Breast Carcinoma (ductal)

Treatment of cancer:
No single branch of medicine offers a certain cure for every type of cancer. All forms of therapy should be considered - listen to everyone, take what appeals to you, and avoid fanatics. Depending on the kind of cancer you have and the stage it has reached, you may need several forms of treatment. For example, it might be sensible to buy time with orthodox treatment while you rebuild your immune system with homeopathy.

The homeopathic view of cancer is that it represents a profound breakdown in health at all levels. Home prescribing is not really appropriate in such circumstances. Instead you should seek the help of an EXPERIENCED HOMEOPATH, who will probably prescribe specific remedies as well as constitutional treatment. In some cases, injections of potentized mistletoe (Iscador) may be given. Some homeopaths also use Bach Flower Remedies as part of cancer treatment. Vitamins and minerals may also have a role to play.

A deficiency of Vitamin C has been found in conjunction with certain tumours; high levels of Vitamin A have some protective effect against cancer in smokers - high doses of Vitamin A are used in therapy but can give rise to toxic side effects; Vitamin E and selenium, both anti-oxidants, are also believed to have protective effects, although in high doses they can weaken the immune system; Vitamin B complex, potassium, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, and calcium may also be relevant in some cases; digestive enzymes may be given to try to halt the activities of 'trophoblastic' cancer cells; treatment with Vitamin Bl7, also known as laterile, is the subject of great controversy, its detractors claiming that it is worthless and dangerous because Bl7 contains cyanide, its supporters say that it is safe provided no more than I gm is given orally per day and that it helps to relieve pain - in theory only cancer cells are susceptible to the cyanide because normal cells contain protective enzymes.

There are various dietary therapies for cancer, most based on strict vegan or lacto-vegetarian regimes. However, drastic changes in diet are not appropriate except in the early stages of cancer; in the later stages may be too run down. The Gerson diet - strictly vegan initially, with juices and coffee enemas to detoxify the liver - has shown good result with cancers such as malignant melanoma, which are difficult to treat; it is not suitable if you have already had chemotherapy (see below).

Orthodox medicine offers surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and hormone treatment as appropriate. Unfortunately orthodox successes with childhood leukaemia have not been repeated with the more common forms of cancer. Surgery removes malignant tissue and also an area of healthy tissue around it; radiotherapy uses radioactive radium or cobalt to destroy cancer cells in situ - cancer cells arc more easily destroyed by radiation than normal cells; chemotherapy involves treatment with strong drugs, often called cytotoxic drugs because they interfere with cell production and metabolism - again, normal cells are less interfered with than cancer cells.

Psychological treatment is now regarded as a valuable adjunct to orthodox and alternative treatment. Cancer sufferers are taught to relax and create a vivid mental picture of their cancer being dissolved by the combined energies of their own immune system and whatever treatment they are receiving; this technique is called 'positive visualization'.

So, a good homeopath can help a lot.

good luck!

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