Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mesothelioma, the Disease

The disease, Mesothelioma is named that because the cancer cells grow on the lining of the chest or abnomen which is known as
mesothelium.

Mesothelioma is a rare but deadly cancer, mainly caused by asbestos exposure. There are a few
cases of this type of cancer being found in people who have never been exposed to asbestos in any way, shape or form.

The symptoms are hard to define from other diseases that have the same symptoms. This
results in doctors having to take more tests and time to deterimine the disease and what stage
the cancer is in if this cancer is found.


This type of cancer can be controlled to a point with radiation,
chemotherapy, and in rare instances, surgery. There is no known cure
for mesothelioma, but they have come out with some new pain relieving
drugs directed at Mesothelioma cancer.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Cancer Patients can Fly Free

This is just a short post on Corporate Angel Network that they have been flying cancer
patients for free since 1981.

The link is above and here is the phone Number,

866-328-1313 for more information.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Natural Remedies that Help

Cancer is a debilitating illness that has affected many people around the world. It stems from the mutation of a cell that will then multiply at a rapid rate accompanied by loss of function. It then proliferates into a mass of cells that continuously divides but no longer functions like how the original cell is supposed to do. It competes for nutrition with all the other adjacent normal cells and may get detached from the whole and travel via the blood stream. It then gets lodged into another area and divides there.
The problem occurs when carcinogens-agents that cause cancer, chemicals, or radiation - mutates the genes in a cell thus starting the whole process. Asbestos is a well known carcinogen and is the well known cause of mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that affects the mesothelium-the membrane that covers the cavity of the chest.
There are numerous treatment options available for this illness like radiation, surgery, chemotherapy or a combination of each. Fortunately, there are also natural treatment methods that are growing in popularity for the said illness. While not yet proven as effective as the mentioned medical treatments, it has been found that they are of significant value and can be used as a complementary approach. One of them is green tea.
Green tea is only one of the numerous products that contain anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are substances that help neutralize free radicals in the body that are major carcinogens. There are also other sources of anti-oxidants like asparagus, blueberries, coffee and chocolate but unlike the other sources, green tea contains the most abundant amounts of anti-oxidants as well as not being fermented or processed in any way whatsoever.
The tea is also rich in catechin polyphenols and other effective anti-oxidants which kills the cancer cells and leaves the healthy cells healthier. This is in contrast to chemotherapy which kills all the cells in the area regardless of whether they are cancerous or not.
Another type of natural treatment for mesothelioma is a raw food diet. It is a well known fact that most of the food we eat today are processed and have lots of additives that are significantly carcinogenic. A raw food diet greatly decreases the risk of exposure to carcinogens. Furthermore, if food-especially vegetables-were uncooked, they contain more anti-oxidants, vitamins, and minerals that can help combat fast-spreading cancer such as mesothelioma.
The body has natural defenses against illness and other foreign invaders, therefore by increasing the power of the body's immune system, chances of eliminating the source of the cancer greatly increases. Raw fruits and vegetables contain a higher amount of zinc and selenium which help boost the immune system. By increasing your health significantly and boosting your immune system, your body will have a better chance of combating the cancer cells, prevent their spread, and ultimately stop their progress all together.
But it isn't just raw vegetables that are strongly advocated in the raw food diet. A hefty serving of vegetable juice is said to combat cancer in a big way. It is said that there are naturally occurring vegetables that are cancer-killing and this type of diet capitalizes on this concept.
Also in cooking or treating the food, almost all of the enzymes that are in the food get destroyed. These enzymes are necessary to digest the food thus releasing the nutrients to make it ready for absorption. By cooking vegetables, the body needs to exert more effort to digest the food and the amount of nutrients that can be absorbed is significantly diminished. By eating the food raw, the body can absorb more of the vitamins and minerals and focus all of its attention in defeating the mesothelioma cells spreading throughout the body.
All of these natural treatments regarding mesothelioma are not a 100% effective but so are the medical treatments that have been used for decades. It is interesting to note, however, that by combining one or more mesothelioma treatments, the chances of permanently destroying the cancer cells increase exponentially.
To learn more about mesothelioma and healthy, natural mesothelioma treatment options that are available, go to http://www.CanMesothelioma.com where you will find lots of mesothelioma resources and information.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Valik_Rudd

Friday, October 9, 2009

The Internet and Mesothelioma

I have been researching on the internet looking for as much information about this disease, Mesothelioma, and the results seem to be very vague.
It seems to me that more lawyers than Doctors are weighing in.
Most of the sites and articles I have found do rehash the symptoms and the the cause,
which we all know by now is asbestos.
The care and the caring for, is what I am trying to locate and bring to you.

http://Mesothelioma.net this link has some of that information.