Putting Cancer in Perspective (Page 3)
Dr. Greg Ogilvie
Double board certified - Co-authored "Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient"
Stated at the 1996 Oregon Veterinary Medical Association conference; "'mental attitude' plays a role in recovery from cancer." "If the owner, veterinarian, or both believe the pet will die of its cancer, they are right and the pet cannot be saved. The dedicated owner with realistic but optimistic expectations often has a dog or cat that experiences a long and durable remission or cure."
Chronotherapy
Recently "discovered" field of medicine that studies the interrelationship of when medications are administered and the rate of side effects or level of benefits. Basically a RE-discovery because acupuncturists, among others, have known for thousands of years that when a treatment is applied has a direct bearing on its effectiveness. When considering ovarian cancer, 50% of women given adriamycin (a chemotherapy drug) at 6:00 am, then cisplatin (another chemo drug) at 6:00 pm, were alive 5 years after starting treatment versus only 11% five year survival for patients receiving the same drugs in reverse order.
"Scientists now recognize that our bodies' internal biological clocks play an important role...These fluctuating rhythms influence how we respond to diagnostic tests and procedures, medication, surgery, and other forms of treatment. As our knowledge about these rhythms increases, so will our ability to use that knowledge to devise new or more effective therapies for a variety of illnesses." There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Dr. Paul Marks
President and CEO of Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, November, 1996
"Close to half of all cancer cases could be prevented through changes in lifestyle." i.e. same recommendation "alternative therapists" have been expounding the past 40 centuries.
Cancer vaccines: "Cancer 'vaccines' are substances that are developed to stimulate the body's reaction against cancer cells that the patient already has...They are preferable to other kinds of drugs because they have relatively few side effects..." i.e. the sample principle as nosodes and isodes.
"As researchers begin to understand the unique characteristics of a particular cancer cell,...they will be able to refine their diagnoses and treatments to precisely fit each individual case." i.e. Most alternative therapies are rooted in treating each patient as an individual rather than focusing on just the disease.
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