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Risk Factors of Breast cancer

July 28, 2014

Risk Factor of Breast cancer -Role of alcohol

Breast cancer

The risk factors of breast cancer can be life threatening. We must be positive and prevent breast cancer from our life.

Breast cancer normally is forms in tissues of the breast and the common type of breast cancer include ductal carcinoma, which instigates in the lining of the milk ducts a thin tube transporting milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple.

The other type of breast cancer is lobular carcinoma, which instigates in the lobules (milk glands) of the breast. Invasive breast cancer is that has extended from where it began in the breast ducts or lobules to adjacent normal tissue. Breast cancer occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

Risk Factor of Breast cancer – Connection between alcohol consumption and cancer

Researchers while studying particular enzyme established that a biological molecule that accelerates chemical reactions commonly known as CYP2E1. Their findings offer a possible target to improve outcomes for patients in the later stages of the cancer disease. This enzyme has been implicated in various liver diseases associated with alcohol consumption, Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD), as well as diabetes, obesity and cancer.

The objective of the study was to understand why an enzyme known to function mainly in the liver was found to be profoundly present in some types of breast cancer tissues. The study also wanted to explore what other activities this enzyme might have that regulate the development of breast cancer and their findings established that the enzyme breaks down various molecules within cells including alcohol. The by-products of this metabolism include reactive oxygen species (ROS), occasioning in something called oxidative stress, in normal physiological conditions this aids cellular functions, whereas when concentrations of ROS are high or oxidative stress becomes chronic, cells can be seriously damaged.

Previous studies have also shown that the enzyme is most strongly expressed in early stages of breast tumors rather than more developed tumors and scientists believe that it contributes to the progression of breast cancer. The study, published in Breast Cancer Research, found that depending on the stage of the breast cancer, high levels of the enzyme can help cells survive during stress. It was also found that inhibiting the activity of the enzyme in cells with high migratory potential promoted cell migration a process linked to cancer spreading known as metastasis.

Risk Factor of Breast cancer – Causes and risk factors

Up to now it is still not very clear the causes of breast cancer and as a result of this it may be difficult to say authoritatively why one lady may develop breast cancer and another may not. However the risk factors are known, some of these can change the likelihood that someone may develop breast cancer. There are some factors you cannot do anything about, but there are some you can change. For example:

Alcohol

Your risk of developing breast cancer can increase with the quantity of alcohol you consume regularly. Research shows that, for every 200 ladies who regularly have two alcoholic drinks daily, there will be three more ladies with breast cancer compared with those who do not drink at all.

Age

The risk of developing breast cancer progresses as you get older. Breast cancer is most common among women over 50 majority of these ladies have been through the menopause. 8 out of 10 breast cancer cases occur in women over 50. All women between 50 and 70 years of age should be screened for breast cancer every three years as part of the NHS Breast Screening programme.

Genetics

If you have close relatives who have had breast cancer or ovarian cancer, you may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. However, as breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, it is possible for it to occur more than once in the same family by chance.

Most breast cancer cases are not hereditary. However, particular genes, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, can increase your risk of developing both breast and ovarian cancer. It is possible for these genes to be passed on from a parent to their child. If you have, for example, two or more close relatives from the same side of your family who have had breast cancer under the age of 50, you may be eligible for surveillance for breast cancer or for genetic screening to look for the genes that make developing breast cancer more likely.

Previous diagnosis of breast cancer

If you have previously had breast cancer or early non-invasive cancer cell changes contained within breast ducts, you have a higher risk of developing it again, either in your other breast or in the same breast again and so you need to be in constant touch with your doctor for review.

Previous benign breast lump

A benign breast lump does not mean you have breast cancer, but certain types of lump may slightly increase your risk of developing it. Certain benign changes in your breast tissue, such as atypical ductal hyperplasia (cells growing abnormally in ducts) or lobular carcinoma in situ (abnormal cells inside your breast lobes), can make getting breast cancer more likely.

Breast density

Your breasts are made up of thousands of tiny glands (lobules), which produce milk. This glandular tissue contains a higher concentration of breast cells than other breast tissue, making it denser. Women with denser breast tissue may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer because there are more cells that can become cancerous.

Dense breast tissue can also make a breast scan (mammogram) harder to read because it makes any lumps or areas of abnormal tissue harder to spot. Younger women tend to have denser breasts. As you get older, the amount of glandular tissue in your breasts decreases and is replaced by fat, so your breasts become less dense.

Overweight or obese

If you have been through the menopause and are overweight or obese, you may be more at risk of developing breast cancer. This is thought to be linked to the amount of estrogen in your body, as being overweight or obese after the menopause causes more estrogen to be produced.

Being tall

If you are taller than average, you are more likely to develop breast cancer than someone who is shorter than average. This may be due to interactions between genes, nutrition and hormones, but the reason is not fully understood.

Risk Factor of Breast cancer – Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer. Both combined HRT and estrogen-only HRT can increase your risk of developing breast cancer, although the risk is slightly higher if you take combined HRT.

It is estimated there will be an extra 19 cases of breast cancer for every 1,000 women taking combined HRT for 10 years. The risk continues to increase slightly the longer you take HRT, but returns to normal once you stop taking it.

Finally because of the many addictive risk factors you can seek help from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care where focus is on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE

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Homeopathy and Cancer

July 27, 2014

Exploring Homeopathy and As an Alternative Cancer Treatment

The conventional cancer treatments methods like the chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery have been used for many years and are still widely used. However there are loopholes that exists with these conventional cancer treatment methods however famous they are. Most of the patients who have gone through chemotherapy for example always suffer very severe side effects that may make the patient even weaker. The patient may also lose hair and suffer weight loss due to poor appetite. This is because the treatment not only kill the cancerous cells but also kill the healthy body cells leaving the body maimed for such a time that  the body would have made new cells.

Due to these side effects associated with the conventional cancer treatment methods, patients have been on the lookout for better alternatives that could help them evade the life threatening side effects. Medical researchers have not been left out either as they have been coming up with new discoveries that would help in treating cancer better without leaving the patients with the life threatening side effects as the case with chemotherapy. Some of these alternatives work like magic while some are not that effective. One of these alternatives that have been developed as alternative cancer treatment include homeopathy.

What is the basis of homeopathy?

The homeopathy medicine is based on the idea that the body can heal itself. The history of homeopathy can be traced to the ancient Greek but its popularity is credited to the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. He developed homeopathy in the early 1800s as a better alternative to some of the harsh medical practices of the time, such as bloodletting and purging. Dr. Hahnemann believed a substance that caused specific symptoms in a healthy person could cure those same symptoms in a sick person.

Homeopathy treats patients with highly diluted substances that are given in tablet or solution forms. These substances are given to the patient to trigger the body’s immune system to heal itself naturally. The homeopath will check on the symptoms to decide the possible causes of the symptoms after which he will be able to give the best treatment to the disease.

Homeopathy is based on the idea that “like cures like.” That is, if a substance causes a symptom in a healthy person, giving the person a very small amount of the same substance may cure the illness. The essence of homeopathic doses is to help the body to awaken its healing ability to heal naturally and resume its normal body processes.

A homeopath uses tablets or liquid substances that contain an active ingredient which may be a plant component or a mineral. These substances are known as diluted or other potentiated substances. However effective this treatment has been said to be in cancer treatment, there has been little information explaining how it works in healing the patients.

Homeopathy has been used in treating chronic conditions such as arthritis, asthma, colds, flu, and allergies. Homeopathy has also been used in cancer treatment and is gaining popularity as an alternative cancer treatment though there are still mysteries how it works. Most homeopathic practitioners have opined that it helps in cancer treatment by reducing pain, improving vitality and well-being, stopping the spread of cancer, and strengthening the immune system. The homeopaths are further convinced that homeopathy can help to reduce the symptoms and side effects associated with cancer especially after going through the conventional treatment methods like chemotherapy. These side effects that may be reduced by homeopathy include; nausea, vomiting, mouth sores, hot flashes, hair loss, depression and general body weakness.

The solutions that are used in homeopathy contain minute components of the original ingredients from which they were drawn and so are still very potent. This small component of the original ingredient interacts with the body to trigger the body’s immune system to fight the diseases and cure the disease. Homeopaths believe that diluting or shaking the homeopathic solution increases its healing potential.

Homeopathy has also been compared to the beliefs of the ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine which aims at healing the body by maintaining its balance. Despite the belief that most homeopathic practitioners have in homeopathy, most of them have agreed that they do not understand how the treatment works but are hopeful that very soon research will be able to solve that puzzle.

Another important aspect of homeopathy is the ‘law of infinitesimals’ which states that the more the homeopathic solution is diluted the more potent it is. This explains why the solutions that are used in homeopathic treatments are much diluted.

When practitioners began using homeopathy, they directly prescribed the treatment to the patients but today the homeopathic solutions are commercially produced and are sold as supplements directly to the consumers, of course with directions for use. In the United States, any consumer who needs these homeopathic medicines can buy them over the counter in health food stores. They can also be bought online.

Homeopathy medicine are considered safe but just like any other treatment method some side effects may arise as some of these homeopathic solutions are not diluted to a level that all the original ingredients are over. side effects may include;allergy, asthma, ingesting heavy metals and drug interactions among others

You need reliable information to help you do this. Contact Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) for more information on health matters and be empowered to take good care of your life. Check her website for more information

 

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Reality of Drug Abuse

July 26, 2014

Reality of Drug Abuse – When Drug Abuse is ruining your life

The reality of drug abuse. Are you not aware of the dangers of drug abuse? Drug abuse has no respect to anyone.

Drugs are poisonous to the body and are not good for human life in any way. All that drugs can do to one’s life is to ruin it and destroy. If drugs are this destructive what are you doing about it? Don’t you think the time to face the reality has come? Take a moment and reason within yourself how it’s practically impossible for you to own up to what you’re doing to yourself, particularly when it gets to drug abuse. It’s seemingly too easy to engage in justification, finger-pointing, playing the blame game or just ignoring the truth.

The moment drug abuse is ruining your life you will not be able to be in the comfort of repudiating the facts: You’ve slid downhill just about as far as you can go. How do you face reality? What are the signs that drug abuse has nearly done you in? Is there anything positive you really can do, now that you feel like you’re a lost cause? The answer is an undisputable yes. The very first thing to do is acceptance that there is a problem which needs fixing. This then gives you the willpower to take further recovery action which may include the following:

Reality of Drug Abuse – Take Stock of Your Life

This will open your dark days in drugs and believe me it is not anyone cup of tea, it will be emotionally and socially painful when the reality descend on you. For instance you may notice that you succeeded in destroy yourself. Despite the painful reality there is hope of turning the tables and begin transforming your life. By now I believe that this moment of reflection has given you enough reasons why this is the best decision you are taking and so let us list just a few in case you need reinforcement for making this drastic change in your life.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Getting your health back

Is there anybody who doesn’t want to be healthy and live a good life? You were then but now your refreshment time has come and you are going to put all the past addictive experiences behind you greeting each day with smiles of abundance of health without the pain brought on you by chronic drug use. You must resolve to do what you can to regain your health. If you’re now in a debilitative state or end-phase disease, you can still take steps to make your quality of life better for your remaining days.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Mend relationships with your family

Your actions during the period you were using drugs may have caused you the joy of being with your family and friends and by now their hearts are broken and some may have even written you off their lives you must make a mend with them because no one wants to live a life empty of the love and support of those closest to us, even if we have our differences. Family should be able to raise above all that. You will appreciate that in this category your drug abuse and addiction has cost you dearly and you may be afraid or even unwilling to go through the difficult challenge of mending relationships. Yet, you still want to, somewhere deep in your psyche. Be encouraged this is only difficult but not impossible it may take longer than you think but peace will prevail once more. The key is to have this as a goal, and then work toward achieving it once you’ve become clean and sober again.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Reclaiming your job

Anyone who’s a drug addict knows full well that working and career don’t mix with the never-ending pursuit of the next fix, the next high. All you think about and all your actions revolve around your drug use – scheming to find, borrow or steal money to obtain your drugs, angling for where to secure them, using, getting high, coming down from the high, and beginning the cycle all over again.

Likely your job was one of the first things to go once your drug use began affecting your performance and attendance, as well as your appearance, interaction with co-workers and boss, and your overall manners. Getting back into gainful employment should be one of your goals after you are clean and free of drugs, since you cannot support yourself or others or make any meaningful headway in recovery if you are poverty-stricken.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Make something of yourself

Somewhere along the line you gave up on your dreams and instead you relegated yourself to something less than, to living in the shadows, to only getting by. Do you have idea why that took place?

  • Did you grow up in a dysfunctional family, constantly browbeaten and ridiculed, humiliated so that you felt like you were worthless and no-good?
  • Were you physically beaten, sexually abused, and neglected to the point of having to fend for yourself?
  • All this can and does put children at serious risk of falling prey to the lures of drug abuse.

Nonetheless because you are picking up the pieces you can come back from all this. You can make something of yourself once again. It will take a great deal of effort and the help of professionals to build your self-esteem don’t lose focus it can be done. You have to choose to try. It is not just a worthwhile goal but it is essential to achieving all your other goals in sobriety.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Financial security

The effects of drug addiction on your finances are one which is very much noticeable due to the sudden change of your lifestyle. It is common with most if not all drug addicts to be reckless with their spending on the supply of their substances until they are completely penniless. When they become penniless they begin to use their properties in exchange for the drugs, then lying and stealing from friends, family members or even strangers. Any available money would be used to finance the drug needs. This is the reality of your life as an addict but now that you are choosing to be sober and have your life back, financial security will be very important. Achieving this may not be possible easily without hard work and immense discipline. You will have to draw a plan of action even as you seek help from someone who can give you the best action plan. With good plan you will get back on your financial feet and live on the positive side of life.

Finally as you consider these options it will be fair for you to be in constant touch with an addiction professional who will be of help to you professionally on this journey of addiction recovery. Doctor Dalal Akoury has been a medical doctor with vast experience of over two decades in the line of addiction and her services will be very helpful to you for real tine addiction treatment in the most natural way.

Reality of Drug Abuse – When Drug Abuse is ruining your life

 

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Cesium Chloride and Cancer

July 26, 2014

 Cesium Chloride now effectively used in the treatment of cancer

There are many alternatives to cancer treatment today, thanks to the work that many researchers have done in the past. However this research is not about to cease as doctors and medical researchers are still in pursuit of a better cancer treatment alternative. The available alternative cancer treatments have gained popularity over a time due to their effectiveness in cancer treatment with many patients willing to go through the alternative cancer treatments as opposed to the conventional treatment methods like chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.

Cancer despite the many alternatives to cancer treatment has continued to send our loved ones to cemetery too early and that is why the medical researchers have not quit doing research to come up with better treatment. A Cancer treatment is evolving and better methods are being discovered to treat the disease without the many side effects that are known to weaken the cancer patients and slow the recovery process. Some of the alternatives are even used alongside the conventional cancer treatment methods like chemotherapy as they help in reducing cancer cell resistance to the chemotherapy drugs and hence improve on the effectiveness of the chemotherapy treatment. One of these alternatives is the use of Cesium Chloride. Cesium chloride should not be mistaken for radioactive cesium which is used in mainstream radiation therapy. It is easily absorbed by the body cells.

Cesium Chloride

Cesium is a rare, naturally occurring element of alkali metal, similar in chemical structure to lithium, sodium, and potassium. Cesium chloride is a salt form of this element. As used in cancer treatment, cesium chloride is used to kill cancer cells by raising their pH. Basing arguments on the past research works of great cancer researchers and doctors; Keith Brewer, Otto Warburg, and H.E. Sartori who in their pursuit of better cancer treatments and experiments to get to know how cancer cells survive had known that cancer cells survive in anaerobic conditions and could grow better in low PH conditions. They used this knowledge to find ways of killing the cancer cells. Using the cesium chloride to kill the cancer cells is also known as the pH therapy as it kills by altering the pH in the cancer cells making it impossible to live in high pH conditions. Cesium chloride has a mechanical structure similar to that of potassium and it is readily taken up by cells. When the normal cells take it up, it has no negative effect as they can dwell  in high pH conditions, however when the cancer cells take it up, they will not survive for long as they only thrive in low pH. So this disturbs their growth and reduces their chances of survival.

Normally, the cancer cells are low in ph level. In comparison to healthy cells, the cancerous cells are more acidic. When a cancer patient takes a cesium chloride supplement, the pH levels in the cancer cells are increased. High pH levels are not good for the cancer cells and therefore the rate of the tumor growth becomes slowed. The treatment of cancer through use of cesium chloride supplements is often called the pH therapy.

Research doctors thought of cesium chloride being used in cancer treatment after a keen observation that people who lived in areas that were high in alkali metals were not suffering from certain types of cancer. As early as 1920s researchers had began claims that the cesium chloride could be used as an effective alternative cancer treatment. This claims were not approved by the researchers who went ahead trying to show the effects of cesium chloride in cancer treatment who even suggested that the cesium chloride had no effect in cancer treatment. However by 1980 the use of cesium chloride in cancer treatment became public and had begun becoming popular among patients.

Cancer patients can buy the cesium chloride supplements that are available in pills and in syrup.  The patient can use between 1-6 grams of the cesium chloride as the daily dosage. It can also be mixed with juices, vitamins as well as minerals. Those who have used the pH therapy recommend using potassium supplements during that period to avoid abnormal heart rhythms. It can also be given intravenously that is, it can be injected into the vein through an IV.

Past tests on cesium chloride effectiveness

A research study done by American University in Washington, DC involving tests on mice fed cesium and rubidium showed marked shrinkage in the tumor masses within 2 weeks. Another advantage of the cesium chloride derived from the experiment was that the mice did not show any side effects from the therapy. The tests involved implanting tumors into the mice that were left for 8 days for the tumor to grow. Some of the mice were fed 1.11g of rubidium per day. After 13 days the mice that were not fed rubidium began dying. The tumors were removed and it was found that the mice fed rubidium daily had tumor shrinkage.

H.Nieper has also been carried out Tests on over 30 humans in Germany and H.Sartori in Washington, DC. In both tests as well as other tests done by other physicians showed very positive results as in each case the tumor masses disappeared. The pains and other effects related to cancer also disappeared within 12 to 36 hrs. However in some cases the healing process took longer due to patients’ reacting to morphine.

Cesium ChlorideOtto Warburg who is recognized for relating cell oxygenation to cancer also features here. When the cell has insufficient oxygen its pH drops creating a conducive environment for cancer cells to grow but with the cesium chloride the cancer cells are easily managed as their growth and metastasis is inhibited.

You need to learn on ways to prevent the disease. You need reliable information to help you do this. Contact Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) for more information on health matters and be empowered to take good care of your life. Check her website for more information

 

 

 

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Causes of Cancer

July 26, 2014

Causes of Cancer And Behaviors That May Increase  Cancer Risk

causeCancer is a disease that is caused by very many causes. The disease has robbed us of our relatives and it is better that we learn how it is caused so that at least we may be able to avoid it given that most of the causes of cancer can be avoided if we adopt a healthy lifestyle. The journey towards being cancer free begins by knowing cancer; its cause, how to avoid it and finally how to treat it. It is therefore important to know the causes of cancer just as much as it is to know its best treatment options available that can work better and safely. There are also some behaviors that will escalate your risk of getting cancer. If these behaviors are made known then those concerned will refrain from indulging in them so as to reduce their chances of getting cancer.

Genetics and cancer

Cancer often begins from a single cell and this happens when the genetic composition of the cell is altered. A condition referred to as gene mutation. Gene mutations will eventually stop a cell from performing its functions normally. The cells that have problem with gene composition become cancerous and begin multiplying uncontrollably a key feature in cancerous cells. Gene mutations may happen to an individual from his interactions with the environment or a person may inherit cancer gene from the parents. Most cancers are caused by gene faults that happen in our lifetime. Most cancers are as a result of destroyed DNA, which may be done by carcinogens that a person is exposed to. These carcinogens destroy the DNA increasing the risk of cancer.

Examples of carcinogens that may result in the destruction of the cell DNA is eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) such as commercial poultry and commercial dairy. The genetically engineered foods contain harmful compounds that destroy DNA and increasing the cancer risk. Industrial chemicals such as benzene also have a negative effect on an individual and may affect the genetic composition of the cells making them more vulnerable to cancer.

There is a fault repair gene but if it doesn’t work as it should and fails to repair the other genetic mistakes that we all gather as we go through life your chances of getting cancer increases.

People who are born to a parent with a mutated gene have high chances of getting cancer. This however does not mean that they must develop cancer but it actually escalates their risk of getting cancer. We share genes from both parents and therefore if one parent has a faulty gene, we have a 50% chance of inheriting it when we are born.

Environmental causes of cancer

The environmental we inhabit has a great influence on whether we stay cancer free or not. The air we breathe as well as the foods we eat are polluted and so we are highly exposed to cancer. The heavy metals that are dangerous to life have been found in insecticides and herbicides among other chemicals that we use. The traces of heavy metals remain in the foods that the insecticides are used on. These heavy metals cause myriad of problems in our bodies that increases our risk of cancer infection as they may interfere with the normal cell functioning  including cell DNA composition that when affected causes cancer. Exposure to such harmful substances like benzene, chlorinated water and pesticides increases a person’s cancer risks. It is quite a pity that those who are exposed to these harmful substances in most cases do not even know that they increase their risk to cancer.

Researchers have been able to prove that even the antibacterial detergents we use can cause cancer as they contain harmful compounds like Triclosan which is very dangerous to health as it disrupts the endocrine functions interfering with the normal metabolism and concentration of hormones in the body. This compound is available in most household items like soaps and toothpastes among other household items. According to the latest research findings, triclosan can improve the growth of cancer cells especially in the breast tissues.

Smoking and cancer

Smoking tobacco increases the smokers risk to cancer greatly. This is because the tobacco smoke has about 60 chemicals that affect the body functions and cause cancer. The tobacco smoke increases your risk to cancer by damaging a gene called p53. This gene is found in all the cells in the nucleus and it helps by prevent the cancer cell growth. Smoking is the leading cause of the gene p53 mutations in cancer patients. Smoking is the major cause of lung cancer but is also known to cause cancer of the mouth, throat, nasal, bowel, cervix and bone cancer. Lung cancer is the type of cancer with the least survival rates and causes most deaths.

Multiple sexual partners

Cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV. HPV is a viral infection and by putting yourself at risk of HPV increases your chances of getting cervical cancer. Getting yourself into sexual activities with many people increases your chances of getting HPV.

causeThe risk of getting the HPV increases with the number of sexual partners you have. When the number is growing, your chances are also increasing. If you reduce the number of sexual partners you have, the fewer the chances of getting cervical cancer. Having sexual partners not only increases your chances of getting cervical cancer but also other diseases like HIV.

Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) has a website that avails cancer information to those seeking information. You can check on her website to learn more on how you can stay cancer free.

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