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On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:16:03 +0200, "Szczepan Bialek"
wrote: Before I have read that J. Schneider used the Epsom salt to cancer cure. Well, might as well go further off topic. I'll make it quick and painless. In about 2006, I discovered that I had prostate cancer. I had some time, so I elected watchful waiting, while I shopped around for alternatives to conventional cancer treatments. I settled on 3 rather popular treatments and tried them all with religious adherence to their recommended procedures and strictures. Nothing worked, and my PSA score continued to climb: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/psa.jpg (The big peak in 2007 was from the effects of a kidney stone.) As I approached meltdown, I finally elected to have my prostate surgically removed. A year later, I had to go through radiation treatment to clean up the mess because I had waited a bit too long. During this exercise, I learned a few things about alternative medicine and cancer. 1. There are plenty of people that do absolutely nothing and have the cancer miraculously disappear. It's more common than I suspected. I know two such people. 2. History is written by the survivors. The failures of any alternative procedure is unlikely to write a report indicating that they had died from the procedure. Those that survived, and where the alternative treatment failed, are unlikely to report the failure. Of course, the proponents of the alternative treatment are unlikely to mention failures. The result is the overwhelming number of user comments on alternative treatment web sites are positive. 3. There are huge number of scams and disreputable medical schemes on the internet. There are also credible looking research reports, which offer conclusions not substantiated by any data. Some reports go so far as to be self-contradictory. I found one that couldn't even get the arithmetic correct. 4. The way to separate the scams from real research is to determine if the author has a financial interest in the procedure. If they're selling a book, potion, drug, procedure, or have a political agenda, then they should be ignored. What's left are usually government and university financed studies. 5. Alternative medicine certainly has its benefits. In general, it's a great way to clean up a bad lifestyle. Living on junk food, not getting enough exercise, and high stress all have their effects. However, the price of alternative medicine might be delaying conventional treatment, which often has fatal results. That's roughly what happened to Steve Jobs, who delayed pancreatic cancer surgery a bit too long. Feel free to try Mr Bialek's recommended treatments. However, have your exit strategy ready in case they fail. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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