The Truth about Cancer

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.

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.

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...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

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

For anyone interested in reading the ATLAS study

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

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

local representative secretary phoned me with very good helpful information

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

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