May 16, 2003

• In my research, I have found that the facts in the research findings are written up to appear to work, when in fact, they don’t. That’s a major reason I have refused such conventional therapy for my cancer, as in tamoxifen specifically. I learned from the research report of the pharmaceutical company that manufactures tamoxifen that it can cause endometrial cancer in as little as 2 years & almost always after 5 years! It also indicates that the recurrence rate is no better when taking it, versus not taking the drug. It’s in the way the data is presented that it appears to work, when in fact, it’s more detrimental to the women taking it.
  

   

  
  

  What most don’t realize is that if the research was written up in a way that presents the facts accurately, these companies would lose their research grants & all money they themselves have invested in the research. They also wouldn’t have a drug which they can soak the public with to make big profits. Look at it this way… the pharmaceutical & chemical companies have been primarily the only businesses keeping the stock markets afloat for the last 20 years. What do they care that the products they create cause people to get sick? They profit even more with drugs to counteract the illnesses their drugs & chemicals cause.

  
  

   

  
  

  God gave us healing herbs. The knowledge of these herbs is not secret, but the pharmaceutical companies wish to make them that way, as in hiding their own findings of herbs that they cannot synthesize & patent. A prime example of one of these herbs is soursop (graviola: scientific name annona muricata). which the National Cancer Institute funded research on back in 1976. They found that it does work, but as of yet, no pharmaceutical company has been able to synthesize its effects, so they sit on the data. Here’s some information on that:  http://www.rain-tree.com/graviola.htm

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  Note: I am using this copyrighted pic without permission, which was requested months ago, for which I never got a reply. I am conforming to their stated requirements for its use by linking it back to their site (& I did give them this blog address in the request, as they required).

  
  

   

  
  

  Personally, I used a noni/aloe vera/tumeric mixture (recommended by a local Hawaiian Kahuna [healer]), along with eating other herbs known for their anti-carcinogenic properties, such as chickweed, gotu-kola & passion flower. I also ate shiitake mushrooms, known for their healing benefits. Most any doctor will tell you that diet has alot to do with a person’s health. Or as the colloquialism goes, “You are what you eat.”

  
  

   

  
  

  It is difficult in these times to avoid man-made chemicals in our foods. There have been scientists saying for years that these chemicals are known to have detrimental effects on individuals’ health, yet they still keep using them. The FDA guidelines aren’t necessarily in the best interests of the population anymore. For example, they allow up to 3 rat turds per candy bar! They also permit the use of strychnine as an anti-cholora treatment, fed to baby chicks in their feed. Strychnine is an additive poison, meaning that it is fat-soluble & sits in the organs & fatty tissues, never leaving the body. The more chicken & eggs people consume that are raised with this feeds, the sicker they become. But it means profit to the poultry & chemical industries in the short-term & pharmaceutical/medical industries in the long-term
  (many corporations have entities on both sides).

  
  

   

  
  

  But herbs are almost no cost. Most of them can be grown in an individual’s home & what can’t are fairly easy to get at a relatively low cost in health food stores, general grocery stores & plant nurseries. There are many alternative medicine specialists all over this country with access to remedies who can generate a personal regimen to treat the whole person. Many of them are even licensed & can be covered by most insurance plans (including Medicaid). A person no longer is stuck with getting only conventional medical treatment for catastrophic illnesses. Those who aren’t covered by insurance will find that most of these specialists will work with the patient to find a way that the treatment will be affordable. If they won’t… they aren’t true healers, since healing is meant to be a gift, not a business for profit!

  
  

   

  
  

  Another thing that happens connected with non-pharmaceutical treatments for catastrophic illnesses is that when the news gets out about them, such as with kava-kava fairly recently, ‘experts’ pop up, claiming these herbs don’t work. They also spread rumors that these herbs have detrimental ‘side-effects’ that can cause more serious problems. Why would they do this when these herbs have been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years with great success? For the same reason those same ‘experts’ have hidden the truth of their own research findings on these herbs, as well as the disastrous effects of their patented drugs… m-o-n-e-y! What’s so really stupid connected with their thinking is that they can actually make a higher profit by utilizing these herbs, since there is so little technology involved with taking them from seed to consumer product. No, they can’t patent it, but then, why would they need to? Doesn’t the patenting process cost lots of money?

  
  

   

  
  

  A few drug manufacturers are actually taking advantage of marketing herbal remedies. These include phytoestrogens to relieve symptoms of menopause. This same remedy can also be used to prevent breast cancer recurrence in women with hormone-receptive cancers, since they block the receptors in much the same way as tamoxifen, without causing endometrial cancer as a ‘side-effect.’

  
  

   

  
  

  The main ingredient in this phytoestrogen remedy is black cohosh, used by Native Americans for hundreds of years to relieve hot-flashes & prevent bone loss, etc. It has also been widely used in Germany for the last 40 years for the same things. One brand-name source is Remifemin, which can be found in Wal-Mart for under $10 for a month’s supply. The advantages of taking this versus tamoxifen, besides its lower cost, is that tamoxifen causes hot-flashes, bone loss & endometrial cancers, whereas Remifemin prevents this. Which thing would you prefer to put into your body, knowing these facts?

  
  

  
  

  NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REMIFEMIN
  FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS
  Report in The Journal of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine Shows
  Standardized Herbal Supplement Works without Affecting Hormone Levels
  PITTSBURGH, March 25 – A study published in the current issue of The Journal of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine heralds good news for women who are looking for natural, estrogen-free options to relieve menopausal symptoms.

  
  

  
  The study, conducted by Eckehard Liske, PhD and colleagues, shows that the
  commercially available dose of RemiFemin® Menopause, an exclusive extract of black cohosh available over-the-counter, works differently from estrogens and plant estrogens to relieve menopausal symptoms.
  

  
  

   

  
  

  “This data confirms that RemiFemin provides a safe and effective option for women who want to relieve menopause symptoms naturally,” said Eckehard Liske, PhD, lead author of the study. “The product reduces menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats and occasional sleeplessness without affecting hormone levels or specific cell lines associated with some female cancers.”

  
  

  The advantages many have today is being able to research the information for themselves, rather than just going by what one individual tells them or what’s printed in pamphlets put out by the very biased pharmaceutical companies. Don’t just take my word either. Go find out for yourselves. Here is the warning plastered on the entry page for the Nolvadex (tamoxifen) website:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  WARNING – For Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) and Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer: Serious and life-threatening events associated with NOLVADEX in the risk reduction setting (women at high risk for cancer and women with DCIS) include uterine malignancies, stroke, and pulmonary embolism. Incidence rates for these events were estimated from the NSABP P-1 trial (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY-Clinical Studies-Reduction in Breast Cancer Incidence in High-Risk Women). Uterine malignancies consist of both endometrial adenocarcinoma (incidence rate per 1,000 women-years of 2.20 for NOLVADEX vs. 0.71 for placebo) and uterine sarcoma (incidence rate per 1,000 women-years of 0.17 for NOLVADEX vs. 0.0 for placebo*). For stroke, the incidence rate per 1,000 women-years was 1.43 for NOLVADEX vs. 1.00 for placebo**. For pulmonary embolism, the incidence rate per 1,000 women-years was 0.75 for NOLVADEX vs. 0.25 for placebo**.

  
  

  Some of the strokes, pulmonary emboli, and uterine malignancies were fatal.

  
  

  Health care providers should discuss the potential benefits versus the potential risks of these serious events with women at high risk of breast cancer and women with DCIS considering NOLVADEX to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.

  
  

  The benefits of NOLVADEX outweigh its risks in women already diagnosed with breast cancer.

  
  

  *Updated long-term follow-up data (median length of follow-up is 6.9 years) from NSABP P-1 study. See WARNINGS: Effects on the Uterus-Endometrial Cancer and Uterine Sarcoma.

  
  

  **See Table 3 under CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY- Clinical Studies.

  
  

  Now you can see for yourselves why I refused this drug! However, the benefits, per their research findings do NOT outweigh the risks when you understand what exactly they’re stating! Here’s the link to the Adobe download that is the documentation on this drug, as the physicians get, but consumers do not:  http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/cgi-bin/az_pi.cgi?product=nolvadex&country=US  Read it for yourself, if you are considering using this drug to prevent a recurrence of breast cancer. It will probably make you change your mind. It certainly did mine!

  
  

  Note: the above linked site is intended for physicians, not consumers! Doesn’t it make you wonder why?

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