I’m going to be very blunt and straightforward with this because there’s no point in sugarcoating facts. Cancer is a business. If everyone were cured of cancer, oncologists, pharmacists, and insurance companies would all be losing massive amounts of money. Unfortunately business owners saw the market opportunity and started making cancer gifts designed to just generate profits with no promise of helping patients. You see people selling pink ribbon shirts, jackets, bumper stickers, lanyards, keychains, etc. at pretty much every cancer event. And although I understand the symbolism of the gift, if I were battling cancer, the last thing I would want is a keychain to remind me of this disease that has now somehow been imbedded into my identity.

Therefore, I wanted to create a simple guide of some USEFUL and PRACTICAL products that’ll actually help a patient through his/her cancer journey. These are some cancer gifts I wish I knew about while my mom was battling stage 4 uterine sarcoma cancer. Why? Because they all serve a greater purpose of actually helping a patient either physically, emotionally, or psychologically.

#1: REBOUNDING TRAMPOLINE ($31.89)

For your health, rebounding involves jumping on a mini-trampoline; this increases both blood and lymph circulation. The body contains 5-6 quarts of blood, which is circulated by the heart. But without the lymphatic system, the body cannot effectively eliminate toxins. The lymphatic system is a major dumping ground for toxins and waste products. Exercising on a rebounder promotes the flow of lymph, thereby flushing the toxins.

You can get all aerobic exercise you need on a rebounder, and get all the lymphatic circulation you need on a rebounder, without the shock and trauma of hitting a hard surface.
~ Albert Carter

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#2: CANPLAN CANCER PLANNER ($36.95)

As a psychology major, I strongly believe in the power of the mind and how it plays a role on our health. CanPlan is a tool I created to put the control back into the hands of patients by putting them in the driver’s seat and giving them guidelines on how to be proactive about their treatment. Imagine how beneficial it’d be if patients knew the right questions to ask, showed up to every appointment prepared, understood all of their treatment options, tracked their daily activities in a way that highlights what’s working and not working in their treatment plan and were constantly reminded that they are not lost, but rather on their way. They’ll be able to work in unison with their doctors, they’ll start believing in their own abilities to influence the outcome of their situation, they’ll be able to communicate better with their peers about what they need and they’ll essentially become the expert about their cancer. Planning is the answer to your fight against cancer.

5 out of 5 stars! This was an amazing planner. I think oncologists should give them to their patients when they are first diagnosed. It has EVERYTHING and helps document every step of the journey in an easy to read and understanding way.

~ Verified Amazon Purchaser

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#3: THE GERSON THERAPY BOOK ($11.18)

I got this book as a gift when my mom was going through treatment and it was the best thing ever. I seriously wish we had this book from the very beginning of the journey so we weren’t scrambling to really comprehend the material towards the end. It gives you all the benefits of juicing and how to activate your body to start fighting the cancer through food. Charlotte Gerson, the daughter of Max Gerson, founded the Gerson Institute in 1977. Under her father’s tutelage, Charlotte learned about the remarkable nutritional therapy that has saved the health of thousands, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a lifelong advocate of the Gerson Therapy®. Charlotte has supervised the training of medical staff at the Gerson Institute and at hospitals licensed to teach the Gerson Institute method. She has lectured on the benefits of nutritional therapy at several hundred health organizations worldwide, including the Cancer Control Society, the National Health Federation, and the International Association of Cancer Victors and Friends. A staunch practitioner of holistic medicine, Charlotte Gerson has devoted her life to the Gerson Therapy’s message of health and healing.

We watched the Gerson documentary on juicing for cancer one night in April 2013 when my husband was literally dying before my eyes from colon cancer and 3 1/2 rounds of chemo. He refused to do anymore chemo from that night on. I scrambled to buy a juicer and this book the very next day. We followed most of the directions in this book and my husband is now cancer free!

~ Verified Amazon Purchaser

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#4: BREVILLE JUICER ($119.95)

This cancer gift is a tad bit more pricey, but it’s SO worth it if the patient doesn’t have a juicer yet. I am a strong advocate for juicing and have seen the benefits work on many different cancer patients firsthand.  Juicing is the best way to extract massive amounts of nutrients from vegetables. You can get the nutrients you need, which in turn helps your body to fight cancer. Juicing makes this possible without having to sit down and eat several pounds of vegetables per day. If your body is overloaded with toxins, you could be absorbing as little as 1% of the nutrients in the food you eat as it passes through your body.  Toxins in your system can prevent nutrients from being absorbed from whole foods as they move along their way through your digestive tract. However, juices are rapidly absorbed in the digestive process. So I HIGHLY recommend a juicer as a gift. There are some cheaper options on Amazon, but I found this one to be the best in terms of quality and price.

I love this juicer! It is great for the juice cleanse that I am doing. I just did a week straight of just juicing. I was making about 6 juices a day and this machine worked like a champ. I juiced all kinds of things from carrots to beets and apples, kale to sweet potato. Seriously, I know it is a little pricey, but it is worth the money!

~ Verified Amazon Purchaser

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#5: FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL ($19.95)