Dr Mike Murray provided this information five years ago, still true today.
No other disease strikes as much fear deep within our souls as cancer. The reason is… all of us have witnessed firsthand the ravaging effect that cancer (as well as chemotherapy and radiation) has had on a loved one. Cancer statistics in the United States present us with some sobering facts. Each year:
Over 1,250,000 new cases of invasive cancer will be diagnosed.
An additional 1,500,000 new cases of non-invasive cancers will be diagnosed.
More than 500,000 people will die from cancer.
Cancer causes 1 in 5 of all deaths.
Cancer will affect 1 out of every 3 people alive today.
50% of those diagnosed with cancer will die of their disease.
The economic toll of cancer will be greater than $110 billion.
Despite dedicating significant resources in the battle against cancer, we are losing the war on cancer. More people are dying of cancer right now than ever before. Yes, there have been some advances for specific cancers, but overall there are some fundamental reasons why we are losing this battle. Several of these reasons were highlighted by an accomplished cancer researcher in the Journal of Cancer Research Updates. Reasons included the National Institutes of Health awards research grants to new researchers over the best researchers; the overreliance on animal models and molecular biology has led to a lot of dead ends that could have been avoided if the focus would have been on clinical effects; and the fact that researchers are now so specialized they do not have a holistic perspective on how their research applies to physiology, health, or the whole patient. These are issues that are not likely to be solved anytime soon.
Take Charge
After they receive a diagnosis of cancer, many patients feel they have “lost control”—of their bodies, their lives, their destinies. One of the most important things cancer patients can do to help their fight against cancer is to regain as much control as they possibly can. That means taking control of all health care decisions, choice of treatment, and the steps needed to promote recovery. But the first step in taking control is to fully understand the type of cancer you are dealing with. You have to “know thy enemy.” If a person is too overwhelmed to deal with the process, they should enlist a trusted friend or family member to act as their advocate.
There are great resources now available on the Internet. A good place to start is Cancernet (http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov). This site was developed to provide recent and accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research. The site is designed to serve the needs of patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and researcher, among others. The information is the best of what is available from the conventional medical circle. Here you’ll find links to information on virtually every types of cancer and its treatment, recent updates on clinical trials, and other useful information.
Here are some of the key questions to get answers to in assessing a cancer and its potential treatment:
What type of cancer do I have?
Where is it located and what is the extent of the spread?
What stage is my disease?
What other characteristics does this tumor have?
Charting a Course
Conventional medical doctors often refer to the outcomes of cancer treatment in terms of the percentage of patients who survive five, ten, or more years after therapy. Such information can be highly valuable in helping decide which course of treatment to follow. Here are the key questions to ask as you make your decision:
What is the difference in survival rates among the various treatment options?
What are the differences in risks of side effects and toxicity?
What impact on my quality of life will each of the treatments have?
What is my outlook if I choose to have no treatment at all?
An Important Consideration
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Final Comment
The best approach to cancer is prevention. While an ounce of prevention is said to be worth a pound of cure, when it comes to cancer it is more like a ton given how destructive to health the current treatments of chemotherapy and radiation can be. Smart prevention involves avoiding as many factors linked to causing cancer while simultaneously focusing on all of the various factors that prevent cancer. There is no guarantee, but it is a sound strategy nonetheless.
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