Despite massive funding and 60 years of research Cancer is more widespread than ever and has now become the leading cause of death in the western world.  There are many opinions on the causes and treatment of cancer.  The cause may be genetic, environmental, or emotional – and every specialist can justify their opinion.  Treatment options range from the orthodox approaches of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the alternatives of laughter therapy or a diet of quark and flaxseed oil (both of which have well documented and positive results).  We present a 2 part series looking at possible causes of cancer and different treatment approaches. In our own practice we inform the client of all the choices available and encourage and support them in making the decision which is right for them – irrespective of our own beliefs.  From the many and diverse approaches to treatment, muscle testing (checking / monitoring / bio-feedback etc) and Kinesiology provide us with wonderful tools to help an individual choose the right course for him and to support him on his journey – which may be to recovery, or to a better quality of life for a period of time, or may be to a more peaceful way of dying.

The allopathic approach to cancer treatment offers the choice of surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy.  Surgery offers some success in cases of isolated tumours without secondary spread.  However where there is secondary spread chemotherapy is the usual treatment choice. In 1990 Dr Ulrich Abel, a statistician, published the results of his meta-analysis of the outcomes of chemotherapy on survival rates (Cancer Chronicles Dec. 1990).  For various common cancers he demonstrated in case after case that there was “no evidence of effectiveness” for chemotherapy – perhaps not surprising given that chemotherapy clatters the immune system and overloads the liver with toxins.  Chemotherapy is also carcinogenic and increases the chances of a patient getting cancer should he survive this episode.

The Oasis of Hope hospital in Mexico uses non-conventional therapies.  A comparison of their results (5 year survival rates) against the American Medical Association statistics is illuminating, especially when you consider that the Oasis of Hope population includes many who have already tried the standard regimes of surgery and/or chemotherapy - so they are more likely to be immuno-compromised and debilitated.
 

1. Distant: A malignant cancer that has spread to parts of the body remote from the primary tumor either by direct extension or by discontinuous metastasis to distant organs, tissues, or via the lymphatic system to distant lymph nodes.

The Oasis of Hope Hospital – Information Handbook (The Contreras Metabolic Therapy )

There are obviously huge financial and political issues in what some people call “the cancer industry” but the purpose of these two articles is to look at how we can help those people suffering from cancer.   I would like to look at some of the treatment choices.  These suggestions are by no means exhaustive, but indicate some of the more acceptable and well understood approaches to cancer treatment.  These approaches are non-toxic and have proven benefits