http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/23/content_6930583.htm
Upbeat attitudes don't beat cancer
www.chinaview.cn 2007-10-23 20:00:34
   BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Positive attitudes are not as helpful

My mother in law has pancreatic cancer and recently, her belly swelled up
hugely, as if she was pregnant.
It appears she now need to have some sort of fluid removed from her abdomen.
Our main problem is, she is polish and in Poland, does anyone have any idea

I differ from your opinion.
Certainly pollution is not a major cause for cancer because if you
compare the pollution levels with third world countries it very
negligible yet people in third world countries  do not have the higher

Despite the reluctance of many conventional practitioners to embrace
alternative medicine, many Americans are dissatisfied with traditional
medicine and are using methods such as yoga, meditation, herbs, the
Atkins diet, and even prayer as a means of treatment. The National

Newswise - Two common dietary molecules found in legumes and bran
could protect DNA from the harmful effects of radiation, researchers
from the University of Maryland report. Inositol and inositol
hexaphosphate (IP6) protected both human skin cells and a skin cancer-

" Iron accumulation in mammary tumor"
Anticancer Res. 2007 Sep-Oct;27(5A):3059-65.
Iron accumulation in mammary tumor suggests a tug of war between tumor
and host for the microelement.

The Liar Strikes Again!
By: Steve Benen on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/30/the-serial-exaggerator-strikes-again/
Rudy Giuliani, whose record for jaw-dropping exaggerations is unmatched,

If promoting public education of risk avoidance is the biggest
preventative of cancer and consequently the cheapest, why is it that
more and more people are diagnosed with cancer everyday?
Can the uneducated masses be that vast? Or is it because most people

An appeal for advice from a newbie to this group:
I had a colonoscopy 2 years ago and wasn't 100% cleaned out. The
powdered prep I took had minimal effect.  Doctor said I had a very
resistant colon and also a long one which combined to cause the

My name is Barbara, and I am 49 years old.  I live in Kent, Washington.  I
was diagnosed with colorectal cancer October 5, 2006.  I underwent rectual
surgery to have my rectum removed since that was where the cancer was.  I
was told that it was caught early so the outcome was that ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/opinion/23herbert.html
"The Long, Dark Night"
By BOB HERBERT
"In the desperate plight of people trying to deal with cancer without health

Speaking of brain scans
http://wcco.com/health/brain.scan.abnormalities.2.479876.html
*  Oct 31, 2007 10:10 pm US/Central
Brain Scan Abnormalities Not Uncommon