In November of 2015, my dad was diagnosed with stage 1 (which quickly turned to stage 3) throat cancer. My family and I were devastated and wanted to act as fast as possible to get rid of it. It was a long and very difficult battle, but as of one year ago, he was cleared. Cancer is awful but it can go away sometimes. Chemotherapy can help fight cancer, but it also kills lots of good cells with the bad ones. Chemotherapy should not be used to fight cancer.
Chemotherapy can make you very sick. Chemo is poison so by putting it into your body, it kills the cancer and the healthy cells too. By killing all of the cells, it can make you very sick. It affects everyone differently so one person could be mostly unaffected by chemo and someone else could be extremely sick. Furthermore, there are short term and long term side effects that also come with having chemo. Some short term side effects include nausea and vomiting. Lastly, some long term side effects include bone and joint problems and nerve problems.
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There are multiple things that you could do. One way is the Gerson Therapy and juicing. The Gerson® Therapy is a natural treatment that activates the body's extraordinary ability to heal itself through an organic, plant-based diet, raw juices, coffee enemas and natural supplements (Gerson). Probiotic foods and supplements is another natural treatment. Every morning since my dad was diagnosed with cancer, my family and I have eaten the probiotic vitamins and they do help keep you healthy. Lastly, sunshine and vitamin D can help. Vitamin D has been found to slow or prevent the development of