Traditional and Natural Cancer Treatment Options Although there are a range of options available for treating cancer, which is the best to use depends on the type of cancer, the stage that the cancer has spread. Although the current trend is to use options more traditional cancer treatment, cancer patients are not limited to them. There are a variety of alternatives and natural (some new, some old) for the treatment of cancer.
Traditional options for treating cancer
Traditional treatment options for cancer are often called cut, poison and burn (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy).
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, which involves using chemical agents or drugs to destroy cancer cells, treatment of basic forms of malignancies. These drugs work by targeting rapidly growing cells and the type and combination of drugs depends on the type of cancer. Although chemotherapy has been proven to be effective, it can give rise to many side effects including hair loss, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, or low number of red cells, Neutropenia or low white blood cell counts, mouth sores and shortness of breath.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy involves using high energy ionizing radiation from various sources, including X-rays, gamma rays, protons and neutrons to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells. It is used almost half of cancer patients, either spontaneously or in combination with other therapies against cancer. The external beam radiation therapy, which involves the use of radiation that is emitted from a machine outside the body is more common than internal radiotherapy, where radioactive material is implanted in the body near the tumor or cancer cells.
Surgery
Surgery often results in a biopsy, which is done for diagnostic purposes. Surgery is done to remove cancerous tissue are often followed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which reduces the risk of cancer recurrence and destroy cancer cells that may be left in the affected part of the body.
The type of surgery depends on which body part has been affected by cancer and the extent of cancer. In patients with breast cancer options could include a lumpectomy, in which only the lump is removed; segmentectomy, in which part of the breast or mastectomy is removed, in which the entire breast is removed.
Other options for the treatment of cancer
Conventional options of cancer treatment only art form in history. A growing number of health professionals are studying other options for treating cancer which includes the whole person.
Nutrition Therapy
Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet that includes foods rich in antioxidants and beta-carotene is the best way to provide your body with the nourishment it needs to fight cancer. Good nutrition helps prevent nausea and fatigue are the major side effects of treatments against cancer and are a traditional component of the process of healing.
Buah Merah or red fruit, found primarily in the Indonesian island of Papua, has very high levels of antioxidants, beta-carotene and tocopherols and gives hope to all patients with cancer. Beta-carotene and tocopherols possess strong anti-cancer properties and help in stimulating the immune system and retard the growth of cancerous cells. Buah Merah also contains omega 3 and omega 9, and linolenate, oleate, linoleate dekanoat and acids, all of which act as active medicinal compounds and also contribute to the prevention of diabetes mellitus, heart disease, hypertension, stroke , diabetes, hepatitis and HIV / AIDS.
Naturopathy
Naturopathic medicine is treatment system which focuses exclusively on the healing powers of nature such as sunlight, WA.
Posted on February 2, 2010.