1. Choose an Aggressive Regimen
Though there have been millions of women cured of breast cancer, there is no one-size-fits-all breast cancer therapy. Treatments are chosen based on the type of cancer, whether it is hormonally sensitive or not, whether it has metastasized or not and several other factors Educate yourself as much as possible. Read books. Get second and third opinions. Seek out alternative and complementary therapies. And talk to your doctor about putting together a collection of conventional and alternative options.
2. Soy Isoflavones and Breast Cancer
Isoflavones are hormone-like molecules that occur naturally in plants, especially legumes such as soy. There are numerous reports that the consumption of soy can prevent many types of cancer, including breast cancer, and other studies showing soy helps to inhibit active breast cancer. You can find purified isoflavone supplements, you can eat soy nut and you can eat tofu, whole soy and other beans to get you isoflavones.
3. Bowel Health and Breast Cancer
What do your intestines have to do with your breasts? Apparently quite a lot. Since breast cancer may in part be due to excessive stimulation by estrogen and since the liver and intestines remove estrogen from the body, poor intestinal health can be a risk factor for breast cancer. Insure that your liver and bowels are healthy, treat constipation if needed, take probiotics such as acidophilus, and eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables to make sure you are eliminating hormones efficiently.
4. Chemotherapy and Breast Cancer
If you are undergoing chemotherapy to help cure breast cancer, make sure you nourish the rest of your body well. Herbal teas such as ginger, mint or chamomile can help alleviate nausea. You can chew ice chips to help maintain your fluids if you're feeling too queasy to drink. Invest in a juicer prior to chemotherapy to prepare nourishing fruit and vegetable juices, as many have notable anticancer effects.
5. Radiation and Breast Cancer
If you are having radiation to cure your breast cancer, help protect your skin from radiation damage by using Aloe vera gel before and after. Aloe is safe, does not interfere with the efficacy of the radiation and helps protect your skin from the damaging effects. You can simply rub the gel into the area to be irradiated several times every day. This helps to alleviate pain following treatments as well as prevent shriveling of the skin and reduce the risk of skin cancer over ensuing years.
