Comments by "Jack Haveman" (@JackHaveman52) on "Newsmax"
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StigmataBob2 I'm not American, so I can't really say what your medical people say. Here in Canada, cancer is a terrible disease and I've lost my mother and friends to it. Our survival rate is a little better than the United States, but believe me, the word cancer carries with it a real sense of dread here, as it does all over the world. Right now there is no definitive cure. Some cancers, pancreatic and brain cancer, are a near death sentence. Others, testicular and skin cancer have very good survival rates. There are lifestyle habits that can stave off the disease, smoking, alcohol abuse, diet for example, but the idea that there is something out there that will cure all cancer, all the time, is a myth.
When I was young, a person with heart problems had a death sentence hanging over them. A person that had undergone heart surgery was looked on as one of the walking dead, waiting for the ticker to quit. Now, quadruple bypass is routine. People are living normal lives after surgery, for years. Unheard of, when I was young. The strides made in heart care have been fantastic. Unfortunately, it hasn't been the same for cancer. Cancer attacks all parts of the body and attacks them all differently. They have different causes, different pathologies, even different cures. What works for testicular cancer doesn't seem to matter with pancreatic cancer. Yes, there are those who get rich treating cancer. There are those who get rich treating heart problems. Why can the heart patients live normal healthy lives after treatment but cancer patients have so many more problems. Are heart doctors more competent, more compassionate than the cancer doctors? Why would that be?
Anyone, no matter who he is or where he lives, that can cure cancer, every time will become a billionaire and there is no way the pharmaceutical companies can stop it, even if they wanted to. You see, even drug company executives get cancer, they die from it, lose loved ones to it, are afraid of it...just like we are. There is a surface logic to the idea that people get rich off cancer but dig underneath and you'll find the same frightened people in the pharma boardrooms that you find on the street.
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+veganath
When, in all of human history, in all of the history of every living thing, has anyone or thing escaped the inevitability of their death? Ever. I can't think of one
The one thing doctors and pharma companies know for a fact is that there will always be lots of customers. Cure them of one thing, they'll be back for another reason. If you don't cure them and they die, they're not coming back. They've lost a customer. If you live, you'll be back. There's no escape.
I've got nothing against people smoking pot. However, what does this Rick Simpson have to lose with his claims. He's not forced to do any tests, has no requirements that he must meet, no meetings with the FDA or drug administrations in other countries, has no set dosage requirements, has no idea what component of marijuana is the deciding factor in curing cancer, no idea of the pathology of specific cancers and how that agent acts on it. He's got nothing except some anecdotes about how buddy got cancer and started a pot treatment and is now cured. I've got mine, too. A good friend has been smoking pot for over 30 years now and he's dying....dying of cancer. How is it going to cure what it even couldn't prevent?
I'm not saying that pot isn't useful in alleviating the horrible symptoms of cancer which could have a positive effect on stopping its progress. I'm pretty sure it does. However, to advise some one to not see his doctor and follow Simpson's "cure" is irresponsible and self serving. Use yourself as a guinea pig if you want but don't sacrifice others because of a personal opinion.
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