The Truth about Cancer

Lily55

several traumatic events in the last ten years......diagnosed after seven........

Anonymous

Plastic Planet. A documentary that tells all. I have switched to glass for storage. That is recent. But years back gave up microwave which is another huge destroyer, especially when we heat food in plastic in the microwave.

Visiting today, home alone and just not working. Left bco months back because i felt i was not able to freely speak my truth. Perhaps I will stick around awhile. Am still here, still uncertain what is the best course, still me and still have not done radiation, chemotherapy or a second surgery.

To me, the truth about cancer is foremost that is can be seen dying the natural cell death like a field of flowers, each one taking their course in life then dying. I see this, I believe this each and every day that it is happening in my body now. I did need help, have been accepting the Faslodex injections and Arimidex rx which tricks the estrogen. These combined reduced cancer nodes in stage iv to pin dots and even less, some gone. But every day I want to get off the treatments, a choice i am not brave enough to make i suppose. After it going to IV and involving my lungs from the beginning, i have been wary to change what is now seeming to not be broken.

Lily55

glad you are back Bluebird......I am reading After the Cure at the moment......a misnomer.....

adgirl5

Speaking to mammography a few posts back, where I live in middle America, ultrasound is quite a bit less expensive than mammography.. Many have been programmed to believe routine mammos save lives. Just as absurd as the statement of early detection.. I've always felt huge deception in these broad-stroke statements. I insisted my doctor write ultrasounds along with mammos (if indeed I had to endure them) due to my mother's early onset bc. I fully expected to be dx'ed at some point too, as much as I wanted to beat the odds. There was no other family history- just Mom.

Back then I knew nothing of the BRCA mutation or triple negative breast cancer. I always question several doctors and have since my early 20's on many health issues along with my own craziness over research. I have what I would call a healthy skepticism of the medical community, along with being in touch with my own body.. One opinion is never sufficient & that couldn't have been more apparent when I found my own extremely palpable lump which cropped up overnight- (obviously due to the aggressive nature of the beast). Thank goodness for perspective when talking to several top oncs and listening to my own inner voice.

But I was talking mammograms- I never put faith in them.. Even a truthful radiologist echoed my own thoughts. For her MRIs were the gold standard, but certainly not practical due to the amount of radiation and cost. Yet why overlook ultrasounds which ARE less expensive and non-invasive vs.mammos? In my experience they're way more telling. U/S was used along with palpitation at MDA in monitoring my progress on neoadjuvant therapy. However it wasn't rocket science to realize on Taxol my mass was growing by leaps and bounds. Understandably there was the major benefit of the mass being so close to the surface.

I know this is OT, so forgive me. I'm intrigued by this thread. Had the biology of my bc been different, I'm one who would have followed my own educated path, status quo as in all prior health issues.

clarrn

juneping- I am thinking that the chronic insomnia is a contributing factor. They already know that rotating shift work is carcinogenic (another study going on in Canada right now about the sleep disturbances), and I think it played a part in my case too. Terrible sleeper since I became a nurse in 2006. I worked oncology, so I know it's not a singular cause for any of this (too many people from all walks of life get cancer regardless of lifestyle) but we can try to avoid the known triggers. When I get to go back to work I will be finding a position with out shifts!

placid44

Ad girl,

Agree ultrasounds should be done more often. I asked to have mri at my own expense and they said no. Then I was diagnosed. Btw mri does not have radiation

juneping

clarrn - yes my integrative doc also mentioned that insomnia is a factor into developing cancer. I forgot what reason but it has to do with organs didn't get to do their job which they do while we asleep. If I remember I'll come back and post it

EnELLE

Juneping...I have read that melatonin (and vitamin D) induces aptosis. Here is just one article that sites it

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21091766

When you don't enough sleep -your body may not be able to produce enough melatonin- see link 

http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/melatonin-and-sleep

Even if you get enough sleep your pineal gland may not be able to make enough or any melatonin ....as the pineal gland can become calcified from fluoride.  also a quote from the link below ; "

This calcification process is caused by constant exposure to substances like fluoride which build up in the body over time. Toothpaste, public water systems, hormones, food additives, excess sugar and sweeteners in your diet or even regular exposure to cell phones has been linked to the phenomenon of calcifying the pineal gland."

http://www.med-health.net/Pineal-Gland-Calcification.html

And glad to see this thread is in line with the original post again...  

EnELLE

Oh well copy and paste doesn't work well on this thread or it could be my tablet....please see article link above for the fluoride info and calcification of the pineal gland if you are interested.

juneping

Elle - thanks for the article. Very helpful....

When I was going thru the insomnia a friend was telling me the sleep hormone was only produced thru sleep. So I was pretty doomed....

EnELLE

Juneping ....you were not doomed. Nowadays we are bombarded with so many cancer causing agents that it was probably a synergistic effect of them that caused your immune system to weaken and not work correctly... At least that's how I look at it and now I treat it like a diabetic of sorts-that I have an ongoing lifelong immune system problem and I must strive every day to strengthen by eating clean, exercising, good sleep, low BMI, limiting exposure to harmful chemicals etc  

voraciousreader

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23219286

For anyone interested in reading the ATLAS study

voraciousreader

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25277504

voraciousreader

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC409346...

voraciousreader

i put the above links on the wrong thread

pstrous

The truth about cancer.......... from my own research I've concluded that estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, IGF1,2,3, GH, HGH etc are all involved in the Western cancers because their primary role is to promote growth...... The macrobiotic diet that had some successes in the past has the strength that it is nearly plant based. We are basically plant eaters, just add B12 because our hygiene does not supply us with enough bacteria. This is what the China study tells us, this is what the WHO data tells us, this is what dr mcdougall tells us and after having done my own research, they are right. http://users.tpg.com.au/freestro/cancer.pdf

abigail48

ps update" social security has put yet anotheroadblock in the way of my getting medicare part A & B. they want a paper with my name & age within the last 2 years. not the birth certificate. I have nothing like that. I've written the political representative (again) & social security

abigail48

local representative secretary phoned me with very good helpful information

voraciousreader

Abigail...thanks for the update! I hope you get your problem resolved. How are you doing otherwise?

abigail48

hanging in there. not especially fun with all the weather coming in, but warm, that's good. drains slowing a=gain at the studio, curtails my work days, & I do want to get this perhaps last full sized canvas done. full size = 36 inches by 48. will never get to metrics. & how about you voracious? what are you reading?? check out dale pendell's trilogy, fabulously entertaining & informative non-fiction

voraciousreader

Abigail...come join me and other book lovers on the book lovers thread! I've been keeping busy....I think many of us are happy to finally see Spring

voraciousreader

Abigail...I'm thinking of you....

voraciousreader

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/7/topic/7...

Here is a link to the book lovers club thread. If you click the above....it should take you there