By Robin Brake
Diagnosed with breast cancer, I was aware about the effects that I would be going through. But there were a few that I didn't know about.
Things I knew:
1. Chemotherapy can make you sick. Vomiting is a side effect that everyone has. If it's not food coming back up then, it's a mucus like substance. Either way, it can put a strain on yourself and your body.
2. Losing your hair. It didn't take long after my first or second chemo treatment, that I noticed my hair was falling out. Each time I brushed my hair there were more and more hair strands. Eventually, all my hair would fall out (all over my body).
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3. You get weak. The most simplest things that you would normally do would now take all your strength. Walking or climbing stairs would make your knees feel like they are going to buckle right out from under you.
4. Shortness of breath. Getting up to walk to the bathroom seemed to be a chore. It would feel as if you couldn't get enough air into your body. Now, you're tired and weak and breathing hard.
5. Your taste changes. Many say that a metallic taste stays in their mouth. Everything that you eat or try to eat or drink has a horrible taste to it. I was told not to use silverware when I ate, to buy plastic forks and spoons.
6. You're always thirsty. There is nothing that can satisfy your thirst now matter how much you try to consume. Water is the best thing, not because it will relieve your thirst, but because you're going to be drinking so, much that you need something that's good to put into your body.
7. You can get blood clots. Beware of any physical pain in your legs or arms. Pay attention to sudden bruising. This is not the time to just dismiss any changes in your body.
Things I didn't Know;
1. The tips of my fingers began to feel like they had fallen asleep. It was the only way that I knew to describe it. They were sensitive and I would often rub my fingers together to get the feeling back in them.
2. My finger nails hurt and started to curl. They began to thin and discolor. When I told the nurse about my finger nails, she told me that I could lose them and my toe nails too. I was often asked if I felt a tingling in either one.
3. Too high of dose of chemo can attach to your skin and eat it from inside out. When I started getting sores all over my body, I just ignored them, thinking that they were mosquito bites. But as time went on I went to see my doctor about them. This is when I learned that my chemo would have to be decreased because it was "eating" through my skin.
4. Confusion. My nurses called this "chemobrain" because most cancer patients had to deal with it. A simple question, forgetting where you're going or wondering what you came into the store to pick up, are just a few things that you deal with. Some people think that you're just not listening to them or that you're doing it on purpose, when the fact is that you're not.
5. Your eyes water. Often your eyes will just start to water. People may ask you why, you're crying, when in fact you just have watery eyes. It's advised to carry a tissue with you or have some nearby.
I'm sure there are a few more things that I haven't mentioned. We may all deal with our chemotherapy in different ways, but it's the outcome that counts.
Article Source: Chemotherapy and It's Effects
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
A Hybrid ? Or Hybridomas
Author: Alex Howard
When speaking of Hybridomas in the perspective biology, you might know nothing about it.
However, many people might have watched a popular TV series The Vampire Diaries or The
Originals, you might love the evil Klaus as I do, who is a vampire/werewolf hybrid. I've also
memorized the word when I see the word hybridomas.
As a matter of fact, hybridoma is kind like Klaus. It is a hybrid of two other different types of
cells (different like a vampire and a werewolf), which is known as B lymphocytes and
myelomacells. In some scientific laboratories, monoclonal antibodies are produced on the
basis of hybridomas. It is realized because a B lymphocyte and a myeloma cell can
hybridize a hybridoma cell which has a capacity to produce monoclonal antibodies.
Generally, in a given sample, the hybridized monoclonal antibodies mean that all antibodies
have come from the same B lymphocyte, and are thus identical. In practice, monoclonal
antibodies are very useful in biological research, for they can be used to identify and isolate
cellular proteins, and they are also currently used in diagnostic techniques, including
pregnancy tests and drug assays, as well as in some tests for detecting viral and bacterial in
fections and cancer.
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The hybridoma technology begun in the 1970s. However, among so many biotechnology
companies, Creative Diagnostics produces the world's most comprehensive list of research-
use Hybridomas. Some hybridomas in Creative Diagnostics collection are somatic cell hybrid
s. These cells are capable of producing immunoglobulins that are specific for viral, bacterial
or cellular targets.
This collection comprises over 500 monoclonal antibodysecreting hybridomas.
The specification of the secreted antibodies covers a wide range of
antigens including bacterial and viral, major histocompatibility complex, differentiation,
oncogenes, plant and immunoglobulin. All cell lines added to the collection undergo full
quality control and authentication procedures. Cell lines can be supplied either as frozen
or growing cultures.
Hybridomas Supplier:
Creative Diagnostics produces the world's most comprehensive list of research-use
Hybridomas. Hybridomas are immortalized cells derived from the fusion of B
lymphoblasts with a myeloma fusion partner. Some hybridomas in Creative Diagnostics
collection are somatic cell hybrids. These cells are capable of producing immunoglobulins
that are specific for viral, bacterial or cellular targets.
This collection comprises over 500 monoclonal antibody-secreting hybridomas.
The specification of the secreted antibodies covers a wide range of antigens including
bacterial and viral, major histocompatibility complex, differentiation,
oncogenes, plant and immunoglobulin. All cell lines added to the collection undergo full
quality control and authentication procedures. Cell lines can be supplied either as frozen or
growing cultures.
So, if you want to know more about the hybridoma technology, please click these links:
http://www.creative-diagnostics.com/Hybridomas.htm
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/a-hybrid-or-hybridomas-7234737.html
About the Author
Creative Diagnostics Creative Diagnostics is a leading manufacturer and supplier of antibodies, viral antigens, innovative diagnostic components and critical assay reagents. It provides high quality rapid test kits products, such as HIV rapid test, Malaria rapid test, Rapid dengue test, Syphilis test and Influenza test. Those one step simple rapid test equipments have been supplied to around 100 overseas. For more details, visit http://www.creative-diagnostics.com.
When speaking of Hybridomas in the perspective biology, you might know nothing about it.
However, many people might have watched a popular TV series The Vampire Diaries or The
Originals, you might love the evil Klaus as I do, who is a vampire/werewolf hybrid. I've also
memorized the word when I see the word hybridomas.
As a matter of fact, hybridoma is kind like Klaus. It is a hybrid of two other different types of
cells (different like a vampire and a werewolf), which is known as B lymphocytes and
myelomacells. In some scientific laboratories, monoclonal antibodies are produced on the
basis of hybridomas. It is realized because a B lymphocyte and a myeloma cell can
hybridize a hybridoma cell which has a capacity to produce monoclonal antibodies.
Generally, in a given sample, the hybridized monoclonal antibodies mean that all antibodies
have come from the same B lymphocyte, and are thus identical. In practice, monoclonal
antibodies are very useful in biological research, for they can be used to identify and isolate
cellular proteins, and they are also currently used in diagnostic techniques, including
pregnancy tests and drug assays, as well as in some tests for detecting viral and bacterial in
fections and cancer.
Read also : Cancer and Cancer Cells That Come Alive After Grief or Stress
The hybridoma technology begun in the 1970s. However, among so many biotechnology
companies, Creative Diagnostics produces the world's most comprehensive list of research-
use Hybridomas. Some hybridomas in Creative Diagnostics collection are somatic cell hybrid
s. These cells are capable of producing immunoglobulins that are specific for viral, bacterial
or cellular targets.
This collection comprises over 500 monoclonal antibodysecreting hybridomas.
The specification of the secreted antibodies covers a wide range of
antigens including bacterial and viral, major histocompatibility complex, differentiation,
oncogenes, plant and immunoglobulin. All cell lines added to the collection undergo full
quality control and authentication procedures. Cell lines can be supplied either as frozen
or growing cultures.
Hybridomas Supplier:
Creative Diagnostics produces the world's most comprehensive list of research-use
Hybridomas. Hybridomas are immortalized cells derived from the fusion of B
lymphoblasts with a myeloma fusion partner. Some hybridomas in Creative Diagnostics
collection are somatic cell hybrids. These cells are capable of producing immunoglobulins
that are specific for viral, bacterial or cellular targets.
This collection comprises over 500 monoclonal antibody-secreting hybridomas.
The specification of the secreted antibodies covers a wide range of antigens including
bacterial and viral, major histocompatibility complex, differentiation,
oncogenes, plant and immunoglobulin. All cell lines added to the collection undergo full
quality control and authentication procedures. Cell lines can be supplied either as frozen or
growing cultures.
So, if you want to know more about the hybridoma technology, please click these links:
http://www.creative-diagnostics.com/Hybridomas.htm
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/a-hybrid-or-hybridomas-7234737.html
About the Author
Creative Diagnostics Creative Diagnostics is a leading manufacturer and supplier of antibodies, viral antigens, innovative diagnostic components and critical assay reagents. It provides high quality rapid test kits products, such as HIV rapid test, Malaria rapid test, Rapid dengue test, Syphilis test and Influenza test. Those one step simple rapid test equipments have been supplied to around 100 overseas. For more details, visit http://www.creative-diagnostics.com.
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Cancer and Cancer Cells That Come Alive After Grief or Stress
By Joseph J. Caruso
I often think of the wife of Dana Reeve the wife of Christopher Reeve, who in May 1995 had a horrible accident while riding a horse, followed by 10 years of misery totally unable to move. He was an inspiration to everyone but what he went through was far beyond we have ever seen any major celebrity have to endure for so long a period of time. Soon after his death, Christopher Reeve's wife Dana contracted lung cancer in her mid-40's and died a short time after. Most amazing is Dana never smoked. I consider this story, along with the JFK Jr. Tragedy in 1999, by far the 2 worst celebrity tragedies of all time. A distant third would be Princess Diana's death in France in 1997.
So how did Dana Reeve die in her mid-40's of horrible lung cancer, when she didn't even smoke? The theory is that Dana was a very good lounge singer and because of all the second hand smoke, she had cancer cells in her body for a long period of time. The following theory is that the cancer cells like this come alive when the body is greatly weakened by a long period of grief over a horrible tragedy and great stress which would happen after Christopher Reeve finally died after 10 long years. I am not a doctor, but this has always been my theory about smoking, or second hand smoke and cancer, which is the scourge of humanity and has been for hundreds of years. When the body is greatly weakened by stress, grief and great periods of depression for a long period of time the cancer cells become alive again and the spouse, or the person under stress and grief dies. The Christopher Reeve and Dana Reeve story is a story worthy of a great movie, which I would love to be able to write one day. What Dana Reeve had to witness and survive, seeing her husband in that condition for so long is an amazing tribute to her strength as a person.
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My mother smoked for many years, but she gave it up 20 years ago. A little less than 3 years ago, my father died of Cancer at age 84, and even though he was far from a good person or husband, my mother was married to him for over 50 years. Three months ago, my mother was diagnosed with Cancer, and a few weeks later she is in a Hospice at age 79. The horror is that it seems that Cancer cells are always in your body, if your smoke, if you're exposed to second hand smoke, or for other reasons. I have seen people go through great stressful events and die soon after from Cancer many times over the years. The pattern seems to be very strong and repeats many times over.
Will we ever see a cure for cancer in our lifetime? Does this world wide scourge of humanity make far too much money to ever want a cure? I don't have an answer to this question, but if human life on this planet is mostly just all about money and because of this money, nobody cares about horrible human suffering because of a cancer, then there is something very wrong with this earth we all call home.
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I often think of the wife of Dana Reeve the wife of Christopher Reeve, who in May 1995 had a horrible accident while riding a horse, followed by 10 years of misery totally unable to move. He was an inspiration to everyone but what he went through was far beyond we have ever seen any major celebrity have to endure for so long a period of time. Soon after his death, Christopher Reeve's wife Dana contracted lung cancer in her mid-40's and died a short time after. Most amazing is Dana never smoked. I consider this story, along with the JFK Jr. Tragedy in 1999, by far the 2 worst celebrity tragedies of all time. A distant third would be Princess Diana's death in France in 1997.
So how did Dana Reeve die in her mid-40's of horrible lung cancer, when she didn't even smoke? The theory is that Dana was a very good lounge singer and because of all the second hand smoke, she had cancer cells in her body for a long period of time. The following theory is that the cancer cells like this come alive when the body is greatly weakened by a long period of grief over a horrible tragedy and great stress which would happen after Christopher Reeve finally died after 10 long years. I am not a doctor, but this has always been my theory about smoking, or second hand smoke and cancer, which is the scourge of humanity and has been for hundreds of years. When the body is greatly weakened by stress, grief and great periods of depression for a long period of time the cancer cells become alive again and the spouse, or the person under stress and grief dies. The Christopher Reeve and Dana Reeve story is a story worthy of a great movie, which I would love to be able to write one day. What Dana Reeve had to witness and survive, seeing her husband in that condition for so long is an amazing tribute to her strength as a person.
Read also : How Thyroid Cancer is cured in Texas?
My mother smoked for many years, but she gave it up 20 years ago. A little less than 3 years ago, my father died of Cancer at age 84, and even though he was far from a good person or husband, my mother was married to him for over 50 years. Three months ago, my mother was diagnosed with Cancer, and a few weeks later she is in a Hospice at age 79. The horror is that it seems that Cancer cells are always in your body, if your smoke, if you're exposed to second hand smoke, or for other reasons. I have seen people go through great stressful events and die soon after from Cancer many times over the years. The pattern seems to be very strong and repeats many times over.
Will we ever see a cure for cancer in our lifetime? Does this world wide scourge of humanity make far too much money to ever want a cure? I don't have an answer to this question, but if human life on this planet is mostly just all about money and because of this money, nobody cares about horrible human suffering because of a cancer, then there is something very wrong with this earth we all call home.
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How Thyroid Cancer is cured in Texas?
Author: rajesh
Thyroid cancer is generally cured by advanced medical procedures in Texas, where the patients have to go through one or a series of medical procedures such as radiation therapy, radioactive therapy, hormone treatment, external-beam radiation, and most popularly chemotherapy. The doctors in Texas utilize the most effective and minimal invasive methods to provide maximum convenience to the patients.
The treatment for thyroid cancer depends on the conditions and other key factors, including the level of cancerous growth and other health complications. Before applying a specific medical procedure to the patient, the doctors go through extensive diagnosis procedures to know more. Because almost all the thyroid cancers are remediable, the doctors try their best to make it happen.
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The aim of thyroid treatment is to take out the cancerous cells from your body. And that's why; most of the people go through the surgery to remove it. After the surgical procedure, you may require go through radioactive iodine to end any enduring cancerous cells or tissues. And when your body is almost free from the cancerous thyroid glands, you would perhaps require having a scheduled medication course for the rest of your life. The medication destroys those hormones, which have been formed by the thyroid gland and it then keep you at arm's length from developing hypothyroidism.
Thyroid cancer treatment in Texas:
Surgery: It is the most practiced medical procedure that is applied to almost all thyroid cancers. Taking away lobe, one part of the cells, is termed as a lobectomy, and when it about taking away both lobes, it is termed as a total thyroidectomy. The nature of surgery depends on the diagnosis reports and patients' health conditions as well.
Radioactive iodine: It is the procedure that is applied after surgery. The purpose of radioactive iodine is to remove any enduring thyroid cancerous cells. It is applied after some weeks when the surgery has been completed.
TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone suppression therapy):
TSH is believed to be one of the most post-surgery medical procedures that help your body stop developing any additional cancerous cells for the rest of your life. In addition, it is also useful in stopping the growth of remaining cancerous cells.
Once you have completed all the surgical procedures successfully, you would be advised to follow a medication course for the entire life so as to keep your body immune against possible cancerous growth in future. You need to visit your doctors periodically as well to know your conditions.
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For more Information on thyroid cancer treatment texas, thyroid treatment dallas. Please visit : http://www.drpsurgery.com/thyroid-surgery/
Thyroid cancer is generally cured by advanced medical procedures in Texas, where the patients have to go through one or a series of medical procedures such as radiation therapy, radioactive therapy, hormone treatment, external-beam radiation, and most popularly chemotherapy. The doctors in Texas utilize the most effective and minimal invasive methods to provide maximum convenience to the patients.
The treatment for thyroid cancer depends on the conditions and other key factors, including the level of cancerous growth and other health complications. Before applying a specific medical procedure to the patient, the doctors go through extensive diagnosis procedures to know more. Because almost all the thyroid cancers are remediable, the doctors try their best to make it happen.
Read also : Lower the Risk of Melanoma With Self-Exams
The aim of thyroid treatment is to take out the cancerous cells from your body. And that's why; most of the people go through the surgery to remove it. After the surgical procedure, you may require go through radioactive iodine to end any enduring cancerous cells or tissues. And when your body is almost free from the cancerous thyroid glands, you would perhaps require having a scheduled medication course for the rest of your life. The medication destroys those hormones, which have been formed by the thyroid gland and it then keep you at arm's length from developing hypothyroidism.
Thyroid cancer treatment in Texas:
Surgery: It is the most practiced medical procedure that is applied to almost all thyroid cancers. Taking away lobe, one part of the cells, is termed as a lobectomy, and when it about taking away both lobes, it is termed as a total thyroidectomy. The nature of surgery depends on the diagnosis reports and patients' health conditions as well.
Radioactive iodine: It is the procedure that is applied after surgery. The purpose of radioactive iodine is to remove any enduring thyroid cancerous cells. It is applied after some weeks when the surgery has been completed.
TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone suppression therapy):
TSH is believed to be one of the most post-surgery medical procedures that help your body stop developing any additional cancerous cells for the rest of your life. In addition, it is also useful in stopping the growth of remaining cancerous cells.
Once you have completed all the surgical procedures successfully, you would be advised to follow a medication course for the entire life so as to keep your body immune against possible cancerous growth in future. You need to visit your doctors periodically as well to know your conditions.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/how-thyroid-cancer-is-cured-in-texas-7233220.html
About the Author
For more Information on thyroid cancer treatment texas, thyroid treatment dallas. Please visit : http://www.drpsurgery.com/thyroid-surgery/
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Lower the Risk of Melanoma With Self-Exams
By Celine Potrov
Over the past 30 years, the number of new cases of melanoma has been increasing by 2.7% every year. This is one of the most common types of cancer and the deadliest of all skin cancers. It is curable if it is diagnosed early, however. The self-exams are among the main methods for prevention and early detection. Find out how to carry out such exams.
What to Look for
The malignant growths are similar to benign moles. That is why they may remain unrecognised for a long time. However, if you know what to look for, you can detect suspicious growths as soon as they appear with melanoma self-exams.
The malignant growths are typically asymmetric. The two halves are different. The suspicious moles have irregular borders and two or more colours, which can range from pale pink to very dark black. These moles are usually larger than 6 mm in diameter. They may one or more smaller moles around them. These are often referred to as satellites.
Read also : 3 Of the Leading Causes of Skin Cancer
How to Prepare
Now that you know what to look for during the melanoma self-checks, you need the appropriate tools to do it. You will need a bigger mirror and a small one two. Since the standard pencil eraser is 6 mm in diameter, you should use one for measuring the size of your moles instead of a ruler. You will need a comb and a hair dryer for examining your head. However, things will be a lot easier if you get a close person to do it.
Complete Examination
You need to examine your body from head to toe. Since the head is the hardest part of the body to examine, you should start with your feet. Look at your soles and between your toes as well. Examine carefully the toe nails for any darker spots underneath them.
Use the small mirror to examine the back of your legs. Examine the inner sides of your thighs as well. You will need the small mirror for examining your genital area as well. Use both the big and the small mirror to check your back, neck and buttocks. Look closely under the armpits. Again, the small mirror is the tool which can assist you perfectly.
You should sit in font of the big mirror and use the blow dryer and the comb to get a clear visibility of your scalp. When you examine your head, you must pay close attention to the hair line, to the area around the ears and to the ears themselves. Look inside your nose and inside your mouth as well using the small mirror.
Finally, you should report any suspicious moles immediately after the melanoma self-exam.
Do what it takes to protect yourself and your loved ones from [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma with the use of a modern system for prevention. Let the experts help you enjoy better health and peace of mind.
Article Source: Lower the Risk of Melanoma With Self-Exams
Over the past 30 years, the number of new cases of melanoma has been increasing by 2.7% every year. This is one of the most common types of cancer and the deadliest of all skin cancers. It is curable if it is diagnosed early, however. The self-exams are among the main methods for prevention and early detection. Find out how to carry out such exams.
What to Look for
The malignant growths are similar to benign moles. That is why they may remain unrecognised for a long time. However, if you know what to look for, you can detect suspicious growths as soon as they appear with melanoma self-exams.
The malignant growths are typically asymmetric. The two halves are different. The suspicious moles have irregular borders and two or more colours, which can range from pale pink to very dark black. These moles are usually larger than 6 mm in diameter. They may one or more smaller moles around them. These are often referred to as satellites.
Read also : 3 Of the Leading Causes of Skin Cancer
How to Prepare
Now that you know what to look for during the melanoma self-checks, you need the appropriate tools to do it. You will need a bigger mirror and a small one two. Since the standard pencil eraser is 6 mm in diameter, you should use one for measuring the size of your moles instead of a ruler. You will need a comb and a hair dryer for examining your head. However, things will be a lot easier if you get a close person to do it.
Complete Examination
You need to examine your body from head to toe. Since the head is the hardest part of the body to examine, you should start with your feet. Look at your soles and between your toes as well. Examine carefully the toe nails for any darker spots underneath them.
Use the small mirror to examine the back of your legs. Examine the inner sides of your thighs as well. You will need the small mirror for examining your genital area as well. Use both the big and the small mirror to check your back, neck and buttocks. Look closely under the armpits. Again, the small mirror is the tool which can assist you perfectly.
You should sit in font of the big mirror and use the blow dryer and the comb to get a clear visibility of your scalp. When you examine your head, you must pay close attention to the hair line, to the area around the ears and to the ears themselves. Look inside your nose and inside your mouth as well using the small mirror.
Finally, you should report any suspicious moles immediately after the melanoma self-exam.
Do what it takes to protect yourself and your loved ones from [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma with the use of a modern system for prevention. Let the experts help you enjoy better health and peace of mind.
Article Source: Lower the Risk of Melanoma With Self-Exams
3 Of the Leading Causes of Skin Cancer
By Hemalatha Gangadharan
Skin cancer is one of the commonest forms of this malignant disease. It is commonly caused by exposure of the skin to the sun. Before we talk about the 3 leading causes of skin cancer, let's take a look at the different types of skin cells and their basic functions. The top layer of the skin is called epidermis, and it has 3 major types of cells squamous, basal and melanocytes. Squamous cells line the inside of the skin, just below the visible outer layer. Below the layer of squamous cells are basal cells, which act as generators of new cells. The final layer of the epidermis consists of melanocytes. These cells produce melanin, a coloring pigment that determines your skin tone. This pigment also plays a vital role in protecting the skin from the harmful UV rays.
1. UV Radiations
A major cause of skin cancer is the ultra violet radiations from the sun. It is caused either due to long-term or short-term exposure to these harmful rays. The 2 common types of UV rays that affect the skin are UVA and UVB. Both the types of sun rays are known to be cancer causing. How do these rays work on damaging the skin cells? They go straight for the jugular - here, the DNA of the skin cells. Once the cell's code is damaged, the cells tend to multiply quickly, leading to cancerous growth. It is not just the sun's UV rays are harmful, even radiations from tanning bed and solarium have been found to be carcinogenic.
Read also : Adding Spice to Your Life As an Anti-Cancer Move
2. Chemicals
Many chemicals have also been found to cause non-melanoma cancer. Some of the harmful chemicals are arsenic, shale oil, petroleum products, soot, pitch, nicotine, coal-tar and creosote. People working in chemical factories or leather tanneries may be exposed to one or many of these carcinogenic chemicals. Their work conditions make their skin more vulnerable to the UV rays and to skin cancer.
3. Skin Conditions
Those suffering from skin conditions are prone to this form of cancer as the skin cells are already weak and can be easily affected by the carcinogens. Psoriasis, solar keratosis, Gorlin's syndrome, Xeroderma pigmentosum and eczema could increase the risk of skin cancer. These skin conditions do not by themselves cause skin cancer, but could hasten the formation of cancerous cells as they weaken the skin cells and reduce their natural ability to repair and renew.
Article Source: 3 Of the Leading Causes of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the commonest forms of this malignant disease. It is commonly caused by exposure of the skin to the sun. Before we talk about the 3 leading causes of skin cancer, let's take a look at the different types of skin cells and their basic functions. The top layer of the skin is called epidermis, and it has 3 major types of cells squamous, basal and melanocytes. Squamous cells line the inside of the skin, just below the visible outer layer. Below the layer of squamous cells are basal cells, which act as generators of new cells. The final layer of the epidermis consists of melanocytes. These cells produce melanin, a coloring pigment that determines your skin tone. This pigment also plays a vital role in protecting the skin from the harmful UV rays.
1. UV Radiations
A major cause of skin cancer is the ultra violet radiations from the sun. It is caused either due to long-term or short-term exposure to these harmful rays. The 2 common types of UV rays that affect the skin are UVA and UVB. Both the types of sun rays are known to be cancer causing. How do these rays work on damaging the skin cells? They go straight for the jugular - here, the DNA of the skin cells. Once the cell's code is damaged, the cells tend to multiply quickly, leading to cancerous growth. It is not just the sun's UV rays are harmful, even radiations from tanning bed and solarium have been found to be carcinogenic.
Read also : Adding Spice to Your Life As an Anti-Cancer Move
2. Chemicals
Many chemicals have also been found to cause non-melanoma cancer. Some of the harmful chemicals are arsenic, shale oil, petroleum products, soot, pitch, nicotine, coal-tar and creosote. People working in chemical factories or leather tanneries may be exposed to one or many of these carcinogenic chemicals. Their work conditions make their skin more vulnerable to the UV rays and to skin cancer.
3. Skin Conditions
Those suffering from skin conditions are prone to this form of cancer as the skin cells are already weak and can be easily affected by the carcinogens. Psoriasis, solar keratosis, Gorlin's syndrome, Xeroderma pigmentosum and eczema could increase the risk of skin cancer. These skin conditions do not by themselves cause skin cancer, but could hasten the formation of cancerous cells as they weaken the skin cells and reduce their natural ability to repair and renew.
Article Source: 3 Of the Leading Causes of Skin Cancer
Friday, 27 March 2015
Adding Spice to Your Life As an Anti-Cancer Move
By Jacquie Woodward
In preventing or overcoming cancer, much research indicates that avoiding inflammation plays a key role and we know that certain spices contain specific molecules for inhibiting inflammation. Man-made drugs can also inhibit inflammation, but the side effects are so ominous that long-term use of the drugs can be quite damaging.
Besides inhibiting inflammation in our bodies, research has shown that potent molecules in certain spices: Inhibit proliferation of tumor cell growth; Inhibit invasion of tumor cells into other tissue and inhibit angiogenesis (growth of blood vessels to feed tumor tissue).
We also know that our amazing human bodies have numerous built-in mechanisms for dealing with the many cancer cells that try to gain foothold in everyone almost daily. When our health is sound, these anti-cancer mechanisms simply kill and clean up rogue cells before tumors can form. We also know that certain spices have specific molecules that stimulate these anti-cancer mechanisms such as apoptosis (cell-suicide).
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The research revealing the actions of these potent spices arose from the observation that cancer incidence is measurably lower in people living in areas of the world where food preparation is rich in these various spices. For example, cancer is hardly existent in areas of India where turmeric (with the molecule Curcumin) is a dietary mainstay mixed with black pepper which, incidentally, aids absorption of the Curcumin molecule.
The Categories:
INHIBITS INFLAMMATION:
Allspice, Anise, Basil, Bay Leaves, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom, Celery Seed, Chives, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cilantro/Coriander Seed, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, GINGER, Horseradish, Marjoram, Peppermint, MUSTARD, Nutmeg, Onion, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, Rosemary, Sage, Sesame seed, Tarragon, Thyme, TURMERIC (curcumin), White Pepper.
STIMULATES APOPTOSIS (CELL SUICIDE):
Basil, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, GINGER, Horseradish, Peppermint, Mustard seed, Nutmeg, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, ROSEMARY, Saffron, Sesame Seed, Thyme.
INHIBITS PROLIFERATION (TUMOR CELL GROWTH):
Allspice, Basil, Bay Leaves, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom, Celery Seed, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, Horseradish, Mustard, Nutmeg, Onion, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, Rosemary, Saffron, Sage, Sesame Seed, Tamarind, Tarragon, TURMERIC.
INHIBITS INVASION OF TUMOR CELLS INTO OTHER TISSUE:
Allspice, Basil, Bay Leaves, Cardamom, GARLIC, Ginger, Horseradish, Mustard seed, Onion, Oregano, Red Pepper, Saffron, Sesame Seed, Thyme, turmeric, Vanilla.
INHIBITION OF ANGIOGENESIS (GROWTH OF TUMOR BLOOD SUPPLY):
Asafetida, Caraway, Cardamom, Chives, Cilantro/Coriander Seeds, GARLIC, Ginger, Horseradish, Mustard, Oregano, Red Pepper, Sesame Seed, Tarragon, Thyme, TURMERIC.
Note: I have emphasized with capitalization those spices with more than one nutraceutical molecule. Obviously Garlic and some others are particularly potent; however, that doesn't mean others are weak. There may be a particular spice with only one nutraceutical molecule, but it may be a very active one. Eating a variety IS "the spice of life".
In an effort to keep this article less technical and more useful, I have not listed the particular molecules active in each spice (often referred to as a "nutraceutical" comparing it to a pharmaceutical molecule.
I will say that the molecules in these spices should not be discounted because they are naturally sourced rather than manufactured in a laboratory. Various spices among those listed can be purchased in concentrated "supplement" products. The quality of such products varies so it pays to do some comparison-shopping. The most expensive is not always the most potent or most carefully processed. Getting nutrition from actual food is always a first rate idea.
While these spices are an amazing natural source of health support, individuals can benefit from working with trained healthcare professionals in treating disease. I found no evidence that one could overdose on any of these spices, which have been in use for thousands of years; however, most of that use has been in cooking the favorite dishes of certain cultures rather than in concentrated supplement form. Personally, I enjoy learning to cook with as many of these flavorful spices as I can as often as I can. I've also found a few of them to be useful supplements such as turmeric, garlic, and cinnamon (Ceylon variety). I buy organic whenever possible.
This and several other information appendices are included in Jacquie Woodward's book, Slam the Door on Cancer and Lock It Out of Your Life available from Amazon in print and Kindle or from http://www.slamthedooroncancer.com in both PDF or paperback with quantity discounts available.
The full manuscript that includes the research regarding the anti-cancer actions of these spices can be found at: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491364]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491364.
Article Source: Adding Spice to Your Life As an Anti-Cancer Move
In preventing or overcoming cancer, much research indicates that avoiding inflammation plays a key role and we know that certain spices contain specific molecules for inhibiting inflammation. Man-made drugs can also inhibit inflammation, but the side effects are so ominous that long-term use of the drugs can be quite damaging.
Besides inhibiting inflammation in our bodies, research has shown that potent molecules in certain spices: Inhibit proliferation of tumor cell growth; Inhibit invasion of tumor cells into other tissue and inhibit angiogenesis (growth of blood vessels to feed tumor tissue).
We also know that our amazing human bodies have numerous built-in mechanisms for dealing with the many cancer cells that try to gain foothold in everyone almost daily. When our health is sound, these anti-cancer mechanisms simply kill and clean up rogue cells before tumors can form. We also know that certain spices have specific molecules that stimulate these anti-cancer mechanisms such as apoptosis (cell-suicide).
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The research revealing the actions of these potent spices arose from the observation that cancer incidence is measurably lower in people living in areas of the world where food preparation is rich in these various spices. For example, cancer is hardly existent in areas of India where turmeric (with the molecule Curcumin) is a dietary mainstay mixed with black pepper which, incidentally, aids absorption of the Curcumin molecule.
The Categories:
INHIBITS INFLAMMATION:
Allspice, Anise, Basil, Bay Leaves, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom, Celery Seed, Chives, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cilantro/Coriander Seed, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, GINGER, Horseradish, Marjoram, Peppermint, MUSTARD, Nutmeg, Onion, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, Rosemary, Sage, Sesame seed, Tarragon, Thyme, TURMERIC (curcumin), White Pepper.
STIMULATES APOPTOSIS (CELL SUICIDE):
Basil, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, GINGER, Horseradish, Peppermint, Mustard seed, Nutmeg, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, ROSEMARY, Saffron, Sesame Seed, Thyme.
INHIBITS PROLIFERATION (TUMOR CELL GROWTH):
Allspice, Basil, Bay Leaves, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom, Celery Seed, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, GARLIC, Horseradish, Mustard, Nutmeg, Onion, Paprika, Parsley, Red Pepper, Rosemary, Saffron, Sage, Sesame Seed, Tamarind, Tarragon, TURMERIC.
INHIBITS INVASION OF TUMOR CELLS INTO OTHER TISSUE:
Allspice, Basil, Bay Leaves, Cardamom, GARLIC, Ginger, Horseradish, Mustard seed, Onion, Oregano, Red Pepper, Saffron, Sesame Seed, Thyme, turmeric, Vanilla.
INHIBITION OF ANGIOGENESIS (GROWTH OF TUMOR BLOOD SUPPLY):
Asafetida, Caraway, Cardamom, Chives, Cilantro/Coriander Seeds, GARLIC, Ginger, Horseradish, Mustard, Oregano, Red Pepper, Sesame Seed, Tarragon, Thyme, TURMERIC.
Note: I have emphasized with capitalization those spices with more than one nutraceutical molecule. Obviously Garlic and some others are particularly potent; however, that doesn't mean others are weak. There may be a particular spice with only one nutraceutical molecule, but it may be a very active one. Eating a variety IS "the spice of life".
In an effort to keep this article less technical and more useful, I have not listed the particular molecules active in each spice (often referred to as a "nutraceutical" comparing it to a pharmaceutical molecule.
I will say that the molecules in these spices should not be discounted because they are naturally sourced rather than manufactured in a laboratory. Various spices among those listed can be purchased in concentrated "supplement" products. The quality of such products varies so it pays to do some comparison-shopping. The most expensive is not always the most potent or most carefully processed. Getting nutrition from actual food is always a first rate idea.
While these spices are an amazing natural source of health support, individuals can benefit from working with trained healthcare professionals in treating disease. I found no evidence that one could overdose on any of these spices, which have been in use for thousands of years; however, most of that use has been in cooking the favorite dishes of certain cultures rather than in concentrated supplement form. Personally, I enjoy learning to cook with as many of these flavorful spices as I can as often as I can. I've also found a few of them to be useful supplements such as turmeric, garlic, and cinnamon (Ceylon variety). I buy organic whenever possible.
This and several other information appendices are included in Jacquie Woodward's book, Slam the Door on Cancer and Lock It Out of Your Life available from Amazon in print and Kindle or from http://www.slamthedooroncancer.com in both PDF or paperback with quantity discounts available.
The full manuscript that includes the research regarding the anti-cancer actions of these spices can be found at: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491364]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491364.
Article Source: Adding Spice to Your Life As an Anti-Cancer Move
Could We Have Found the Cure to Cancer?
By Ismael Labrador
It is safe to say that for the last century cancer has become one of the leading causes of death, not just in our nation but across the globe. As a matter of fact, is has become such a common and unbeatable illness that there are hundreds and thousands of support groups and charities for the same cause, regardless of what specific cancer they are collecting funds for.
It is because of these charities that we have gotten this much closer to finding an end to it for once and for all. In the United States, there are about 900 hospitals which were designed and developed strictly for the research and treatment of cancer and its victims.
One of these research institutions is called the Dana Farber institute, in which thousands of patients are taken care of and treated with the latest advances in medical technology as well as pharmaceutical findings.
Read also : 5 Melanoma Facts Which You Must Know
In fact, it was at this very same hospital where researchers came up with a technique to figure out which was the absolute best way to treat a cancer patient. This technique became so efficient that it yielded results within as little as 15 hours of the patient being tested.
What this technique does is simply profile each patient. A [http://uvinow.com/phlebotomy-training-in-miami/]phlebotomist will draw blood and from this blood, researchers at the institute will figure out all of the deficiencies and abnormalities in the blood. This technique was primarily designed to find the most minimal indications of cancerous cells and the way they were self destructing with the use of apoptosis and specific drugs.
By measuring such destruction of the cells, it can become much easier to prescribe medications that are actually working instead of filling a patient with drugs with heavy side effects that will bare no benefit to the patient's condition. What is truly remarkable about such findings is that these researchers are not limited in any way to using only one medication. This means that if progress is showing with the use of one medication, the possibilities are endless with the use of a combination of treatments.
It has not been said that this treatment is the absolute cure to one of the most threatening illnesses around the world, however statistics show that this technique yields about ninety percent accurate results. At this rate, we might be able to beat this thing before the half of the century!
Universal Vocational Institute aims to provide hands on training to our students, and to provide the industries of interest, skilled workers who are ready to engage in an in high demand careers. We are focused on preparing the student to promptly incorporate in the job market, training them in professional advancement, intellectual inquiry, and community engagement.
Article Source: Could We Have Found the Cure to Cancer?
It is safe to say that for the last century cancer has become one of the leading causes of death, not just in our nation but across the globe. As a matter of fact, is has become such a common and unbeatable illness that there are hundreds and thousands of support groups and charities for the same cause, regardless of what specific cancer they are collecting funds for.
It is because of these charities that we have gotten this much closer to finding an end to it for once and for all. In the United States, there are about 900 hospitals which were designed and developed strictly for the research and treatment of cancer and its victims.
One of these research institutions is called the Dana Farber institute, in which thousands of patients are taken care of and treated with the latest advances in medical technology as well as pharmaceutical findings.
Read also : 5 Melanoma Facts Which You Must Know
In fact, it was at this very same hospital where researchers came up with a technique to figure out which was the absolute best way to treat a cancer patient. This technique became so efficient that it yielded results within as little as 15 hours of the patient being tested.
What this technique does is simply profile each patient. A [http://uvinow.com/phlebotomy-training-in-miami/]phlebotomist will draw blood and from this blood, researchers at the institute will figure out all of the deficiencies and abnormalities in the blood. This technique was primarily designed to find the most minimal indications of cancerous cells and the way they were self destructing with the use of apoptosis and specific drugs.
By measuring such destruction of the cells, it can become much easier to prescribe medications that are actually working instead of filling a patient with drugs with heavy side effects that will bare no benefit to the patient's condition. What is truly remarkable about such findings is that these researchers are not limited in any way to using only one medication. This means that if progress is showing with the use of one medication, the possibilities are endless with the use of a combination of treatments.
It has not been said that this treatment is the absolute cure to one of the most threatening illnesses around the world, however statistics show that this technique yields about ninety percent accurate results. At this rate, we might be able to beat this thing before the half of the century!
Universal Vocational Institute aims to provide hands on training to our students, and to provide the industries of interest, skilled workers who are ready to engage in an in high demand careers. We are focused on preparing the student to promptly incorporate in the job market, training them in professional advancement, intellectual inquiry, and community engagement.
Article Source: Could We Have Found the Cure to Cancer?
Thursday, 26 March 2015
5 Melanoma Facts Which You Must Know
By Celine Potrov
It is widely known that melanoma is the deadliest of skin cancers. However, people are still not well familiar with important facts about this condition. At the same time, this information is extremely valuable and may help to save lives. Get better informed now so that you can start taking better measures for protection without delay.
It is among the most common types of cancer in young people.
Melanoma typically holds the first or second place in the national charts for the most widely spread types of cancer in the age group from 15 to 39. It is also among the deadliest types affecting young people. Given this, young people as well as older adults need to take adequate measures for prevention including regular mole checks.
Frequent sunbed use increases the risk of melanoma.
The regular use of sunbeds, typically more than 10 times a year, can increase the risk of developing this type of skin cancer by as much as 74%. This is because the UV radiation produced by these facilities penetrates the skin much more deeply compared to the rates of the sun. As a result, it causes greater damage to the skin cells. Your best bet is to stay away from sunbeds.
Clothing does not offer full protection from the sun's UV rays which cause skin cell damage.
It is true that clothes made from light tightly woven fabrics in light colours provide some protection, but it is not complete. That is why your best bet is to seek the shade between 11 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. If this is not always possible, you should apply sunscreen even on areas of the skin which are covered by clothing. Just let the cream or lotion get fully absorbed before you put your clothes on.
Cancerous growths can appear anywhere on the skin.
It is a huge misconception that melanoma can develop only on the parts of the body which are most exposed to the sun's radiation. Cancerous growths can appear on the inner side of the thighs, on the buttocks, on the genitals and on the soles of the feet even though they are usually found on the back and the front part of the legs. When you perform a self-exam, you must check every inch of your body.
Malignant growths resemble closely common moles.
This is the main reason why they may go unnoticed for a fairly long time. You should keep a close eye on your skin and on any new growths, especially if they develop quickly. You must get frequent mole checks performed by a dermatologist as well.
Take all necessary measures to lower your risk of melanoma.
Take advantage of an advanced dermatological method for prevention and early detection of [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma. Protect yourself and your family in the most effective way.
Article Source: 5 Melanoma Facts Which You Must Know
It is widely known that melanoma is the deadliest of skin cancers. However, people are still not well familiar with important facts about this condition. At the same time, this information is extremely valuable and may help to save lives. Get better informed now so that you can start taking better measures for protection without delay.
It is among the most common types of cancer in young people.
Melanoma typically holds the first or second place in the national charts for the most widely spread types of cancer in the age group from 15 to 39. It is also among the deadliest types affecting young people. Given this, young people as well as older adults need to take adequate measures for prevention including regular mole checks.
Frequent sunbed use increases the risk of melanoma.
The regular use of sunbeds, typically more than 10 times a year, can increase the risk of developing this type of skin cancer by as much as 74%. This is because the UV radiation produced by these facilities penetrates the skin much more deeply compared to the rates of the sun. As a result, it causes greater damage to the skin cells. Your best bet is to stay away from sunbeds.
Clothing does not offer full protection from the sun's UV rays which cause skin cell damage.
It is true that clothes made from light tightly woven fabrics in light colours provide some protection, but it is not complete. That is why your best bet is to seek the shade between 11 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. If this is not always possible, you should apply sunscreen even on areas of the skin which are covered by clothing. Just let the cream or lotion get fully absorbed before you put your clothes on.
Cancerous growths can appear anywhere on the skin.
It is a huge misconception that melanoma can develop only on the parts of the body which are most exposed to the sun's radiation. Cancerous growths can appear on the inner side of the thighs, on the buttocks, on the genitals and on the soles of the feet even though they are usually found on the back and the front part of the legs. When you perform a self-exam, you must check every inch of your body.
Malignant growths resemble closely common moles.
This is the main reason why they may go unnoticed for a fairly long time. You should keep a close eye on your skin and on any new growths, especially if they develop quickly. You must get frequent mole checks performed by a dermatologist as well.
Take all necessary measures to lower your risk of melanoma.
Take advantage of an advanced dermatological method for prevention and early detection of [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma. Protect yourself and your family in the most effective way.
Article Source: 5 Melanoma Facts Which You Must Know
4 Skin Cancer Myths Debunked
By Celine Potrov
How much do you know about skin cancer? The reality is that many people are unaware of the dangers associated with this serious medical condition. Find out the truth behind some of the most widespread myths. This will help you to protect yourself and your loved ones in the best possible way.
Only old people get it.
This is one of the biggest misconceptions about skin cancer. The statistical data shows that the incidence of melanoma, which is the deadliest of all types, in people aged between 18 and 39 increased by 800% between 1970 and 2010. In most countries around the globe, melanoma is the most common type of cancer in this age group. Another alarming fact is that the number of children between the ages of 0 and 19 diagnosed with this condition increases at a rate of about 2% on an annual basis.
People with darker complexion are safe.
It is true that these people have a lower risk of this condition. However, there are other factors which put them in danger. Firstly, they are more likely to get cancerous growths which are harder to notice. The growths may appear along the hair line, behind the ears and even under the nails. Furthermore, late-stage diagnoses are more prevalent in people of colour. When the condition is diagnosed at a later stage, the chances of survival are naturally much lower.
It appears only in the skin areas which get the most sun.
This is another huge myth. Cancerous tumours including moles can grow on all parts of the body. Often, they appear in areas which get the least sun, if any, such as the inner side of the thighs and the pubic area. Malignant growths can appear even on the soles. That is why every part of the skin must be carefully examined.
Tanned skin is better protected.
This is totally not true. Tanned skin is actually damaged skin. Your skin gets darker because it produces more melanin, a pigment which is intended to protect the cells from damage. Tanning can increase your risk of skin cancer. Furthermore, it speeds up ageing. It leads to fine lines, wrinkles and spots which are difficult to treat.
No one is perfectly safe from skin cancer. People of all ages and ethnicities should avoid outdoor activities between 10 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. If they go outside, they must wear sunscreen and protective clothing and accessories. The use of tanning beds should be avoided. Regular mole checks are important as well.
Take the first step towards [http://molemap.co.nz/]Skin Cancer prevention right away. Protect yourself and the people that you love with in the best possible way.
Article Source: 4 Skin Cancer Myths Debunked
How much do you know about skin cancer? The reality is that many people are unaware of the dangers associated with this serious medical condition. Find out the truth behind some of the most widespread myths. This will help you to protect yourself and your loved ones in the best possible way.
Only old people get it.
This is one of the biggest misconceptions about skin cancer. The statistical data shows that the incidence of melanoma, which is the deadliest of all types, in people aged between 18 and 39 increased by 800% between 1970 and 2010. In most countries around the globe, melanoma is the most common type of cancer in this age group. Another alarming fact is that the number of children between the ages of 0 and 19 diagnosed with this condition increases at a rate of about 2% on an annual basis.
People with darker complexion are safe.
It is true that these people have a lower risk of this condition. However, there are other factors which put them in danger. Firstly, they are more likely to get cancerous growths which are harder to notice. The growths may appear along the hair line, behind the ears and even under the nails. Furthermore, late-stage diagnoses are more prevalent in people of colour. When the condition is diagnosed at a later stage, the chances of survival are naturally much lower.
It appears only in the skin areas which get the most sun.
This is another huge myth. Cancerous tumours including moles can grow on all parts of the body. Often, they appear in areas which get the least sun, if any, such as the inner side of the thighs and the pubic area. Malignant growths can appear even on the soles. That is why every part of the skin must be carefully examined.
Tanned skin is better protected.
This is totally not true. Tanned skin is actually damaged skin. Your skin gets darker because it produces more melanin, a pigment which is intended to protect the cells from damage. Tanning can increase your risk of skin cancer. Furthermore, it speeds up ageing. It leads to fine lines, wrinkles and spots which are difficult to treat.
No one is perfectly safe from skin cancer. People of all ages and ethnicities should avoid outdoor activities between 10 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. If they go outside, they must wear sunscreen and protective clothing and accessories. The use of tanning beds should be avoided. Regular mole checks are important as well.
Take the first step towards [http://molemap.co.nz/]Skin Cancer prevention right away. Protect yourself and the people that you love with in the best possible way.
Article Source: 4 Skin Cancer Myths Debunked
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Ways To Recognize Signs Of Leukemia
By Alok Jaiswal
When Leukemia strikes, it attacks the white blood cells whose main task is to combat disease and infections. It would be fatal for the patient suffering from the disease if the disease is not detected early. Proper medication, such asVeenat, should be prescribed, as it is efficient in treating certain types of leukemia. The below symptoms can guide you in detecting the disease:
Persistent flu-like symptoms
If you notice a flu that you cannot tackle, this could be a root of the unease. Persistent chills, fever, night sweating and muscle pains and aches may be all symptoms of leukemia. Nonetheless, flu like signs may be because of several other conditions, though it would not hurt to be tested. However, if the flu and flulike symptoms disappear some time later, and you fill fit and healthy as before, it may be that you just had flu.
Keep watch of the fatigue level
Since fatigue is ordinary, this early sign is overlooked on most bases. Shockingly, fatigue, especially chronic fatigue happens to be an early indication of the ailment. It is important to have a handle on the fact that, weakness and a lazy feel, of just lying down doing nothing, often accompanies this low energy level in the body. Fatigue caused by cancer is known to be a very draining type of fatigue. Patients are always advised to eat healthy foods that add the energy levels of their body. The symptoms of fatigue are often overlooked since it is very common to feel tired. However, there is a difference between this and chronic fatigue.
Keep track of your weight
One of the common signs of leukemia infection is constant weight loss for no perceptible reason. However, this may be a faint sign and if taken solely, it may not narrow down to cancer. Consult a physician if you lose weight drastically and you have not changed your diet, lifestyle or routine.
Pay keen attention to the bleeding and bruising pattern
Most people who are victims of leukemia are apt to regular bleeding and easy bruising. If you start bleeding more easily and regularly, you may be at risk of leukemia. This is caused by not having enough blood platelets. The frequent bleeding can occur on the gums or even frequent nose bleeding.
Examine skin for petechiae
Petechiae are tiny spots, which appear on the skin's surface. The tiny spots are red in appearance, and they will look different from those you get out of exercise or the blemishes that comes because of acne or sunburn.
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Article Source: Ways To Recognize Signs Of Leukemia
When Leukemia strikes, it attacks the white blood cells whose main task is to combat disease and infections. It would be fatal for the patient suffering from the disease if the disease is not detected early. Proper medication, such asVeenat, should be prescribed, as it is efficient in treating certain types of leukemia. The below symptoms can guide you in detecting the disease:
Persistent flu-like symptoms
If you notice a flu that you cannot tackle, this could be a root of the unease. Persistent chills, fever, night sweating and muscle pains and aches may be all symptoms of leukemia. Nonetheless, flu like signs may be because of several other conditions, though it would not hurt to be tested. However, if the flu and flulike symptoms disappear some time later, and you fill fit and healthy as before, it may be that you just had flu.
Keep watch of the fatigue level
Since fatigue is ordinary, this early sign is overlooked on most bases. Shockingly, fatigue, especially chronic fatigue happens to be an early indication of the ailment. It is important to have a handle on the fact that, weakness and a lazy feel, of just lying down doing nothing, often accompanies this low energy level in the body. Fatigue caused by cancer is known to be a very draining type of fatigue. Patients are always advised to eat healthy foods that add the energy levels of their body. The symptoms of fatigue are often overlooked since it is very common to feel tired. However, there is a difference between this and chronic fatigue.
Keep track of your weight
One of the common signs of leukemia infection is constant weight loss for no perceptible reason. However, this may be a faint sign and if taken solely, it may not narrow down to cancer. Consult a physician if you lose weight drastically and you have not changed your diet, lifestyle or routine.
Pay keen attention to the bleeding and bruising pattern
Most people who are victims of leukemia are apt to regular bleeding and easy bruising. If you start bleeding more easily and regularly, you may be at risk of leukemia. This is caused by not having enough blood platelets. The frequent bleeding can occur on the gums or even frequent nose bleeding.
Examine skin for petechiae
Petechiae are tiny spots, which appear on the skin's surface. The tiny spots are red in appearance, and they will look different from those you get out of exercise or the blemishes that comes because of acne or sunburn.
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How to Recognise the Main Melanoma Symptoms
By Celine Potrov
Tens of thousands of new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year. This is the deadliest type of skin cancer. It affects people of all ages and ethnical backgrounds. At the same time, when it is caught at the early stages of its development, it is curable. The 10-year survival rate is 95% when the condition is diagnosed at its first stage. That is why it is important for every person to know the main symptoms and how to recognise them.
The ABCDE Method
Malignant skin growths which look like moles are the main melanoma symptoms. However, they differ from benign growths in several ways. These differences are defined by the ABCDE method which is used for recognising cancerous growths. A is for asymmetry. The malignant growths are asymmetric. When you draw an imaginary line through the centre of the growth, the two parts on the sides differ.
B is for border. The dangerous growths typically have uneven border while the benign ones are perfectly round. C is for colour. The cancerous moles typically consist of two or more different colours, which can range from pale skin colour to black. D is for diameter. The suspicious growths are larger than 6 millimetres in diameter. They are typically bigger than a pencil eraser. E is for evolution. The malignant growths are constantly evolving. They change their size and their colour.
If a skin growth meets the ABCDE criteria, you should have it checked immediately. This can save your life.
The Satellite Method
This is another effective method for recognising the major melanoma symptoms. If a new mole grows in the area surrounding a bigger one, it may be a satellite. It is certainly a red flag. It may be a sign that the growth is spreading. That is why it must be checked.
The Ugly Duckling Method
This is another fairly easy method for recognising suspicious skin growth which may be malignant. A mole is an ugly duckling when it differs considerably from the ones around it and from the moles on your body as a whole. It may be bigger, darker or lighter, raised or irregularly shaped. In any case, you should have it examined by a dermatologist.
Other Symptoms
You should be familiar with the more disturbing melanoma symptoms as well. Typically, the malignant growths do not hurt. However, they may crust, ooze or bleed. These are signs of trouble which require immediate medical attention.
Overall, you should keep a close eye on your moles so that you can recognise the melanoma symptoms early on. Regular dermatological exams are also recommended.
Lower your risk of [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma by using one of the most advanced methods for prevention available in Australia. Ensure your safety and that of your family.
Article Source: How to Recognise the Main Melanoma Symptoms
Tens of thousands of new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year. This is the deadliest type of skin cancer. It affects people of all ages and ethnical backgrounds. At the same time, when it is caught at the early stages of its development, it is curable. The 10-year survival rate is 95% when the condition is diagnosed at its first stage. That is why it is important for every person to know the main symptoms and how to recognise them.
The ABCDE Method
Malignant skin growths which look like moles are the main melanoma symptoms. However, they differ from benign growths in several ways. These differences are defined by the ABCDE method which is used for recognising cancerous growths. A is for asymmetry. The malignant growths are asymmetric. When you draw an imaginary line through the centre of the growth, the two parts on the sides differ.
B is for border. The dangerous growths typically have uneven border while the benign ones are perfectly round. C is for colour. The cancerous moles typically consist of two or more different colours, which can range from pale skin colour to black. D is for diameter. The suspicious growths are larger than 6 millimetres in diameter. They are typically bigger than a pencil eraser. E is for evolution. The malignant growths are constantly evolving. They change their size and their colour.
If a skin growth meets the ABCDE criteria, you should have it checked immediately. This can save your life.
The Satellite Method
This is another effective method for recognising the major melanoma symptoms. If a new mole grows in the area surrounding a bigger one, it may be a satellite. It is certainly a red flag. It may be a sign that the growth is spreading. That is why it must be checked.
The Ugly Duckling Method
This is another fairly easy method for recognising suspicious skin growth which may be malignant. A mole is an ugly duckling when it differs considerably from the ones around it and from the moles on your body as a whole. It may be bigger, darker or lighter, raised or irregularly shaped. In any case, you should have it examined by a dermatologist.
Other Symptoms
You should be familiar with the more disturbing melanoma symptoms as well. Typically, the malignant growths do not hurt. However, they may crust, ooze or bleed. These are signs of trouble which require immediate medical attention.
Overall, you should keep a close eye on your moles so that you can recognise the melanoma symptoms early on. Regular dermatological exams are also recommended.
Lower your risk of [http://molemap.net.au/]Melanoma by using one of the most advanced methods for prevention available in Australia. Ensure your safety and that of your family.
Article Source: How to Recognise the Main Melanoma Symptoms
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Stage 4 Lung Cancer Prognosis
By Philip Albert Edmonds-Hunt
It is a SAD fact that the general prognosis for a late-stage (stage 4) lung cancer patient is not very good at all. Although, it should be noted at this point, some late-stage patients do seem to pull something out of the hat and respond well to treatment (in general, when talking about late-stage lung cancer, it is usually assumed to be non-small cell [NSCLC] - the most commonly diagnosed type).
NSCLC is usually responsible for 80% + of all cases diagnosed, whereas small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is usually only responsible for under 20% of cases(SCLC is the least common and more deadly of the two types). Mixed cell/large cell lung cancer is a mixture of both SCLC and NSCLC.
Stage 4 - indicates that the cancer has metastasized from its origin to another part/s of the body (outside of the chest area). However, sometimes certain situations will arise in its development that allows for a patient to have a better out-come (usually only with NSCLC patients). For example:
When the metastasis of the cancer is limited in size and number, it may be possible to treat it with modern aggressive directed treatments.
When bronchioloaveloar (BAC) is present in a patient (a type of non-small lung cancer), due to it being very slow-growing - often a patient can be monitored without the need for treatment (sometimes for many years).
Where non-small lung cancer is present, molecular testing is usually carried-out to determine ALK mutations (mutations in the ALK gene change single protein building blocks [amino acids] in anaplastic lymphoma kinase - 5% of patients are usually affected), and EGFR ([epidermal growth factor receptor] 15% of patients are usually affected). TKI([s] medicine may be used to target the mutations for a prolonged control of the cancer (Xalkori and Tarceva).
Under certain circumstances, a patient may have late stage NSCLC that is sensitive to chemotherapy (prolonging prognosis [life-expectancy] due to the treatment being more successful).
However, in general, a stage 4 NSCLC diagnosis will mean a short prognosis (related factors to an individuals prognosis [taken on a one by one basis] include: age, general health, treatment choice and response, and the characteristics of the tumor). But, as a general rule-of-thumb, the following could be considered to be normal in most cases:
Non-small cell lung cancer (stage 4) - low prognosis (only 10% - 15% of sufferers will be seen to still be alive 5-years after diagnosis).
Small-cell lung cancer (stage 4) - very low prognosis (only 5% - 10% of sufferers will still be seen to be alive 5-years after diagnosis [2 - 4-months if left untreated]).
Philip is a Freelance Writer, Author, and Owner of Cancer Cry. He was born in Oxfordshire, England; however, today he lives in Mexico where he has been based for many years writing about cancer and other health related issues. If you would like to read more of his articles, check out his blogsite - http://www.cancercry.com Thank you for reading Philip's articles!
Article Source: Stage 4 Lung Cancer Prognosis
It is a SAD fact that the general prognosis for a late-stage (stage 4) lung cancer patient is not very good at all. Although, it should be noted at this point, some late-stage patients do seem to pull something out of the hat and respond well to treatment (in general, when talking about late-stage lung cancer, it is usually assumed to be non-small cell [NSCLC] - the most commonly diagnosed type).
NSCLC is usually responsible for 80% + of all cases diagnosed, whereas small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is usually only responsible for under 20% of cases(SCLC is the least common and more deadly of the two types). Mixed cell/large cell lung cancer is a mixture of both SCLC and NSCLC.
Stage 4 - indicates that the cancer has metastasized from its origin to another part/s of the body (outside of the chest area). However, sometimes certain situations will arise in its development that allows for a patient to have a better out-come (usually only with NSCLC patients). For example:
When the metastasis of the cancer is limited in size and number, it may be possible to treat it with modern aggressive directed treatments.
When bronchioloaveloar (BAC) is present in a patient (a type of non-small lung cancer), due to it being very slow-growing - often a patient can be monitored without the need for treatment (sometimes for many years).
Where non-small lung cancer is present, molecular testing is usually carried-out to determine ALK mutations (mutations in the ALK gene change single protein building blocks [amino acids] in anaplastic lymphoma kinase - 5% of patients are usually affected), and EGFR ([epidermal growth factor receptor] 15% of patients are usually affected). TKI([s] medicine may be used to target the mutations for a prolonged control of the cancer (Xalkori and Tarceva).
Under certain circumstances, a patient may have late stage NSCLC that is sensitive to chemotherapy (prolonging prognosis [life-expectancy] due to the treatment being more successful).
However, in general, a stage 4 NSCLC diagnosis will mean a short prognosis (related factors to an individuals prognosis [taken on a one by one basis] include: age, general health, treatment choice and response, and the characteristics of the tumor). But, as a general rule-of-thumb, the following could be considered to be normal in most cases:
Non-small cell lung cancer (stage 4) - low prognosis (only 10% - 15% of sufferers will be seen to still be alive 5-years after diagnosis).
Small-cell lung cancer (stage 4) - very low prognosis (only 5% - 10% of sufferers will still be seen to be alive 5-years after diagnosis [2 - 4-months if left untreated]).
Philip is a Freelance Writer, Author, and Owner of Cancer Cry. He was born in Oxfordshire, England; however, today he lives in Mexico where he has been based for many years writing about cancer and other health related issues. If you would like to read more of his articles, check out his blogsite - http://www.cancercry.com Thank you for reading Philip's articles!
Article Source: Stage 4 Lung Cancer Prognosis
Cancer and Your Love Life
By Carin G Hansen
I have decided to be vulnerable and share some things that enhanced my husband and my love life following my first mastectomy. It wasn't that we were so smart.
We actually stumbled onto some of them. For those of you who have experienced, or will experience, a single or double mastectomy, a complete hysterectomy or any other surgery that is involved in the act of lovemaking, I trust you will find encouragement and help.
... your body has changed permanently... the body your husband/significant other has fondled and adored is not the same. Because of that - your love life cannot be the same. Both physical challenges, and changes, along with emotional challenges need to be faced. What can you do to help your new love life be as good or better than it was before?
First, be open about what has changed. Your husband/significant other may find that although he is very accepting of your new body, scars and other physical differences hinder him from totally engaging you visually. This is natural and you should not be disappointed, frustrated or depressed if this is the case. Just think how you react to your new body when you look in the mirror. He needs time to adjust to your new body the same as you. Try wearing a skimpy out fit that covers your surgical area and choose instead to "wow" him with other physical assets.
Talk about what is still a "turn-on" and what hurts or is uncomfortable. He will be grateful that he does not have to guess and possibly make the wrong choice or choices. You will have to experiment with potential new "turn-on's" for both of you.
Tease, laugh and tickle each other. Have fun together! At a time when life is quite serious - learn to laugh with, and at, each other. My husband is quite the tease, but when I was diagnosed with cancer he said life had become too serious; he was no longer going to tease me. One day during my cancer journey following my first mastectomy, when I was feeling particularly awful from the chemotherapy, he came home from work to find me laying on the couch. I was bemoaning how terrible I felt and as he hugged me he commented, "I know what you are suffering from... "mono-nippleosis"! My first reaction was to smack him and then I realized how very creative and spot-on his comment was. We laughed and laughed... and I realized he was beginning to heal emotionally. He had begun teasing again.
I have another story to relate... but space does not permit... suffice to say that shortly after my cancer journey began we decided to purchase a new bedroom set. This purchase had much greater impact than we ever imagined. We had a new bedroom for a new love life. It was the best "accidental" decision we made.
If you cannot afford new furniture, change the bedspread, purchase new throw pillows, buy some new pictures, and have the room painted room a great new color. It will be a very important part of making your love life a new experience in a new environment.
Love-making can be even more wonderful after cancer. It's a chance to start over fresh... so experiment, communicate and ENJOY!
Carin Hansen was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40. After a long battle she emerged victorious and began a one-on-one wardrobe and beauty consulting business for other women journeying through cancer. She has been a model, actress, talent agency owner, benefit founder, certified acting/modeling instructor, writer, speaker and passionate cancer advocate. Please visit Carin's website at http://www.bridges2beauty.net for information and encouragement that is helpful and hopeFULL. You can purchase a hard copy of her book "A Woman's Cancer Journey Primer" or upload a free PDF on the website also. It is important that you consult with your Primary Physician, Oncologist and/or Surgeon before implementing any of her suggestions found in her articles, newsletter, blogs and books.
Article Source: Cancer and Your Love Life
I have decided to be vulnerable and share some things that enhanced my husband and my love life following my first mastectomy. It wasn't that we were so smart.
We actually stumbled onto some of them. For those of you who have experienced, or will experience, a single or double mastectomy, a complete hysterectomy or any other surgery that is involved in the act of lovemaking, I trust you will find encouragement and help.
... your body has changed permanently... the body your husband/significant other has fondled and adored is not the same. Because of that - your love life cannot be the same. Both physical challenges, and changes, along with emotional challenges need to be faced. What can you do to help your new love life be as good or better than it was before?
First, be open about what has changed. Your husband/significant other may find that although he is very accepting of your new body, scars and other physical differences hinder him from totally engaging you visually. This is natural and you should not be disappointed, frustrated or depressed if this is the case. Just think how you react to your new body when you look in the mirror. He needs time to adjust to your new body the same as you. Try wearing a skimpy out fit that covers your surgical area and choose instead to "wow" him with other physical assets.
Talk about what is still a "turn-on" and what hurts or is uncomfortable. He will be grateful that he does not have to guess and possibly make the wrong choice or choices. You will have to experiment with potential new "turn-on's" for both of you.
Tease, laugh and tickle each other. Have fun together! At a time when life is quite serious - learn to laugh with, and at, each other. My husband is quite the tease, but when I was diagnosed with cancer he said life had become too serious; he was no longer going to tease me. One day during my cancer journey following my first mastectomy, when I was feeling particularly awful from the chemotherapy, he came home from work to find me laying on the couch. I was bemoaning how terrible I felt and as he hugged me he commented, "I know what you are suffering from... "mono-nippleosis"! My first reaction was to smack him and then I realized how very creative and spot-on his comment was. We laughed and laughed... and I realized he was beginning to heal emotionally. He had begun teasing again.
I have another story to relate... but space does not permit... suffice to say that shortly after my cancer journey began we decided to purchase a new bedroom set. This purchase had much greater impact than we ever imagined. We had a new bedroom for a new love life. It was the best "accidental" decision we made.
If you cannot afford new furniture, change the bedspread, purchase new throw pillows, buy some new pictures, and have the room painted room a great new color. It will be a very important part of making your love life a new experience in a new environment.
Love-making can be even more wonderful after cancer. It's a chance to start over fresh... so experiment, communicate and ENJOY!
Carin Hansen was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40. After a long battle she emerged victorious and began a one-on-one wardrobe and beauty consulting business for other women journeying through cancer. She has been a model, actress, talent agency owner, benefit founder, certified acting/modeling instructor, writer, speaker and passionate cancer advocate. Please visit Carin's website at http://www.bridges2beauty.net for information and encouragement that is helpful and hopeFULL. You can purchase a hard copy of her book "A Woman's Cancer Journey Primer" or upload a free PDF on the website also. It is important that you consult with your Primary Physician, Oncologist and/or Surgeon before implementing any of her suggestions found in her articles, newsletter, blogs and books.
Article Source: Cancer and Your Love Life
Monday, 23 March 2015
How to Donate Your Hair to Cancer Patients
Author: shezay
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/how-to-donate-your-hair-to-cancer-patients-7224834.html
About the Author
Shezay is a professional content writer loves to write about hair care tips and ideas for natural treatments for healthy hair and skincare.
Cancer is an unfortunate reality and millions around the globe suffer from this menace each year. With advancements in medical science, the survival rate of cancer has improved significantly over the years. Many people have to undergo chemotherapy and lose their hair temporarily during treatment. It is best for these people to get a wig while their hair grow back. A wig made from human hair appears to be natural and suits people much better than synthetic ones. People who have long hair can donate them in order to have wigs made for these patients. Here is how you can do it.
Find a reputable organization to donate
There are many organizations out there that offer wig making services for cancer patients. You need to find one that has a good reputation to ensure that your locks are used for this exact purpose. Some organizations sell a part of the donations off. Avoid such organizations. Do check with your local Better Business Bureau to be sure.
Learn the requirements
Each organization has different requirements for wigs. Some take hair that are eight inches long while others want them to be at least 12 inches. Similarly damaged hair such as those with split ends, too much dying or dirt are not acceptable.
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Assess your hair
Once you have selected the organization to donate to and have learned about their requirements, assess your hair if they qualify. It is not a bad idea to work a little harder for your follicular health if it is needed to meet the requirements.
Get the hair cut
The next stage is to get a haircut. Ensure that the stylist is aware of the requirements and cuts accordingly. The hair must not touch the ground so make notes of that as well. Collect the hair and tie them together before storing them in a plastic bag.
Send them off
Once the hair cut is done, send the hair to the organization. If you are mailing them, send them in a padded envelope. If the organization is local, you can deliver it to them by hand.
Spread the good work
It is a fantastic idea that you spread the word and let friends and family know that they too can be a part of a noble process that needs very little effort. Hair can grow back in a few months and your effort can bring a smile to someone.
For matters related with hair loss, visit us at hair transplant in Dubai Clinic at Dubai Cosmetic Surgery.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/how-to-donate-your-hair-to-cancer-patients-7224834.html
About the Author
Shezay is a professional content writer loves to write about hair care tips and ideas for natural treatments for healthy hair and skincare.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
General Methods to Immortalize Primary Cells
Author: Terry Hess
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/general-methods-to-immortalize-primary-cells-7224331.html
About the Author
Creative Bioarray a leading commercial biospecimen CRO, supplying service of the immortalization of cell. Our scientists are also researching over different animal cell and discover some quality tissues, antibody that is very helpful for medical industry.
Primary cells provide extremely accurate information and relevant results in research, serving as the most ideal cell models for a vast variety of research, from fundamental cell biology and physiology, developmental biology, disease mechanisms, to drug screening and therapeutics development. However, primary cells do not grow indefinitely in culture and are very difficult to culture. Therefore, researchers tend to use immortalized cells for their research program.
The immortalized cells enable researchers to use the same consistent material throughout a research project, without having to establish new cultures, because these immortalized cells have an extended life span and maintain the genotype and phenotypic markers of the source tissue. Utilizing a cell immortalization service helps researchers avoid this issue and offers them the possibility of an almost limitless supply of cells that can be used throughout the duration of an entire research project.
The successful immortalization of various primary cells is implemented by using different genes and agents. Cell immortalization can be done in many ways; and custom service is available in the market to help generate immortalized cell lines. There are many methods of mammalian cell immortalization within culture environments. A few of these methods are listed below:
hTERT Expression
hTERT alone can immortalize cells without causing cancer-associated changes or altering phenotypic properties. Primary human cells that have so far been established by the forced expression of hTERT alone include fibroblasts, retinal pigmented epithelial cells, endothelial cells, oesophageal squamous cells, mammary epithelial cells, keratinocytes, osteoblasts, and Nestin-positive cells of the pancreas.
A major obstacle to the immortalization of primary human cells and the establishment of human cell lines is telomere-controlled senescence. Telomere-controlled senescence is caused by the shortening of telomeres that occurs each time somatic human cells divide. But researchers have shown that the transfer of an exogenous hTERT cDNA, encoding the catalytic subunit of human telomerase, can be used to prevent telomere shortening, overcome telomere-controlled senescence, and immortalize primary human cells.
Viral Transformation
Viral transformation method is another way of bypassing cellular senescence. The most commonly used and the best understood of this class of viral genes is Simian Virus 40 large T antigen (SV40). SV40 Large T antigen binds to a number of proteins ( most important are p53 and Rb) which, when functioning normally, are negative regulators of cell division. Similarly, using siRNA to inactive p53 and/or Rb can also initiate unlimited cellular life span. Other oncogenes include c-Myc, Ras and HPV 16 E6/E7 and their introduction, likewise, can efficiently immortalize primary cells.Viral genes, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Simian virus 40 (SV40) T antigen can induce immortalization. Viral genes achieve immortalization by inactivating the tumor suppressor genes that put cells into a replicative senescent state.
Inactivation of Tumor Suppression Genes
Recent discoveries have found that co-expression of hTERT catalytic subunit combined with p53 or RB siRNA, can successfully immortalize human ovarian epithelial cells. At the same time, overexpression of Ras or Myc T58A mutants have also been found to be able to immortalize some primary cell types. This method allows a more authentic cell model with a more defined genetic background.
Custom Cell Immortalization Services
Creative Bioarray can provide custom cell immortalization services. With years of experience in cell immortalization, the company is now able to successfully immortalize cells from human, mouse, bovine and dog, using different immortalizing agents or genes. The custom immortalization service can significantly extend replicative capacity of your target cells, which helps saves lab time and money.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/general-methods-to-immortalize-primary-cells-7224331.html
About the Author
Creative Bioarray a leading commercial biospecimen CRO, supplying service of the immortalization of cell. Our scientists are also researching over different animal cell and discover some quality tissues, antibody that is very helpful for medical industry.
Pomi-T: The Polyphenol Supplement to Fight Cancer
By Nick Gagne
The completely natural ingredients have been purified, concentrated and skillfully blended by a long established UK manufacturer, containing absolutely no colours, preservatives, flavourings, bulking or chelating agents. Diets rich in polyphenols, the natural plant-based phytochemicals found in healthy foods, have been linked with lower risks of chronic illnesses such as dementia, high cholesterol, arthritis, heart disease, skin aging and macular degeneration.
There are hundreds of different polyphenols known to mankind and attempts have been made to separate them into categories although their properties over lap and are present in a wide variety of foods to greater or lesser concentrations. Here are some examples of the more commonly recognized categories:
Carotenoids:
Beta-carotene (carrots, peaches, apricots, spinach and cantaloupe)
Alpha-carotene (carrots and pumpkins)
Cryptoxanthin (oranges, papaya, peaches and tangerines)
Lycopene (tomatoes, chilli, watermelon and pink grapefruit)
Lutein (Spinach Kale, red pepper, Okra
Zeaxanthin (corn, broccoli, spinach, red pepper, peas, kale, celery)
Natural Monopherols:
Apiole (Parsley)
Carnosol (Rosemary)
Dillapiole (Dill)
Organosulfides:
Isothiocyanate and its metabolite sulforaphane (Broccoli)
Diallyl disulfide (Garlic)
Flavonoids:
Isolavone phyooestrogens, e.g. Daidzein, Genistein, Glycitein (Soy, peanuts, legums)
Flavonols e.g. Kaempferol (broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables)
Flavonol polymers e.g. Catechin (cocoa and Chocolate)
Flavan-3-ols (epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) - green tea)
Stilbenoids e.g resveratol (grapes and red wine)
Phenolic Acids:
Chlorogenic acid (coffee)
Ellagic acid (Pomegranate, raspberries and strawberries)
Benzoic acids (hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid)
Cinnamic acid (apples, wheat, articoke)
Salicylic acid (bark of Willow trees most fruit and veg)
Nonflavonoid phenolics
Curcumin - a root herb
Capsaisin - chilli
Piperine - pepper
It is clear from this list that foods with the highest polyphenol content include, herbs, spices, teas, fruit, vegetables berries, prunes, flaxseed, linseeds, nuts, dark greens, cruciferous, brightly coloured vegetables, berries, fruits and grains and nuts. The combination of pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli could help beat several cancer killers. Professor Robert Thomas, a consultant at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and at Bedford Hospital, said: "These four ingredients have the most likely chance of an anti-cancer effect. There is no doubt that the findings were highly statistically significant."
Available now, was designed by Prof Thomas with the National Cancer Research Institute. He said: "There are 800,000 men in the UK with prostate cancer. We hope this will help millions."
Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions. They do this by being oxidized themselves, so antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols, ascorbic acid, or polyphenols.
The most commonly cited anti-cancer effect of phytochemicals is via their anti-oxidant properties, protecting the DNA from oxidative damage resulting from ingested or environmental carcinogens [Porrini, Parada, McLarty, Sonn]. They work by either moping up free radicals directly or supplying nutrients or the main anti-oxidant enzymes; superoxide dismutase, glutathione or catalase. A league table used to be produced by the FDA which measures foods ability to absorb damaging oxygen species - this is called the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity ORAC but this has now been removed because it has now been recognised that the antioxidant properties is only one part of the story.
What is evidence that polyphenol rich diets are beneficial to health?
With [http://wininhealth.com/pomi-t-dietary-supplement.htm]Pomi-T diets rich in polyphenols, the natural plant-based phytochemicals found in healthy foods, have been linked with lower risks of chronic illnesses such as dementia, high cholesterol, arthritis, heart disease, skin aging and macular degeneration [Denny, Elments, Karppi, Rezai-Zadeh, Porrini]. Well-conducted population studies have also linked their regular intake with lower risks of many cancers including breast [Hu], pancreatic [Banim], oesophageal [Sun], ovarian [Wu, Tung], prostate [Giovannucci, Chaoyang, Joseph], and skin cancer [Heinen].
The anti-cancer effects of polyphenols, however, do not stop after a diagnosis of cancer. Breast cancer survivors eating polyphenol-rich fruit, vegetables, soy and green tea were found to have lower relapse rates [Pierce, Buck, Boyapati, Ogunleye]. Individuals with skin cancer, who had a high intake of leafy green vegetables and broccoli, had lower rates of new cancer formation [Heinen]. A healthy lifestyle including a polyphenol rich diet has been linked to a slower rate of PSA progression among men with indolent prostate cancer
Why is Pomi-T unique?
Pomi-T is not classed a medicinal product but was tested in national government backed robust scientific trial.
This Polyhpenol supplement combines food from distinct food categories (berry, vegetable, spice leaf) providing a wide spectrum of polyphenols, each with their own unique properties working together for greater effect, whilst at the same time, avoiding over-consumption of one particular type.
Article Source: Pomi-T: The Polyphenol Supplement to Fight Cancer
The completely natural ingredients have been purified, concentrated and skillfully blended by a long established UK manufacturer, containing absolutely no colours, preservatives, flavourings, bulking or chelating agents. Diets rich in polyphenols, the natural plant-based phytochemicals found in healthy foods, have been linked with lower risks of chronic illnesses such as dementia, high cholesterol, arthritis, heart disease, skin aging and macular degeneration.
There are hundreds of different polyphenols known to mankind and attempts have been made to separate them into categories although their properties over lap and are present in a wide variety of foods to greater or lesser concentrations. Here are some examples of the more commonly recognized categories:
Carotenoids:
Beta-carotene (carrots, peaches, apricots, spinach and cantaloupe)
Alpha-carotene (carrots and pumpkins)
Cryptoxanthin (oranges, papaya, peaches and tangerines)
Lycopene (tomatoes, chilli, watermelon and pink grapefruit)
Lutein (Spinach Kale, red pepper, Okra
Zeaxanthin (corn, broccoli, spinach, red pepper, peas, kale, celery)
Natural Monopherols:
Apiole (Parsley)
Carnosol (Rosemary)
Dillapiole (Dill)
Organosulfides:
Isothiocyanate and its metabolite sulforaphane (Broccoli)
Diallyl disulfide (Garlic)
Flavonoids:
Isolavone phyooestrogens, e.g. Daidzein, Genistein, Glycitein (Soy, peanuts, legums)
Flavonols e.g. Kaempferol (broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables)
Flavonol polymers e.g. Catechin (cocoa and Chocolate)
Flavan-3-ols (epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) - green tea)
Stilbenoids e.g resveratol (grapes and red wine)
Phenolic Acids:
Chlorogenic acid (coffee)
Ellagic acid (Pomegranate, raspberries and strawberries)
Benzoic acids (hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid)
Cinnamic acid (apples, wheat, articoke)
Salicylic acid (bark of Willow trees most fruit and veg)
Nonflavonoid phenolics
Curcumin - a root herb
Capsaisin - chilli
Piperine - pepper
It is clear from this list that foods with the highest polyphenol content include, herbs, spices, teas, fruit, vegetables berries, prunes, flaxseed, linseeds, nuts, dark greens, cruciferous, brightly coloured vegetables, berries, fruits and grains and nuts. The combination of pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli could help beat several cancer killers. Professor Robert Thomas, a consultant at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and at Bedford Hospital, said: "These four ingredients have the most likely chance of an anti-cancer effect. There is no doubt that the findings were highly statistically significant."
Available now, was designed by Prof Thomas with the National Cancer Research Institute. He said: "There are 800,000 men in the UK with prostate cancer. We hope this will help millions."
Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions. They do this by being oxidized themselves, so antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols, ascorbic acid, or polyphenols.
The most commonly cited anti-cancer effect of phytochemicals is via their anti-oxidant properties, protecting the DNA from oxidative damage resulting from ingested or environmental carcinogens [Porrini, Parada, McLarty, Sonn]. They work by either moping up free radicals directly or supplying nutrients or the main anti-oxidant enzymes; superoxide dismutase, glutathione or catalase. A league table used to be produced by the FDA which measures foods ability to absorb damaging oxygen species - this is called the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity ORAC but this has now been removed because it has now been recognised that the antioxidant properties is only one part of the story.
What is evidence that polyphenol rich diets are beneficial to health?
With [http://wininhealth.com/pomi-t-dietary-supplement.htm]Pomi-T diets rich in polyphenols, the natural plant-based phytochemicals found in healthy foods, have been linked with lower risks of chronic illnesses such as dementia, high cholesterol, arthritis, heart disease, skin aging and macular degeneration [Denny, Elments, Karppi, Rezai-Zadeh, Porrini]. Well-conducted population studies have also linked their regular intake with lower risks of many cancers including breast [Hu], pancreatic [Banim], oesophageal [Sun], ovarian [Wu, Tung], prostate [Giovannucci, Chaoyang, Joseph], and skin cancer [Heinen].
The anti-cancer effects of polyphenols, however, do not stop after a diagnosis of cancer. Breast cancer survivors eating polyphenol-rich fruit, vegetables, soy and green tea were found to have lower relapse rates [Pierce, Buck, Boyapati, Ogunleye]. Individuals with skin cancer, who had a high intake of leafy green vegetables and broccoli, had lower rates of new cancer formation [Heinen]. A healthy lifestyle including a polyphenol rich diet has been linked to a slower rate of PSA progression among men with indolent prostate cancer
Why is Pomi-T unique?
Pomi-T is not classed a medicinal product but was tested in national government backed robust scientific trial.
This Polyhpenol supplement combines food from distinct food categories (berry, vegetable, spice leaf) providing a wide spectrum of polyphenols, each with their own unique properties working together for greater effect, whilst at the same time, avoiding over-consumption of one particular type.
Article Source: Pomi-T: The Polyphenol Supplement to Fight Cancer
Friday, 20 March 2015
Signs and Symptoms of Leukemia
By Michele M Rasmussen
For more information on my journey through Leukemia, visit my blog: http://www.leukemiasurvivor.co/
Article Source: Signs and Symptoms of Leukemia
Our brains have a strange and very capable way of enabling us to cope with just about everything that is thrown our way. Looking back a month or two prior to being diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, I now am able to clearly see the signs that were right in front of me. Of course, my very capable brain was able to create a perfectly logical explanation for every one of my symptoms.
Probably one of the very first symptoms that I noticed, and disregarded, was my hugely swollen spleen. I remember lying in bed one night reading; I said to Joe, "You know, things just don't seem to fit in here like they used to." I just didn't feel like I could get comfortable and that "things" were crowded on the left hand side of my abdomen; up under my left rib cage. It felt tight to the touch, but it also just felt thick, like muscle. It didn't hurt and most of the time I didn't even notice that it was there.
The second symptom that I noticed was probably the fact that I was just a bit more tired than usual. That symptom was easily discarded since Joe and I are always on the go. Our feet hit the floor running every morning and don't stop until we go to bed. That coupled with the fact that I was soon to be 52, I just chalked being tired up to, doing too much and "old age"!
The third symptom was that I seemed to become a bit short of breath, when I danced. December was a very busy dance month for us as we were preparing to dance at the UCWDC World's Championship in Nashville Tennessee, the first week of January. That year was the very first year that I had ever competed in anything in my life. We competed in the Pro/Am division and I was the Am. Dancing was something that I had wanted to do my entire life and I had finally begun to learn to dance a few years prior. Joe and I actually met when I took a class that he was teaching at a dance convention and now we are competing in the pro/am category.
So, back to my windedness; we compete in eight dances and while practicing our routines, it is typical to run through them one right after the other for an hour straight. I started running out of gas during practice several months before World's. When I was competing, I was wondering what the elevation of Nashville was, as I was a bit winded dancing there. I didn't know if it was the elevation or my nerves, but I did notice that I was a bit short of breath after every dance. After competing at World's, we took a short hiatus from practicing; when we resumed, I told Joe that it seemed weird how quickly I became winded. I had to stop between routines to catch my breath. I chalked that up to being out of shape, and for being a slacker for the past three weeks. Of course, now I know that it was a symptom of my leukemia. I did place eighth in my division at World's; but I just know that if I hadn't had leukemia, I would have come in first!! And no, there weren't only eight in my division, there were twenty four competitors.
My fourth symptom was the bruising. Now I must preface this with the fact that I am very clumsy and am always bruised. I never remember where I got them; I just know that they are there. Looking back though, this bruising was different. The bruising on my body, just prior to being diagnosed with CML was a bit odd. I seemed to have more of them and they seemed to last longer. They were also hard to the touch; like a bulge under the skin. (This was from the overabundance of white blood cells.) They popped up with a slighter bump or bang than they used to. I noticed them and reprimanded myself to start being more careful. The odd thing about this symptom is that I KNOW that it is can be a sign of leukemia. When my daughter was only four years old, I took her to the doctor and insisted that he check her for leukemia because she was always covered with bruises. Yes, she was a tomboy and no, I didn't beat her! It is amazing to me that I never correlated the bruising to leukemia within myself.
The fifth symptom was probably the headaches. I had been having headaches at the back of my head for quite some time. I chalked that up to needing my eye glass prescription updated and changed. The headaches seemed most prevalent at night, while watching TV or reading, or while working on the computer. In other words, while concentrating. Yes, I know, taxing on the brain! I made an appointment to go and see an optometrist on January 13, 2011. During my eye exam, while looking into my eyes with that very bright light, the doctor asked me three questions. "Do you have high blood pressure?" I answered, "No, I have low blood pressure." "Do you have diabetes?" I answered again, "No, not that I know of." "Are you anemic?" Once again I answered, "No, not that I am aware of," "Why?" "You are frightening me, should I be scared?" He replied, "Well, you have a significant amount of blood in your eyes." Of course, I freaked out a bit and asked him what it could mean. He said that he wasn't sure, but assured me that I would not go blind, but also said that I should make an appointment to see a retina specialist within the next month or so.
Now you must remember that I have been dealing with Cipro poisoning for the past nine months. My immediate reaction was that this might also be Cipro related. I went directly to the pharmacist and told her what the eye doc had said and asked her what she thought. She agreed that it could very likely be Cirpo related as Cipro not only affects your muscles, joints and tendons; it can also affect your vascular system. That in combination with all of the Ibuprofen that I had been taking for the muscle pain, my vascular system could be compromised and my blood could be thin causing the eye bleeds. I left disgusted and prayed that it would not be Cipro related because if it was, there was nothing that could be done. Moral to that story, be careful what you wish for and be very specific when you are sending out prayers!
The sixth symptom was the night sweats. I had been having night sweats for approximately six weeks and would wake up damp and cold. I was constantly kicking the covers off and then pulling them back on, all night long. This of course I related to hormones. It was a no brainer and I would be talking to my doctor about it at my next appointment.
Number seven was the bite-like rash that I suddenly starting getting on my torso. You know that the first thing I did was wash my sheets and check the bed for bed bugs. I was convinced that we must have them and that I was just sweeter than Joe, because he didn't have any of the bites! You guessed it, no bed bugs. I hadn't changed detergent and I hadn't been camping. My skin is still very sensitive and I really just want to run around naked all of the time as clothing drives me crazy. Let's hope the phase passes!
The last and final symptom, and probably the one that would have eventually sent me to the doctor, was the extreme fullness I felt when I ate; and my funny blood. It was Super Bowl Sunday and I had a routine doctors' appointment in two days. Joe and I were viciously trying to get our yard work done before the Super Bowl began. I was mowing the front yard while he mowed the back. I remember finishing one side and looking at the other thinking, I just can't do it! I was pooped and had to force myself to finish mowing the lawn. I kept thinking what a baby I was being since I had mowed the front and back on previous occasions and never even been tired. I convinced myself to finish mowing and while doing so I pricked my arm on a rose thorn. It started to bleed and I ignored it. Joe had finished the back yard and had come to see how I was doing. I was through mowing and was putting the mower into the garage. Both of us looked at my blood and thought that it looked "weird." We both said, "That doesn't look right." It was sort of an orange color, not really red. I still had not a clue; my brain and common sense in total denial.
Joe started the BBQ and I made a salad and veggies. We sat down to eat and within four bites I was stuffed. I thought that it was strange as I usually eat much more, but figured that my lunch was still with me. Being that Joe works for Anheuser-Busch, we of course had beer on ice. I found it odd that it took me practically an hour to drink just one beer. The Super Bowl was over and I was still miserably full. I wasn't even able to go to bed until midnight because I felt like a stuffed pig. I was so miserable. Do you think that by now I would have a clue that something was terribly wrong? Looking back, I can hardly believe that I didn't.
So, as a recap; my symptoms included fullness due to a swollen spleen, eye bleeds due to blocked and burst capillaries from an overabundance of white blood cells, shortness of breath, funny looking blood, tiredness, bruising, night sweats, a skin rash and frequent headaches. All of these I easily explained away and none of them interfered with my everyday life. Duh!
For more information on my journey through Leukemia, visit my blog: http://www.leukemiasurvivor.co/
Article Source: Signs and Symptoms of Leukemia
My Near Death Experience - Re-Discovering Life at the Door of Heaven
By Anita Moorjani
You can free feel to read more of my story and articles continuously at: http://j.mp/AnitaMoorjani
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Article Source: My Near Death Experience - Re-Discovering Life at the Door of Heaven
The main purpose of sharing my near death experience and personal story is so that others do not have to go through what I went through.
It's not my style to overtly teach people or tell them how to live their lives, nor do I like advising anyone on what changes they need to make, even if they ask. I prefer to lead by example, and create a safe environment for others to get in touch with their own truth.
I've thought about this often since the events of the winter and spring of 2006, when I had a NDE and was also healed of the cancer I'd had for the previous four years. During my NDE, I was able to see and perceive certain aspects of my future life, and I understood that one of the reasons I chose to come back to earthly life was because my experience and message would touch others.
In that state, I somehow knew that in some way, I was meant to inspire thousands, maybe tens of thousands. But it wasn't clear how I was meant to do so-I just knew that in some way, I was going to be helping a lot of people. I specifically got the feeling that I didn't need to do anything for this to happen; I just had to be myself and enjoy life, and to allow myself to be an instrument for something much greater to take place.
That has been the case, as I've come to speak and write about my experiences in response to queries from the fields of medicine and science, as well as individuals seeking answers about the nature of the world and their experiences. I would like to share what I've learned as a result of the cancer and my experience.
I grew up at the intersection of multiple cultures that held distinct and often contradictory beliefs. This shaped me and fostered the fears that turned out to manifest in disease, taking you with me on my journey into adulthood and my descent into the prison of cancer.
I want explore the near death experience itself - what I experienced and understood at the time - and what happened next. Being healed of cancer and working to find my new place in the world has been a surprising, challenging, and exhilarating journey.
Also, I want to say what I now understand about healing, the way the world is today, and how we can live as a reflection of who we really are, allowing our magnificence to shine through.
As I share with you what I've learned from my experience, I'd like to clarify that I'm not claiming to know any universal or scientific truths or to be anyone's spiritual guru. Nor am I trying to start yet another religion or belief system. My only aim is to help, not convince.
I especially wish to emphasize that you do not need to have a near death experience to heal! My intention is to share with you all the emotional and psychological triggers that I believe contributed to my getting cancer, in the hope that in identifying these factors, you can reduce or possibly even eliminate your chances of getting sick in the first place. At the same time, if you or someone you know has cancer or any other serious illness, please know that there are many paths to healing. I would only suggest that you follow what feels right for you and resonates with you personally.
If you're looking for step-by-step instructions or a set of tenets to follow, then I'm the wrong person for you, because I don't believe in creating any "one size fits all" dogma. It would only limit who you are. Even when I speak of loving myself, my intention isn't to draw attention to me, but for you to experience that same feeling within yourself. In sharing the insights of my experience, my only purpose is to ignite the spark of magnificence that lies within you. My desire is to awaken the dormant guru within you that guides you to find your own place at the center of the universe.
It's my hope that you find joy in each and every day of your journey and come to love life as much as I do these days!
It's not my style to overtly teach people or tell them how to live their lives, nor do I like advising anyone on what changes they need to make, even if they ask. I prefer to lead by example, and create a safe environment for others to get in touch with their own truth.
I've thought about this often since the events of the winter and spring of 2006, when I had a NDE and was also healed of the cancer I'd had for the previous four years. During my NDE, I was able to see and perceive certain aspects of my future life, and I understood that one of the reasons I chose to come back to earthly life was because my experience and message would touch others.
In that state, I somehow knew that in some way, I was meant to inspire thousands, maybe tens of thousands. But it wasn't clear how I was meant to do so-I just knew that in some way, I was going to be helping a lot of people. I specifically got the feeling that I didn't need to do anything for this to happen; I just had to be myself and enjoy life, and to allow myself to be an instrument for something much greater to take place.
That has been the case, as I've come to speak and write about my experiences in response to queries from the fields of medicine and science, as well as individuals seeking answers about the nature of the world and their experiences. I would like to share what I've learned as a result of the cancer and my experience.
I grew up at the intersection of multiple cultures that held distinct and often contradictory beliefs. This shaped me and fostered the fears that turned out to manifest in disease, taking you with me on my journey into adulthood and my descent into the prison of cancer.
I want explore the near death experience itself - what I experienced and understood at the time - and what happened next. Being healed of cancer and working to find my new place in the world has been a surprising, challenging, and exhilarating journey.
Also, I want to say what I now understand about healing, the way the world is today, and how we can live as a reflection of who we really are, allowing our magnificence to shine through.
As I share with you what I've learned from my experience, I'd like to clarify that I'm not claiming to know any universal or scientific truths or to be anyone's spiritual guru. Nor am I trying to start yet another religion or belief system. My only aim is to help, not convince.
I especially wish to emphasize that you do not need to have a near death experience to heal! My intention is to share with you all the emotional and psychological triggers that I believe contributed to my getting cancer, in the hope that in identifying these factors, you can reduce or possibly even eliminate your chances of getting sick in the first place. At the same time, if you or someone you know has cancer or any other serious illness, please know that there are many paths to healing. I would only suggest that you follow what feels right for you and resonates with you personally.
If you're looking for step-by-step instructions or a set of tenets to follow, then I'm the wrong person for you, because I don't believe in creating any "one size fits all" dogma. It would only limit who you are. Even when I speak of loving myself, my intention isn't to draw attention to me, but for you to experience that same feeling within yourself. In sharing the insights of my experience, my only purpose is to ignite the spark of magnificence that lies within you. My desire is to awaken the dormant guru within you that guides you to find your own place at the center of the universe.
It's my hope that you find joy in each and every day of your journey and come to love life as much as I do these days!
You can free feel to read more of my story and articles continuously at: http://j.mp/AnitaMoorjani
To visit my full biography, please goto: http://j.mp/AnitaMoorjaniBio
Article Source: My Near Death Experience - Re-Discovering Life at the Door of Heaven
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Popular Procedures for Lung Cancer Treatment
By Dr. Himanshu Garg
Lung Cancer is the most fatal and responsible for the most number of deaths among all cancers. But thankfully, it is not beyond treatment, especially in its earlier stages. The best type of Lung Cancer Treatment depends on the stage and nature of the cancer. Appropriateness of the recommended treatment depends on the expertise of the Lung Cancer Specialist and goes a long way into ensuring a successful recovery. This article provides an overview of the most popular methods of treating Lung Cancer and the common side-effects associated with them.
Surgery
Surgery is the most common way of treating Lung Cancer. It involves removal of the tumor along with the affected part of the lung. Though this is a popular step, its feasibility largely depends on the stage of the cancer. Surgery is preferably not opted for, if the cancer has spread to other places. The types of surgery for Lung Cancer are determined by the size of the lung tissue which requires to get removed.
The procedure is termed Wedge Resection when only a small part of the lung has to be removed. Lobectomy or Bilobectomy is the removal of an entire lobe of the lung. In extreme cases, the entire lung may be required to be removed, in which case, it is called Pneumonectomy. Both Thoracotomy (large incision) and VATS or Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (small incision) can be used for Lung Cancer Surgery. The side-effects include complications due to surgery and pain.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy is used in 3 cases. It is used to shrink the tumor before surgery, kill the remaining cancer cells that may be left after surgery, or as the primary method of Cancer Treatment. Radiation Therapy, as the primary treatment, is mostly used when the cancer has spread too far for surgery to be feasible. The radiations can be administered either from outside the body or from right within the tumor.
Radiation Therapy is however a complicated process with a host of side-effects, like skin reactions, sore throat, nausea, pain, tiredness, etc. Reaction to Radio Therapy is usually quite fast but managing the side-effects is the task of an expert.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, just like Radiation Therapy, attempts to destroy the cancerous cells. However, in this case, special drugs are used in place of radiation. The drugs are administered through tablets or intravenous lines. Chemotherapy has a huge risk of killing the healthy cells too leading to side effects like appetite loss, hair loss, fatigue, and more. Chemotherapy is being replaced with targeted therapy which is more accurate in attacking the cancerous cells.
Complementary Therapies
Many patients are going for complementary therapies to accompany their regular treatment regime. Techniques like meditation, Yoga, Therapeutic Touch, Ayurved, etc. have shown to lessen the effects of side effects and provide relief. However, it is highly recommended to consult your Lung Specialist on the same.
Consultation
Lung Cancer, being fatal, can take a lot of toll on the mental health of the patient and his near and dear ones. The Top Lung Cancer Treatment Centers have facilities for consultation on the same in their own premises or tie ups with those that provide the same.
The above are the some of the most popular methods that are being used to treat cancer. As further study on the matter brings newer facts to light, we are hopefully moving towards a world where Lung Cancer can kill no more. Till that times, ensure good health for your lungs with regular visits to a Lung Specialist.
Respiratory & Sleep Cure Solutions is a well-known center for [http://lungcure.in/lung-cancer-treatment-in-delhi-gurgaon.php]Lung Specialist in Gurgaon Delhi. The team of Doctors is led by Dr. Himanshu Garg, a leading [http://lungcure.in/asthma-and-allergy-clinic-gurgaon.php]Asthma Specialist, and has successfully treated a wide range of Lung Diseases.
Article Source: Popular Procedures for Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung Cancer is the most fatal and responsible for the most number of deaths among all cancers. But thankfully, it is not beyond treatment, especially in its earlier stages. The best type of Lung Cancer Treatment depends on the stage and nature of the cancer. Appropriateness of the recommended treatment depends on the expertise of the Lung Cancer Specialist and goes a long way into ensuring a successful recovery. This article provides an overview of the most popular methods of treating Lung Cancer and the common side-effects associated with them.
Surgery
Surgery is the most common way of treating Lung Cancer. It involves removal of the tumor along with the affected part of the lung. Though this is a popular step, its feasibility largely depends on the stage of the cancer. Surgery is preferably not opted for, if the cancer has spread to other places. The types of surgery for Lung Cancer are determined by the size of the lung tissue which requires to get removed.
The procedure is termed Wedge Resection when only a small part of the lung has to be removed. Lobectomy or Bilobectomy is the removal of an entire lobe of the lung. In extreme cases, the entire lung may be required to be removed, in which case, it is called Pneumonectomy. Both Thoracotomy (large incision) and VATS or Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (small incision) can be used for Lung Cancer Surgery. The side-effects include complications due to surgery and pain.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy is used in 3 cases. It is used to shrink the tumor before surgery, kill the remaining cancer cells that may be left after surgery, or as the primary method of Cancer Treatment. Radiation Therapy, as the primary treatment, is mostly used when the cancer has spread too far for surgery to be feasible. The radiations can be administered either from outside the body or from right within the tumor.
Radiation Therapy is however a complicated process with a host of side-effects, like skin reactions, sore throat, nausea, pain, tiredness, etc. Reaction to Radio Therapy is usually quite fast but managing the side-effects is the task of an expert.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, just like Radiation Therapy, attempts to destroy the cancerous cells. However, in this case, special drugs are used in place of radiation. The drugs are administered through tablets or intravenous lines. Chemotherapy has a huge risk of killing the healthy cells too leading to side effects like appetite loss, hair loss, fatigue, and more. Chemotherapy is being replaced with targeted therapy which is more accurate in attacking the cancerous cells.
Complementary Therapies
Many patients are going for complementary therapies to accompany their regular treatment regime. Techniques like meditation, Yoga, Therapeutic Touch, Ayurved, etc. have shown to lessen the effects of side effects and provide relief. However, it is highly recommended to consult your Lung Specialist on the same.
Consultation
Lung Cancer, being fatal, can take a lot of toll on the mental health of the patient and his near and dear ones. The Top Lung Cancer Treatment Centers have facilities for consultation on the same in their own premises or tie ups with those that provide the same.
The above are the some of the most popular methods that are being used to treat cancer. As further study on the matter brings newer facts to light, we are hopefully moving towards a world where Lung Cancer can kill no more. Till that times, ensure good health for your lungs with regular visits to a Lung Specialist.
Respiratory & Sleep Cure Solutions is a well-known center for [http://lungcure.in/lung-cancer-treatment-in-delhi-gurgaon.php]Lung Specialist in Gurgaon Delhi. The team of Doctors is led by Dr. Himanshu Garg, a leading [http://lungcure.in/asthma-and-allergy-clinic-gurgaon.php]Asthma Specialist, and has successfully treated a wide range of Lung Diseases.
Article Source: Popular Procedures for Lung Cancer Treatment
How Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer?
By Raunaq Singh
Smoking and lung cancer are almost always considered synonymous with each other, and there is a lot of truth in that. In fact, tobacco's increased risk of developing cancer in the lungs is one of the most basic harmful effects on health known.
How does smoking cause cancer?
Cigarette smoke is laden with chemicals that act as poisons for the body. Upon inhalation, these poisonous chemicals enter the blood stream, from where they lead to various diseases, including cancer. Lung, of course, remains the most easily affected organ. Tobacco smoke carries over 7000 chemicals, of which 250 are known to be poisonous. 69 chemicals out of those 250 have cancer-causing properties. Let's take a look at the different ways smoking leads to cancer in the lungs:
Damage to DNA - The chemicals in cigarette smoke like nitrosamines, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, nickel and arsenic, and polonium-210 are known to have carcinogenic properties. These chemicals damage the DNA of genes that help protect against cancer by either attaching themselves to the DNA or by interfering in cellular processes that help repair damaged DNA.
Weakening body's defence system - There are various ways through which chemicals in smoke lower the body's defence mechanism. For example, formaldehyde destroys the hair linings in the airways, which otherwise prevent foreign substances from reaching the lower respiratory tract. Smoke also suppresses the action of cells that prevent abnormal cell proliferation (or cancer). Cadmium in smoke inhibits the action of detoxifying proteins in the body.
Long-term exposure - Smokers expose themselves to high levels of toxins over the years. Even though cancer takes years to develop, the high levels of toxic substances in a smoker's body make it difficult to cope with their damaging effects. The damage to the lung's cells and their DNA accumulate over the years to turn those cells into a cancerous state.
Addictive nature of nicotine - Nicotine, the major component present in tobacco plants is actually addictive. When inhaled, it enters the lungs, transfers to the bloodstream, and reaches the brain within seconds. Nicotine in cigarettes and other products creates an addiction quite similar to drugs like cocaine. This makes it difficult for many habitual smokers to give up smoking even if s/he wants to. Habitual use over time increases the risk of cancer.
So, does quitting help - even for a long-term smoker?
The good news is, yes! Becoming smoke-free is the first step towards reducing the risk of cancer. It may not be easy and might require external help, but the health benefits far outweigh the damaging effects:
Carbon monoxide levels in blood reach back to normal within 12 hours of quitting.
Lung function and circulation begin to show improvement within 12 weeks of quitting.
Staying smoke-free for 10 years reduces the risk of cancer in the lung by half of that of a smoker, along with reducing risk to others cancers as well.
The life expectancy increases no matter what age a person stops smoking; however, the benefit is more if one quits earlier.
What about a person who already has a positive lung cancer diagnosis - will it help to quit now? The answer is yes, quitting smoking during treatment helps the body to respond to therapy and recover quicker, while also reducing the risk of other infections and respiratory failure. Cancer patients who quit smoking also reduce their risk of recurrent cancer or a second cancer at a later time. Better late than never!
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Article Source: How Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer?
Smoking and lung cancer are almost always considered synonymous with each other, and there is a lot of truth in that. In fact, tobacco's increased risk of developing cancer in the lungs is one of the most basic harmful effects on health known.
How does smoking cause cancer?
Cigarette smoke is laden with chemicals that act as poisons for the body. Upon inhalation, these poisonous chemicals enter the blood stream, from where they lead to various diseases, including cancer. Lung, of course, remains the most easily affected organ. Tobacco smoke carries over 7000 chemicals, of which 250 are known to be poisonous. 69 chemicals out of those 250 have cancer-causing properties. Let's take a look at the different ways smoking leads to cancer in the lungs:
Damage to DNA - The chemicals in cigarette smoke like nitrosamines, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, nickel and arsenic, and polonium-210 are known to have carcinogenic properties. These chemicals damage the DNA of genes that help protect against cancer by either attaching themselves to the DNA or by interfering in cellular processes that help repair damaged DNA.
Weakening body's defence system - There are various ways through which chemicals in smoke lower the body's defence mechanism. For example, formaldehyde destroys the hair linings in the airways, which otherwise prevent foreign substances from reaching the lower respiratory tract. Smoke also suppresses the action of cells that prevent abnormal cell proliferation (or cancer). Cadmium in smoke inhibits the action of detoxifying proteins in the body.
Long-term exposure - Smokers expose themselves to high levels of toxins over the years. Even though cancer takes years to develop, the high levels of toxic substances in a smoker's body make it difficult to cope with their damaging effects. The damage to the lung's cells and their DNA accumulate over the years to turn those cells into a cancerous state.
Addictive nature of nicotine - Nicotine, the major component present in tobacco plants is actually addictive. When inhaled, it enters the lungs, transfers to the bloodstream, and reaches the brain within seconds. Nicotine in cigarettes and other products creates an addiction quite similar to drugs like cocaine. This makes it difficult for many habitual smokers to give up smoking even if s/he wants to. Habitual use over time increases the risk of cancer.
So, does quitting help - even for a long-term smoker?
The good news is, yes! Becoming smoke-free is the first step towards reducing the risk of cancer. It may not be easy and might require external help, but the health benefits far outweigh the damaging effects:
Carbon monoxide levels in blood reach back to normal within 12 hours of quitting.
Lung function and circulation begin to show improvement within 12 weeks of quitting.
Staying smoke-free for 10 years reduces the risk of cancer in the lung by half of that of a smoker, along with reducing risk to others cancers as well.
The life expectancy increases no matter what age a person stops smoking; however, the benefit is more if one quits earlier.
What about a person who already has a positive lung cancer diagnosis - will it help to quit now? The answer is yes, quitting smoking during treatment helps the body to respond to therapy and recover quicker, while also reducing the risk of other infections and respiratory failure. Cancer patients who quit smoking also reduce their risk of recurrent cancer or a second cancer at a later time. Better late than never!
Credihealth is an online healthcare marketplace for finding the doctors reviews and read articles on healthcare issues, [http://www.credihealth.com/doctors/lung-cancer]lung cancer treatment and watch doctor videos. Consumers can use this information to make well-informed decisions and get medical conditions and diseases treated in the best possible way.
Article Source: How Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer?
Sunday, 15 March 2015
India is one stop destination for low cost fibroid surgery
Author: webindianmed
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/india-is-one-stop-destination-for-low-cost-fibroid-surgery-7221320.html
About the Author
Suhas Jain is a medical consultant associated with India's top medical tourism facilator "Indian Med-guru Consultans". The company providing all medical surgeries with top surgeons at very affordable cost in India.
Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb), originate from the smooth muscle layer (myometrium) of the uterus. This is commonly found in women during the middle and later reproductive periods. In most cases Symptoms of fibroid tumor are unnoticeable. However, a fibroid symptom depends on the type, their size, location within the uterus, and how close they are to the adjacent pelvic organs. It can cause infertility which is biggest disadvantage. Fibroids may be single or multiple.
An average age for women, suffering with uterine fibroid is 30 – 40 years. Different types of fibroids are associated with different signs. The cause of fibroid is unknown but may occur due to genetic factors. All uterine fibroids are the same; they are categorized according to their location:
- Submucosal fibroids are present just beneath the lining of uterus.
- Intramural fibroids lie between the muscles of the uterine wall.
- Subserol fibroids are seen from uterine walls to pelvic cavity.
- Pedunculated fibroids are joined to the uterine wall.
Surgeries are chosen by patient's fibroid tumors size and location. Fibroid Surgery in India are as follows
Myomectomy – Surgery to remove fibroids without taking out the healthy tissue of the uterus. The advantage of this surgery is you can conceive even after the surgery.
Hysterectomy- uterus is operated and removed. This major surgery gives assured results to cure fibroids.
Endometrial Ablation - this involves removal or destroyed lining of uterus to control bleeding. This is minor surgery which is very uncommon but takes very less time to recover. Disadvantage of this surgery is it causes infertility in women. Other surgeries are performed but it does not give satisfying results. Also patient must be clear with the method of surgery and after effects. The Patient's wish to conceive in future after surgery is also important to keep in mind for treatment method used.
Treatment costs in developed countries are higher and skyrocketing, replacing those expensive treatment plan people are searching for inexpensive yet effective treatment. Surgical operations are carried out by experts having experience in giving better outcomes. Hospitals are equipped with latest instruments for diagnosing the problem and treating problem with ease, giving international patient an experience wellness within budget.
Indian Med-Guru Consultants and medical panel has years of experience in providing excellent healthcare services to international patients. The medical team evaluates benefits of Fibroid Surgery; one can easily get back to normal routine activity with the consent of doctor, faster recovery, less pain and normal menstruation cycle, fewer complications post surgery. The gynecology team associated with medical tourism company provides the patient with complete medication manual which helps in quicker and smooth recovery.
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About the Author
Suhas Jain is a medical consultant associated with India's top medical tourism facilator "Indian Med-guru Consultans". The company providing all medical surgeries with top surgeons at very affordable cost in India.
Breast Cancer Support: Taking Care of the Caretaker
Author: rwwgroup
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/cancer-articles/breast-cancer-support-taking-care-of-the-caretaker-7218051.html
About the Author
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Offering breast cancer support as a caregiver or partner is one of the hardest things there is. For starters, it is almost impossible for one person to manage it all without the help of others. While you are trying to bring your best, you're only human and you should not be afraid to ask for help.
Here are some ways in which you can take care of yourself in order to provide the best breast cancer support to your loved one with cancer.
1. Acknowledge how you feel
When someone you know and love is facing a cancer diagnosis, you must know that it is a very emotional time for them and for you too. You may be feeling sad, lonely, helpless, frightened, angry, uncertain and more. In order to provide the best breast cancer support, you need to first deal with your own emotions.
There's a lot you can do, but there's also some things that you can't do. This is not a time to feel selfish or guilty for taking time out for yourself. Acknowledge how you feel and find a safe space where you can express your feelings.
2. Take care of yourself
Be sure that you get enough sleep and that you eat healthy, balanced meals. Exercise at least 3 times every week and be sure to relax as often as you can. If you have medical needs, take your medications and make your doctors' appointments. Do whatever floats your boat, but make sure that you know and take care of the signs of caregiver burnout.
3. Keep the lines of communication open
As a caregiver, people will turn to you for updates, and you should let them have it. However, you don't need to do it all. If it's too difficult for you to keep veryone in the loop, appoint someone to be the central contact person.
4. Learn to say no
You're bound to be offered plenty unsolicited advice and help. If you don't need or want it, politely decline and thank the person for his or her concern.
When you're the central figure offering breast cancer support, you should understand that you are valuable to a person's healing. You can help other people to become involved by wearing pink gear and donating funds to the National breast Cancer Foundation.While you are trying to bring your best, you're only human and you should not be afraid to ask for help.
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Saturday, 14 March 2015
How I Beat 4 Cancers
By Arthur C Kanev
In the summer of 2009, when I returned home after a haircut, I examined myself in the mirror and noticed a small, raised, dark brown lesion with indistinct borders on the final third of my right eyebrow. Having seen, diagnosed, biopsied, confirmed and surgically removed hundreds of cancerous lesions in my professional career, I knew that I was in big trouble.
My Dermatologist did a punch biopsy of the lesion which came back from the lab positive, as a Malignant Melanoma. At the same time, he biopsied several lesions on my back, and the results came back from the lab as positive for multiple Basal Cell carcinomas. He wanted to surgically remove these deadly lesions, irradiate the sites, and also prescribed several courses of chemotherapy. I said yes to the surgeries but no to the radiation and chemotherapy.
I then thought it prudent to get an overdue and complete physical exam from my General Physician. Along with a spike in my white blood cell count, which was understandable due to my bodies reaction to these insidious cancers, my PSA level had increased from 2.4 to 5.9 which indicated a problem with my prostate gland, as any reading above 4.0 is considered to be abnormal.
My Urologist thought that the increase in my PSA level and WBC's might be due to an infection in my prostate gland, and prescribed a 5 day course of antibiotics, followed a week later by another PSA test. The second PSA test, instead of showing a decreased level of prostaglandin, showed an increased level from 5.9 to 6.6.
I scheduled a prostate biopsy which revealed that I had cancer in 25-30% of the gland. My Urologist wanted to remove my prostate gland, irradiate the area and prescribed several rounds of chemotherapy. He also recommended a full body nuclear scan to check for the possible spread of cancer to my bones and other organs.
In the interim, I had 3 surgeries to remove the Malignant Melanoma from my eyebrow and the Basal Cell carcinomas from my back.
I had a full body scan (NMR) which revealed a lesion, the size of a walnut, in my left femur, suspected to be a sarcoma.
My Oncologist confirmed the diagnosis and wanted to remove two inches of my femur, do a free rib graft to replace the lost bone, strap the bone graft with titanium plates, then irradiate the area multiple times, followed by several courses of chemotherapy.
I felt that I had won the cancer lottery. Four different types of deadly cancers at once. What was I to do?
It was late November, 2009, and I am being urged by 4 different doctors to undergo the traditional western medical treatments of "cut, burn and poison" therapy. So I took a poll of all of my physicians by asking them all the same question: "If you were in my situation, what would you do"?
My GP stated that he would have the surgeries, but not the radiation or chemotherapy. My Dermatologist said that he would not have the radiation or chemotherapy. My Urologist stated that he would have his prostate gland removed, but not undergo the radiation or the chemotherapy. My Oncologist stated that he would have the surgery to remove the sarcoma. but not have the radiation or chemotherapy. What was going on here? Four medical professionals who routinely prescribed chemo and radiation therapy, but would not follow the same protocols if they had the same cancers that I had. What hypocrites!
I still had many contacts in the medical field and reached out for multiple consultations concerning my predicament, and started researching alternative, non-traditional treatments for cancer. I found a study that had polled 1200 Oncologists on whether they would follow the standard protocol of radiation and chemotherapy if they were diagnosed with certain types of cancer. Depending on the type of cancer, between 85-91% of the Oncologist said NO, that they, themselves would not use chemotherapy or radiation to treat their own cancers. WHY? Radiation causes cancer, and all of the chemotherapy drugs are carcinogenic, they cause cancer! Just read the warnings on labels of the chemo drugs: WARNING: POISON; KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER IN HUMAN BEINGS. The cure is worse than the disease!
Then. in church, I had an epiphany. I knew that if I was to survive these cancers that I would have to cure myself using non-traditional, alternative therapies.
I learned basic facts about cancer cells. These are cells that simply refuse to die and keep proliferating, unchecked by the body, to form masses and lesions that negatively effect vital tissues and organs. Normal cells die within 3-4 days and are eliminated by the body through the lymphatic system, the skin, the intestines, the liver and the kidneys. Cancer is a disease caused by the immune systems' inability to shut off and kill these aberrant cells and eliminate them from the body.
I learned that cancer cells feed on glucose which is formed from the ingestion of refined sugars and carbohydrates, and drinking sodas and sweetened fruit juices. Without a supply of glucose, cancer cells have no food source and will eventually die, allowing the immune system to treat them like normal dead cells and eliminate them from the body.
Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment caused by stress, acidic foods and drinks, dehydration, and environmental polutants and toxins. Remove the acids from the body and you will present a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
Cancer cells love a low level of oxygen in the body. The less oxygen present, the faster that they can proliferate. Oxygenate the body and you will present a negative environment for the growth of cancer cells.
Cancer cells are heat sensitive. Find a way to increase the internal core temperature of the body and you will kill cancer cells.
I spoke to dozens of people in the USA, Canada, the European Union, India and Australia including physicians, oncologists, holistic healers, shamans and especially to cancer survivors; if they had information on curing cancer, I wanted it.
The most helpful scientific information that I compiled was from a plethora of professionals who have dedicated their lives to curing cancer and disseminating useful information on non-traditional treatment protocols. Most have published books and papers on the subject and have informative websites. They were all extremely experienced, helpful, understanding and were willing to share their knowledge with me.
Even more helpful was the information that I received from cancer survivors, people like myself who either by trial and error, or by scientific research had strived and succeeded in curing themselves of various types of cancer. They were all were willing to share their experiences and treatment protocols, provided valued information, positive feedback, and gave me the courage and hope that I too could cure my own cancers by utilizing non-traditional methods.
I had completed my research and had a basic plan:
Detoxification of the body by eliminating all known toxins, poisons and contaminants.
Adjustment of the bodies pH from acidic to alkaline.
Oxygenation of the body.
Fortification of the immune system by changes in diet, exercise and the addition of vitamins, minerals and natural supplements to the body.
Radical changes in ones emotional state and a spiritual state.
Our bodies get bombarded with pollutants, toxins and contaminants every day, both from the environment and those that we ingest: harmful foods and contaminated water; the use of cell phones and other electronic devices; environmental radiation; electronic radiation; electronic noise; traffic noise; airplane noise; heavy metals; etcetra and ad nauseum.
We drink and bathe in tap water that is an unoxygenated chemical soup, full of toxins, contaminants, heavy metals and chemicals like fluoride, chlorine, bromine, mercury and lye.
Some of us are being poisoned by amalgam fillings in our teeth that constantly leech mercury into our bodies where it accumulates in our fat cells and brains. Some of us have been exposed to lead from paint or old water pipes. Insecticides, fungicides, estrogen and synthetic hormones are rampant in our food supply. Most pellagic fish such as swordfish, tuna and sharks are full of heavy metals. You would be surprised at how many people are infected by yeasts, fungi, bacterias and parasites, and are not aware of these infections.
We must do everything in our power to remove pollutants, toxins and contaminants from our environment.
Install a home water filtration system. Stop drinking the dead, chemical soup that comes from your taps.
When you use your cell phone, put it on speaker mode and hold it away from your head when you are communicating.
Have amalgam filling removed from your teeth.
Wear earplugs if you are constantly inundated with noise pollution and try to avoid being present in excessively noisy environments.
Stop eating contaminated fish.
Eat only organically grown meats, poultry and vegetables.
Do not consume foods that contain GMO's (genetically modified organisms).
Have yourself checked for systemic infections and parasites and cure the infections if need be.
If you live near a power plant, airport, expressway or any other constant source of excessive noise, move!
Once you have removed as many sources of pollution, toxins and contamination from your environment it is time to remove them from your body by completing a full body cleanse and detoxification. When you detoxify your body, start from the bottom and work up. Cleanse the bowels; the urinary tract; detoxify the liver; detoxify the gall bladder; detoxify the circulatory system
The bowel cleansing can be done at home using an enema bag. Take daily warm water enemas for 5 days followed with warm coffee enemas for 5 days. using the cleanest, flavor free coffee that is available.
Cleanse the urinary tract by drinking 12-16 ounces of 100% organic, unsweetened cranberry juice for 7 days. If you suffer from yeast or bacterial infection, anti-fungal or antibiotic therapy should be first administered.
For the liver, gall bladder and blood detoxification, the help of a professional is in order. An expert in holistic medicine or an expert in Chinese medicine and acupuncture is advised to help guide you through the therapy.
Once that you have removed the pollutants, contaminants and toxins from your environment and body, it is now time alkalize your body. Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. If the pH of your body is lower than 7.0 (neutral), your body is acidic and provides an environment that allows cancer cells to form, thrive and proliferate. The main causes of body acidity are:
Stress, anger, frustration and fear.
Most tap water and 99% of bottled waters are acidic.
All carbonated sodas.
All sports drinks and energy enhancing drink.
Beer and hard liquor.
Many foods are acidic. You can Google "acidic foods for a complete list.
Coffee.
Aspirin.
The consumption of most pharmaceutical drugs.
Our bodies are composed of about 75% water and our brains are composed of about 85% water. By increasing the pH of the water that we consume, we can rapidly alkalize our bodies. The easiest and most direct way to alkalize the body is to drink significant amounts of highly ionized, highly oxygenated, high pH alkaline water.
pH is a measure of the acidity and alkalinity of a solution that is expressed by a scale of 0 to 14; 0 being totally acidic; 7 being neutral and 14 being totally alkaline. The "p" represents "the power of", and the "H" represents "the hydrogen ion concentration". Each unit of change represents a tenfold change in acidity or alkalinity.
The optimum pH of the blood is said to be between 7.35 and 7.45. I, and other cancer survivors believe that if one can raise the pH level of the blood to 8.5, over a hundredfold increase of alkalinity, one will present a severely altered negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells in that body.
How does one accomplish this seemingly difficult task? Simple: purchase a water ionization machine and drink only highly ionized, highly oxygenated, high pH alkaline water. There are many water ionization machines on the market today and all of them are significantly expensive, costing between $1,000 and $5,000 per unit. When you factor in the facts that the average family spends between $1,500 and $2,000 per year to on dead, acidic bottled water; that the cost of these machines is tax deductible as a medical expense and the alternative costs of traditional cancer treatments are astronomical, this initial cost is negligible.
After extensive research I determined that the ionization machines produced by "Enagic", a Japanese company that has been producing water ionization machines for 40 years, are the best machines on the market. I purchased an "Enagic" Leveluk SD501 machine for about $3,600. The reasons that I chose this machine are: it contains 7 solid titanium electrolysis plates, plated in platinum; it comes with a 5 year warranty; it pre-filters the water to remove any contaminants and heavy metals that your home water filter may have missed; it produces 5 different types of water that have 9 different pH values; it "speaks" to you and has an automatic cleaning system.
I started by drinking 3 quarts of the 8.5 pH water daily and after 2 weeks switched to 9.0 pH water. After a month I was drinking a gallon of 9.5 pH water a day. You may think that drinking a gallon of water a day is excessive, but I wanted to alkalize my body as soon as possible and flush out as many toxins and contaminates from my body as quickly as possible. The water produced by this ionizer is micro-clustered and has a negative ionic charge, allowing it to work on the cellular level and attach itself ionically to positively charged free radicals and eliminate them from the body trough the kidneys, liver, skin and sweat glands.
Not only was I providing a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells in my body, but as an added bonus was protecting my body from harmful bacterias and viruses. Pathogenic (disease causing) anerobic bacteria and small viruses, that cause the majority of harmful infections, can not survive in an alkaline environment. Three healthy, positive effects for the price of one.
The second phase is oxygenation of the body. Oxygen equals life, and makes up about 65% of the bodies mass. It oxidizes and burns food to create energy and heat for our bodies. It also oxidizes and burns free radicals, that would otherwise would poison our cells, so that they can be eliminated from our bodies. A low oxygen level at the cellular level is the major underlying cause of all disease in the human body.
Oxygen deficiency causes an increase in stomach and general body acidity; invasive systemic bacterial, viral and parasitic infections; bronchial and circulatory problems; depression, fatigue and irritability; irrational behavior; memory loss; lowered immunity; body weakness; poor digestion and the formation of tumors. Low oxygen levels provide cancer cells a favorable environment that allows them to form, grow and proliferate
It is the red blood cells (RBC's) that are responsible for delivering oxygen from the lungs to the bodies tissues and organs, and returning carbon dioxide back to the lungs for disposal by expiration. RBC's are formed from stem cells in the red bone marrow which are transformed into cells called hemolytoblasts in a process that takes about two days to complete. The healthy body produces about 2,000,000 RBC's every second.
The hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of RBC's in our blood. In an adult male, the hematocrit level should measure between 40 and 50%, and in an adult female between 38 and 44%.
It is the hemoglobin (a protein molecule in the RBC's) that carries the oxygen from the lungs and returns carbon dioxide to the lungs for disposal. In the average adult male, the hemoglobin level should be between 14 and 18 grams per deciliter, and in the average adult female, between 12 and 16.
With a decrease in either of these levels, hemoglobin or the hematocrit, the bodies tissues do not receive enough oxygen and are subject to the symptoms of oxygen deficiency as listed above. These low levels also damage the respiratory enzymes in newly formed cells so that these cells can not produce energy and therefore are not able to to utilize oxygen. These depleted cells are likely to turn cancerous.
By feeding the body and the brain with high levels of oxygen you can prolong life, increase cognitive functions, combat Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and most importantly provide a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
If you are hydrating your body properly by drinking plenty of alkaline water from a proper ionization machine, you are insuring that your body is hydrated, properly oxygenated, and that your hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are within normal ranges.. The SD 501 machine that I purchased, during the ionization process, infuses the water with massive amounts of oxygen: between 700-750 times the amount of oxygen provided by tap or bottled water.
You can also increase the amount of available oxygen by purchasing a home air ionization machine (ozinator). Some cancer survivors swore that by drinking diluted hydrogen peroxide every day they were forcing more oxygen into their bodies. Others spent time in hyperbaric oxygen chambers several times per week. Still others had pure oxygen injected directly into their blood stream.
The third phase is fortifying the immune system.
The immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within your body that protects it against disease. The immune system must detect, neutralize and remove a wide variety of harmful substances known as pathogens, and be able to distinguish these pathogens from your own normal, healthy tissues. It is effected by a variety of factors such as: diet; sleep; exercise; stress; emotional states and genetics.
All immune cells come from precursor cells produced in the bone marrow. They differentiate and develop into mature cells through a series of changes that occur in different parts of the body:
The skin is the first line of defense against pathogens. Skin cells produce and secrete important antimicrobial proteins. Different immune cells are found in different layers of the skin.
The bone marrow contains stem cells that differentiate into a variety of innate cell types, including: neutrophils; eosinophils; basophils; mast cells; monocytes; dendritic cells and macrophages. These cells are the bodies first line responders against infection. Other adaptive immune cells, B and T cells, are responsible for mounting responses to specific microbes based on previous encounter (immunologic memory). Natural killer cells (NK cells) provide an immediate defense like innate cells but also may also act as adaptive cells. B, T and NK cells are also known as lymphocytes.
Immune cells constantly circulate through the bloodstream, patrolling for pathogens.
T cells mature in the thymus gland which produces all of your T cells by the time that you reach puberty.
The Lymphatic System is a network of vessels and tissues composed of lymph, an extracellular fluid, and lymphoid organs such as lymph nodes. It is a conduit for travel and communication between tissues and the bloodstream. Immune cells are carried through the lymphatic system and converge in the lymph nodes, found throughout the body. Lymph nodes are communication hubs where immune cells can sample information brought in from other parts of the body. If adaptive immune cells recognize pathogens from a distant area, they will activate, replicate, and leave the lymph node to circulate and address the pathogen where ever it may be in the body. This action may cause the lymph node to swell which indicates an active immune response.
The spleen is an organ located behind the stomach. While it is not directly connected to the lymphatic system, it is important for processing information from the bloodstream. Immune cells are enriched in specific areas of the spleen and upon recognizing blood- borne pathogens, they will activate and respond accordingly.
Mucosal Tissues and surfaces are primary entry points for pathogens. Specialised immune hubs are strategically located in mucosal tissues like the respiratory system and the gut. The small intestine, which is said to be responsible for 75% of the activity and efficiency of the immune system, contains both B and T lymphocytes which attack the pathogens through the bloodstream.
The key to fortifying your immune system is your diet; "we are what we eat". As Hippocrates stated: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food".
In radically changing my diet I had to identify acidic foods and either eliminate them completely or severely restrict them from my diet. Then I had to identify alkaline foods and consume them almost exclusively. My goal was to eat 80% alkaline foods and only 20% acidic foods. You can find complete lists of both alkyline and acidic foods on the internet. Purchasing only organic meats, fruits, vegetables and non-farmed fish was more expensive, but well worth it as there were far fewer pesticides, chemicals, colorants, hormones and polutants for my body to have to detoxify and eliminate. I learned to cook mainly without oils, but when using oils, used only extra virgin coconut oil for high heat cooking and extra virgin olive oil for low heat or raw applications. I also purchased a "Magic Bullet" food macerator for juicing and used it often to feed my body with raw, natural nutrients. I tried to eat at the same times every day and rarely ate out at restaurants. I used only "Himalayan Pink Salt", very sparingly, as it is full of vital minerals. As I adapted to my new diet, extra pounds began to melt away and I felt great; full of energy and liking my new figure.
An important factor in fortifying your immune system is daily vitamin and mineral supplement therapy. The regimen that I followed was gleaned from my research and the shared experiences of cancer survivors.
Vitamins:
Vitamin A - 900 mcg/day
Vitamin B complex - 125 mg/day
Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg/day
Vitamin B 17 - from bitter apricot seeds - up to 30 seeds/day
Vitamin C vith Bioflavenoids - 2,000 mg/day
Vitamin D - 200 iu/day
Vitamin D3 - 2,000 iu/day
Vitamin E - 400 iu/day
Omega 3 from fish oil - 2.000 mg/day
Minerals:
Multimineral Supplement - 1 tablet/day
Selenium - 200 mcg/day
Chromium - 300 mcg/day
Zinc - 10 mg/day
Boron - 15 mg/day
Potassium iodide 4% plus Iodine 2% solution - 4-6 drops/day
This seems like a tremendous number of pills to take daily, but I was fighting to save my life and was willing to do anything possible to achieve that goal.
Some general dietary guidelines: never eat any processed or canned foods; severely limit your consumption of dairy products; shop at "natures pharmacy" and consume the freshest, most organic, mostly alkaline diet as possible; eat the most raw and colorful plant based diet as possible; flavor your foods with spices like cayenne, tumeric, cumin, pink himalayan salt, black pepper and all of the fresh herbs that you desire.
Regular exercise: swimming, daily long walks, running, weight lifting, yoga and any other exercise that you desire is most helpful. Remember that by sweating you are eliminating toxins and contaminates from the body.
Curing cancer is all about achieving a balance, not only in your diet but in your emotional and spiritual life in general. In any endeavor ones attitude is paramount to success or failure. A positive attitude has half the battle won. When I decided to cure my 4 cancers by myself, I knew innately that I would succeed. I had no doubts.
The first step that I took in fortifying my emotional state was to simplify and eliminate as much stress from my life as possible. I learned to delegate stressful and mundane tasks to other qualified people. I hired an investment advisor to take over the management of all my investment accounts and pay all of my bills.
At the time I was in the process of rehabilitating the kitchen and two bathrooms in my home. I was doing all of the work by myself and this was obviously very stressful. I immediately called an old friend who was a master contractor, and hired him to complete the jobs.
Next, I severed all ties with those whom I considered to be negative people, both "friends" and acquaintances, who were either takers, pessimists, naysayers or dolts. There were a dozen people involved in this separation and it was a very painful and emotional experience. After I was done cutting these ties, I felt like I had removed a gangrenous limb from my body. I then surrounded myself only with positive and optimistic people.
Laughter is the best medicine! I tried to laugh several times a day by telling and listening to jokes, and by watching comedic movies and videos on the internet whenever possible. I tried to be happy and positive at all times.
At least 30 minutes of "trancendental meditation" a day left me in a very peaceful, composed, relaxed and in a positive state of mind.
I found a massage therapist and indulged myself by having full and deep body massages every week.
I found a wonderful chiropractor, and after regular treatments was totally pain free, walking erect and feeling great.
Remembering that cancer cells are heat sensitive, one of the best ways to both kill them and to fortify your emotional state is by infrared sauna therapy which heats the body from the inside out and raises the internal body core temperature sufficiently enough to be very effective in killing cancer cells.
I can not stress enough the need to fortify your spiritual state and "get right" with your higher power! Whomever you worship, whether it is Jesus, Moses, Mohamed, Buddha, the Dali Llama,Vishnu, Shiva or Krishna, fortify your connection! If you are an aetheist or an agnostic you are S.O.L. in this respect.
After my diagnosis I was compelled to attend worship services, and found myself in a church where I had never been before. I was an emotional wreck at the time, wrought with doubt, fear, uncertainty and completely stressed out. Before the service I introduced myself and explained to the Pastor my recent diagnosis and requested a special prayer and blessing from him and the congregation. He was very obliging and had the congregation, of several hundred people, pray for all cancer sufferers. After the service the Reverand approached me directly and asked me if I would like to meet with him privately and further discuss my situation. I was thrilled and began meeting with him several times a week for coffee, prayer, solice and support. When I told him of the epiphany that I had during one of his sermons, and my decision to treat myself, he was openly shocked but remained very supportive. He said that God loved me and that if I asked Him He would help me to complete my quest. I eventually joined the church and I truly believe that I was in the right place at the right time and received a "divine intervention" directly from God. Never underestimate the power of prayer and belief.
By January, 2010, I had fully implemented my plan to eradicate my cancers. By mid-June of 2010, after following my program for 6 months, I went back to see my doctors to take a new set of tests to determine if my plan was working.
My Urologist preformed another prostate biopsy and informed me that my prostate cancer, which previously had consumed 25-30% of my gland, had now decreased to effecting only 10% of my prostate gland.
After having another full body scan, my Oncologist reported that my osteogenic sarcoma had shrunk from being the size of a walnut to being the size of a pea, and that there had been no metastasis (spreading) of my cancers to any other organs. He was duly amazed and asked me how I accomplished this feat. I explained my treatment protocol to him, and he said: "God bless you", to which I replied: "He already has".
My Dermatologist also found no signs of any recurring lesions on my body and pronounced me cancer free at the epithelial level.
With this positive reinforcement, I happily continued with my plan for another 6 months then repeated this process and went in for another round of tests.
After another prostate biopsy my Urologist was happy to report that the lab had not been able to find any sign of cancer present in my prostate gland. As he stated: "I know it is there but we just can't find it". My dermatologist then gave me a clean bill of health. After another full body scan, my Oncologist was very happy to report that my osteogenic sarcoma had now mysteriously disappeared and become only a shadow on the scan. and also stated that there was still no metastasis to any other organ in my body.
Every year I repeat this process and have been entirely cancer free since the beginning of 2010. My name can now be added to the growing list of people who have "just said no" to the barbaric practices of radical surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and by using an alternative, non-traumatic, non-invasive treatment protocols, cured and hopefully prevented this insidious disease from re-occurrence. To this day I continue following my protocol: detoxification; alkylinization; oxygenation; fortification of my immune system; and continually renewing both my emotional and spiritual states.
You are what you eat, drink, think and believe! Will this treatment protocol work for you and cure your cancer? Try it, become a believer and add your name to the growing list of self healed cancer survivors.
I am a retired medical professional with D.D.S. and D.M.D. Doctorates.
I practiced for over 20 years and treated hundreds of patients with head and neck lesions.
This is an account of my personal experiences in the successful quest to cure myself of 4 different, deadly types of cancer; without using the traditional western medical protocol of "cut, burn and poison", I was able to cure myself of basal cell carcinoma, malignant myeloma, prostate cancer, and an osteogenic sarcoma in about one year.
Article Source: How I Beat 4 Cancers
In the summer of 2009, when I returned home after a haircut, I examined myself in the mirror and noticed a small, raised, dark brown lesion with indistinct borders on the final third of my right eyebrow. Having seen, diagnosed, biopsied, confirmed and surgically removed hundreds of cancerous lesions in my professional career, I knew that I was in big trouble.
My Dermatologist did a punch biopsy of the lesion which came back from the lab positive, as a Malignant Melanoma. At the same time, he biopsied several lesions on my back, and the results came back from the lab as positive for multiple Basal Cell carcinomas. He wanted to surgically remove these deadly lesions, irradiate the sites, and also prescribed several courses of chemotherapy. I said yes to the surgeries but no to the radiation and chemotherapy.
I then thought it prudent to get an overdue and complete physical exam from my General Physician. Along with a spike in my white blood cell count, which was understandable due to my bodies reaction to these insidious cancers, my PSA level had increased from 2.4 to 5.9 which indicated a problem with my prostate gland, as any reading above 4.0 is considered to be abnormal.
My Urologist thought that the increase in my PSA level and WBC's might be due to an infection in my prostate gland, and prescribed a 5 day course of antibiotics, followed a week later by another PSA test. The second PSA test, instead of showing a decreased level of prostaglandin, showed an increased level from 5.9 to 6.6.
I scheduled a prostate biopsy which revealed that I had cancer in 25-30% of the gland. My Urologist wanted to remove my prostate gland, irradiate the area and prescribed several rounds of chemotherapy. He also recommended a full body nuclear scan to check for the possible spread of cancer to my bones and other organs.
In the interim, I had 3 surgeries to remove the Malignant Melanoma from my eyebrow and the Basal Cell carcinomas from my back.
I had a full body scan (NMR) which revealed a lesion, the size of a walnut, in my left femur, suspected to be a sarcoma.
My Oncologist confirmed the diagnosis and wanted to remove two inches of my femur, do a free rib graft to replace the lost bone, strap the bone graft with titanium plates, then irradiate the area multiple times, followed by several courses of chemotherapy.
I felt that I had won the cancer lottery. Four different types of deadly cancers at once. What was I to do?
It was late November, 2009, and I am being urged by 4 different doctors to undergo the traditional western medical treatments of "cut, burn and poison" therapy. So I took a poll of all of my physicians by asking them all the same question: "If you were in my situation, what would you do"?
My GP stated that he would have the surgeries, but not the radiation or chemotherapy. My Dermatologist said that he would not have the radiation or chemotherapy. My Urologist stated that he would have his prostate gland removed, but not undergo the radiation or the chemotherapy. My Oncologist stated that he would have the surgery to remove the sarcoma. but not have the radiation or chemotherapy. What was going on here? Four medical professionals who routinely prescribed chemo and radiation therapy, but would not follow the same protocols if they had the same cancers that I had. What hypocrites!
I still had many contacts in the medical field and reached out for multiple consultations concerning my predicament, and started researching alternative, non-traditional treatments for cancer. I found a study that had polled 1200 Oncologists on whether they would follow the standard protocol of radiation and chemotherapy if they were diagnosed with certain types of cancer. Depending on the type of cancer, between 85-91% of the Oncologist said NO, that they, themselves would not use chemotherapy or radiation to treat their own cancers. WHY? Radiation causes cancer, and all of the chemotherapy drugs are carcinogenic, they cause cancer! Just read the warnings on labels of the chemo drugs: WARNING: POISON; KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER IN HUMAN BEINGS. The cure is worse than the disease!
Then. in church, I had an epiphany. I knew that if I was to survive these cancers that I would have to cure myself using non-traditional, alternative therapies.
I learned basic facts about cancer cells. These are cells that simply refuse to die and keep proliferating, unchecked by the body, to form masses and lesions that negatively effect vital tissues and organs. Normal cells die within 3-4 days and are eliminated by the body through the lymphatic system, the skin, the intestines, the liver and the kidneys. Cancer is a disease caused by the immune systems' inability to shut off and kill these aberrant cells and eliminate them from the body.
I learned that cancer cells feed on glucose which is formed from the ingestion of refined sugars and carbohydrates, and drinking sodas and sweetened fruit juices. Without a supply of glucose, cancer cells have no food source and will eventually die, allowing the immune system to treat them like normal dead cells and eliminate them from the body.
Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment caused by stress, acidic foods and drinks, dehydration, and environmental polutants and toxins. Remove the acids from the body and you will present a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
Cancer cells love a low level of oxygen in the body. The less oxygen present, the faster that they can proliferate. Oxygenate the body and you will present a negative environment for the growth of cancer cells.
Cancer cells are heat sensitive. Find a way to increase the internal core temperature of the body and you will kill cancer cells.
I spoke to dozens of people in the USA, Canada, the European Union, India and Australia including physicians, oncologists, holistic healers, shamans and especially to cancer survivors; if they had information on curing cancer, I wanted it.
The most helpful scientific information that I compiled was from a plethora of professionals who have dedicated their lives to curing cancer and disseminating useful information on non-traditional treatment protocols. Most have published books and papers on the subject and have informative websites. They were all extremely experienced, helpful, understanding and were willing to share their knowledge with me.
Even more helpful was the information that I received from cancer survivors, people like myself who either by trial and error, or by scientific research had strived and succeeded in curing themselves of various types of cancer. They were all were willing to share their experiences and treatment protocols, provided valued information, positive feedback, and gave me the courage and hope that I too could cure my own cancers by utilizing non-traditional methods.
I had completed my research and had a basic plan:
Detoxification of the body by eliminating all known toxins, poisons and contaminants.
Adjustment of the bodies pH from acidic to alkaline.
Oxygenation of the body.
Fortification of the immune system by changes in diet, exercise and the addition of vitamins, minerals and natural supplements to the body.
Radical changes in ones emotional state and a spiritual state.
Our bodies get bombarded with pollutants, toxins and contaminants every day, both from the environment and those that we ingest: harmful foods and contaminated water; the use of cell phones and other electronic devices; environmental radiation; electronic radiation; electronic noise; traffic noise; airplane noise; heavy metals; etcetra and ad nauseum.
We drink and bathe in tap water that is an unoxygenated chemical soup, full of toxins, contaminants, heavy metals and chemicals like fluoride, chlorine, bromine, mercury and lye.
Some of us are being poisoned by amalgam fillings in our teeth that constantly leech mercury into our bodies where it accumulates in our fat cells and brains. Some of us have been exposed to lead from paint or old water pipes. Insecticides, fungicides, estrogen and synthetic hormones are rampant in our food supply. Most pellagic fish such as swordfish, tuna and sharks are full of heavy metals. You would be surprised at how many people are infected by yeasts, fungi, bacterias and parasites, and are not aware of these infections.
We must do everything in our power to remove pollutants, toxins and contaminants from our environment.
Install a home water filtration system. Stop drinking the dead, chemical soup that comes from your taps.
When you use your cell phone, put it on speaker mode and hold it away from your head when you are communicating.
Have amalgam filling removed from your teeth.
Wear earplugs if you are constantly inundated with noise pollution and try to avoid being present in excessively noisy environments.
Stop eating contaminated fish.
Eat only organically grown meats, poultry and vegetables.
Do not consume foods that contain GMO's (genetically modified organisms).
Have yourself checked for systemic infections and parasites and cure the infections if need be.
If you live near a power plant, airport, expressway or any other constant source of excessive noise, move!
Once you have removed as many sources of pollution, toxins and contamination from your environment it is time to remove them from your body by completing a full body cleanse and detoxification. When you detoxify your body, start from the bottom and work up. Cleanse the bowels; the urinary tract; detoxify the liver; detoxify the gall bladder; detoxify the circulatory system
The bowel cleansing can be done at home using an enema bag. Take daily warm water enemas for 5 days followed with warm coffee enemas for 5 days. using the cleanest, flavor free coffee that is available.
Cleanse the urinary tract by drinking 12-16 ounces of 100% organic, unsweetened cranberry juice for 7 days. If you suffer from yeast or bacterial infection, anti-fungal or antibiotic therapy should be first administered.
For the liver, gall bladder and blood detoxification, the help of a professional is in order. An expert in holistic medicine or an expert in Chinese medicine and acupuncture is advised to help guide you through the therapy.
Once that you have removed the pollutants, contaminants and toxins from your environment and body, it is now time alkalize your body. Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. If the pH of your body is lower than 7.0 (neutral), your body is acidic and provides an environment that allows cancer cells to form, thrive and proliferate. The main causes of body acidity are:
Stress, anger, frustration and fear.
Most tap water and 99% of bottled waters are acidic.
All carbonated sodas.
All sports drinks and energy enhancing drink.
Beer and hard liquor.
Many foods are acidic. You can Google "acidic foods for a complete list.
Coffee.
Aspirin.
The consumption of most pharmaceutical drugs.
Our bodies are composed of about 75% water and our brains are composed of about 85% water. By increasing the pH of the water that we consume, we can rapidly alkalize our bodies. The easiest and most direct way to alkalize the body is to drink significant amounts of highly ionized, highly oxygenated, high pH alkaline water.
pH is a measure of the acidity and alkalinity of a solution that is expressed by a scale of 0 to 14; 0 being totally acidic; 7 being neutral and 14 being totally alkaline. The "p" represents "the power of", and the "H" represents "the hydrogen ion concentration". Each unit of change represents a tenfold change in acidity or alkalinity.
The optimum pH of the blood is said to be between 7.35 and 7.45. I, and other cancer survivors believe that if one can raise the pH level of the blood to 8.5, over a hundredfold increase of alkalinity, one will present a severely altered negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells in that body.
How does one accomplish this seemingly difficult task? Simple: purchase a water ionization machine and drink only highly ionized, highly oxygenated, high pH alkaline water. There are many water ionization machines on the market today and all of them are significantly expensive, costing between $1,000 and $5,000 per unit. When you factor in the facts that the average family spends between $1,500 and $2,000 per year to on dead, acidic bottled water; that the cost of these machines is tax deductible as a medical expense and the alternative costs of traditional cancer treatments are astronomical, this initial cost is negligible.
After extensive research I determined that the ionization machines produced by "Enagic", a Japanese company that has been producing water ionization machines for 40 years, are the best machines on the market. I purchased an "Enagic" Leveluk SD501 machine for about $3,600. The reasons that I chose this machine are: it contains 7 solid titanium electrolysis plates, plated in platinum; it comes with a 5 year warranty; it pre-filters the water to remove any contaminants and heavy metals that your home water filter may have missed; it produces 5 different types of water that have 9 different pH values; it "speaks" to you and has an automatic cleaning system.
I started by drinking 3 quarts of the 8.5 pH water daily and after 2 weeks switched to 9.0 pH water. After a month I was drinking a gallon of 9.5 pH water a day. You may think that drinking a gallon of water a day is excessive, but I wanted to alkalize my body as soon as possible and flush out as many toxins and contaminates from my body as quickly as possible. The water produced by this ionizer is micro-clustered and has a negative ionic charge, allowing it to work on the cellular level and attach itself ionically to positively charged free radicals and eliminate them from the body trough the kidneys, liver, skin and sweat glands.
Not only was I providing a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells in my body, but as an added bonus was protecting my body from harmful bacterias and viruses. Pathogenic (disease causing) anerobic bacteria and small viruses, that cause the majority of harmful infections, can not survive in an alkaline environment. Three healthy, positive effects for the price of one.
The second phase is oxygenation of the body. Oxygen equals life, and makes up about 65% of the bodies mass. It oxidizes and burns food to create energy and heat for our bodies. It also oxidizes and burns free radicals, that would otherwise would poison our cells, so that they can be eliminated from our bodies. A low oxygen level at the cellular level is the major underlying cause of all disease in the human body.
Oxygen deficiency causes an increase in stomach and general body acidity; invasive systemic bacterial, viral and parasitic infections; bronchial and circulatory problems; depression, fatigue and irritability; irrational behavior; memory loss; lowered immunity; body weakness; poor digestion and the formation of tumors. Low oxygen levels provide cancer cells a favorable environment that allows them to form, grow and proliferate
It is the red blood cells (RBC's) that are responsible for delivering oxygen from the lungs to the bodies tissues and organs, and returning carbon dioxide back to the lungs for disposal by expiration. RBC's are formed from stem cells in the red bone marrow which are transformed into cells called hemolytoblasts in a process that takes about two days to complete. The healthy body produces about 2,000,000 RBC's every second.
The hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of RBC's in our blood. In an adult male, the hematocrit level should measure between 40 and 50%, and in an adult female between 38 and 44%.
It is the hemoglobin (a protein molecule in the RBC's) that carries the oxygen from the lungs and returns carbon dioxide to the lungs for disposal. In the average adult male, the hemoglobin level should be between 14 and 18 grams per deciliter, and in the average adult female, between 12 and 16.
With a decrease in either of these levels, hemoglobin or the hematocrit, the bodies tissues do not receive enough oxygen and are subject to the symptoms of oxygen deficiency as listed above. These low levels also damage the respiratory enzymes in newly formed cells so that these cells can not produce energy and therefore are not able to to utilize oxygen. These depleted cells are likely to turn cancerous.
By feeding the body and the brain with high levels of oxygen you can prolong life, increase cognitive functions, combat Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and most importantly provide a negative environment for the formation, growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
If you are hydrating your body properly by drinking plenty of alkaline water from a proper ionization machine, you are insuring that your body is hydrated, properly oxygenated, and that your hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are within normal ranges.. The SD 501 machine that I purchased, during the ionization process, infuses the water with massive amounts of oxygen: between 700-750 times the amount of oxygen provided by tap or bottled water.
You can also increase the amount of available oxygen by purchasing a home air ionization machine (ozinator). Some cancer survivors swore that by drinking diluted hydrogen peroxide every day they were forcing more oxygen into their bodies. Others spent time in hyperbaric oxygen chambers several times per week. Still others had pure oxygen injected directly into their blood stream.
The third phase is fortifying the immune system.
The immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within your body that protects it against disease. The immune system must detect, neutralize and remove a wide variety of harmful substances known as pathogens, and be able to distinguish these pathogens from your own normal, healthy tissues. It is effected by a variety of factors such as: diet; sleep; exercise; stress; emotional states and genetics.
All immune cells come from precursor cells produced in the bone marrow. They differentiate and develop into mature cells through a series of changes that occur in different parts of the body:
The skin is the first line of defense against pathogens. Skin cells produce and secrete important antimicrobial proteins. Different immune cells are found in different layers of the skin.
The bone marrow contains stem cells that differentiate into a variety of innate cell types, including: neutrophils; eosinophils; basophils; mast cells; monocytes; dendritic cells and macrophages. These cells are the bodies first line responders against infection. Other adaptive immune cells, B and T cells, are responsible for mounting responses to specific microbes based on previous encounter (immunologic memory). Natural killer cells (NK cells) provide an immediate defense like innate cells but also may also act as adaptive cells. B, T and NK cells are also known as lymphocytes.
Immune cells constantly circulate through the bloodstream, patrolling for pathogens.
T cells mature in the thymus gland which produces all of your T cells by the time that you reach puberty.
The Lymphatic System is a network of vessels and tissues composed of lymph, an extracellular fluid, and lymphoid organs such as lymph nodes. It is a conduit for travel and communication between tissues and the bloodstream. Immune cells are carried through the lymphatic system and converge in the lymph nodes, found throughout the body. Lymph nodes are communication hubs where immune cells can sample information brought in from other parts of the body. If adaptive immune cells recognize pathogens from a distant area, they will activate, replicate, and leave the lymph node to circulate and address the pathogen where ever it may be in the body. This action may cause the lymph node to swell which indicates an active immune response.
The spleen is an organ located behind the stomach. While it is not directly connected to the lymphatic system, it is important for processing information from the bloodstream. Immune cells are enriched in specific areas of the spleen and upon recognizing blood- borne pathogens, they will activate and respond accordingly.
Mucosal Tissues and surfaces are primary entry points for pathogens. Specialised immune hubs are strategically located in mucosal tissues like the respiratory system and the gut. The small intestine, which is said to be responsible for 75% of the activity and efficiency of the immune system, contains both B and T lymphocytes which attack the pathogens through the bloodstream.
The key to fortifying your immune system is your diet; "we are what we eat". As Hippocrates stated: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food".
In radically changing my diet I had to identify acidic foods and either eliminate them completely or severely restrict them from my diet. Then I had to identify alkaline foods and consume them almost exclusively. My goal was to eat 80% alkaline foods and only 20% acidic foods. You can find complete lists of both alkyline and acidic foods on the internet. Purchasing only organic meats, fruits, vegetables and non-farmed fish was more expensive, but well worth it as there were far fewer pesticides, chemicals, colorants, hormones and polutants for my body to have to detoxify and eliminate. I learned to cook mainly without oils, but when using oils, used only extra virgin coconut oil for high heat cooking and extra virgin olive oil for low heat or raw applications. I also purchased a "Magic Bullet" food macerator for juicing and used it often to feed my body with raw, natural nutrients. I tried to eat at the same times every day and rarely ate out at restaurants. I used only "Himalayan Pink Salt", very sparingly, as it is full of vital minerals. As I adapted to my new diet, extra pounds began to melt away and I felt great; full of energy and liking my new figure.
An important factor in fortifying your immune system is daily vitamin and mineral supplement therapy. The regimen that I followed was gleaned from my research and the shared experiences of cancer survivors.
Vitamins:
Vitamin A - 900 mcg/day
Vitamin B complex - 125 mg/day
Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg/day
Vitamin B 17 - from bitter apricot seeds - up to 30 seeds/day
Vitamin C vith Bioflavenoids - 2,000 mg/day
Vitamin D - 200 iu/day
Vitamin D3 - 2,000 iu/day
Vitamin E - 400 iu/day
Omega 3 from fish oil - 2.000 mg/day
Minerals:
Multimineral Supplement - 1 tablet/day
Selenium - 200 mcg/day
Chromium - 300 mcg/day
Zinc - 10 mg/day
Boron - 15 mg/day
Potassium iodide 4% plus Iodine 2% solution - 4-6 drops/day
This seems like a tremendous number of pills to take daily, but I was fighting to save my life and was willing to do anything possible to achieve that goal.
Some general dietary guidelines: never eat any processed or canned foods; severely limit your consumption of dairy products; shop at "natures pharmacy" and consume the freshest, most organic, mostly alkaline diet as possible; eat the most raw and colorful plant based diet as possible; flavor your foods with spices like cayenne, tumeric, cumin, pink himalayan salt, black pepper and all of the fresh herbs that you desire.
Regular exercise: swimming, daily long walks, running, weight lifting, yoga and any other exercise that you desire is most helpful. Remember that by sweating you are eliminating toxins and contaminates from the body.
Curing cancer is all about achieving a balance, not only in your diet but in your emotional and spiritual life in general. In any endeavor ones attitude is paramount to success or failure. A positive attitude has half the battle won. When I decided to cure my 4 cancers by myself, I knew innately that I would succeed. I had no doubts.
The first step that I took in fortifying my emotional state was to simplify and eliminate as much stress from my life as possible. I learned to delegate stressful and mundane tasks to other qualified people. I hired an investment advisor to take over the management of all my investment accounts and pay all of my bills.
At the time I was in the process of rehabilitating the kitchen and two bathrooms in my home. I was doing all of the work by myself and this was obviously very stressful. I immediately called an old friend who was a master contractor, and hired him to complete the jobs.
Next, I severed all ties with those whom I considered to be negative people, both "friends" and acquaintances, who were either takers, pessimists, naysayers or dolts. There were a dozen people involved in this separation and it was a very painful and emotional experience. After I was done cutting these ties, I felt like I had removed a gangrenous limb from my body. I then surrounded myself only with positive and optimistic people.
Laughter is the best medicine! I tried to laugh several times a day by telling and listening to jokes, and by watching comedic movies and videos on the internet whenever possible. I tried to be happy and positive at all times.
At least 30 minutes of "trancendental meditation" a day left me in a very peaceful, composed, relaxed and in a positive state of mind.
I found a massage therapist and indulged myself by having full and deep body massages every week.
I found a wonderful chiropractor, and after regular treatments was totally pain free, walking erect and feeling great.
Remembering that cancer cells are heat sensitive, one of the best ways to both kill them and to fortify your emotional state is by infrared sauna therapy which heats the body from the inside out and raises the internal body core temperature sufficiently enough to be very effective in killing cancer cells.
I can not stress enough the need to fortify your spiritual state and "get right" with your higher power! Whomever you worship, whether it is Jesus, Moses, Mohamed, Buddha, the Dali Llama,Vishnu, Shiva or Krishna, fortify your connection! If you are an aetheist or an agnostic you are S.O.L. in this respect.
After my diagnosis I was compelled to attend worship services, and found myself in a church where I had never been before. I was an emotional wreck at the time, wrought with doubt, fear, uncertainty and completely stressed out. Before the service I introduced myself and explained to the Pastor my recent diagnosis and requested a special prayer and blessing from him and the congregation. He was very obliging and had the congregation, of several hundred people, pray for all cancer sufferers. After the service the Reverand approached me directly and asked me if I would like to meet with him privately and further discuss my situation. I was thrilled and began meeting with him several times a week for coffee, prayer, solice and support. When I told him of the epiphany that I had during one of his sermons, and my decision to treat myself, he was openly shocked but remained very supportive. He said that God loved me and that if I asked Him He would help me to complete my quest. I eventually joined the church and I truly believe that I was in the right place at the right time and received a "divine intervention" directly from God. Never underestimate the power of prayer and belief.
By January, 2010, I had fully implemented my plan to eradicate my cancers. By mid-June of 2010, after following my program for 6 months, I went back to see my doctors to take a new set of tests to determine if my plan was working.
My Urologist preformed another prostate biopsy and informed me that my prostate cancer, which previously had consumed 25-30% of my gland, had now decreased to effecting only 10% of my prostate gland.
After having another full body scan, my Oncologist reported that my osteogenic sarcoma had shrunk from being the size of a walnut to being the size of a pea, and that there had been no metastasis (spreading) of my cancers to any other organs. He was duly amazed and asked me how I accomplished this feat. I explained my treatment protocol to him, and he said: "God bless you", to which I replied: "He already has".
My Dermatologist also found no signs of any recurring lesions on my body and pronounced me cancer free at the epithelial level.
With this positive reinforcement, I happily continued with my plan for another 6 months then repeated this process and went in for another round of tests.
After another prostate biopsy my Urologist was happy to report that the lab had not been able to find any sign of cancer present in my prostate gland. As he stated: "I know it is there but we just can't find it". My dermatologist then gave me a clean bill of health. After another full body scan, my Oncologist was very happy to report that my osteogenic sarcoma had now mysteriously disappeared and become only a shadow on the scan. and also stated that there was still no metastasis to any other organ in my body.
Every year I repeat this process and have been entirely cancer free since the beginning of 2010. My name can now be added to the growing list of people who have "just said no" to the barbaric practices of radical surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and by using an alternative, non-traumatic, non-invasive treatment protocols, cured and hopefully prevented this insidious disease from re-occurrence. To this day I continue following my protocol: detoxification; alkylinization; oxygenation; fortification of my immune system; and continually renewing both my emotional and spiritual states.
You are what you eat, drink, think and believe! Will this treatment protocol work for you and cure your cancer? Try it, become a believer and add your name to the growing list of self healed cancer survivors.
I am a retired medical professional with D.D.S. and D.M.D. Doctorates.
I practiced for over 20 years and treated hundreds of patients with head and neck lesions.
This is an account of my personal experiences in the successful quest to cure myself of 4 different, deadly types of cancer; without using the traditional western medical protocol of "cut, burn and poison", I was able to cure myself of basal cell carcinoma, malignant myeloma, prostate cancer, and an osteogenic sarcoma in about one year.
Article Source: How I Beat 4 Cancers
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