CancerResearchInformation.com

Dear reader,

Welcome to Cancer Research Information.com.

You probably found this website either because you are battling cancer, you know someone who is fighting the disease, or you just want to learn more about this condition.

I am the webmaster of this website, and cancer is a topic which is very close to my heart, both from an academic perspective and an emotional one.

By putting this website together, I strive to bring you news and information on cancer, whether in preventing the disease or reversing the condition. I include scientific studies, doctors' experiences, people's stories, articles from various writers, information from books, and more.

Reverse cancer? Yes, I firmly believe that the human body has the miraculous ability to heal itself of ANY health condition, provided it is given the necessary ingredients for good health (nutrition, detoxification, exercise, etc) and that there is still sufficient time for action (i.e. one is not hours or days away from death).

Neither I nor this site is here to tell you what to do to beat cancer. I am in no position to do so. In fact, no one is. Profiling carried out on cancer survivors have found that they often have one trait - they take responsibility for their own healing and recovery (as supposed to leaving it totally in the hands of a doctor or clinician), and they often exhibit a willingness to try different approaches to win the battle, sometimes even simultaneously at the same time.

This website is very much still in its infancy, and is still very far from the end state which I envision it to be. Other commitments greatly limit the time I have to spend on it. I haven't published any new information in a while, and there is just so much more important information to add here.

As a quick summary, there are some important points I wish to make.

About Cancer Treatment - Conventional and Alternative

Here are some general pointers about cancer, conventional cancer treatment, as well as "alternative" or natural cancer therapies.

1. The conventional cancer treatment industry, which mainly uses surgery, chemotherapy and radiation to treat cancer, claims to have science on its side, to back up the effectiveness of its approaches. You will often read about doctors or spokespeople urging cancer patients not to forego "proven treatments". But, the truth is that there is nothing "proven" or "evidence-based" about conventional cancer treatment. In fact, there is much science suggesting that not only are conventional treatments ineffective, patients may well be better off doing nothing or pursuing other forms of treatment. The industry also has certain tactics it uses to artificially make conventional cancer treatments seem more effective than they actually are.
   
   
2. There is a serious conflict of interest in the medical industry. The people who profit from illness and the people who regulate the entire field are too tightly intertwined. To put it crudely, they are in bed together. Just flip open any medical journal, and you will see pages and pages of drug advertisements run by pharmaceutical companies.
   
   Big Pharma, as the pharmaceutical companies are not so affectionately referred to, wield unspeakable influence and power over medical research parties, regulatory authorities, medical journals, hospitals, universities, doctors, and even the media. What this means is that what is being done in the medical field, and what is being published as fact in mainstream publications, is not always what is best for you, the people. It's about money and profits. Unfortunately, this state of affairs exists not only in the medical and health arena, but in many, many other fields, too.
   
   
3. There are many "alternative" (I do not like this word, because "alternative" suggests inferiority, since they are not the first choice. But since most people use and understand this term, I use it too) cancer treatments out there which have displayed promising results. Certainly, many do better than what conventional treatments offer.
   
   But, if they work so well, why have they not been taken on as mainstream treatment protocols? Why aren't they publicized? Why isn't money poured into the research of these cancer therapies? The answer has nothing to do with efficacy. Instead, much of this has to do with the politics and the money-factor of the cancer industry, as touched on above.
   
   Furthermore, history shows that the scientific community is very often slow to accept innovation and changes, even if it's pretty darned obvious. It took a long time for humans to accept that the Earth isn't flat, that it isn't the center of the universe, that scurvy is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency and not some pathogen, etc. Inertia is strong, and the status quo is often the "right" way to do things, widely accepted by experts and laymen alike, even if it is clearly wrong.
   
   There is also an inherent arrogance about the human psyche, in thinking that we can come up with solutions which are better than what Mother Nature has to offer. But for all our efforts at controlling and manipulating the environment, Mother Nature always has the last laugh. What makes us think Nature doesn't already hold the answers for cancer?
   
   
4. Conventional cancer treatment focuses on the tumor, above all else. The very word "oncology" means the study of tumors. But they've got it wrong here - you must treat the entire person, holistically. What good is it to have no tumor, if a person is in pain, has no appetite, can't eat, has no energy, is mentally drained and is emotionally broken? Add to that - hair falling out, kidneys struggling, liver failing, etc, even DEAD, and what you have is a situation whereby the "treatment" is worse than the disease itself.
   
   After all, as you probably already know, chemotherapy and radiation are fraught with hundreds of dangerous side effects. Ask around - many people resonate with that line of thinking. Again, unfortunately, this narrow-minded approach of treating chronic diseases is prevalent throughout the conventional or allopathic medical field.
   
   The truth remains that human understanding of how the body works is extremely limited. That is why, all the chemical drugs we create and use, and all that surgical cutting, maiming and repair, can only do so much. Just look around - haven’t you ever wondered why conventional medicine has NO CURE for VIRTUALLY ALL CHRONIC DISEASES? (cancer, diabetes, hypertension, etc.) It just deals with symptomatic control and relief, that's all.
   
   And, again, the industry is taking hell of a long time to learn the obvious. You simply CANNOT drug or cut a person back to health; only the remarkable immune system, with the right support and ingredients, can do that, i.e. maintain and restore health.
   
   In truth, very little is known and understood about cancer and how it comes about. How much have we figured out about this dreaded disease? For example, people say smoking causes lung cancer - yet, I know plenty of smokers who never got lung cancer; on the flip side, there are scores of non-smokers who developed lung cancer. Thus, smoking is not a cause of lung cancer, per se, but simply one of the potentially hundreds of contributing factors. And then there are lots of seemingly healthy and strong individuals, even extremely fit sportsmen, who contract the disease; on the other hand, there are many weak and sickly persons who never get the ailment.
   
   Why's that so? Nobody knows for sure. Just remember - the body, due to various triggering factors, created the cancer cells; it thus makes perfect sense that the body has the inbuilt wisdom and intelligence to also reverse cancer, when the right environment and factors are in place.
   
   
5. Despite "knowing" that conventional cancer treatment "doesn't work", most cancer sufferers still end up pursuing that mode of treatment. Many factors are at play here - listening to authority, pressure from family members and loved ones, wanting to follow the status quo crowd and not wanting to take "risks" (i.e. doing something alternative), believing statistics and "proof" which have been manipulated, succumbing to the high-handed tactics of some doctors (who literally abuse and threaten patients who wish to do something else), not knowing what else to do and simply just listening to the doctor, etc - the list can go on. This, to me, is really unfortunate.

What I Would Do to Fight Cancer

And while I am not here to tell you what to do, I can mention a little about what I do, and what I would do.

1. I do not go for routine cancer screening. Not the conventional ones, anyway. Studies show they don't help to decrease one's chances of dying from cancer. On the flip side, the radiation from many of these procedures actually CAUSES cancer. Duh. And, further, there is the whole unpleasant experience of going to a hospital, as well as paying exorbitant charges. Let's not forget to mention that the rate of false positives is very high, and many people go through a lot of unnecessary mental and emotional trauma, on top of being cut up, being poked, etc. I have no idea how many people have been wrongly "treated", and had parts of their bodies sawed away because of mistaken cancer diagnoses. It's more common than you think.
   
   
2. If I ever get cancer, I might consider surgery, depending on many factors - how far the cancer cells have progressed, which part of the body is affected, whether any vital functions are being blocked or in danger of being blocked, the risk level of any surgical procedures, whether I will lose any body part or body function because of the surgery, etc. But I will not do chemotherapy and radiation. Simply because there are far better and more effective options.
   
   
3. Cancer is a serious, whole-body ailment, and, in my view, the best way to tackle it is through a holistic treatment protocol which involves elements such as lifestyle changes, dietary program, exercise, emotional and mental work, spiritual work, detoxification, etc. It would definitely be useful to also include specific therapies which target and destroy cancer cells. I would probably consult a suitable health practitioner who has experience and expertise dealing with cancer naturally and holistically.
   
   
4. As mentioned right at the start of this write-up, a cancer sufferer must take personal responsibility for his or her own healing and recovery in order to have the best chance of success. Above all else, this is YOUR fight, not your doctor's, not your father's, not your son's, not your wife's, not your cat's, not God's. The cancer sufferer is the one with the greatest to gain, and the most to lose.
   
   
5. I mentioned emotional, mental and spiritual work. Yes, it is absolutely critical that the cancer sufferer maintains a positive attitude and a bright outlook towards life. This element alone can greatly affect one's chances of success, either positively or negatively.
   
   Personally, I believe that even the best physical treatments would not work very well if the patient adopts a doom and gloom mindset, or does not have any belief in the therapy he is undergoing; in fact, I believe that mental stress alone can cause physical disease, as can depression, as can emotional trauma brought about by, for example, grief. When the mind and emotions are in turmoil, there are very real negative physiological changes taking place in the body!
   
   On the other hand, when a person strongly believes something will work, even if he were only given plain water, there is a decent chance that the plain water could effect some positive physical benefits - that's the power of faith, and research has suggested that the placebo effect alone can work wonders as far as boosting positive outcome is concerned.
   

What Should a Cancer Sufferer Do?

Again, I must emphasis that this website is not here to tell you what to do. I am not a clinician or health practitioner. This website's sole purpose is to provide information on cancer, as much information as possible, from various sources, so that readers like you can learn as much as possible, and thereafter make your own informed decisions. And the information is provided in good faith, with no claims or promises whatsoever.

I do not even claim to be unbiased. The truth of the matter, in my opinion, is that nobody is totally unbiased. We all have an interest in something; we all fight for a cause; we all believe in something. A parent may claim to love all his children equally, but in reality, he probably does have a favorite, though it would not be politically correct to openly admit it.

I certainly do not claim to know everything. In fact, I can't even say I know a lot - there is just so much information "out there". If someone asked me, "what are one or two things which I need to know about cancer?", I would say, there are none; there is lots to know. I would use the analogy of a game of chess - in order to win, you need to be familiar with multiple strategies, and use them simultaneously; you need to know your opponent's weak points and attack them, while at the same time protecting your own fortress (your body). Just one weakness, one mistake, if it is big enough, can mean checkmate.

Please bear in mind that, in life, there is often no clear cut right or wrong answer, and often no obvious black and white distinction. Grey areas are often present, and they are often significant. But what you must also keep in mind is that what is widely accepted and what is published in mainstream sources is not always correct or the best - the reasons have already been briefly touched on above.

There are also no guarantees in life. I could choose a path with the highest probability of success, yet still fail; on the flip side, I could choose a path with the lowest chance of success, yet somehow achieve my objective. Even with the information and knowledge I have, I may someday still die of cancer - who knows? Oncologists die of cancer, too. But what makes sense is to play the odds well, and make choices which increase or maximize your chances of success; this is something which applies to life in general. If your enemy is in front of you and you only had one bullet left, where would you aim? His head, his heart, his arm, or his foot?

Importantly, do know that there is A LOT you CAN do to both prevent AND defeat cancer.

Cancer is NOT a death sentence. It never was. Take it as a wake up call, instead, though admittedly a very urgent one.

I wish you a healthy and happy 2011 and life ahead. Remember, cancer is beatable. With the right lifestyle and dietary habits, great health beckons, even for the cancer sufferer.

           - Reuben, webmaster of CancerResearchInformation.com

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