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Cancer cures: What to believe?

I discovered a website called Quackwatch. The website's mission is to be a guide to health fraud and making intelligent decisions.

As a cancer survivor I was bombarded with well meaning people telling me about different alternative therapies, a cure they heard on television, a diet that can keep your body alkaline instead of acidic to kill the cancer, and a place you can go to cure cancer that you can only receive treatment somewhere in Mexico.

I can't blame anyone for bringing these things to my attention but most of this information is not scientifically proven. I know that even if its not scientifically proven it can still be of benefit, however stories about one person who say this or that cured their cancer does not mean much to me.

I went with conventional therapy. I do think there is a place for alternative treatments so I'm not bashing them. However, we all know that there are those out there who are going to prey on a cancer patient's need for help. Those that write false books and make false claims to make money. It's unfair that we have to deal with this but that is why we need to be careful about what we believe when we read or see something on television that claims to be a quick cure.

One book that really angers me is a book written by Kevin Trudeau called Natural Cures "They" don't want you to know about. I didn't read the book but I did see the infomercial. They really do try and make it look like a legitimate setting of two professionals discussing a new book.

In an article at quackwatch they talk about the acid/alkaline theory. In Kevin Trudeau's book he claims that cancer cells can not live in an alkaline environment. This is true however he fails to tell you that neither can any of the other cells in your body!

The article on acid/alkaline theory written by Gabe Mirkin, MD, states "All chemical reactions in your body are started by chemicals called enzymes. All enzymes function in a very narrow range of acidity. (The degree of alkalinity is expressed as 'pH'). If your blood changes its acidity or alkalinity for any reason, it is quickly changed back to the normal pH or these enzymes would not function and the necessary chemical reactions would not proceed in your body. "Taking calcium supplements or drinking alkaline water will not change the pH of your blood. If you hear someone say that your body is too acidic and you should use their product to make it more alkaline, you would be wise not to believe anything else that person tells you."

My advice is that if you hear or read something, take the time to look into it further. Get both sides of the story or ask your doctor and then decide from there if what you are reading makes sense.

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