Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: apbi, breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, breast irradiation, cancer cells, cancer therapies, development, disease, equipment, lumpectomy procedure, microwave, percent, radar, radiation technique, radiation therapies, radioactive seeds, technique, technology, tissue, Treatment
To successfully treat breast cancer therapies must be designed individually and strategically in order to outsmart the disease and restore a patient’s health. The problem is that many treatments are so invasive and aggressive that they can destroy the health of the patient along with the disease. However, new developments in breast cancer treatment are showing promise as less invasive options that can help a patient fight cancer and protect the integrity of their health at the same time.
New Targeted Radiation Therapies Kill Cancer Cells and Protect Healthy Tissue
Radiation is the standard form of care after breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) for women under 70 years of age, and there are several options that are being studied and are currently available in some facilities. Intra-operative Radiation (IOP), for example, is a technique that applies radiation to the affected area during surgery. The radiation is focused directly on the surgical field and spares surrounding healthy tissue. This is a highly desirable option, as it can replace the typical 5-6 weeks of post-lumpectomy radiation usually recommended, but not every individual is a candidate.
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) is another approach being developed that uses small catheters that are inserted into the cavity left by the lumpectomy procedure. There are several systems being used with different variations in equipment and technique. This is a form of brachytherapy, which uses radioactive seeds to deliver the radiation. Five days of this technique replaces six weeks of whole breast radiation, greatly limiting the exposure of healthy tissue to radiation. This can be a significant advantage, particularly for women with left -sided breast cancer, as the usual whole breast radiation technique can impact heart tissue as well as the lungs, ribs and skin.
Freeze Cancer in its Tracks
Cryotherapy is a technique that uses a probe to freeze the abnormal and surrounding tissue, and has been used for many years in treating cervical dysplasia and prostate cancer. Application to breast cancer lesions is a new development for this therapy, but it has the potential to become a less invasive option than surgical removal for treating early breast cancer. Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center conducted a study last year using mice with breast cancer lesions and found that rapid freezing not only killed the tumors, but generated an immune response that helped stop further spreading. This result ultimately led to improved survival when compared to surgery. Cryotherapy treatment for breast cancer is currently available in a limited number of centers throughout the United States. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: alternative cancer treatment, body, brain cells, cells and tissues, cells tissues, chance, Detoxification, essential fatty acids, garbage, harmful bacteria, liver cells, oxygen, plant, premature cell death, state, stomach cells, tissue, today, waste, white blood cells
Every cell in your entire body is replaced within one year. This means you are a whole new you in one year. The problem is if you keep doing what you have always done, you will get what you have always had, a physically as well as mentally/emotionally toxic, out of balance body that is prone to symptoms, conditions and diseases including cancer.
What is detoxification? It is simply ridding the body of chemicals, toxins and waste products that will cause premature cell death if not cleared from the body. If these toxins build up to high levels and enter the cells then they can cause the cells to dedifferentiate into cancer stem cells. If this occurs alternative cancer treatment becomes vital to restore ones health.
As you fast, you eliminate these three:
1. Toxins and chemicals
2. Non-vital tissue
3. Pathogens
Once you start to fast, the garbage that has been stored in your cells for the last 30-40 years finally has a chance to be released. This begins with toxins, chemicals, and drugs stored in the tissues. Then you begin to eliminate all the non-vital tissue, the cysts, tumors, edematous fluid and finally all the harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and any other pathogens are removed by your white blood cells or they simply die because they are no longer being fed.
The old is gone, the new has come. First, you need to remove all the old cells and tissues that have been filled with chemicals, toxins and pathogens. Next the new cells and tissues are rebuilt in a pure (toxin and chemical free) state. Since every cell in the body is replaced within one year if you plant new seeds today, you will get a new harvest within one year. Stomach cells are replaced within days, liver cells within 6 weeks, blood cells within 3 months and brain cells within one year. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: alternative cancer treatment, body, breast area, breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, breast cancer treatment options, cancer cells, cancer treatment options, chance, disease, malignant cells, reason, secondary cancer, stage, stage breast cancer, time, tissue, Treatment, type, way
Cancer is a disease that can affect any part of the body. Though it affects different areas, it has several characteristics that are common to all of the diseases. It starts with the occurrence of malignant cells in a specific area. It comes with several stages and as these stages advance, there is a high possibility that the malignant cells are going to spread to other parts.
In breast cancer, the disease can begin in any part of the breast. It can be on the milk duct lining or on the breast tissue. Either way, these malignant cells can multiply and spread not only on the entire breast area. The time that the cancer metastasizes, this is where secondary cancer comes in. Aside from the primary cancer, there is another form, one that has been an after-effect of the first one, only that it has advanced. Just like the primary cancer, it requires treatment in order to prevent it from causing further damage.
Metastatic breast cancer is type that has advanced its stage. Breast cancer, in a some cases, can be treated right away and the patient has a good chance of recovery. If it advances its stage, that’s when metastatic breast cancer occurs. It is originally primary breast cancer but since the cancer has progressed, there are other surrounding organs that have been affected.
The selection of metastatic breast cancer treatment must be based on two things. The first one must be to help prevent further spread of the cells and stop it from causing damage. It must work to completely control the cancer cells. The other one includes treatment for the other symptoms that might come with the cancer by reason of its advancement. Read the full story
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