Cancer
Orient Medicine Acupuncture & Massage Clinic
at Downtown Calgary Tower Professional Centre
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Cancer
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Located downtown Calgary. Registered Acupuncturist. Member of Alberta Association of Traditional Chinese Medical Doctors.
Please pardon our Chinese English,
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About CancerWhen a rebel cell loses its mind and doesn’t follow rules like rules to
replicate, rules to repair and double check, rules to die when everyone dies or
sometimes the rebel cell even takes over the command to build blood vessels to
get its own supply, it becomes cancerous. It starts to replicate itself rapidly
to form a colony. Starting from one place and expanding by sending scouts
through the circulatory system to find new territories, finally takes over an
essential organ and shuts it down... The DNA strand is like a brain/mind of a cell and when certain areas are
damaged and not repaired properly, the cell loses its mind. There are many different forces can cause damage to a DNA strand like
free radicals, radiation, certain chemicals or tobacco…. Depending on what organ and tissue it involves, cancer can mean more than
200 diseases including lung cancer, breast cancer… 40% of Canadian women and 45% of men will get cancer in their
lifetime. About 24% of women and 29% of men will die of cancer. Important!! Back to Top
Risk Factors of Cancer
About dietary prevention, check out more at Canadian Cancer Society. Back to Top
How acupuncture treats cancer ?Early prevention
is the best treatment for cancer. Surgery,
chemotherapy and radiotherapy are main modalities used to treat cancer. In treating cancer, acupuncture is more commonly used as an adjuvant to help relief pain after surgery and side effects (such as nausea, fatigue, depression, poor appetite & poor sleep) from radio or chemotherapy and to increase the chance to reach a successful radio or chemotherapy treatment course. Acupuncture can also
provide protection against damage to white and red blood cells. In addition, it
speeds up the slow recovery from
the side effects of the therapies.
Chinese herbal
medicine can also assist the recovery of immune system after radio or chemotherapy
when it is controlled by an experienced TCM doctor with caution.
Since early
prevention is the best treatment for cancer, acupuncture offers benefit to
alleviate chronic pain, insomnia, stress and weight problems.
In combination with regular exercise and healthy diet, acupuncture
treatment can optimize one’s health & wellness to prevent cancer. Back to Top
Is the acupuncture effect real or simply a placebo effect?It has been reported that acupuncture provided an immediate analgesic effect similar to that of codeine and pethidine, with a more marked effect after use for two months, (http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js4926e/5.html). The effect was comparable with that achieved using the analgesic steps recommended by WHO. There are other researches demonstrate that acupuncture greatly lessens the adverse reactions in the digestive and nervous systems, as well as provides protection against damage to hematopoiesis for patients underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Back to Top
Does it work for me?Many Calgarian cancer suffers benefit from our acupuncture therapy for immediate relief of pain and/or adverse reactions in the digestive and nervous systems, as well as providing protection against damage to blood cells. It has been helping many cancer suffers. It is certainly a reasonable natural modality that has its potential to help. However, “It works for many” doesn’t equal to “it works for you”. As for you, there is only one way to find out… Back to Top
How many sessions would I need? How much does it cost ?Although results can be felt by patients in as few as 2-3 sessions , it is suggested that patients to have periodic treatment before, through out and after chemo/radio/surgical therapy course until the body has recovered from the therapy. Most of the group insurance and company benefits cover acupuncture treatment. You may get clarification from human resources department in your work place. We charge $60 per acupuncture session. There is a $15 initial consultation fee charged at the first time of visit. All fees above subject to change without notice. Please call 403-233-0498 for current rate. Back to Top
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