Diagnosed with CANCER?
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What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease of the body's cells.
Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells. Normally cells grow and multiply in an orderly way. Occasionally, however, if something causes a mistake to occur in the cells' genetic blueprints, they may behave abnormally and spread out of control. This continued uncontrolled growth of abnormal or mutated cells is permitted to reproduce due to extensive immune collapse. Cancer is allowed to grow because our immune surveillance system actually 'falls asleep'.
Cancer is the term used to describe about 100 different diseases including malignant tumours, leukaemia (a disorder of white blood cells), sarcoma of the bones, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (affecting the lymph nodes) in which uncontrolled cell growth threatens the rest of the body.
Because cancer cells continue to grow and divide, they are different from normal cells. Instead of dying, they outlive normal cells and continue to form new abnormal cells. Cancer cells often travel to other parts of the body where they begin to grow and replace normal tissue. This process, called metastasis, occurs as the cancer cells get into the bloodstream or lymph vessels of our body.
How does cancer develop and spread?
Cancer cells develop because of damage to DNA. This substance is in every cell and directs all its activities. Most of the time when DNA becomes damaged the body is able to repair it. In cancer cells, the damaged DNA is not repaired and the cells become 'mutant' . People can inherit damaged DNA, which accounts for inherited cancers. Many times though, a person’s DNA becomes damaged by exposure to something in the environment, like smoking.
As mutant cells grow and divide a mass of abnormal cells or a tumour is formed. In some cases, the cells do not form a lump or tumour. Leukaemia is caused by blood cells malfunctioning, in which case the mutant cells circulate around the body and do not form a lump. Some tumours grow but do not spread beyond the immediate area in which they arise. These are called benign tumours, and are not cancerous. Other tumours can spread into surrounding areas, or to different parts of the body. These are known as malignant tumours commonly referred to as cancers.
Normally, our immune system has 'watch guards' that can single-out, identify and even destroy carcinogenic agents that enter the body daily. Immune system cells such as B-lymphocytes produce antibodies that are designed to attack and eradicate any malignant and mutant cells, together with producing a variety of immune system 'safe chemicals' that keep tumours in check.
However, given the multifaceted defense strategy of our immune system, sometimes damage occurs to those defense mechanisms, and it is remarkable that in some people, the cancer cells can grow, even without detection. Why? Primarily because people whom have a faulty immune response, are at much higher risk of developing cancers.
Cancer cells can break away from the mass (or tumour) and travel via the bloodstream or lymphatic system to different parts of the body and form new masses there. These cells can settle in other parts of the body to form a secondary cancer or metastasis. Cancer can cause premature death because these masses of cells cause parts of the body to stop working properly.
Different types of cancer can behave very differently. For example, lung cancer and breast cancer are very different diseases. They grow at different rates and respond to different treatments. That is why people with cancer need treatment that is aimed at their particular kind of cancer.
What causes cancer?
In some cases, we don't know. We do know that there are chemical, physical and biological agents that trigger the cell mutations that cause cancer. These are called carcinogens, and include tobacco, ultraviolet radiation and asbestos.
A number of cancers share risk factors. One in eight cancers and one in five cancer deaths are due to smoking and about 1 per cent of cancers are related to alcohol consumption. Many cancers occur as a direct result of dietary influences, from infectious agents or exposure to radiation (especially skin cancers from ultraviolet radiation), while a few result from inherited faulty or altered genes.
It is a common myth that injuries can cause cancer. Cancer is not caused by a fall, fracture, bruise or bump. Sometimes it is when a person seeks medical help for an injury that a tumour is discovered, but it may have been there for a long time and is not due to the injury. Some people believe that cancer may be caused by stress, but there is not yet any reliable evidence to support this.
Because many of us cannot avoid exposure to pollution, pesticides, additives, ulta-violet rays, etc etc. it is therefore crucial that we BOOST our natural immune defenses to protect us against the potential risk of cancers.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one-third of all women in the US will develop cancer during their lifetimes.
How is cancer treated?
The type of cancer treatment or combination of treatments that a patient has depends on the type and stage of the cancer. The most common types of cancer treatment are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Some cancers can be cured if the tumour is detected and surgically removed before the cancer cells spread. Chemotherapy (anti-cancer drugs) and radiotherapy (radiation treatment) can also cure cancer, by killing cancer cells or stopping them from multiplying. Often these treatments are most effective when used together. The main goal of treatment is to cure the disease, but if a cure is not possible, different treatments may be used to control the cancer.
Unfortunately, many patients experience a range of different responses to these treatments, depending upon the condition of their general health at the time of commencing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. A common experience though, is that the patient's immune system is significantly compromised and weakened by these treatments, and they become more susceptible to "opportunistic" infections.
New ways of treating cancer are always being developed and tested. In the future, we can expect to see a new range of 'designer drugs' which can block the blood supply that tumours need to grow; correct the genetic defects that lead to cancer; and assist the body's immune system to fight cancer.
Transfer Factors are made up of three separate fractions that balance the immune system for a more effective immune response. The three fractions are the INDUCER, ANTIGEN SPECIFIC and SUPPRESSOR fractions. The inducer fraction provides a basic training to get the immune system into shape. The antigen specific fraction functions like a set of “wanted” posters that help identify critical features of the infectious enemy. Finally, the suppressor fraction is able to recognize the enemy, defeat it and then calm the immune system back to a normal level.
Unlike most immune supplements that only provide building blocks for proper immune function, transfer factors also provide immune intelligence. It is the immune information and education that helps to focus the immune system, keeping it on task and effective.
Transfer Factors make up a highly concentrated, immune messaging system - designed by nature - to transfer critical immune programming from one individual to another. It is important to recognise that Transfer Factors are non-species specific. This means that their immune power is universally beneficial to all humans and animals that are mammals.
In conclusion, Transfer Factors BALANCE the immune system through boosting it, and controlling it.
i would say go with the treatment. dont just give up and not do anything. I would at least try to treat it. best of luck
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