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4. Cancer is an umbrella term for a few hundred different diseases.

Sun Jun 2, 2013, 04:25 PM

Jun 2013

Would you treat melanoma the same way as a brain tumor?

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Keep Your Cures Off My Cancer [View all] SidDithers Jun 2013 OP

A few years ago a good friend of mine came down with bone cancer.... phantom power Jun 2013 #1

Vaccine RobertEarl Jun 2013 #2

Cancer is an umbrella term for a few hundred different diseases. Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #4

New Age wooheads are some of the people I'd most like to strangle Warpy Jun 2013 #3

Amen. I had someone who should know better say I should a herbalist... Liberal Veteran Jun 2013 #6

Great post... SidDithers Jun 2013 #7

I can't recommend this post enough etherealtruth Jun 2013 #5

Orac addresses alternative treatments in that second link... SidDithers Jun 2013 #10

Cancer touches so many lives... SidDithers Jun 2013 #12

Did you know laetrile is still touted as a "cure" for cancer? Archae Jun 2013 #9

You're right. Woo is everywhere... SidDithers Jun 2013 #11

Likewise. Archae Jun 2013 #14