Is this book convincing / attractive to sceptics?
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Re: Is this book convincing / attractive to sceptics?
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I agree! Being a skeptic myself, I found the idea of this book unpleasant. I have had loved ones die of cancer and I still believe that traditional medicine holds the most hope.MsTri wrote: ↑01 Jan 2019, 12:07 I actually do not intend to read this because I'm a skeptic. While I'd be willing to look at natural means as a side dish, there's no way I'd use such treatments as the entrée, not with something as serious as cancer. Fortunately, I don't have cancer and therefore don't need either.
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I think the author's writing style and presentation would convince skeptics to rethink, not all though. Cancer is a sickness to death. Medical practitioners can only delay the death, and the treatment is very expensive. But here comes a natural treatment with scientific proofs and testimonies of those who tried it. It would be unwise for a cancer patient to be skeptical about this when the patient knows that despite medical treatments they would still die. Instead of being skeptical, they should consider trying this method.a9436 wrote: ↑01 Jan 2019, 08:45 I am not very far into the book yet, but as an anti-capitalist who has been let down by Western doctors, I was instantly drawn to the blurb and OBC review. I am sure I will find the book fascinating.
However, I do wonder who Winning the War on Cancer will appeal to in general - will the author metaphorically be, "preaching to the choir?" In my community, any mention of support for alternative medicine, or lack of support for established corporations, gets one labeled as a, "crazy hippy," or, "naiive," and a friend was only telling me yesterday about a British soap opera which is currently portraying non-chemotherapy cancer treatments as ridiculous and dangerous. Personally, I doubt that many people I know would consider reading a different perspective, despite the inclusion of proven science, and I find that highly disappointing.
Those of you who are further into the book - do you think the text is written in a way that will encourage sceptics to re-think? Or does it come across as too radical? What do you think of the cover - does that serve to attract or discourage opponents?
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However, the author at least makes me curious to look into her claims more. It is completely plausible to me (as we are watching the opioid crisis in full swing) that the pharmaceutical industry is putting the ability to market expensive cancer-fighting drugs against the well-being of patients. It is completely possible in my mind (watching Congress in the last number of years) that the government is unaware or not powerful enough to fight for the interests of its regular citizens versus its corporate citizens.
I am most of the way through the book, and while I am not completely convinced of her claims, I am willing to consider them, and curious to learn more.
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