Japanese Mushroom Cancer Cure

According to innovations-report.com, Cancer Research UK released in a report in 2002 which stated that mushrooms, including Japanese, or shiitake mushrooms, may help prevent and cure specific types of cancers. Japanese mushrooms may also help prevent the side effects of chemotherapy. If you are in the advanced stages of cancer, shiitake mushrooms can help prolong your life. These mushrooms may help treat breast cancer and stomach cancer in particular.

Cancer Treatment

• According to innovations-report.com, a study of Japanese people who regularly ate mushrooms over a 14-year span had a lower incidence of cancer than those who did not eat shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms are used in Japan as a part of treatment for certain cancers. However, innovations-report.com states that Western countries see Japanese mushrooms as an alternative form of treatment, and are not main-stream, as of 2009. This may be due to the fact that there is a concern over mushroom poisoning in some of these countries, including the United States

  Ask your health provider whether using Japanese mushrooms is potentially beneficial to your cancer treatment plan. If you have stomach cancer, Japanese mushrooms may help extend your life or help ease the side effects of conventional treatment, according to herbs2000.com. Stomach cancer may be hard to detect and can spread quickly to other organs, such as the liver. If caught early enough, shiitake mushrooms may help prevent the spread of stomach cancer, states herbs2000.com.

  Patients who are in the advanced stages of breast cancer may also have an extended lifespan from Japanese mushrooms, even if the cancer spreads to the lungs, according to herbs2000.com. However, if the cancer is caught soon enough, taking mushrooms can help prevent it from spreading. If you are going to have chemotherapy for breast cancer, shiitake mushrooms can help prevent damage to your immune system.

  You do not have to eat whole shiitake mushrooms to gain their benefits. Shiitake mushrooms are also available in extract and powder forms. Just add hot water before taking. Japanese mushrooms administered by doctors are usually in the form of injections.