By Rick Shapiro of www.latestagecancer.com
Many of you know I am not a big advocate of Chemotherapy. Administering toxic chemicals into your body, in the conventional manner, is unquestionably harmful to your healthy cells and immune system. The staggering side effects are akin to a "pyrrhic victory". This is not my idea of an ideal therapy. However, there is a methodology of administering Chemotherapy which may be more efficacious and less toxic than the traditional methods used by most conventional Oncologists.
If you are considering Chemotherapy as the singular or predominant treatment approach, or using Chemo in conjunction with other complementary approaches, I strongly suggest you consider a distribution and timing approach which may be superior to the conventional approach. This methodology signifcantly mitigates the negative side-effects and, simultaneously, significantly increases treatment response.
The science of Chronotherapy, i.e., timing medicines or therapies according to the patients circadian and biological clock, to optimize benefits and minimize side effects, has been shown through various studies to have material benefits with health issues such as : cholesterol, asthma, blood pressure, and arthritis. When this practice is applied directly to Cancer patients, it is also quite impactful and known as Chronomodulated Chemotherapy.
According to Dr. Keith Block of Evanston, Illinois, a highly respected Integrative Cancer Physican and the author of - "Life Over Cancer", taking advantage of time sensitive treatment when Cancer cells are most active, and most vulnerable, and when normal healthy cells are at rest and least vulnerable to toxicity, can engender significantly better results. Dr. Block states that 40 large Cancer centers in Europe use the chronomodulated approach as a primary form of treatment.
In 1996, Dr. Block became the first private Cancer Clinic in North America to use special portable pumps to deliver chemotherapy on a chronomodulated basis. He claims that there is "good research" substantiating the efficacy of this unique treatment approach.
Not all cancer types nor all Cancer patients are appropriate for this treament. Dr. Block uses a multifaceted approach to treat his Cancer Patients.
To learn more about this unique approach, please click on the following two words - "Chronomodulated Therapy".
To see an excellent, short video of Dr. Keith Block, see the following video, below. If you cannot see it, I strongly encourage you to go to the following site : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTSbOU8FV7U
Conclusion :
If you are going down the Chemotherapy Road, investigate your chemotherapeutic options very carefully, prior to embarking on your treatment journey.
Keep the Hope !!
