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Cancer patient? If you are, fatigue is a familiar feeling. This is the most common side effect of cancer and cancer treatment. 90% of cancer patients who are undergoing standard cancer regimen i.e. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and surgery experience this unique kind of fatigue.

What is Cancer Fatigue

Fatigue as a result of cancer and cancer treatment is different from the tiredness we feel after too much physical activity or after a day’s work. This fatigue develops slowly over time and is related to cancer growth.

It’s like we have zero energy. It looks like cancer has sapped every ounce of energy from our being. We struggle to accomplish our normal everyday activities. It takes a gargantuan effort to perform fun things we’re used to doing. We become sloppy with our appearance and relegate it at the back of our lives. We feel irritable and we’ve lost our sexual desire. We’d just want to sleep more than usual. But that constant tiredness hounds us even after a good night’s rest. more…

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Cancer is everywhere. Most of us know someone who have or had cancer within our circle of families, friends or neighbors.

This monster is a hijacker seizing our body to its own advantage. Cancer cells recruit healthy cells to develop abnormally. Then it grows slowly and sturdily. It’s like an evil twin taking our rightful place.

This doesn’t happen in a day. Cancer evolution is a lengthy process that can take as much as 20 years. Most types of cancer are detected only in the last 3 years.

Our Defense

Our immune system is our main defense. How does it work? The immune system recognizes these aberrant cells as a foreign body. Then, it kills the cancer cells. more…

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There’s a new death this week from one staunch advocate who fought cancer with a totally new way of life. He was the first to talk about the significance of functional foods in France as early as 20 years ago. David Servan-Schreiber died on July 25, 2011 at age 50 after a 20 year battle with brain cancer.

His Life

David Servan-Schreiber was the co-founder of the Centre for Integrative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was one of the founders of the US branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) an organization awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. Dr. Servan-Schreiber was a dedicated volunteer to Iraq in 1991 and other third world countries. He’s a French physician, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, writer and author of books. more…

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When we’re diagnosed with cancer, time is of the essence. We don’t have time to waste. We want to have that cure now. So would it be great if we can seize that particular drug that works without too much of a trial and error. more…

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“Get into shape,” that’s what we usually hear all around us. If you’d ask anyone what a healthy lifestyle is, the answer is a proper diet and regular exercise. Exercise is associated as the essence of a healthy lifestyle. It’s advertised and is common knowledge that exercise is a healthy activity. It’s good for the heart. And can also fight cancer! more…

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We are what we eat! Food greatly affects our risks in developing certain types of cancer. It’s obvious. High energy and high fat diets lead to obesity and increase our risk for some cancers. Needless to say, a plant based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains may help prevent cancer. more…

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Our morbid fear of cancer makes us do crazy things. Who haven’t heard of an uncle or a relative who self-medicated? We fool ourselves by taking dubious alternative treatments advertised on the net. In desperation, we turn a blind eye when we aren’t even sure if it works or it has lethal side effects. Particularly, if you got cancer, you try almost anything in the hope that you can get a cure. No need to beat ourself with a stick.

Rimso-50 or DMSO

Here is one whacky alternative treatment that gets the eager attention of cancer stricken people. This product failed the clinical trial at phase 1. Testing was halted for safety concerns. We’re aware that if a product doesn’t make it at phase 1, it doesn’t qualify for FDA approval. Rimso-50, DMSO or dimethyl sulfoxide is an industrial by-product of paper making. It was promoted in the early 60s as an alternative cancer treatment. more…

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In disbelief, we’ve watched the events unfold as that 9.8 earthquake shook Japan, one of the world’s largest economy. Then it was followed by a huge tsunami that wrought devastation – lives lost, infrastructures damaged – and misery. We’ve thought that Japan, a small but technologically advanced nation with safeguards on disasters would ride this out effortlessly. We’ve been mistaken. Here may come the meltdown of a damaged nuclear reactor!
It’s a global concern. But should we really be concerned? more…