by EGWU CHUKWUEMEKA U INYABREAST CANCER AND VITAMIN C
CAUSES PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER.BREAST CANCER:CAUSE-PREVENTION-CURE.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER,WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER,
HOW TO BEAT BREAST CANCER,HOW TO CURE BREAST CANCER
Remember the gentleman, Linus Pauling, MD, two times noble price winner.
He is the doctor who discovered that vitamin c, can be effectively used in reversing cancer.
This discovery was made more than twenty, plus years ago.
His fellow M.D's and the Institution of science shouted him down,
saying how can, common vitamin c,be used in reversing cancer, Instead of Investigating his claims.
The gentleman is now late.
What is happening today.
Linus paulings, may his blessed soul rest in peace,now stand justified.
Those that are charged with managing our life's, I mean those that knows better,
has now accepted that vitamin C as claimed by Linus Paulings,
can actually be used in the treatment of cancer. What a shame!
The Issue and Irony is not whether they have now accepted Paulings claims,
but the Irony is for more than twenty years plus, all the souls that have been lost to cancer some could have been saved,
what is happening to us is caused by us.
Yes! What is happening to us is caused by us.
Well that is by the way, the did has been done and cannot be redone.,/P>
I have the privilege of Introducing a book written by Linus Paulings and ewan cameron the scottish-Oncologist.
This is the last book of Dr.Linus Paulings, before he left mother earth.
It is on record that Pauling and Cameron treated a large number of terminally ill cancer patients with massive doses of vitamin c.
The result was significant Increases in life expectancy of those patients
and glaring complete remissions in majority of the cases.
The duo experimented with a later group of terminally ill patients they gave
a broad spectrum of other vitamins and minerals, in addition to vitamin c.,?P>
This terminally ill patients showed larger increases in life expectancy.
Best results were obtained with cancers of the reproductive system.
This book explains the connection and actions of vitamin C on cancer,
there are many case histories that are covered and explanations on how vitamin C is working on all types of Cancers.
This book is a rare gem, a rare book, a combinations of the professional training and experience of a chemist and on Oncologist.
You see, people diagnosed with brain tumor getting healed after using vitamin C therapy.,
Also explained was why and how the American Medical Association discredited vitamin C trials and their results.
It pointed out discrepancies in testing, misleading language, and total lack of objectivity which scientific discussions demands.
The big question, and the multi-billion dollar question is, If a therapy is essentially needed ,
for the well being of the human body and above all If, the therapy provides hope.
What is the fuss? Why all this objection?
People in authority should stop toying with human life,
vitamin C, now has been accepted, Linus Pauling died in 1994, are we moving forward or backward ?
The American Medical Association and their partners in this game, should please answer this questions.,
He deserves a third Nobel price for this book, unfortunately he is not alive to receive it
and to see how his discoveries has been accepted at long last.
Linus Pauling and cameron's works has proved that large doses of vitamin C
taken over a long period of time are effective in the controlling of many types of cancers.
I cannot review this book enough, "cancer and vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention and Treatment of Cancer...... "
all you need to do is to lay your hands on the book, If you are Interested in discoverying how to use vitamin C,
in controlling cancers, you can get the book here:
Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer With Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C
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About the Author
The Author is an alternative Cancer Treatment Researcher and Consultant.
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By:Alan-nz
Have you ever wondered why medical science can't find that elusive cure for cancer despite looking for nearly 40 years? The search for that magic pill or chemical has been going on now since war was declared on cancer in 1971, when the President of America allocated funds to find a cure for the scourge that had exploded in the last few years. This was just 2 years after they had successfully put man on the moon, so solving the cancer problem didn't seem insurmountable. Today after spending billions of dollars in research are we any closer to solving the problem? Our current treatments are still only the same surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and very little else. Surgery is essentially akin to pulling weeds out of a garden. It doesn't deal with what caused the cancer to grow in the first place or addresses how to prevent it from growing again in the future. Radiation and chemotherapy, while they have refined them still only shrinks cancer and gives scant regard to the all important reason why the cancer arrived in the first place.
You realise of course the rewards for the person who finds a cure and the enormous wealth it will bring. With cancer deaths at around 6 and half million people per year worldwide and climbing, there is a huge potential.
So why haven't they found a cure or at least made some headway into solving our cancer epidemic? Because they are all looking in the wrong place, there isn't a cure for cancer where they are looking. Cancer cannot be cured by a drug or a chemical, it's impossible. Two hundred years ago we had a similar problem with scurvy where thousands of seamen died. We know today that it was a vitamin C deficiency which caused scurvy and the only way to correct that was to eat foods that contain the missing vitamin. Berri Berri was another, a disease of the nervous system and was potentially fatal and was found to be caused by a lack of vitamin B1 in the diet so the only way to cure that was also naturally.
Cancer is exactly the same, it's caused by a weak immune system, which is the human bodies natural defence system and has been weaken by the way we live. We don't have drugs to boost the immune system so the only way to cure the cancer problem successfully is a natural way and that is to eat the foods that boost the immune system and remove from your lifestyle factors that weaken the immune system.
Immune building food is all the freshly grown fruit and vegetables, especially organic that allow the natural forces within our body to fight the cancer and slowly remove it.
Food that destroy the immune system are all processed foods and the food that contain a high proportion of fat, salt or refined sugar.
Factors that enhance the immune system are happiness, adequate rest and sleep, fresh air, sunshine, moderate exercise and most importantly a positive attitude towards life.
Immune breakers are constant worry, mental and physical trauma, low self esteem, chemicals including chlorine, fluoride and pesticides, smoking and all drugs, recreational and medicinal, especially chemotherapy.
The solution to our cancer problem is to abandon our faith in modern medicine, which for all its science is still only a helpless bystander when it comes to curing cancer and to address the underlying cause of the problem which is mainly our addiction to the foods that stimulate, but do nothing towards nourishing the human body.
I'm aware that our current treatment of cancer today reflects the way we live whereby we don't want to take time out to be sick and to just rid the body of this unwanted growth as quickly as possible. Bizarre as it may seem that's just what surgery, radiation and chemotherapy do and they are quite good at that to some degree but there are many people, especially young people being diagnosed with cancer today who desperately want to live and want a permanent solution to the problem, and that is not, and has never been addressed by our mainstream medical system.
Alan Wighton is an independent health researcher, having spent many years specializing in cancer. If you want to learn more about effective ways to heal cancer and what's going on in the cancer industry, please visit www.cancerhealed.com Cures, not just treatments.
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By: James S. Pendergraft
Cancer is a disease which can occur in any part of our body. It is generally caused when body cells in a particular region starts multiplying and grows more in number than required by that organ. These multiple cells take form of tumor. Cancer causing factors may be hereditary or a persons eating habit and lifestyle. Hence it becomes essential for everybody to make a change in ones eating habit and daily routine to ensure prevention of cancer.
The first and foremost thing to be done is to drastically reduce the intake of junk food. Processed and junk foods add empty calories. Eatables like burger, pizza, wafers, French fries etc have very high salt content which increases the sodium level of our body leading to cancer in future. Where as sweet tasting junk foods add excessive calories. Processed food like bread, salami, luncheon meat, sausages etc should also not be eaten much. Energy drinks and sweet processed juices are a strict no.
It is very essential to improve ones dietary habits for ensuring a healthy life. Fruits and vegetables in either raw or lightly cooked form should be taken at least 5 times in a day in small portions. Salad has to be eaten 4 times a week. Green leafy vegetables, legumes, fibrous foods, fruits, unprocessed sugar should be a daily affair.
The most important change to be brought for prevention of cancer is to do physical workouts. It is very essential to workout everyday for 30mins either by going for a walk, swim, jogging or cycling five times in a week to stay healthy. If the workout lasts for 60-90 minutes then it further reduces the risk of cancer. Exercising helps maintain ones body weight and avoid obesity or overweight problem. Researches and study show that obesity leads to diabetes and hypertension and cancer too. Breast cancer post menopause is very common in obese women. For men it can lead to rectum, colon and stomach cancer. It is advisable to walk up the steps and avoid vehicles while going somewhere close by.
One has to also take care of alcohol and smoking. Alcohol should be consumed moderately as excessive consumption could lead to pancreatic, oral, stomach, rectum, colon cancer. Smoking of any kind is a strictly prohibited as it leads to lung and oral cancer. In women alcohol and cigarettes, both have been found culprit for breast cancer.
There are basic things like 5 liters of water per day, avoidance of excessive caffeine, staying away from red meat etc which have to be taken care of.
Sleep too has been vaguely related to cancer. Proper sleep is very essential as the body is much more active and digestion too is proper if we have an 8 hour sleep. However in today’s competitive world late nights and rave parties seem to be a craze. But knowing all the pros and cons and drawbacks of this lifestyle it is sensible to maintain a healthy and disciplined lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle would assure us long and tension free life.
To Your Health!
About the Author
Abortion Clinic. Dr. James S. Pendergraft opened the Orlando Women's Center in March 1996 to provide a full range of health care for women, including abortion clinics, physical examinations, family planning, counseling, laboratory services and sexually transmitted disease screening and counseling. Abortion Clinic.
By: Trevor Price
Neuroblastoma stage 4 is the most advanced stage of the neuroblastoma cancer. It means that the disease has spread to other areas of the body, like the liver or bone marrow, and the prognosis is not always good.
If you are the parent of a child diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the fourth stage, read on for an overview of the disease, information on stage 4 and how the disease is treated.
A Neuroblastoma Overview
Approximately 650 cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed every year in the U.S. It's the third most common kind of cancer in children and the most frequent form in infants. Approximately 90 percent of all cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed in children aged 6 and under.
About 30% of all neuroblastoma cases begin in the adrenal glands, another 30% start in the ganglia of the abdomen's sympathetic nervous system, and the majority of the remainder begin in the neck's sympathetic ganglia, chest or pelvis.
Rates for Five-Year Survival
The five-year survival rate for infants (under the age of 1) is 83%, while it is 55% for children between the ages of 1 to 4, and 40% for older children.
But children with stage 4 neuroblastoma normally have much lower survival rates. They hover between 50% and 80% for infants (under a year old) and drop to 15% for children over the age of 1.
Treatments Used for Stage 4 of Neuroblastoma
Children who are diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma are considered high risk. They are typically subjected to intensive, high-dosage chemotherapy accompanied by surgery and stem cell transplantations. Typically though, surgery is the first step unless the neuroblastoma has spread too far.
In most cases, treatment involves a combination of medications. The main drugs used to treat children with neuroblastoma are cisplatin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, etoposide and topotecan. These drugs produce a positive response in two thirds of children.
In certain cases, particularly when the cancer has spread too far to be completely removed by surgery - as is the case with the fourth stage of neuroblastoma - chemotherapy is the primary treatment.
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Because high-dosage chemotherapy will wipe out bone marrow, new blood cells are no longer being developed, so children are at a high risk. Because kids diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma must often undergo intense chemotherapy sessions, they should also be prepared for a bone marrow transplant and/or a secondary blood stem cell transplant.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy has been used in the past to destroy any neuroblastoma cells that remain behind after surgery. It's also used to shrink tumors.
However, in many instances of late-stage and advanced neuroblastoma, it's rarely used unless it's implemented as a pain-management tool or in conjunction with chemotherapy.
Children facing cancer of any type are in such a vulnerable position. The earlier in life a malignant diagnosis, the great the prospect of survival. Parents who suspect the potential for this cancer should obtain confirmation from a trusted oncologist specializing in the disease.
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By: Jonathan Bell
Cancer is the number two cause of death in the United States,
preceded only by heart disease. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 559,000 U.S. Americans will die from cancer this year. That's about 1,500 people a day!
Excluding non-invasive and bladder cancer, about 1.45 million new cancer cases are expected during 2008.
So how is it that any of us gets cancer in the first place? Is it exposure to cigarette smoking, intense sunlight or perhaps the effect of toxic food additives? Dr. Krebs thinks not. All of the hard, biochemical evidence points to the fact that cancer is a simple deficiency disease of vitamin B17, long ago removed from our highly-refined, western diets. Krebs postulates that the so-called 'carcinogens' are merely stress triggers that finally expose the B17 deficiency with devastating effect.
In 1974, author and political commentator, Edward G. Griffin, published World Without Cancer, summarizing and analyzing Dr. Krebs' finding. Krebs and other holistic such as Dr. Thomas A. Doorman, insist that there is no cure for cancer, but that natural sources such as vitamin B-17 help rid the body of cancer.
The American Cancer Society, the American Medical Association and the FDA call this a "quackery" or a scheme to make money. They say that their tests prove vitamin b-17, also known as Laetrile, is not effective for treating cancer.
According to Griffin, the 1953 California Report continues to be the basis of most scientific or legal opposition to vitamin B-17 today. The report, written by Dr. Henry Garland and Dr. E. M. McDonald of the California Medical Association's Cancer Advisory Commission, claims there is no proof Laetrile is an effective control for cancer.
However, Griffin writes in World Without Cancer that Garland and McDonald actually falsified information from Laetrile experiments cited in the California Report. In fact, 10 years after the report was published, original documents surfaced that proved information had been falsified. Although the report was subsequently updated, additional problems – such as insufficient vitamin dosages used in the experiments – persisted, and the conclusions of the original California Report remained embedded in the literature and minds of many.
During the same time of the experiments on Laetrile, Garland and McDonald said that there wasn't a connection between lung cancer and cigarette smoking.
Griffin says that studies conducted by groups such as the Sloane-Kettering Institute prove Laetrile is effective, but that they have not been published. Griffin says that the studies were suppressed from "top" directors.
Why would the American Cancer Society and government regulatory agencies suppress the possible wonder of Laetrile?
Mr. Griffin states,"They do that because they're trying to make a buck, and something that is found in nature, like Laetrile, cannot be patented."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 1 percent drop in the cancer death rate would eliminate about $500 billion from U.S. economy over the next hundred years.
Concentrated forms of Laetrile are sold, but Dr. Krebs suggested consuming it naturally. Apricot kernels are potent in vitamin B-17.
Although holistic treatments for cancer vary, they are less costly than traditional methods such as radiation and chemotherapy.
Survival rate estimate for orthodox treatments for advanced cancer is 1/10 of 1 percent while that of holistic approaches is 15 percent.
No matter how useless or harmful common practices may be, consensus medicine demands that they be used by every physician...if a doctor deviates from this pattern and dares to apply nutrition as the basis of his treatment, even he if attains a high degree of success, he is condemned as a quack.
Nature provides an abundance of B17 to keep us healthy. Unfortunately, she puts it in foods that today we've been conditioned into throwing away or avoiding. It seems man has ignored common sense advice going back to ancient times in favor of all the "treats and nutrition" modern manufacturing can provide. Forget the fruit and vegetables. Let's have chips and cola. Sound familiar parents? Our bodies start the road to nutritional imbalance at a young age without us even realizing. We need to learn to think before we eat!
About the Author
Jonathan Bell is an advocate of alternative over traditional treatment of cancer and that it can be prevented. Live Cancer Free
One quote from one book inspired me in my fight with cancer. "Every adversity, failure, and setback carries with it a seed of an equal or greater benefit." This quote from Think and Grow Rich became a daily mantra of hope and inspiration during my senior year of college. On September 11th, 2002, I answered a phone call that forever changed my life. It was my doctor and he told me I had cancer. That moment became a turning point in my life. After going into remission, a new passion for life was born inside of me. The desire to share my story with others became a driving force. A seed of greater benefit was beginning to grow. On Mother's Day 2004, after a successful bone marrow transplant I walked out of the hospital cancer free and have been in remission ever since. What an awesome feeling walking out cancer free. The first night that I was in the hospital, the lead nurse shared how her sister was a cancer survivor. Her sister told her having cancer was the best thing that ever happened to her. At the time, I thought her sister was crazy. Now looking back at my experience, I can echo her statement. Cancer is something that I would never want to go through again but am grateful for the experience. The lessons learned have been life changing. Cancer may have taken away my youthful believe that tomorrow will continue forever but instead the blessing of helping others through speaking has been gained. Every day is now a precious gift, one to be cherished and lived to the fullest. My experience with cancer has been turned into a positive. It has shown me my purpose, demonstrated the importance of a positive attitude and given me a greater passion for life. Now as an inspirational speaker the seed of adversity has grown into a giant tree of greater benefit. Matt Jones is a Professional Speaker, 3x cancer conqueror, author three books and completed a marathon. For more information or to contact him to speak visit http://www.MatthewDJones.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Matthew_D_Jones
Seven months later, just when life was getting back to normal, the cancer came back. This time my doctor recommended a bone marrow transplant. While lying in the hospital receiving treatment, the vision of speaking to others played in my mind. I grasped a hold of the hope of something greater coming from my experiences. It took nine months to find a donor. During the wait the cancer spread to my cerebral spinal fluid, and I was given a less than ten percent chance of living. Further complications caused me to slip into an unconscious state; doctors did not think I would live. With every setback a belief the seed of greater benefit was growing under the surface.
Throughout all the treatments and waiting, the hope of one day sharing my story carried me through. Now the dream of being an inspirational speaker has become a reality. Through my story, the seed of a greater benefit is inspiring others. The purpose of my message is to inspire others to reach their true potential in life by overcoming challenges, improving daily, and achieving their dreams. When someone comes up to me after a talk and says how my story has inspired them, it makes all the suffering and pain endured worthwhile.
By: Bertil B Hjert
Most people tend to mistake enlarged prostate as prostate cancer. However, it is not so.
Enlarged prostate is an uncomfortable condition. You would have to face a lot of stress due to this problem. Enlarged prostate gland is also known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. It is a condition that usually develops in man once he completes the age of forty. This may be a common problem after the age of sixty.
The main cause of enlarged prostate is still a mystery. However, medical science has come to a conclusion that explains and provides something reasonable.
A normal and healthy enlarged prostate is of the size of walnuts when it grows, it tends to squeeze the urethra and then turns narrow. The bladder thereafter feels compelled to push urine via the narrowed urethra forcefully. Thereafter, it results in facing the individual to make more trips to the bathroom.
When the problem gets serious, the bladder tends to get irritated and is usually unable to empty itself completely. As soon as the problem grows, patients find it quite difficult to control and get trapped with acute urinary retention problem.
This is a stage of absolute shut down of urination. The condition is very serious and should be followed by a visit to the nearest health care centre.
1) Here are some of the symptoms of enlarged prostate:
a) Leaking of urine
b) The inability to empty the bladder completely.
c) Frequent trips to the bathroom
d) More than usual trips to the bathroom at bedtime
e) Difficulty in starting urination
You must keep your eyes on all the symptoms of enlarged prostate mentioned above in order to go for frequent trips to your doctor for regular checkups. Remember that early diagnose is necessary for effective treatment for enlarged prostate.
2) Here are some of the main causes for enlarged prostate:
a) Hormonal changes
Male hormones, also known as androgens play an important role in the growth of prostate. Testosterone is the most important androgen. This is produced throughout a man’s life. The prostate works towards converting this testosterone into powerful androgen known as Dihydrotestosterone or DHT.
DHT tends to stimulate cell growth inside the tissue that provides lining to the prostate gland. This results in enlargement of prostate. If enlarged prostate is detected in late adulthood, it is mainly due to DHT.
b) Defective cell death
This is a theory where cells self destruct via a natural process and results in proliferation of cell.
c) Late activation of cell growth
In a certain portion of the gland, cells become active and this make sit sensitive to hormones that stimulates growth.
d) Blood vessel injury
Blood vessels tend to deteriorate with age in men. This results in abnormal flow of blood and loss of oxygen. This also results in enlarged prostate.
All the conditions mentioned above are main causes for enlarged prostate. Hence, you must look out for symptoms and then visit a health care practitioner immediately for early diagnosis.
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By: David T Smith
One form of the colon cancer is Adenocarcinoma. This usually stems from the epithelium lining the large intestine. The function of the colon aka the large bowel is to absorb water from the stool and patients of adenocarcinoma colon cancer usually report excessively hard stool.
Although adenocarcinoma colon cancer is not uncommon, it is rarely found in young adults. The greater your age the higher the chances of your suffering from adenocarcinoma cancer and especially women aged over 50 years are supposed to be at the greatest risk from adenocarcinoma. Although adenocarcinoma colon is found all over the world, it is primarily found in places of low fiber diet which make America, Europe and Australia soft targets.
Adenocarcinoma colon cancer is usually found in people who have some heredity of adenomatous polyposis or even non-polyposis colorectal cancer especially if the family history is from first-degree relatives. Hereditary factors can be to an extent that adenocarcinoma colon may be found in persons as young as teenagers. Certain types of polyps have a potential for malignancy. People having a high fat yet low fiber diet especially with a high intake of red meat are the ones that are most likely to suffer from adenocarcinoma. Even obesity is a cause of adenocarcinoma colon.
Adenocarcinoma colon cancer is known to spread after invading the wall of the bowel. On crossing the muscular layer of the bowel's wall the tumor enters the lymphatic vessels and thereafter spreads to local as well as regional lymph nodes. Sometimes the tumor can also spread through the bloodstream to the liver and even other organs of the body including the lungs, bones and even the brain. In case a lot of the tumor has passed the bowel's wall then they float about the abdomen as small amounts of fluid and can seed the bowel's covering. Adenocarcinoma colon is known to produce small nodules within the abdomen to irritate tissues to cause the production of huge quantities of ascites. If adenocarcinoma colon is detected at a young stage then the prognosis can be really good as at early stages treatment via surgery is really easy and predictable. However once the muscular wall has been breached by the tumor, only three fifths of the total patients are able to survive another five years!
The treatment of choice for early adenocarcinoma colon cancer is surgery. For tumors that are still proceeding to reach the muscular layer within the bowel wall, this will be curative in more than 90% of cases. Colon cancer surgery is usually carried out to remove the primary tumor for all cancers except those that have spread to distant organs.
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Read More......By Dr. Donna Schwontkowski
My neighbor is a woman who lives in the house across the street and she has cancer. For the past five months, she has been undergoing debilitating cancer treatments, primarily chemotherapy and the corticosteroids afterward that destroy her immune system so the chemo will work better. After her first chemotherapy treatment she began losing her hair and decided to shave it all off. She said she could retain her dignity if she was in control of her hair loss.
One thing I've noticed about her is that she doesn't sleep through the night. When I'm working through the night on a project with a deadline, I'll find her lights on around 11 p.m., off by 11:30, on again at 1:30 a.m., off at 1:45 a.m., and then on again at around 3:15 a.m., and off by 3:30.
Like many other cancer patients, she can't get a good night of rest. Insomnia and cancer goes together.
That night of good sleep is exactly what she needs to restore a sense of peace in her life. Don't we all feel much better after a good night of sleep? How much more would it improve her quality of life if she would have a good night of sleep? Insomnia, cancer and high quality of life don't go together at all.
In a medical journal that focuses on alternative cancer treatments, it was reported that about 70% of those diagnosed with cancer had an emotional disturbance prior to their diagnosis. This woman was no different. She had been experiencing extreme financial hardship prior to her diagnosis. Almost every time I spoke with her, she exhibited signs of stress, depression and anxiety.
I am not a psychologist so I can't directly help her with the stress, depression and anxiety that is contributing to her lack of a full night of peaceful sleep, but there is something I can do. It is something that you can also do to help out those who are in similar situations, suffering from cancer or other medical illnesses that keep them up all night as an insomniac.
That something is a non-addictive, all-natural herbal formula that is safe and has no side effects. I found out about it from a friend who watched several of her own friends die from cancer. She became very concerned about their quality of life in the last days of their lives and found that the herbal formula was great for easing conditions related to insomnia, nervousness, and anxiety. When a research study was completed on the product, the researchers found that it promoted optimal sleep patterns by increasing the amount of Slow Wave Sleep and the total amount of sleep. Patients in the study fell asleep easier, deeper and longer.
There are herbs that have no known side effects and this formula contains eight herbs (jujube, coptis, dong quai, pona, astragalus, Chinese skullcap, rehmannia, ophiopogon, and oriental arborvitae), that calm the body and mind, help regulate the nervous system and affect neurotransmitter levels so that people can sleep better. It's called Relazovac®.
My neighbor trusts her medical doctor too much without thinking for herself and considering any alternative medical treatments. It's sad to me that she is like this, but I realize it's her choice. We can all choose to look at and consider all the extensive research that the Chinese have done on herbs or we can look away and ignore it. It always comes down to a choice.
If you have a friend suffering from cancer and insomnia, please tell them about this natural solution. At least give them the choice.
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By: Helen Cox
It has been stated that one in three people will develop a form of Cancer at some point within their lives, making it one of the most prolific diseases that we are now seeing. Due to this doctors have to be highly aware of the possibility of Cancer when making a diagnosis.
The importance of an early diagnosis when it comes to Cancer cannot be emphasised enough; in many cases an early diagnosis is the difference between life and death. An early diagnosis is also the deciding factor on your life expectancy. Early diagnosis is crucial regardless of what type of Cancer you have; this is especially true in the case of lung, ovarian and stomach Cancer as they have a much lower mortality rate if they receive a prompt diagnosis.
Sadly some people aren’t treated as early as they should be. There are many reasons for this such as a patient didn’t think anything of their symptoms and dismissed them as something else so they didn’t bother going and seeing their doctor. Also many people go to their doctor with symptoms but these symptoms are similar to another disease with the same symptoms so they could easily be dismissed. All of these are common human error but it is important that a doctor goes down all avenues when they are diagnosing you.
An example of why it is so important to catch any form of cancer early is people who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the earliest stage they have a 92% to 93% of a five year survival but this can quickly be reduced to 11% or 12% if the cancer has seriously advanced.
An example of when a diagnosis goes beyond simple human error is if a smoker goes to see a doctor with a cough and the doctor merely puts it down to the fact that they smoke. This is completely unacceptable as a cough is one symptom of lung cancer. In a case such as this the doctor should have examined the matter further and investigated the possibility of lung cancer, if for nothing else than to rule it out.
There are many different types of cancer so in order to make an accurate diagnosis you need a medical professional to correctly interpret your symptoms and by looking at your test results thoroughly. Failure to accurately diagnose allows the cancer to spread and grow, which can be at an alarming rate depending on where the cancer is and how advanced or aggressive it is.
If a cancer diagnosis is failed to be made then your correct treatment will be delayed, which will increase your chance of dying from the disease; however this problem can also be turned around, which basically means that if a doctor makes a diagnosis of cancer and there is no cancer present then this can cause a person a lot of unnecessary emotional suffering and shock and it may even lead to them receiving the incorrect treatment. Any situation such as this will be viewed as a form of medical negligence.
If you feel that you have suffered from medical negligence in the past three years due to actions that were taken or actions that were failed to be taken when it comes to your Cancer diagnosis then you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Thousands of men and women across the UK have already claimed the compensation that they deserve after being involved in some form of a medical negligence claim, now it’s your turn so get in touch with a legal team today to find out where you stand with making a claim for compensation.
Published At: www.Isnare.com Read More......- Why did my mom or dad get cancer?
- Did I do something that made them get cancer?
- Who did my mom "catch" cancer from?
- Since Dad got cancer will Mom get sick too?
- Will I catch cancer too?
- Will Mom or Dad's hair come out?
- Will my mom and dad still be able to take care of me?
- Will we lose our home since Dad can't work anymore?
- Will we have food to eat since Mom is not able to cook?
- Will my friends at school know about Mom or Dad's cancer?
- Should I talk to my friends about it?
- Will people treat me differently?
- Will I still be able to do things I want to do?
- Will Mom or Dad still do fun things with me?
- Who will take care of Mom or Dad?
- When will the medicine from the doctor make Mom or Dad's cancer go away?
- Will my mom or dad die from cancer?
- Who will take care of me if they die?
Children can feel very isolated when a parent is sick and may think that no one else has the same feelings and worries. They may be angry and act out because they are so confused. They may think that cancer is like a cold and they may catch it too. They may wonder why the medicine isn't making mommy better like it always does them. They may be afraid their parent will die and wonder who will take care of them.
It may be helpful for the child to join a support group of children who have a family member with cancer. The support group should be lead by a professional therapist who is knowledgeable about cancer and the issues it raises for families. They may feel more comfortable asking questions and may be reassured by the other children's experiences; they will not feel so alone in their worries and fears.
Children often get pushed to the side so they will be protected from the worry of seeing their parent sick. This often worries the child more because he or she doesn't know what is going on. Children often tell us what they are feeling by how they act. A quiet child may become more silent and withdrawn; an active child may become extremely hyperactive. They may become afraid to be away from a parent and have trouble sleeping. Teenagers may sleep a lot, have trouble in school and seem more distant than usual. Some children express emotional stress with physical symptoms like headaches and stomachaches. They may seem tired or sad a lot of the time.
Any change in your child's behavior may be a red flag that they need some attention and reassurance. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it. It is hard to fight a serious illness like cancer and be able to take care of your child's emotional needs as well. Though it is difficult, try to be as honest and straightforward about your illness as your child's age and emotional maturity allows. Most children are resilient and capable of living with the difficulties in life if they are offered the chance to help and they are able to express their feelings without the fear of being criticized or made fun of.
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If cancer is managed well in its early stages, living with it becomes a lesser deal. The patient will live longer without being weighed down by the it. Many positive victims are resuming their jobs after a short treatment break. The shock that accompanies cancer diagnoses shakes up an individual and triggers critical analysis of personal priorities in life. An individual's quality in life may change as he/she practically reconsider her carrier choices as well as the work setting. There is a special need for one to take good care of her/himself. The patient should not have a problem in managing Cancer and the workplace. Today's work environment offers limited special conditions and services for cancer victims. A patient who hopes to fit comfortably in a working environment should join a support group to be helped to handle such issues. Boundaries should be maintained and limits set to avoid the risk of patients condition worsening.
Cancer and the workplace becomes an issue when the patients face subtle or obvious severe discrimination upon their return to the organization. It is annoying when some employers assume that a patient's productivity will be below the organization's expectations after cancer treatment. Sadly, official matters and treatment might change completely. For instance job transfers and promotions might seem only legible for others but not the cancer patient. Coworkers might feel like they have an added responsibility of attending to some of the victim's duties. In this case they feel the ability to deliver is inadequate. Discrimination sometimes go as far as a drastic demotion with no clear explanation.
It is expected that a person recovering from cancer might need some time off for medical appointments. Some employers are reluctant to offer days off and some deny the patients or the care takers days off completely. Such a person may experience real hardships concerning cancer and the workplace. Time flexibility becomes an issue and job openings which would have previously forwarded willingly are passed on to other people. This is totally unfair since all the qualified people should be given equal employment opportunities regardless of their health condition. Fortunately there are some commissions which provide protection and prohibits any available discrimination surrounding any perceived or actual disability as well as any existing history of illness. Personal questions are not allowed as well as any questions outside the job-related medical confines.
In the commission there are family medical leave Act which facilitate for a leave for people who are taking care of the patients. The person might be a spouse, parent or a child. Some of the provisions advocate for a 12 weeks unpaid leave for very serious illnesses, there should also be continued benefits at this time and also an option of accrued annual sick leave. When dealing with cancer and the workplace you should be equipped with enough information in case some discrimination issues arise. If you sense discrimination, report the matter and be quick to seek legal advice. This will help you identify whether or not the incident was indeed a case of discrimination. For easy follow up, always keep a detailed, clear record of all instances of discrimination. They should include actions taken, persons involved, location, date and time.
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Read More......Cancer is a strange development in the human body which eats away body slowly from inside. The very word cancer strikes terror into the hearts of almost everyone and many won't even talk about it. This is so deadly a disease that people would rather not utter its name. But cancer could be a part of our life or our loved ones if steps are not taken to prevent it.
Cancer is a disease that occurs in all human and animal populations. Cancer consists of tissues having potentially dividing cells. This division is not the normal part of metabolism process but the cells grow uncontrollably and abnormally. These cells do not carry out the specific body tasks which they do normally but instead simply function as cancer cells. These cells merely divide and multiply and in turn transmit these characteristics to their cellular offspring. As the cancer grows, the host animal suffers adverse effects caused by invasive growth in the original tumor site or by metastatic spread to other sites in the body. The cancer cells break away from original tumor site , enter into the bloodstream and settle down to grow with normal tissues in other non adjacent parts - this is known as metastatic spread of cancer. .
Cancer is derived from the Greek word karkinos, which means "crab.". It was because physicians noted that the extensive collection of veins surrounding breast tumors look like the claws of a crab.
Cancer is slated to become the leading cause of death in America by the year 2020 surpassing cardiac disease. Currently, Americans have a one in three chance of developing cancer and a one in six chance of dying of it. The disease reaches into three of every four families. Most people know of someone in their families, relatives or friends who have had cancer.
Let us talk about cancer openly and not shove the issue under the rug. The dirt goes no where when shoved under the rug it goes out only when swept out the home. If we don't think about cancer, talk about its causes, and address them, then unfortunately a large number of us, our loved ones, friends, spouses and children-will be at risk of falling prey to it.
There is strong proof to show that extensive lifestyle changes in the form of nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction can radically cut this cancer epidemic.
New research findings show that extra body fat doesn't just weigh you down. Scientists now have evidence that too many fat cells prompt ongoing reactions in the body that may increase cancer risk.
A recent study in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University found excess fat may alter the body's basic functioning in ways that raise risk for cancer and other diseases.
Research had already shown that obesity boosts levels of hormones such as estrogen, for example, which increase risk for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Too much body fat, especially in the abdomen, also increases insulin resistance, priming the body for diabetes.
Now, recent findings suggest that fat deposits especially around the waist, may influence the body's inflammatory response so that risk for colon cancer is higher.
Inflammation is the body's first response to infection or injury. It's essential to healing, but it can go the other way. Researchers now suspect that chronic low-level inflammation of body tissues underlies a lot of disease processes. How does this happen?
There are substances called cytokines that are part of the body's inflammation response to help with fighting infection and healing wounds. Cytokines are made by white blood cells, but fat cells can make cytokines too.
These substances also help with wound repair by stimulating tissue growth. Research suggests that when the body has an oversupply of fat cells, those cells release too many cytokines. This boosts the body's inflammatory response and causes damage to cells and their DNA."
Where there is genetic damage plus stimulation for cells to grow, the chance of cells growing out of control and becoming cancer is increased. We all have cancer in our body at all times. The role of the immune system is to fight those cancer cells. However, when the immune system is working overtime dealing with the cleaning out of the fat in the system, it doesn’t have enough resources to fight the cancer cells.
A previous study showed that people who were obese, 30% over their normal body weight had a higher risk of colon cancer. People who were diabetic had increased risk.
Some cancers are known to be associated with persistent inflammation that's related to chronic infection. For example, people infected with one of the viruses that cause hepatitis are more susceptible to liver cancer. People with inflammatory bowel disease have above-average rates of colon cancer.
The idea that fat cells could be actively involved in promoting inflammation is a relatively new one. "There is more to being fat than carrying around excess weight. People should begin thinking of excess body fat as actively harmful to their health." When you study the human body, even as remotely as the way it is taught in schools, it stands to reason that excess fat is not a natural condition for the body. Excess fat will strain all the systems, being digestive, respiratory, the skeleton, etc.
The good news is that excess weight can be managed. Even walking every day as little as outside of the house and around the block, is a great starting point to healing, by sending a message of health to the brain and the body.
What link do these two diseases have in common? If you grew up during the time the polio vaccine was administered between 1953-1963, you'll soon learn where it links to cancer.
The first and foremost thing you need to understand is that once a vaccine has been approved, there are no longer any boundaries to which it can be used. Reporting of adverse affects from vaccinations is entirely voluntary on the part of the physician!
They must report the number of vaccinations they administer, but there is no need to report the number of cases of life threatening side affects. Is that absurd, or what? There are no accurate numbers of the damages vaccines have done to children and adults alike.
The polio vaccine from 1953-1963, was shown to be contaminated with SV40 (simian virus). The SV40 is a virus that is known to cause cancer...period! Beginning to see the picture? During that time, more than 98 million adults and children were administered this vaccine and a huge amount was also shipped overseas to other countries.
Which cancers are associated with SV40? Primary brain and bone cancers, malignant mesothelioma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are the main cancers. Have we not seen a rise in mesothelioma in the last decade? Is there a connection?
Dr. James Howenstine, M.D. stated:
"Vaccines are a sacred cow and nothing against them appears in the mass media because they are so profitable to pharmaceutical firms.
There is valid reason to think that not only are vaccines worthless in preventing disease they are counterproductive because they injure the immune system permitting cancer, auto-immune diseases and SIDS to cause much disability and death."
A Dr. Hilleman isolated SV 40 virus from both the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines and reported:
"There were 40 different viruses in these polio vaccines they were trying to eradicate. They were never able to get rid of these viruses contaminating the polio vaccines. The SV 40 virus causes malignancies. It has now been identified in 43 % of cases of non-Hodgekin lymphoma, 36 % of brain tumors, 18 % of healthy blood samples, and 22 % of healthy semen samples, mesothiolomas and other malignancies. By the time of this discovery SV 40 had already been injected into 10,000,000 people in Salk vaccine."
The whole report with references can be read at News with Views. This report doesn't just cover the polio vaccine but the whole enchilada of vaccines and findings of the damages they are causing our children and ourselves.
When vaccines were first implemented as mandatory for school attendance, a person received approximately 10 vaccinations. That number has now increased to 36! In that period of time, diseases in adults and children alike have risen dramatically.
Moreover, there are no statistics to prove that vaccinations are even necessary as demonstrated by Vaccinations - The Hidden Truth. This documentary, with statements from MDs and PhDs, clearly sets a case against anyone being vaccinated and should be a requirement for all parents to watch.
All vaccines are comprised of substances that have not been proven as safe for direct injection into the human body, part of which is the DNA and cells of animals. Eating meat that may have some contaminants in it goes through a process in our digestive system that eliminates the bad. Having contaminants directly injected bypasses that process.
Not to mention the known agents that they use in vaccines that are toxic:
Mercury
Formaldehyde
Aluminum
These toxic substances are used purportedly to prevent the vaccines from becoming infected or to improve their performance.
Would you knowingly take these toxic substances if you were informed they were in minute amounts in a glass of juice? If not, then why are you letting them inject them into your children?
If you do your research, the evidence is piling up...vaccines are more a hindrance to your health than a lifesaver. More and more physicians are beginning to question the standard of vaccinating everyone.
My only hope is that more people become aware of the dangers involved in this long-time adherence to a medical practice that should be outlawed and opt your children out of it by filing a waiver form with your school system for personal or religious exemption.
Jackie Martin writes from a perspective of her own self-education after three siblings (in the last five years), her mother and several other extended family members were diagnosed with cancer. Her blog: WhenCancerHitsHome deals with the personal side of each siblings diagnosis as well as her self-education resources and findings.
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By Art Gib
Recent data from the National Cancer Institute shows amazing progress in several vital cancer-related areas. As cancer-related mortality is falling, so are actual diagnoses of the disease.
What this means is that the United States has now successfully identified some causes of cancer and we are making progress towards cancer prevention.
Additionally, the nation is making huge strides in cancer treatment, utilizing years of research and new technology to develop state of the art radiation therapies and treatments.
One relatively new form of radiation therapy, first used clinically in 2003, is called TomoTherapy, an innovative form of CT guided IMRT (or Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy).
The primary advantage to using TomoTherapy is its precise delivery of radiation to a cancerous tumor, while sparing the healthy tissue around it. The radiation sources encircle the patient and use a multi-leaf collimator, which allows the tumor to be targeted more precisely.
Because of this innovative technology, a radiation oncologist can treat areas that are difficult or impossible for other machines to reach, such as treating just the lining of the lung and not the lung itself, or taking on tumors on the edge of the spinal cord without risking damage to the spinal cord itself.
For more simple cases, such as breast cancer that has not metastasized, TomoTherapy may not be the best solution, because other methods can deliver the radiation safely while using much less time.
TomoTherapy's primary benefit is for the most complicated tumor placements where the treatment time is a reasonable trade-off for precision and preserving of healthy tissue.
TomoTherapy Planning
Before beginning any TomoTherapy treatment, the radiation oncologist will determine the precise topography of the tumor using complex, three dimensional imaging software. Using this image, he will determine the contours and intricacies of the tumor, which will help him determine the surface area, and thus allowing him to calculate the amount of radiation that is needed for each session as well as the acceptable levels for the surrounding areas.
The TomoTherapy planning station is then used to calculate the pattern, position, and intensity for the radiation to be delivered to the affected area. Precise positioning is imperative for effective radiation therapy, and because a patient's position can change slightly from session to session it is necessary to take CT images of the patient before each session.
As times continue to change, there will probably be new and updated techniques available for radiation oncologists to use, many of them, perhaps, based on the TomoTherapy solutions that have been developed and continue to be useful tools in the fight against cancer.
Doctors and scientists are confident that there will be a cure for cancer in the coming years, but until then it is a comfort to know that advances are making it a battle that is easier to fight.
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Everyone is shocked when they first hear the word cancer. Some people may feel they know the test results before they hear them, but it's still a shock to hear the words spoken out loud. It's usually very difficult to hear or remember anything else after hearing that your loved one has cancer.
For many people, the first few weeks after diagnosis are the most difficult. After you hear the word cancer, you may have trouble listening to what is being said, and asking questions that you may have. When you are at home, you may have trouble thinking, eating, or sleeping. Remember, you are not always going to feel this way. We all struggle to figure out how and why this happened. What went wrong? We want answers, and it can make you crazy. Every cancer is different and there just aren't any answers.
You and your loved one will have many feelings after you hear the word cancer. These feelings can change from day-to-day, hour-to-hour, or even minute-to-minute. Some of the feelings you may both go through include:
Anger
Once you accept that your loved one has cancer, you may feel angry and scared. It is normal to ask Why us? and be angry at:
The cancer
Your healthy friends and loved ones
If you are religious, you might even be angry with God
Anger sometimes comes from feelings that are harder to show--such as fear, panic, frustration, anxiety, or helplessness. If you feel angry, don't pretend that everything is okay. Talk to someone about your anger. Most of the time, talking will help you feel better. A lot of times caregivers don't feel like they have the right to these feelings, that only the cancer patient does. Cancer definitely affects the entire family, and you must acknowledge these feelings and work through them, for everyone's sake.
Fear
The word 'cancer' frightens everyone I know! You may be afraid or worried about:
Taking care of your loved one
Taking care of your family
Paying your bills
Keeping your own job while taking care of your loved one
Losing your loved one
Most people feel better when they know what to expect. You will feel less afraid when you learn more about the specific kind of cancer and its treatment....so read as much as you can and learn as much as you can about your loved one's cancer. Don't let the word cancer disempower you. Knowing the facts, and recommended treatments will reduce your fear, and make you a stronger partner for your loved one.
Stress
Your body may react to the stress and worry of your loved one's cancer. You can learn to handle stress in many ways, like:
Talking to people in the same situation as you are
Exercising
Listening to music
Reading books, poems, or magazines
Relaxing or meditating
Talking about your feelings with family and close friends
Writing your feelings down in a journal to get further clarity around them
The key is to find ways to control stress and not to let it control you.
Lack of Control
When you first learn that your loved one has cancer, you may feel as if your life is out of control. You may feel this way because:
You are now focused on doctor visits and treatments
You feel helpless
You feel like you don't have time to do the things you normally do
Stay focused on what you can do, right now, to improve the situation. And remember, it won't always be this way.
Loneliness
You may find that your friends or friends don't know how to deal with your loved one's cancer and they may not ask about it or know what to say. You may not have the energy or focus to take part in the hobbies and activities you used to enjoy. And sometimes, even when you are with people you love and care about, you may feel that no one understands what you are going through as everyone is focused on your loved one.
Consider joining a support group or talking to a close friend or family member that understands. It always help to know that you are not alone.
Hope
Once you have accepted that your loved one has cancer, you will often feel a sense of hope. There are many reasons to feel hopeful.
People with cancer can (and do) lead active lives, even during treatment. Your chances of your loved one's living with--and living beyond--cancer are better now than they have ever been before Many doctors and most alternative practitioners think that hope may help the body deal with cancer. Scientists are looking at the question of whether a hopeful outlook and positive attitude helps people feel better. If you are hopeful, that will help your loved one be hopeful as well.
Here are some ways you can build your sense of hope:
Write down your hopeful feelings and talk about them with others
Plan your days as you usually have done
Don't limit the things you like to do
Consciously look for reasons to hope
You will experience so many feelings as you learn to live with your loved one's cancer diagnosis. It's OK to take time to mourn and let the diagnosis sink in. It may feel like a loss of freedom and safety, but it won't always be this way. Life moves forward, and your loved one's cancer becomes just one more thing in your life that you have to deal with. Once you tackle this cancer head on, there's nothing you can't do!
Copyright (c) 2007 Jayne Hutchinson
Jayne Hutchinson was immersed into a new world after her husband was diagnosed with cancer. She found there was little information and support available for spouses and partners. She created the My Loved One Has Cancer web site to fill that gap.This web site features comprehensive resources and tools to make the cancer journey easier for the spouse or partner of a loved one with cancer. http://www.mylovedonehascancer.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jayne_Hutchinson Read More......You made a decision some time ago to take the easy way out when it came to control of what happens to your body and what diseases you could prevent by not taking the easy way. Maybe you didn't consciously take it, like..."I think I'll only eat junk food from now on."...but that's exactly what has happened.
How many times have you assaulted your system with unhealthy foods, additives, and chemicals? If someone were to offer you a shot of formaldehyde, would you take it?
Because you haven't done your research, that's exactly what you are doing every time you drink a diet soda, or anything for that matter that contains aspartame.
Aspartame exposed to warm temperatures (86 degrees) breaks down into formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a nerve toxin that affects the brain, damages vision and the entire nervous system. Think about it---they embalm people with this after death! Do you really what to take in even a small amount of this substance?
Coke and Pepsi were both banned in India last year due to the high levels of aspartame, chemicals, and other pesticides. New Mexico, at the beginning of this year, also had proposed legislation on the table to ban these products or at least put a warning label on them.
A report in February 2006 by the Ramazzini Foundation in Italy showed that (reprinted):
a) a significant dose-related increase of malignant tumor-bearing animals in males, in particular in the group treated at 2000 ppm;
b) a significant increase of the incidence in lymphomas/leukemias in males treated at 2000 ppm and a significant dose-related increase of the incidence of lymphomas/leukemias in females, in particular in the group treated at 2000 ppm;
c) a significant dose-related increase of the incidence of mammary cancer in females, in particular in the group treated at 2000 ppm.
Conclusions. The results of this carcinogenicity bioassay not only confirm, but also reinforce the first experimental demonstration of [aspartame's] multipotential carcinogenicity at a dose level close to the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for humans. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that when lifespan exposure to [aspartame] begins during fetal life, its carcinogenic effects are increased.
A lengthy New York Times article reports the controversy that was created by the results of this study. Apparently, an increase in cancer in mice is okay to remove some products but not ones that were backed by high-visibility people and companies such as Donald Rumsfeld and Searle (the manufacturer of aspartame). Mr. Rumsfeld was the head of Searle at the time.
It should also be noted that when aspartame is broken down in the digesting process, a by-poduct called DKP forms. When your stomach processes the DKP, it produces a compound similar to N-nitrosourea, a chemical known to cause brain tumors.
So here you have an artificial sweetener that is made up of chemicals that play a major part in our digestive systems to produce brain tumors, breast cancer, lymphomas, leukemias, and a host of other ailments.
Dr. Samuel Epstein, MD stated that:
"More than a dozen animal tests over the last thirty years have demonstrated the carcinogenic effects of saccharin in the bladder and other sites, particularly female reproductive organs, and in some instances at doses as low as the equivalent of one to two bottles of diet pop daily."
The FDA's own audit, called The Bressler Report, concluded that aspartame triggered brain tumors, ovarian tumors, breast tumors, uterine tumors, pancreatic tumors, etc. So what did the FDA do? They audited the audit!
Since the FDA approved aspartame as safe, we now have more than 5000 products that contain this artificial sweetener/chemical. One of the name brands that you often see in numerous products is NutraSweet.
Start reading labels when you go grocery shopping and stop buying products that can cumulatively do this much damage.
If this report doesn't give you pause to stop and think about what you are consuming and how it's going to affect you, then continue to take the easy way out and blame someone else for your ailments.
When the unexpected diagnosis is given, you will still have to look at yourself in the mirror and know ultimately, that you were the one who didn't take the time to educate yourself. Instead you listened to all the hype and media coverage--which is just that--hype and media coverage.
Jackie Martin writes from a perspective of her own self-education after three siblings (in the last five years), her mother and several other extended family members were diagnosed with cancer. Her blog: WhenCancerHitsHome deals with the personal side of each siblings diagnosis as well as her self-education resources and findings.
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By: Troy Winters
Cancer is one of the biggest killers around the world. In America alone, 25% of all deaths are related to cancer.
Many people think of cancer as a single problem but in fact, it is a number of problems spread throughout the body. Generally speaking, if cancer is caught in the early stages of development, it can be treated and cured.
Although there are several different types of cancer, the most common ones are Lung, Prostate, Breast, Testicular, Skin and Colon cancers.
Genes control the multiplication and growth of cells. If these genes are defective in the first place, then the cells will not be able to grow or divide properly. As a result of this abnormality, cancerous cells are born.
There are a number of factors which cause cancer. Factors which are controllable by humans are smoking, toxic elements and radiation. These can be controlled to some degree and therefore it would be wise to avoid them by changing lifestyle habits. However, there are certain elements which are outside our control. These include mutation and inherited DNA.
As a result of studies conducted by the American Cancer Society, more than 180,000 people have died as a direct result of smoking. Another 200,000 people have died due to lack of changing lifestyle habits. Obesity, laziness and malnutrition can have an effect on the growth of cancer. Needless to say, cancer has risen by more than 50% since 1995.
Let's take a look at some of these cancer causes in more detail.
Smoking: The most prevalent and easily avoidable type of cancer is the one caused by the use of tobacco. This includes the use of cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Even though smokers are addicted to nicotine, the fact that 200,000 people die every year due to smoking caused cancer should be enough motivation to quit. Some experts say that cessation of smoking can increase lifespan by up to 20 years.
Although nothing has been proven, studies indicate that stress may also be a contributing factor to cancer. Many cancer patients are also employed in stressful jobs. Some theologians believe that stress lowers the bodies immunity to cancer.
Exercise and Healthy Eating: Healthy eating and exercise is universally known to be beneficial in many aspects. But, many people don't know that food full of nutrition can reduce the risk of cancer. Specific foods such as fruit and veg can help prevent cancer whilst fatty foods such as meat can increase the likelihood of cancer.
Skin cancer can easily be avoided by simply listening to good advice. Wear sunglasses, hats, sun cream and other sensible items of clothing to avoid the onset of this type of cancer. Although this may seem like common sense, more than one million people have been diagnosed with skin cancer in a single year.
In summary, some cancers can be avoided. New research and studies are being conducted all the time. So, rather than concentrating on how to treat cancer patients, maybe we should all be looking for more ways to prevent the cancer in the first place.
Read more about all types of cancer at http://www.cancer-society.com
Read More......Research in alternative medicine and conventional therapies to treat Mesothelioma cancer continues to be on the forefront to try and find a cure for this disease. Until an alternative is discovered and shows promise, conventional drugs and therapies such as Alimta and other chemotherapy drugs, surgery to remove tumors, and radiation therapy will be used to slow the cancer growth.
In addition to conventional treatments, a number of therapies from alternative medicine may be able to reduce symptoms of mesothelioma. Called complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, this diverse group of medical and health care options and practices aren't considered to be a part of mainstream medical practice. However, that doesn't mean that they're ineffective. Some health care providers practice both CAM and conventional medicine, and combine the two with good results. This is referred to as integrative medicine. As much as thirty-six percent of America's adult population are using some form of CAM. This rises to more than sixty percent if prayer and megavitamin therapy are included in the definition of alternative and complementary practices. Rates of alternative therapy use are highest among patients with serious illnesses such as mesothelioma cancer.
Some treatments offered by alternative medicine include acupuncture to relieve pain following surgery for tumor removal, ginger to treat the nausea and vomiting that chemotherapy causes, massage to treat pain from all kinds of cancers, and combining mistletoe extract with chemotherapy to treat tumors. Immunotherapy, also called biological therapy, is also becoming more common. In this therapy, substances called biological response modifiers are used to improve the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancer cells, as well as to fight off other diseases.
Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that sensitizes tissues to light, then destroys cancerous cells by exposing them to a laser set to a specific frequency. Gene therapy is a new, but advancing field which treats potentially fatal diseases by modifying an individual's genes therapeutically. Herbal medicines, traditional practices from countries such as China and Japan, and spiritual treatments are also used in CAM. Not all of these therapies have the ability to affect mesothelioma directly, and their effects will tend to vary by patient. However, they can be a big help in managing symptoms and side effects while using conventional treatments.
Those who are interested in using complementary or alternative medicine in their cancer treatment should ask their health care providers. It's important to get the answers to a few questions when considering any therapy, whether alternative or conventional. Information such as the expected benefits of the therapy versus the risks, the potential side effects, and, in the case of alternative or complementary treatments, whether the therapy will interfere with treatments you're already undergoing are helpful. If the therapy is part of a clinical trial, find out who the sponsor is. Many alternative therapies aren't covered fully by health insurance. Some aren't covered at all. It's important to find out before beginning a CAM therapy whether or not your insurance will pay for it. A good place to start finding out about your options is the NCCAM website at http://nccam.nih.gov. From there, you'll be able to get the information to decide what therapies, both conventional and alternative, are right for you.
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From personal research Maria Nelson provides an online research tool for cancer patients; with an emphasis on Mesothelioma cancer. Find resources to specialized cancer centers, doctors and a Mesothelioma attorneys directory for legal consideration.
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