Sister's Breast Cancer - Update
I have really had to take time to calm down and assess my own feelings about the steps that are being considered by my younger sister. I don't know where she is getting her information from...wait a minute...I do know. Apparently, the mainstream medical industry thinks it is justifiable to have both breasts removed! Even though, at this point, only one breast has been found to have a tumor, which was removed, treated with chemotherapy and at this time we're waiting to see if any more cancer appears in test results before performing a mastectomy.
They have told her that since she carries a gene that predisposes her to breast cancer, her risks of developing cancer in the other breast (some time in the future) are high. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to consider having the other breast removed at the same time the first is removed (if that proves to be needed)!
Nothing is mentioned about proper nutrition and adding exercise to her regime to prevent a future problem. Nothing is mentioned about eliminating bad foods, toxins from her environment, stress...etc. Which leads me to believe that she is just another "number" to add to their lists of guinea pigs for the drugs and procedures that they endorse but have no real numbers to show as cures. A five year survival rate is not a cure!
Their own numbers show that if she doesn't die from cancer (which means they cured her),. she's apt to die from another problem that was caused by their procedures of treating her. Chemotherapy alone destroys the immune system. So if she were to die from a virus because her immune system was destroyed, I guess they can then say...cancer wasn't the cause of her death!
What's wrong with this picture?
Not only that, what if she were to never develop cancer in the other breast? Than she's had a disfiguring operation for what purpose? OR they remove both breasts and she then develops cancer in some other part of her body? Was the cancer procedures for the breast then considered a cure?
Because of "their" recommendations, my sister is researching their suggestion. I just wish she would spend more time researching what they are not telling her. Yes, she is overweight...yes, her nutrition leaves a lot to be desired...yes, she has a sedentary lifestyle. Ultimately, I have to accept her decision and love her in spite of it. But I sure wish (and pray) that something will reach her to make her understand the role she has played into this disease and that it's under her control to reverse it without harmful chemicals and toxins.
A lifestyle change...you bet...but one I feel that would hold a whole new outcome and longer future for her.
They have told her that since she carries a gene that predisposes her to breast cancer, her risks of developing cancer in the other breast (some time in the future) are high. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to consider having the other breast removed at the same time the first is removed (if that proves to be needed)!
Nothing is mentioned about proper nutrition and adding exercise to her regime to prevent a future problem. Nothing is mentioned about eliminating bad foods, toxins from her environment, stress...etc. Which leads me to believe that she is just another "number" to add to their lists of guinea pigs for the drugs and procedures that they endorse but have no real numbers to show as cures. A five year survival rate is not a cure!
Their own numbers show that if she doesn't die from cancer (which means they cured her),. she's apt to die from another problem that was caused by their procedures of treating her. Chemotherapy alone destroys the immune system. So if she were to die from a virus because her immune system was destroyed, I guess they can then say...cancer wasn't the cause of her death!
What's wrong with this picture?
Not only that, what if she were to never develop cancer in the other breast? Than she's had a disfiguring operation for what purpose? OR they remove both breasts and she then develops cancer in some other part of her body? Was the cancer procedures for the breast then considered a cure?
Because of "their" recommendations, my sister is researching their suggestion. I just wish she would spend more time researching what they are not telling her. Yes, she is overweight...yes, her nutrition leaves a lot to be desired...yes, she has a sedentary lifestyle. Ultimately, I have to accept her decision and love her in spite of it. But I sure wish (and pray) that something will reach her to make her understand the role she has played into this disease and that it's under her control to reverse it without harmful chemicals and toxins.
A lifestyle change...you bet...but one I feel that would hold a whole new outcome and longer future for her.
Labels: breast cancer, cancer
posted by J. Martin at 1:20 PM
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