Sunday, October 14, 2012
Bill Henderson Interview on The Cancer Odyssey
How to Live Cancer Free – “The Cancer Odyssey” by Margaret Bermel Bill Henderson interviews Margaret Bermel about her new book called “The Cancer Odyssey.” Margaret researched cancer treatment optons and found that chemotherapy is a complete fraud perpetrated on the public by Big Pharma. She refused it and healed her ovarian cancer using natural means. Bill also talks about Dr. John Holt of Perth, Australia, who healed thousands of cancer patients in the 40 years before he retired in 2004. The technique he perfected using microwave radiation is still being used by the Radiowave Clinic in Perth. Bill also talks about new DVD called “Cancer Is Curable NOW.” It is a documentary compiled from interviews with 31 cancer healing experts. http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/16/how-to-live-cancer-free-%E2%80%93-the-cancer-odyssey-by-margaret-bermel/
The Cancer Odyssey on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/The-Cancer-Odyssey-Discovering-ebook/dp/B004TXPK7C/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1350224978&sr=8-1
Intention
Excerpt from "The Cancer Odyssey: Discovering Truth and Inspiration on the Way to Wellness"
"These
vignettes are an expression of my personal experience. I am not a professional
researcher or a medical professional. The
intention is to be thought-provoking, to encourage people to research and
educate themselves prior to accepting the "standard of care"
treatment. I believe that every person
is ultimately responsible for their own health care decisions. It is your decision whether or not you will
“just say no to chemo.”
My catalyst
was the fact that I was almost sentenced to death by chemo. The Cancer Industry is ‘in too deep’ to admit
that they are wrong; they continue to perpetuate the myth, and they continue to
harm and kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year with ineffective,
experimental, and expensive “treatments.”
Chemotherapy
can cause other cancers. This is
something that people are not told unless they ask. I asked. The oncologist confirmed it. When I tell people this, they are
shocked. I have since read, in
"Beating Cancer with Nutrition" written by the former nutrition
director at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, that the risk of chemo causing
leukemia in ovarian cancer patients far outweighs any possible benefit.1
Do ovarian cancer patients know that
they are
trading one form of cancer for
another when they sign up for chemotherapy?
Probably not.
When the oncologist
recommends "precautionary chemo," and says that, with chemo you have
a 30% chance of recurrence, and if it does recur, you probably will not survive
five (5) years, and if you don't have chemo, then the chance of recurrence is
higher, then that is the time to start asking questions.
“How much higher?”, I asked.
“Higher.”
“Yes, but how much higher?”
“Higher.”
I could not understand why I wasn't getting a straight answer. That statistic should have been at the tip of the tongue. The reason it wasn't at the tip of the tongue is because that statistic simply does not exist. It is not known if that number is actually higher, OR maybe it is actually lower! When you are in that position, you are VERY vulnerable, as I was. I had my ‘meltdown’ when I went for a consultation at a center that markets itself as “a place for hope.” I walked in feeling hopeful and walked out feeling hopeless. In the evening after I was handed my death sentence there, I very fortuitously met an ancillary staff person who told me how the cancer statistics are compiled by SEER: that the ‘current’ statistics are almost five (5) years old and that there is no control group, making the statistics essentially meaningless to any individual. He told me not to believe the statistics. When I received a similar dire prognosis and the same medical recommendation for “precautionary chemotherapy” in another oncologist’s office, the nurse told me that I didn’t need chemo. I was puzzled that I was being told to disregard the doctors’ recommendation by these honest people, but this felt like truth, and it empowered me.
I could not understand why I wasn't getting a straight answer. That statistic should have been at the tip of the tongue. The reason it wasn't at the tip of the tongue is because that statistic simply does not exist. It is not known if that number is actually higher, OR maybe it is actually lower! When you are in that position, you are VERY vulnerable, as I was. I had my ‘meltdown’ when I went for a consultation at a center that markets itself as “a place for hope.” I walked in feeling hopeful and walked out feeling hopeless. In the evening after I was handed my death sentence there, I very fortuitously met an ancillary staff person who told me how the cancer statistics are compiled by SEER: that the ‘current’ statistics are almost five (5) years old and that there is no control group, making the statistics essentially meaningless to any individual. He told me not to believe the statistics. When I received a similar dire prognosis and the same medical recommendation for “precautionary chemotherapy” in another oncologist’s office, the nurse told me that I didn’t need chemo. I was puzzled that I was being told to disregard the doctors’ recommendation by these honest people, but this felt like truth, and it empowered me.
Ask
questions. Ask to see the
statistics. I did, and was brushed
off. Insist upon it. Ask to see studies. I did, and was told that there were no
studies to support the recommended treatment for me. Demand answers.
My intention
is to raise enough reasonable doubt about the effectiveness of chemotherapy get
people to pause, research, educate themselves, participate in their own health
care, explore other options on their own, and then make an INFORMED decision,
based upon truthful, factual information, and not on the skewed statistics
presented by the pharmaceutical companies. The first two (2) oncologists I saw were parroting
drug salesmen's pitches. The third
oncologist was truthful, and said that it is not known whether or not it
matters if people start chemo right after surgery, or if they wait six (6)
months. It is just not known.
There is no
urgency. People do not have to rush into
it. People have time to think and educate
themselves.
People
have a right to know the truth, and they also have a right to choose non-toxic
solutions. Non-toxic solutions have been
systematically suppressed by the FDA, and people need to start demanding
alternatives.
It has been
ingrained in all of us that a pill can solve all our problems. That is western medicine; that is the
American way. Check it out, you have the
time. But most people do not check it
out, especially if it is not a personal issue with them. Even if it is a personal issue, most people do
not check it out. They have been
brainwashed to believe in the myth of chemotherapy.
Every day, I
thank God and my husband that I checked it out.
It is my intention to live. This
is truth. Insist that it be told. Ask questions and demand truthful
answers. Your life depends on it. This is the only way to wellness."
____________________
1
Patrick
Quillen, PhD, Beating Cancer with Nutrition (Carlsbad, CA:
Nutrition Times Press, Inc., 2005).
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Alternative Treatment Methods for Mesothelioma Patients
This is an article posted with permission of The Mesothelioma Center.
Alternative Treatment Methods for Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma is a difficult cancer to treat. It does not always respond well to curative options, and the treatments that have the potential to shrink the tumors can cause their own set of complications. Most patients are elderly, making them poor candidates for certain
Alternative Treatment Methods for Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma is a difficult cancer to treat. It does not always respond well to curative options, and the treatments that have the potential to shrink the tumors can cause their own set of complications. Most patients are elderly, making them poor candidates for certain
aggressive
therapies. As a result, many patients turn to alternative treatment
methods to either replace or enhance the traditional methods of
mesothelioma treatment.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine estimates that 38 percent of all adults use some form of non-conventional medicine. Some patients use alternative therapies as their sole method of mesothelioma treatment. Other patients use them as a complement to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This approach is also known as integrative medicine.
Alternative mesothelioma therapies can range from simple breathing exercises to therapeutic massage or acupuncture. Each of these therapies can address a different set of mesothelioma symptoms. Many of these therapies are effective at relieving pain and anxiety. Others can reduce fatigue, insomnia, nausea or digestive distress. Patients often participate in several palliative therapies at the same time to manage their entire set of symptoms.
Symptom management is typically the primary focus of these alternative therapies. While some of them can stimulate the body’s natural cancer-fighting abilities, oncologists generally consider them palliative in nature. This means that they are not directly intended to cure pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma.
Because they are gentle, though, alternative treatments rarely put patients at risk for additional side effects. This makes them ideal for seniors who do not wish to add any complications to their already delicate condition. While they are safe for almost mesothelioma patients to practice, patients should always check with their oncologist before incorporating them into their treatment plan.
Common Alternative Care Options for Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients can engage in a number of different alternative therapies. Some of the most common include:
• Massage therapy
• Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy
• Reflexology
• Homeopathy
• Nutritional counseling
Additional palliative therapies are especially appealing to seniors because the patient does not need to arrange treatment to or from a treatment center. Yoga, supplementation, juicing and visualization exercises are a few common palliative care options that patients can perform in the comfort of their own homes.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners can help patients choose the therapies that are most beneficial for their disease. Because of alternative medicine’s rising popularity, many large hospitals – including several that are leaders in mesothelioma care – offer integrative medicine centers to help patients develop an appropriate CAM regimen for their condition.
Author bio: Faith Franz researches and writes about health-related issues for The Mesothelioma Center. One of her focuses is living with cancer.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine estimates that 38 percent of all adults use some form of non-conventional medicine. Some patients use alternative therapies as their sole method of mesothelioma treatment. Other patients use them as a complement to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This approach is also known as integrative medicine.
Alternative mesothelioma therapies can range from simple breathing exercises to therapeutic massage or acupuncture. Each of these therapies can address a different set of mesothelioma symptoms. Many of these therapies are effective at relieving pain and anxiety. Others can reduce fatigue, insomnia, nausea or digestive distress. Patients often participate in several palliative therapies at the same time to manage their entire set of symptoms.
Symptom management is typically the primary focus of these alternative therapies. While some of them can stimulate the body’s natural cancer-fighting abilities, oncologists generally consider them palliative in nature. This means that they are not directly intended to cure pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma.
Because they are gentle, though, alternative treatments rarely put patients at risk for additional side effects. This makes them ideal for seniors who do not wish to add any complications to their already delicate condition. While they are safe for almost mesothelioma patients to practice, patients should always check with their oncologist before incorporating them into their treatment plan.
Common Alternative Care Options for Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients can engage in a number of different alternative therapies. Some of the most common include:
• Massage therapy
• Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy
• Reflexology
• Homeopathy
• Nutritional counseling
Additional palliative therapies are especially appealing to seniors because the patient does not need to arrange treatment to or from a treatment center. Yoga, supplementation, juicing and visualization exercises are a few common palliative care options that patients can perform in the comfort of their own homes.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners can help patients choose the therapies that are most beneficial for their disease. Because of alternative medicine’s rising popularity, many large hospitals – including several that are leaders in mesothelioma care – offer integrative medicine centers to help patients develop an appropriate CAM regimen for their condition.
Author bio: Faith Franz researches and writes about health-related issues for The Mesothelioma Center. One of her focuses is living with cancer.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Mesothelioma
This is an interesting website on mesothelioma, causes and treatments.
What is interesting is that the site embraces alternative treatments, as
well as the conventional treatments. It describes various treatments
and presents choices; it is so important that people are educated as to ALL treatments, and can then choose their own individual course of action.
The Psychology of the Chemo Sales Pitch
I started wondering why people agree so readily to a toxic regimen that often leads to a painful and prolonged death. How is it that oncologists are so good at talking people into suspending their usual logical approach to life's problems, and agreeing, without question, to go willingly to their deaths? The answer, in my mind, is the very effective groundwork laid by the cancer industry, led of course by Big Pharma, that continuously brainwashes people into believing that chemo (or radiation) is their only hope against the "Big C." The Big C, in my opinion, is not Cancer, but Chemo. Chemo is the Big C to be scared of, not Cancer. Cancer can be managed and overcome through natural, non-toxic approaches. Chemo is not always survivable. Just look at what it does to people externally. We have been trained to overlook the hair loss and the physical ravages of chemo. Chemo patients have been trained to be proud of their hairlessness and weight loss, because they are brave survivors. We have all been trained to wear the ribbons, to walk for the cure. The key to the Chemo Sales Pitch: the cancer industry has tapped into that brave gene that we all have deep down. The trained sales force appeals to the need of people to rally, to try to beat unbeatable odds, and to summon up the courage to "fight the good fight." People, on some sub-conscious level, like to be thought of as martyrs. The cancer industry stumbled upon a great motivator, the "fight-flight response," and coupling that with the "fear factor," they have found that most people, when confronted with their scary death "statistics," will choose to fight.
When I challenged one of several oncologists I consulted about the percentages of my survival that he bandied about, he had no answer. When he recommended chemo, I asked him, "what else do you have?", his response was, "that's it. If you don't do chemo, I don't treat you." Hmmmm. That is odd. Why wouldn't he want to work with me to try to find something else, something non-toxic. Isn't he concerned about ME, about my health? When I met with his nutritionist, I asked what foods I should eat or avoid. The response was, "just follow the food pyramid." WHAT????? Are you kidding me? With that, I turned to my husband and said, "we are out of here." My husband later remarked that the look on the oncologist's face reminded him of the disappointed look of a used car salesman who just lost a sale. No wonder. This oncologist did not count on me exercising my "flight" response. I am not a martyr. I am not going to fight the good fight. The fight against chemo is a losing proposition. The match is fixed before it starts. There is no shot against chemo. Professional athletes cannot survive chemo; how can ordinary people survive it? I am scared of chemo. It is toxic and it just does not work. When my fight-flight response was activated, I chose flight, and I fled for my life. Which, by the way, I still have. Just say no to chemo.
I started wondering why people agree so readily to a toxic regimen that often leads to a painful and prolonged death. How is it that oncologists are so good at talking people into suspending their usual logical approach to life's problems, and agreeing, without question, to go willingly to their deaths? The answer, in my mind, is the very effective groundwork laid by the cancer industry, led of course by Big Pharma, that continuously brainwashes people into believing that chemo (or radiation) is their only hope against the "Big C." The Big C, in my opinion, is not Cancer, but Chemo. Chemo is the Big C to be scared of, not Cancer. Cancer can be managed and overcome through natural, non-toxic approaches. Chemo is not always survivable. Just look at what it does to people externally. We have been trained to overlook the hair loss and the physical ravages of chemo. Chemo patients have been trained to be proud of their hairlessness and weight loss, because they are brave survivors. We have all been trained to wear the ribbons, to walk for the cure. The key to the Chemo Sales Pitch: the cancer industry has tapped into that brave gene that we all have deep down. The trained sales force appeals to the need of people to rally, to try to beat unbeatable odds, and to summon up the courage to "fight the good fight." People, on some sub-conscious level, like to be thought of as martyrs. The cancer industry stumbled upon a great motivator, the "fight-flight response," and coupling that with the "fear factor," they have found that most people, when confronted with their scary death "statistics," will choose to fight.
When I challenged one of several oncologists I consulted about the percentages of my survival that he bandied about, he had no answer. When he recommended chemo, I asked him, "what else do you have?", his response was, "that's it. If you don't do chemo, I don't treat you." Hmmmm. That is odd. Why wouldn't he want to work with me to try to find something else, something non-toxic. Isn't he concerned about ME, about my health? When I met with his nutritionist, I asked what foods I should eat or avoid. The response was, "just follow the food pyramid." WHAT????? Are you kidding me? With that, I turned to my husband and said, "we are out of here." My husband later remarked that the look on the oncologist's face reminded him of the disappointed look of a used car salesman who just lost a sale. No wonder. This oncologist did not count on me exercising my "flight" response. I am not a martyr. I am not going to fight the good fight. The fight against chemo is a losing proposition. The match is fixed before it starts. There is no shot against chemo. Professional athletes cannot survive chemo; how can ordinary people survive it? I am scared of chemo. It is toxic and it just does not work. When my fight-flight response was activated, I chose flight, and I fled for my life. Which, by the way, I still have. Just say no to chemo.
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