FACTS ABOUT CANCER

HARD BUT TRUE


1. All types of cancers is not fatal.

2. Treatment is no guarantee for cure.

3. Recurrence of ca.breast,prostate,ovary are frequent.

4. Newer drugs are no way superior to time tested older drugs.

5. Costly drugs are no way better than less costly ones.

6. Better nutrition prolongs life is a myth.

7. Codein, morphin and alcohol are still the best drugs to alleviate sufferings of cancer patients.

8. All cancer patients should get the above drugs.(forget about addiction)

9. Certain cancers like hairy cell leukemia, cll, cml,mult.myeloma carry a better prognosis with or without treatment.

10. Sex and hormone related cancers carry a bad prognosis.

11. Prolonging life by a few years, the mankind does not gain much.

12. Like all diseases , cancer behave differently in different people.

13. The so called early detection is late in most cases.

14. Patient’s attitude to life, personality,family and support from friends and relations are much more important than chemotherapy or radio therapy for prolonging life.

15. There is no short cut to removal of tumour.but recent trend in managemnt is chemotherapy.does it really help?

16. Like any disease it's quality not the quantity which matters.

17. Chemotherapy and/or radio-therapy makes the person look more sick without hair, loss of muscle mass,dark skin,anorexia,wt.loss. Etc. Its really a big list.

Please read this true story: sixty two people were travelling in a bus in India( this can happen only in india) and the bus falls in to a river. 40 people died and 22 survived. How could they? Very simple. They were travelling on roof of the bus. Does it mean that it's better to travel on bus top?? Like that a few cancer patients survive while others die.
The bottom line is, we don't have an answer as to what causes cancer in some and not in others.

Brain-child of a doctor who has seen hundreds of patients from a close quarters. Many experts may raise their eye brows on this view but they are entitled hold theirs as Sanjoy for his own.

dr.sanjoy kumar satpathy,b/188 sector 18,rourkela.india,769003

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