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Understanding Cancer, Part 5/5: Alternative Cancer Treatments

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:35:01 +0000

As I mentioned in Part 4, There are a mass of alternative treatments, some better known that others. In this final part to this series on cancer, we’ll explore the most popular alternative cancer treatments, as well as how we can think about them. The Gerson Therapy The Gerson Therapy promotes a low salt diet…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 4/5: Busting Myths About A Secret, Miracle Cure For Cancer

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:19:00 +0000

After reading or hearing about the conventional treatments for cancer, it’s no wonder that people go searching for alternatives. No one wants to go through chemotherapy. No one really wants to have deforming or debilitating surgery. No one wants to have radiation therapy with its lifelong side effects. No one wants to go through all…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 2/5: Causes And What We Can Do To Reduce Our Risk

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:10:45 +0000

So, why do we get cancer and more importantly, what can we do to prevent it? In order for cancer to develop, at least three events need to occur: Damage to the genome affects one or more facets of cell replication, so growth becomes uncontrolled. The damage to the genome is not recognized or not…

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