As we move forward into the new millennium, we also move into a new perspective on medicine. We are beginning to see the effect that illness has on our bodies as a whole. It is not just a matter of eliminating a "bad guy" from the human condition, it is the art of creating balance between opposing forces. This does not mean that modern drugs and surgery are not effective. It just means that, if for instance you are prone to cysts and have them removed, and you do not eliminate the cyst promoting aspects of your life you will more than likely be going through the same surgery again in the future. By putting a stop to the branch you will not necessarily affect the root. Zhang San Feng, the great Chinese physician and creator of the health exercise Tai Chi addressed the same health concerns in his native country China 600 plus years ago: "I suggest that physicians question their patients thoroughly before using their patients' diseases to test new drugs. I also suggest that ailing patients try to understand the causes of their own diseases before going to see physicians, rather than blindly risking their lives to test physicians' skills." Preventative medicine is not at great expense to the patient even when they are un-insured. When you take into account: missed work, the discomfort of rehabilitation and the fees involved with dispensing drugs, you'll begin to ask yourself why you didn't take care of your medical problem before it got to an extreme stage. At this point there are many effective ways to cut your recovery time down: vitamins and nutritional supplements, food therapy, Chinese herbal medicines, acupuncture and therapeutic breathing. You may choose the one that suits you best and go after it like the quality of your life depended on it, because in fact it does. There are bounties of information on the above topics in good books and through credible web sites, it is just a matter of you taking charge of you life and getting what you deserve from your time on this planet. This section in my website is to bring you quality studies on a variety of natural medicines. Please feel free to visit the links below, I am always researching and updating this site so please check back often.
Lung Cancer Research
Chinese herbs effective in the treatment of lung cancer
Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) can improve chemotherapy treatment in lung cancer according to researchers at the Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang.
The researchers observed the effect of Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) and chemotherapy on non-small cell lung cancer.
Comparing the therapeutic effects of three treatment regimens on 110 patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients - 58 patients were treated with CMH plus chemotherapy, 28 cases treated with chemotherapy only, and 24 cases treated with CMH alone.
The results showed that the effective rates (i.e. partial remission or complete remission) were 22.9 per cent in CMH and chemotherapy group, but just 13.6 per cent both in chemotherapy and in the CMH groups.
There were no significant differences between the three groups according to the short-term results. The average (mean) survival time for those patients treated with CMH in conjunction with chemotherapy, was 10.2 months, whereas the patients in the chemotherapy and CMH groups had an average survival rate of 5.3 and 8.0 months respectively.
The survival rate (Kaplan Meicr method) of both the CMH and chemotherapy group and the CMH group were significantly higher than that of the chemotherapy group but there were no significant differences between CMH and CMH + CT group.
The researchers concluded that Chinese medicinal herbs were helpful to improve average survival times and survival rates of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The herbs could be used in conjunction with chemotherapy and the evidence suggests that they may be equally effective used alone which would mean that patients may be able to avoid the side effects of chemotherapy treatment.
[Therapeutic effect of Chinese medicinal herbs combined with chemotherapy on advanced non-small cell lung cancer]. Huang ZM; Long H. Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih, 17:26-8, 1997 Jan
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