The Awakening Part I provided a foundation for all of us to evaluate our belief systems. It discussed the “CREATION” of new ideas and the difficulty in accepting the validity when they contradicted popular beliefs. It concluded that change was inevitable and that each person had the choice to welcome advances or stand steadfast in their beliefs. In The Awakening Part II, we will look at the traditional approach to cancer treatment and the factors that contribute to the recurrence of this disease.
In general the three traditional tools available to treat cancer include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Although additional treatment methods are available, these three remain the most popular. Their purposes are to:
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Surgery: Remove the cancerous tumors
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Chemotherapy: Destroy cancerous cells
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Radiation: Shrink tumors by destroying cancerous cells
I am finding these articles particularly interesting. I have a friend who had breast cancer around 4 years ago. She is on a nasty drug after radiation therapy. They are worried it will come back. Plus I have a possibly benign cyst in my breast. They haven’t ruled out possible cancer in the future. They are also watching nodules in my lungs.My body is one big health disaster. Looking forward to part 3.
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Better approaches to treating cancer are available. I hope people will be inspired after reading Part III
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You make valid and interesting points in part one and two Jonathan. Most people believe the Medical system is doing the only treatment available. My 33 yr old cousin has stage four cancer of the oesophagus, which has now spread to his pancreas. They told him it is inoperable (I seem to have a lot of stories about cancer?) Anyway they are now doing palliative chemo and radiotherapy apparently to help slow down the tumour and ease the pain. Sometimes the Medical industry need to be shaken up and challenged. As a public patient my cousin has not had any input into his treatment. I have often been frustrated by this, and upset that he has not fought against them or challenged them. Sadly, we will now watch him deteriorate. There is so much to learn and change.
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I am very sorry for your cousin. Stories like this may help motivate readers to see “outside the box.” I do not like terming these other type of treatments as alternatives because they are treatments that should initially be applied (not alternatively.) I wish you and you family all the best under these circumstances. I think you will enjoy Part III when I complete it.
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The remark about a protruding nail reminds me of an old saying:
To a child with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
It’s not only children.
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Absolutely!
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A close family member is involved with cancer research and has been testing the theory that lasers could very well be the next groundbreaking treatment. I know plenty of people who’s lives have been saved from the current treatment protocol, but understand that more research is needed. Let’s hope that one day they will find a cure for cancer!
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Your friend probably has interesting stories to tell regarding the research. The problem with finding “a cure” is that this disease works in many different ways. In addition, the onset can be greatly affected by an individual’s lifestyle. Finding “a cure” without people participating in the process is like overcoming debt without people changing their spending habits. Asking financial advisors to invest “aggressively” in an attempt to make up for the state of “financial ill health” is analogous to doctors using aggressive forms of treatment to compensate for lifestyles that have resulted in an actual state of “ill health.” Answers are more readily available when we all participate in the process. It seems most people would rather maintain a harmful lifestyle and leave it to doctors to “undo” the damages they cause. Changing this mindset will be an important step in addressing this harmful disease. Naturally, there will always be someone doing everything “right” and still developing cancer. In many cases, these people generally wind up with better prognoses. People also need to realize that death is the end of the cycle no matter how we live our lives. It seems that quality becomes the big question.
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Yes, I love what Mel said about your hammer, but I also enjoyed how you used it to demonstrate that we and the health field need to seek the expertise of other professionals. Funny, how poets are drawn to all that have hidden meanings! Lol.
Excellent post with your own brand of storytelling that draws people in.
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Thank you Rose. This is a very delicate topic that affects so many lives. Providing a perspective infrequently discussed in a meaningful way to gain attention without sounding like a conspiracist can be a challenge. I hope this helps people realize that most health care issues can be treated and or resolved using multiple approaches. It seems we have been convinced that cancer somehow is different. It’s not.
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Interesting triptik of stories on cancer treatment options. Thank you for installment two!
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There was too much to write to place it in 1 post. People would have gotten tired reading. Hope you found the information useful.
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