As a myeloma survivor I think that newspaper articles like
"New Cases of Cancer Decline in the U.S."
do a disservice to cancer survivors everywhere. The headline should read "Myeloma cases INCREASE in the U.S.
"Some types of cancer are being found more often, the report said. Among men, incidence rates increased for cancers of the liver, kidney and esophagus, and for melanoma and myeloma"
An article talking about causes of myeloma like the environment are far more important. Boring perhaps but more important.
The International Myeloma Foundation Identifies Potential Link Between Genetic Pathways And Environmental Risks For Myeloma
Like this myeloma blogger, i wonder why more oncologists are not studying issues like
Chemoresistance, Bcl genes and supplements
" …stumble upon a possibly useful connection/synergy between the natural and synthetic worlds, a connection that has the real potential to help cancer patients at the very least with the toxic side effects of chemo and possibly even with the treatments themselves (by making the tumour cells more susceptible to these drugs, e.g.), then why the heck don’t MORE cancer researchers devote MORE time to investigating this type of synergy?"
I take resveritrol and curcumin daily. I have not undergone any conventional therapies for since 1997 when I was told that "there is nothing more that we can do."
The only significant finding in the first article is that smoking rates are falling in the U.S. and therefore cases of lung cancer are declining. Good. But lots of other kinds of cancer cases are increasing. And the environment is the cause. And oncologists aren't helping.
David Emerson
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