When the FDA uses the phrase "may reduce the risk of certain cancers," it is nearly impossible to imagine they are talking about anything other than a new costly prescription pill. Then following said claim usually includes a fine print warning or commercials with the "speed talker" warning us of the numerous side effects which may occur while taking the prescription.
Proponets of mainstream medicine in the U.S. seem content to leave things as they are, shuffling the countless off to the surgical ward, concerned more with slicing and dicing than actually improving your quality of life. Major pharmaceutical companies refuse to acknowledge anything natural because only chemicals can be patented. Drug companies then try to replicate the components but it just isn't quite working out. So, what are we left with? What are our choices?
Currently, conventional medicine is basically telling us the way to treat cancer is to cut, poison and burn. Diagnosed with breast cancer, just cut it off. Chemotherapy is poison, it makes people very sick and this most popular drug for breast cancer causes uterine cancer. Use radiation to burn then, but medical studies show that the results between people with cancer who were treated with radiation and those who were not treated showed no difference.
Don't be naive, cancer equals big money and we have been beyond "awareness" for many years now. In fact, the drug companies have already made 12.5 billion on diabetes so far in 2008 and this is not intended to come across as unsympathetic for those who currently have cancer and those who have lost friends and loved ones to this disease. Au contraire, it especially breaks my heart when I think how hard it must be on a young boy or girl who has a form of cancer and the toll it brings on their families.
My question is why the medical profession and big pharma will not give consideration to treating cancer naturally or at least incorporate natural supplements and not just close the door. Sadly it seems the love of the almighty dollar has distorted things just a bit.
Do not be surprised when in the not to distant future we will be unable to purchase vitamins in the U.S., such as vitamin c for example, without a prescribtion. CODEX is already controlling a lot of this internationally and it's just a matter of time until those dollar signs trigger a new era in the U.S. which is already a signatory but it is not enforced...yet.
Sure we are all familar with the saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and this is so very true, especially concerning cancer. It is much easier to prevent a disease than to cure it and cancer is no exception. All the processed food out there full of preservatives is not only void of nutrients but in many cases is harmful. Companies advertise we can our daily dose of certain vitamins and minerals with their product so we think it's healthy. Certain fast foods should least have warnings on the wrapper/box that read "this may cause bad things." Organic foods are great option for a nutricious lifestyle if one can afford it.
We need to focus on what we can do to prevent cancer. Just as it is wise to use preventative measures in other areas of our life, this isn't any different. This is not meant to bring doom and gloom but don't fall into the trap of "this will never happen to me."
Without going into a big dissertation about cancer but very simply, cancer starts at the cellular level. Our immune system plays a vital role in preventing cancer by destroying invading pathogen's. With this in mind it makes sense to make sure our cells have the nutrients needed, be oxygenated and our immune system is balanced so that the antibodies hit the right target to wipe out the invader.
There are a number of natural supplements available that help make sure this happens, to make any weak links strong. Like most things, there are the good, the bad and the ugly in the natural supplement arena. This article is not intended to tell you what or what not to buy, but to let you know there are options that work which you will never hear about from mainstream medicine. Do some investigation but keep in mind that mainstream, conventional medicine is quick to use the term "quackery" that which does not fit neatly in their protocol.
If you have any questions or comments please visit http://www.askjonibell.com/, we would love to hear from you.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Vitamin B17 and the FDA
It seems that a greater number of people these days are taking steps to try to become healthier. People are eating healthier foods and exercising more.
Additionally, people are becoming more aware of the world around them and how they affect that world. People want to know to purchase more locally grown food so as to support local farmers. People are buying organic products so as to support fair trade and people's rights as well as to promote conservatism of the earth's resources.
So, it will make a lot of people interested to know that vitamin B17 comes from something completely natural-apricot seeds. Yes, that's right-vitamin B-17 is a natural product, as its source is just a regular, everyday, common fruit. Apricot seeds are what make up vitamin B-17, that's it. This vitamin is a purified form of the substance that is found inside apricot seeds. This substance is called amygdalin, and it is what is used to create vitamin B-17.
That makes taking vitamin B-17 to prevent cancer completely natural. When you take these vitamin tablets-available in either 100mg or 500mg strength pills, which can be split to smaller sizes-you can be confident in knowing that you are taking a natural product.
It may seem rather strange, but this is, indeed, where vitamin B17 comes from. There's good reasoning behind this, too-it wasn't done arbitrarily by some vitamin manufacturer.
Apricot seeds contain amygdalin. Amygdalin has cyanide locked away, ready to battle cancer-and this cyanide can only be unlocked by a cancer cell because only those cells have the special unlocking enzyme. Once unlocked, the cyanide kills the cancer cell. Nearby cells aren't harmed because a neutralizing agent is released with the cyanide to protect those cells.
Once this was discovered, a biochemist studied the substance and learned how to purify it. Then, in 1952, amygdalin was given its vitamin status based (at least partly) upon recommendation from the co-founder of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Today, the NCI doesn't readily acknowledge the benefits of vitamin B17, though.
After reading a great deal of information about vitamin B17 and amygdaline and laetrile, you will come to find out that thousands of people have been using these substances-either through vitamin B17 tablets, through apricot seeds, or both-to keep themselves cancer-free for many years. In addition, many more people have stated that these products have helped them to cure their cancer more quickly or to keep it in remission for far longer than what doctors had thought possible.
Through reading about all of this on the internet you will also learn that you cannot purchase vitamin B17 in any local pharmacy, drugstore, grocery store, or health food store. Nor can you purchase raw apricot seeds anywhere-except for online. You can find dozens of websites online with testimonials about how these products can-and have been-used as cancer cures and as cancer prevention measures...yet you cannot get in your care and drive somewhere to go and purchase them.?
The reason the FDA will not let stores sell vitamin B17 or apricot seeds is that it has not been scientifically proven that eating apricot seeds or taking vitamin B17 is beneficial to a person's health. The FDA believes that there is not enough scientific data to show that the substance in vitamin B17 and apricot seeds can be effectively used as either a cancer cure or a measure to prevent cancer.
Most people believe that there is an ulterior motive, not enough money. No one can really make any money off of vitamin B17 or off of raw apricot seeds. After all, how can anyone patent cancer cures that are completely natural, like an apricot? There is no money to be made off of this type of cancer treatment; therefore, many people believe that is the true reason behind the FDA stance against vitamin B17 and apricot seeds.
Yes, the FDA is supposed to be protecting the public; however, a recent USA today report showed that over half of the members of FDA advisor's had conflicts of interest-meaning that they had ties to the drug companies. Approving vitamin B17 would mean taking away their profits.
Joni Bell is a natural cancer prevention and treatment specialist with years of experience. He has done various reports on the subject of cancer prevention and treatment and continues his effort to educate people with the good news that we can live cancer free. http://www.curecancersource.com/
Additionally, people are becoming more aware of the world around them and how they affect that world. People want to know to purchase more locally grown food so as to support local farmers. People are buying organic products so as to support fair trade and people's rights as well as to promote conservatism of the earth's resources.
So, it will make a lot of people interested to know that vitamin B17 comes from something completely natural-apricot seeds. Yes, that's right-vitamin B-17 is a natural product, as its source is just a regular, everyday, common fruit. Apricot seeds are what make up vitamin B-17, that's it. This vitamin is a purified form of the substance that is found inside apricot seeds. This substance is called amygdalin, and it is what is used to create vitamin B-17.
That makes taking vitamin B-17 to prevent cancer completely natural. When you take these vitamin tablets-available in either 100mg or 500mg strength pills, which can be split to smaller sizes-you can be confident in knowing that you are taking a natural product.
It may seem rather strange, but this is, indeed, where vitamin B17 comes from. There's good reasoning behind this, too-it wasn't done arbitrarily by some vitamin manufacturer.
Apricot seeds contain amygdalin. Amygdalin has cyanide locked away, ready to battle cancer-and this cyanide can only be unlocked by a cancer cell because only those cells have the special unlocking enzyme. Once unlocked, the cyanide kills the cancer cell. Nearby cells aren't harmed because a neutralizing agent is released with the cyanide to protect those cells.
Once this was discovered, a biochemist studied the substance and learned how to purify it. Then, in 1952, amygdalin was given its vitamin status based (at least partly) upon recommendation from the co-founder of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Today, the NCI doesn't readily acknowledge the benefits of vitamin B17, though.
After reading a great deal of information about vitamin B17 and amygdaline and laetrile, you will come to find out that thousands of people have been using these substances-either through vitamin B17 tablets, through apricot seeds, or both-to keep themselves cancer-free for many years. In addition, many more people have stated that these products have helped them to cure their cancer more quickly or to keep it in remission for far longer than what doctors had thought possible.
Through reading about all of this on the internet you will also learn that you cannot purchase vitamin B17 in any local pharmacy, drugstore, grocery store, or health food store. Nor can you purchase raw apricot seeds anywhere-except for online. You can find dozens of websites online with testimonials about how these products can-and have been-used as cancer cures and as cancer prevention measures...yet you cannot get in your care and drive somewhere to go and purchase them.?
The reason the FDA will not let stores sell vitamin B17 or apricot seeds is that it has not been scientifically proven that eating apricot seeds or taking vitamin B17 is beneficial to a person's health. The FDA believes that there is not enough scientific data to show that the substance in vitamin B17 and apricot seeds can be effectively used as either a cancer cure or a measure to prevent cancer.
Most people believe that there is an ulterior motive, not enough money. No one can really make any money off of vitamin B17 or off of raw apricot seeds. After all, how can anyone patent cancer cures that are completely natural, like an apricot? There is no money to be made off of this type of cancer treatment; therefore, many people believe that is the true reason behind the FDA stance against vitamin B17 and apricot seeds.
Yes, the FDA is supposed to be protecting the public; however, a recent USA today report showed that over half of the members of FDA advisor's had conflicts of interest-meaning that they had ties to the drug companies. Approving vitamin B17 would mean taking away their profits.
Joni Bell is a natural cancer prevention and treatment specialist with years of experience. He has done various reports on the subject of cancer prevention and treatment and continues his effort to educate people with the good news that we can live cancer free. http://www.curecancersource.com/
Take Your Health Into Your Own Hands
I want to share about a powerful medicinal rain forest herb that is that is extracted from a rare form of Cat's Claw and processed in the United States and is in wide use by people who have health problems and also by those who are healthy and want to stay that way. Samento, the most powerful immune enhancing herb on the planet.
Samento is a rare, very pure form of Cat's Claw that has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-oxidant properties. Studies show it to be beneficial in the treatment of a wide range of immune system related conditions, not only for people but pets as well. The beneficial properties of Samento are attributed to the pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids, POAs, that are found in the plant and act on the cellular immune system and demonstrate powerful modulating properties.
Cat's Claw root extract has been studied for its ability to help wipe out cancer cells. Scientists discovered POAs help increase the number of killer T-cells. These specialized T-cells not only kill virus-infected cells, but seek cancer cells. Once killer T-cells find a cancerous cell, they bind themselves to it, releasing toxic chemicals inside the cell. These chemicals puncture the cancer cells membrane, causing it to burst and die.
Samento does not contain a group of chemical antagonists called tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOAs) that act upon the central nervous system and greatly inhibit its effectiveness. Samento contains a standardized amount of pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POAs)that act on the cellular immune system and demonstrate powerful immune system modulating properties.
According to research conducted in Austria, traditional cat's claw products may contain as much as 80% TOAs, and as little as 1% TOAs can cause a 30% reduction in immune system modulating properties that POAs provide. This may explain why large dosages, at times far
exceeding 20,000 mg per day, of traditional cat's claw containing TOAs are required to obtain some results in treating the previously mentioned immune system related conditions.
POAs also are beneficial to individuals with HIV and AIDS. HIV attacks helper T-cells. While the body initially makes more new helper T-cells, its ability to replace these cells gradually fades. Without helper T-cells, killer T-cells can not kill infected cells very well. By slowly depleting helper T-cells and making killer T-cells less effective, infections are able to slowly overwhelm the body.
Because the POAs increase production of helper T-cells, researchers studying these powerful plant compounds are confident cat's claw has a role in HIV and AIDS treatment. TOAs have different effects in the body, none helping the immune system cells. When POAs and TOAs are mixed, the TOAs work against the POAs. Even as little as 1% TOA content can cause POAs to lose their ability to beneficially modulate the immune system. Choose a product with no TOAs or the smallest percent possible.
Chemotype identification takes significant time and costs money. For these reasons, many distributors do not distinguish between the chemotypes. The POAs and TOAs are often mixed and sold as a Cat's Claw product. No mention of any alkaloid content is made on many cat's claw products packaging. If the product label does not give the amount of TOAs, chances are it contains TOAs. Usually the product label will state "TOA free".
Even before Samento appeared on the market, a lot of evidence had been accumulated regarding the helplessness of conventional medicine on the one hand and the unsuspected therapeutic possibilities of the so-called alternative, natural or complementary treatments on the other hand.
Samento interacts with the psyche and the mind, as well as with the cells, the tissues and the body. It has been serving human health successfully even before the birth of modern medicine and this is only one of the reasons why many contemporary physicians are avoiding it, frightened by it, renouncing it without even knowing it.
Modern medicine has reached incredible depths, but lost sight of the whole. It gained control of the cell, but lost hold of the human. The narrow experts have reached a high peak, but it proved to be a razors edge on which the doctor and his patient are balancing between life and death.
If your doctor refuses to hear about herbs and other natural remedies, if he refuses to read the appropriate books or periodicals on this subject, consider if the time has not come to look for a more caring, skilled, responsible, real doctor. At the end of day you are the one who pays the bill and what it's all about is not a drink after the heavy working hours of the doctor, but a life that is your life, not the doctors.
Joni Bell is a student and researcher of living a healthy lifestyle and has seen first hand the healing results of natural versus traditional protocols. http://www.apricotpower-info.com/
Samento is a rare, very pure form of Cat's Claw that has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-oxidant properties. Studies show it to be beneficial in the treatment of a wide range of immune system related conditions, not only for people but pets as well. The beneficial properties of Samento are attributed to the pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids, POAs, that are found in the plant and act on the cellular immune system and demonstrate powerful modulating properties.
Cat's Claw root extract has been studied for its ability to help wipe out cancer cells. Scientists discovered POAs help increase the number of killer T-cells. These specialized T-cells not only kill virus-infected cells, but seek cancer cells. Once killer T-cells find a cancerous cell, they bind themselves to it, releasing toxic chemicals inside the cell. These chemicals puncture the cancer cells membrane, causing it to burst and die.
Samento does not contain a group of chemical antagonists called tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOAs) that act upon the central nervous system and greatly inhibit its effectiveness. Samento contains a standardized amount of pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POAs)that act on the cellular immune system and demonstrate powerful immune system modulating properties.
According to research conducted in Austria, traditional cat's claw products may contain as much as 80% TOAs, and as little as 1% TOAs can cause a 30% reduction in immune system modulating properties that POAs provide. This may explain why large dosages, at times far
exceeding 20,000 mg per day, of traditional cat's claw containing TOAs are required to obtain some results in treating the previously mentioned immune system related conditions.
POAs also are beneficial to individuals with HIV and AIDS. HIV attacks helper T-cells. While the body initially makes more new helper T-cells, its ability to replace these cells gradually fades. Without helper T-cells, killer T-cells can not kill infected cells very well. By slowly depleting helper T-cells and making killer T-cells less effective, infections are able to slowly overwhelm the body.
Because the POAs increase production of helper T-cells, researchers studying these powerful plant compounds are confident cat's claw has a role in HIV and AIDS treatment. TOAs have different effects in the body, none helping the immune system cells. When POAs and TOAs are mixed, the TOAs work against the POAs. Even as little as 1% TOA content can cause POAs to lose their ability to beneficially modulate the immune system. Choose a product with no TOAs or the smallest percent possible.
Chemotype identification takes significant time and costs money. For these reasons, many distributors do not distinguish between the chemotypes. The POAs and TOAs are often mixed and sold as a Cat's Claw product. No mention of any alkaloid content is made on many cat's claw products packaging. If the product label does not give the amount of TOAs, chances are it contains TOAs. Usually the product label will state "TOA free".
Even before Samento appeared on the market, a lot of evidence had been accumulated regarding the helplessness of conventional medicine on the one hand and the unsuspected therapeutic possibilities of the so-called alternative, natural or complementary treatments on the other hand.
Samento interacts with the psyche and the mind, as well as with the cells, the tissues and the body. It has been serving human health successfully even before the birth of modern medicine and this is only one of the reasons why many contemporary physicians are avoiding it, frightened by it, renouncing it without even knowing it.
Modern medicine has reached incredible depths, but lost sight of the whole. It gained control of the cell, but lost hold of the human. The narrow experts have reached a high peak, but it proved to be a razors edge on which the doctor and his patient are balancing between life and death.
If your doctor refuses to hear about herbs and other natural remedies, if he refuses to read the appropriate books or periodicals on this subject, consider if the time has not come to look for a more caring, skilled, responsible, real doctor. At the end of day you are the one who pays the bill and what it's all about is not a drink after the heavy working hours of the doctor, but a life that is your life, not the doctors.
Joni Bell is a student and researcher of living a healthy lifestyle and has seen first hand the healing results of natural versus traditional protocols. http://www.apricotpower-info.com/
Nature Intended a World Without Cancer
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!
Joni Bell is an advocate of alternative over traditional treatment of cancer and that it can be prevented. http://www.treatallcancer.com
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!
Joni Bell is an advocate of alternative over traditional treatment of cancer and that it can be prevented. http://www.treatallcancer.com
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Three Types Of Skin Cancer
The other day, I was taken by the hair coloring of a clerk at the local store. I commented on how beautiful it was, with the dark base and the natural-looking streaks, as if the sun had touched her alone; and we began a conversation of how when we were younger we would not have to use any hair dyes: we just sprayed SunIn on our hair and laid out in the sun for an hour or two. This of course led us to discussing the near impossibility of doing that now, as we have blasted the ozone layer(s) so hard we have created a direct line between us and the harsher (more deadly) rays of the sun (and no, SunIn is a pump spray, not an aerosol, so we didn't have to go there with culpability and irony and all).
You have however not come to this page to know more about sun free hair coloring methods, what you want to know more about is the many types of skin cancers. There is evidence that chemicals as well as the damaging rays of the sun are possible causes of skin cancer, but since we are not doctors or experts, what you would find here is some basic knowledge about skin cancer.
There are three different types of skin cancer including Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma also called non-melanoma skin cancer; and Melanoma.
Melanoma (also called Malignant Melanoma or Cutaneous Melanoma) - The cancer cells take birth in the melanocytes which is the pigment that gives skin its color. The University of Maryland medicine says that Melanoma is the most harmful of all the different types of skin cancer. It mostly occurs in people who have fair skin, light hair and light eyes. It also occurs in people who have other complexions too. People who have brown or black complexion are equally at risk of contracting Melanoma. The symptoms of the disease includes moles that have recently changed color, shape, size, or its state (if it starts to ooze or bleed), or a mole that according to the University of Maryland medicine is swollen, itchy, or hard.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma- This is also known as non-melanoma skin cancer. In the early stages it manifested in red colored patches or nodules in the skin. It is the second most common type of cancer and affects mostly the fair skinned. It is evident mostly in the rims of the ears, lips, face, and mouth.
Basal Cell Carcinoma - The second of the types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, typically starts as a "small, fleshy bump or nodule," most commonly found on the head, neck, and/or hands. Of the three types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, which is typically found in Caucasians, say those at UMM, make up "more than 90 percent in the U.S..
My mother had the second most common of the types of skin cancer, on her lip, and while we at first teased her that it was herpes, she was smart enough to know it was a "sun blister" and quick enough to catch it by going to a specialist. That's the good news, to give you hope when you bemoan the loss of days picnicking, swimming, and "bathing" under the wonderful sun.
You have however not come to this page to know more about sun free hair coloring methods, what you want to know more about is the many types of skin cancers. There is evidence that chemicals as well as the damaging rays of the sun are possible causes of skin cancer, but since we are not doctors or experts, what you would find here is some basic knowledge about skin cancer.
There are three different types of skin cancer including Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma also called non-melanoma skin cancer; and Melanoma.
Melanoma (also called Malignant Melanoma or Cutaneous Melanoma) - The cancer cells take birth in the melanocytes which is the pigment that gives skin its color. The University of Maryland medicine says that Melanoma is the most harmful of all the different types of skin cancer. It mostly occurs in people who have fair skin, light hair and light eyes. It also occurs in people who have other complexions too. People who have brown or black complexion are equally at risk of contracting Melanoma. The symptoms of the disease includes moles that have recently changed color, shape, size, or its state (if it starts to ooze or bleed), or a mole that according to the University of Maryland medicine is swollen, itchy, or hard.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma- This is also known as non-melanoma skin cancer. In the early stages it manifested in red colored patches or nodules in the skin. It is the second most common type of cancer and affects mostly the fair skinned. It is evident mostly in the rims of the ears, lips, face, and mouth.
Basal Cell Carcinoma - The second of the types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, typically starts as a "small, fleshy bump or nodule," most commonly found on the head, neck, and/or hands. Of the three types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, which is typically found in Caucasians, say those at UMM, make up "more than 90 percent in the U.S..
My mother had the second most common of the types of skin cancer, on her lip, and while we at first teased her that it was herpes, she was smart enough to know it was a "sun blister" and quick enough to catch it by going to a specialist. That's the good news, to give you hope when you bemoan the loss of days picnicking, swimming, and "bathing" under the wonderful sun.
About the Author:
Dane Masters is an accomplished niche website developer and author. for more about Preventing And Controlling Skin Cancer, please visit Skin Cancer Prevention Food for current articles and discussions.
Oxygen and Cancer Do Not Get Along
There are a number of things we can do to enable us to live a long healthy life that is full of energy and without disease. There are some basics that range from what we put in our bodies, how active or sedentary our lifestyle is, and how are thught life is managed in regard to stress, worry, outlook,etc.
What I want to target is cancer and it's prime cause. There are a lot of various types of "cancer awareness", which is a good thing, with monies being raised for more and more research to stop this disease. What we need to look at is not letting cancer get a foothold to begin with. And it starts with oxygen.
Without a dependable supply of oxygen, the cells in our bodies cnnot function properly. Nutrients in our diets must have oxygen present to convert their potential energy into usable energy. In order for new cells to be formed, hundreds of amino acids must link together using oxygen as the source of their energy.
The prime cause of cancer is the replacement of the respiration of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar. All normal body cells meet their energy needs by respiration of oxygen, whereas cancer cells meet their energy needs in great part by fermentation.
Poor oxygenation comes from a buildup of carcinogens and other toxins within and around cells, which blocks and then damages the cellular oxygen respiration mechanism. Clumping up of red blood cells slows down the bloodstream, and restricts flow into capillaries. This also causes poor oxygenation. Even lack of the proper building blocks for cell walls, essential fatty acids, restricts oxygen exchange.
There are some factors that rob us of oxygen on a daily basis. Toxicity, emotional stress, physical trauma and infections, reduction of atmospheric oxygen, improper diets and lack of exercise. Some of these factors we can control and some we cannot. For instance, scientific analysis reveals that the oxygen content of the air appears to be declining in our atmosphere, especially in larger cities.
It is not a surprise then that we see concurrent increases in human illness and disease. Is this chance, or a direct correlation to the decreased levels of oxygen. I go with the latter and is something not to take lightly.
Biochemist Dr. Otto Warburg, who awarded the Nobel prize regarding his cancer research, was convinced that cancer cells can only begin to proliferate in the human body when the cells become oxygen deficient and that cancer cells cannot proliferate at all when exposed to an oxygen-rich environment.
Recent research just confirms this, that indeed, lack of oxygen in cells and tissue is the underlying root cause of not just cancer but, quite possibly, of all chronic degenerative disease.
Cancer cells produce excess lactic acid as they ferment energy. Lactic acid is toxic, and tends to prevent the transport of oxygen into neighboring normal cells. Over time as these cells replicate, the cancer may spread if not destroyed by the immune system.
Chemotherapy and radiation are used because cancer cells are weaker than normal cells and therefore may die first. However, chemo and radiation damage respiratory enzymes in healthy cells, and overload them with toxins, so they become more likely to develop into cancer. The underlying cancer causing conditions are worsened, not improved. And the cancer usually returns quickly a second time unless you make changes to support the health of your body.
The implication of this research is that an effective way to support the body's fight against cancer would be to get as much oxygen as you can into healthy cells, and improving their ability to utilize oxygen. Raising the oxygen levels of normal cells would help prevent them from becoming cancerous. And increasing oxygen levels in cancer cells to high levels could help kill those cancer cells.
Medical researchers when working with cell cultures in a lab, if they want the cells to mutate, they turn down the oxygen. To stop the mutation, the oxygen is turned back up. One type of white blood cells kills cancer cells by injecting oxygen creating hydrogen peroxide into the cells.
So, how can we make sure that are cells are oxygenated? There are liquid oxygen supplements available that release oxygen into the blood that will literally produce more oxygen in your cells. In a nutshell, a stabilized oxygen supplement contains oxygen molecules in a liquid solution that is taken orally, usually 10-20 drops in glass of pure water which makes pure oxygen available to be immediately absorbed directly into the bloodstream. The hemoglobin then carries this oxygen straight to your body's cells and tissues, highly saturating them with oxygen in the process.
Joni Bell has many years of experience in the area of natural cancer prevention and treatment. He has numerous success stories of people being diagnosed living cancer free with use of alternative methods. http://www.bigcure4cancer.com/
What I want to target is cancer and it's prime cause. There are a lot of various types of "cancer awareness", which is a good thing, with monies being raised for more and more research to stop this disease. What we need to look at is not letting cancer get a foothold to begin with. And it starts with oxygen.
Without a dependable supply of oxygen, the cells in our bodies cnnot function properly. Nutrients in our diets must have oxygen present to convert their potential energy into usable energy. In order for new cells to be formed, hundreds of amino acids must link together using oxygen as the source of their energy.
The prime cause of cancer is the replacement of the respiration of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar. All normal body cells meet their energy needs by respiration of oxygen, whereas cancer cells meet their energy needs in great part by fermentation.
Poor oxygenation comes from a buildup of carcinogens and other toxins within and around cells, which blocks and then damages the cellular oxygen respiration mechanism. Clumping up of red blood cells slows down the bloodstream, and restricts flow into capillaries. This also causes poor oxygenation. Even lack of the proper building blocks for cell walls, essential fatty acids, restricts oxygen exchange.
There are some factors that rob us of oxygen on a daily basis. Toxicity, emotional stress, physical trauma and infections, reduction of atmospheric oxygen, improper diets and lack of exercise. Some of these factors we can control and some we cannot. For instance, scientific analysis reveals that the oxygen content of the air appears to be declining in our atmosphere, especially in larger cities.
It is not a surprise then that we see concurrent increases in human illness and disease. Is this chance, or a direct correlation to the decreased levels of oxygen. I go with the latter and is something not to take lightly.
Biochemist Dr. Otto Warburg, who awarded the Nobel prize regarding his cancer research, was convinced that cancer cells can only begin to proliferate in the human body when the cells become oxygen deficient and that cancer cells cannot proliferate at all when exposed to an oxygen-rich environment.
Recent research just confirms this, that indeed, lack of oxygen in cells and tissue is the underlying root cause of not just cancer but, quite possibly, of all chronic degenerative disease.
Cancer cells produce excess lactic acid as they ferment energy. Lactic acid is toxic, and tends to prevent the transport of oxygen into neighboring normal cells. Over time as these cells replicate, the cancer may spread if not destroyed by the immune system.
Chemotherapy and radiation are used because cancer cells are weaker than normal cells and therefore may die first. However, chemo and radiation damage respiratory enzymes in healthy cells, and overload them with toxins, so they become more likely to develop into cancer. The underlying cancer causing conditions are worsened, not improved. And the cancer usually returns quickly a second time unless you make changes to support the health of your body.
The implication of this research is that an effective way to support the body's fight against cancer would be to get as much oxygen as you can into healthy cells, and improving their ability to utilize oxygen. Raising the oxygen levels of normal cells would help prevent them from becoming cancerous. And increasing oxygen levels in cancer cells to high levels could help kill those cancer cells.
Medical researchers when working with cell cultures in a lab, if they want the cells to mutate, they turn down the oxygen. To stop the mutation, the oxygen is turned back up. One type of white blood cells kills cancer cells by injecting oxygen creating hydrogen peroxide into the cells.
So, how can we make sure that are cells are oxygenated? There are liquid oxygen supplements available that release oxygen into the blood that will literally produce more oxygen in your cells. In a nutshell, a stabilized oxygen supplement contains oxygen molecules in a liquid solution that is taken orally, usually 10-20 drops in glass of pure water which makes pure oxygen available to be immediately absorbed directly into the bloodstream. The hemoglobin then carries this oxygen straight to your body's cells and tissues, highly saturating them with oxygen in the process.
Joni Bell has many years of experience in the area of natural cancer prevention and treatment. He has numerous success stories of people being diagnosed living cancer free with use of alternative methods. http://www.bigcure4cancer.com/
Colon Cancer Alternative Treatment: 4 Steps
This article will address colon cancer alternative treatment, and basically any cancer or disease by discussing the root causes.
But before discussing treatment, consider what contributes to or even causes cancer.
Although a nod is often given to lifestyle choices, the general thinking is to blame a person's genes or DNA. If this is the case, there isn't much room for prevention.
Perhaps it keeps things simple to blame the factors we can't control instead of looking at what we're doing.
Nowadays there is general agreement that smoking causes cancer. That wasn't always the case.
Today, to suggest that what you eat causes cancer is not generally accepted. This in spite of the the incredible studies done by Dr. Campbell and clearly demonstrated in his book, The China Study.
If you're looking for a colon cancer alternative treatment, why go back and talk about the causes?
Well, here's why the talk on causes:
When you open yourself to the idea that lifestyle causes disease, you can now begin to see that a change in lifestyle can be the cure.
The body is so amazing and self-healing that giving it the proper tools and conditions, it can heal itself and reverse years of poor treatment.
To some these ideas may seem radical, but they are not new. Hippocrates Institute has been receiving people at its healing Center for over 50 years. Literally thousands of people have healed themselves of not only cancer, but many hundreds of conditions.
For me, these are more than "miracle stories" that happened somewhere else. I personally know many individuals with stage 4 cancer who are in remission and living happy, healthy lives.
4 basic steps toward healing:
1 -- First, you need to halt the incoming "food" causing the body problems: all food that is processed, and meat and dairy. You realize that's most of the isles even in a "health store".
2 -- Give the body what it really needs to rebuild the cells. It needs vitamins and minerals which are found in growing sprouts. More importantly, these contain a high electromagnetic field.
The electric current in your body or life force is high in some foods. What other ones? Blue green algae and sea vegetables.
3 -- Next, you must be completely engaged with your mind and spirit in choosing to heal. It will take radically changing your consciousness and being determined that nothing will stop you.
4 -- Finally, movement is essential by design. Start where you are and slowly increase until you are doing both resistance training and some aerobics. It doesn't have to be strenuous, it could be taking a walk.
These are just the tools, but your body already knows what to do to rebuild, repair and completely cleanse.
But before discussing treatment, consider what contributes to or even causes cancer.
Although a nod is often given to lifestyle choices, the general thinking is to blame a person's genes or DNA. If this is the case, there isn't much room for prevention.
Perhaps it keeps things simple to blame the factors we can't control instead of looking at what we're doing.
Nowadays there is general agreement that smoking causes cancer. That wasn't always the case.
Today, to suggest that what you eat causes cancer is not generally accepted. This in spite of the the incredible studies done by Dr. Campbell and clearly demonstrated in his book, The China Study.
If you're looking for a colon cancer alternative treatment, why go back and talk about the causes?
Well, here's why the talk on causes:
When you open yourself to the idea that lifestyle causes disease, you can now begin to see that a change in lifestyle can be the cure.
The body is so amazing and self-healing that giving it the proper tools and conditions, it can heal itself and reverse years of poor treatment.
To some these ideas may seem radical, but they are not new. Hippocrates Institute has been receiving people at its healing Center for over 50 years. Literally thousands of people have healed themselves of not only cancer, but many hundreds of conditions.
For me, these are more than "miracle stories" that happened somewhere else. I personally know many individuals with stage 4 cancer who are in remission and living happy, healthy lives.
4 basic steps toward healing:
1 -- First, you need to halt the incoming "food" causing the body problems: all food that is processed, and meat and dairy. You realize that's most of the isles even in a "health store".
2 -- Give the body what it really needs to rebuild the cells. It needs vitamins and minerals which are found in growing sprouts. More importantly, these contain a high electromagnetic field.
The electric current in your body or life force is high in some foods. What other ones? Blue green algae and sea vegetables.
3 -- Next, you must be completely engaged with your mind and spirit in choosing to heal. It will take radically changing your consciousness and being determined that nothing will stop you.
4 -- Finally, movement is essential by design. Start where you are and slowly increase until you are doing both resistance training and some aerobics. It doesn't have to be strenuous, it could be taking a walk.
These are just the tools, but your body already knows what to do to rebuild, repair and completely cleanse.
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Discover more about the unique life change program at Hippocrates Institute Cindy Soto is the webmaster and describes her story of life change in Hippocrates Health Institute
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
What Are The Symptoms For Breast Cancer?
Radiation therapy can be used to treat breast cancer. This therapy involves the sending of gamma rays to the affected region. This ray will destroy the growth of the cancerous cell within the breast. This is an option that can save the breast from being removed totally. It has proved very effective to a lot of women. It might to you too - so stay open and be positive that you will be saved... and you will be!
The constant research work on breast cancer has shown a strong link between high fatty foods and breast cancer. Countries with staple food based diets like Japan of the 1950s have recorded minimal occurrence of breast cancer. With this, I'm sure you will want to watch out for the fat content of your food.
If you are very positive, even when breast cancer is staring you in the face, unseen forces will come to your aid and heal you. I know this sounds crazy but history has it of lots of ladies that have also survived breasts cancer because of their strong faiths. If they could, you can as well. What's stopping you is the belief that you can be healed. To get started, get the belief. After the belief, then find out what those ladies who survived did and do the same thing. Nothing can stop you from getting the same results, except of course, your mind.
Excessive consumption of fat and alcohol can enhance the development of breast cancer. You should watch your food and drinks even though it has not been proven that these two culprits cause cancer, we know it contributes to it.
Breast cancer is a major killer of women all over the world in general. The actual cause of breast cancer has not been agreed upon but body size, age, level of alcohol and fat content in the body are known associates of breast cancer. Therefore don't get overweight, reduce alcohol consumption, exercise a lot and avoid fatty foods for protection against breast cancer.
Breast cancer is almost painless at the initial stage; this has made early detection somewhat difficult. One of the symptoms however that can be felt early enough is armpit itching. The itching can even extend beyond the armpit and extend to the surroundings of the breast. Although this is not a must feel symptom before breast cancer can be diagnosed, it is advised that you take note and report all irregular cases of armpit itching.
Statistic shows that breast cancer reoccurrence is about 10% in treated patient. This deadly disease should not be allowed to reoccur. After a successful treatment of breast cancer, you should maintain a regular monthly appointment with your doctor to prevent the disease reoccurring.
Breast cancer is an ailment caused by the formation of malignant cells within the breast tissues. Although the ailment is common in women, it is almost non existence in men although few diagnoses have been made. The cancer is known to be heterogeneous as it shows variation in different women.
The constant research work on breast cancer has shown a strong link between high fatty foods and breast cancer. Countries with staple food based diets like Japan of the 1950s have recorded minimal occurrence of breast cancer. With this, I'm sure you will want to watch out for the fat content of your food.
If you are very positive, even when breast cancer is staring you in the face, unseen forces will come to your aid and heal you. I know this sounds crazy but history has it of lots of ladies that have also survived breasts cancer because of their strong faiths. If they could, you can as well. What's stopping you is the belief that you can be healed. To get started, get the belief. After the belief, then find out what those ladies who survived did and do the same thing. Nothing can stop you from getting the same results, except of course, your mind.
Excessive consumption of fat and alcohol can enhance the development of breast cancer. You should watch your food and drinks even though it has not been proven that these two culprits cause cancer, we know it contributes to it.
Breast cancer is a major killer of women all over the world in general. The actual cause of breast cancer has not been agreed upon but body size, age, level of alcohol and fat content in the body are known associates of breast cancer. Therefore don't get overweight, reduce alcohol consumption, exercise a lot and avoid fatty foods for protection against breast cancer.
Breast cancer is almost painless at the initial stage; this has made early detection somewhat difficult. One of the symptoms however that can be felt early enough is armpit itching. The itching can even extend beyond the armpit and extend to the surroundings of the breast. Although this is not a must feel symptom before breast cancer can be diagnosed, it is advised that you take note and report all irregular cases of armpit itching.
Statistic shows that breast cancer reoccurrence is about 10% in treated patient. This deadly disease should not be allowed to reoccur. After a successful treatment of breast cancer, you should maintain a regular monthly appointment with your doctor to prevent the disease reoccurring.
Breast cancer is an ailment caused by the formation of malignant cells within the breast tissues. Although the ailment is common in women, it is almost non existence in men although few diagnoses have been made. The cancer is known to be heterogeneous as it shows variation in different women.
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Regardless of how much you think you are aware as regards Breast Cancer information like information about Breast Cancer Awareness Uk , or even Breast Cancer Awareness Pin , read Don Pedro's website to be entertained with very necessary information at http://www.mybreastcancersolutions.com
Sunday, October 12, 2008
How To Prepare For the Colonoscopy Prep.
Colonoscopy, We may not know exactly what it is but we know we don't want one!
Many of the reasons your doctor will recommend a colonoscopy is because of persistent abdominal pain, blood in stool, changes in bowel habits or anyone over the age of 50.
50 is the age when the risk for colon problems increases. Due to this it is recommended to have a colonoscopy every 10 years after the age of 50. However, if your family has a history of cancer you may need to have more frequent exams before the age of 50.
For most procedures you will be given a sedative or pain killers. I want a pain killer for the anticipation of pain. Something to keep me from worrying about the procedure.
Asking a friend or relative to come with you is a smart thing to do and it required. You will not be allowed to drive after the procedure due to the sedatives you will receive.
The doctors that you may talk to are the Proctologist and the Gastroenterologist. A Gastroenterologist is a doctor of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract is the study of the path food takes when it enters and leaves the body. A proctologist is a doctor of the rectum or anus.
One of the more difficult recommendations to follow is drinking enough water before, during and after the procedure. A large amount of water is needed by the body to clean the colon.
The colonoscopy prep included being on a liquid diet in the days before the colonoscopy. You may be able to drink plain coffee, plain tea, fat-free bouillon or broth, strained fruit juice or diet soda. No sugar or fat or food coloring is allowed.
One option available to some patients is a new pill. This pill helps prepare for the colonoscopy by cleaning the colon and reducing the days needed for colonoscopy prep. Only your doctor can determine if this method is right for you.
Let's hope that we can develop a pill that we can take that's like a Russian space station. Take the pill and it setup a command post and relays data about our colon the hospital. I don't have to leave my house. I can only hope.
Many of the reasons your doctor will recommend a colonoscopy is because of persistent abdominal pain, blood in stool, changes in bowel habits or anyone over the age of 50.
50 is the age when the risk for colon problems increases. Due to this it is recommended to have a colonoscopy every 10 years after the age of 50. However, if your family has a history of cancer you may need to have more frequent exams before the age of 50.
For most procedures you will be given a sedative or pain killers. I want a pain killer for the anticipation of pain. Something to keep me from worrying about the procedure.
Asking a friend or relative to come with you is a smart thing to do and it required. You will not be allowed to drive after the procedure due to the sedatives you will receive.
The doctors that you may talk to are the Proctologist and the Gastroenterologist. A Gastroenterologist is a doctor of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract is the study of the path food takes when it enters and leaves the body. A proctologist is a doctor of the rectum or anus.
One of the more difficult recommendations to follow is drinking enough water before, during and after the procedure. A large amount of water is needed by the body to clean the colon.
The colonoscopy prep included being on a liquid diet in the days before the colonoscopy. You may be able to drink plain coffee, plain tea, fat-free bouillon or broth, strained fruit juice or diet soda. No sugar or fat or food coloring is allowed.
One option available to some patients is a new pill. This pill helps prepare for the colonoscopy by cleaning the colon and reducing the days needed for colonoscopy prep. Only your doctor can determine if this method is right for you.
Let's hope that we can develop a pill that we can take that's like a Russian space station. Take the pill and it setup a command post and relays data about our colon the hospital. I don't have to leave my house. I can only hope.
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Colonoscopy Prep should be handled at our website on Colitis
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Write Your Own Breast Cancer Survivor Story!
Breast cancer is something that can happen when you are so busy with many different things that you don't realize it until it's sometimes too late. Some people will feel no pain at all, which is sad because most breast cancer will have no pain and nothing showing until it is already too late.
Never think that you can't get breast cancer, for anyone can get it, no matter your age or genetics, although that may play a part in it. For your own peace of mind it is better to get checked, then not to and then find out that you have breast cancer and that it has spread.
When you hear the stories of people who have defeated and are still surviving the disease, or when you look back at yourself fighting it at various stages in life, you draw immense strength from the fighting spirit the anecdote rekindles in you. Reserve this strength for times when you've almost given up hope or when people make you feel miserable - you've earned it.
There are people who can not even think of handling something as gruesome as cancer, and it's only natural. And not everyone you meet will sympathize with you, or share your grief, and if they did, only tears and mourning would prevail in the world. You will have to stand up alone, gather the courage to talk with doctors and know all there is to be known about the progress of your treatment. You have just one body, and you should do all you can to not let it go.
Breast cancer can be vanquished with sheer will, the many proud survivors will tell you. Be willing to cure it. If you feel sad, do not demean yourself. Everyone feels depressed sometime or the other and cries. It's normal to let your emotions flow out, but accumulating grief within you will put so much more pressure on your already very sick body and will dampen all your chances to recover. Vent out your anger, outrage, frustration, whenever you feel you need to, no one would call you weak for doing so, but remember, do not lose hope.
Do not think of your disease. Forget that you are ill. It is matters of your life, yes, therefore live every second of it, even if you're physically ill. Revert all your energies to things you love, to things that make you happy, cultivate your gardening or reading or fashion designing hobby, be with friends you love to be, and those who make you laugh. You will discover your disease not governing you anymore, and your well-wishers will always be there to ensure your cancer gets treated, and you get healed.
Never think that you can't get breast cancer, for anyone can get it, no matter your age or genetics, although that may play a part in it. For your own peace of mind it is better to get checked, then not to and then find out that you have breast cancer and that it has spread.
When you hear the stories of people who have defeated and are still surviving the disease, or when you look back at yourself fighting it at various stages in life, you draw immense strength from the fighting spirit the anecdote rekindles in you. Reserve this strength for times when you've almost given up hope or when people make you feel miserable - you've earned it.
There are people who can not even think of handling something as gruesome as cancer, and it's only natural. And not everyone you meet will sympathize with you, or share your grief, and if they did, only tears and mourning would prevail in the world. You will have to stand up alone, gather the courage to talk with doctors and know all there is to be known about the progress of your treatment. You have just one body, and you should do all you can to not let it go.
Breast cancer can be vanquished with sheer will, the many proud survivors will tell you. Be willing to cure it. If you feel sad, do not demean yourself. Everyone feels depressed sometime or the other and cries. It's normal to let your emotions flow out, but accumulating grief within you will put so much more pressure on your already very sick body and will dampen all your chances to recover. Vent out your anger, outrage, frustration, whenever you feel you need to, no one would call you weak for doing so, but remember, do not lose hope.
Do not think of your disease. Forget that you are ill. It is matters of your life, yes, therefore live every second of it, even if you're physically ill. Revert all your energies to things you love, to things that make you happy, cultivate your gardening or reading or fashion designing hobby, be with friends you love to be, and those who make you laugh. You will discover your disease not governing you anymore, and your well-wishers will always be there to ensure your cancer gets treated, and you get healed.
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Learn all about the breast cancer survival rate and the latest information about new breast cancer treatments
Friday, October 3, 2008
Early Signs Of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
Ovarian cancer affects 1 of 57 women as the fourth leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Although ovarian cancer is treatable if it is diagnosed early, only 24% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed early enough. This causes decreasing survival rates as time passes by. Consequently, it is important for women to look out for early symptoms of ovarian cancer.
During the summer of 2007, the American Cancer Society and other similar organizations published findings that symptoms such as unexpected bloating, gas, or a feeling of fullness; fatigue, menstrual abnormalities, abdominal or pelvic pain, sudden urge and/or frequent urination and sudden changes in food habits such as difficulty in consuming food or feeling full too quickly may be early symptoms of ovarian cancer.
All women should monitor the early symptoms of ovarian cancer in order to have ovarian cancer diagnosed as early as possible, if at risk. If these symptoms last for more than two to three weeks, women should seek advice from their doctor. Although symptoms such as menstrual irregularities or pelvic pain don't always point to ovarian cancer, being aware of the early symptoms of ovarian cancer can help save lives. Keep in mind there is currently no reliable medical screening exam for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
In order to rule out ovarian cancer, it is essential to visit your doctor if you experience any sudden or out of the ordinary symptoms, and then follow it up with a bimanual pelvic exam, a transvaginal ultrasound, and a Ca125 blood test. Women who have the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, have never used birth control pills or have had no pregnancies and whom were diagnosed with breast cancer before they were 50 years old are more likely than most to develop ovarian cancer.
The risk of developing ovarian cancer varies among women. Some risk factors for women include being an Ashkenazi Jew, being age 50 or older, having at least two relatives with a history of ovarian cancer, and a history of exposure to multiple fertility drugs. Women who fall within these categories should be cognizant of what constitutes early symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Regular gynecology checkups are vital for every woman. Some symptoms are common to many conditions and illnesses. If the symptoms persist for longer than two to three weeks, a medical advice is highly recommended. For instance, many of the same early symptoms for ovarian cancer are similar to those experienced with ovarian cysts or irritable bowel syndrome. To be sure, visit your doctor for a thorough checkup and follow up.
Recognizing the early symptoms of ovarian cancer helps women to stop the progression of this deadly disease. Both women and their doctors should be aware of the risks of ovarian cancer. More than 6% of all cancer deaths in women are attributed to ovarian cancer.
During the summer of 2007, the American Cancer Society and other similar organizations published findings that symptoms such as unexpected bloating, gas, or a feeling of fullness; fatigue, menstrual abnormalities, abdominal or pelvic pain, sudden urge and/or frequent urination and sudden changes in food habits such as difficulty in consuming food or feeling full too quickly may be early symptoms of ovarian cancer.
All women should monitor the early symptoms of ovarian cancer in order to have ovarian cancer diagnosed as early as possible, if at risk. If these symptoms last for more than two to three weeks, women should seek advice from their doctor. Although symptoms such as menstrual irregularities or pelvic pain don't always point to ovarian cancer, being aware of the early symptoms of ovarian cancer can help save lives. Keep in mind there is currently no reliable medical screening exam for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
In order to rule out ovarian cancer, it is essential to visit your doctor if you experience any sudden or out of the ordinary symptoms, and then follow it up with a bimanual pelvic exam, a transvaginal ultrasound, and a Ca125 blood test. Women who have the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, have never used birth control pills or have had no pregnancies and whom were diagnosed with breast cancer before they were 50 years old are more likely than most to develop ovarian cancer.
The risk of developing ovarian cancer varies among women. Some risk factors for women include being an Ashkenazi Jew, being age 50 or older, having at least two relatives with a history of ovarian cancer, and a history of exposure to multiple fertility drugs. Women who fall within these categories should be cognizant of what constitutes early symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Regular gynecology checkups are vital for every woman. Some symptoms are common to many conditions and illnesses. If the symptoms persist for longer than two to three weeks, a medical advice is highly recommended. For instance, many of the same early symptoms for ovarian cancer are similar to those experienced with ovarian cysts or irritable bowel syndrome. To be sure, visit your doctor for a thorough checkup and follow up.
Recognizing the early symptoms of ovarian cancer helps women to stop the progression of this deadly disease. Both women and their doctors should be aware of the risks of ovarian cancer. More than 6% of all cancer deaths in women are attributed to ovarian cancer.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Natural Ovarian Cyst Cures
Though most doctors agree that ovarian cysts either go away on their own after a few menstrual cycles or must be removed by surgery, some proponents of alternative health believe in all-natural ovarian cyst cures. It is important to have a diagnosis from a doctor before using any natural methods to cure ovarian cysts. Before researching ovarian cyst cures, the individual must know what type and size cyst they have. A cancerous ovarian cyst, for example, is best treated by a qualified health care professional in a hospital.
If a patient has functional cysts, natural treatment is sometimes an option. A functional ovarian cyst, even if it recurs, will almost always resolve itself given the passage of time. Using natural treatments is mostly a preventive effort to avoid developing additional cysts. Herbs and proper nutrition can be utilized as ovarian cyst cures to regulate the menstrual cycle, thereby lowering the risk of ovarian cysts.
If you are one of the many women who have suffered from ovarian cysts in the past you many want to try to prevent new cysts from recurring with the use of supplements and herbs. They can help balance your hormones and help your body function properly by improving your body's immunity and enhance liver functions. These supplements need to be taken over several months to help keep your body healthy and be an effective ovarian cyst cure along with proper medical care.
Women who don't get sufficient nutrition in their diets can supplement with multivitamins and minerals. Along the same lines, adequate amounts of vitamin C enhances the immune system and works to obliterate abnormal cells that can run the body down and make it more susceptible to illness including ovarian cysts. Zinc will assist with keeping free radical DNA damage under control, as well as assist cells to reproduce during normal egg development. On the other hand, hormone levels are balanced by B-vitamins that assist the liver in converting excess estrogen into a less dangerous substance. Cells are protected against damage and cellular changes with the assistance of antioxidants.
There are certain herbs that a woman who suffers from ovarian cysts may be able to use as a ovarian cyst cure. Regulating hormone production with herbs helps to prevent ovarian follicles from developing into cysts. Although if a woman is taking any hormonal medications, she should not take any herbs, before consulting with her doctor.
There are several herbs which help maintain equilibrium of the hormones so they may act as ovarian cyst cures. Silymarin marianum, more commonly known as milk thistle, is an herb whose properties allow it to have a protective effect on the liver and to improve its function, while deterring abnormal cell growth. Echinacea works by increasing white blood cells and maximizes blood cell activity, thus allowing the immune system to fight off abnormal cells. Echinacea works best when taken for 10 straight days, resting for 3 days, and resuming for another 10 more days.
In all cases, women should look after their diet and make sure they are receiving adequate nutrition. Any woman taking supplements or herbs should discuss these options with her doctor first. A doctor is the best person to properly guide you toward the right ovarian cyst cures.
If a patient has functional cysts, natural treatment is sometimes an option. A functional ovarian cyst, even if it recurs, will almost always resolve itself given the passage of time. Using natural treatments is mostly a preventive effort to avoid developing additional cysts. Herbs and proper nutrition can be utilized as ovarian cyst cures to regulate the menstrual cycle, thereby lowering the risk of ovarian cysts.
If you are one of the many women who have suffered from ovarian cysts in the past you many want to try to prevent new cysts from recurring with the use of supplements and herbs. They can help balance your hormones and help your body function properly by improving your body's immunity and enhance liver functions. These supplements need to be taken over several months to help keep your body healthy and be an effective ovarian cyst cure along with proper medical care.
Women who don't get sufficient nutrition in their diets can supplement with multivitamins and minerals. Along the same lines, adequate amounts of vitamin C enhances the immune system and works to obliterate abnormal cells that can run the body down and make it more susceptible to illness including ovarian cysts. Zinc will assist with keeping free radical DNA damage under control, as well as assist cells to reproduce during normal egg development. On the other hand, hormone levels are balanced by B-vitamins that assist the liver in converting excess estrogen into a less dangerous substance. Cells are protected against damage and cellular changes with the assistance of antioxidants.
There are certain herbs that a woman who suffers from ovarian cysts may be able to use as a ovarian cyst cure. Regulating hormone production with herbs helps to prevent ovarian follicles from developing into cysts. Although if a woman is taking any hormonal medications, she should not take any herbs, before consulting with her doctor.
There are several herbs which help maintain equilibrium of the hormones so they may act as ovarian cyst cures. Silymarin marianum, more commonly known as milk thistle, is an herb whose properties allow it to have a protective effect on the liver and to improve its function, while deterring abnormal cell growth. Echinacea works by increasing white blood cells and maximizes blood cell activity, thus allowing the immune system to fight off abnormal cells. Echinacea works best when taken for 10 straight days, resting for 3 days, and resuming for another 10 more days.
In all cases, women should look after their diet and make sure they are receiving adequate nutrition. Any woman taking supplements or herbs should discuss these options with her doctor first. A doctor is the best person to properly guide you toward the right ovarian cyst cures.
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Do you or someone you know suffering with painful Ovarian Cysts? There is a safe, natural Ovarian Cyst Cure for you. More articles covering Ovarian Cysts can be found at http://ovariancystfacts.com
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