Cancer

• Cancer that runs in the family
• Diagnosed cancer
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Treatment of nausea during chemotherapy
• What you can do to prevent cancer

Testimonials / Information

Cancer Facts:

Breast Cancer

• 90% of women who get breast cancer do not have the breast cancer gene
• Dyes in our food can contribute to breast cancer
• A large percentage of tumors depend on estrogen for growth – many of our personal care products contain chemicals that act like estrogen in our bodies.
• Chemicals in our environment have been linked to breast cancer incidence and growth

Cancer and Your Weight

• Excess weight may account for more than 90,000 cases of cancer each year, and by losing weight 1 in 6 cancer deaths in the US could be prevented.  J.  N Engl J Med 2003; 349:502-504, Jul 31, 2003.
• Obesity is one of the most prevalent modifiable cancer risk factors.
• According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 6 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and studies have shown that losing weight can prevent risk of this disease.

Acupuncture and Cancer Treatments

The University of Maryland Medical Center writes:

“Acupuncture may help strengthen immunity and detoxification. It may also reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. For many patients and physicians, acupuncture has become one of the most widely used alternative interventions in cancer treatment. Unlike botanicals and nutrients, acupuncture works without ingesting substances so possible interactions with cancer treatments is unlikely.”   http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/lymphoma-000103.htm

Lymphoma – Research

Li Yuan-xi, et al. reported on the treatment of 27 cases of mid-stage malignant lymphoma. In this study, all 27 patients were treated with chemotherapy at the same time as internally administered Chinese medicinal formulas, depending on their personal pattern discrimination. Fourteen patients in the study were categorized as displaying the pattern of qi stagnation and phlegm binding; three presented the pattern of qi stagnation and blood stasis; six presented the pattern of qi and yin dual vacuity; and four presented the pattern of qi and blood dual depletion. At the end of the study, 13 patients were judged to be in full remission; six cases showed signs of partial remission. Therefore, the overall effectiveness rate of this treatment protocol was said to be 70.37%.    Li yuan-xi, et al. Zhong Hua Zhong Liu Za Zhi (The Chinese Journal of Oncology) 1988, #1, p. 61.

Zhang Yu-qin treated 40 cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma based on enriching yin combined with chemotherapy and radiation. Five different formulas with personalized additions and subtractions were used depending on whether the patients presented with 1) lung-stomach yin vacuity; 2) heart yin vacuity; 3) liver-stomach yin vacuity; 4) damp heat obstructing the center (i.e., nausea and vomiting); and/or 5) intestinal bowel binding and repletion (i.e., constipation). The one-year survival rate was 80% (32/40); the five-year survival rate was reported as 65.6% of those who had survived one year (21/32).     Zhang Yu-qin. Zhong Yi Za Zhi (The Journal of Chinese Medicine) 1981, #7, p. 41.

Li Dan treated 30 cases of malignant lymphoma using a combination of Chinese medicinals based on pattern discrimination and chemotherapy. The patterns used by Li included: 1) obstruction by phlegm, dampness and (blood) stasis; 2) spleen-stomach vacuity weakness with qi stagnation and blood stasis; 3) qi and yin dual vacuity; 4) heat toxins congesting and exuberant; and 5) qi and blood dual depletion. At the end of this study, 10 cases were judged to be in total remission; 18 were considered in partial remission.     Li Dan. Shan Dong Zhong Yi Zi Zhi (The Shandong Journal of Chinese Medicine) 1982, #1, p. 20.

What You Can Do to Prevent Cancer

Diet

Eat organic.  Pesticides,  herbicides, chemicals put in food, dyes, genetically modified ingredients, irradiation, additives are all either known to cause cancer or suspected.  Eat raw, whole, organic foods and avoid processed foods as much as possible.  This will also help with weight control which has an effect on cancer risk and its growth.

Chemicals in our environment

According to Cancer magazine and other research sources, the following are chemicals that may contribute to risk by “damaging DNA, promoting tumor growth, or increasing susceptibility by altering how the mammary glands develop”:

PCBs in fish, air pollution from cars, grilled and smoked foods, dioxin in milk, fish, and meat, solvents, drinking water chlorination, certain drugs…just to name a few.  All in all there are 216 total.

What to do?  Eat organic, know what you are cleaning your house with, evaluate your personal care products with an expert, and cleanse and detoxify with assistance from our office.

Evaluate health conditions you are having

Symptoms are a sign of something wrong, and often looking at your health with the assistance of an alternative provider can help to determine if there are problems in your body or with your health or in your lifestyle that need to be addressed.

There are many other factors involved with cancer.  For a full personal assessment, please contact our office at 949-276-7222.