Lance Armstrong

[jpgregorich@aol.com]

Shannon wrote:

Is "his cancer" cured? Only time would tell; does it come back, etc.
Is "he" cured? That depends... Like other "named diseases", cancer does
not arise in a vacuum, or from a state of otherwise impeccable good health!
So, what were those *other* imbalances? Did the chemo etc. cure them?
(Doubtful...) And a question I'd be fascinated to hear, what *else* might
he have done to help himself thru the cancer, or what might others have done
for him? Would be interesting to know...
He has been free of cancer for at least 5 years. How long do we have to wait
until we can say that there has been a cure.
He was presumably months from certain death if he had delayed treatment much
longer. Most people with the same level of the disease do not survive, much
less go on to be the best athlete of his sport.

It is my impression that chemo tends to weaken those who undergo the
treatment, but in his case he appears to have come out of it stronger...he
has virtually no peer in his sport.

I am just trying to get an understanding of "cure". Eventually we all die,
so no "cure" is permanent. But how long does an improvement have to continue
until we can call it a satisfactory cure. In the case of Lance, he has
survived much longer than he could have otherwise expected to. His quality
of life has improved immensely--he has gone from a rather brash self-centered
individual to become a more centered person, "family" man and benefactor to
cancer patients, not to mention his physical capabilities.

Thanks for your comments.
Jim Gregorich

[Tanya Marquette]

i have a few understandings about cancer that i would like to share. one is that is often takes about 5 years for cancer to become detectable again after allopathic treatment. so it is a political decision that the medical profession makes when they say if there are no signs of cancer for 5 yrs, the person is cured. so, if there is

the second understanding that i have is that allopathic intervention can buy time for a person with cancer. i think the real healing operates on another level. often people who look death in the face, come to some pretty deep insights into themselves and make life changing decisions within, on a deep and personal level. i often say that these are the people who heal and go on to continue their lives. these people often speak of internal changes they make--maybe not in a sophisticated or intellectual way, but their language is usually pretty clear. for example they might say 'life is too short and i decided to get rid of all those emotional leeches in my life.' that's a transformative position.

so perhaps this fellow is using his purchased time productively and is doing his own healing within. only time will tell.

tanya

[petsfriend]

Bear in mind that most cancer therapies are potentially carcinogenic
themselves. There may be an accidental homeopathic effect every so often
resulting in a profound positive response. Also, coming face to face with
one's own mortality can change one's perspective and perhaps help heal the
body. As was already said, however, ultimately time will tell and we don't
know what else he did outside the mainstream therapy.

be well

russell swift, dvm