Suzanne Somers statement on the Rosie Show

This is the first thread ever that has made me extremely hungry.

I confess that I have dismissed Suz's life for the most part.  Has she ever stated what kind/stage her breast cancer was at?  I thought she said she had a lumpectomy and now hrf says she had some kind of stem cell recon?  

Not that I believe anything that comes out of that woman's mouth and I don't think she's above lying when it comes to self-promotion but I'm just curious if she has said anything consistant about it?

She alleges that her lumpectomy took about 2/3 of her breast. Although you'd never know it from the way she always wore (and wears) the most revealing tops.  

I found an interesting piece that answered my questions.  I thought somebody else might like it too:

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/suzanne-somers-knockout-spreading-dangerous-misinformation-about-cancer-part-1/ 

She's a total whack job and has no idea what she's talking about!

Anne 

Thank you, Leah. Good NY Jew of the late 50's, early 60's that I am, I had never heard of sufgania until I was an adult. Latkes were our fried food of choice for Hanukah. Still, these treats are all filled with the same sweet but unsubstantial jelly.

Caryn

Done, chickadee, sorry about that.  I made it clickable too.

Yes, she clearly does not understand anything that has happened to her.  And, she is sharing her ignorance freely.  Most women are not like the women you will find here, and they are not seeking information.  They might very well misunderstand what a doctor says and hear her and believe her.  While we all have to be responsible for learning about our illness the best we can, it is sad that she isn't being challenged much by the mass market media.  (They, after all, make money on her too.)  It's bloggers and scientists proving her wrong and that message doesn't get out as well. 

She's a nut.   Unfortunately, there is no law that prevents people from buying into medical claims and opinions offered by has-been actresses.

Of course her doctor is an oncologist, he did go to an "oncology school". 

I think that Ms. Somers is on a life time cruise on de-nile.  She is unable to accept the fact that aging is a normal life stage, she has her head in the sand regarding her cancer and she thinks that she is qualified to give medical advice.  I worry about the people who take her word as verbatim and end up not seeking the proper diagnostics and treatment.

I didn't realize that Paczki were a pre-Ash Wednesday treat, but it does make sense.  I have always seen them in the grocery store around Easter, right next to the hot cross buns.  Now I might have to actually try some....

This article says she had stage 1 BC, for treatment a lumpectomy & rads.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20567432,00.html

Excellent article. Thanks for posting it

Cheers

Beth

Coolbreeze, great link.  I read the first chapter of "Knockout" standing in a bookstore and noted many of the same things.  At the very least, I cannot imagine physicians actually talking to her in the language she reports and urging chemotherapy without a tissue diagnosis.  That just doesn't happen in oncology.   

Voracious Reader, that is simply disheartening.  

I simply do not understand our culture's worship of actors, singers and athletes, and our willingness to accept them as experts in fields far beyond those which made them famous. Would any of us care anything about Dr. Weiss's thoughts about basketball or rush out to buy a book by Dr. Weiner about choosing a new car?  I'm choosing them randomly, because they have been prominent names on this site, but you get the picture. 

My local newspaper has a weekly feature I have come to really appreciate.  In the business section, they print an in-depth interview with a successful business person in our small city.  I'm not in business, but I have found that I really enjoy reading successful people answer questions about their early life and how things that happened or choices they made then may have contributed to what they're doing today.  It's so refreshing to read this type of interview and have the focus NOT be on a celebrity.  

Great article, CoolBreeze!  That doctor did a great job of dissecting what's so troublesome about SS's narrative of her bc story on which she bases her opinions and advice.  It's clear when it comes to bc she doesn't know what she's talking about, and it's ridiculous that the various media outlets allow her comments to go unchallenged when it doesn't seem like challenging them would be very difficult to do.    Deanna

Not too many things get me riled up but the cult of fame and celebrity worship makes me crazy. The cult of worshipping those who are famous for no discernible reason makes me even crazier but I try not to waste too much time even thinking about those people.

Caryn

Matt Lauer ISN'T rolling his eyes back because he's interviewing these guests.  Instead, he's laughing all the way to the bank....He just signed his renewal contract for $5 or $10 million dollars.  For that kind of money, he will roll his eyes, suck it up and interview ANYONE!  What's alarming is that he doesn't put his foot down and demand better guests.  I guess he sold out his integrity.....

A while back in 2011 she was hyping her book on cancer too, in which she stated she had "whole body cancer" and overcame it by doing herbal stuff.  Yes, she really IS a nut job and I wouldn't take anything she says as gospel.  Then on the Rosie show, she says her tumor was "huge" - 2.4 cm.  WTF??  I would trade tumor sizes with hers anyday.   No one has ever been labeled as having "whole body cancer" and even the herbal stuff she takes for good health can build toxins in the body. Plus did anyone think it was weird when she wanted Rosie to feel her new boobs?  Give me a break