By Peter Hutch
Paget's disease of the breast, also called mammary Paget's disease, is a rare breast condition that is often associated with underlying breast cancer. It is believed that Paget's disease of the breast occurs when invasive carcinoma or intraductal carcinoma (cancer of the milk ducts) spreads through the milk ducts to the nipple.
Although in most cases the underlying breast cancer is extensive, in 10% of the cases, cancer only affects the nipple and surrounding tissue. Rarely, there is no detectable underlying breast cancer.
Paget's disease of the breast, also called mammary Paget's disease, is a rare breast condition that is often associated with underlying breast cancer. It is believed that Paget's disease of the breast occurs when invasive carcinoma or intraductal carcinoma (cancer of the milk ducts) spreads through the milk ducts to the nipple.
Although in most cases the underlying breast cancer is extensive, in 10% of the cases, cancer only affects the nipple and surrounding tissue. Rarely, there is no detectable underlying breast cancer.

Paget's disease of the nipple, also called Paget's disease of the breast, is an uncommon type of cancer that forms in or around the nipple (1, 2, 3). More than 95 percent of people with Paget's disease of the nipple also have underlying breast cancer; however, Paget's disease of the nipple accounts for less than 5 percent of all breast cancer.

Causes
If invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is already present in the breast as a tumor, cells might drift off from the tumor and float up through the milk ducts, where they enter the nipple.

In a few cases of Paget’s disease, there is no underlying breast cancer, or if a tumor is present, it is unrelated to the disease in the nipple. Researchers suggest that in those cases, nipple skin cells may spontaneously change into cancer cells.
Signs and symptoms
Paget's disease of the breast affects your nipple and its surrounding skin (areola). It's easy to mistake the signs and symptoms for skin irritation (dermatitis) or another noncancerous (benign) skin condition of the nipple. In the early stages of the disease, you might notice only some flaky or scaly skin on your nipple, accompanied by slight itching or redness. These skin changes can come and go, making it appear as if your skin is healing on its own. On average, a woman may experience signs and symptoms for six to eight months before a diagnosis of Paget's disease of the breast is made.

Surgery
Whether you will need surgery and what type of surgery your doctor recommends will depend on the underlying cells. If there is a cancer diagnosis, the treatment will be based on the cancer diagnosis - not the Paget's. An early stage cancer will probably involve a lumpectomy, removing the lump and the breast tissue around it. A more advanced cancer may require a mastectomy, removal of the breast, and other treatments.

Skin-sparing mastectomy. In this procedure, the surgeon makes an incision around your nipple and areola, removes all of the underlying breast tissue, but preserves the overlying skin. Breast reconstruction with breast implants or with your body's own tissue (autologous reconstruction) is usually performed during the same surgery. Skin-sparing mastectomy isn't an option if the skin changes associated with Paget's disease have spread beyond your areola.
Chemotherapy/Hormonal Therapy
These adjuvant treatments may be prescribed by your health care team to treat the cancer that produced the Paget's symptoms. There are many different drug therapies available. These treatments may involve drugs such as tamoxifen, which are meant to prevent the cancer from growing again. You may need more aggressive treatments if the cancer has spread to your lymph nodes or other sites.

Breast Cancer – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

By Peter Hutch

The disease is most commonly diagnosed in women over age 50. Very few women under age 30 develop it. Despite the rise in incidence, there has been a small drop in the number of deaths in the recent years and only about one-fifth of cases prove fatal. This reduction is due to improvements in treatment and the increased use of mammography for screening, which means that tumors can be detected early, when they often respond well to treatment.
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the U.S. While the majority of new breast cancers are diagnosed as a result of an abnormality seen on a mammogram, a lump or change in consistency of the breast tissue can also be a warning sign of the disease.

The disease is most commonly diagnosed in women over age 50. Very few women under age 30 develop it. Despite the rise in incidence, there has been a small drop in the number of deaths in the recent years and only about one-fifth of cases prove fatal. This reduction is due to improvements in treatment and the increased use of mammography for screening, which means that tumors can be detected early, when they often respond well to treatment.

Fibrocystic breast disease is common and usually benign condition. Symptoms include swollen, tender breasts, and/or one or more lumps. Frequently, symptoms worsen just before a woman's menstrual cycle, subsiding near the end. For the majority of women these symptoms are a temporary discomfort, however some women experience severe pain.

Causes

Age and gender - Your risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older. The majority of advanced breast cancer cases are found in women over age 50. Women are 100 times more likely to get breast cancer then men

Hereditary risk: It has long been known that women whose mothers or sisters had breast cancer have a higher risk of developing the disease themselves. Recently, it has been discovered that breast cancer can develop when a woman inherits a breast cancer susceptibility gene from one of her parents. The most common of these genes are the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. These genes account for about 10 percent of all breast cancer cases and in families that have these genes, the risk of breast cancer can be very high.

Family history of breast cancer - You may also have a higher risk for breast cancer if you have a close relative has had breast, uterine, ovarian, or colon cancer. About 20-30% of women with breast cancer have a family history of the disease.

Symptoms
The widespread use of screening mammography has increased the number of breast cancers found before they cause any symptoms. But some are still not found early.
The most common sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A lump that is painless, hard, and has uneven edges is more likely to be cancer. But sometimes cancers can be tender, soft, and rounded.

Breast discharge is a common problem and is rarely a symptom of cancer. Discharge is most concerning if it is from only one breast or if it is bloody. In any case, all breast discharge should be evaluated.
Treatment
Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for breast cancer. The choice of which type of surgery is based on a number of factors, including the size and location of the tumor, the type of tumor and the person's overall health and personal wishes. Breast-sparing surgery is often possible.

Human Papilloma Virus and Cancers

Author: Sameera Mohotti

In recent years, it has become clear that certain types of human cancers have a viral component to their etiology. Cancers due to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) are most common among these. This has been a study of intense research for number of years. Specific types of HPV genotypes were found to be the causative agents of some common cancers, most notable invasive cervical carcinoma. Apart from this anogenital cancer, HPV’s are also causally associated with other anogenital cancers such as cancers of vulva, vagina, penis and anus. HPV is also responsible for approximately 20-30% of head and neck cancers [1].

Association OF HPV with Cervical cancer

The link between HPV and cervical cancer is now established beyond doubts. Many epidemiological [2], [3] and molecular evidences [4] suggest the causal association of HPV’s with cervical cancer. It has been estimated that about 500,000 women acquire cervical cancers every year and 75% of this are from developing countries. In United States about 13000 cervical cancer cases are diagnosed every year and about 7000 deaths annually from prevalent disease [5].

Evidence suggests that the great majority of all grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia can be attributed to cancer-associated types of HPV infections [3]. It has been estimated that only about 10% of the HPV patients would develop cervical dysplasia and of these only few people would develop cervical cancer. Studies conducted on HPV DNA in a variety of genital lesions suggested that HPV types 16 and 18 are most closely associated with risk of genital cancers [4] and some of HPV types are considered to be more prevalent among cervical cancer patients in a specific geographical areas; HPV 45 in Western African [6].

The development of cervical cancer is associated with factors other than just high risk HPV infection. Factors like impaired cell mediated immunity, long term use of contraceptives and smoking also increase the risk of gaining and the persistence of HPV types which in turn may lead to cervical cancers [7],[8].

Association of HPV with other anogenital cancers

Strong links between HPV and anogenital cancers such as penile, anal, vulvar cancers have been demonstrated by many studies. These cancers are formed from lesions develop in the vagina, vulva, penis and anus as the result of sexual contact [9]. But the exact role of HPV in the natural history of anal squamous intraepithelial lesions is still unknown [10].

Studies indicate that about 1% of sexually active adults in the United States show visible genital wart and about 15 % have sub clinical infection. The most commonly detected HPV types were found to be HPV 16 and 18 [11]. But, HPV types 56, 59-64 and 71 also have been isolated in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia [12] .

Association of HPV with head and neck cancer

The term head and neck cancer refer to the cancers in the oral cavity, lip, nose, para nasal sinuses, naso-pharynx, oro-parynx, larynx, oesophagus, salivary glands, soft tissues of the neck and ear. Oral cancer is the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide and about 620,000 patients are diagnosed with cancer of oral cavity every year [13]. Many studies have found evidence suggestive of a role for human papilloma virus in head and neck cancer [14],[15]. Though the exact mode of transmission of HPV infection in the head and neck region has not been determined, it’s association with sexual behavior and perinatal transmission have been demonstrated [16].

During the pathogenesis of HPV, it enters to the host through the mucosal epithelial layer surface. Oral mucosa resembles the mucosa of the genital region in their histological structure. As the correlation between HPV and cervical cancer are well established, the resemblance of the mucosal histology led to the suggestion that HPV could play a role in the development of benign and malignant lesions of the oral mucosa [17].

After the first report of papilloma virus in tongue carcinoma[14], many studies have shown the presence of HPV DNA in oral cavity [15] and head and neck cancer [13]. The most prevalent HPV types in these were found to be HPV 16 and 18. Further epidemiologic and molecular investigation should be carried out to establish a precise relationship between HPV and head and neck cancer.

HPV INDUCED CANCER DETECTION

Detective measures to date have centered on screening programs for HPV induced cancers. The most common and the traditional way of screening for cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia are to conduct a pap smear test. This has significantly reduced the incidence of cervical cancers in recent years. If the result is turned out to be positive, then the colposcopy would be carried. Since cervical cancer and anal cancer resembles in their biological features, it has been observed that screening for anal high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions with anal pap smear allows detecting individuals at risk of developing anal cancers. To obtain a confirmatory result, an anoscopic examination should be performed [18, 19].

Detection of earlier stage of head and neck cancers as well as premalignant lesions can be done by regular physical examinations by the doctor. Any abnormalities should be further evaluated. An endoscopy is performed on the samples obtained from throat, larynx, and upper esophagus. Computed tomographic (CT) scans, magnetic resonances imaging (MRI) scans or ultrasounds could be performed to identify the size and extent to which the cancer has spread from its site of origin [20].

No standard screening tests are followed for vulvar cancers. In vulvar cancer lymph node pathologic status is the most important predictive factor. A study conducted by De Ceccoc et al indicated that Lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel-node biopsy under gamma-detecting probe guidance are easy and reliable methods for the detection of sentinel node in early vulvar cancer [21]. Coloscopy can also be used to detect abnormalities on vulvar epethilia [19].

The above mentioned tests cannot be used to detect the presence or absence of the virus which would eventually cause a cancer. A test based on the hybrid capture technologies is now available to detect 13 cancer causing kinds of HPV. This technology is based on the principle of signal amplification of a hybrid species produced by RNA probes fixed with HPV DNA [22]. Polymerase chain reaction is one of the most sensitive tests for HPV DNA detection [23]. But Zhao M. et al suggest that there could be limitations in this method when applying to a broad population [24]. Studies indicate that HPV DNA testing is one of the most effective tests which could be used for the prevention of cervical cancer [25].

In a study conducted by Reid et al, to compare the efficacy of cervical cytology, cervicography and/or DNA hybridization for cervical cancer screening, showed that none of the tests succeeded in identifying all the abnormalities [26].

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About the Author:

Sameera Mohotti (BSc, MSc, MD(MA))

What colon cancer is.

Colon cancer includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of death among cancers in the Western world. Many colon cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into colon cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through a colonoscopy where a camera is passed up the colon to visualise and obtain a biopsy for testing.

The symptoms of colon cancer may not be apparent early on. However the early symptoms of colon cancer to watch out forTechnorati Profile include any change in bowel habit such as constipation or diarrhea and any blood in the stools. Read on for more information of colon cancer symptoms.

Although there is no absolute cause of colon cancer, there are risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing colon cancer. These risk factors include age, smoking, high meat and low fiber diet, hereditary conditions and ulcerative colitis. Read on for more information of colon cancer causes.

Colon cancer treatment consists of mainly surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
The treatment of choice depends on the stage of the cancer itself. If detected early, simple surgery may all be that is required. If it is discovered at a late stage, radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be required to provide the best chance of recovery. Read on for more information of colon cancer treatments.

Colon cancer survival is directly related to detection and the type of colon cancer involved. Survival rates for early stage colon cancer detection is about 5 times that of late stage cancers.

Symptoms of colon cancer
Symptoms of colon cancer may include:

• Change in bowel habits (e.g. change in frequency (ie.constipation and/or diarrhoea), change in the caliber of stools, change in consistency of stools).
• Blood in stools (black or red stools) due to bleed from the colon cancer
• Bowel obstruction by the colon cancer tumor
• Anemia, with symptoms such as tiredness, malaise, pallor
• Unexplained weight loss.
• Enlargement of the liver due to spreading of the colon cancer tumor causing pain in the area of the liver and jaundice.

cause of colon cancer

Although there is no one cause of colon cancer, there are certain factors that increase a person's risk of developing colon cancer. These include:

• Age. Most cases occur in the 60s and 70s, while cases before age 50 are uncommon unless a family history of early colon cancer is present.
• History of cancer. Women who have had cancer of the ovary, uterus, or breast are at higher risk of developing colon cancer.
• Heredity:

o Family history of colon cancer, especially in a close relative before the age of 55 or multiple relatives
o Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) carries a near 100% risk of developing colon cancer by the age of 40 if untreated
o Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch syndrome

• Long-standing ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease of the colon, approximately 30% after 25 years if the entire colon is involved
• Smoking. Smokers are more likely to die of colon cancer than non-smokers.
• Diet. Studies show that a diet high in red meat and low in fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry and fish increases the risk of colon cancer. Individuals who frequently ate fish showed a decreased risk.
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis offers a risk of colon cancer independent to ulcerative colitis

It is also possible that a person may have colon cancer without any symptoms at all. This is one reason why many organizations recommend periodic screening for colon cancer with fecal occult blood testing and colonoscopy.

Treatment of colon cancer

The treatment of colon cancer depends on the staging of the cancer. When colon cancer is caught at early stages (with little spread and no metastases) it can be curable. Surgery remains the primary treatment of colon cancer while chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy may be recommended depending on the individual patient's staging and other medical factors.

Surgical treatment is by far the treatment most likely to result in a cure of colon cancer if the tumor is localized. Very early colon cancer that develops within a polyp can often be cured by removing the polyp at the time of colonoscopy. More advanced cancers typically require surgical removal of the section of colon containing the tumor leaving sufficient margins to reduce likelihood of re-growth.

Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is used in the treatment of colon cancer to reduce the likelihood of metastasis developing, shrink tumor size, or slow tumor growth. Chemotherapy is often applied after colon cancer surgery (adjuvant), before surgery (neo-adjuvant), or as the primary therapy if surgery is not indicated (palliative).

Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is used in treating colon cancer to kill tumor tissue before or after surgery or when surgery is not indicated. Radiotherapy is not used routinely in colon cancer, as it could lead to radiation enteritis, and is difficult to target specific portions of the colon, but may be used on metastatic tumor deposits if they compress vital structures and/or cause pain.

CANCER TREATMENT

It is my belief that every disease has cure. It does not matter if such cure is not yet discovered. In my search for information on the treatment for cancer, I have come accross an interesting article which I feel everyone in need of it should see; the ten commandments of an alternative cancer treatment.

Program
Notice #1:
ThisThe Ten Commandments of an Alternative Cancer Treatment web site contains an important tutorial on how to put together an alternative cancer treatment program for your situation. On this page is "The Ten Commandments of an Alternative Cancer Treatment Program." This "Ten Commandments" is a simplified summary of the tutorial, but does not replace the tutorial, which includes the first four treatment plan articles linked to on the main web page (e.g. Grape Cure, Jon Barron, etc.)!

Here is a link to the tutorial: Read Tutorial

Notice #2:
The purpose of the "Ten Commandments of an Alternative Cancer Treatment Program" is to supplement your "base" or "chosen" alternative treatment program!!! If you have not already picked a 7base" or "chosen" treatment program, at the bottom of this article is a section on how to pick a base treatment plan for your situation. You do not need a base plan to START the "Ten Commandments," it can be chosen soon after you start.

Notice #3:
If your cancer is advanced and terminal, a stronger form of this diet is the "Hospice Cancer Diet" discussed in an article linked to from the main page. As with the "Ten Commandments" diet, the Hospice Cancer Diet can be used to supplement your chosen treatment program. As a rule of thumb:

Stage I: use the "Ten Commandments," but Step 8 is not required,
Stage II and Stage III (except fast-growing cancers): use the "Ten Commandments," and
Stage IV and fast growing cancers: use the stronger Hospice Cancer Diet. This is ONLY a rule of thumb, your best judgement is the deciding factor.
Notice #4:
As mentioned in the tutorial, nutrient-based treatment plans, such as the Ten Commandments or Hospice Cancer Diet, may not be suitable for those whose digestive tract linings have been severely damaged by chemotherapy. Both diets are designed to work without the immunity system, but both plans require a digestive tract that does absorb most nutrients. See the tutorial for more information if you think this may apply to you.

Notice #5:
I have written a few articles on specific types of cancer. Others have done considerable research on specific "types of cancer." It is important to determine whether I have written an article for the type of cancer you are dealing with or if others have written specific articles on the type of cancer you are dealing with.

Here is a link to these articles: Read Article on Specific Types of Cancer

Notice #6:
If you start the "Ten Commandments" weighing less than 125 pounds you need to make sure that you do not lose too much weight. It may be necessary to take whole grains, raw nuts, and even a little meat and some fish to keep your weight from dropping too much.

Notice #7:
Cachexia is "a wasting syndrome characterized by weakness and a noticeable continuous loss of weight, fat, and muscle." In other words, cachexia is an uncontrollable downward spiral of a cancer patient's weight. The switch from a Western meat and sugar diet to a cancer diet will cause a loss of weight, but it will probably not be cachexia. However, if the uncontrollable loss of weight started before you started a cancer diet, or if you cannot control your weight loss after a few weeks on an alternative cancer treatment, please read the article:
The Cachexia Treatment Plan

About the "Ten Commandments" Diet
Many alternative cancer treatment programs fail because the patient does not comprehend the importance of the foods that are eaten during the treatment program. The treatment plan may fail because the person consumes foods that may cause cancer, foods that may feed the cancer cells, foods that interfere with the treatment program, etc.

The intent of the "Ten Commandments" is twofold: first, to supplement any base treatment plan in such a way as to minimize the possibility that the diet of the person will sabotage the treatment plan, and second, to supplement the base treatment plan with other plans known to treat cancer by themselves.

In order to supplement your chosen treatment program, the "Ten Commandments" contains several treatment programs that have been known to cure cancer, by themselves:

Wortman Grape Cure,
Coenzyme Q10,
Essaic Tea,
Raw Food diet,
Noni Juice,
Ellagic Acid,
"Greens,"
Rath Cellular Solution
It also contains 3 treatment programs that are very strong supplemental treatments to any cancer program:

MSM,
Jon Barron Diet (which I will not describe here, you must read the book when you get time),
L-Arginine.
It also includes a program known to be superior, by itself, to chemotherapy and radiation (Vitamin C).

Combining these "Ten Commandments," when the ingredients do not conflict with your chosen treatment plan, is a potent supplement to your plan. The "Don'ts" help you avoid destroying the effectiveness of your chosen treatment plan. The "Dos" will help supplement your chosen plan. Both are equally important!

The Ten Commandments of an Alternative Cancer Treatment Program
1) The Diet: The diet for this treatment plan can be found in the tutorial at:
Click Here

Absolutely focus on eating ONLY foods and drinks that are treating your cancer. Also, most foods on a cancer diet should be eaten raw and be totally unboiled, uncooked and unprocessed (an exception to this would be some cooked vegetables).

2)Essiac Tea (the quality of the herbs is key), see the Essiac Tea article for details.

3)Always be on the Wortman Grape Cure diet, when allowed by your chosen treatment plan (if you are diabetic, of course, you cannot be on this diet and you should increase the dosages of the treatments you can take). This means there are only 8 hours during the day when you are not fasting (natural water is allowed during the 12 hour fast) or drinking purple mush.
A Word of Warning: Do not drink purple grape juice exclusively as part of the Wortman Diet. All purple grape juice, even organic purple grape juice, is pasteurized by law. This means the enzymes have been destroyed. At least 50% of the grapes you consume, by weight, must be whole grapes (preferably with their seeds). If you cannot afford a food processor, just eat the grapes. If you cannot get purple grapes, then eat red or black grapes.

4)Drink between 1/2 quart and 1 quart (depending on your weight) of carrot juice per day (no more than that per day) as part of the "Raw Food" diet. Also ADD beet juice, beetroot juice and some cruciferous vegetables including: broccoli, cabbage and/or cauliflower
Do not eat whole carrots because they are part of the vegetable juice. However, the vegetables in the broccoli, cabbage, turnip and mustard greens, kale, brussel sprouts and collards families should be eaten, even if they are in the vegetable juice. Note that there is no limit to how many of the vegetables just listed you can eat and there is no limit to how many fruits drinks you can drink or how many fruits you can eat, as long as 80% of the vegetables and fruits are treating your cancer.

5)(One or more of the following) Barleygreen drink, one of the SuperGreen drinks, wheatgrass juice, OR barley grass juice. Also drink some parsley drink. Drink these things several times a day.

6)The Rath Cellular Solution (includes heart disease prevention):

Vitamin C (build up over 2 weeks to 15 grams a day [taken 3 grams at a time, 5 times during the 8 hours you can eat])
L-Lysine (5 grams a day)
L-Proline (1 gram a day)
Green Tea Extract (maximum dosage on bottle label)
L-Arginine (1 gram a day),
Co-enzyme Q-10 (build up to 500 mg if you can afford it)
7)If these things are not forbidden by your current treatment plan, daily take the following supplements (these should generally be taken during the 8 hours you can eat):

Group #1 — immunity, antifungal
Organic Germanium — immunity and other key reasons
beta glucan supplement (e.g. Immutol) — immunity
Aloe Vera (strong immunity claims by vendor) or Garlic (prefer bulbs)
MGN-3 / MGN3 (not available in U.S. due to FDA)
Undecylenic Acid — antifungal
Oil of Oregano — antifungal
Grapefruit Seed Extract (do not confuse with Grape Seed Extract) - antifungal
Group #2 — for the liver
Note: Do a colon cleanse BEFORE doing a liver cleanse (to allow the liver to flush) - see Jon Barron book
Milk Thistle Extract (Seeds or Fruit), Dandelion Root, and Artichoke combination (very common)
Bitter Mellon herb
Olive Oil
Group #3 — other
VitãlzymX and Nãttovita [enzyme formulas]
Chlorella — Start with 5 grams of chlorella a day, and build up to 15 grams a day (diarrhea concerns are the reason for the build-up)
Spirulina — Take 10 grams of spirulina a day
Vitamin B12 — should be taken with the Vitamin C above
Vitamin E (d–alpha tocopherols, 1,500 I.U.)
Niacin (build up to 1 gram a day),
MSM (build up to 1,000 mg) - potent duo with Vitamin C,
Zinc (300 mg a day),
a good multi-vitamin, strong in the B Vitamins and minerals,
a trace elements supplement (e.g. Sea Silver (tm) or Coral Calcium (tm)).
For brain cancer, drop the grape mush and add Protocel (note: Protocel conflicts with several other aspects of the Ten Commandments - read my article on Protocel, you have a lot of homework to do) AND a quality graviola supplement are required.

Note: Vitamin C, MSM and Vitamin B12 are three of the supplements in this treatment. These three items are very synergistic, and should all be taken!!

8) If these things are not forbidden by your current treatment plan, and if you can afford these items, daily take the following supplements:
Ellagic Acid (use "Ellagic Insurance Formula" (tm) - e.g. http://www.hopeforcancer.com/Ellagic.htm), which should be taken with the grape mush,
Tahitian Noni Juice (between 16 and 32 ounces a day, or as much as you can afford).

[Note: It is essential to drink at least 8 ounces of Tahitian Noni Juice per day (this is the only brand I recommend because of its proven track record), and up to 32 ounces a day if you can afford it. Both the purple grape juice and Noni juice should be SIPPED slowly. If they are consumed too quickly the patient will get nauseous.]

9) ALWAYS BE STUDYING! You never know when you are going to run into something critical you need to know. Use your common sense as you understand more and more what is going on.

10) Have a "buddy" while you are going on a cancer treatment plan. The "buddy" can be a spouse, relative or friend, but you need someone to encourage you constantly. You are now a soldier, you must fight like an army with banners! This is where your faith in God, spiritual support and prayer comes it. It is a battle to the death.

How To Pick Your Chosen or Base Treatment Plan
NOTE: There are some treatments that cannot be used as a "base" treatment plan with either the Ten Commandments or the Hospice Cancer Diet. Examples are Hydrazine Sulphate, Breuss Total Cancer Treatment, Protocel, and several others. Hydrazine Sulphate and Protocel can be used with some of the pieces of the Ten Commandments and Hospice Cancer Diet, but a considerable amount of homework needs to be done in order to know what you can combine these treatments with.

Picking the best base treatment plan for your situation, to be combined with the "Ten Commandments," requires someone with expertise in using internet search engines, such as Google. If you are not such an expert, find one. It may be a relative, a friend, a co-worker, someone from church, or whatever - but find someone who knows how to search the internet quickly.

Essentially, this person must build a search by combining the type of cancer you have with different treatment plans to see which kinds of treatments have the best testimonials and scientific evidence relative to the type of cancer you have.

For example, suppose you have colon cancer and need to find a base treatment plan. Go to Google and enter the following searches (one at a time of course):

"colon cancer" laetrile

"colon cancer" metabolic Kelley

"colon cancer" wheatgrass

and so on. (Note: try the search both with and without the quotes) Do this search (and look at some of the promising links) for each type of cancer treatment for which I have an article, and which is not already part of the "Ten Commandments" diet. Usually, only the first 60 or 70 headers and verbage are looked at, and from that group only a few are actually gone to and read in detail. A researcher will know how to sift through the massive amount of information and find relevant articles.

You can also go through the list of treatments on the Minnesota Wellness site (or any other alternative web site) to see if any of those treatments interest you enough to research them:
http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/cancer1/altthrpy.htm

Also, I have a web page that lists more than 200 alternative treatments for cancer. There might be a few of these that catch your eye and you may want to research for your type of cancer:
List of Over 200 Alternative Treatments

A word of warning about testimonials on the internet. Many of the testimonials on the internet were requested to be put on the internet by the vendors of the cancer patients. In other words, there is a definite skew of testimonials for treatments that involve vendors. For example, since no vendor is needed for the Brandt Grape Cure, you will not find many testimonials about this treatment on the internet. Thus, just because a treatment does not have many testimonials does not mean it is not a very good treatment plan for a specific type of cancer. Unfortunately, most alternative cancer patients do not set up web sites (and have search engines link to them) to talk about their treatment.

The exception to the bias towards vendor-based treatments are the testimonials on News Groups, such as:
http://www.CureZone.com/diseases/cancer/

Most of the testimonials on News Groups are not generated by a vendor's request.

Also, obviously some vendors are highly prejudiced towards their products. A person must use judgment when making these searches. Another issue is that some testimonials or studies are mentioned over and over again. Do not "count" the same testimonial or study more than once in your mind. Hopefully, the results of these searches will yield one treatment that is signficantly superior for your type of cancer.

The "Ten Commandments" is a potent addition to any treatment plan, so if you don't pick the perfect treatment plan for your base plan, things will likely turn out anyway.

If, after all of this research, you decide to use more than one base diet, feel free to use as many as you feel will help.

Cancers
One of every Americans will have cancer of some type during his or her lifetime. Yet more than one and a half million living Americans have been successfully treated and cured of cancer. As a matter of fact, cancer can strike at any age. Knowledge of early detection of cancer and medical treatment have helped to make these cures possible. It is statistically observed that the survival rate of cancer patients is increasing each year.

Cancer - Abnormal Cell Growth
It is biologically normal that cells should grow in the life of any human being. Growing cells are similar in physical structure and in function. These cells divide in an orderly manner into specific tissues and organs. This process stops when its purpose has been achieved.

Cancer is the abnormal growth and reproduction of cells in a disorderly, uncontrolled manner. Although this growth is not fully understood, what is observed is that one cell may become three, four, or even more cells. The cells formed are irregular in size and shape and arrange themselves in a haphazard fashion. They can grow in many parts of the body, often distant from the place of their origin. A mass of abnormal cells can cause a swelling or lump. This swelling or lump is known as cancer when it multiplies and spreads to surrounding areas.

According to the tissues from which they originate, cancer can be basically classified into two: CARCINOMA and SARCOMA. A carcinoma arises from epithelial tissues such as the skin or mucous membranes. A sarcoma originates from connective or supporting tissues, such as muscles, cartilage, fibrous tissues, or bone.