Therapies That Help With Cancer
Over
the ages various forms of therapies have been
developed in the hope of curing or preventing
this disease. The American Cancer Society (ACS)
has defined questionable methods as clinical tests
or therapeutic modalities that are promoted for
general use for the diagnosis or treatment of
cancer. The ACS evaluates cancer methods by asking
three questions:
- Has the method been objectively
demonstrated in the peer-reviewed scientific
literature to be effective?
- Has the method shown potential
for benefit that clearly exceeds the potential
for harm?
- Have objective studies been correctly
conducted under appropriate peer review to answer
these questions?
Some of the questionable methods
which are adopted today include corrosive agents,
plant products, special diets and "dietary
supplements", drugs, biologic methods, devices,
psychological approaches, and worthless diagnostic
tests. Many promoters combine methods to make
their products more marketable.
Methods
Of Cancer Therapies:
Some of today's "alternative"
methods are described below in alphabetical order:
- Antineoplastons -Stanislaw R. Burzynski,
M.D., has given the name "antineoplastons"
to substances that can "normalize"
cancer cells that are constantly being produced
within the body. He has published many papers
stating that antineoplastons extracted from
urine or synthesized in his laboratory have
proven effective against cancer in laboratory
experiments.
A 1992 analysis concluded that none of Burzynski's
"antineoplastons" has been proven
to normalize tumor cells which proved his claims
normalization of cancer cells wrong.
- Cancell Originally called Entelev and
recently renamed Cantron and Protocel. It is
a liquid claimed to cure cancer by "lowering
the voltage of the cell structure by about 20%
which in turn causes the cancer cells to digest
and be replaced with normal cells.
- Cell Specific Cancer
Therapy (CSCT) is applied with
a device that is four inches thick, shaped like
a donut, and exposes the patient to a magnetic
field that is much weaker than that of magnetic
resonance imaging. CSCT is claimed not to cure
cancer but to "destroy active cancerous
cells in a body and to do so without causing
any damage to healthy cells." Its objective
is to destroy enough cancerous cells that the
body's immune system is "once again able
to take over and do its normal job.
- Essiac Essiac is an herbal remedy that was prescribed and
promoted for about 50 years by Rene M. Caisse.
Reports state that the formula contains burdock,
Indian rhubarb, sorrel, and slippery elm, and
also may contain additional ingredients.
- Fresh Cell Therapy Fresh cell therapy, also called live
cell therapy, involves injections of fresh embryonic
animal cells taken from the organ or tissue
that corresponds to the unhealthy organ or tissue
in the patient. The recipient's body automatically
transports the injected cells to the target
organ where they repair and rejuvenate the ailing
cells.
- Gerson Method Proponents
of the Gerson diet claim that cancer can be
cured only if toxins are eliminated from the
body. They recommend "detoxification"
with frequent coffee enemas and a low-sodium
diet that juices made from fruits, vegetables,
and raw calf's liver.
The methods listed above are just
some of the methods which are used for the cure and diagnosis of cancer.
Besides these treatments there are
several other methods of treatment
of cancer which are being used today. |
