Pancreatic Cancer

Like it or not, humans are vain creatures. One of the top fears of a cancer patient, beyond the thought of losing life, is the concern over losing hair. Since cancer treatment is half medicine and half attitude, overcoming the vain concerns is key in most treatment plans. Here’s where good wigs can come into play, but for many, the expense is great.

Through American Cancer Society sponsorship programs and even through agencies like Locks of Love, anyone can get involved in helping make sure high-quality wigs get to the patients who need them. Wearing a wig is maybe not the same as having a full head of one’s own hair, but if a high quality wig is offered, the only one who is likely to know the difference will be the person wearing it. Plus, wigs can even be fun, whimsical and fantastic for those who don’t face treatment.

Wigs of today are not the same as they were in years gone by. High quality wigs look natural, mimic genuine colors and are fitted correctly to a person’s head so a natural appearance is presented. Super high quality wigs can cost hundreds of dollars though, so for the cancer patient, the expense can be prohibitive.

Youngsters who have faced hair loss can be helped through organizations such as Locks of Love or Wigs for Kids. Locks of Love provides wigs made of human hair for optimum natural appearances. There are even programs tailored especially for adults and those who face hair loss for other medical reasons.

Supporting agencies that provide wigs to those in need is fairly simple for anyone to do. Most American Cancer Society branches, for example, take donations for their wig programs. The branches provide fittings and wigs free of charge to patients who cannot afford them. Everything from a $1 to $1,000 and beyond helps and just about every penny donated stays local, and monies can even be earmarked for set programs.

Locks of Love takes donations of money and hair. Donors of hair all over America and beyond give to this program by growing their locks to a set length and having them chopped for the wig creation organization. The hair is then shipped to the agency, which processes it for use in wigs for youngsters who need them.

When people look good, they tend to feel good. For the cancer patient, attitude can be half the battle. The horrors of the disease alone can be hard for some to face, but the hair loss that goes along with it can be a blow that’s hard for many to take. To get involved in donating full wigs, hair or money to the cause, check with agencies such as Lock of Love or the American Cancer Society for programs in your region.

A wig might seem like a simplistic thing to give a cancer patient, but it’s not. In fact, the little bit of self-esteem it returns to the person can make all the difference in the world.

If I told you about a plant that is 10,000 times more toxic to colon cancer cells than a common chemo drug; lethal to 12 different kinds of malignant cells, especially those that cause lung, prostate, and breast cancers; safe enough that it protects healthy cells instead of killing them; doesn’t cause extreme nausea or hair loss; doesn’t make cancer patients drop huge amounts of weight, get weak, or compromise their immune systems — would you want to know about it? Do you think someone with cancer that you know would like to know about it?

Well, the billion dollar drug company nearly covered this one up. They did for seven years, but thanks to an employee with a heart, let the cat out of the bag. The reason that they never went public with their findings was because they could not find a way to make a synthetic version that worked so they could patent it. The kind of information that I am about to reveal to you should never be covered up.

This incredible natural plant from the Amazon is called Graviola. The naturally occurring chemicals in graviola literally destroy cancer cells. And without harming healthy cells. In fact, extracts from the same plant actually boost immunity!

It was in 1976 when this was discovered. Since then, over 20 different lab studies, including prolonged research by Purdue University and the National Cancer Institute, all pointed to the same thing: Graviola is a dynamo when it comes to destroying cancerous cells.

What is Graviloa?

Graviola is a small, upright evergreen tree growing 5 to 6 meters in height with large dark green and glossy leaves. It is indigenous to most of the warmest tropical areas in South and North America. It has a large heart-shaped edible fruit that is 6-9″, yellow green in color.

The earliest studies were between 1941 and 1962. In an 1976 plant screening program by the National Cancer Institute, the leaves and stem of Graviola showed active cytotoxicity against cancer cells and researchers have been following up on this research ever since.

Three separate research groups have isolated novel compounds in the seeds and leaves of Graviola which have demonstrated significant anti-tumorous, anticancerous and selective toxicity against various types of cancer cells. One showed that Graviola was cytotoxic to colon adenocarcinoma cells in which it was 10,000 times the potency of adriamycin (a chemotherapy drug).

Graviola is also known (AKA) as Paw Paw. North American Paw Paw is said to be much stronger than South American Paw Paw.

The purpose of this article is not to teach you everything about Graviola, but to inspire you to do your own research on this amazing plant, if you have or know anyone that has cancer. This could be the answer to prayers.