Colon Cancer and Proven Natural MedicineHere you will see what has been proven to help certain aspects of colon cancer using natural medicines. 
Turmeric (Curcumin longa)Turmeric appears to do a couple things concerning cancer. One, it is a COX-2 inhibitor which helps prevent tumours from building blood vessels so that they can grow. Secondly, it inhibits angiogenisis which also stops the ability to evoke blood vessel formation. Turmeric is still in the early days of research but the current findings are good for colon cancer and natural treatment. SOURCE NATURALS Turmeric Extract 100 tabs
Zhang F, Altorki NK, Mestre JR, et al. Curcumin inhibits cyclooxygenase-2 transcription in bile acid- and phorbol ester-treated human gastrointestinal epithelial cells. Carcinogenesis 1999;20:445-51.
Calcium carbonateDietary and supplemental calcium has been noted in research in reducing the risk of colon cancer. 1200mg of calcium a day appears to bind to bile acids and other cancer causing substances in the colon. Calcium has also been shown to interrupt the development of cancer cells in the colon at an early stage. Good news for those prone to colorectal cancer is that calcium 1200mg/day reduces the recurrence of adenomas. Calcium 600 & Vitamin DBaron JA, Beach M, Mandel JS, et al. Calcium supplements for the prevention of colorectal adenomas. Calcium Polyp Prev Study Group. N Engl J Med 1999;340:101-7. Holt PR, Atillasoy EO, Gilman J, et al. Modulation of Abnormal Colonic Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation by Low-Fat Dairy Foods. JAMA 1998;280:1074-9.
Vitamin DIn a clinical trial of menopausal women, it showed that taking calcium and vitamin d 1100IU/day together produced a 60% reduction in risk of developing any type of cancer.Vitamin D may be ingested as a supplement or absorbed through the skin from sunlight. It is recommended that everyone gets 15 minutes of sunlight a day without the risk of sunburn. If you live in an area with low sunlight, e.g northern hemisphere, you may need to supplement with Vitamin D.
Lappe JM, Travers-Gustafson D, Davies KM, et al. Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:1586-91.
Physical Activity Reduces MortalityAccording to a report in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals states that a certain level of physical activity after cancer treatment, reduces the mortality by 50%. There were 258 deaths in the group of study participants, of which 88 were due to colon cancer. "Men who were physically active after diagnosis of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer experienced a significantly decreased risk of colorectal cancer-specific death, as well as death from any cause," the authors write. "Men who engaged in more than 27 MET hours per week had more than 50 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer-specific mortality compared with inactive men. This association was consistently detected regardless of age, disease stage, body mass index, diagnosis year, tumor location and prediagnosis physical activity." These results have proven that an increase in physical activity after treatment will reduce the possibility of mortality. JAMA and Archives Journals (2009, December 26). Physical activity associated with lower risk of mortality in men with history of colon cancer. ScienceDaily. Retrieved January 3, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/12/091214162322.htm
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