Yes, as what I've said the proven standard methods of treatment for cancer is the best choice. That includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation.
However, this issue had been on a debate regarding the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy brought also by anti neoplastic drugs. Instead of treatment, it devastates the healthy cells and weakens the immune system leading faster than death in no time. Doctors promulgate profits by these big drug companies for cancer hehe.
Due to high medicine cost, there's an inaccessibility to health care. Some people preferred to undergo for conventional therapies. Have you heard these some natural treatments such as Rick hemp's oil, smoking weed, Vit C injection, guyabano, Sabah snake grass? All of these remain obscure and unproven.
Speaking of pinoys especially the poor ones from the rural areas, they find MX3 one of those herbal products, the cheapest way to intervene cancer without knowing the tumor cell proliferation and even metastasis.
Neoplastic cells are cells that have circumvented the normal genetic processes and are no longer under control of tumor suppressor genes such as Delta P-53, APC, as well as TNF. This is why neoplastic cells are a threat to surrounding tissues because of its aggressive spread. Anti-neoplastic drugs target the neoclueotidic synthesis (methotrexate, 5-fluorurocil), DNA coding synthesis (cisplatin, dactinomycin, etoposide), the RNA synthesis , the protein synthesis and even the cellular division (vinca alkaloids, paclitaxel).
Anti-neoplastic drugs target fast growing tissues, a trait of neoplastic cells. However, there are many other tissues that are fast growing, per se mucous glands, bone marrow, hair follicles etc. This is why these tissue types are also affected during cancer treatment. These are the side effects.
If you do not treat the neoplastic cell, it will continue to spread. This is why in the full breadth of medicine, and in the specialty of Radiology Oncology, we treat cancers with chemotherapy, radiation, gamma technology and surgical excision. This is universally accepted in the field of Medicine.
When we treat a cancer patient, we weight the pros and cons, the risks and the benefits. If the anti-neoplastic drugs can have save a patient and can reduce the cancer, then we proceed with it. The patient, of course, is counseled on these said risks and benefits. The patient , as always, has the final say, and can outright deny treatment if he or she wishes. Treatment is only ascertained with the patient's approval.
As a Physician Surgeon, I am very cautious of any drugs that are NON-FDA Approved. In the United States, non-FDA approved medication is not going to be approved by health insurance providers. Only FDA-approved medication. The reason why we are so critical here in the United States is because FDA-approved drugs have passed stage1, stage2, stage 3 trials and into human trials with majority of patients benefiting more than suffering.
Treatment of patients with proper drugs must be supported by empirical results, with resolute methodology.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lorenzo
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