Re: Ph Balancing (steph)


"J W" <jonboy42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You know Steph, I don't post in here much because I have and want to
keep a positive attitude and hold out hope for a remission or cure of my
cancer. I do read many of the posts in here though and I must say that
despite the fact you are helpful and informative in some areas, you are
a very negative person. It almost seems to me at times that you go out
of your way to bum out anyone that posts in here.

When I first started posting in here I was under the impression that you
were some sort of doctor or at least authority on the subject of cancer.
Well if you are I'm thankful that I have never had the honor of an
office visit with you. Almost every post I ever made in here you came
along and dashed my hopes right into the gutter. Why don't you lighten
up sme man.

If someone comes in here with an idea or suggestion, leave them alone as
long as they aren't selling snake oil. Proven fact that some things do
work well for some and at same time not well for others, but one of the
few ways people can find alternative ideas for help is to read them in
groups like this and decide for themselves whether or not to try them.
They don't need self appointed gaurdians shooting down every idea or
suggestion that comes in here. That's why a lot of people who have good
ideas never tell anyone about them because of people like you shooting
them down and embarrassing them. Who are you to decide what is or is not
right for people to try? facts are clear that the chemo and radiation
alone are effecrtive in only about 3% of patients. There are a lot of
complimentary alternatives including mental and spiritual attitudes that
do in many cases improve the outcome of one's illness.

Bottom line if someone comes here with a thought or idea let the
majority decide if it is something that they are willing to try or not
and keep your thoughts to yourself unless you have physically tried
them. History is riddled with dumb sounding ideas that went on to become
very useful ideas because intelligent people encourage free thinking and
new ideas. Ignorant people oppose anything that isn't tried and true
tested, even if it has been proven to be extremely costly and shown
only limited success. In otherwords if you aint got something good to
say, don't speak because people who are very ill with this disease do
not need negativity.

I hear you well. Steph can be very blunt, and it is true that we cannot
always predict how cancer will behave.

The problem is that trying to avoid ALL negativity also inhibits the
forthright discussion needed to get at the truth of things. The truth is
pretty important where claims of cancer cure are concerned.

I am sure you find it difficult to appreciate it right now, but it is in
the best interests of ALL cancer sufferers that we should be tough on those
who irresponsibly promote unsubstantiated and unlikely methods like pH
balancing, if only to try and force them into producing some decent
evidence for their claims. I say this in full knowledge of how highly,
and regularly, pH balancing is currently spoken of in alternative circles.

And, contrary to what you say, our disbelief is not based simply on the
fact that certain methods like pH balancing are implausible on very
well-trodden paths of science. There is also not a trace of evidence they
work -- not even any decent anecdotal evidence (e.g. testimonial) in this
particular instance (I know, I am looking at this stuff all the time).
There is usually also no sound provenance for them, with usually a
distinctly entrepreneurial flavour to their birth..

We can't prove absolutely that such methods don't have any benefits for
cancer patients, but we can explain why that is staggeringly unlikely, and
also point to a solid track record of them not working whenever they are
more closely examined, despite often extravagant claims.

Peter Moran

www.cancerwatcher.com



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