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Cancer Treatment - My Research

I have collected research on the subject of cancer over the past year or so, and now I have compiled it.

I promised to forward it to a friend, but I would appreciate it if some of you could review it and provide feedback.

Please let me know if there are any mistakes, or anything that merits inclusion that I missed.

Thanks!

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CONVENTIONAL -V- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Whether you have cancer, or something as minor as a common cold, it is my belief that conventional medical treatment should not be your sole consideration in terms of remedial action. Unfortunately, (and perhaps rather cynically), I believe there is too much money to be made in cancer treatment, ("when you are diagnosed with cancer, you are suddenly worth $300,000.00 to the cancer industry”). Whether your own consultant or doctor is aware of this or not, there is an objective to maintain industries and livelihoods which prevails beyond any motivation to operate in the best interests of the patient. Cancer is a gold mine.
"Somewhere there are yachts and million dollar homes purchased with the $80bn+ spent on this war, but there is no cure".
"Alas, we live in a culture where all the money is to be made at the wrong end of the pipeline: by treating the symptoms of horrific diseases with expensive and unnecessary surgery, lethal radiation, poisonous chemotherapy, and dangerous prescription drugs, instead of preventing the illnesses from occurring in the first place. There's no money to be made in prevention! You can't patent vitamin C. So that's why its superb record as a healing substance has been known only to a few alternative doctors and academics. Doctors are not interested in preventing disease. Why? There's no money to be made in prevention. Nor are most of them interested in reversing diseases or degenerative conditions. Why? The same reason”
We don't have a Health Care system in the United States. Instead, we have a Disease Management System -- because that's where the money is. If everyone in America managed their own health, as many of us do, entire industries would founder and disappear. Among them would be most hospitals, all the pharmaceutical companies, most doctors and dentists, 99 percent of the packaged food and drink companies, 50 percent of TV advertising, the list goes on." (owen.curezone.com)
I am not convinced that chemotherapy and radiation are always the best ways to treat cancer (check out mnwelldir.org/docs/fraud/chemo.htm and healingcancernaturally.com/alternative-cancer-treatment-2.html) It seems that they can be very effective in cases of prostate and breast cancer, beyond that I would encourage you to research whether this treatment will do you more harm, than good.
"German epidemiologist from the Heidelberg/Mannheim Tumour Clinic, Dr. Ulrich Abel has done a comprehensive review and analysis of every major study and clinical trial of chemotherapy ever done. His conclusions should be read by anyone who is about to embark on the Chemo Express. To make sure he had reviewed everything ever published on chemotherapy, Abel sent letters to over 350 medical centers around the world asking them to send him anything they had published on the subject. Abel researched thousands of articles: it is unlikely that anyone in the world knows more about chemotherapy than he. The analysis took him several years, but the results are astounding: Abel found that the overall worldwide success rate of chemotherapy was "appalling" because there was simply no scientific evidence available anywhere that chemotherapy can "extend in any appreciable way the lives of patients suffering from the most common organic cancers." Abel emphasizes that chemotherapy rarely can improve the quality of life. He describes chemotherapy as "a scientific wasteland" and states that at least 80 percent of chemotherapy administered throughout the world is worthless, and is akin to the "emperor's new clothes" - neither doctor nor patient is willing to give up on chemotherapy even though there is no scientific evidence that it works!"
Unfortunately the Government and regulatory bodies are not there to protect us from effectively becoming cash cows when we suffer disease, because "agencies have been completely co-opted by the very corporations they were supposed to protect us from. Most of the important people at the regulatory agencies actually work for the individual corporations that they're supposed to be regulating."
I believe diet is the single-most important variable when it comes to our overall health: "The primary cause for a majority of diseases running today rampant is the American diet. The former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop stated in 1988 in his Surgeon General Report that the American diet was the cause of approximately two-thirds of the deaths due to disease in America. He goes on to say that Americans are not starving from lack of food as people are in many foreign countries, but they are malnourished by simply not eating the proper food."
"Yes, cancer can be cured, but that doesn't depend on the cancer, that depends on the person. Curing cancer means curing the body, the mind and the soul. Once your body, your mind and your soul are healthy, you are cured. But, that still doesn't mean that you can't get cancer again, if you destroy your mental, physical and spiritual health."

I have broken down my research into subsections.
1. Cancer Hates Whole Grains
2. Cancer Loves Sugar
3. Cancer Hates Oxygen
4. Cancer Loves Acid Foods and Hates Alkaline Foods
5. Cancer Fighting Foods
6. Organic Food and Raw Food
7. Juicing
8. Meat and Dairy
9. Dr. Budwig
10. Supplements
11. Teas
12. Skilled Relaxation

1. Cancer Hates Whole Grains

I am a strong advocate of whole grain foods, read here for further info: cspinet.org/nah/wwheat.html.
In seeking the perfect diet, you should not eat any foods which have been refined at all. This would extend even to potatoes and carrots. Once you peel them they become a refined product and lose the majority of their nutritional content.
You should avoid white bread, white pasta and white rice. Any grains which have been refined will result in a nutritional deficiency within your body. Refined grains are easier and cheaper to produce and stock, which is why they are more common. The benefits of wholegrain have been documented by the media recently, and many cereals now promote the use of whole grains, but any health conscious individual should also recognise that avoiding white rice, white pasta and white sugar, is an equally valid endeavour.

"A grain of wheat is a perfect little package. It has just enough of the 48 micronutrients to digest exactly the amount of energy (starch) that is present in that grain of wheat. It is designed to last till the plant can grow enough root and leaves to make its own energy.
When we eat a whole grain, we are getting exactly the amount of micronutrients needed to digest the amount of carbohydrates in that grain--no more and no less. If we eat a grain that has been refined, all we have left are the carbohydrates. All the micronutrients have been removed to feed to animals. Remember, the main reason that refining is done is that the impoverished produce has a much longer "shelf-life". In other words, no self-respecting germ, rat, mouse, fungus, etc., will eat it. We humans are not smart enough to avoid it since we are complex enough organisms that we can borrow from Peter to pay Paul - FOR A WHILE!
Eating a refined anything means that our system has to provide, from storage, all of the micronutrients that are missing in the food. Eventually, we don't have enough places to borrow from and the first micronutrient's function has to be bypassed. Then, we are a little less efficient. Over the years, enough micronutrients are missing that we are inefficient enough to start sliding down the slippery slope of the "Bell Curve of Immunity". We don't die, we just get sick and pay the medical system a lot of money treating the symptoms of our "incurable condition".
This is the magic of the "whole-foods diet". Now aren't you glad you asked????? Since the American diet is about 75% refined, is it any wonder that we MDs make so much money?" askwaltstollmd.com/sugar.html)

2. Cancer Loves Sugar

AVOID sugar. If there was a list of commandments for an anti-cancer diet, commandment number one would be "thou shall not eat sugar". We can only hypothesise as to why this information wouldn't reach you through your doctor. If you Google "cancer" and "sugar" it will not be long before you establish a connection between the two. This article from The Telegraph covers the topic of sugar, and has a lot of other information you may find interesting: telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2005/04/11/hbohan11.xml&page=1.

3. Cancer Hates Oxygen

Cancer cannot survive in a high-oxygen environment (check out alkalizeforhealth.net/oxygen.htm). To get oxygen pumping around your body, light exercise would be a great idea. Don't exert yourself too much, and try doing something that you enjoy.
It would be a good idea to eat foods high in anti-oxidants:
Antioxidants are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as in other foods including nuts, grains and some meats, poultry and fish. The list below describes food sources of common antioxidants.
Beta-carotene is found in many foods that are orange in colour, including sweet potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, squash, apricots, pumpkin, and mangos. Some green leafy vegetables including collard greens, spinach, and kale are also rich in beta-carotene.

Lutein, best known for its association with healthy eyes, is abundant in green, leafy vegetables such as collard greens, spinach, and kale.
Lycopene is a potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, watermelon, guava, papaya, apricots, pink grapefruit, blood oranges, and other foods. Estimates suggest 85 percent of American dietary intake of lycopene comes from tomatoes and tomato products.
Selenium is a mineral, not an antioxidant nutrient. However, it is a component of antioxidant enzymes. Plant foods like rice and wheat are the major dietary sources of selenium in most countries. The amount of selenium in soil, which varies by region, determines the amount of selenium in the foods grown in that soil. Animals that eat grains or plants grown in selenium-rich soil have higher levels of selenium in their muscle. In the United States, meats and bread are common sources of dietary selenium. Brazil nuts also contain large quantities of selenium.
Vitamin A is found in three main forms: retinol (Vitamin A1), 3,4-didehydroretinol (Vitamin A2), and 3-hydroxy-retinol (Vitamin A3). Foods rich in vitamin A include liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, milk, egg yolks and mozzarella cheese.
Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid, and can be found in high abundance in many fruits and vegetables and is also found in cereals, beef, poultry and fish.
Vitamin E, also known as alpha-tocopherol, is found in almonds, in many oils including wheat germ, safflower, corn and soybean oils, and also found in mangos, nuts, broccoli and other foods.

4. Cancer Loves Acid Foods and Hates Alkaline Foods

I would recommend incorporating alkaline foods into your diet and avoiding acid foods. It is recommended we eat at least 75% alkaline foods, you might aim for even higher than this (essense-of-life.com/info/foodchart.htm ,thewolfeclinic.com/acidalkfoods.html and advancedhealthplan.com/foods.html). It might be worth buying a urine test kit to test your PH level and monitor your progress (healthsentinel.co.uk/products.php).
healthynewage.com/balance-your-ph.htm
"We have seen people go from an acid environment, even latter stages with cancer and within around an 8-10 week period drastically be able to increase alkalinity and the cancer is gone and/or very little lesions are left. We also have found that the use of enzymes, powerful antioxidants, vitamin D, Ellagic Acid(from raspberry seeds) help to assist the body to Alkalize, Cleanse, Nourish, and Balance the body so the body then has the ability to heal itself. I feel that Dr. Enderlien another German brainchild also has been able to contribute greatly to confirm the Acid/Alkaline balance on this law of nature, all backed by basic science that is grossly overlooked in the medical community and our society."

5. Cancer Fighting Foods

Here are just a few known cancer cell killing nutrients in vegetables and fruits. Include as many in your diet as possible:
Raw Carrots (alpha carotene, beta carotene, Vitamin E, etc.),
Raw Broccoli (sulforaphanes/isothiocyanate)
Raw cabbage (isothiocyanates)
Green Asparagus (saponins)
Raw pineapple (bromelain and pexoxidase)
Whole purple grapes with seeds and skins
Apricot seeds (laetrile)
Strawberries Red raspberries, black raspberries (laetrile and ellagic acid)
Blueberries (ellagic acid, anthrocyanins, OPC)
Beetroot (proanthocyanidins (PAC's or OPC's)
Turmeric (a spice) (curcurmin)

6. Organic Food and Raw Food

Use organic foods where possible to avoid growth promoting chemicals and pesticides. Organic food also has "on average 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro-nutrients than intensively farmed produce." (organicfood.co.uk/topten.html). Some farms now offer a home delivery service such as: farmaroundnorth.co.uk/
To ensure you're getting an optimum amount of nutrients from your food, eat as many uncooked raw foods as possible. Cooking destroys vitamins, minerals and enzymes. rawfoods.com/ has a lot of information. I'm not convinced about the merits of a 100% raw food diet. I believe some cooked foods offer an important role in our diets.
"Cooking destroys 50 percent of the protein in our food. Between 50 and 80 percent of the vitamins and minerals are also destroyed. Pesticides break down into more toxic compounds, which are more easily assimilated into our bodies. Oxygen is lost and free radicals are produced." (rawfoods.com/articles/whyswitch.html)

7. Juicing

Juicing is a great idea to complement your raw food focus. It will help deliver a rush of vitamins and minerals in a simple glass. Also juice will be very easily digested and will help to detoxify and make your digestive system clean and efficient. "We have found that many digestive systems are not functioning well and the sicker the person, the more difficult it is to digest and assimilate the nutrients in raw vegetables, because they contain the pulp or fibre. But with the pulp or fibre removed, the nutrients can pass directly into the blood stream and within minutes are feeding the cells and restoring the immune system." (shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/rawfood.htm)
"Our body is a living organism made up of living cells, and living cells require living food (raw food) to function properly ... the fastest way to restore the body to wellness is not through the eating of raw food alone, but also by consuming large quantities of raw, freshly-extracted vegetable juices. The juices do not heal. But what they do is provide the body with concentrated building materials so the body can heal itself. The first part of the body that will restore when given the proper nutrients is the immune system. As the immune system restores, then it seeks out the trouble spots throughout the body and starts to heal them. And it doesn't matter what the symptoms are, the body is self-healing when we stop the offense and provide the body cells with the proper building materials". (healingcancernaturally.com/juicers.html)

8. Meat and Dairy

Another thing to cut down on (or completely avoid) would be meat and dairy products. If you do eat meat or dairy, make it organic, so that it's free of growth hormones and antibiotics.
"A recent study from the University of Hawaii revealed a probable link between processed meat consumption and pancreatic cancer. The multi-ethnic cohort study followed nearly 200,000 people for a seven-year period. It is the largest and most statistically significant study of its kind. In all, 482 cases of pancreatic cancer were reported. The results showed that those people who consumed large amounts of processed meat had a 67 percent higher risk of contracting pancreatic cancer. Additionally, those who consumed large amounts of pork and red meat were shown to have a 50 percent greater risk of this cancer." (downtoearth.org/articles/print/p_meat_cancer.htm)

9. Dr. Budwig

"Dr. Budwig had over a 90% success rate with this protocol with all kinds of cancer patients over a 50 year period. Many research studies done in the last ten years support the cancer-fighting value of the foods, juices, sun exposure and relaxation Dr.Budwig recommended. There are many testimonials in the files of this group written by members who have regained their health by following this protocol after being diagnosed with cancer - many of them terminal." (health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaxSeedOil2)
This is one particular cancer remedy that has a large following and I found the most compelling of all. If you Google "Budwig diet" you will find a lot of information about what is involved but you might start with mnwelldir.org/docs/cancer1/budwig.htm, cancertutor.com/Cancer/Budwig.html, healingcancernaturally.com/budwig_protocol.html and www.positivehealth.com/search.php?keywords=budwig&x=0&y=0.
"Your energy is based on lipid metabolism. Your cells need true polyunsaturated lipids (fats) that are electron rich like flaxseed oil. They greedily absorb proteins and oxygen, which are then pumped through your system. This is where the cottage cheese comes in. By combining electron-rich fats and proteins, they are immediately available when your body needs energy.
Some of the benefits of this combination include anti-tumour activity, increased metabolism, better functioning immune system, reduced cholesterol levels, regulated blood pressure levels, and slowed cancer cell growth."
The essence of the diet seems quite simple: cottage cheese and flaxseed oil, however you can enhance this with further foods recommended by Dr Budwig. It is very important to get the quality and quantity of the cottage cheese and flaxseed oil right.
"Wilhelm, you are spot on. We have a patient with liver cancer in our group of fo/cc users. In January, he was given 3 months to live. We unfortunately didn't know that Dr Budwig said that a patient in this instance should start only with the ground seeds. Anyway, by reading up on the liver etc. I decided that we should start very slowly and so we did. He started on one teaspoon of oil mixed with one tablespoon of cc, and slowly increased the oil. By March he was on three tablespoons of oil. Also, as you said, he never takes his oil without taking papaya - I think this is very important. He also included digestive enzymes and milk thistle in the beginning. He now takes 5 tablespoons of oil per day and handling it quite well. His life returned to normal by April this year and he is back at his full time work."
"The doctor told our family that Tom had about 26 weeks to live if he didn't take any radiation and if he did take radiation it might give him a year. My husband was 37 years old at the time he was diagnosed. We were not sure what to do so we took the doctor's referral and went to radiation about a week after he got out of the hospital. Tom only took a few days of radiation and it made him feel terrible and sapped all of his energy......We started a holistic regimen which cantered around flax oil and cottage cheese in March 2002.....Tom's three month MRI looked good, his brain was clean and the hole where they removed the tumour was empty except for a tiny line around a portion of the inside of the hole. The doctor said that it could be scar tissue, a benign bit of tumour or a regrowth of the Glioblastoma.....At the six month MRI his brain was completely clean. There was no cancer at all. The doctor said that it was a miracle. In 14 years of practice he had not seen anything like it." (flaxoflife.com/)
There is a Budwig support group on Yahoo which I strongly advise you to join (health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaxSeedOil2/). You will find many helpful people and a wealth of knowledge. There are also many testimonials for you to check out. The guy who started this group is called Clive Beckworth, his testimonial is here: beckwithfamily.com/Flax1.html.

10. Supplements

Supplementing your diet might be a very good idea too. For a general supplement, I have read a lot of good things about a product called Perfect Food (gardenoflife.com/detail_perfect.shtml). But it is difficult and expensive to track down in the UK. The following are also frequently discussed in relation to cancer treatment:
Coenzyme Q10
Essiac
Garlic
Ginseng
Maitake Mushroom
Saw Palmetto
Selenium
Shark Cartilage
Shark Liver Oil

11. Teas

Drinking certain teas is highly recommended "Tea's health benefits are largely due to its high content of flavonoids, plant-derived antioxidant compounds. Green tea is the best food source of a group called catechins. In test tubes, catechins are more powerful than vitamins C and E in halting oxidative damage to cells and appear to have other disease-fighting properties." (annieappleseedproject.org/healpowoftea.html).
Green tea is popular but you may also consider Essiac tea "The Essiac formula, when broken down, shows many of its parts to be anti-tumor, anti-mutagenic (burdock root) and immune system enhancing. The real benefits of Essiac are that it is a wonderful detoxifier and regenerates the liver and pancreas." (www.curezone.com/foods/essiac.html)
"Dr. Julian Whitaker publishes a very informative and enlightening monthly newsletter named Health and Healing. It has 430,000 subscribers. In his November, 1995 issue he has an article titled, "What I Would Do If I Had Caner". He states that if he had cancer, he personally would follow a regimen which included changing his diet, taking the nutritional supplements Vitamin C, Shark Cartilage, Coenzyme Q10, and he would take Essiac tea." (newfoundationspubl.org/from6.htm)

12, SR (Skilled Relaxation)

Relaxation is important. There are several stages of brain activity that you can find out about here: brainsync.com/brainlab_res01.asp. To promote healing within your body it will be useful to induce alpha waves ("Choose Alpha programs when you want to attain deep levels of relaxation that are so essential to your health and well-being.") and theta waves (Theta is the brain state where magic happens in the crucible of your own neurological activity. Theta brings forward heightened receptivity, flashes of dreamlike imagery, inspiration, and your long-forgotten memories. Theta can bring you deep states of meditation).
There are several methods to achieve relaxation responses which can promote healing such as listening to alpha/theta promoting CDs, meditation, deep breathing, even praying. You can try whatever you feel most comfortable with but what is most important is that at least twice a day you apply skilled relaxation for between 20-30 minutes. You can find an example of CDs you may wish to purchase here: electronichealing.co.uk/products/audiostrobe.htm but there is a wide range available. Personally I think listening to CDs such as this would be the best route, especially if you find it hard to switch off. Use earphones and ensure nobody can disturb you.

There is a lot of information about Skilled Relaxation here: askwaltstollmd.com/relax.html

I think one thing that might be overlooked but is of great importance is faith. Faith is a healer, if you believe something is going to work, it may just tip the balance.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and I have no professional medical background. This is simply a collection of information I have gathered while researching for personal interest and on behalf of friends. This compilation is also by no means exhaustive, cancer research is a huge field, and we learn with each passing day. Feel free to circulate this document and for any queries or corrections, please email me: christophermcnicholas@hotmail.com

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