Types of cancer treatment

(Inflammatory Breast Cancer) (Hyperthermia) (IBC) Cancer Treatment Options

2011-04-23T02:10:00.000-07:00

The Breuss Cancer Cure

2011-04-23T01:54:00.000-07:00

By Robyn Hanisch

42 Day Juice Fast

Rudolf Breuss was an educated man from Austria who had an innate understanding of the human body and a love for humanity. He turned his attention to finding an alternative, gentle treatment for cancer and other diseases because conventional treatments were invasive and not often successful.

Normal mainstream treatment following a cancer diagnosis is surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Some of these treatments are successful if the cancer is caught early but the success rate for these same treatments for advanced cancer is virtually nil as statistics show that only 2-3% of people get any benefit from chemotherapy. It puts the argument forward that advanced cancer should be treated differently.

Cancer is a disease of total toxicity. Look at what we are exposed to on a daily basis. Air pollution, water pollution, pesticides and insecticides on all commercially produced food, refined foods, preservatives, chemicals and food colourings. The human body was not designed for this build-up of artificial poisonous substances, cannot deal with them and so they accumulate in the system and that is the reason for illness.

Breuss put his patients on a juice fast which effectively removes the metabolic waste and frees cell membranes of the protein build-up around cells which prevents proper oxygenation. This treatment not only cures cancer but also eliminates many other problems like skin infections, obesity, infertility, kidney infections, constipation and dandruff, to name a few.

The Breuss Cancer Cure is a 42 day juice fast. It is a program of combining particular vegetable juices with specially blended herbal teas. This treatment deals with cancer and other diseases by totally detoxifying and cleansing the whole system.

The treatment theory is to starve the cancer by deep detoxification using a combination of juices which consist of beetroot, carrot, celeriac, radish and potato. (Potato juice is one of the very best alkaline foods there is). Cancer can only exist in a sour or acid environment and this treatment makes the patient's system alkaline, providing no food for the cancer to feed on, thereby starving it.

The special combination of juices and teas used in this treatment keep the body nourished as they are rich in vitamins and minerals, meanwhile allowing the metabolism to get back into balance.

The success of this treatment depends on it being followed exactly as directed. The body may initially experience the uncomfortable effects of headaches and perhaps nausea or depression but this is perfectly normal and means changes are taking place and the cleansing action has started. These symptoms should be allowed to happen and soon pass.

It is absolutely essential, if you are intending to undertake a natural cancer treatment such as the Breuss juice fast, that you engage a natural therapist, like a Naturopath or Homeopath to supervise and guide you through the process.

Rudolf Breuss's organic juice recipe is made by the Biotta company of Switzerland according to his strict instructions. It is totally organic and the vegetables are pressed without heat and in a way which preserves all the live enzymes. Lactic acid is added to preserve the juice. If you are unable to juice the vegetables yourself, Biotta juice is available bottled from good health stores. His recommended herbal teas are also available at good health stores.

"Do not be afraid of cancer. The cancer lives on solid foods only so, if you only drink my vegetable juice and herbal teas for 42 days, the cancerous growth dies and you live"

A quote by Rudolf Breuss - from the book 'The Breuss Cancer Cure'

Up until 1990 approximately 45,000 (most probably more) cancer patients and patients with seemingly incurable diseases have recovered using this fast.

Radioactive Iodine Scan And Treatment Preparation

2011-04-23T01:51:00.000-07:00

By Elaine Savard

The thyroid gland is the only gland or organ that absorbs iodine. This makes it safe to use radioactive iodine (RAI) in treating thyroid diseases, such as Graves' and thyroid cancer. RAI is an effective method to test the thyroid gland's function and to see if there are any thyroid cells remaining in the body that may cause a recurrence of thyroid cancer.

To make the the procedure of the treatment effective there is a protocol that has to be followed to insure accuracy. By following the regime maximum uptake will occur in any remaining normal thyroid tissue or metastatic thyroid cancer. The protocol also includes what precautions you have to adhere to for public safety.

The day you are to have a RAI scan you will be given a radioactive iodine pill, allowing the remaining tissues to absorb the substance. If you are pregnant or breast feeding, tell your doctor.

If you are receiving the RAI to destroy cancerous thyroid tissue you will receive a larger dose and will require to be in isolation. This could be in a special hospital room or in some cases when criteria is met you may be allowed to follow an isolation protocol at home.

Preparation for Radioactive iodine treatment

    Six weeks before your scan or treatment you will have to discontinue your thyroid hormone replacement medication. You will be prescribed Cytomel as a replacement. Cytomel is a short-acting thyroid hormone that will help decrease the amount of time that you must be hypothyroid. Your body must go into a hypothyroid state in order to trick you brain into producing more of its thyroid stimulating hormone in an attempt to increase the thyroid hormone levels in the bloodstream. Because iodine is required to make thyroid hormones this increase causes a most efficient concentration of iodine by the thyroid tissue.

    Two weeks before the scan or treatment you will have to discontinue the Cytomel. This period of time is required to eliminate this short acting form of thyroid hormone. By stopping this medication you will go into a full "hypothyroid" state and will result in some unpleasant symptoms.

    One week before the scan or treatment you will have to begin a low iodine diet and continue this diet until the treatment is complete. This protocol has to be followed so our bodies do not receive the iodine it requires from the foods we ingest making it starving for iodine and absorb the RAI more efficiently. Make sure you read all labels on food products because in the modern world if it contains salt it will contain iodine. You do not have to restrict salt if it is a NON-iodized salt. Two of the common high iodine sources are seafood and vitamins.

    Two days prior to the treatment or scan you will be required to have blood work done. The testing of the blood is done to make sure you are in a hypothyroid state. If you are having a scan you will be given the RAI pill after the blood tests. If you are going to be treated with a larger dose of RAI, you will now be brought to you special room and the administration protocol of the RAI will commence.

Today there is another medication that a physician can prescribe instead of the Cytomel. The drug Thyrogen is a fast acting way to raise the thyroid hormones in preparation for the treatment or scan. Unfortunately it is a very expensive medication and a lot of patients cannot afford it and some health plans coverages are not high enough to cover the cost.

I am a thyroid cancer survivor since 1997. I received 5 RAIs therefore went through all of the steps that are mentioned in the article. My thyroid story, helpful thyroid information along with a complete list of unpleasant symptoms of being in a hypothyroid state can be found at http://www.fucoidanforhealth.com

Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Are Now the Leading Cause of Death in People With HIV

2011-04-23T01:36:00.000-07:00

By David Evans

Though a somber subject, it is critically important to understand the primary causes of death in people with HIV and how those causes change over time. Understanding the causes of death can help scientists and policy makers decide how to prioritize research funding, and the knowledge adds weight to activists’ efforts to ensure that the concerns and needs of people with HIV are being taken into account in government and private industry.

Numerous studies have documented the plunge in deaths overall since the introduction of combination ARV therapy in the late 1990s, as well as deaths from AIDS-related conditions. Subsequently, more attention has been paid recently to other causes of death and to trying to understand the factors, including HIV, that contribute to those deaths.

To shed light on this topic, Rainer Weber, MD, from the University Hospital in Zurich, and his colleagues from the long-running Swiss HIV Cohort Study, analyzed data on deaths within the cohort between 2005 and 2009 and also compared them with deaths from earlier time periods.

Out of 9,053 cohort participants, 459 deaths occurred between 2005 and 2009. Seventy-six percent of the deaths occurred in men, and most people were between the ages of 42 and 56 when they died. Ninety-three percent of the people who died had been on ARVs at some point, 45 percent were coinfected with HIV and HCV, and 82 percent had a history of smoking tobacco. Autopsies were conducted in 19 percent of the deaths.

Whereas 80 percent of deaths before 1995 were from AIDS-related causes, this number dropped to 16 percent by the 2005 to 2009 time period. During this period, non-AIDS-related cancers took over as the leading cause of death, with nearly 20 percent dying from such cancers. Liver-related deaths, excluding liver cancer, had climbed to be the cause of 15 percent of all deaths. Drug and alcohol-related deaths, as well as suicides remained far higher than in the general population, and combined, they also accounted for 15 percent of all deaths.

One further conclusion of the study was that while people are living longer before dying, deaths are also occurring at higher CD4-cell levels, reflecting the trend that a growing proportion of deaths is from causes other than AIDS.

In a second study, also based in Europe, Justyna Kowalska, MD, from the Copenhagen HIV Program, and her colleagues analyzed trends in deaths in the EuroSIDA cohort study. Over the course of the study, researchers followed more than 15,000 HIV-positive people throughout Europe. Most were white men, and roughly 30 percent had received a previous AIDS diagnosis. Just under 70 percent had taken ARVs.

During the course of the study, 2,744 people in the cohort died. Of the deaths, just over half were non-AIDS-related, with non-AIDS-related infections, liver disease and non-AIDS cancers comprising 46 percent of all deaths.

Kowalska and her colleagues were keen to understand the impact of ARV use, given that some side effects—most notably unhealthy changes in cholesterol, triglycerides and body composition—are associated with an increased risk for a host of disorders.

They found, however, that ARV use did not contribute to the death rates from any causes of death in people who started treatment after 2002. In those who started before 2002, ARVs appeared to be particularly protective against non-AIDS-related causes of deaths in the first two years after a person began taking the medications. However, this effect diminished after the second year.

Search: Deaths, mortality, non-AIDS-related cancer, liver disease, hepatitis C, HCV, coinfection, Swiss HIV Cohort Study, EuroSIDA, Rainer Weber, Justyna Kowalska

What You Can Do To Prevent Cancer

2011-04-23T01:25:00.000-07:00

By Carol Chuang

The odds are very high that you or someone you know had cancer or had died from it. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, after heart disease. Men have slightly less than a 1 in 2 lifetime risk of developing cancer, while for women, the risk is a little more than 1 in 3.
All cancers involve the malfunction of genes that control cell growth and division. Every cell in the body has a program that tells it what to do, called the DNA or the genetic code.
If the cell DNA code gets changed a bit by hormonal imbalance, chemicals, or free radicals, mutations occur. The cells with mutated DNA no longer look like the original cells we were born with. Also, mutations accumulate with age, that's why about 78% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons 55 years and older.
About 5% of all cancers are strongly hereditary. However, most cancers do not result from inherited genes but from damage to genes occurring during one's lifetime.

We all have a few cancer cells in our bodies, which are normally suppressed by our immune system. We need about a billion cancer cells to get to the lump or bump stage, which means a tumor takes years to develop.
Cancer is, by and large, a man-made disease. There is a lot you can do now to significantly reduce that risk. Be aware of the multiple factors that can bring on this disease as well as the many nutritional interventions that can reduce your cancer risk.

Factors That Can Cause Cancer

1. Constant Emotional Stress
Negative emotions are the most powerful aspect of creating illness. Even the CDC (Center for Disease and Prevention) states that 85% of disease is caused by emotions. If you are constantly stressed or harboring angry, fearful, worrying, cynical, depressed or pessimistic emotions, the body can generate free radicals that promote DNA damage.

Look closely at your life and identify anything that is out of balance. If you have a hard time addressing and resolving it yourself, seek professional help (such as a life coach or therapist).
Are you always looking at a glass half empty? Changing your attitude from negative to positive can influence a situation and emotional outcome.
Learn to honor your feelings and be truthful to yourself instead of suppressing them by saying things like "I'm just fine". People who are capable of releasing their emotions alleviate tension in the body and are generally happier.
Having a support system along with healthy outlets for stress (such as exercise or playing a musical instrument) are ever so important for emotional wellness.
Live your life with purpose, passion, and gratitude.

2. Toxins Accumulating In The Body
In modern days, we are continually exposed to numerous environmental and dietary toxins. Once these toxins enter the body, they tend to accumulate (especially in the fat cells) and produce enormous amounts of free radicals which in due course, damage the DNA. Hence, it is crucial to recognize and avoid them in the first place.

Environmental toxins:

Use of tobacco products and exposure to secondhand smoke
Air pollution
Excessive sun exposure
Toxic chemicals in household cleaners, air fresheners, bug sprays, soaps, personal hygiene products, and cosmetics.
Radiation exposure from diagnostic exams such as CT scans, X-rays, and mammography. Try to minimize having such exams or if you can afford it, opt for MRI. A much cheaper and effective alternative is thermography, which detects precancerous and cancerous tissues that are hot in contrast to benign lesions that are cool. Unfortunately, most insurance policies still don't cover it yet.
Electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and cordless phones. Two recently released long-term studies found that radiation from cell phones substantially increase the risk of salivary gland and brain tumors. For this reason, it is safest to use the speaker, wired headsets, followed by bluetooth headsets (lower radiation than cell phones). Try not to hold wireless phones directly to the ear.

Dietary toxins:

Pesticides and herbicides in conventionally grown produce
Antibiotics and hormones in factory-farmed meats and farmed fish. If possible, choose organic, grass-fed meats (second best is organic meats) and wild-caught fish from pristine, cold water. Fish caught from clean waters are void of mercury which is a toxin to the brain.
Genetically modified foods (GMO) such as canola oil and soy products
Preservatives and additives in processed foods
Nitrates and nitrites in processed and smoked meats
MSG
Oxidized or rancid fat from refined polyunsaturated oils made from soy, cottonseed, corn, sunflower, and safflower. These oils are high in omega-6 fats and promote inflammation in the body. They are often found in processed foods, fast foods, and restaurant foods.
Carcinogens from charred or burned meats. Avoid frying or charbroiling. Instead, boil, poach, steam, or roast at 300 degrees F or below.
Artificial sweeteners
Toxic gases released from Teflon and other nonstick cookwares
Harmful chemicals from plastic water bottles leaching out and contaminating the water. If you leave the bottle in a hot car or reuse it, the exposure is magnified.

3. Extra Pounds
It is crucial to maintain a healthy weight throughout life. Two-thirds of the Americans are either overweight or obese. Extra pounds raise the risk of many cancers, including breast, colon, esophageal, kidney, pancreatic, and uterine. If you need help and support in losing weight healthily, contact me for a complimentary phone consultation regarding the Metabolic Typing Nutrition Program.

4. Hormonal Imbalance
We all have cancer-protective genes in our bodies, they are like light switches. Sadly, when we age, these switches get turned off as our hormonal production declines. Of course, by not managing stress, eating badly, and consuming and living with chemicals, we put even more stress on our entire hormonal system.
To reinstate these cancer-protective genes, we need to live and eat better and restore the hormones to proper balance. When you replace your hormones, it is critical that you use bio-identical hormones that are exactly the same as those produced by the body, not the synthetic hormones manufactured by drug companies as they have been shown to cause cancer. Please consult a healthcare professional who is familiar with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).
Below are some hormones that have a direct effect on cancer growth:

DHEA is a key hormone that decreases the quantity of an important enzyme involved in the pathway that feeds energy to cancer cells. By keeping DHEA at the right level, this pathway becomes less active. People who are constantly stressed and have fatigued adrenals have lower DHEA levels, which means they are more prone to stimulating the growth of cancer cells.
Estriol by itself is a weak estrogen. But in the presence of other estrogens such as estradiol or estrone, it becomes an anti-carcinogen and is cancer-protective. As we age, the body makes less estriol, supplementing with proper amounts can reduce cancer risk.
It is crucial to have the right balance of 2-hydroxyestrogen and 16 alpha-hydroxyestrogen, both are estrogen metabolites (by-products of estrogen in urine). If there is more 2 than 16, breast cancer risk is lower. If it is the other way round, more 16 than 2, the risk is higher. This 2/16 ratio is the single greatest factor impacting estrogen-sensitive cancer risk and is also totally modifiable through dietary interventions (see below).
2-methoxyestradiol (another estrogen metabolite) is a very potent anticancer hormone that the body manufactures. It also inhibits the growth of fibroid cells in the uterus.

5. Excessive Alcohol Intake
Studies show that women who drink more than 2 drinks a day significantly increase their free iron (iron not bound to protein) concentrations in breast tissue. Free iron triggers intense inflammation and free radical generation.
However, one's iron intake does not correlate with risk of breast cancer. It is high alcohol intake and excessive estrogen that lead to a higher incidence of invasive breast cancer.

6. Too Much Or Too Little Exercise
Exercise is crucial as it increases oxygen supply to the cells. Normal, healthy cells require sufficient oxygen to function well, whereas, cancer cells can only multiply and flourish in an anaerobic (no oxygen) environment. What's more, when you sweat, it carries away a lot of toxins accumulated in the body, especially the toxins in the fat cells.
Having said that, too much exercise is not beneficial either as the body becomes constantly stressed, producing a vast amount of free radicals that can eventually lead to DNA damage.

Diet That Reduces Cancer Risk

Limit sugar intake as cancer cells ferment sugar to create energy to grow and spread. Sugar also produces excess insulin which acts as a second stimulant for cell growth, cell division, and ultimately multiplication of cancer cells. Therefore, pay attention to how much sugar and refined carbs (which acts like sugar) you consume at one time as increased blood glucose level means more insulin in the body.
Vitamin D3 (from sun and/or supplements) is the most powerful vitamin in preventing new cancer and inhibiting established cancers by stimulating and strengthening the immune system. When you increase your D3, make sure the body has adequate vitamin K as they work together as a team. Good dietary sources of K are green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, collard greens, swiss chard, turnip greens, mustard greens, brussels sprouts, and broccoli.
Brassica vegetables boost the body's level of 2-hydroxyestrogen in reducing breast cancer risk. Eat 3 or more servings a week of broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, Kohlirabi, rutabaga, turnips, bok choy and mustard greens. You can also get the benefits of these vegetables in a supplement called indole-3-carbinol.
More omega-3 fats and less omega-6 fats as their ratio influences the rate of cell proliferation through hormones called prostaglandins. Omega-3 fats reduce inflammation while omega-6 fats increase it. Good sources of 3s are fish caught in pristine, cold waters and grass-fed meats. Unfortunately, most cows in the U.S. are corn-fed, so their meat and dairy products are much higher in omega-6 fats instead.
Eat a large variety of vegetables and fruits to get a balanced dose of different antioxidants which protect against the free radicals. Do not over focus on just one particular antioxidant.
Natural folic acid from green leafy vegetables are far superior in boosting the body's natural defenses against cancer than the synthetic folic acid in fortified refined flour products. In addition, make sure you have enough vitamin B12 as it works with folate to protect DNA from damage. Vitamin B12 is not found in plant foods but only in animal products, including calf's liver, meats, poultry, shellfish, fish, and dairy products.
Drink enough clean, filtered water every day as it keeps the lymphatic system clean and helps the body detox. For an average person, drink 8 to 10 eight-ounce glasses a day.
Have adequate protein at every meal and snack throughout the day, which will help the liver eliminate toxins through the bile and stool. Protein also helps to maintain an even blood sugar level.
Increase fiber (soluble and insoluble) intake to reduce the risk of colon, breast, and prostate cancer. Aim for 40-50 grams a day which is more than double what an average American eats every day.
Lastly, there is also compelling anticancer evidence for resveratrol (in red wine but only drink in moderation), curcumin (in turmeric), green tea, grape seed extract, pomegranate extract, quercetin (in onions, apples, and grapes), Conjugated Linoleic Acid (in grass-fed meats and its dairy), luteolin (in celery, green pepper, carrots, olive oil, thyme, rosemary, and oregano), and ginger.

The Bottom Line
To reduce your cancer risk,
Avoid:

constant emotional stress,
accumulation of toxins (environmental and dietary) in the body,
extra pounds,
hormonal imbalance,
excessive alcohol intake, and
too much or too little exercise.
Do:
limit sugar intake,
make sure you have enough vitamin D3,
eat more Brassica vegetables,
have more omega-3 fats and less omega-6 fats,
eat a large variety of vegetables and fruits,
drink enough clean, filtered water, and
have adequate protein and fiber.