Why We’re Losing the War on Cancer: It’s all about money!
In the 40 years since President Nixon declared a war on cancer the death statistics have barely changed–Why? Money! So says the New York Times.
Let’s look at cancer clinical trails: 20% of the clinical trials by the National Cancer Institute failed to enroll even a single subject, only about 1/2 reached the minimum enrollment in which the trial could be meaningful, only 3% of cancer patients participate in clinical trials. Why? Oncologists lose money by putting patients on clinical trials!
Oncologists make money from chemotherapy and other approved modalities which is the current “standard of care” to treat a particular cancer. By putting a patient on a cancer clinical trial they are subject to a host of negatives on top of loss of revenues from treatment. these include: a mountain of paperwork, little monetary compensation, and legal liabilities.
What might be the solution? Give the doctors more incentives including paying the patients and doctors, allow patients to enroll in clinical trials before chemotherapy since in most cases the timing of chemotherapy relative to tumor size does not affect outcome.
Of course, these are generalities and for some cancers progress has been made and significant new drug therapies have been developed. However, progress is hampered by the lack of patients for cancer clinical trials.
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August 4th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Good Morning Dr Kim!
My father had colon cancer back in the mid eighties which was successfully removed (Kaiser). My mother (a practicing nurse at the time) was totally upset before the surgery; and immensely relieved after the successful surgery.
During this crisis, my mother gave me a book to read called ‘World Without Cancer’, a true sleeper book; it holds as much revealing truth now that it did then. The politics and originating sources of controling cancer is sickening. We are truly the human animal, ie, preying on one another for various resources… mineral rights; oil, coal, water, wood and especially the control of pharmaceuticals…BIG MONEY!
I’ve watched the slow revealing of how the Oil AND Pharmaceutical ‘Cartels’ have come up in the ranks; right up to the Presidency of the USA!! We have dearly payed the price of listening to these liars, who hide behind the skirts of religions and fears of the average good person.
We have already released Pandora’s Box, nuclear fall-out IS everywhere, and ANYONE can be a cancer candidate…that makes MORE CUSTOMERS for the CANCER INDUSTRY!
Hope there is still HOPE left in Pandora’s Box…
Sincerely,
Michele
August 4th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Thank you for your article. I am a nurse
When Cardiac by pass was just getting off the ground, my husband had a heart attack at 35. I did not allow the medical establishment to start cutting him up and changing his quality of life. I took a lot of heat from his family and mine. That was just toooo bad. He receive chelation therapy in Georgia went home and returned to work. I got to know the director of the facility and the physician in charge. about a year later I heard that the IRS was on their backs trying to close them down for tax questions. I saw the numbers of people coming from varrious parts of the world. Doctors coming for treatment while I was there. The IRS has a systematic approach used to close down a physicians office or center when they would get a request from other physicians and hospitals that were raking in the money for needless surgeries when the problem could have been solved easily. Chelation is still being used to clear vascular blockage. EVeryone in the standard medical community wanted the bigger piece of the medical pie but was not able to stop everyone all the time. Alternative healthcare providors began to work as a group for strength in legal matters. They were not as easily put down because they had the money together to provide better legal representation for the physcian in distress. There are natural approaches to beat cancer.
I know. I am naturally gifted in cell energizing and taught in Quantum Touch. Read my testimonies. I was in Greece in 1989 with a patient with cancer and he beat it with a caccine mad my a Greek physician. The physician told me the story of how he was asked to treat President Regan’s bowel cancer. He did. Regan asked him if he would bring this to our people in the USA> He said yes but under certain conditions. That the rich and the poor would be treated in the same manner through the vaccine. The vaccine was not expensive at all. While in Greece we saw the hotels full of Americans and Canadians there for just that reason. Cancer Care. Reagan said that would not be possible. The physician responded saying then the vaccine will not be available to the people of your country.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:55 am
thank you so much for your comments,
Leo
November 4th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Michele:
thank you so much for your comments,
Leo
November 13th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
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April 26th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Thank you
Leo
August 16th, 2010 at 7:33 am
This really is what I have been finding all the time. I should have discovered your blog post faster.
August 16th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Thank you so much for your kind words,
Leo
August 16th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Thank you for your email,
please see my book for health (physical and mental), also I have a new book coming later this year,
leo
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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Great site. This has really helped me today, particularly the post - Why We’re Losing the War on Cancer: It’s all about money …. I needed help and information about chelation therapy and I found it here on Monday. Many thanks, Jane…