Natural Cancer Treatment

According to the American Cancer Society approximately one out of every 14 men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer at some point in their lifetime. As well as the main cause of smoking it can also be caused by poor diet, lifestyle and environmental factors. However the 5 year survival rate is only between 5 and 10% among those patients receiving conventional treatments of radiation, chemotherapy, surgery and drugs.  Compare that to the survival rate with alternative lung cancer treatments which is as high as 90%.

Natural cancer treatments for lung cancer that help improve survial rates can include:

• herbal remedies – supplements or teas.  These can help patients relax and sleep better and reduce pain and nausea.  
• meditation – a variety of techniques can help relaxation even if your life is very stressful and reduce pain and other symptoms. Techniques can include long focussed exercises, visualisation of the body’s healing process and short deep breathing exercises
• Vitamin D from sunlight and dietary sources 
• acupuncture
• drinking green tea

These natural cancer treatments can help with other cancers as well as lung cancer.  The more information you can have about alternative options the more able you are to make an informed decision.  You may need to experiment with different methods until you find those that work best for you.  It is important to have support as this can be a very emotional time too but if we don’t look after ourselves then we are less able to help others.