Loved this from Dr. Mercola today
Ask three things at your next doctor’s appointment:
How common are the side effects?
What happens if I do nothing?
Is there a lifestyle or dietary alternative?
These questions shift you from passive patient to decision maker.
I wonder how many of these your doctor will be able or happy to answer?
I had a conversation with my PCP via my patient portal during the “pandemic” and told him I thought it would be a bad idea to take the Covid-19 shot he was advocating. I explained my reasoning was supported by a lot of data and I listed the important studies that I learned about from the FLCCC. He (a New York DO) told me that those studies were not really of high caliber and that I should take the shot as soon as possible, especially for someone of my advanced age. So, you see, at least with something as politically contextualized as the COVID shots there would be no chance of stimulating a patient-centered discussion. (I persisted in refusing the jab.)
I also believe there would be a similar conundrum while trying to have a conversation about most cancer therapies, too! I would go into that hypothetical conversation with an understanding that virtually all conventional cancer therapies have really bad side effects. And if I asked what would happen if I did not follow his advice, he would say look at the statistics for a particular therapy, and notice the 5-year survival rates for with and without the therapy. I am sure they would look dismal for both compliant and non-compliant patients. I believe the best way to treat a cancer would be to NOT use the conventional therapies, and instead to try Dr. Marik’s Cancer Care approach, even if it would in some cases advocate combining some sort of therapy that uses the best of both approaches - conventional therapy moderated by some artful combination with an alternative method.
Thanks @AaronAF and well done on standing your ground.
I think being educated ahead of any cancer diagnosis really helps us to take charge if we ever get diagnosed.
Just listening to friends that were recently diagnosed, and who chose the "conventional " treatment of chemo and surgery, they were not reading or watching anything realted to new approaches to cancer care, so they were scared into quick decisions, and are trying to play catch up now to combine some of the IMA treatments into their recovery.