Cancer success stories
Though extremely frightening, becoming sick with cancer is not a death sentence. Even when the prognosis is bleak, there is always hope and countless miracle stories of survival and perseverance. An effective alternative medicine for cancer is positive thinking. Believing one can beat the odds, no matter what they are, is half the battle, though a tough battle to wage when one is sick.
A comprehensive alternative medicine for cancer program incorporates and addresses not only the healing of the body, but also the healing and calming of the mind. Reading about success stories such as these or spending time with cancer survivors can be an important part of anyone.s alternative medicine for cancer treatment. Also spending time with friends and family members and getting support from loved ones is integral in supporting emotional health, which in turn helps support the immune system and the fight against cancer.
Prostate cancer survivor defies expectations
The following two stories were excerpted from the American Cancer Society.s Web page (www.cancer.org/docroot/FPS/content/FPS_1_Ten_Years_and_Counting.asp?sitearea=PED)
"In October 2004, Joe Moss hit a milestone he once wasn't sure he'd reach. He turned 75, and marked nearly a decade living with advanced prostate cancer. .I did not expect [to see 75], especially at the beginning,. he admits now from his home in Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia. .The birthday was pretty good, actually.. An understatement, perhaps, from a man who once thought he had only 12-18 months to live. That was in 1995, the year Moss learned he had cancer."
Persistent pain a clue
"The diagnosis was a shock to Moss, who had always been healthy and active, playing tennis until his early 60s. Around that time, though, he started getting pains in his legs that were sometimes so severe, they kept him up at night. Doctors diagnosed arthritis, and Moss began treatment. But the pain didn't go away."
"After months of consulting different specialists, Moss was sent for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan in August 1995. The troubling results prompted blood tests, x-rays, bone scans, and a biopsy. In early September, Moss learned that arthritis wasn't the only cause of his discomfort."
"He had stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread to the bones. He later was told that the level of PSA (prostate-specific antigen, a protein that signals prostate cancer) in his blood was nearly 4,000 nanograms/milliliter; in a man without cancer, PSA is typically below 4 ng/ml."
"Because the cancer was too advanced to treat with surgery or radiation, Moss immediately began hormone therapy (androgen suppression), the only option left to him. He also received 5 radiation treatments, which his doctors considered a last-ditch effort to help ease what they expected to be his final weeks -- or even days."
A successful 'air strike'
"Moss refers to his treatment as the "air strike" and his "miracle cure" because of its rapid and dramatic effects. Within a few months of beginning hormone therapy, his PSA was below 4 again. By May 1996, it was below 0.1. When Moss reached the 18-month survival mark in March 1997, his physicians revised his prognosis, giving him 2-3 years to live."
Keeping fit and active
"To help him cope with the physical and mental effects of his illness, Moss has relied on exercise. Although the passing years have slowed him down some, he still does 15 push-ups most mornings, and takes walks at every opportunity. A sense of humor has also helped things along, Moss says. .Dying of cancer for about 10 years now should allow one a little indulgence,. he says."
Breast cancer survivor and new mom
At age 39, breast cancer survivor Randi Rosenberg is relishing her role as a new mother to 3-month-old daughter, Alexandra Marais. Six years ago, when she was diagnosed with cancer at she didn.t think motherhood would be possible.
"The tumor had actually been found the year before, felt during a routine gynecological exam. But because Rosenberg was so young, the doctor wrote it off to the lumpiness typical of young breasts and did not refer her for a mammogram."
"Some months later, during a physical with another doctor, Rosenberg pointed out the lump, which had grown noticeably. Concerned, that doctor sent her for an immediate mammogram. When it came back clear, she recommended a sonogram. Rosenberg, juggling her work as a marketing consultant and an active social life, didn't get around to it for 6 months."
"When at last she had the ultrasound, it showed something suspicious. A core biopsy confirmed the diagnosis: stage 2 invasive breast cancer. During treatment -- surgical removal of the cancerous lump, chemotherapy, 6 weeks of radiation, then the drug tamoxifen -- she enrolled in a clinical trial studying sentinel lymph node biopsy."
"From a very early point in this process I decided I wanted to be involved
in research whenever possible," Rosenberg says. "I really believe that in order
for the status quo to change, you need to participate in research and only then
will people who come behind you find a better world."
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