{"id":1325,"date":"2014-08-27T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2015-01-29T20:56:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T01:56:47","slug":"the-tough-questions-should-i-pursue-chemotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/the-tough-questions-should-i-pursue-chemotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tough Questions \u2013 Should I Pursue Chemotherapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-453\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MP900321156-200x280.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative Cancer Treatment\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MP900321156-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MP900321156.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alternative Cancer Treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chemotherapy is the double-edged sword many cancer patients dread. Patients are told they must undergo chemotherapy to save their lives, but the side effects of chemo can be so traumatic that patients frequently wonder if life with chemo is worth living. Many of these patients are finding that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/TreatmentSummary.aspx\">alternative cancer treatments<\/a> can offer similar results without chemotherapy\u2019s devastating side effects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chemo\u2019s Toll on the Body<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The problem with chemotherapy is that it cannot discriminate between cancerous and healthy cells. Inside your body, chemo\u2019s toxic chemicals target fast-growing cells, both cancerous and healthy. In the process, many healthy cells are killed or damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Chemotherapy\u2019s impact on the body can be felt from head to toe, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/cancer\/effects-on-body\">Healthline&#8217;s infographic<\/a>\u00a0illustrates. From <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/09\/can-you-save-your-hair-in-chemotherapy\/\">hair loss<\/a> and chemo brain to sexual dysfunction and infertility to swollen feet and extreme fatigue, chemotherapy\u2019s side effects are as dreaded as the disease it is designed to treat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pain without Gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What makes the decision to undergo chemotherapy even more difficult for cancer patients is the lack of guarantee that the suffering will retard their cancer. Both patients and cancers can develop resistance to chemotherapy, making it an ineffective treatment choice. When traditional medicine fails to offer patients <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/29\/targeted-cell-therapy-could-end-need-for-chemotherapy\/\">alternative treatment options<\/a>, they are forced to suffer for nothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternatives to Chemo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/default.aspx\">Integrative immunotherapy<\/a> offers alternatives to chemotherapy that work with\u00a0the body to fight cancer. Using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Vaccines.aspx\">non-toxic targeted therapies<\/a>, immunotherapy\u00a0enhances the body\u2019s natural ability to fight off disease without toxic side effects.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing a cancer treatment program is a personal decision to discuss with your doctor and family, but there are options to chemotherapy.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/default.aspx\">Visit our website to learn more about integrative immunotherapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chemotherapy is the double-edged sword many cancer patients dread. Patients are told they must undergo chemotherapy to save their lives, but the side effects of chemo can be so traumatic that patients frequently wonder if life with chemo is worth living. Many of these patients are finding that alternative cancer treatments can offer similar results &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/the-tough-questions-should-i-pursue-chemotherapy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Tough Questions \u2013 Should I Pursue Chemotherapy?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,216,204],"tags":[229,244,276,358],"class_list":["post-1325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-immunotherapy","category-living-with-cancer","tag-advanced-cancer-treatment","tag-chemotherapy","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer","tag-pancreatic-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1326,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325\/revisions\/1326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}