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  • Most Chemotherapy Patients Overestimate The Average Life Extension of Chemotherapy

    … in 7 chemotherapy drugs was shown to extend life. That is 14%.
    The vast majority of cancer drug approvals don’t do anything to extend life, and this is because the FDA is a front end for drug companies.
    The Emperor’s Lack of Clothing
    This is from the article Hans Christian Andersen and the Value of New Cancer Treatments.
    Just from 2016 to the time of this writing, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 55 new cancer drugs or indications.
    While some drugs have transformed the treatment of some cancers, many produce small incremental improvements in patient …

  • Is Chemotherapy Treatment Worth its Expected Life Extension?

    … Harmful Cancer Drugs Retain FDA Approval
    At the 0:30 mark in this video, Dr. Michael Gregor explains that even after cancer drugs are shown to be ineffective in the field, the FDA does not retract their approval. See the following quote from the study referenced by Dr. Gregor titled Hans Christian Anderson and the Value of Cancer Treatments.
    …even when postmarket studies show the new drugs to have no clinically meaningful benefit compared with placebo or observation, most drugs retain FDA approval and remain on the market at prices comparable to the most expensive cancer drugs.
    Furthermore,  the FDA …

  • The Side Effects of Chemotherapy

    Executive Summary

    Side effects of chemotherapy are usually listed in an antiseptic way at the major medical sites that promote chemotherapy.
    The following are first-hand accounts of the side effects.

    Introduction
    The side effects of chemotherapy are horrible. And it is essential to do what oncologists and cancer centers don’t want patients to do — to analyze chemotherapy’s costs versus the benefits.
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    Chemotherapy Side Effects at a High Level
    These quotes are from the article Half of Breast Cancer Patients Experience Severe Side Effects.
    Overall, 93 percent of women said they experienced at least one …

  • The Side Effects of Chemotherapy

    Executive Summary

    Side effects of chemotherapy are usually listed in an antiseptic way at the major medical sites that promote chemotherapy.
    The following are first-hand accounts of the side effects.

    Introduction
    The side effects of chemotherapy are pretty horrible. And it is essential to do what oncologists and cancer centers don’t want patients to do — to analyze chemotherapy’s costs versus the benefits.
    Go to top
    Chemotherapy Side Effects at a High Level
    These quotes are from the article Half of Breast Cancer Patients Experience Severe Side Effects.
    Overall, 93 percent of women said they experienced at least …

  • What Are the Side Effects of Radiotherapy?

    … video — this time from MD Anderson, which provides a very minimal view of radiotherapy side effects. Radiotherapy is a big revenue generator for MD Anderson. 
    I found these two under this video on YouTube. The difference between what is presented in this video from the medical establishment and the first-hand experience of radiotherapy patients not controlled by the video producers is clear.
    Comment #1: Radiotherapy Worse Than Cancer
     Bitter Regret?
    I had radiation ‘therapy’ for colorectal cancer and bitterly regret it. The side effects 18 months after have been a lot worse than the cancer.
    Recall that neither of …

  • The Dramatic Reduction in Quality of Life of Chemotherapy Patients

    … Just one year after treatment, 20% of women above the age of 65 were so debilitated that they couldn’t carry out basic daily tasks like walking across the room, light housework, shopping, kneeling or standing long enough to shower.
    Important Point #2: What Chemotherapy Drugs Do To Those That Handle the Drugs
    Despite careful adherence to a strict set of safety protocols for handling chemotherapy drugs, including the use of personal protective equipment, more than half of nursing and pharmacy workers in a 2016 study reported complaints of dizziness simply from working with chemotherapy drugs.
    Important Point #3: What …

  • How Japan's Health Level Helps With Cancer Prevention

    … here than in Asia. Nevertheless, statistics reveal that relative to men in the West, just as many precancerous microtumors are found in the prostates of Asian men who die before fifty from causes other than cancer.
    Something in their way of life prevents these microtumors from developing. On the other hand, the cancer rate among Japanese people who have settled in the West catches up with ours in one or two generations. Something about our way of life weakens our defenses against this disease.
    First, the Japanese diet contains far less sugar, which is necessary for tumor growth. Cancer cells …

  • SAP’s Anti-Competitive Tactics – How SAP Used Accenture to Spy on a Software Partner

    … intellectual property from a software vendor called Wellogix. These quotes are from a CIO article.
    This article’s quotations are eerily similar to what has come to be a distinct pattern with SAP. Some quotes include the following:
    “While SAP already had an SRM (supplier relationship management module) that could handle some procurement tasks, it was inadequate for “complex services,” according to the complaint. “Wellogix had a working version of this software, and SAP was aware that it worked in a large client environment such as BP.”
    After the deal was signed, a number of SAP employees visited Wellogix’s …

  • How Effective is Radiotherapy?

    … accidental X-ray bums had been reported in the medical literature, including those of radiation pioneers Henri Becquerel and Pierre Curie.
    The Atomic Energy Commission Promotion of Radiotherapy
    The Atomic Energy Commission was quite successful in hiding these troubling facts, not only from the general public, but from the medical community who actually administered the therapeutic beam. The AEC provided much of the information for the medical textbooks on radiation and its hazards.
    This gets into the topic of the false information and promotion of radiotherapy by the Atomic Energy Commission, which I will cover in a separate article.
    Important

  • How Long Should People be Taking Humira?

    … magic for a while – the pain was much diminished. I was able to go back to work and resume very active lifestyle. After about 1 1/2 years, the side effects started. Rash at first, then a plaque-ike rash with sloughing skin (which is still spreading) on my head, hands. Then boils started – very large, very slow to heal. I have to stop taking it – it is killing my immune system. Really not sure how much damage has been done to my body from this drug. There are significant risks to this drug.”
    Review #4: Problems With Triggering Hodgkins …