Chemotherapy Kills

[liveonearth]

It's yet another example of how many people get railroaded into poor or inappropriate care... usually because that's what their insurance will pay for. "In a study of more than 600 cancer patients who died within 30 days of receiving treatment, chemotherapy probably caused or hastened death in 27 percent of cases". The study found that some 35% of the patients received decent care, 49% got care that "had room for improvement", and the rest were worse. This is yet another reason to seek more opinions should you ever be faced with a cancer diagnosis. The standard of care is dismal. And people don't seem to know that the drugs given in chemotherapy are very toxic, causing an assortment of metabolic issues and dramatically increasing the chance of future cancer. What a great idea, huh? Kill this cancer and start another one, to insure a steady income for the healthcare "providers".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article5138033.ece
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/02/chemotherapy-can-do-more-harm-than-good.aspx

Comments

[sno-angel1488.livejournal.com]

I think I have to agree with you. I don't know anyone that's ever been "cured" by chemo and radiation. In fact, their quality of life generally plummets. I watched my Mom go through it for almost five years. Her cancer went into remission, but then came back with a vengeance. But she also never sought out additional opinions - she just went with what her doctor told her, and she couldn't be convinced otherwise. Another thing I don't agree with is operating on cancer patients. Maybe it works sometimes, but more often it seems like the cancer explodes once oxygen comes in contact with the tumors. That happened to my uncle.

I really want to read Suzanne Somers' book about how she treated her breast cancer with alternative methods. This new-fangled medical treatment is nothing but smoke and mirrors geared toward making money, not saving lives. I'm glad you're studying the alternatives. :)

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Some of the alternatives are REALLY EXCITING. The bottom line is that cancer is a disease of unconscious passive suicide; the people who "miraculously" recover are the ones who are able to find meaning for and happiness in life.