Suzanne Somers’ controversial cancer advice
Why the actress' new book 'Knockout: Interviews With Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer' is causing a stir
Is Somers' new book credible?
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Suzanne Somers isn't one to "shy away from controversy," said Gina Roberts-Grey in Wallet Pop. In her new book, Knockout: Interviews With Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer, the former Three's Company star and breast cancer survivor is urging "cancer patients to skip mainstream treatments like chemotherapy" and instead follow her lead by opting for alternative methods of fighting the disease. But now "the American Cancer Society is concerned that celebrities might be using their voices irresponsibly to dispense medical advice." (Watch Suzanne Somers discuss her book.)
They should be concerned, said ScienceBlogs. Somers' book is "a serious assault of pseudoscience and quackery." One of the doctors she interviews in Knockout is a "quack" whose pancreatic cancer treatment involves "150 supplement pills a day topped off by a couple of coffee enemas," and was recently shown to be "far worse than conventional treatment." And Somers herself had a highly treatable form of cancer, and "an 88.6 percent chance of living 10 years without any chemotherapy" anyway.
Knockout offers "potentially breakthrough info in the fight against cancer," said Chris Mann in Salon, and Somers simply wants to get "her potentially lifesaving message" out to the public. I "appreciate" her "passion to speak her truth, however controversial and, at times, completely at odds with seemingly everyone else's truth, it can be." And there's no denying that she's "cancer-free," which lends her credibility and makes her the perfect spokeswoman.
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Posted by Common Sense, MD, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:02 pm Anyone who turns to Suzanne Somers, or any Hollywood celebrity, for medical advise deserves exactly what they get. Natural selection in its simplest form.
Posted by Aaron, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:25 pm One thing is for certain: if you follow allopathic medicine on this issue, you will be cut, burned, and poisoned to the point you will want to die anyway. Oh, and the survival rates with these treatments really aren't anything to write home about either. Look 'em up. It is out there to read. Make up your own mind.
Posted by Daddy Paul, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:43 pm BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA, heard it all a million times! If it's true the news media would jump all over it seeing how they are hungry for anyone to listen to them anyway. Selling books or selling air time it's hard to tell who is the biggest story teller?Wait a month then read the Google posts and see who is not happy...!
Posted by Dr Sardone, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:47 pm Too much emphasis is placed on cancer treatment rather than cancer prevention. Of course, there are genetic predispositions to consider, but changing lifestyle behaviors can go along way in offsetting some of these markers reducing visceral abdominal obesity is a good place to start. Visceral body fat produces inflammatory cytokines that cause systemic inflammation, which has been linked to various medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes and various cancers. Dr. SardoneAuthor of The Naked Truth: Overweight, Overwhelmed Confused
Posted by Izzy-Busy, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 5:07 pm Chemo doesn't work in most cases and can also harm other organ in the body. Doctors love to give examples where alternative treatments didn't work. They fail to mention the condition of the cancer patient after all the Chemo treatments. When traditional cancer treatments fail, leaving the cancer patient's immune system weak and the person near death, do they then seek out alternative treatments. It is no wonder they also fail. It would take a miracle at that point for any treatment to work. Treatment should help the immune system.
Posted by Cousin Susie, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 5:28 pm We all need to pay MORE ATTENTION to the likes of Dr Sardone. Thank you for this information. Lose the belly fat. Good message. Somers must need a new Malibu beach house. It's her right to speak and give an opinion. It should have a warning, like those on the side of cigarette boxes. Beware!!
Posted by susan, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:02 pm While I haven't read her book, I truly believe in alternative treatments. I suffered thru one year of inpatient chemo only to have my cancer return within six months. It was at this time that I sought alternative treatments, and have had great success. I agree there needs to be an emphassis on prevention, and this needs to come from our government pushing for healthier eating habbits. You are what you eat, and your foods can heal you.
Posted by Katon, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:09 pm Thoughtful knowledge is, thought provoking. If you have faith, you can heal yourself, with chemo, or without. Get up and go..., heal yourself, start from the brain and work your way outward. Cancer, as with any illness, starts with a self injuring belief system that no longer works. The mind, body connection is always at play. Never, never, never give up the fight, and use every bit of information you can glean, to help. Whatever it takes to trick yourself into healing. Its been done before, and it will be done again.
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