Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
Lung Cancer is a very challenging disease to treat. Less than 20% of patients diagnosed with Lung Cancer live longer than 5 years after the diagnosis. Deep body radiation and chemotherapy often result in little or no improvement so tumor eventually takes over and claims patient’s life. Despite countless challenges, Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment methods are becoming effective therapies capable of delivering results where “evidence-based medicine” sees little success. Let’s take a look at some of alternative treatment methods that have been effective with lung cancer patients:
Cloves as Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
If you are at risk of mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure, strong evidence indicates that cloves not only remove asbestos from the air, but can also reduce the cancer-causing potential of asbestos fibers already inside the body. By clinging to and altering the structure of free-radical-causing chemicals that reside on asbestos fibers – the carcinogenic element of the stuff – cloves can reduce the dangers of asbestos in the lungs.
Milk Thistle as Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
A milk thistle extract called silibnin has been proven to reduce the density of blood vessels in lung tumors. Mice with lung tumors who were fed moderate amounts of milk thistle had their tumor vessel density reduced by up to 89%, and the number of tumor cells that showed signs of active reproduction dropped by as much as 74%. The researcher’s conclusion was strong: “Silibinin…merits investigation as a chemopreventive agent for suppressing lung cancer progression.”
Sunshine as Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
Ok, not just sunshine – but a study in Boston a few years back proved that recurrence-free survival of lung cancer treatment was doubled in patients who had their surgeries in the summertime (more sunlight = more Vitamin D created by the body) and had high intake of dietary Vitamin D as well. That alone should be reason for anyone with any form of lung cancer to take large quantities of Vitamin D every day.
Omega Fatty Acids as Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
Specifically, Omega-3s and mixed tocopherols (vitamin E). The balance between Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids has been shown to directly affect cancer growth, with a higher level of Omega-3s having a beneficial effect (reducing cancer growth.) Meanwhile, mixed tocopherols (particularly gamma-tocopherol) have been proven to induce apoptosis (cell death) in lung cancer cultures in vitro.
Astragalus as Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment
While astragalus, a Chinese herb, hasn’t been shown to cure cancer on it’s own, it is of great assistance to people taking platinum-based chemotherapy, not only increasing the effects of the chemotherapy, but reducing the negative side-effects at the same time.
Western medicine has a very poor record in extending lives of Lung Cancer patients or ridding them of the tumor entirely. It is not surprising that patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer see their biggest hopes in Alternative Medicinal Therapies. While cigarette smoke is the main culprit responsible for Lung Cancer, the tumor can also be developed by people who’ve never smoked in their whole lives. Virtually any cancer causing agent, when inhaled can cause Lung Cancer and once tumor is developed, getting rid of it is a tough battle. Lung Cancer Alternative Treatment Methods can assist you with the healing process and/or with treatment of symptoms associated with chemotherapy or radiation. Because some alternative treatment methods can result in allergic reactions or could otherwise interfere with conventional treatment, you should always check with your physician before undergoing supplemental treatment.
June 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 am
Medical-science needs to put more efforts into finding ways of removing,disolving or removing the carcinogenic element of asbestos which are inside the human body.