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1. Wheezing or shortness of breath One of the first signs many lung cancer patients remember noticing is the inability to catch their breath. 2. Chronic cough or chest pain Several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung tumors, can cause symptoms that mimic a bad cough or bronchitis. Some lung cancer patients report chest pain that extends up into the shoulder or down the arm. 3. Frequent fevers or infections These can be signs of leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells that starts in the bone marrow. Leukemia causes the marrow to produce abnormal white blood cells, sapping your body's infection-fighting capabilities. 4. Difficulty swallowing Trouble swallowing is most commonly associated with esophageal or throat cancer, and is sometimes one of the first signs of lung cancer, too. 5. Swollen lymph nodes or lumps on the neck, underarm, or groin Enlarged lymph nodes indicate changes in the lymphatic system, which can be a sign of cancer. 6. Excessive bruising or bleeding that doesn't stop This symptom usually suggests something abnormal happening with the platelets and red blood cells, which can be a sign of leukemia. Over time, leukemia cells crowd out red blood cells and platelets, impairing your blood's ability to carry oxygen and clot. 7. Weakness and fatigue Generalized fatigue and weakness is a symptom of so many different kinds of cancer that you'll need to look at it in combination with other symptoms. But any time you feel exhausted without explanation and it doesn't respond to getting more sleep, talk to your doctor. 8. Bloating or abdominal weight gain Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer overwhelmingly report unexplained abdominal bloating that came on fairly suddenly and continued on and off over a long period of time. 9. Feeling full and unable to eat This is another tip-off to ovarian cancer; women say they have no appetite and can't eat, even when they haven't eaten for some time. 10. Pelvic or abdominal pain Pain and cramping in the pelvis and abdomen can go hand in hand with the bloating that often signals ovarian cancer. Leukemia can also cause abdominal pain resulting from an enlarged spleen. 11. Rectal bleeding or blood in stool This is a common result of diagnosing colorectal cancer. Blood in the toilet alone is reason to call your doctor and schedule a colonoscopy. 12. Unexplained weight loss Weight loss is an early sign of colon and other digestive cancers; it's also a sign of cancer that's spread to the liver, affecting your appetite and the ability of your body to rid itself of wastes. 13. Upset stomach or stomachache Stomach cramps or frequent upset stomachs may indicate colorectal cancer. 14. A red, sore, or swollen breast These symptoms can indicate inflammatory breast cancer. Call your doctor about any unexplained changes to your breasts. 15. Nipple changes One of the most common changes women remember noticing before being diagnosed with breast cancer is a nipple that began to appear flattened, inverted, or turned sideways. 16. Unusually heavy or painful periods or bleeding between periods Many women report this as the tip-off to endometrial or uterine cancer. Ask for a transvaginal ultrasound if you suspect something more than routine heavy periods. 17. Swelling of facial features Some patients with lung cancer report noticing puffiness, swelling, or redness in the face. Small cell lung tumors commonly block blood vessels in the chest, preventing blood from flowing freely from your head and face. 18. A sore or skin lump that doesn't heal, becomes crusty, or bleeds easily Familiarize yourself with the different types of skin cancer -- melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma -- and be vigilant about checking skin all over your body for odd-looking growths or spots. 19. Changes in nails Unexplained changes to the fingernails can be a sign of several types of cancer. A brown or black streak or dot under the nail can indicate skin cancer, while newly discovered "clubbing"-- enlargement of the ends of the fingers with nails that curve down over the tips -- can be a sign of lung cancer. Pale or white nails can sometimes be a sign of liver cancer. 20. Pain in the back or lower right side Many cancer patients say this was the first sign of liver cancer. Breast cancer is also often diagnosed via back pain, which can occur when a breast tumor presses backward into the chest, or when the cancer spreads to the spine or ribs.
Whether you are a man or a woman, it’s important to watch for any unusual changes in your body and energy levels in order to detect any signs of cancer early on. The sooner you notice there’s a problem, the sooner you can begin to take the steps necessary to promote healing within your body. Of course, ideally you should follow an anti-cancer lifestyle even before you notice any symptoms, as prevention is the best route when it comes to most chronic diseases. It is not unusual for 10 or more years to pass between exposure to a cancer-causing agent (tobacco, chemicals, radiation, cell phones, poor nutrition, etc.) and detectable cancer. So during this time you have a chance to alter the progression of the disease. Cancer is actually a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. The “cure” lies in controlling this abnormal growth and stopping the spread. Your body has a remarkable capacity to do just that -- to heal -- and that ability is fueled largely by your lifestyle. If you eat well, exercise, get enough sleep and sun exposure and address your emotional stress, your body should be able to maintain a healthy balance. The problem with cancer often lies not only with ignoring these health principles but also with the invasive and highly risky treatments that conventional medicine relies on to treat it -- surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. This may surprise you to hear, but a recent landmark study found some cancers, even invasive cancers, may go away without treatment, and it may happen more often than anyone thought. On the contrary, many experts now say cancer patients are more likely to die from cancer treatments like chemotherapy than the cancer itself. The alarming rates of cancer deaths across the world -- cancer has a mortality rate of 90 percent, according to Italian oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini -- speak volumes about the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of these treatments, yet they are still regarded as the gold standard of cancer care.
Nearly 1.5 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2009, not including the over 1 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancers that are also expected to be diagnosed this year, according to American Cancer Society data. In all, more than 1,500 people will die from cancer each day, accounting for nearly one out of every four U.S. deaths. The latest estimates show that by 2030, over 26 million people a year may be diagnosed with cancer, with 17 million people dying from it. Many of these cancer cases and deaths can be prevented, however. Even the American Cancer Society states that about one-third of the more than 562,000 cancer deaths expected to occur in 2009 will be related to overweight or obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition. Another 169,000 will be caused by tobacco use. There is another widely overlooked cause of cancer deaths, one that could easily be changed as well, and that is a lack of vitamin D from sun exposure. We now know that well in excess of half of cancer cases would simply disappear if vitamin D levels were optimized.
First and foremost I would suggest you seek the guidance of a knowledgeable natural health care practitioner. From there the choice is a highly personal decision but one I would urge you to keep an open mind on. Many people turn to conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy because they think they are the ONLY option. Well, there are other safer options to consider, including one that you may have in your kitchen pantry: baking soda. Sodium bicarbonate delivers a natural form of chemotherapy in a way that effectively kills cancer cells -- without the side effects and costs of standard chemotherapy treatments. The only problem with the treatment, according to Dr. Mark Sircus, is that it’s too cheap. Since no one is going to make money from it, no one will promote it. Dr. Simoncini’s quite amazing experience has shown that 99 percent of breast and bladder cancers can heal in just six days, entirely without the use of surgery, chemo or radiation, using just a local infiltration device (such as a catheter) to deliver the sodium bicarbonate directly to the infected site in your breast tissue or bladder. You can watch actual before and after footage of the treatment working in this video. Another such approach is Dr. Hamer’s German New Medicine (GNM), which operates under the premise that every disease, including cancer, originates from an unexpected shock experience, and that all disease can be cured by resolving these underlying emotional traumas. Dr. Hamer has spent time in prison for refusing to disavow his medical findings and stop treating his patients with his unorthodox techniques, and is currently living in exile, seeking asylum from persecution.
It is also very important for cancer patients to optimize their vitamin D levels into a high range, and you can find out the correct levels by watching my one-hour vitamin D lecture. Calcitriol, the most potent steroid hormone in your body, is produced in large amounts in your tissues when you have sufficient amounts of vitamin D. However, most cancer patients are vitamin D deficient. Calcitrol -- the activated form of vitamin D -- has been shown to protect against cancer by inducing cell differentiation and controlling cell proliferation. People with a low vitamin D level are less able to make activated vitamin D in an amount sufficient to exert the controls over cell proliferation that are needed to reduce cancer. Not only is this approach almost without any side effects, but the treatment is virtually free. So, again, if you have or suspect you have cancer please watch my free vitamin D lecture now to find out how to optimize your levels to the therapeutic range.
As I said earlier, living an anti-cancer lifestyle now will help your body to stay healthy and in balance, and avoid developing cancer in the first place. Here are the top tips I recommend to start living your healthier lifestyle now: 1. Normalize your vitamin D levels by getting plenty of sunlight exposure and consider careful supplementation when this is not possible. If you take oral vitamin D and have a cancer, it would be very prudent to monitor your vitamin D blood levels regularly. 2. Reduce or eliminate your processed food, sugar and grain carbohydrate intake. Yes, this is even true for whole unprocessed organic grains, as they tend to rapidly break down and drive your insulin and leptin levels up, which is the last thing you need to have happening if you are seeking to resolve or prevent cancer. 3. Control your fasting insulin and leptin levels. This is the end result, and can be easily monitored with the use of simple and relatively inexpensive blood tests. 4. Normalize your ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats by taking a high-quality animal-based omega-3 fat like krill oil and reducing your intake of most processed vegetable oils. 5. Get regular exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks. 6. Get regular, good sleep. 7. Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have. 8. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution. 9. Limit your exposure and provide protection for yourself from radiation produced by cell phones, cell phone towers, base stations and WiFi stations. 10. Avoid frying or charbroiling your food. Boil, poach or steam your foods instead. 11. Have a tool to permanently reprogram the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed. One of the best approaches and my particular favorite tool is the Meridian Tapping Technique. 12. Eat at least one-third of your food raw. Personally my goal is 85% raw and I am usually able to achieve that. You won’t read or hear much about these cancer-preventive techniques elsewhere because they have not been formally "proven" by conservative researchers. However, were you aware that 85 percent of therapies currently recommended by conventional medicine have never been formally proven either? Now that’s something to think about. With little effort on your part, these relatively simple risk reduction strategies can help you to virtually eliminate your cancer risk, and radically improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it. So go ahead and give them a try; you have nothing to lose and potentially everything, including your life, to gain.
1. Normalize your vitamin D levels by getting plenty of sunlight exposure and consider careful supplementation when this is not possible. If you take oral vitamin D and have a cancer, it would be very prudent to monitor your vitamin D blood levels regularly. 2. Reduce or eliminate your processed food, sugar and grain carbohydrate intake. Yes, this is even true for whole unprocessed organic grains, as they tend to rapidly break down and drive your insulin and leptin levels up, which is the last thing you need to have happening if you are seeking to resolve or prevent cancer. 3. Control your fasting insulin and leptin levels. This is the end result, and can be easily monitored with the use of simple and relatively inexpensive blood tests. 4. Normalize your ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats by taking a high-quality animal-based omega-3 fat like krill oil and reducing your intake of most processed vegetable oils. 5. Get regular exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks. 6. Get regular, good sleep. 7. Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have. 8. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution. 9. Limit your exposure and provide protection for yourself from radiation produced by cell phones, cell phone towers, base stations and WiFi stations. 10. Avoid frying or charbroiling your food. Boil, poach or steam your foods instead. 11. Have a tool to permanently reprogram the neurological short-circuiting that can activate cancer genes. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is caused by emotions. It is likely that this factor may be more important than all the other physical ones listed here, so make sure this is addressed. One of the best approaches and my particular favorite tool is the Meridian Tapping Technique. 12. Eat at least one-third of your food raw. Personally my goal is 85% raw and I am usually able to achieve that.
Another kudo for Dr Mercola. And I can say for sure that he is right on about Dr Tullio Simoncini's success at first alkalizing, then killing tumors by using bicarb of soda IV. I know of a case here in Tennessee where an 80+ year old man rid himself of two tumors by injecting himself with a sodium bicarbonate solution prepared exactly as described in Dr Simoncini's book. He followed the protocol to the letter and the biggest problem was to be able to inject the tumors when they had shrunk down to little more than a pinpoint. The man ordered everything he needed online, perfectly legal and inexpensive. (He is very poor and could not afford professional care or help.) I am not recommending this, but am just relating the event. He had previously had three surgeries to rid himself of the very same malignant facial tumors and they had returned every time, in only a few months. He does not have any tumors today. Again, Dr Mercola is right on when he says the best method is preventative via healthful eating and practices and lifestyles.
Baking soda can be a great aid for eliminating tumors, as it did for the man from Tennessee. And it could help many others as well.
At the same time, there are some things to look out for. The first one is that baking soda can make some cancers grow FASTER. If I were using baking soda and it made me feel increased pain, I would stop using it immediately.
Also if my cancer was causing me to lose weight, lose my appetite, or resulted in increased fluid retention, I would not try baking soda in the first place.
The other important factor to realize about baking soda is that while it can reverse cancer, it has little or no permament effect on the lipidic defense system in the body. Because of this, it would be very bad mistake for someone to use baking soda either as a cancer preventative or long term.
Lastly, because baking soda doesn't fix the metabolism, the cancer is likely to return. Other health problems due to the metabolic imbalance are also likely.
In short, baking soda can be a great lifesaver for many but not all cancer cases, and may be worth a try...if the metabolic imbalance is suited for baking soda.
Ofcourse the best way to know if someone has cancer is going to a doctor.
To comment on a few comments here: I have a friend who is undergoing cancer treatment. I have tried to talk her out of chemotherapy and instead suggest natural medicine and mind-body work but she is convinced that chemo is the only thing that will save her life. I do think that chemotherapy can cause depression - not only because of the poison you're dumping into your system, but the fact that your sense of taste and smell becomes damaged/different, your hair falls out, and you feel like a sick person. I think that would make me feel depressed as well!!
I firmly believe that we need to fix the very nature of mental health care in this country. Too often diseases of the spirit are treated with more poison and a pat on the head. The number of talk therapy visits is severely limited by insurance companies, and the number of good providers is also limited. If we found a better way of healing emotional/psychological trauma this would go a long way towards treating the disease that attacks the body due to these stored trauma.
Personally I've found yoga/meditation, regular exercise, and getting enough sleep goes a long way towards maintaining good health. I don't have any of the age-onset diseases of my parents (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes) - and work very hard at eating a reasonably balanced diet while still enjoying "treat" foods on occasion. Other parts of the world, Italy, France, Spain, all have a high population of folks who smoke cigarettes, eat fattening foods, and drink alcohol. The difference is that these cultures value moderation, they ride bicycles or walk to their destinations, and take long holidays during the summer months. I think Americans would be better off if we could take a page or two out of their playbook and learn how to relax and enjoy life, take a walk every day, enjoy the sunshine more often.
There are so many products in the pantry that are effective and cost effective. I'd like to see health and healing advice get back to the good old days when generations passed on the knowledge of HOW to use these items for healing, instead of people always saying, "Go to the doctor at your first sign of . . . ".. Thanks to Dr. Mercola, some of us are getting pointed in that direction every day. Appreciate the article.
Thanks for the info on Vitamin D and cancer you have provided this community. Very valuable info that really needs to get out into the greater community. Spread the word!
But, of course! This is why you do these relativley inexpensive preventatives - so you don't become a victim of the medical machinery! No matter what your economic situation, the message Cr. Mercola gets out is that prevention is key and much of it is in our hands.
Dr. Hammer's persecution is not unique to his country. It happens regularily in the U.S.A., by the FDA and FTC. Dr. Mercola pointed this out in an article months ago, describing how the FDA actively seeks out companies using the internet to give options to the public for successful alternative treatments. The FDA looks for search terms with the word "cancer" and related words to pursue these companies, then bribes them to pay a "fine", up a million dollars, so owners may keep their company, home, and everything else. Then the company cannot reveal the truth about their products. They are now just "nutrition supplements", and nothing more can be said. So, if you have cancer and are looking for a veritable option for no-harm treatment you must get your information from a website that does not sell products. Then you can purchase them from a reputable website, but understand, that they cannot tell you how to use the products correctly.
That agrees with my personal experience. I had a double lobectomy Dec. 28 for lung cancer shockingly discovered Nov. 30. The tumor was too huge to mess around with waiting to see if some alternative treatment would work. I refused chemo therapy - I think it's insane. Not a smoker - avoid it like fire. For 2-1/2 years I've been organic-only foods and even most personal care items and free of grain, sugar, processed and every other food/substance found to cause an adverse reaction in my body. Before that I'd been health conscious since the 60's, but not consistent following what I believed to be true, mostly due to financial considerations.. Virtually vegan, 95% raw for over one year; green smoothies immersion five months. All that good stuff my be what made a huge tumor display as very early stage and no apparent encroachment beyond tumor. So what do I think caused the cancer? I've suspected stress from the start. Incredible, debilitating at times, physical and emotional stress since early childhood. But I would not change how hard I have tried to learn solutions and live optimally for my situation in joy, nor how much I have stretched my capabilities and energy for others' sakes.
According to the American Cancer Society, 90 % of people diagnosed with cancer die within 5 years. The reality is 90% of people diagnosed and treated with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery die within 5 years. The ACS is blaming the wrong culprit.
Most of these symptoms can relate to other things as well.Most people won't automatically think cancer if thier nails are pale or they've got a pain in their back especially in the USA where healthcare is really only for the rich. If you are a single mom raising a couple of kids your health would heave to be really bad to pay the rates for diagnosis and treatment unless you were lucky enough to have insurance.
I know its for the best but this list freaks me out. I have known of several people, a handful of them close to the family who have recently been diagnosed with cancer. A few have died, all in their 40s and 50s. I can't take myself away from all the toxins in this world and I refuse to be paranoid about it. I feed my body well and try to live a good life so that I can help my immune system it to have the best defense possible. I hope for the best. What else can I do.
I'm in the US and never thought health care was only for the rich. I don't use MDs except for an emergency either, since their brand of medicine is new, and faddish, and run by people making a lot of money on pretty much nothing. I also don't do health insurance on purpose, because it increases the cost of everything.
But, our naturopath will see you for about $45, and treat you for a lot less than an MD. Health Care is for everyone. You just need to know where to go, and how to handle questions like "Do you have health insurance." To which we always say "We self pay." instead of no. If you say no, they worry. If you say, we self pay, they expect they will be paid and will even give you discounts. One doctor gave us 20% off his office visit bill since we paid ourselves. That made it more than reasonable to pay right away.
I agree that most of these symptoms are potentially many things. But, with the cancer fear people have, knowing these could put their minds at rest if they head in for a cancer screening. My mom has wheezing, and they are doing biopsies to figure out why. Doctors have already ruled out cancer which put her mind at ease. Most everyone thought it was cancer, until we told them that was ruled out. Unfortunately, it has been several months with low oxygen levels, and no diagnosis - which is why we avoid MDs, but her only option as no naturopath is anywhere near. Oh, well.
I had many of the above symptoms too, and they were actually estrogen dominance, which I've cured with Progestelle oil daily for about 6 months. High estrogen levels can also lead to cancer, so no cancer screening would have shown anything there, and doctors would have just said "menopause." Sometimes it is best to know your own body and do your own research too.
triciamc, you are so right about health care in the USA being only for the rich. Even if one is fortunate enough to be able to afford the medical insurance payments, this will entitle you only to the insurance approved medical treatments, not anything truly having to do with health. In most areas of USA the naturopathic physicians are few and far between. If one can be located nearby, several hundred dollars out of pocket are necessary, just to get through the first visit. It is great to see an acknowledgment that not all intelligent people who can read and learn are necessarily made of money. For many of us, these fees for endless diagnostic blood tests along with "try this, try that" treatments are just unsupportable.
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Has any one heard of energy drinks causing or making colon cancer worse ? I thought I was quite healthy but because of hectic schedules and work I started drinking energy drinks I'm going on my third year of aleast 1 a day . I'm 19 and all of the sudden I have a colon blockage I have tried laxatives and colonics but I'm not getting anything out . It's like it's far up in the colon , I've had issues before with my colon but nothing like this . I havnt been to a dr in years and quite honestly I'm scared of them ! I work in a hospital and see them screw up quite often . I remember my mom talking about healing cancer naturally years ago . It's in my genetics to have colon cancer , my grandmother to my dads side and my great grandmother to my moms side died of colon cancer . I don't want my mom to know I'm facing this problem cuz I know it will be a big deal with the whole family . I just want to take care of it quietly . But I don't know where to start . And suggestions ?
I Saw something disturbing... as we edge closer as a nation to socialized medicine... it was a report that was done by the Government that Alternative meds/therapies really dont work... I thought to myself ... here we go... now they are going to go after the Homeopathic and natural health practitioners to control health care. Just the feeling I got...Has anyone else seen this report?......another example was the child who was taken away from his parents when his mom took him so he wouldnt have to do court ordered chemo for his cancer>>>..I am very discouraged with this ..... They are taking our rights away piece by piece....
does the advise to avoid air freshners also apply to sented candles? and where does one find a dr who practices naturwal medicine.
My step daughter has been unable to keep fish at her place - but sees no connection between that an the auto - scent dispensers she has.
Coal miners used to keep a canary in the mines - a cessation of song meant it was time to get out as the air was going bad. The gas was usually odorless and colorless, so the miners would otherwise have had no warning.
If you ensure good air flow throughout your home. most scented candles will do no harm. But if it is closed up, please remember that candles use oxygen when they burn. Get a canary?
Doctor Mercola, can depression be a symptom of cancer? I have heard that many people going thru chemo suffer from depression. Is this caused by the cancer, the chemo or the killing of the cancer?
Chemo can definitely cause depression. It is mostly the devastating effect it has on the body, physically, I would assume.
"Clubbing" of the fingernails as a sign of cancer is not new by any means. We have known about that in classical Chinese medicine for some 1500 years! So you might want to do some fact checking before you write your articles.
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