Need help from all of you brave women!!! Questions to ask

What alternative route are you interested in most?

I HIGHLY recommend joining the Cancercured and breastcancerthinktank groups on yahoo....I have learned so much.  There are doctors and women just like you and me who have done tons of research!

I think she needs to think carefully on BOTH alternative and conventional routes...I have known people who have done well on both sides!  It is a very personal decision.  I have decided to go alternative after much research and self reflection.  I did do surgery.

TV1156, if you would like to have a private conversation, you can PM me!  Lots to think about and consider...don't rush.

Well said, Peacock!  I also can vouche for breastcancerchoices.org

Mardibra - I take everything I read with a grain of unprocessed celtic sea salt...  The same type of info can be found on other sites that don't sell supplements, so I believe there is truth in it. I just particularly like this one (and recommend it) because all of the info is in one place and not scattered across multiple sites.  

mardibra...Not sure I would trust my oncologist who sells chemo at $20,000 a patient...and, they get a kickback

yorkie...and, I don't understand the militancy of SOME, (not all) of the conventional folks who are so blinded...

that site also claims that root canals can cause breat cancer.  we have had this discussion before...where is the proof of that.  i have done a lot of research on that topic and have found nothing.

Nobody knows what causes cancer...hello.

Could be a combo of many things.  infections, such as root canals, can open the doors for cancer and many other illnesses.  FDA makes crazy claims as well...and, I don't feel that site is saying that root canals solely cause cancer anyways.  that being said, I had a HUGE abscess in my tooth that was on my breastcancer line from my tooth to the breast...2 years before my diagnosis.  I had this abscess for 5 years...who knows.

I never said it is all a conspiracy for profit...is it a huge profit???  OF COURSE!  Which surprises me that more of you don't raise an eyebrow...of course, not every onc is out to get their kickback...they know what is taught, generally, in medical school which is standard of care.  Big Pharma/FDA are the ones who fund the studies, in general, that are taught and supported in med school.  Alternative clinics do not have the huge huge amount of money and conveniences to fund such studies that FDA/big pharma fund.  also, there are many alternative practitioners that are not money hungry as well...I have a friend who has had great success with Dr. Gonzalez in NYC...she cannot always afford his supplements and/or visits...he waives the fees for her continuously...definitely doesn';t sound like a snake artist to me.

Also, the OP had asked for some info from us alternative ladies on the alternative site....why are you arguing here?  if she wanted info from the conventional minded, she would have asked on your thread!  The disclaimer at the top of the alternative threads do say to not pass judgement on alternatives, which is what you both are trying to do...I am trying to give her the info she requested!

im not arguing...just stating opinion and fact.  im not juding...do whatever you like.  but, do it with all the facts.

@TV1156...I Privated messaged you...

@TV....If you are seriously interested in alternatives/complimentary treatments, you would get better responses, very informed responses from those Yahoo groups I posted!  many docs and many women who have put their cancers into remission for 10-20 years there using treatments such as IPT chemo/laetrile/iodine protocol/Hyperthermia and many more supplements and treatment modalities!  good luck in your decision!xxoo

Mardibra...you need to get off of your high horse...WTH is your problem?  Seriously....and, get off of the alternative threads if this all gets under your skin.