“I have great respect for western medicine — but for cancer, I don’t have much confidence in western medicine. The end results were not encouraging, in fact many cases ended up in disaster. I wanted to try the herbs. I knew I was not hopeless or helpless.” These were words of Dr. Daniel (not real name), a member of the medical profession.

Daniel came from a family of 11 siblings but currently only two of them (he and his younger brother) are still alive, the rest passed away. Three of his brothers and a sister had cancer.

In September 2003, Daniel started to have “stomach winds.” He lost weight and his bowel habits changed. He brushed off this problem as insignificant and took “deworming” medication, hoping that the problem would go away. Unfortunately the problem became more serious. He came to seek our help in March 2004, and was started on herbs besides changing to a healthy diet. His health improved and he has been on this healing path for the past three years.

Being medically trained, we find it strange that from the beginning he flatly refused to seek medical help, even declining to go for a colonoscopy or blood test.

On 9 November 2006, we had a frank talk with Dr. Daniel. The following are excerpts of our conversation.

Question: How old are you now?

Answer by Daniel: I am now 75 years plus.

Q: Could you tell us how your problem started?

A: Basically my blood pressure was okay — 120/80 or sometimes 110/70. Both my sugar and cholesterol levels were okay too. Before my retirement (from a government job, heading a division in the health services) I could eat anything I liked. I ate but I did not put on weight. When I was about 70 / 71 years old, I found it a bit hard to sleep. When I was 72 years old (that is 3 years ago), I started to have stomach problem. It was like indigestion and winds. In the beginning the problem was not so bad. On certain days I was alright but on certain days I had winds. My stools were either loose or watery and sometimes foamy.

Q: Any blood?

A: No, blood — so far no blood.

Q: Basically, your bowel movements and habits changed?

A: Yes, before that it was natural although sometimes I had constipation.

Q: How often did you have this stomach winds?

A: From March 2004 onwards the winds became more frequent and that was the time I came to see you. Actually from September 2003, I already started to have winds but it was not so bad, even though it was not like before. In the earlier years I could eat anything I like. I liked to go for hawkers’ food. But in September 2003, my problem started. Before this time I had no problem taking any kind of food — there was no wind problem.

Q: You said at the beginning it was not bad, but in March 2004, it became more serious?

A: From March 2004, the problem became more often. Sometimes, I would have diarrhea for the whole day. Then I was okay for a day or two and then had diarrhea again.

Q: In March 2004, you said you did not feel good — what did you do then?

Wife: He came to see you but the daughter (who is a medical specialist) told him to go for a scope.
A: I talked to my daughter about this problem. She asked me to go for a colonoscopy and see what could be the problem. It could be due to polyps. I did not want to do that. I knew about your herbs, since many people have been coming to see you and it seemed the herbs helped. So I came to see you but I did not tell my daughter about this.

Q: Did you do any blood test?

A: So far, only once. At first my daughter suspected the problem was due to worms because the eosinophil was elevated — which could indicate worm infection. I took deworming medication but the problem persisted. So when I came to see you, you gave me Capsule A, GI 1 and GI 2.

Q: Knowing that you were medically trained and so was your daughter — now that you have encountered a problem like this which is not a good sign — by right, it is good to go for medical treatment, for example a colonoscopy, etc., etc. But you declined to do all these. Tell us frankly and honestly, the reasons why you did not want to go and see the doctors?

A: It was not because I didn’t want to do it. I have heard about your herbal treatment and also some cases of recovery and the results were encouraging. On the other hand, in western medicine for cancer — for other diseases it is different, I have great respect for western medicine — as far as I can see it, so many cases the end results were not encouraging, in fact many cases ended up in disaster, even after going through those treatment like chemotherapy. Because of that I wanted to try the herbs and may be it will work for me.

Q: Before you knew us and had seen what we have done, did you ever believe in the herbs?

A: No, never. I would go for western medicine. But based on my experience with my brothers, they died of cancer. Then, I had a cousin who was a retired matron of a hospital. She too died of cancer after undergoing two operations for her colon cancer and had chemotherapy. So as for cancer, I didn’t have much confidence in western medicine.

Q: In March 2004, you came to us and were started on the herbs. Now it is November 2006 – it has been 2 years and 8 months now.

Wife: Yes and he is as strong as before.
A: Yes, I feel good. I can now take more kinds of food without any problem. My appetite is better.

Q: Taking every thing together, after being on the herbs for 2 plus years, are you better off or worse off?

A: Yes, I am better off. My stamina is better. I can swim — like breast strokes, even one mile would be no problem.
Wife: He can swim non-stop!
Q: In September 2003, when you started to have this problem, could you swim like that?

A: I could also swim but the stamina was not that good.

Q: What about your weight?

A: It has increased by 1 to 2 pounds since the past two plus years. There was no loss in weight. Between September 2003 and March 2004 (before taking the herbs) I was losing weight, besides my stamina was going down.

Comments: Gurdjieff wrote: “The wise man is not educated, and the educated man is not wise.” This saying seems to be often true in life. It would be wonderful indeed if the educated man is also wise — it makes the world a better place to live in! In this story, Dr. Daniel is an educated man and he is also a wise man — and the result? He made a sensible decision that perhaps had “saved” his life.

Dr. Daniel is schooled in the medical tradition. He was taught that a drug has to undergo a placebo-controlled double blind clinical study before evidence of efficacy is acceptable. Anything short of this requirement is “bunked off” as unacceptable or quackery. Anecdotal evidence, no matter how true and relevant, is never acceptable or taken seriously as evidence. Perhaps such hard-line thinking only belongs to the educated man? For him to defend the “turf” or protect his “rice bowl”?

Dr. Daniel saw for himself what had happened to his loved ones after they had undergone treatment for their cancers using the so-called FDA-approved and “proven” drugs. Yet they died. When his turn came to make a decision about his own treatment, Dr. Daniel did not have confidence in modern medicine! He relied on his own wisdom and saw for himself what was going around him. He said: “I have heard about your herbal treatment and also some cases of recovery and the results were encouraging. On the other hand, in western medicine for cancer – as far as I can see it, for so many cases the end results were not encouraging, in fact many cases ended up in disaster. Because of that I wanted to try the herbs and may be it will work for me.” In short, Dr. Daniel believed in anecdotal evidence.

I read a news report somewhere, sometime ago, about an oncologist in a renowned hospital in the US, who started to advocate complementary therapy for his patients after his wife who had breast cancer benefited from such unorthodox therapy. Indeed, personal experience makes a wise man. I tend to wonder if those hard-line proponents of this double blind study ever have their own loved ones suffering from cancer. If they do, after the “battle”, I wonder if they ever reflect and question the rationale of what is going on. Is there any wisdom in what is being done? There is a saying: “None are so blind as those who have eyes and see not, and none are so deaf as those who have ears and hear not.”

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Prognosis deals with predicting about the way a disease spreads and its possible outcomes. Prognosis includes chances of recovery from the disease too. These are two aspects for prognosis of any disease. When a patient approaches a doctor with symptoms of lung cancer, the patient is advised to go through some tests to confirm detection. After analyzing the test results, doctors are able to ascertain the stage to which cancer has reached. Every stage has a specified course of treatment.

There are many questions that come up during and after the prognosis. The patient would first like to know if the disease is curable. Cancer detected in early stages is usually curable. The third and fourth stage cancers are a major concern. If cancer has grown to other parts of the body it almost is incurable. There is however a chance to increase life expectancy, if detected in early stages. Doctors informs their patient abut the stage cancer has reached and whether it is life threatening. The treatment is a long process with radiation or chemotherapy as part of treatment. Prognosis continues to change at every stage of treatment.

Doctors generally inform their patient about possible complications during course of treatment. They also inform patients about treatment required for such complications. Doctors also communicate the survival chances to the patient if necessary. The severity of the disease and possible time frame for treatment has to be considered by the patient.

Many of lung cancer centers have an in house support groups to help patients cope up with the disease. They also help them by counseling on their individual cases and explaining exact outcome of the disease.

It is advisable to remember that prognosis is just a prediction and can change during the course of treatment. Doctors inform patients about the stage and treatment of the disease to help them deal with it and be prepared for all eventualities.

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One of the most famous symbols of disease awareness is the red ribbon that is used to raise AIDS awareness. This symbol has been worn by various celebrities with the aim of encouraging understanding about the disease and raising funds for prevention and its eventual cure. Given the popularity of this symbol, the ribbon has also been used to increase awareness for other diseases, such as cancer. For breast cancer, the symbol that is used is the pink ribbon.

The pink ribbon

For breast cancer awareness advocates, the symbol of a pink ribbon represents hope and awareness for those affected by this terrible disease. These groups encourage people to wear this symbol and help in the efforts of raising awareness as well as much-needed funds for research.

The pink ribbon symbol has taken on many forms. It is now seen printed on various materials such as T-shirts, mugs, wristbands, and bumper stickers. In some cases, the symbol is even engraved on jewelry, the most famous of which are pink ribbon bracelets. It is also worth noting that most of the companies who sell these items contribute part of the proceeds to breast cancer research.

Other symbols

Due to the popularity of this symbol and the tremendous response it has generated, other forms of creating awareness have been initiated by various groups. Some of these include conducting Pink Ribbon Breakfasts during the month of October, which is the designated breast cancer awareness month. During these breakfasts, the issues surrounding breast cancer are discussed. The proceeds of these breakfasts go to breast cancer research.

Another form of giving support to the raising of breast cancer awareness is through illumination projects, where famous landmarks and monuments are lit pink. Most of the time, companies sponsor these.

The pink ribbon has been a recognized symbol for breast cancer awareness, and its popularity continues to grow as various groups initiate other forms of support for the cause.

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Melanoma is the most common form of skin cancer and skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the Western world. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes.

Melanocytes are found under the skin, which is made up of two layers: the epidermis on the outside and the dermis below that. To be accurate, melanocytes are found in the lowest levels of the epidermis, but not actually in the dermis. These cells produce melanin, which affects the epidermis’ pigmentation, both natural skin colour and because of exposure to the sun as in tanning.

Sometimes, a group of near-by melanocytes combine with a little local tissue to form a mole (also known as a nevus; plural nevi). The average person has between ten and forty moles, which usually appear before the fortieth birthday. They often fade or disappear with age. Moles are non-malignant (non-cancerous) and can be flat or raised in shape and almost any colour. Usually, they are slightly darker than one’s natural skin colour. Dark skinned people tend to have more moles.

Cancer begins in cells where the normal cycle of decay and replacement by regeneration has been disrupted. In these circumstances, cells do not always die when they should and new cells are produced needlessly. This, in turn, produces a growth (also known as a tumor), which can be either benign or malignant (ie cancerous or non-cancerous).

Benign tumors can be surgically removed and rarely return. They do not spread or affect surrounding tissue. Malignant tumors are cancerous and can affect surrounding tissue and organs. In these cases, cancerous cells can break away from the primary tumor and affect other organs or enter the blood stream (lymphatic system), whereby it will spread to their parts of the body (metastasis) very quickly. The rate of metastasis is a deciding factor in how a doctor treats cancer.

Melanoma occurs when melanocytes become malignant. It can occur at any age, but chances increase with age. Fair-skinned people are more likely to develop it than dark-skinned people. In fair-skinned races, men tend to get it on the torso and neck, whereas women get it on their calves (lower legs). Dark-skinned people rarely get melanoma, but if they do, it is usually under the finger and toe nails or on the soles of the feet or palms of the hands. When cancerous cells from melanoma enter the lymphatic system and affect other organs, it is still attributed to melanoma. For example, if the liver becomes affected by cancerous cells from melanoma, it is referred to as metastatic melanoma, not liver cancer.

Often, the first sign of melanoma is a change in the size, shape, colour, or feel of an existing mole, although it often first manifests itself with a new mole or moles. Self-diagnosis is not to be relied on - always seek professional advice if you have any concerns relating to your skin. However, it is wise to remember ‘The ABCD of Melanoma’, which goes thus:

Asymmetry: the shape of one half of the mole is not the same as the other half.

Border: the border or edges of the mole are not clearly defined; a bit ragged or the pigmentation ‘leaks’ into the surrounding skin.

Colouration: the mole is not uniformly of one colour, although it is not so important what that colour is.

Diameter: there is a change in size or a new mole grows larger than 5mm in size.

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