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From David
"My particular interest is alternative
therapies and alleged cures. My wife died of secondary bone cancer in
December 2000, and we had the misfortune to become involved with two
alleged cancer cures; Essiac and Dr Hulda Regehr Clark's 'Cures for all
Cancers'. I have a great deal of information on this subject, since
I've written a book on our experiences which is currently with a
publisher. It's not certain the book will be published, but I have been
told that it's likely. If you would like information on
alternative cancer therapies or alleged cures, it's possible I can
provide that information or, if not, I could probably offer advice on
where to obtain it. People may have heard of www.quackwatch.com
but there are also other useful websites
notably Steve Dunn's
www.cancerguide.org
Both provide useful links to other
related websites. There is also a British website with some information
on bogus cancer therapies
www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier
From Sally G
I nursed my husband through lung cancer from 2001
to 2003 in the Lot. I am pleased to share my experiences of traditional
cancer treatment, the French medical system and our search for alternatives if
it can help somebody else who has just been diagnosed with a malignant
tumour. I am aware that, when I talked to friends who had recovered from
cancer, it is difficult to get a calm and (relatively) objective
opinion. Friends were often well-intentioned but not necessarily
well-informed. In joining this site I intend to make a stand against the fear
and superstition that surrounds the disease.
Someone has pointed this out and it may be helpful:-
" one particular cancer website states that 'undeveloped cancer
cells are known as undifferentiated cells'. My understanding is that
undifferentiated cells occur at later stages of cancer, when the
original source tissue hosting the cancer cells can no longer be
recognised in the cancer cells. The cancer cells become "anarchic" if
you like, or unidentifiable in terms of the source tissue cells. This is
often the point of metastasis. If the cells are differentiated that
means an early stage of cancer development i.e. the cancer cells still
resemble the host cells, thus having a specific identity unlike the
undifferentiated cells. The French sometimes call differentiated cells
"primitifs". If the results of a biopsy describe differentiated cells
then the doctors are usually pleased because that means that they can
identify that it is (1) primary cancer and (2) its precise nature is
known. To my way of thinking an undeveloped cancer cell is a
differentiated cell.
From
Marjory
I was treated at
Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge some fourteen years ago. My experience
was that I had a routine Pap smear which I was told was clear but as I was
on the way back to France, the doctor in England phoned me and said that
the smear was positive and very serious so he would make me an
appointment urgently to see a specialist. The irony of it is that I saw my
French doctor as soon as I got back and he had me in hospital and operated
on two days later and starting after-treatment BEFORE my appointment date
with the specialist in England. That's France for you! The treatment here
is excellent. If you're going to have cancer, have it in France.
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