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This U.S. President refused America's outdated cancer treatments — click here to learn moreDon't Let Your Cancer Doctor Snow You If the "Big C" ever happens to you, here's how to understand what in the heck your doctor is talking about Scary. Devastating. Shocking. Three words that describe what it's like to get a diagnosis of cancer. Whether you need it for yourself or a loved one, the following information is essential if you want to understand what's taking place inside your body, what your doctor is talking about (including the medical jargon), and what to ask your doctor. To maintain control of your treatment process, it's critical that you know what the heck your doctors are talking about. This information will promote you to "captain" of your cancer treatment team. You ALWAYS have the right to say "NO" — and it's important to know that, because doctors can be very bossy and intimidating. Now you'll have the knowledge you need to talk back. . . Continued below. . .
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Life-threatening vs. non-life-threatening tumors... Tumors don't always threaten your life. Doctors use the term "benign" for these types of cancers. "Benign" comes from the Latin words for "kind or generous by nature." Contrast that to the word "malignant"… from the same root as malign and malicious. Malignant cancer is characterized by uncontrolled and invasive growth… destructive growth. Malignant cancer has two major characteristics:
Cancer cells try to take over your entire system... It's the spreading of cancer — or metastasizing — that's so damaging. Nearly every kind of cancer is characterized by abnormal cells running rampant through your body, looking for new places to lay down roots and penetrate healthy tissue. Cancer uses three means of spreading through your system:
How tumors are named... Tumors get assigned a category based on where they're growing, how fast they're growing, and how big they already are. Although there are nearly 200 types of cancer, there are only three broad categories:
To one of these three terms doctors then add the Latin or Greek name of the organ that's affected by the cancer. So bone cancer is usually called (by your doctor, at least) "osteo sarcoma"… and stomach cancer "gastric carcinoma." "Osteo" is the root of the Latin word for "bone" and "gastric" is based on the Latin word for "stomach." How doctors define the rate of growth... If surgery takes place, the surgeon usually removes a section of the tumor and sends it to the pathologist for his best guess about a particular question: "How fast is this cancer growing?" Here's how they classify the results...
How doctors define the stage of cancer... Combining the information about where the cancer is growing, how fast it's growing, and how fast it's spreading, doctors can tell you what "stage" of cancer you have, and develop a precise plan of therapy. They call it the TNM system.
So, for instance, a breast cancer diagnosis might come back:
Some oncologists use a more big-picture rating system:
What is cancer and how does It spread? Cancer at its most basic level is a collection of abnormal cells. Your body has 60 trillion cells working in harmony to keep you well. This amazing system functions smoothly for most people most of the time. So what can make this huge cell system go wrong? It's cell replication that generally goes wrong. Cell replication is the amazing process by which your cells generate copies of themselves. It's how one cell divides itself to create two new cells. Each cell contains a full "library" off all the information needed to create your entire body. It's called DNA. In cell replication, a cell splits its DNA in half, copies the DNA for each half, then creates new cells that carry on life. Unfortunately, this replication process can occasionally produce defective cells, which can then become cancer, or tumors. How you carry the seeds of your own destruction... You, in fact, carry the seeds of your own destruction in your DNA. They're called oncogenes — genetic messages that give the "yes" signal to cancer. These genes in essence "load the gun" — and then your lifestyle choices "pull the trigger". Other issues of this newsletter contain information about your lifestyle choices and the impact they can have on your chance of getting cancer. Estimates are that lifestyle accounts for at least 90% of your risk factors, leaving your genes to play only a 5-10% role. That's great news for you! It means that just because other family members have succumbed to cancer doesn't mean you have to. And, it puts you squarely in charge of your own cancer prevention team. Tools your doctor might use in the diagnostic process
A word of warning... Bear in mind that each of these types of testing can have its own set of side effects, including causing any existing cancer to spread. This has been seen with mammograms. You can learn more about the risks of mammograms and biopsies from our special report, Beat Breast & Prostate Cancer without Surgery, Chemo and Radiation. My best advice is to live such a "clean" lifestyle that you never need these tests except for routine blood work. But the purpose of this article is to explain what your doctor may want to do to diagnose your illness. Please research the test(s) they recommend before consenting to them, for your own information and peace of mind. Your typical cancer team... There are clinics that achieve excellent results with simple, completely safe treatments — and without side effects such as hair loss, nausea, and worse. I recommend you check them out in our Special Reports Cancer Breakthrough USA, German Cancer Breakthrough, and Adios, Cancer. These reports deal with the best alternative cancer clinics we've been able to find in the U.S., Germany and Mexico, respectively. But if you decide on conventional cancer treatment, here's a list of the "standard" doctors on a typical cancer team in a mainstream hospital. Always remember that YOU (or a trusted advocate) are the captain of your treatment team. As captain, you hold the final say.
Each year, 1.4 million Americans are newly diagnosed with cancer. More than 50% of those will have one of these common cancers:
But the bottom line is that each of these starts with an abnormal growth that could multiply exponentially because of poor food choices, organ failure, or infection. Nutrition can improve the outcome of nearly any type of cancer, regardless of which type of medical therapy you choose. Kindest regards, If you’d like to comment, write me at newsletter@cancerdefeated.com. Please do not write asking for personal advice about your health. I’m prohibited by law from assisting you. If you want to contact us about a product you purchased or a service issue, the email address is custserv@cancerdefeated.com. Editor in Chief: Lee Euler Contributing Editors: Mindy Tyson McHorse, Carol Parks, Roz Roscoe Marketing: Ric McConnell Information Technology Advisor: Michelle Mato Webmaster: Steve MacLellan Fulfillment & Customer Service: Joe Ackerson and Cami Lemr |
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