[ammebarb]

Hi Karen,
I first began reading about cancer online years ago when older family members were diagnosed, and I came upon the Dr. Burzynski's name way back then. I was reading a usegroup where a fairly local oncologist posted, and he called into question the validity of Dr. Burzynski's claims. Since I hadn't read anything about him in recent years, I googled "quackwatch" and found a cancer patient section there. When I saw a heading regarding questionable treatments, I zeroed in on Dr. Burzynski's name again. I didn't take the time to read the article I found, but thought you should know that there are folks who believe that his claims aren't supported by research. It would be wonderful to find someone with a treatment that offers additonal hope, but I'm very skeptical and would be very cautious. The very fact that years have passed since I first saw this name, and nothing "huge" has happened in the interim makes me additionally leery.

Barb A.