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kmakm
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7 years ago

Choosing Non-Conventional Treatment

I heard this segment from Professor Christobel Saunders on the Health Report today. It's about the increasing numbers, approximately 5%, of people with curable cancers who refuse conventional treatment. Professor Saunders is a breast cancer expert but it's across all cancers. I found it interesting. Seven minutes, worth a listen if you're curious!  K xox

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/people-with-curable-cancer-who-refuse-treatment/10405038



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    kmakm
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    7 years ago
    I agree @AFraser. Possibly a connection to the fraudster who started the anti-vaccination crisis with his bogus study, a crossover in those populations maybe. You summed it up very well. K xox
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    Afraser
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    7 years ago
    I am glad Norman Swan raised the fear that cancer patients are just the unwilling and unwitting victims of greedy pharmaceutical companies. I've heard that one a few times. Not only would we all be using the "cure" if there was one, we would be turning our back on difficult and potentially damaging treatment if we stood as good a chance of survival by doing nothing. But it's a worry that younger, well educated people are prominent in the rejecting treatment lists. I am all for youthful optimism, but......
    So the standard refrains continue: get a medical team you trust; commit to the treatment; stay away from Dr Google; miracles may happen but are statistically a poor option. I marked 6 years since diagnosis yesterday . Don't think I would have made that if I had done nothing.