Cancer and Healthy

Alternative treatments are defined as those that are used instead of your regular medical care. These treatments have not been proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials. Some may even be dangerous or have life-threatening side effects. The most common danger is that you may lose the chance to be helped by standard treatment. Delays or interruptions in your standard medical treatment may give the cancer more time to grow.

Some alternative treatment options can include: a diet plan in which you are assessed and a plan is designed to meet your specific needs. Assessment can include laboratory analysis of the blood, medical history and nutrition interview, a computerized diet profile, which is a three-day nutrient intake analysis completed by you as well as body measurements are made to determine your percent of body fat and loss of lean tissue.

Another option is naturopathic medicine. This option revolves around the belief that health and disease result from a complex of physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, spiritual and other factors. Naturopathic medicine recognizes the harmonious functioning of all aspects of you as being essential to health. The multi-faceted nature of health and disease requires a personalized and comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment. Naturopathic clinicians treat the whole person that is you, taking all of these factors into account.

Taken individually or as a whole, these are just some of the options that you can turn to if you feel that conventional methods of treating prostate cancer are either ineffective or too hard. However, it should be noted that there is no evidence that any of these options cure prostate cancer. As such, it is best to speak with your doctor before embarking on any new treatment regimen. That way, you both know and understand the options you have and can plan accordingly.