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Part I - Cancer Industry Overview: 
Part II - Initial Diagnosis of Cancer:
Part III - Cancer Therapy Options: 
  a. If chemo is being considered, it's critical to have the chemosensitivity testing results or possibly MD Anderson recommendation for gene mutation analysis being performed. 
  b. Understanding the importance of building up and protecting the immune system prior to and during cancer treatment. 
  c. Understanding how cancer cells work (abnormal growth pattern, how they communicate, how they build up defenses against immune system, etc.) 
  d. Getting a Physicians Data Query (PDQ) for your type of cancer which discusses therapy options by stage based on clinical trial data. 
  e. Knowing your odds of survival and typical progression timeline. 
  f.  Determining measures of success versus failure for various therapy options (i.e. living with cancer in remission vs. cure). 
  g. Becoming informed on measures that will mitigate side effects of therapy option chosen. 
  h. If late stage cancer diagnosis, a review of clinical trials available.  Understanding the different types of clinical trials and the pros and cons of each.  The importance in many clinical trials of no previous therapy options used.


Part IV - Nutrition for Cancer:
Part V - More Cancer Resources:
Part VI – Cancer Medical Terms:
Part VII – Survivor Characteristics:

Part VIII - Self-help Approaches:
Part IX – Testimonials of Survivors:
Part X – Forum for Patients:
Part XI - What would I do: 
Part XII - Recent Developments:
Part XIII - Other Cancer Info: 

Part III - Making Critical Decisions on Cancer Therapy Options
          b. Understanding importance of building up immune system

The immune system is designed to be the best doctor any cancer patient will ever have as it can identify microscopic cancer cells that reside in a localized area or throughout the body that medical doctors cannot diagnose with existing testing equipment.  Thus, while periodic drug or radiation treatment can kill cancer cells, it is the immune system that must carry on the fight at the cellular level on a continuous basis.

Thus, it is important to enhance the power of the immune system before and during any cancer treatment plan as well as protect it as much as possible from the toxic effects of therapy.  There is a greater emphasis on this at many of the German medical centers.  There are numerous supplements on the market to aid in boosting the immune system, but the product at the following link claims to have been tested and reviewed by many medical peer groups:
AvéULTRA 

A comprehensive discussion of the immune system and ways to strengthen it are contained in the following links:
Life Extension


Immunotherapy Info