Beta Glucan vs Chemotherapy

by Intergrative Research


Generally speaking, the way the West treats cancer diseases is different than those in Asia. This is because the western medicine approach is to remove the cancer or destroy the cancer with chemo or radiation. However, if the cancer is not removed or destroyed at the end of the chemotherapy, the immune system is less able to deal with the remaining cancer cells that might remain, and the tumor may return.

But in Asia, however, some opt for Beta Glucan instead because it has been the primary treatment for cancer in most of Asia for the past 40 years. The Asians believed that the primary reason a person develops cancer is a sudden change in their immune system. Therefore, with the help of Beta Glucan, it could help boost the immune system to better protect the human body against intruders like germs, bacteria and viruses. The concept is very simple: it is to help the immune system start to recognize the cancer which is something it should have done in the first place.

Western medicine mainly believes that to cure cancer, you must destroy or remove the cancer cells in the human bodies. However Beta Glucan does not cure cancer; it works on the likely cause of the cancer - an immune system that does not perform correctly. Beta Glucan doesn’t really have direct anti-tumor or antibacterial activity, but rather restores or enhances cell-mediated immune responses. Alternatives to the treatment of cancer are available, however, it is up to the patients to decide which method they would prefer: Western methods or Asian methods.