Originally published October 10 2005
Study finds reflexology helps breast cancer patients cope with chemotherapy
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Researchers at Michigan State University tested three complementary therapies -- guided imagery, reminiscence therapy and reflexology, of which the latter proved the most effective.
The endoscopic approach worked well not only to remove large inverted papillomas in 18 patients ages 36 to 74 but also to watch for regrowth of the tumors that have a high recurrence rate and a small chance of becoming cancer.
"If there is a chance to cure benign disease using minimally invasive techniques, it always works best for the patient," says Dr. Stil E. Kountakis, vice chair of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and director of the Georgia Sinus and Allergy Center.
Like a crawling vine, inverted papillomas grow slowly but steadily along the lining of the sinuses, taking root along the way.
The cause is unknown but inverted papillomas are associated with the contagious, wart-producing human papillomavirus; trauma and irritation of the nasal lining are suspects as well, Dr. Kountakis says.
"Operative risk and post-operative morbidity are significantly less than with open procedures," study authors write.
"When you deal with a tumor, even a benign tumor, sometimes it's better to cut it out with clean margins, do what's called an oncologic surgery.
More than half the study patients were still disease-free after two years with only one endoscopic procedure; two patients required three procedures.
Scarring and tissue destruction caused by the open procedure can impede follow up.
Open procedures involve incisions made along the nose or under the lip, lifting the face in a technique called facial degloving, and moving bone - potentially the upper jaw and cheekbone -- and sometimes brain out of the way.
Complications include eye loss, cerebral spinal fluid leaks and disfigurement, which may require reconstructive surgery.
I can guarantee that I will follow the patient persistently with the endoscope and if a tumor is found, we'll get it."
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