Review of Manifesto for a Cancer Patient
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Review of Manifesto for a Cancer Patient
[Following is a volunteer review of "Manifesto for a Cancer Patient" by Colleen Huber, NMD.]
'There was quite a lot of competitiveness about it, with everybody wanting to beat not only cancer itself, but also the other people in the room. Like, I realize that this is irrational, but when they tell you that you have, say, a 20 percent chance of living five years, the math kicks in, and you figure that’s one in five. So you look around and think, as any healthy person would: I've got to outlast four of these guys.'– John Green.
Manifesto for a Cancer Patient is a publication by Colleen Huber, NMD in which she expresses her personal views on cancer treatment. Dr. Huber runs a Nature therapy clinic and has experience of 11 years in treating cancer patients of all stages through alternative medicine, helping the body heal itself naturally by sticking to a strict diet, exercise, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic therapy, and herbal medicines. As a result, she favors natural healing as opposed to drugs and chemotherapy by quoting Oncologist Max Wintrope of the National Cancer Institute Hospital in her book: "These drugs cause more harm than good because they just prolong the agony. The patients all die anyway."
My favorite part of this book was that her claims were not unsubstantiated. This is important as her arguments were bold and cancer is a dangerous subject to deceive people. She presents comprehensive data of 379 patients from 2006 to 2014, stating the health details of the patients she treated in her hospital including failed attempts where even nature therapy couldn’t save them. She explains her approach towards treating cancer by sharing a diet plan, oxygen/ozone intake, benefits and drawbacks of vitamin A and D, and hyperthermia.
The drawback of this book is that there are moments where it can appear as though she is just promoting her own business. This brings skepticism to her words and makes it easy to dismiss them as propaganda. She often speaks negatively of the Pharmaceutical industry in America, how it exploits patients in the name of money by the medicinal industry, and how it is filled with corruption.
I read the book as an informative piece giving cancer patients more information about possible alternative treatment, as opposed to a disparaging piece on one form over another. It could be useful to individuals facing cancer and they could gain information that can help them in their treatment. The book is also exceptionally well edited. As a result, I give the book 4 out of 4 stars.
I would recommend this book to cancer patients and medical practitioners or students interested in this field.
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Manifesto for a Cancer Patient
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'There was quite a lot of competitiveness about it, with everybody wanting to beat not only cancer itself, but also the other people in the room. Like, I realize that this is irrational, but when they tell you that you have, say, a 20 percent chance of living five years, the math kicks in, and you figure that’s one in five. So you look around and think, as any healthy person would: I've got to outlast four of these guys.'– John Green.
Manifesto for a Cancer Patient is a publication by Colleen Huber, NMD in which she expresses her personal views on cancer treatment. Dr. Huber runs a Nature therapy clinic and has experience of 11 years in treating cancer patients of all stages through alternative medicine, helping the body heal itself naturally by sticking to a strict diet, exercise, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic therapy, and herbal medicines. As a result, she favors natural healing as opposed to drugs and chemotherapy by quoting Oncologist Max Wintrope of the National Cancer Institute Hospital in her book: "These drugs cause more harm than good because they just prolong the agony. The patients all die anyway."
My favorite part of this book was that her claims were not unsubstantiated. This is important as her arguments were bold and cancer is a dangerous subject to deceive people. She presents comprehensive data of 379 patients from 2006 to 2014, stating the health details of the patients she treated in her hospital including failed attempts where even nature therapy couldn’t save them. She explains her approach towards treating cancer by sharing a diet plan, oxygen/ozone intake, benefits and drawbacks of vitamin A and D, and hyperthermia.
The drawback of this book is that there are moments where it can appear as though she is just promoting her own business. This brings skepticism to her words and makes it easy to dismiss them as propaganda. She often speaks negatively of the Pharmaceutical industry in America, how it exploits patients in the name of money by the medicinal industry, and how it is filled with corruption.
I read the book as an informative piece giving cancer patients more information about possible alternative treatment, as opposed to a disparaging piece on one form over another. It could be useful to individuals facing cancer and they could gain information that can help them in their treatment. The book is also exceptionally well edited. As a result, I give the book 4 out of 4 stars.
I would recommend this book to cancer patients and medical practitioners or students interested in this field.
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Manifesto for a Cancer Patient
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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