you buy the book and you tell us what you think the 'preventative' cancer measures are, most assuredly he'll tell you about berries or broccoli and the likes 'quite smoking and drinking' go for a colonoscopy or a mammogram, that fact still hasn't changed that one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer, and I doubt that he has some secrets in there unbeknown to the rest of the world or the scientific community since their claim to fame is greed and brain washing.
secondly, chemotherapy and radiation are indeed harmful, but not more harmful than cancer in many cases.. so it is a matter of risk vs. benefits.
- cisplatin
- vinblastine
- bleomycin
- cyclophosphamide
- etoposide
- paclitaxel
- ifosfamide
are indeed awful but they have a 90% cure rate for something like testicular cancer, if you leave testicular cancer untreated you'll most assuredly die.. so the making such a choice is somewhat of a deliberation and an informed decision. Small cell lung cancer treatment increases life expectancy by an average of 78 days.. so if you feel an average of an extra two months you can withstand the hair loss, the nausea the weakness and whatever else ensues then you can opt for chemo.. but there are no magic cures found in obscure books by folks who don't know the first thing about research, drug trials, or cancer life cycle, nodal involvement and metastasis.. this i a very long science that takes dedication and years.
what you have actually written or quoted from this guy's book or site or whatever hasn't blown my mind, it is common knowledge..
you are in a battle, either the cancer will kill you or the drugs will kill you, it is a matter of evidence based data, research, quality of life..
It has always been a known fact in medicine that ''
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.''
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hippocrates
a saying as old as medicine itself!
what you are proposing here is in fact very dangerous, because it refuses to give the patient the opportunity to make an informed decision about their disease, their remedy and the quality of life they'd like to have .. and that in fact is a violation of medical ethics, a violation of beneficence and patient autonomy.
people have a right to know all they need to know about their diseases, about treatment options and they have the right to forgo those rights, and they have the right to go for 'hollistic' or what we call palliative care.. but no one has the right to make money out of stating something obvious and selling fraudulent concoctions that haven't been reviewed by any governing medical body..
what this fellow is proposing is some 18th c. quack medicine when a traveling sales man and a young boy went town to town selling tar in the form of curative liniments collecting money and preying on the misery of others and that is simply unacceptable!
I certainly hope the day will come when they crack down on people like that and close the market where thousands of deadly poisons are sold to poor people who need hope in a jar and confirmation bias from like minded individuals where there has been absolutely no proven benefits and in fact are down right dangerous ..
here is a very short list of a few off the counter herbal 'remedies' and their side effects..
Herbal Product or
Supplement
Possible Side Effects
Chondroitin sulfate Diarrhea; constipation; stomach pain
Echinacea Upset stomach; diarrhea; constipation; skin rash; dizziness
Ephedra Headache; feeling nervous; trouble falling asleep; high blood
pressure or uneven heartbeat; seizures; heart attack; stroke
Garlic Nausea; diarrhea; allergic reactions; bleeding
Ginkgo biloba Mild upset stomach; diarrhea; headache; skin problems;
bleeding; seizures or dizziness; muscle cramps
Ginseng Headache; feeling nervous; trouble sleeping; skin rashes;
vaginal bleeding; tender breasts; high or low blood pressure
Glucosamine Upset stomach; heartburn; gas; bloating; diarrhea
Kava Feeling sleepy; rash; strange movements of your mouth,
tongue or other parts of your body; liver problems
Melatonin Feeling sleepy; headache; feeling “hung over” or like your
head is heavy; upset stomach; depression
Phytoestrogens Varies depending on exact substance used; with heavy use
of soy products, some people (especially women) may
develop low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism); because some
of these substances may act like estrogen in the body, using
them may affect tissue in the breast and lining of the uterus
Saw palmetto Not common; sometimes upset stomach
St. John's Wort Upset stomach; dry mouth; fatigue; feeling dizzy, confused
or anxious; skin rash; sunburn more easily; headache
http://familydoctor.org/online/etc/m...ideeffects.pdf
and Allah swt knows best
:w: