Alternative Cancer Treatments - A Promising Bet? Cancer is a deadly disease which is evolving in its type every day. There are different types of cancers that occur in different parts of our body. Earlier, almost everyone who suffered from cancer passed away. But now with the increase in technology and research that has helped develop medicines and treatments, cancer has become curable to a certain extent. To a cancer patient, however, Chemotherapy and the wide range of medicines prescribed can already seem like pain as intense as death. But with alternative cancer treatment being followed almost everywhere; the intensity of the pain is significantly reduced for those who are trying it out. Going the natural way Naturopathic medicine for cancer has become the most common and widely followed alternative treatment. There are no evidences as such to the medicines being effective in curing the cancer altogether, but patients who have used such medicines have claimed to have seen a lower intensity of the pain compared to their earlier state. The naturopathic treatments given to patients help in reducing the side effects that are caused due to the mainstream cancer treatments that the patient undergoes. The common side effects of patients undergoing cancer treatment include nausea, change in appetite, headache and body pain. With naturopathy being an alternative treatment, the medicines prescribed seem to be reducing the related side effects that come with the original cancer treatment medicines. Breaking the myth Although alternative medicine for cancer is being used all over the world, there is no evidence as such to prove that the medicines and the treatments are effective in curing cancer. There have only been results that show a reduced intensity of the pain that occurs during cancer treatments. The common logic is that reducing the pain during the treatment helps in providing a more successful survival rate for the patient. There are a few alternative medicines that have been proved to be a myth in executing their purpose- curing cancer. Some of those myths are: •
Aromatherapy and holistic medicines: These techniques have been proven to be of great use for many other illnesses but when it comes to cancer, there is no evidence to prove that these methods have cured the cancer altogether.
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Dieting and meditation: Again, there is no evidence to this as well. A healthy diet can give the patient the strength to withstand the possibilities of pain during mainstream cancer treatment, but there is no proof that it can completely cure the cancer.