Is Breast Cancer a Cancerous Tumor?

Breast cancer is a cancerous tumor that begins with abnormal cells in the breast. It is a type of cancer that is commonly associated with women, although men can also develop it. The most prevalent type of breast cancer is ductal cancer, where cancer cells form in the lining of the ducts that transport milk to the nipple. Other forms begin in the lobules (glands) or other tissue. Initial signs of breast cancer are small lumps or tenderness. If these lumps are found under the arm near the lymph nodes, there is a higher chance that the cancer has spread.

There are primarily two types of breast cancer, which are either in situ or invasive. In situ means that it is a noninvasive cancer that has not broken through tissue and thus spread to other areas. Invasive however, is marked by its invasion of other breast tissue and the ease with which it can metastasize to other parts of the body. Invasive cancer is also known as infiltrating cancer. Most cancers in the breast are carcinomas, meaning they start in the lining of an organ. An invasive carcinoma has broken out of the original layer of cells from which it started.

In terms of diagnosing breast cancer, statistics show that routine screening and increased awareness of cancer facts are the two main factors in catching the cancer early and thus increasing the survival rate.

Doctors recommend that women over 40 have a mammogram every year. Women aged 20 to 39 should have a clinical breast exam at least every three years. Starting at age 20, women should conduct breast self-exams to look for changes in feel or appearance. Since there are few breast cancer signs other than a change in look or feel, early diagnosis relies on good screening.

Advancements in cancer treatment allowed today's women more choices in terms of treating breast cancer. Treatment may be localized through surgery or radiation, or maybe systemic as with chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy.

While many advancements have been made in terms of surgical interventions, many women often have to make the choice for surgery. Whereas years ago women would have had no choice but to have a full mastectomy, today women can choose instead to have a lumpectomy so as to salvage as much of the breast as possible. There are also natural treatments that can be used as complementary or alternative treatments.

Anna W. believes in natural holistic approach to healing the body, especially cancer. She supports cancer groups and forums. For more information, please visit her at: http://www.all-natural-cancer-cures.com

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3 Effective Ways to Suffocate Cancerous Tumors With Oxygen

As early as the 1930's it was known - thanks to the Noble prize winning discoveries made by the German scientist Dr. Otto Warburg and the Hungarian scientist Dr. Albert Szent Gyrogyi - that cancer cells thrive in an anaerobic (Oxygen deprived) environment and cannot thrive in an Oxygen rich environment.

This phenomenon is explained by the mechanism involved in cell respiration: normal cells produce their energy using Oxygen, which must filter through cell walls. When the cell walls are blocked, Oxygen cannot filter through and they might regress to an atavist form of energy production using glucose fermentation. This is the process that eventually causes cancer.

Well than, why don't we find ways to increase the levels of Oxygen in the body ?

My point exactly!

Method 1: the Budwig diet

Most people can't believe this notion when they first hear about it, but this diet - developed by the prominent German scientist Dr. Johana Budwig in the 1950's - has proven to be one of the most enduring forms of alternative cancer treatments.

Based on the discoveries described above, Dr. Budwig found a way to fight cancer using a mixture of Flax oil and cottage cheese. It may sound incredible that simple foods can be used as anti-cancer agents, but the combination of Omega 3 fatty acids (from the oil) and sulphur rich proteins (from the cheese) is the magic bullet that does the trick.

Most of those who are aware of this diet and write about it don't realize that it actually works by increasing the flow of Oxygen through cell walls, by rebuilding them using the right kind of fatty acids and replacing the bad kind - Hydrogenated(trans) fats that triggered the cancerous process to begin with. Like all great inventions in history, this simple concept can (and will) revolutionize cancer therapy in the future, as more and more people become aware of it.

Method 2: Ozone therapy

This one sounds even crazier than fighting cancer with simple foods. After all, many of you have been taught that Ozone is a dangerous pollutant that should be avoided.

However, this refers only to atmospheric Ozone reacting with Nitrogen and other industrial pollutants to create a toxic chemical mixture. Medical grade Ozone, on the other hand, is perfectly safe and effective - at the hands of a qualified MD who knows what he's doing.

Since Ozone cosists of 3 atoms of Oxygen, you can guess by now how nasty it can be to your cancerous tumor once you get an I.V. Ozone treatment session, and since Ozone is created out of thin air (literally) using an Ozone generator, it is remarkably cheaper than common orthodox therapies.

Method 3: Cesium Chloride

This may surprise some people who know a thing or two about alternative cancer treatments, but the cesium chloride therapy - which is meant to alkalize the tumor to death, is also related to the Oxygen issue.

Cesium chloride is a mineral that does its magic by increasing the pH level inside the cancer cell to the point that it dies. This happens because cancers need an acidic environment to proliferate. So far so good, but few realize that the loss of pH balance in cancer cells is due to the Oxygen deprived environment that created the problem to begin with.

But wait a minute, aren't Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy the most powerful weapons we have against cancer?

Emphatically No! They're just the most profitable to pharmaceutical companies (duh).

For further information about these fascinating topics, visit the alternative cancer treatments guide [http://www.alternative-cancer-treatments-guide.com]

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