if he has cancer.

NEW Pathway For Future Cancer Research - Receptors CD81 And CD39 Provide Major Discovery

Recent university research programs provide us with new discoveries in glycoscience. Receptor sites have various functions in cell to cell communication.
Corrupted signals from CD81 receptors work with CD38 receptors (both on cell surface) to become the major culprits to spread tumors. CD81 and CD38 signals are not just instructing cancer cells to metastasize but, are actually training the cancer cells by suppling some cell body parts.