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To: truth4all
I agree that there may be effective alternative treatments for cancer. I feel that I owe my life to an herbal mixture called Essaic. Over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with a form of lymphoma (cancer of the lymph glands). I was told that it was treatable but not curable. And that in time the treatments, chemo and radiation, would no longer be effective. Well, I had both, and the cancer came back both times as predicted. It was then that I began researching and experimenting with alternatives. Glad I did. I will never know for sure if I am cured and what is responsible, but I have had no symptoms for 7 years.

The problem with alternatives is most of them are unpatentable. Therefore, there is no way to ever hope of selling for a profit. No one would would invest the hundreds of millions to develope, test, and pass FDA regs if one cannot expect a return.

Also, that is why there is generally little scientific proof due to minimal amount of controlled studies. In light of that, all claims of success are ridiculed as anecdotal.

The fact that I am alive today is merely anecdotal evidence that to a doctor proves nothing. The absence of any clinical disease is explained as "spontaneous remission".

On the other hand, the fact that I am alive today, flies in the face of years of reasearch, which predicts that I should have died several years ago.

I feel it is counterproductive and unhealthful, to get caught up in conspiracy theories, even though I believe there is much more than a grain of truth to some of these ideas.

Therefore I believe the best thing to do is try to spread the word on the availability of alternatives and do everything we can to break down the barriers to their manufacture and use.

23 posted on 10/31/2001 3:37:46 PM PST by unclejon
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To: unclejon
Where did you get it? I've heard that Patrick Kennedy was treated with it when he had cancer.
29 posted on 10/31/2001 4:46:09 PM PST by lonestar
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