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Cancer Treatments vary depending on what type of cancer you have.

Each types of cancer requires a different type of treatment so there are prostate cancer treatments, breast cancer therapy, prostate cancer treatments and so on as well as cancer alternative treatments.

Medical Cancer Treatment Options

Because there are so many types of cancer, please see our links to the individual type of cancer treatment you are seeking. This section is to explain the types of cancer treatments available today and a little about their pluses and minuses. Treatment options in this category include: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and cancer drugs sometimes taken in conjunction with the other therapies, for example chemo drugs are the most popular.

Surgery for Cancer

Surgery is the least harmful of the four options. In some cases, there is not time or option but to life-saving surgery. However, in dealing with cancer it is a stop-gap measure that does not eliminate the cause of cancer cell creation. Surgery can also come with secondary complications. An important complication of surgery is the fact that cutting into the tumor, even for a biopsy, can aggravate the condition.

One of the biggest concerns about surgery for cancer is that, statistically, there is no solid evidence that patients who submit to surgery have any greater life expectancy on the average, than those who do not. This is an area which desperately needs intensive and unbiased study.

Chemotherapy Treatments

Chemotherapy treatments or chemo as it is often referred to is the most well known form of cancer treatments. It is often used in a combination of treatments with surgery, radiation and or chemo drugs (chemotherapy drugs). Chemotherapy is the use of chemicals to treat cancer by the destruction of cancer cells. It is believed that Chemotherapy can slow down the advancement of the cancer and give the cancer patient a little longer to live. Today there are many cases where chemotherapy has put the patient into remission.

There is no reliable way to predict how patients may react to chemotherapy. Some experience mild side-effect and others will have none at all. This depends on a wide variety of reasons like the severity of the cancer in the first place, the success of management of symptoms as well as the state of mind of the patient themselves.

Survival rates of chemotherapy treatments are pretty grim. When oncologists talk about survival rates, they do not mean longevity of life, it means how many survive after 5 years of treatment.  Someone may die of cancer after 6 years of treatment and this is still called a success. We encourage you to do thorough research when considering chemotherapy among cancer treatments as statistically those who do not undergo chemo and undertake cancer alternative treatments have a better survival rate.

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy, or irradiation) is the use of a certain type of energy (called ionizing radiation or radioactive substance) to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.  Approximately 50% of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either alone or in combination with other types of cancer treatments.

Radiation therapy retards or destroys all cells in the area being treated by damaging their genetic material, making it impossible for these cells to continue to grow and divide, including normal cells. Some people can recover from normal cells also being harmed and some people cannot.

When considering whether or not to undergo any of the medical cancer treatments it is important to ask the question what the odds of your survival if you do, or you do not. Then investigate the truth behind that response. Remember, iatrogenisis (death by legally prescribed drugs and doctors) is the fourth leading cause of death in America. More people die in the hands of medical misadventure than by road accidents.  Again, do your own research and be open to viewing the issues from all angles.

Cancer Alternative Treatments

So if you don’t like your odds or side effects of medical cancer treatments, what are your alternatives. There are many natural therapies and products on the market that claim they cure cancer. It is not for us to tell you which ones they are and which ones are not or are pure snake oil. The reason for that is it is the firm belief of all the cancer survivors who write for this website that a holistic approach must be undertaken for the greatest success of survival. It is the method by which we have survived our cancer. Some of us had integrated medicine, a combination of medical and natural alternatives while others of us had no option but to go 100% natural.

If you are going to use cancer alternative treatments or natural cancer cures, do not rely on one product claiming miracle cures. Here is the list of cancer alternative treatments in the natural therapy world that form a holistic approach to surviving cancer.

1.    Immediate and comprehensive detoxification through infra red saunas, infra red sauna wraps, bio-cleanse footbaths and detoxification body wraps in combination. A cancer patient does not have time to go on a liver cleanse. Liver cleansing herbs can also cause uncomfortable symptoms in an overly toxic body like a cancer patient. By taking out as many toxins from the body through the above methods you give the body energy to fight the cancer cells rather than fight the toxicity.

Some people can also benefit from a series of colonics, others may not be able to undergo this rather invasive but effective therapy.

2.    Immediate withdrawal from cooked foods and establishment of an all raw food diet and daily vegetable juices. Generally speaking cooked food placed a burden on the pancreas and causes over acidity in the body. Cancer lives in an anaerobic environment of acidity. They cannot survive in an aerobic environment. A raw food diet is important to recover and fighting cancer cells as it is largely a alkaline diet high in enzymes and nutrients. A raw food diet will also take the burden of your pancreas and important enzymes it creates in the fight for cancer will not be diverted to digesting your food. Some people have used a raw food diet and juicing alone as an effective alternative cancer treatment. However, once again, we recommend a holistic approach. Cover all basis and leave nothing to chance.

3.    Nutritional saturation through organic raw food and therapeutic grade organic or natural supplements. If you have cancer the body is under an enormous amount of pressure to perform a variety of tasks. To give it the best possible chance it is necessary to saturate your body with the proper nutrition in much greater amounts than the recommended daily allowance generally considered for health people. The body needs vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, essential fatty acids (omegas) amino acids, probiotics and specialty herbs and immune building natural substances.

Every time you take in a synthetic or chemical substance your body goes into work mode. When you have cancer you want the work mode energy to be focused on cancer cells. We recommend you visit your local naturopath or those natural therapists who work holistically with cancer patients to work out a program that is suitable for you. Body Electronics, Orthomolecular Medicine are two cancer alternative treatments that work successfully with nutrient saturation. Google those keywords to see who is in your area.

4.    Undertake emotional clearing of some description. From cancer counceling to clearing or energy work this is an important component of holistic cancer treatments. Coming to terms with the past and the emotional suppression of negative energies is important to deal with in recovery. There have been some cancer patients who have overcome cancer via medical treatments, alternative treatments and even no treatments on this component alone. Again, add it to your bag of tricks, rather than rely on any one method to increase your odds of success.

5.    Fresh air and sunshine. Exercise for a1 hour a day, ever day to increase you lung capacity and intake of oxygen. Remember, cancer cells cannot survive in a well oxygenated body. Exercise also lifts your spirits and makes you feel good, it contributes to emotional well being as well as helps balance hormonal activity. Getting 20 minutes of sun on as much of your body as possible with nothing on the skin except pure coconut oil is said to improve your chances of survival by 50% because of the vitamin D component. An important vitamin in fighting cancer. Obviously you will not do this during the hottest part of the day and run the risk of other side effects.

Whether you choose to undergo your cancer alternative treatments in a specialty clinic, under the supervision of a naturopath or in combination with medical treatment, make sure you cover all the above basics. There are many more specific cancer alternative treatments like alkalizing substances that we encourage you to research and add to your holistic bag of tools.

If you have learned only one thing from this article, we hope that it is to do thorough research into all aspects of cancer treatments available, medical or alternative. In this way you will better be able to choose which cancer treatments have the best chance of success for you.