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Complementary therapies

A range of therapies, products, and strategies used in addition to standard or alternative cancer treatments.

This 2019 Systematic Review of 104 studies found 12 out of 57 (21%) trials reported beneficial aspects of complementary therapies on the overall survival of cancer patients. It also reported significant benefits for Quality of Life, Pain, and Depression.

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Category:

Boost Your Immune System

Address Parasites, Bacteria, and Viruses

Detox Your Body

Reduce Anxiety and Stress

Manage Physical Pain

Products (herbs, extracts etc) with Anti-cancer Properties

Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects

Reduce Surgery Side Effects

Reduce Radiation Therapy Side Effects

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Identifying your cancer sub-type.

Many of the genes that contribute to cancer development fall into broad categories:

Tumor suppressor genes – BRCA1, BRCA2, p53 or TP53.
These are protective genes but they can mutate and turn into cancer cells.
Oncogenes. – HER2, RAS
These turn cells cancerous. Mutations in these genes are not inherited.
DNA repair genes – BRCA1, BRCA2, and p53
These fix mistakes made when DNA is copied. Many of them function as tumor suppressor genes. If a person has an error in a DNA repair gene, mistakes remain uncorrected. Then, the mistakes become mutations. These mutations may eventually lead to cancer, particularly mutations in tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes. Mutations in DNA repair genes may be inherited or acquired.