Cure for cancer

cammie
cammie Member Posts: 102
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
There are so many claims and such out there. Last night someone told me about Dr.day.com, A surgeon who cured herself. I'm sure some of the stuff might be true BUT there is also the coral calcium claim. Could it be this easy, if we had only taken a pill or ate right we would not have had cancer. I recommend a site. quackwatch.org. Very interesting - Enough info there to keep you busy reading for a week. Not to say any of this Dr. Day or Dr. Barefoot are not in some ways correct - but many people have opted for their methods vs. chemo and surgery. Brave people. What do you think?

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  • mc2001
    mc2001 Member Posts: 343
    #2
    I think you are right, Cammie. There are a lot of advertisements for miracle this and that! We have to be careful about that. I recommend talking with a doctor before taking anything even vitamins. My dad was giving me a one a day vitamin mix to help with my energy. I told my doctor about a week later and he said to stop immediately!! The Folic acid in the vitamin looked the same as the chemo, and the leukemia cells would eat the folic acid instead, which only gave strenth to the cancer!! However....... for only $19.95 I will send you one bottle of my magic elixir!!
    -Michael
  • jeancmici
    jeancmici Member Posts: 665 Member
    #3
    >>but many people have opted for their methods vs. chemo and surgery. Brave people. What do you think?
    I think they are gullible - there are always people desperate for anything - nothing new under the sun - if it weere that easy don't you think doctors would use it too. Remember the medical profession has cancer victims too.

    Quackwatch.org is GOOD! I laughed my way thru Dr. Day's site because someone told me about it - did you ever see such a tumor?
  • DeeNY711
    DeeNY711 Member Posts: 476 Member
    #4
    Hofstra University in NY has a masters level course in their Health Care Administration program entitled "Consumer Health." One major point made by the professor is that making money off of desperate cancer patients is BIG business, particularly on the internet. "Nutraceuticals," herbs, vitamins and minerals are not monitored for safety by any governmental watchdog agency, and advertisements can include blatently incorrect information. Only the information on the label of the container must be accurate. This permits outrageous claims to be made without any accountability. There is no reporting system through which adverse events can be reported. This is why it took decades for the hazards of ephedra to be noticed and acted upon. My suggestion is to run everything by the Oncologist and to be very careful. Hugs, Denise
  • DeeNY711
    DeeNY711 Member Posts: 476 Member
    #5
    DeeNY711 said:

    Hofstra University in NY has a masters level course in their Health Care Administration program entitled "Consumer Health." One major point made by the professor is that making money off of desperate cancer patients is BIG business, particularly on the internet. "Nutraceuticals," herbs, vitamins and minerals are not monitored for safety by any governmental watchdog agency, and advertisements can include blatently incorrect information. Only the information on the label of the container must be accurate. This permits outrageous claims to be made without any accountability. There is no reporting system through which adverse events can be reported. This is why it took decades for the hazards of ephedra to be noticed and acted upon. My suggestion is to run everything by the Oncologist and to be very careful. Hugs, Denise

    I forgot to add that recent examination of two top brands of coral calcium detected lead in the products. In 2002, a product marketed for prostate health was found to contain warfarin (Coumadin), an anticoagulant that can interfere with the blood's ability to clot. A related product was found to contain Xanax, with can potentiate the effects of alcohol & sedatives and can be addictive. A follow-up report added that the same sample was found to contain the hormone diethylstilbestrol and indomethacin. The contents of herbal products can be contaminated with a broad range of substances including toxic metals, fungus, bacteria, pesticides, fumigants and chemicals (Brody, 2003) lead and glass (McNeil, 2003).

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