| Cancer. The diagnosis no one wants to hear yet | | | | hopefully one that will lead to no more cancer. |
| thousands of Americans hear just that everyday. Most | | | | Typically, surgical oncologists try to remove the least |
| people know someone that has had cancer or is | | | | amount of non-cancerous tissue for the patients |
| struggling with the fight against it right now. There are | | | | benefit. For example, they may only have to do a |
| many different types of cancer, some are more | | | | lumpectomy for a breast cancer patient versus a full |
| common than others and some have a much higher | | | | mastectomy if the cancer is small and in its early |
| cure rate than others too. Treatments vary a great | | | | stages. This is usually the first line of defense when |
| deal depending how bad the cancer is and what type | | | | treating the cancer. |
| it is also. Early detection of breast cancer, for example | | | | Unfortunately, sometimes the traditional methods do |
| has a very high cure rate following chemotherapy, | | | | not work and the cancer continues to spread. This is |
| surgery or radiation. When traditional cancer | | | | when many cancer patients are open to trying |
| treatments do not seem to be working, many patients | | | | alternative methods to treat cancer. They figure it is |
| look at alternative therapies to rid them of this horrible | | | | worth the risk since the traditional method did not work. |
| disease. Some people turn to liquid zeolite and ellagic | | | | Two products that are claiming to be anti-carcinogenic |
| acid which are derived by minerals and plants. No | | | | and capable of stopping the spread of cancer cells |
| matter what way you choose to treat your cancer, | | | | are liquid zeolite and ellagic acid. When all else fails this |
| one of the toughest aspects is dealing with your | | | | may be something to try. |
| diagnosis emotionally. All of these things will be | | | | Emotionally, being diagnosed with cancer is a tough |
| discussed here. | | | | one to swallow. One day you are forced to look at |
| The first step in fighting your cancer diagnosis, is to find | | | | your own mortality. Many do believe and there have |
| the best oncologist in your area. One that specializes in | | | | been studies on this as well that a positive attitude and |
| your specific type of cancer is even better. The | | | | how you deal with a cancer diagnosis, can help you in |
| quicker you start treating the cancer, the better since | | | | your healing. Increased stress hormones can cause |
| some forms of it are very fast growing. Many times, | | | | you to be sicker, so get all of your family and friends |
| physicians may want to surgically remove the | | | | to help you during this tough time and try to be |
| cancerous tumor and then follow the surgery with | | | | optimistic as hard as it may be. With all of the |
| radiation or chemotherapy to stop the spreading of the | | | | medicines and technology today, being diagnosed with |
| cancerous cells. This is a lot to deal with physically for | | | | cancer is no longer a death sentence. |
| the patient and something that can be a long road but | | | | |