Analysis: Conventional vs Natural Cancer Treatment.
The big debate about which is better to treat Cancer.
Everybody talks about the immune system, but few can tell you what it is. Your immune system is a complicated system of cells and biological reactions which the body employs to ward off invaders and to prevent its own cells from deteriorating and mutating. The immune system is responsible for recognizing foreign proteins and cells and for triggering an attack against them.
With varying forms of treatment and philosophies of medicine, what it the best way to treat cancer? All therapies are easily classified as either conventional or alternative medicine. Learn about what is available to cancer patients with this overview of alternative versus traditional medicine and cancer treatment. While healing methods may be strikingly different, in the end the best way to treat cancer may be to integrate both modern medical techniques to destroy or remove cancer cells and natural therapies to encourage healing.
Traditional, Conventional Medical Care
Most cancers are treated with conventional methods. Even if you do choose to use alternative therapies it is important to work with your health care provider and to consider standard treatment options that are available for cancer patients. Why? Because many of these therapies can be effective for many patients, altogether removing or destroying cancer cells and many times at least extending life through eliminating as much of the cancer as possible and slowing the spread of a tumor.
While effective, there is a drawback of traditional medicine for cancer treatment — the negative side effects and the chance of a return of the disease. Conventional treatment methods aim to kill, destroy or remove cancer cells, but they do so at the expense of the body. Immune
function is impaired, many physical side effects are experienced, and the body is less capable of healing itself if the cancer returns.
