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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    A Quote
    "The secret cause of all suffering is mortality itself, which is the prime condition of life. It cannot be denied if life is to be affirmed."

    That being said, I think we all want to do well and live enjoyable productive lives as long as we can. One thing with reading/researching that I have found are those statistic ... stuff. I do not put that much stock in it. Much of it is old data so it's a moot point. Some is valid I'm sure but trying to separate it is difficult.

    This "discussion" has been going on with TWM & TCM for a long time. It really doesn't seem to change much either. One side is for chemo (hopefully for as long as it's effective and not any longer) and one side is not for it as a first choice for treating cancer. Everyone reacts differently to treatment so there is no one size fits all approach we can follow. Many people have compromised immune systems and many do not. I've yet to, in 230+ treatments, have one held up due to anything compromising (blood counts, infections, whatever...) so obviously we are all different.

    ALL of the treatments, whether it's TCM or TWM are chemicals. I would imagine that some traditional chemo protocols have come out of organic and possibly herbal compounds at first and that other organic herbal substances can kill you too. It's finding the right balance of the right stuff.

    True, today cancer is a business, a REALLY big one. There is money to be made with both approaches and that is part of the driving force of research. I also believe that some scientists out there want to find a "cure" for cancer, screw the monetary aspect of it. Survival rates are up for people with cancer. OK, a stat I can live with. I would imagine there is a percentage of that which is due to TCM or other methods but the majority of that is from TWM mainly since that is watched more closely.

    I agree we should not let fear dictate our choices. That goes for fear of dying from cancer, fear of no treatment, fear of taking chemo, fear of taking TCM.

    "The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

    Steve, a very good post on how you see things.

    "Do not let fear be your guide." is a good rule to follow. I'd like to add:
    "Do not let someone else's bad experiences frighten you."
    -p

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