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Evaluating Cancer Therapies and Developing a Cancer Program Extracts from a presentation by Don Benjamin Convenor/Research Officer Cancer Information & Support Society St Leonards (Sydney) At the Annual Cancer Seminar organised by the Cancer Support Association of WA Inc At Cottesloe, WA Saturday 3 May 2003 (slides available from author on request).  

The Cause and Treatment of Cancer The NSW State Cancer Council supports the orthodox view that cancer is a localised condition caused only by physiological conditions. The alternative point of view, however, sees cancer as a late-stage symptom of an underlying systemic disease that affects the whole body. Which theory is correct and why? 

Mechanism of Electromagnetic Field Interactions with Cells Summarized by Don Benjamin. Anecdotal evidence suggests higher incidence of brain cancers among mobile phone users. Is it real? Recent findings concerning the effects of power frequency electric fields on body tissues is discussed by Dr Martin Blank from Columbia University at a presentation to the CSIRO Division of Applied Physics at Lindfield on 23 August 1996. 

The Efficacy of Chemotherapy for Cancer By Don Benjamin. In a previous article (Natural Health, December 1995/January 1996) Don focussed mainly on the efficacy of surgery. In this article Don focuses on chemotherapy. 

The Efficacy of Radiotherapy   by Don Benjamin. There has never been a properly run randomised trial that showed that radiotherapy saved any lives or even produced a significant increase in survival for any type of cancer. Radiotherapy can reduce the rate of recurrence, but has never been found to increase overall survival. In rare cases radiotherapy can extend life for a while by shrinking a tumour that is threatening a vital organ. 

Harm From Radiotherapy for Colorectal Cancer   by Ralph Moss. The Colorectal Cancer Collaborative Group clearly show that neither preoperative nor postoperative radiation therapy has an appreciable effect on overall survival in patients with this disease. 

Cancer – Theories about Causes and Treatment Each new discovery in the cancer field adds another piece to the puzzle. Here are six recent pieces that have added greatly to the understanding of the cancer process. 

Herbert Ling and the Sodium Pump Myth By Don Benjamin. The following is a summary of a 12 page article in the Gerson Therapy Practitioner Training Manual 1.4 published by the Gerson Institute. 

Cancer and the Role of the Mind By Don Benjamin. Alternative therapists claim that the causation and control of cancer has not only physical but psychological and spiritual factors as well. Orthodox medicine on the other hand accepts only the physical factors. What is the evidence that theories relating to psychological factors are valid and that therapy based on these theories actually works? 

Molecules of Emotion Don Benjamin reviews the book by Candace Pert, 1999, Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, New York. Candace explains how the emotions control the cells of the body contributing to diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease, arthritis. 

Pulsed Magnetic Fields A summary of a paper by DH Trock, AJ Bollet and R Markoll. The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in the Treatment of osteoarthritis of the Knee and Cervical Spine. Report of Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trials. Journal of Rheumatology 1994; 21 (10): 1903-1911: 

Self-Medication: the Treatment of Cancer with Phenergan - Updated  This DIY treatment has been written by a British scientist, Dr Robert Jones, who lives in England. He is forbidden to publish on the Internet, not on the grounds of causing any medical hazard but because European law regards the therapy as advertising, and is thus illegal within the European Union. There is, however, no reason why the treatment should not be made generally available to anyone outside the European Union who may be interested. .