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Old 10-05-2009, 12:34 AM
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Default Alternative Cancer Cure Options Teatment gaining in popularity and confidence

Alternative Cancer Cure Options Teatment gaining in popularity and confidence

Medical science has made great strides. However, vulnerability to many diseases like cancer, remain. Thus, billions of dollars are spent on research for alternative treatments to cure cancer each year worldwide. Alternative cure cancer encompasses methods, natural and otherwise, that go beyond the traditional field of surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Some of them are:

Physical Touch method Among the various alternative methods to cure cancer, cure, or Manual of the Physical Touch method is widely known. In his arsenal, you are old, the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture. Here needles are put into the skin in specific ways to speed energy to balance. Even if it is a moot point whether Acupuncture can actually cure cancer, he was being a pain alleviator defined.

The observation Japanese Reiki Reiki is another alternative method to cure cancer, who also works in the same direction. A Reiki master can unclog your congested energy pathways to relieve you of the pain of illness and treatment.

Chiropractic Chiropractic provides a remedy for musculoskeletal disorders by working on the spine and neck. Chiropractors believe that this strengthens the immune system by restoring the balance of the body that had gone haywire due to cancer.

Massages Massages, but not proven its effectiveness as a cure for cancer, pain and discomfort.

Nutrition Therapy Other types of alternative cancer remedies, nutritional therapy is the most widely publicized. It has been medically proven that certain foods can prevent and even cure certain forms of cancer like breast cancer. In fact, recent discoveries point to the fight against cancer, the agents present in fruits like pomegranates and red berries.

Naturopathy and homeopathy naturopathy and homeopathy are based on similar lines. Both treatments believe in the harmony of body, which in turn raises the self-healing, which can alleviate symptoms of many forms of cancer such as prostate, colon, liver or skin. The basic difference in these two cancer remedy methods lies in their modus operandi.

While homeopathy is almost as vaccination, in which traces of cancer-inducing agents are introduced into the body to try to trigger a defense mechanism to combat the disease, naturopathic medicine is actually an amalgam of various methods such as homeopathy, the use of herbal substances or electrical treatment to achieve the necessary balance of the body.

Other alternative treatments to come include:

While many other methods of cancer treatment consent to the use of natural processes, certain therapies like oxygen and ozone profess the injection of oxygen and ozone to retard the growth of cancer cells and even transform into normal cells.

Recently gaining ground in the dominance of alternative methods of cancer treatment is the approach of Bristol, combining physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual therapies aimed at physical and mental well-being.

Its shares underlying floor with the holistic philosophy of many processing lines. These enable the mind to control bodily processes. The Bristol Approach also incorporates self-help techniques to help many patients with cancer during the treatment period.

The synergistic effect of these alternative methods of curing cancer is much greater than when used in isolation. The alternative treatment is more effective when used in conjunction with a conventional remedy cancer.

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Until such time as there is good published scientific evidence to support alternative treatments for cancer I would keep well away. It's a pity Thomas isn't able to provide actual links to the solid evidence he is using to support his posts.

Example for Thomas
Here is a link to a specific piece of research relevant to Touch Treatment.

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Pain and Fatigue of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
From which readers here can come to an evidence based conclusion.
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