Cancer. So what do you do?

[scissorhands]

Identifying and removing factors in your life and style that may have contributed to developing cancer. Foods, drugs, tobacco, caffeine and alcohol. Environmental toxins from glues, solvents, paints, fuels, gases and vapours.

Sometimes to break with the past a new location helps.

A country house without new carpet/paint etc away from a main road with mineral rich alpine stream water for you and your garden would be an almost perfect thing to do. As well as cleansing and vegetarian diets for at least a while. Have lots or broccoli, cabbage, and other well known anti cancer plants, brightly coloured vegetables and supplemented vitamin C.

A strong belief in yourself.

I'm sure there is a support network of others who have beaten cancer, finding them and listening to their success stories could work

http://www.cancure.org/choiceoftherapy.htm

[Brian d marge]

yup my moms sister went with breast cancer , my mom had it and is clear after 5 years , a good friend of mine ( 31) is in the middle of breast cancer ,,,,seems to be doing well

it is beatable

I mean

I have wallet cancer , the only known cure is a divorce but i seem to be starving the cancer

Honestly , listen to the doc , NZ docs are pretty good

and dont be pasive , get as much help as you can,,, squeaky wheel etc

Gambatte

Stephen

[ynot slow]

You get to do the opening lap for the "Relay for Life" named the survivors lap.Best bloody thing about surviving cancer,scary when you have your daughter beside you as a survivor.


You get a new found look on life,people can't imagine why,but if like me you should've been dead within 6-8 weeks of surgery if not diagnosed does that to you.

It's almost a badge of honour lol having cancer and the odds are you live,my thoughts are "Cancer is a bitch-Chemos the bastard:I beat the bastard."

[Paul in NZ]

I know the feeling after coming home from the doctor with that news mate. Its a total head / heart mess up. Worst time is when the excitement dies down and you have a bit of time to think about it all. Worst day in my case was a wet drive home after work - that was the lowest point in my life (to date) and I'm still not 100% sure how I coped that day? Too stubborn / stupid I guess. A couple of things I found were..

At 3am your mind lies to you. It always jumps to the worst possible outcome and get in the habit of saying, 'hey, whats the likelyhood of that actually happening?'

Most alternative therapies are definately the court of last resort BUT there is some good science around diet. Reduce or preferably eliminate dairy / red meat and stay off the booze. http://www.thechinastudy.com/ (you can find people to discredit anything and this aint perfect but its heathier anyway) basically - people have reversed some cancers with vegan diets.

Always always believe you can win the fight because you can...

pm me if I can help.

[vifferman]

My mum had breast cancer, and was told she had a choice between radical surgery or chemo/radiotherapy. She opted for surgery, as the other choice meant travelling to Hamilton for 5 days, for 6 weeks in a row. Had the surgery, then was told she had to have radiotherapy anyway. Sounds like she got some benefit from it - met some real kewl people, but then (typical Mum) didn't stay in contact with them.
Anyway... she'd doing OK.
My wife's uncle has had cancer of just about everything over the years, but he's now in his 80's and still kicking around. Looking at him, you'd never know he'd had so many ops.
Cancer's not necessarily a death sentence, nor does it have to fuck up your life.

[Daffyd]

Check out the forum: www.hsionline.com. Hsi stands for 'Health Science Institute' based in Baltimore. Into alternative cures and preventive medecine.

Eat plenty of fruit & veges. (Blueberries are supposed to be very good.)

[Rhubarb]

With a capital C. I lost my mum when I was 11 and the C word is the reason I will never believe in God or set foot in a church.

I'm with you 100%. I lost my Mum to cancer when I was 10.
My Head Master at the time drove me home from school that day and wanked on about how God had taken her to a better place.
I was 10 !! Why did 'God' take her from me?
As far as I was concerned the best place she could be is with me and my family!!
From that day any miniscule belief I might have had in God was turned into loathing.


FIGHT IT 'theblackstig' - DON'T EVER GIVE UP.
Good Luck.

[Ratti]

Hey Stig, swing by for coffe if you want. My husband died from an unsexy cancer that the docs dont know enough about to treat effectively. If you want aheadsup on what to expect or you and your lady want to bitch about how much it sux, Im just along the road.

[pritch]

Sorry to read your news.

I have here a copy of Jamie Whitham's book "What a Good Do" having been given it back a while ago. Last year I wrote a review here:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-James-Whitham

If you wish, send me a PM with your address and I'll courier the book to you.

Oh! And last I heard the girl was doing well.