{"id":20048,"date":"2017-05-03T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T19:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalfitnessnetwork.org\/public\/?p=20048"},"modified":"2017-04-30T06:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T13:20:26","slug":"cancer-patients-need-lifelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/all-mfn\/cancer-patients-need-lifelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Cancer Patients Need Lifelines?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each day in the United States, almost 1,600 adults and kids\u2014enough to fill four jumbo jets\u2014die of cancer. Why are these patients allowed to crash and die? We have put people on the moon. We have sent rovers to Mars. Why, in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century, are we, society, throwing up our hands and saying, \u201cThere is nothing more we can do\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Cancer patients need answers and they need them now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lifelines-Cancer-Survival-Approach-Personalized\/dp\/0986167304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lifelines to Cancer Survival <\/em><\/a>bridges the gap from the old world of cancer care to a new, revolutionary way of thinking. What is this new way of thinking, and how is it transforming cancer survival?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20052\" src=\"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cancer-patient-window-285x190.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>It\u2019s a way of thinking that empowers you with what I call \u201clifelines.\u201d Lifelines are tools, strategies, and individuals that can help increase your survival time. They can be anything from simple anticancer nutrition, to the latest, cutting-edge genetic profiles and targeted treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The current standard of care can fall short. It often does not include the following individualized tests and treatments that could lead to safer, more effective care:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Personalized molecular profiles\u2014<\/strong>genetic fingerprints of the potential therapeutic targets of your specific cancer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anticancer nutrition\u2014<\/strong>evidence-based natural therapies that attack inflammation and blood vessel growth in your tumor(s)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrative medicine\u2014<\/strong>natural, more holistic modalities to address stress and the side effects of chemo and radiation, along with spirituality<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemosensitivity assays\u2014<\/strong>samples of your living tumor or liquid\/blood cancer that have been examined and tested to assess your cancer\u2019s response to both older and newer anti-cancer treatments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your cancer care should include these elements and so much more. My experience in my own survival, and in counseling countless cancer patients over the years, has taught me that staying alive includes much more than a biopsy, chemotherapy, and surgery.<\/p>\n<p>In his compelling book, <em>Anticancer: A New Way of Life,<\/em> scientist, physician, and researcher, the late Dr. David Serven-Schreiber, discusses his frustration and concerns over this topic as a recovering cancer patient:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>After surgery and chemotherapy for cancer, I asked my oncologist for advice. \u201cWhat should I do to lead a healthy life, and what precautions could I take to avoid a relapse?\u201d \u201cThere is nothing special to do. Lead your life normally. We\u2019ll do MRI scans at regular intervals, and if your tumor comes back, we\u2019ll detect it early,\u201d replied this leading light of modern medicine. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut aren\u2019t there exercises I could do, a diet to follow or to avoid? Shouldn\u2019t I be working on my mental outlook?\u201d I asked. My colleague\u2019s answer bewildered me. \u201cIn this domain, do what you like. It can\u2019t do you any harm. But we don\u2019t have any scientific evidence that any of these approaches can prevent a relapse.\u201d. . . As for more theoretical mind-body or nutritional approaches, he clearly lacked the time or interest to explore these avenues<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Serven-Schreiber is not alone in this experience. What\u2019s more disturbing is that people will not only die from cancer, but from complications of cancer treatment. You\u2019ll have to look long and hard for any statistics regarding side-effects and fatalities of cancer therapies. Weekly I see many cancer patients who are at the end of their rope searching for hope. Sadly, these same patients where often given limited options \u201cout of the gate\u201d. I should know, I was one of them! These are the many reasons I spent seven years writing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lifelines-Cancer-Survival-Approach-Personalized\/dp\/0986167304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lifelines to Cancer Survival<\/strong><\/a>. These Lifelines continue to keep me alive. My sole purpose is to increase cancer patients\u2019 survival time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally printed on Mark&#8217;s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/cancerstrategist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CancersStrategist.com<\/a>. Reprinted with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Mark Roby, PA-C is an Integrative Clinician, Author, Speaker, Cancer Coach, and Survivor.Through his passion, knowledge, experience, and\u00a0 having survived cancer himself, he teaches and connects with audiences like no other. He speaks to cancer patients, hospitals and medical centers, and religious organizations about highly impactful practices of personalized care and cancer survival.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day in the United States, almost 1,600 adults and kids\u2014enough to fill four jumbo jets\u2014die of cancer. Why are these patients allowed to crash and die? We have put people on the moon. We have sent rovers to Mars. Why, in the 21st century, are we, society, throwing up our hands and saying, \u201cThere is nothing more we can do\u201d?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":20052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-20048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-mfn","tag-cancer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}