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This page will cover general information from those of you suffering from cancer or from friends and family. If you have any advice or information, please send it HERE for this page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.jr2.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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