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Originally posted by SaturnFX
will rightfully and cynically toss this on top of the other cures for cancer that will never see the light of day.
I used to read such things with great hope, now, I simply get angry knowing it won't come out for the people.
Originally posted by SevenBeans
Pretty cool but I think the real breakthrough will come in nanotech, they are already working on it, tiny robots that can identify and destroy cancer cells.
Originally posted by 27jd
Originally posted by SaturnFX
will rightfully and cynically toss this on top of the other cures for cancer that will never see the light of day.
I used to read such things with great hope, now, I simply get angry knowing it won't come out for the people.
This technology is sunbathing, and has been for a looooong time. It should be treating it's own skin cancer, it's been in the light of day for so long.
This is just pinpointed radiation, radiation has been used for a long time, and this technology, Gamma knife radiosurgery was created in and has been used since 1967...
Originally posted by filosophia
I don't know, trying to destroy tumors by emitting radiation beams? Doesn't radiation cause tumors? I can't say I wouldn't consider this if I had cancer, because I know when you're sick you're willing to try anything, but in a healthy state of mind I would have some serious doubts about this. I'd first try some natural remedies, I'd be much more likely to try some exotic plant from Ecuador before I let anyone zap me with radiation beams.
Originally posted by 27jd
Originally posted by mal1970
Cure the symptom, but not the disease. Typical western medicine approach.
We are the best in the world at injury (trauma) medicine, but we still don't know jack about illness...
Eastern medicine doesn't have any better approach to curing cancer once somebody has it. The only advantage they have is dietary. People's diets in the west, with processed garbage, dairy, wheat, etc. creates an inflammatory, acidic environment in the body and lowered immunity that allows cancer cells to get a foot hold. The eastern diet is not as modernized and doesn't contain as many inflammatory things, and more suited to our genetic needs.
Originally posted by 27jd
reply to post by Quantum_Squirrel
Not meaning to come across as annoyed, but people should read through the thread a bit before posting. That said, I never commented about your title, although it is a bit off, the treatments take longer than 15 minutes, and they destroy specific tumor cells, not cancer in general, but who's counting.
Originally posted by mal1970
I don't recall mentioning eastern medicine, but I will mention that at least it tends to take a holistic approach.
It *may* allow the patient to live a bit longer than standard radiation or chemo as it appears to not poison the patient as much as the latter, but it does nothing to address the cause of the disease. Just another band-aid for a shotgun wound.
That's all i'm trying to say.