Today, I've decided to be a bit lazy in the writing department. But it's only because in doing my research I came across this article on emedecinehealth.com that I thought was perfect.
The original article is actually part of a Cancer file where you can found amazing information on about anything you've always wondered about cancer. Here it is:
Cancer Myths and Reality
Myth #1
Progress for people with advanced cancer has been so slow because there is a conspiracy between the American Medical Association and drug companies. Some people with cancer and their families think doctors are keeping the cure for cancer under wraps so that money can be made from cancer treatments.
Reality #1
Does any reasonable person think that a cure for cancer would remain secret for long? Obviously not.- Now, let's think about this for a moment. Nurses get cancer. Pharmacists get cancer. Physicians get cancer, as do family members of these professionals. With the Internet and high-speed modems, it is inconceivable that some scientist laboring in isolation in a bunker someplace will have a cure for this problem.
- The World Wide Web can be your best source for sound information (but also at times a repository for some of the worst). A cure for cancer does not exist in cyberspace, or in a clinic in Mexico, or with a healer in the Philippines.
Myth #2
We can put a man on the moon. We can send a rocket around Jupiter. Why can't we cure cancer?
Reality #2
This question underscores a common misbelief that cancer is
one disease. In fact, cancer is a group of hundreds of diseases. Each
disease has a unique biological record, and each of which may be caused
by very different circumstances. One "magic bullet" will not eradicate
all types of cancers.- A major study from the University of Chicago stated that the survival from cancer is no different now compared with 30 years ago. This is an extreme view because, in fact, people with cancer are living longer and clearly have a better quality of life than they did a generation ago. Today, 2 of every 3 of those diagnosed with cancer are alive more than 5 years following their diagnosis. In 1970, this was only true for about 1 in 3.
- We know this because some cancers are indeed curable, even in the far advanced stages as with testicular cancer, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkins lymphomas, acute leukemia in both children and adults, and in a few other types of cancer.
Myth #3
If we can only hold on for a few more months, a cure will be on the horizon and all will be well.
Reality #3
Although there have been spectacular advances in the
treatment of cancer and although people are living far longer today than
in any time in history, it is not reasonable to expect that, within the
next years, there will be a "heat-seeking missile" or some magical
vaccine to annihilate cancer. Progress against this dreaded group of
diseases has been agonizingly slow, but it is moving forward in the
right direction.- Clinical trials and conventional therapies hold promise, but cure is not possible for most people with advanced cancer.
- But what is possible is a better quality of life because we now have far better treatments for pain, nausea, and vomiting than we did just a few years ago.
Of course, there are many more myths surrounding the complexities of cancer. If you are interested, feel free to leave me a comment with the myth or the info you may have heard and are not sure if it's true.
See you Soon for more Sexy Science,
See you Soon for more Sexy Science,
This article originally appears here:
Cancer: What you need to know
One of the myth which keep popping up on my Facebook wall is the cancer has a sweet tooth and can be avoided and cured by avoiding sugar. A myth based on Warburgs result from around 1920. Ye sure, because we scientists have basically been lounging in our chairs with our legs up since then and have never bothered to read or further investigate the work of a nobel price winner. But thx internet for reminding us so we can now all be cured of cancer. Only reason we don't do it yet is probably big pharma or sugar mafia (take your pick)
ReplyDeleteIt would not make me so angry if it would not costs peoples life to believe such stuff. I have however stopped to react to such posts since these people are usually immune to reason.
Thank You for dropping by and commenting on my latest post. It is highly frustrating sometimes but that is the reason why I write this blog. There is so much more to say about cancer myths: Cancer Research UK has an excellent article on it as well.
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