re: Questions for NED's

Hi Musiclover,
I suspect that we are not as fragile either physically or mentally as we sometimes appear. I have had a lot of stress in my life. I worked for ten years on rolling shift work in the dept of defence computers where you had to raise a fault docket for anytime over 3 minutes lost. My first wife took off for greener pastures with my two little children. I had severe depression for years afterwards. My current wife (a lovely lady)was raped by her father when she was fourteen and has severe emotional problems. I work 6 and seven days a week repairing industrial sewing machines often under the threat of "mate I really need this machine ,you are not leaving till it's fixed and tested" . I suspect that my cancer was moore due to having constant weight problems and a family history of digestive problems. As for why I have been ned for 8 years (I was Stage3 with 6 cancerous lymph nodes) I knew with almost cognitive clarity that I don't die of cancer. I'm not stupid so I don't take it on blind faith that I won't have further problems so I get all of the tests done and remain vigilant. In eight years except for a couple of small bnign polyps ,I haven't had any signs of recurrence mets or any other problems ,my scans remain clear and my cea sits at less than one. Hope that this gives you an insight into how difficult it is to tie down risk factors for this crappy disease.. Regards Ron

taunya said:

Hi Musiclover,
When I asked the oncologist at Dana Farber what had caused this (the colon cancer) and what I could do to help make sure it didn't return his answer shocked me. He said in answer to the first question "You were unlucky." and to the second "Some studies have shown that a daily aspirin may help, but that is not something I can promote at this time."
I have started exercising and I eat pretty well most of the time too............

Good luck to you and your friend.

Dear Musiclover,

I believe that all of the above are important. Lifestyle, diet, and attitude have been shown to affect whether you (get/get rid of/remain rid of) cancer.

Diet and Nutrition are especially important. Our bodies digest and use different foods differently. Our bodies are amazing. Our own immune systems have the capability to fight cancer. If we feed our bodies junk and voluntarily submit them to toxins and poisons while depriving them of the necessary nutrients and vitamins our immune system is not going to be able to fight off cancer. If you think about it, all cancer is is an abnormal cell. The average adult "get's" cancer an average of six times in their life. The key is that their immune system is sufficient to take care of this abnormal cell. But, not if we don't take care of the immune system.

Also, cancer is like mold. Mold thrives in a moist, damp, warm environment. You can get rid of the mold but it will only return if you don't do something about the environment. Cancer thrives off of an acidic environment filled with fat and sugar. If you make your body this type of enviornment, the cancer will thrive and probably come back.

There are some great books out there that do a great job of teaching this. You will also find these books are mentioned over and over on this board. My favorite is "Beating Cancer with Nutrition" by Dr. Patrick Quillin. There is also a book titled, "The Maker's Diet" that I intend to read because of the recommendations here.

BTW, there was some research done on the Asprin theory and I believe that they found it to not be any more beneficial. Might do some research on this though. I heard the same Asprin theory.

Take care,

Patricia