Sabaryah @ Sabariah binti Shafiee UPM Matrix No.

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Assalamualaikum and a good day to my friend and everyone of us Today, I will bring to you a topic about Alternative Medication In specific the title I am going to present is Majority of Malay Breast Cancer Patients used Alternative Medication

Until today, there is no one single cure method to fight cancer

So, we must find an alternative or other means to recover beside conventional treatment which is done by surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or hormone therapy

 Eg. Mastectomy (full removal) Removal of breast and under armpit thyroid gland

Putting liquid into patients veins Attack cancer cells in blood stream

Surgery

Chemo Therapy

Hormone Therapy
Given only after chemo and radiation To repair damage cells (implantation)

Radiation
Also called radio therapy (costly than chemo) Attack static cancer cells on bones, inside organ and tissues

In general terms, alternative medication means using diet or supplements and traditional or ancient treatment For easier understanding, I have classified this alternative medication treatments into 2 categories: (A) Modern Alternative Medication Method (B) Traditional/Ancient Medication Method Today, I will be talking about 1.Multivitamins 2.Spirulina 3.Vitamin C and 4.Traditional Herbs

1. Multivitamin

(A) Modern Alternative Method

Alternative Medication Method (B) Traditional or Ancient Method

2. Spirulina

3. Vitamin C

4. Herbs

A study conducted by PPUKM and HKL unit showed that a majority of Malay breast cancer survivors used alternative medication (Abdul Ghani Nasir, 2012) The graph shown here on the white board has been extracted from the study report (sources inferred from the article) [slide presentation to show Alternative Medication Preferred]

Modern alternative medicine usually exists in processed form Examples: tablets, capsules, pastilles, powder and liquids Usually consumed orally

Recognized under UN Codex as food (Wikipedia, 2013) Combination of more than 3 vitamins Eg. Vitamins - A, E, D Eg. Mineral - calcium is for good for bones Nutrition experts advise to take multivitamins in the form of raw diet (DuPree, 2012) Mostly veges and fruits

Spirulina grows in alkaline warm water lakes (Veracity, 2005) Act as antioxidants trap free radicals inside blood Spirulina contains vitamins, minerals and enzymes Promotes DNA repair It boosts immune system Spirulina stimulates natural killer cells Spirulina has anti cancer effects

Other name is ascorbic acid Vitamin C can be found in many fruits eg. oranges, apple, strawbery, redbery, bluebery, cranbery, all the beries family (Ever, 2012) Anti oxidants which attract free radicals It can do cleansing for the body system by cleaning blood system (blood detoxification) Healthy blood function will increase immune system Act as antibody because it has anti cancer ingredients

Usually exists in fresh form like leaves, roots and flowers To chew, applied on skins, crush or blend and mix with drink as a healing beverage It is found that herbs with high level of chlorophyll can fight cancer (Veracity, 2005) That is why rumput jarum emas and belalai gajah were previously used by our ancestor to treat cancer

[Slide on Rumput Emas] + explanation Scientific name is Striga Asiatica Exists in 4 colours Yellow, red, purple and white Must be boiled first Used as beverage

The only herbs compound known that can differentiate good cells and bad cell (cancer cell) Recent studies found that turmeric contains curcumin (Friend2Humanity, 2009) Curcumin is the yellow pigment It attacks only cancer cells It also promotes patients health It can turn bad cells into good cells

[Slide on Belalai Gajah] + explanation What we have here is the extract photo (powder form) of Snake Grass (scientific name) The extract is mixed into drink It has been used by many people including celebrity to treat cancer Fresh leaves can be consumed orally when eating food

In conclusion, to fight any disease, we must first understand the disease very well. Once we comprehend, then it is easy for us to battle the disease Cancer is a very chronic, most ingenious and if not taken care off, will be a deadly disease Doctors are only trained to treat sick patients and diseases but not trained in diet and how the food can positively or negatively affect our internal system Nutrition is the other field of expertise. It is a fact that the fastest way to affect our internal system (biochemistry or body molecular structure) is by food intake (Block, 2009)

Good food intake will bring you well and bad food intake will bring you hell Good food have 1 thing in common; mostly all of them are naturally alkali For this reason, I have summed up alternative medications to complement the standard medication for breast cancer treatment The truth is sometimes the cure is just in front of our very own eyes and the real truth is you always have to search for it

(C)Standard or Conventional Medication Method

(A)Modern Alternative Medication Method

(B) Traditional or Ancient Alternative Medication Method

Abdul Ghani Nasir (2012). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: UKM News Portal:

Majoriti Pesakit Barah Payudara Melayu yang Terselamat Gunakan Perubatan Alternatif. Extracted on 17th March 2013 from

http://www.ukm.my/news/index.php/ms/berita-penyelidikan/1170-majority-ofmalay-breast-cancer-survivors-use-complementary-and-alternative-medicine.html

Block, Keith I. (2009). Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment. Bantam Books: New York DuPree, Beth Baughman, (2012). Breast Cancer.Org website: July 2007: Vitamins and Herbal Supplements: Ask-the-Expert Online Conference. Extracted on 1st April 2013 from http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/nutrition/ask_expert/2007_07 Ever, Ethan (2012). Natural News.com website: Treat cancer with IV vitamin C Recent clinical success. Extracted on 1st April 2013 from http://www.naturalnews.com/034663_IV_vitamin_c_cancer_treatment.html

Veracity, Dani (2005). Natural News.com website: Spirulina shown to

prevent and treat cancers while boosting immune system function.

Extracted on 1st April 2013 from http://www.naturalnews.com/008421_spirulina_cancer.html

Wikipedia (2013). The Free Encyclopedia: Multivitamins. Extracted on 8th April 2013 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivitamin Friend2Humanity (2009). YouTube: Cancer Cure: Tumeric. Extracted on 8th April 2013 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIQ_9lnNlyc
Sabda Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. yang bermaksud Berubatlah kamu dengan 2 perkara iaitu: madu dan Al-Quran Hadis riwayat Ibnu Majah

Cancer is Fungus: Dr. Tullio Simoncini, Italy