amy767@aol.com (chad

My point concerning Cancer Treatment Centers was more global than
simply my mother's situation. Specifically, I wished to emphasize how
they offered a viable alternative to those wishing to pursue
alternatives in their oncology treatment. Although, they are not
affilitated I believe they epitomize the attitudes held by the
organization The Life Extension Foundation(lef.org) which is to bring
the latest scientific findings into clinical medicine at the earliest
opportunity. Of course such efforts to be innovative carries with it
an increased risk of pursuing treatments that are not effective, and
or harmful. However, the fact that Cancer Treatment Centers uses
board certified oncologists is an improvement over many modalities in
alternative cancer treatment. They represent one viable alternative
for those afflicted with dreaded disease and should be recognized as such.

j

[snipped] My point is I care about your mother. Do let us know if/when you go and get back, how things went
and how your mother is.
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Best,
J

j

I honestly don't know that they are (a viable alternative). Yours to discover I guess.
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Dr. Roda said "They are a commercial group trying to standardize good oncologic care.If your local oncologist
(medical or radiation) belongs to this company,I would have no hesitation about using him/her. However, I
don't think
it makes sense to travel long distances to CTC if you have competent
cancer care in your community."


As long as your mother's aware of this.

which boards? not all of them were specified.
Dietiticians are available locally, probably through your local cancer centre.
Ph.D? What would I want with that?

viable for them, but the question would remain can they do anything different than would/could be done locally
AND would it make an appreciable difference in cancer remission, stopping the cancer from growing (and mets),
quality of life etc.
These answers I don't know. Do you send her files down and then they decide and then arrange for her and you
to fly there? How long are you there? Is your mother well enough to do this. Is there a battery of tests?
(or they look at what's been tested already)? Do they reject some patients, based on their type of cancer or
stage?

I don't know who else comeented, because I can't find it in the archives, I think I said "advertising can be
very powerful".
That's not negative about them, it's fact.
Let us know how things go and whether your mother felt the time, expense was worth it. I'm sure others' here
reading are interested too. J

j

Just for the record, I've never said that.


Agree, (having been) given the specifics of their diagnosis, their prognosis, the side effects of the treatments,
the intent of the treatment ect.

???
J

jeff utz

I am very skeptical about the Cancer Centers of America. Thinking outside
the box is not the same thing as offering, good, competent treatment. One
reason why many doctors don't use alternative treatments is that most
alternative treatments don't work, and some alternative treatments interfere
with conventional medicine.

You state that some people want to get the best of both worlds (alternative
and conventional medicine). IMHO, most of the time the best of both worlds
is about 90% conventional medicine (which is why it is conventional in the
first place).

Jeff