What is Cancer

Cancer is a medical condition in which abnormal cells start dividing and growing out of control in the body.

It occurs when old cells in the body do not die but instead grow to become unstoppable and form new abnormal cells. These new cells may form a mass of tissue called a tumor.

The process of cell division is necessary for growth, reproduction, and cellular repair in the human body. However, when the process is not properly regulated by the proteins that allow the cells to progress through the various cycles of cell division, cancerous tumors may form.

Cancer Causes

Each gene in our body has a set of instructions telling it what functions to perform, and how to grow and divide. Cancer happens when some error in instructions causes the cells to stop functioning normally and become cancerous.

The causes of cancer can be many. It can be biological factors such as genetic deficiencies or metabolic problems. It can be environmental such as exposure to some radiations or chemicals. It can also be lifestyle related factors that contributed to this.

But what are the root causes and factors that lead to the growth and development of cancer cells from the natural medicine perspective? Why it so difficult to stop them and eliminate them?

The Natural Medicine Perspective on Cancer: 

From a natural medicine perspective, there can be different suggestions on the possible causes of cancer. These might include: 

- Acidic blood pH: a normal blood pH is slightly alkaline and ranges between 7.35 and 7.45. However, due to several changes in the modern diet, such as increased consumption of sodium containing foods and processed foods, the pH of the body is drifting away from its optimal levels and becoming more acidic. 

Cancerous cells are believed to thrive and develop in an acidic blood pH environment.

- High carbohydrates diets: the body metabolizes the carbohydrates we eat and converts them into glucose, which is the primary source of energy for the body cells.

However, cancer cells do feed on glucose as well and use it as their main source of energy to survive and develop. Without glucose, cancer cells cannot grow, and would end up starving.

- Deficient endocannabinoid system: normally, the endocannabinoid system in the body plays an important role in regulating and monitoring different functions in the body. This is also referred to as homeostasis, which is responsible for regulating the body temperature, appetite, digestion, immune function, pain, and mood, among many other things.

Another important function of homeostasis is to kill and inhibit cancer cells through the endocannabinoids in the body.

Cancer patients may have a deficient endocannabinoid system which leads to the growth and development of the cancer cells.

Cancer Risk Factors

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Cancer Symptoms

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Cancer Diagnosis

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Natural Treatments for Cancer

There are several suggested natural solutions for cancer. The first line of defense starts with the prevention against this condition. However, once a patient has cancer, other options and alternatives can be suggested to treat this condition.

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Meanwhile, the natural solutions for cancer treatment are based on several sciences and thinking philosophies. Some would focus on depriving cancer cells from their primary nutrition, glucose, which is essential for their survival. Other therapies work on creating a hostile body environment for cancer cells, hence they can’t develop and grow, and end up dying. There are also natural solutions that focus on resetting the biological time clock of the cancer cells, hence leading them to death.

Thus, the effectiveness of the natural therapies will depend on the patient specific case because every cancer case is different, and the right solution will need to act upon this. The list of natural solutions for treating cancer would include:

- Diet: there are different types of diets that are claimed to treat cancer. Some of these, such as the alkaline diet, focus on overcoming the acidic blood pH problem which is believed to be the main cause behind cancer cells growth and development. This is based on the belief that cancer cells can only thrive and develop in an acidic environment, while they would die in an alkaline environment.

Other types of diet, such as the keto diet or other low carbs diets, focus on eliminating the source of nutrition and energy for cancer cells. Given that cancer cells feed on glucose, these diets emphasize on restricting glucose to kill cancer cells. 

Accordingly, these diet will work on providing another source of energy, rather than glucose, known as ketones. It is suggested that normal body cells can metabolize ketones and use it as a source of energy, while cancer cells can’t. Subsequently, cancer cells would end up starving and eventually die.

- Herbs and plants: using herbs and plants could overcome some causes of cancer that are believed to be because of a deficiency in the endocannabinoid system.

Some herbs and plants are believed to act in a similar way in the body as endocannabinoids. Therefore, it is believed they can promote anti-cancer activity. 

Some herbs and plants may also help ease the side effects of cancer treatments, and hence improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

Medical Treatment for Cancer

Several treatment methods do exist for cancer, however there is no definite cure for it yet.

The main medical approach depends on the type of cancer, and how advanced it is. The ultimate aim remains to improve the person’s outlook, especially if cancer is detected at an early stage.

Most common treatments that do exist at this stage combine several approaches that include surgery with chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Other treatments include immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy.

There are also some famous hospitals in China that do apply different approaches such as cryotherapy which is a local treatment that focuses on freezing the cancer cells in order to kill them.
This treatment has been quite effective and started gaining more popularity across the world, and in the USA. 

Another known treatment is NanoKnife surgery known as Irreversible electroporation (IRE). This method uses short, repetitive, and non-thermal high-energy pulses of electricity to destroy the cancer cells.

Furthermore, there are drugs that work as angiogenesis inhibitors. It is believed that these unique cancer fighting agents can prevent the blood vessels from fueling the tumors rather than blocking the growth of tumors. Accordingly, cancer cells will starve and die. 

Cancer Prevention

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