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“Don’t Be Scared. Do Your Research.”
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“Don’t Be Scared. Do Your Research.”
Don’t you love this headline from Dr. Marik.
I’ve seen it first hand with friends, diagnosed with cancer, the fear sets in immediately, and suddenly people feel under pressure to make huge decisions very quickly. Decisions about chemo, surgery, radiation, and treatment paths that can affect the rest of their lives.
Too often, diet, metabolism, lifestyle, and repurposed medicines are barely discussed — or are dismissed altogether.
In this conversation, (link below) Dr. Paul Marik talks about why patients need to know there may be a wider approach to cancer care, including the metabolic approach behind IMA’s cancer care protocols.
I think this applies to so many diagnoses we get including surgery, we should always be free to talk through options and question accepted pathways, fear should not be what drives the decision-making.
What medical decisions do you think are rushed?
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Yes, I believe decisions are rushed on the supposed basis that delay would be tantamount to almost certain dire consequences. A friend of mine has already gotten 6 sessions of chemo for his pancreatic cancer, and he is obviously suffering more and more. I talked with him recently and told him about Dr. Varon’s good-news slides from last Wednesday’s webinar. He seemed very interested and wanted to know more about ivermectin (“never heard of it”), as well as about the benefits of combining it with the state of the art chemotherapy he is currently using under the guidance of his oncologist.
I sent links to him about resources from the new Cancer Hub as well as a link to Dr. Varon’s slides. I haven’t heard back from him – silence! I am guessing he asked his oncologist about my information. I think the most likely response from his oncologist is to ignore it, because of the negative narratives about both ivermectin and its high profile advocates, and because of the dearth of RCTs associated with them.
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Agree, @AaronAF both my friends getting chemo at the moment have been laughed at by their oncology team for even mentioning diet… so when they get other information they are reluctant to share it. Just awful,
it’s the time we need open and free discussion.
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Once cancer metastasizes, it can kill pretty quickly. That said, there is generally a bit of time between diagnoses and treatments and patients can add to ongoing conventional (standard of care) treatments as indicated so they have time to investigate if they know about alternatives. The key is to get this information to EVERYBODY so that nobody ever again says “I never heard of it.” Most organizations preach to the choir. We need to get mainstream media on board and talking/interviewing Dr. Marik, et. al.
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