Chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for many cancers. The alternative/holistic medicine field tends to believe chemotherapy is overused and, at times, is so heavy-handed it causes more harm than good. However, it is one of the mainstream tools for addressing a cancer diagnosis.
Nausea is a common side effect, but could be relegated to minor nuisance thanks to current research. A study involving 644 breast cancer patients shows there's a simple supplement that helps alleviate this major distraction.
Ginger.
Patients in the study were given ginger in addition to standard anti-nausea medication. Their symptoms declined when administered this gloried East Asian root. People from those parts have long used fragrant ginger for taste and medicinal purposes, including to relieve abdominal discomfort. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ginger is characterized as a warming herb that treats the spleen, stomach and lungs, making it an effective weapon at relieve colds.
Read about the chemotherapy study at the American Society of Clinical Oncology:
www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Meetings/Abstracts?&vmview=abst_detail_view&confID=65&abstractID=35351
as well as the website for the group Living Beyond Breast Cancer:
www.lbbc.org/content/news/ginger-helps-ease-chemotherapy-related-nausea.asp?section_tag=G
Chemotherapy patients regularly suffer from a plethora of life-changing symptoms, from anemia and bleeding to constipation and rabid thirst. You can read more about managing them at the National Cancer Institute website: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemo-side-effects.
Know that researchers are beginning to pay more attention to acupuncture's beneficial role in treating pain and discomfort. Integrative cancer care has been around for years in China. Let's hope for the benefit of all cancer patients that mainstream medicine begins to play catchup.
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