Cancer Guide And Motivational Story And Also Treatments

The Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon and/or rectum. It is the third most ordinary form of cancer and the second great cause of deathly cancer in the Western world. In the United States, it is the fourth most usual cancer in both men and women. Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many signs in common. Globally, colorectal cancer of is the 3th leading cause of cancer in males and the 4th leading cause of cancer in females. The colorectal cancer have varies frequency around the world.

It is Usual in the Western world and is rare in Asia and Africa. In countries where the people have applied western diets, the frequency of colorectal cancer is increasing. Cancer cells that starts in these different areas may cause different symptoms. In common cases, colorectal cancers develop slowly over many years. The risk of developing colorectal cancer more common in people over 50. Women who have a history of ovarian, uterine or breast cancer have a somewhat increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. A diet high in fat and calories and low in fiber may be linked to a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer.

People with diabetes have a 30-40% increased risk of developing colon cancer. Parents, siblings, and children of a person who has had colorectal cancer are somewhat more likely to develop colorectal cancer themselves. If many family members have had colorectal cancer, the risk increases even more. About 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer annually, and about 41,000 new cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed each year. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include change in your bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a change in the consistency of your stool for more than a couple of weeks.

Other symptoms are the rectum bleeding or the blood in yours stool, persisted intestines and stomach uncomfortable, for example the cramp, the gas or the pain, the stomach and intestines your intestines incompletely dump the pain by the intestines movement, the feeling, weakness or is weary and without the showing reduction. Has increase development disease person's risk some factors. The treatment is decided by the cancer staging. When the colorectal cancer is seized at the early surgery still is the main treatment when the chemotherapy and/or the radiotherapy is perhaps recommended the basis independent patient's staging and other medical factors.
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Holistic and non-traditional cancer treatments concern on all body parts, rather than just on the sickness or part of the body. These treatments concern on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional substances of the body, which are inter-related to keep wellness. These therapies are used to prevent illness, alleviate stress, prevent or alleviate side effects and control or treat the disease.

Holistic and Non-Traditional approaches to Treat Cancer

Holistic and non-traditional treatment focus at disease as especially resulting from internal unbalance. Non-traditional therapies are unusual, unproven therapies that repel common treatments. While holistic therapies are applicable in combination with standard medical treatment and given by licensed or certified therapists.

Non-Traditional Cancer Treatments

Non-traditional therapies are used instead of common cancer treatments. Many of the well-known non-traditional treatments are including psychosocial such as relaxation, meditation and visual imagery are is not to pose threats to patients’ health. Besides these, there are some kind important therapies such as,

• Acupuncture:
• Aromatherapy:
• Magnetotherapy:
• Coffee enemas:

Another Medical therapies are, Cellular Therapy, Diet therapy, Herbal Therapy, Psychic Surgery, Shark cartilage therapy.

Holistic Cancer Treatments

An increasing number of health professionals are now reasearching holistic cancer treatment options that including the whole individual, where the traditional treatment options form just art of the story.

• Nutrition Therapy: keeping a healthy diet is the better way to supply the body with the nourishment it needs to fight against cancer.

• Naturopathy: It focuses only on using the healing powers of nature such as water, sunlight and air.

• Pain Control: To certain extent treatments can be used to take care of pain. The pain could be brought on by the cancer itself or as its side effects.

• Zeolite: The fast and powerful mineral substance with the capability to destroy cancer cells. They increase the alkalinity of the body and activate the P21 gene that can dissolve the nucleus of cancerous cells.

• Oxygen Therapy: It is a form of holistic medication based upon the premise that all harmful viruses, bacteris and germs are anaerobic form. They cannot restrain in high oxygen environments. To keep good health and vitality, the human body needs a rich supply of oxygen.

Thus, holistic and non-traditional treatment approaches from several angles to cure cancer and suggests that a person should not only treat the illness but also have to reach a higher level of wellness.

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There are going to come moments when you're alone with the cancer or illness. They are inevitable. You wake up in pain and don't want to bother anyone and you feel yourself wanting to give up: "It's just too much, I've had enough, God."

First and foremost, don't' be hard on yourself if these feelings arise. These feelings are truly natural. The first action that will help in this moment is to let go of judgment of your self. Maybe it was judgment of your self, which was one of the characteristics that led to the cancer. So guess what! Let's stop judging yourself now!

Why are you judging yourself? Ponder this. Get out of piece a paper and do some detective work. I will give you a hint on the first place to start looking: your childhood! Were your father and mother hard on you? If this doesn't feel immediately apparent, remember that delusion and denial are powerful forces and most of us forget parts our childhood. Be in a place of inquiry about your parent's messages to you. You've opened a door, see what comes through.

It's difficult to take a look at our childhood. You might say, "It's over and what difference does it make?" That's right, what difference does it make! So do it! Might as well do something! If we can approach every act if it is our last act and thus give it our all-this is the attitude of a warrior.

It is in these lonesome moments when we lose hope that prayer reaches out to us. I encourage you to take its gentle hand. Maybe this is one of the gifts for you in your journey with cancer: a closer relationship with your Creator. I also encourage you to believe the hundreds of stories you have heard about how faith and prayers came to the rescue when pain and hopelessness seemed to overwhelm people. Those stories are true and you can be one of them.

Remember it can be as simple as: "God, I give over to you all this pain, this hopelessness. I ask for you take it from me right now. I am ready for you to receive it. Thank you, amen." And then believe with certainty that your heart-felt prayer will be answered. I want you to know that this moment will pass; I have experienced this many times myself.

You are in that moment of prayer modeling a way of being in your power and the healing energy inside you is listening. These moments alone can be gifts, chances for us to deepen our faith.

Every moment you are faced with adversary in your journey with cancer or illness is a chance to move forward. Take it! God never gives you more than you can handle. You are so much stronger than you think-let yourself believe it. I believe in you!
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When your body needs water, you feel thirsty and drink. It's a pretty simple concept, but one that no longer works for Laurie Beach. A rare brain tumor left her with adipsic diabetes insipidus, an extremely rare disease that causes the body to lose its thirst response.

The tumor — a supra cellar germinoma (or germ cell cancer) — is a very rare central nervous system tumor, always occurring somewhere in the midline of the body. Although some researchers theorize that leftover embryonic tissue goes awry, the exact cause of germinoma cancers remains a mystery.

Telltale signs
Although diagnosed at age 22, Laurie's symptoms began at 16, when her monthly periods ceased. While amenorrhea can signal an endocrine problem, Laurie was athletic and lean, so in the absence of other symptoms, no testing was ordered. She became increasingly defiant and rebellious, but her parents attributed this to being a moody teenager. As an only child, it hurt as Laurie pulled away from her mother and preferred to be alone. "That was the first time I felt like I was losing her," says Laurie's mother, Chris Den Ouden.

"After high school graduation, she spent a couple of weeks with her uncle in California," recalls Chris. "I remember how shocked my brother was that she drank so much water." But Laurie's severe craving for ice water began shortly after her periods stopped. "We didn't realize it at the time, but that's another symptom of diabetes insipidus," says Chris.

After high school, Laurie began college near home — in northwest Missouri — seeking a degree in journalism. "I went through college earning excellent grades and enjoying my studies and newfound freedom," recalls Laurie, "but in my final semester things started to happen that couldn't be explained."

For example, Laurie was extremely tired all the time. "I would fall asleep walking to my classes," she says. Her grades suffered because she couldn't always attend school and had difficulty keeping up with her studies. Her body increasingly demanded sleep.

"I took a copy editing position starting the Monday after I graduated," remembers Laurie. It was a 30-minute drive to her job in Atchison, Kansas. "Not only was I nodding off at work, but I would stop half way into my commute, pull over at a convenience store and nap in order to finish the drive," she recalls. "Then, I got an apartment in Atchison just so I could go home and sleep on my lunch hour."

Laurie's job performance wasn't the great first impression she would have wanted, but she didn't know why. Her eyes were extremely dry and her vision failing. "When I realized I was enlarging the screen to 400 percent to see it clearly, I knew something was very wrong," she says. Laurie made an appointment with an ophthalmologist, who was unable to determine what was wrong and referred her to a rheumatologist. He diagnosed her with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. He put her on medication, but it didn't resolve any of her symptoms.

With worsening symptoms and no answers, Laurie and her family were getting frustrated and worried.

Looking for answers
"My mother was an advocate for me and convinced my doctors to refer me to an endocrinologist," says Laurie. "She is a nurse and her motherly and medical instincts told her that something was wrong."

Laurie's endocrinologist ordered a CT scan, which detected a tumor in the center of her brain. And while he didn't know how large or what type it was, it took only one question to determine their course of action. "What would you do if this were your child," Laurie's parents asked the endocrinologist. "Without any hesitation or reservation he answered 'Take her to Mayo Clinic'," remembers Laurie.

The family was able to get an appointment the following week with specialists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which astonished them. "It was Easter weekend and we were having company, so we went through all the activities, cleaned up, packed up and left on Easter Sunday for Rochester," remembers Laurie.

The ensuing week was a bit foggy for Laurie, who was very ill by the time she was seen by Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Daniel Hurley, M.D. "The humility of the doctors at Mayo Clinic is incredible," says Laurie. "It's amazing that I remember this, because I don't recall that much about my visit." Dr. Hurley knew that very few physicians had experience with adipsic diabetes insipidus, so he referred Laurie to colleague Bryan McIver, M.D., who he thought could better provide care for Laurie. "It's amazing how they all teach and respect each other," she says. "I haven't seen that anywhere else I've been."

Getting treatment
"I'm told that Dr. Joon Uhm was the first brain oncologist that I saw," says Laurie, who became so ill that she actually stopped breathing at one point before beginning treatment. "That was the second time I thought I was losing her," says Laurie's mother. It was Fred Meyers, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, who drained fluid from her brain to relieve the pressure on the brain stem, which regulates respiration. Laurie was stabilized, but the question of what to do about the tumor remained.

To determine an appropriate treatment plan, Laurie was put in the hands of medical oncologist Timothy Moynihan, M.D. "The tumor had destroyed Laurie's pituitary and hypothalamus glands," explains Dr. Moynihan. "The pituitary gland controls hormone production, so this is why her monthly cycle ceased," he explains. "And diabetes insipidus resulted from the hypothalamus gland no longer functioning."

"You will not believe what happened next," recalls Laurie. "Dr. Moynihan consulted with another physician and it was the same doctor who provided treatment advice for Lance Armstrong, who also had a germinoma cancer." Later on, Laurie would e-mail Dr. Larry Einhorm in Indiana to thank him for his helpful advice.

"On average, I would estimate that Mayo Clinic sees only two cases per year of intracranial germinoma cancer," says Dr. Moynihan. "It's extremely rare."

"These types of tumors are curable because they are highly responsive to external beam radiation," explains Dr. Moynihan. A mask was made for Laurie to pinpoint the radiation directly to the tumor without destroying any surrounding brain tissue. Over a two-month period, Laurie had 28 radiation treatments. She did not require chemotherapy as the radiation successfully obliterated the tumor. Her only continuing treatments are replacement hormones and vasopressin nasal spray to control her diabetes insipidus.

Finding her way back
After treatments, Laurie started a new life. While all her other friends were getting married and starting families, she was dealing with regulating her blood sodium through weekly blood draws. "I've learned to recognize the symptoms of dehydration and high sodium levels and adjust accordingly," she says. "However, I prayed that someday I would find someone who could deal not only with my chronic condition, but the fact that I would likely never be able to have a child."

Laurie's prayers were answered when she met Nathan Beach. Together, they are partners in her health and have decided to pursue adoption. She's been cancer-free for seven years and is proudly putting that part of her life behind her, while remembering the humbling disease and how it shaped her life.

"Mayo Clinic saved my life and taught me how to live with a rare disease as a result of the tumor," she says. "I was treated by so many doctors that I feel we are all part of one big team."

"The likelihood of any reoccurrence diminishes with every year," says Dr. Moynihan. "Laurie's positive attitude was a big factor in her successful treatment and recovery," he says.

"My faith in God, who hears and answers my prayers, is what guided me through my ordeal," says Laurie. "I prayed for skilled care providers and the courage to face all challenges in my life as a result of this disease. I feel that my tumor was a wake-up call from God for me to take a serious look at my life and my future. I have a new outlook on life and thanks to my family and Mayo Clinic, I am here today and wouldn't change anything."

Mayo Clinic — one of the largest brain tumor centers in the world — treats more than 3,000 patients with brain tumors each year. Our neurologists and neurosurgeons are considered international authorities in diagnosing and treating such tumors.
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Chemotherapy is one of the important means to treat lung cancer. Unfortunately chemotherapy will also injure normal cells while killing cancer cells. Gastrointestinal reaction is the most common chemotherapy drug reactions, including nausea, vomit, diarrhoea, abdominal distension, etc, most patients feel unwell. So it is very important to regulate the diet during chemotherapy. Reasonable diet arrangement will not only reduce these gastrointestinal reaction, but also the general state of the body can be adjusted to ensure the smooth progress of chemotherapy.

We need to pay attention to the following points:

1. The diet should adopt some delicious food with little or no oil or some sour food, which are appetizing. Avoid eating spicy, fried, greasy, marinated, smoked food.

2. Eat several times a day but less food at each, avoid satiating. Increase some small high-calorie nutrient-rich food, such as chocolates, eggs products. Eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, such as tomatoes, hawthorn, oranges, etc.

3. Keep indoor air fresh, avoid contacting with the odour which can cause discomfort such as cigarettes, perfumes, disinfectants and other odours.

4. Fully supplement of water, drink water several times a day, some cups of tea is feasible.

5. As far as possible not to eat or drink lying down, you may have a chat or take a deep breath when eating or drinking.

6. Overcome fear, you should adhere to eat food even if there are nausea and vomiting.

So it is very important to regulate the diet during chemotherapy, and can improve the therapeutic effect.
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