Educate yourself about alternative medical treatments available for specific diseases and conditions. This site is presented to help you research alternative medical treatments, natural and herbal remedies and different ways of thinking about how to solve specific medical problems.  Please read our disclaimer.

Alternative Treatments for Cancer

Alternative treatments for cancer have been used by people in other cultures for many years.  Some treatments are very effective for some people.  Others may only work because the patient believes they will work, much like the way placebos sometimes work in medical experiments.  However, we believe that the more you know about the options, the more you will be able to make intelligent, informed decisions about the medical treatment, which may be right for you and your particular medical conditions.  Please read our disclaimer.

What is Cancer?

Cancer is a type of disease that is caused by the abnormal functioning of cells within an individual’s body. These cells grow at uncontrolled rates and invade and destroy nearby tissues within the body. Through a process known as metastasis, these cells can also spread to other parts of the body far from their origin through transportation by lymph and/or blood. Cancer cells can, but don’t necessarily, create a tumor, or swelling beneath the flesh, which is the basis for regular self-examinations for cancer growths. Cancer can be a very serious condition and its emotional and health-related impact is not to be underestimated. Medical treatments of cancer often have exceptionally strong side effects, both mentally and physically, and as such supplemental support and therapy is often essential. Complementary treatment for cancer is an expanding field today and is often incorporated with medical treatment. As cancer and its treatment is varied, the following offer differing benefits.

• Massage Therapy has been shown to help with the fatigue that is experienced by many chemotherapy patients.
   
• Exercises, unregimented or those such as Yoga and Tai chi are suspected to help prevent cancer from recurring, and are also shown to reduce stress levels.
   
• Nutritional Cures can often be implemented to help strengthen immune systems and combat cancer and the effects of its treatment. Common diets include eliminating milk, other dairy products and sugar. However, beneficial diet changes differ between individuals and nutritionists can provide the best recommendations tailored to individual needs.
   
• Fu Zhen is a traditional Chinese therapy that is often used in conjunction with other forms of cancer treatment. The primary goal of the therapy is to enhance the body’s natural immune system through the use of herbal supplements. The herbs typically employed include ginseng, astragalus, ganoderma and more.
   
• Acupuncture has been proven to be helpful in relieving the nausea, vomiting and pain that many people experience as the result of chemotherapy.

The National Cancer Institute has a very helpful website that discusses many of the Complementary Alternative Medicine opportunities; to visit it click here.
 

Have questions about Alternative Treatments?

We recommend that you review the information about physical therapy on this website, look at the alternative medical treatments on the appropriate websites, do your own independent research, talk with your doctor or other medical professional and learn as much as you can before making the decision that is right for you.  We are not qualified to answer medical, behavioral or health related questions, so please do not ask.