Question 1

what is the best diet we have to take while doing treatment of khemotherapy and radiation?

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Organic: As much as possible you want a high nutrient whole foods, preferably organic (pesticide-free) as tolerated. A good cookbook, for everyone in the family, is one bite at a time, by rebecca katz.

Question 2

what is logotherapy?

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Championed by: Viktor Frankl, a WWII era psychiatrist, Logotherapy is a school of thought focusing on man's need to find meaning.   Proponents state it is the third school of psychiatry, after Freud's and Adler's, but the therapy itself hasn't caught on much in the Americas.   Frank did come up with two noteworthy techniques--hyperintention and dereflection--to deal with anxiety.

Question 3

what is hippotherapy?

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Therapy with a horse: Hippotherapy is a form of therapy that utilizes equine movements.  It is typically used for patients with movement dysfunction such as cerebral palsy.  A trained therapist controls the horse and the patient responds to the horse's movements.  It can help with core strengthening, balance and posture.

Question 4

what is magnetotherapy?

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Magnet therapy: Using magnets to cure illness.  Do a web serach for more info.

Question 5

what is chemotherapy?

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Drugs for cancer: Various drugs are using alone or in combination to treat cancer. Collectively, they are called chemotherapy and can be used as single agents or in combinations. Many times biologic agents such as antibodies are also grouped in this category because the are used to fight cancer as well.

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what is ayurveda? what is panchakarma?

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Ancient Indian : System that means "science for life."  Ayurveda is used to diagnose and treat imbalances in the body to help the person self-heal.  Panchakarma is an intensive ayurvedic treatment involving diet, purgatives, massage, yoga, etc. To deeply cleanse the body of impurities and to rejuvenate it.  More info can be found at: http://ayurveda.Com/panchakarma/.

Question 7

what is cancer virotherapy? is it effective?

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Investigational: This is the use of viruses to treat cancer. While some experimental results are encouraging, and good research is ongoing, it certainly has not been proven to be safe and effective for any cancer.  Using virotherapy outside of a clinical trial is dicey. If the doctor claims it has proven benefit as a single agent (i.e., not in combination with chemotherapy) he is in error and possibly fraudulent

Question 8

what is immunotherapy?

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Decrease sensitivity: Allergen immunotherapy is a form of treatment aimed at decreasing your sensitivity to substances called allergens. These allergens are identified by allergy testing, and are the substances that trigger your allergy symptoms when you are exposed to them. Allergen immunotherapy involves injecting increasing amounts of an allergen to a patient over several months.

Question 9

what is brachytherapy?

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Short acting radiat: Brachytherapy (brachy = short acting) refers to a type of radiation where the radioactive sources are placed either directly in and around tissues or into cavities.  This allows the radiation treatment to be given from inside out as opposed to with external beam radiation therapy which is given from outside in.  It is most commonly used for prostate, gynecologic, and breast cancers.

Question 10

what is treanda?

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Treanda: Treanda / bendamustine is used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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