Disease Prevention

Tumor Characteristics
Benign (Tumor)	Malignant (Cancer)
Usually encapsulated in a fibrous sack which may be surgically removed	Not encapsulated in a fibrous sack and therefore making it more difficult to remove surgically
Tumor growth is uniform in expansion boundaries	Cell growth is not uniform on boundaries again making accurate surgical removal difficult
Has not spread to other regions of the body	Utilizes the blood or lymphatic circulation to spread to other regions of the body
Limited blood supply (arteries and capillaries)	Development of blood vessels to support rapid growth and spread

Complimentary Cancer Therapies
Music Therapy Aromatherapy Meditation T’ai Chi	Prayer, spiritual practices Biofeedback Art Therapy Yoga