Re: How scientific are orthodox cancer treatments? by Walter Last

From: Jeff (kidsdoc2000_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:37:46 -0400

"fresh~horses" <fresh~horses@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "john" <nospamoridiots@vaccine.com> wrote in message
> > news:cfg61a$aa7$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> > > http://www.whale.to/a/last.html
> >
> > You forgot to mention how the overall survival rate for people with
cancer
> > is about 50%.
> >
> > And the overall suvival rate for kids with cancer is 70-75%.
> >
> > That's with conventional treatment.
> >
> > The survival rate with alternative treatment only (or no treatment --
same
> > thing) is about 0%.
> >
> > Sounds like the treatments are pretty effective (but not nearly
effective
> > enough).
> >
> > Jeff
>
>
>
>
> At what point do you pronouce someone 'survived' from cancer? Can one
> be included in this stat more than once? Ie) I have cancer, I have
> chemo and treatment, I 'survive'. It 'recurs' in 7 years. Was I a
> survivor? What am I now.
>
> Zee

As already pointed out, in the vast majority of cases, the cancers don't
recur after 5 years.

However, in the event that it does after 7 years, you're person who had 7
disease free years of life that you wouldn;t have had.

Jeff

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