Ganoderma supports cancer treatment
Cancer is one of the most serious diseases of modern times. It occurs in our body when, due to certain viruses , pollution, smoking , excessive drinking, unhealthy diet and exposure to chemicals , radiation and sunlight the growth of cells in our body gets out of control and they proliferate abnormally. Cells with this tendency are called malignant cells. Malignant cells can develop in any organ or tissue of human body. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the conventional ways of treating cancer.
With these methods cancer curing specialists try to destroy cancer cells. However while destroying cancer cells, such treatment also destroys many essential cells beneficial to human body such as
- Macrophage
- T-lymphocyte
- White Blood Cells
- Blood producing cells
Moreover, these methods weaken the immune system of our body and cause fatigue and loss of appetite. Once treatment stops, the remaining cancer cells may multiply back quickly when the body is weak. Thus these conventional ways are not without their side-effects. So, in case of cancer, the old saying applies: ‘prevention is better than cure’.
Ganoderma in Cancer treatment
Often used as an immune stimulant by people with cancer, Ganoderma has been shown to strengthen immunity as well as combat cancer-cell proliferation. In a 2003 study of 34 people with advanced-stage cancer, for instance, taking Ganoderma in supplement form three times daily for 12 weeks led to a significant increase in T-cells (known to play a central role in immune defense). Lab tests on breast cancer cells, meanwhile, found that combining extracts of Gnoderma and green tea heightened the mushroom’s ability to slow cancer-cell growth.
The anti-cancer agents in Ganoderma are the polysaccharides and Germanium. The polyshaccharide fraction of Ganoderma is largely responsible for its anti-tumor efficacy. Indications for Ganoderma use in cancer include supplementation
a) to reduce side-effects during chemotherapy or radiotherapy
b) to prolonging survival and minimize metastasis
c) to improve quality of life, and d) to prevent occurrence or recurrence.
The integral effects from Ganoderma consumption together with modern therapy provide promising results. Ganoderma not only helps in checking the growth of cancer but also mitigates the post-treatment side-effects of the modern ways of treating cancer. Therefore, cancer experts have begun to value the use of Ganoderma lucidum in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In this way, cancer cells are destroyed but human immune system remains safe and sound.
Thus, ganoderma can be used not only by cancer patients during chemotherapy or radiotherapy but can be taken as a measure to prevent cancer from occurring in the body.
Clinical researches have shown that the use of Ganoderma Lucidum with surgical removal, radio therapy, and chemo therapy are effective in improving the conditions of stomach cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, uterus cancer and blood cancer (leukemia).
Today, it has become clearly evident that Ganoderma Lucidum can contribute in no small way to the treatment of cancer. When used in combination with western medication, Ganoderma not only helps to achieve better therapeutic results. It also considerably reduced side effects caused by conventional medication.
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