[cancercured] Re: Breast Cancer Industry A Scam? Support Education, Not Medication

I actually think the guy has a point. NOT that all alternative treatments are "crap" or that there are not good ways to help prevent cancers like breast cancer (which does not seem to correlate directly to lifestyle the way that some other cancers might). But when he says there is a strong genetic basis for the disease, he is completely correct. There are many genetic markers which may influence the possibility of a women getting breast cancer in
her lifetime. Some of those are so accurate in determining the likelihood of the disease that their discovery has saved the lives of thousands who opt for bilateral mastectomies to prevent the same death that their mothers and aunts and grandmothers suffered,
sometimes in their 20's and 30's.

So, genetics does matter in the context in which he is speaking. Clearly, there are environmental/lifestyle choices as well that can influence.

He is also correct that breast cancer is less likely to kill a woman (without the above genetic markers) than heart disease.

He is also correct that there are many studies to indicate that early treatment of breast cancer has saved lives.

What I cannot understand is why it has to all be completely separate: mainstream versus "natural". To my mind, they can both be incorporated into a person's individual health care. And let's face it, there is so much we don't know in either area. So, though I don't
like the way he summarily dismissed alternative choices, I also think keeping my eyes open in both camps may be important!

I am not trying to discourage anyone who is embarking or continuing a "natural" route. I wouldn't be on this list if I thought you were "wrong" to do that. I am only putting forward the possibility that we sometimes miss out by being too categorical about either approach.

Marti

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