First of all ... congratulations on your successful cancer treatment. I wish you continued good health.
I never said that ‘matched targeted treatments ARE repurposed drugs’ ... please re-read my post.
The repurposed drugs I am specifically referring to are Ivermectin, Fenbendazole and Mebendazole ... ones that are currently being used successfully in treating a variety of different cancers ... (Joe Tippens is just one such, and, the most well-known case).
As far as where I am coming from with my comments regarding oncologists and BigPharma ... oncologists are one of the few medical treatment disciplines that directly benefit from payments/incentives ... to the tune of $600 Billion/year.
Neurologists come in second to oncologists, for direct incentive ‘benefits’.
Again....I’m glad you’ve had very successful conventional, BigPharma cancer treatment. My point is EVERY cancer patient in the US should have a choice as to all of their options ... along with informed consent and nutrition counseling.
Many oncologists won’t even hear of trying these repurposed drugs, that are, again, having success in treating cancers. THAT is a shame, especially when a patient may be told, We’re sorry....we’ve done all we can do...there are no other treatment options for you. Heartbreaking.
Also, some oncologists don’t even explain the connection between unhealthy, processed foods/seed oil rich diets and certain cancers. Nor, do many even recommend a patient keeping their Vitamin D levels optimal ... another known preventative and assistance during treatment.
What really irks me are alleged conservatives who jump the shark with their snark attack posts, before comprehending what a post to a fellow conservative may truly be all about.
Have a good rest of your day, Lou.
The posted article was about "matched targeted treatments" and while you didn't specifically call your repurposed drugs an MTT, I took it as an implication. Shame on me.
Your references to ivermectin, fenbendazole and mebendazole as effective cancer treatments is borderline malpractice--simply put, none of them have been seriously studied as cancer treatments, certainly not under a clinical trial with meaningful, repeatable results.
This is why no serious doctor or oncologist will entertain lots of concocted ideas about treatment options, including half-baked "protocols" that Joe Tippens claims to have. The patient will always have the choice, including the choice to seek a second or third opinion, but they'll likely hear the same ideas and advice.
Any oncologist will tell their patients that a healthy diet is important...any of them. But there are no diets that have been clinically proven to lessen, reduce or eliminate cancer in a patient. Anyone telling you otherwise is a charlatan.
I'm sorry to be so blunt, but the worst hope for a cancer patient is false hope.
Amen.