Archive for the ‘Cancer Survival’ Category

Is Resveratrol a Cancer Cure?

Friday, February 27th, 2009

When it comes to the search for a cancer cure resveratrol is one of the many natural compounds that are being studied. Researchers have found that it interferes with all three states of carcinogenesis, from initiation to the progression of the disease.

But, these studies have only been conducted using cell lines. Scientists have found many things that are effective against cancer cell lines, even vitamin C, but when they conduct human trials, they find them to be ineffective. There is no clear understanding of why this is the case.

In addition to being studied as a cancer cure resveratrol is also being studied for its cancer-preventative benefits. Many natural health experts believe that you can greatly reduce your risk of cancer by improving your nutritional intake and regularly using supplements that contain natural plant extracts with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

They also believe that it is possible to live well past 100, without developing chronic or life threatening diseases. Again, they believe that the key is optimal nutritional intake. A totally balanced supplement would provide all of the essential vitamins and minerals, derived from natural sources.

Here’s an interesting fact, most of the supplements that you see on the market contain synthetic vitamins. When it comes to vitamins C and E, hardly any company uses the natural form. Even foods are fortified with synthetic or artificial vitamins. Why would anyone believe that these things would be good for us?

We know that artificial preservatives, colors and flavorings cause numerous health problems and many of them increase our cancer risk. Artificial vitamins are not the same on an atomic or quantum level as the natural form. Scientists can only recreate the molecule. The molecules look the same, but no one ever tested them to see if they have the same activity. To this day, no one has test artificial vitamins against natural ones.

If it is developed as a cancer cure resveratrol will likely be synthesized. They already know how to make the molecule. They just need a reason to do so. The natural version is not cheap, but it is readily available. Manufacturers choose to use synthetics because they are cheaper than the natural versions and usually they are more readily available.

If the synthetic version proves to be ineffective in treating cancers, scientists will not go back and reconsider their choice. They will not conduct additional studies to determine if the natural form is more effective.

Judging by the scientific policies that have been a part of the past, there is unlike to be a cancer cure resveratrol based product in the future. If you are well, the best thing that you can do is focus on prevention by taking an excellent nutritional supplement that includes natural trans-resveratrol in a 50% concentration.

If you are sick, the best thing that you can do is consult with a doctor of naturopathic medicine. I know people personally that are cancer-free after consulting with a naturopathic MD and following his or her advice. They may not offer a cancer cure resveratrol treatment, but they do have other options.

Valerie Rosenbaum has spent several years researching anti aging vitamin supplements and natural skincare products. As a result of that effort she has found what she believes to be the best anti aging supplement available on the market today. Learn about what she discovered at her website NaturalBalanceSupplements.com

An Overview of Hodgkin’s Disease and How New Hope Medical Center Can Help Those Who Suffer From This Cancer

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

It is estimated that in 2008, 8,220 men and women were diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin’s disease. Of the total cases, 4,400 of them involved men and 3,820 of these cases involved women (National Cancer Institute).

This type of cancer starts in the lymphatic system, a part of the body’s entire immune system. The lymphatic system consists of the body’s organs and tissues that fight infections and other diseases by producing, storing, and carrying white blood cells. The lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, and lymphatic vessels all make up the lymph system. Hodgkin’s disease was named after the British physician Thomas Hodgkin, who in 1832 first described this disease and its differentiating characteristics from other lymphomas.

Hodgkin’s disease occurs when the lymphatic system’s cells grow abnormally and as this abnormal cell growth progresses, the body has a hard time fighting off infection. Hodgkin’s disease is one of two types of cancers that can affect the lymphatic system. Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which is less common than non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is different in that the presence of an abnormal cell called the Reed-Sternberg cell becomes abnormal and copies itself, producing extra cells collectively called a tumor. In non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the abnormal cells form but the cell that starts growing abnormally is not referred to as the Reed-Sternberg cell.

Symptoms of Hodgkin’s disease include, but are not limited to, overall lymph node swelling in the neck, underarms, or groin, unexplained weight loss, recurring fevers, coughing and chest pain, itchy skin, night sweats, loss of appetite, and overall weakness and fatigue that do not leave the body. Some people, however, experience few if any symptoms at all. Diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease can be done after doctors perform exams and tests including a physical exam, blood test, and/or chest x-rays. A biopsy can also be performed. This is the only sure way to determine whether a person has this type of cancer. During a biopsy, a doctor removes part of all of a lymph node and examines it under a microscope, searching for abnormal cells growth.

Those who suffer from Hodgkin’s lymphoma have several treatment options, including the alternative cancer treatment options available at New Hope Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. The entire staff at New Hope Medical Center works diligently to provide each patient an individualized alternative cancer treatment plan, in hopes of fighting cancer, no matter what type it may be, and boost immune system health. With over fifty years of experience, the doctors, nurses, and other medical staff have worked together to develop the New Hope Treatment Method, a highly individualized alternative cancer treatment system. These alternative cancer treatments involve immune system enhancement and nutrient supplementation with the use of vitamins and minerals, body detoxification, acupuncture, massage, relaxation techniques, stress management, hormone therapy, and more.

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is not the only cancer New Hope Medical Center treats with the use of its alternative cancer treatments. More information can be found on the New Hope Medical Center website at http://www.newhopemedicalcenter.com/ or by calling 480-473-9808.

Mark Branyon collaborates with international experts in continually improving existing protocols. Their treatment strategy incorporates the best modalities of both worlds mainstream and alternative according to individual needs. http://www.newhopemedicalcenter.com

Benefits of Alternative Cancer Treatments For Stomach Cancer

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, occurs in the wall and lining of the stomach. According to the American Cancer Society, about 21,500 new cases of stomach cancer were reported in 2008. Stomach cancer was once a leading cause of cancer deaths, but has recently become less common.

There is no specific reason for the decline in the number of new cases; however, doctors believe it may be linked to refrigeration use for storage of food. Before refrigeration, people preserved food by smoking, salting, or pickling. Large amounts of nitrates and nitrites are found in these types of preserved foods, and these nitrates and nitrites can be converted into cancer-causing compounds in the stomach. Humans infected with the bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are at higher risk for developing stomach cancer as well. H. pylori lives in the stomach’s mucous layer and has only recently been linked to stomach cancer. Because of this, doctors are still studying the ways the bacteria are transmitted to humans as well as the reasons for its association with stomach cancer.

The development of stomach cancer tends to be slow, occurring over many years. Many early-stage symptoms go unnoticed and undetected. However, when the cancer is advanced, there are several signs and symptoms including:

- weakness and fatigue

- unintended weight loss

- lack of appetite

- general discomfort in the abdomen

- abdominal discomfort, especially after eating

- feeling full after meals, even when eating is normal

- nausea

- vomiting, with or without blood

There are different types of stomach cancer.

Adenocarcinomas account for 95 percent of all stomach cancers. It is found in the stomach’s innermost lining. Lymphoma is an aggressive stomach cancer found on the immune system tissues in the stomach wall. Carcinoid tumors account for a small percentage of stomach cancer and originate in the hormone-producing cells of the stomach. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, also called GISTs, are rare tumors that can develop in other places besides the stomach; however, the most common location for GISTs is indeed the stomach.

The doctors at New Hope Medical Center will work to create an alternative cancer treatment for patients with stomach cancer. More than 50 years of experience has helped the team at New Hope develop the New Hope Treatment Method, an alternative cancer treatment focused on individualized care. A specialized regimen allows for optimum patient care. The staff at the New Hope alternative cancer treatment center carefully evaluates a patient before an alternative cancer treatment is suggested. Several alternative cancer treatment options are included in the overall plan, including but not limited to changes in diet and nutrition, immune system enhancement, physical therapy, homeopathic medicines, acupuncture, ozone therapy, and stress management.

The entire staff at the New Hope Medical Center works hard to help cancer patients who are looking for alternative cancer treatments that are effective and non-invasive. The knowledgeable and friendly staff provide a warm environment for cancer patients. The New Hope Medical Center doctors, nurses, oncologists, and nutritionists strive to meet individual alternative cancer treatment needs.

Mark Branyon collaborates with international experts in continually improving existing protocols. Their treatment strategy incorporates the best modalities of both worlds mainstream and alternative according to individual needs. http://www.newhopemedicalcenter.com

List of Facts About Cancer – Breast

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women not including skin cancer. During 2008, an estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women and about 1,990 new cases in men in the US. Breast cancer rates have decreased about 3.5% per year since 2001-2004 and may reflect the reduction in use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The 2002 publication of the Women’s Health Initiative linked HRT use to increased risk of heart diseases and breast cancer. In addition to invasive breast cancer, there are 67,770 new cases of situ (not yet spread) breast cancer are expected among women in 2008. Situ breast cancer incidence rates have stabilized since the late 1990s, reflecting the recent drop in mammography utilization.

An estimated 40,480 women and 450 men breast cancer patients are expected to die in 2008. Breast cancer ranks second (after lung cancer) as a cause of cancer death in women eve though it has decreased steadily since 1990. Progress in both early detection and improved treatment with contributes to the decrease.

A mammogram can detect earliest sign of breast cancer. The abnormality, painless mass in the breast may not be felt by the woman or a healthcare professional. Other less common symptoms may include persistent changes to the breast: thickening, redness swelling, skin irritation, distortion, tenderness or scaliness. Nipples also have abnormalities like retraction, ulceration, and or spontaneous discharge.

Women have the greatest risk in getting breast cancer. Age is another important factor. Risk can also increased by inherited genetic, a family history of breast cancer, high breast tissue density, and high-dose radiation to the chest, usually related to other medical procedure. Reproductive factors also increase the risk: menstrual periods that start early and or end late in life, prolong use of oral contraceptives, having the first child after age 30 or never have children. If a person is overweight or obese after menopause, use of postmenopausal hormone therapy (estrogen and progestin combined), inactivity and drinking more than one alcoholic beverages per day, be extra careful because these are factors that increase breast cancer risk. Being active, maintaining a healthy body weight, breastfeeding are all associated with lowering the risk of breast cancer.

The 5-year relative survival rate for malignant cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes or other location outside the breast has increased from 80% in the mid 1900 to 98% today. The recent 5-year survival rate is 84% for cases with cancer has spread regionally. For women with metastases cancer (spread to distant parts of the body), the 5-year survival rate is 27%.

Breast cancer screening has proved to reduce breast cancer mortality. 61% of breast cancer is diagnosed at a localized stage and the 5-year survival rate is very impressive at 98% due to timely access to high quality follow-up and treatment.

Other than genetic gene, there is a lot we can do to prevent cancer development. Maintaining a healthy and balance lifestyle including manage stress, eat right, take vitamins, stay fit and pay attention to the environment where you live and work. The air you breath and the water you drink have a lot to do with your health.

About 70% of the bodies’ weight is water. It is the very thing the body needs most. Water is accountable for many body functions. Drinking enough clean and fresh water not only improves your overall health and well-being, it may also prevent you from many ailments, sicknesses and cancer development. The quantity and quality of the water you drink are equally important.

How Many People Die of Cancer Each Year

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Did you know that today, ever 4 Americans, there is one diagnosed with cancer? In 2008, there are about 565,650 Americans expected to die of cancer. Every day, 1500 people lives are taken by cancer. It is accounted for 1 of every 4 deaths. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart diseases, and if current trends continue and we don’t do anything about it, it is expected to be the leading cause of death by the year 2010.

People are waking up to this scary fact. More are becoming aware of what leads to cancer and are taking steps to prevent it from developing by making adjustment to their lifestyle. The other good news is that early detection, diagnosis and treatment have improved the odds dramatically. In 1995, over 50% of cancer patients survived five years or more after diagnosis and treatment. The American Cancer Society estimates that an additional 25-30% of all cancer deaths could be prevented with earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Cancer is identified by uncontrolled cell division and cell death caused by cumulative damage to important regulatory genes. Generally, multiple genes must be damaged for a cancer to grow and to develop the capacity to spread, also known as metastasis. Cancers that seem to run in families may be hereditary or may signify similar family environmental exposure to substances that cause cell damage such as polluted air, water, soil and to radiation. Cancer can occur in many areas of the body and behaves differently depending on its types and origin. Cancer is caused by both external factors (tobacco, chemicals, radiation and infectious organisms) and internal factors (inherited mutations, hormones, immune conditions, and mutations that occurs from metabolism). It often takes ten or more years from exposure to external factors and a detectable cancer.

Even chlorinated municipal water can cause cancer. Chlorine treated water contains chemical compounds called trihalomethanes, which are carcinogens (cancer causing agents) resulting from the combination of chlorine and organic compounds in water. These chemicals do not degrade very well and are generally stored in the fatty tissues of the body (the breasts, other fatty areas, mothers’ milk, blood and semen), they can cause mutations by altering DNA, suppress immune system function and interfere with the natural controls of cell growth. Several studies also link chlorine and chlorinated by-products to a greater incidence of bladder, breast and bowel cancer as well as malignant melanoma. One study even links the use of chlorinated tap water to congenital cardiac anomalies.

If your family history shows that certain diseases have occurred repeatedly in the past, you must be diligent about getting regular screening examinations for these diseases. Check with your doctor for more information about evaluations or cancer screenings.

The best advice to lower cancer risk: Change bad habits and live healthfully. Quit smoking, exercise regularly, learn to manage stress, eat foods that help build your body’s defenses against cancer. Remove chlorine or chloramine and other contaminants from water before drinking or cooking. Take vitamin and mineral supplements. And most importantly, see your physician for regular testing and health screenings.

About 70% of the bodies’ weight is water. It is the very thing the body needs most. Water is accountable for many body functions. Drinking enough clean and fresh water not only improves your overall health and well-being, it may also prevent you from many ailments, sicknesses and cancer development. The quantity and quality of the water you drink are equally important. Give your body the quality water it deserves and in turn, it will serve you with the optimal health and appearance you have always desired. For the best possible water for your health, right from the faucet, for pennies per gallon, please visit Drinking Water Safety. After all, who wants to fill 70% of their bodies’ weight with impurities, toxins and chemical treated water?

Cancer’s Comfort Zone VS. The Human Healing Zone

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Dr. Otto Walburg, a Nobel-prize winner, stated that “the primary cause of cancer is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration with anaerobic respiration.”

Normal respiration in a cell is determined by the normal flow of oxygen-rich compounds, and glucose, and mineral salts into and out-of the cell. For the cells of the human body to remain healthy they must be in a slightly alkaline, oxygen-rich condition. Alkaline compounds, solutions and tissues absorb needed oxygen. In this “slightly alkaline, oxygen-rich” condition normal cells can “burn” glucose as a cellular fuel.

Cancer cells cannot allow the free-flow of oxygen, like normal cells do. Cancer cells can only obtain energy through fermentation of glucose, a conversion process that does not require oxygen. Consequently, cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygen-rich, slightly alkaline environment, because glucose “burns” in the presence of oxygen!

Acidic fluids expel cellular oxygen, cancer cells flourish in an acidic environment, because they’re content to feed on the few available nutrients they make by fermenting glucose inside the oxygen-poor, acid-rich environment of cancer cells. Normal cells must divide/replicate in order to survive, but when normal cells are in an acidic environment, replication can be very difficult, consequently, cancer thrives in an oxygen-poor, acid-rich environment, and normal cells begin dying-off.

You have an unfair advantage over cancer.

Because you have ultimate control over the foods that you eat! Fruits and vegetables are some of the most alkaline substances available. The FDA already recommends that you should eat 5-10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day! When you alkalize your body you cause two significant changes:

1. Your blood and tissues take in needed oxygen again.

2. Healthy tissues do great, but cancerous tissues cannot survive in an oxygen-rich environment, and will begin dying-off in a matter of days.

Two Key Components in the Daily Diet: Acid-Forming Foods and Alkaline-Forming Foods.

Most high protein foods (meat, fish, poultry and eggs), and nearly all processed carbohydrates (grains, breads and pastas) and fats are “acid-forming.”

Fruits, high protein vegetables and Free Form Amino Acids are not acid-forming, and have no acidic residue, while offering buffering capabilities to the body to help offset acidic wastes.

When working toward re-balancing your body pH, you should strive to get a 70:30 ratio of alkaline food to acidic food.

Are you eating anti-cancer foods

It’s no secret that consuming a diet high in phytonutrients, antioxidants, Omega oils, dark fruits and vegetables and other good things are a big step in the right direction.

With tens of thousands of anti-cancer products, foods and methods to choose from, trying to find a reliable combination of substances that will work to defeat your cancer, can be a serious challenge for the time-strained consumer.

If you’re like most people you just want to find a simple list of healthy anti-cancer foods and supplements that you can acquire cheaply and use at your own convenience. And a plan that helps you destroy cancer the fast efficient way. This is your lucky day!

Green Powders

Wheatgrass and Barleygrass powders are high in protein, and each supplies most of the crucial supplements for preventing and reversing cancer. It takes more than a pound of vegetables to equal the incredible concentration of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, plant enzymes, protein and fiber found in five teaspoons of most green powders. If you’re eating right, just one teaspoonful of green powder in one liter of water daily, will provide all you need to balance your body, and begin to put cancer behind you.

Alkalizing pH Drops

Add alkalizing pH drops (from health food store) to your green powder drinks. The drops will increase the benefits of both the water and the green powders, making them still more alkalizing, oxygenating, and pH balancing. The pH drops act as oxygen and electron catalysts, bringing more of both into your blood and thus to all the cells of your body, which need it for optimum performance. Add 16 drops to each liter of water or green drink.

Balanced pH

The acid-alkaline balance of the fluids in the body determines which kinds of organisms will thrive in it. Cancer has been shown to flourish in a 7.0 and lower pH. While a pH range of 7.1 to 7.3 (fasting saliva test) allows the body to heal. An estimated 95% of the U.S. population is too acidic (less than pH 7.0) in their body’s tissues and fluids.

By now, you realize why it’s so important to create at least a normal pH.

Go to a health food store and get a pH test kit (litmus paper or strips), and follow the instructions. If you are too acidic (normal body pH is between 7.1 to 7.3), you should eat 7-10 servings of fruit and vegetables a day to get out of the acid range and into the alkaline range. Balancing the pH in itself is a HUGE step toward reducing your risk of cellular damage and terminating the cancer cells, all in one easy step.

Cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence!

If you’re like most people who have been diagnosed with this mysterious disease, you probably believe you have no control over such a complicated situation. Most people’s natural reaction to a cancer diagnosis is to just let the pros handle it. After all this is what they do?

Well, let’s take a minute to think about that, the medical community has had millions of encounters with this disease. But the statistics prove that what they’ve chosen to do about cancer is a BIG statistical loser in their so called “war on cancer”!

Cancer rates in 1900 were just 3% of the population and now it is 25% of the population. The World Health Organization released a report entitled; “Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020.

The overall increase of all cancers from 1950 to 1995 was 55 percent. Overall five year survival rates for all cancers have remained virtually static since 1970, from 49 to 54 percent.

In 2000, more than 1.2 million new cancer diagnoses are expected, and some 550,000 (1,506 a day) Americans will die from the disease.

In 2008, a total of 1.4 million new cancer cases and 565,650 deaths (1,549 a day) from cancer are projected to occur in the United States.

We all know that no one wants to be exposed to the horrors of unnecessary surgeries, radiation and having toxic chemotherapy substances injected in them. But, did you know that doctors who were interviewed at a recent convention, stated that if they were diagnosed with cancer, 90 percent of them said that they “would NEVER undergo chemotherapy themselves, and would not recommend it to any of their family members either!” Not very reassuring is it? Would you submit to procedures that most doctors wouldn’t want to have done to them? I wouldn’t either!

Real people beating real cancer, it happens all the time!

I’m here to tell you, YES, you can beat cancer, and the best way to get started is by working diligently to oxygenate your cells and blood by restoring them to a normal, slightly alkaline pH!

Oxygen deprivation is only part of the overall picture! Yet, ALL of the other procedures that must follow are useless if you do not alkalize and oxygenate your cells and blood.

The conventional cancer treatment community could have and should be focused on oxygenating your cells and blood in their practice’s, but they don’t do that! Not because it doesn’t work. On the contrary, it works and they know it! And now you know it! And now they can’t make a dime off of you!

You see, they know that if you get well, you go away, they never see you again, and they’ve lost another source of income, to wellness! You’re life is worth more to you and the people you love than all that! Wellness must be YOUR goal!

I could write an article about that subject only, but the fact remains, you are not just somebody’s gravy train. You don’t have to settle for barely alive and feeling miserable, when you can have complete and total wellness again!

You can choose wellness as YOUR goal, but it becomes YOUR responsibility to make it happen in YOUR life! Don’t miss out! YOU can do it! But do it NOW! There’s no time like the present, my friend!

Taking Action Steps.

Now that you’ve discovered one of the best secrets of how you can proceed to reverse the oxygen deprivation that is making you sick, you need a plan of action!

What will you do now? When will you do it? And for how long?

How will you know when you’ve succeeded?

Define what success in this situation means to you.

How much of your life will you win back?

Why you want to do something is often more important than the goal itself.

Keep your examples in mind as you forge ahead in your quest for wellness.

You must make a choice about your beliefs, deciding that if you follow this process, you’ll do just fine!

People who have defeated cancer on their own have a commonality of certain aspects:

1. They all have a tenacious desire to live, and

2. an intense desire to be well again, and

3. they hold themselves accountable for what they believe in, and

4. what they know must be done, and they

5. push themselves through the tough times, the

6. dietary changes, and they

7. take control of the wellness process.

8. They keep a positive mental attitude.

9. Fear has no place in their plan. Fear only drains energy.

10. Confidence allows them to stick to the process and do the right thing.

Dietary Changes

I know its not easy to change your diet. I suggest you start by avoiding fast food restaurants. Keep fresh vegetables in the refrigerator and snack on those. Keep fresh fruit on the table, you’ll be better off nutritionally. Juicing them is good too!

Some Words of Caution:

Whether you’re using the conventional or alternative methods, you will find that as cancer tumors break-up they can dump a load of acidic residue into the bloodstream, the liver must clean this residue out of the blood. The liver then discharges it through the bile ducts to the intestines for disposal. The liver needs to be cleansed with five liters of water a day during this phase, or it could get clogged with all of the debris. A completely clogged liver could kill you! So see a doctor and get your liver tested. Get check-ups weekly and ask your doctor about milk thistle for liver detox.

Also, as more cells begin normal respiration, you will need to supplement potassium into your daily diet. So get your blood potassium levels checked by your doctor weekly also.

Yours in cancer free living!

Hi, my name is Rick Walkemeyer. My website is http://www.designed4health.com and you are welcome to stop-by and read any of the many FREE articles and special reports you’ll find there.