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StephN · 07-29-2005, 05:34 PM

Rosie wrote:
"I was really thinking about Iscador ( Mistletoe ) but I am sorry to hear that your friend passed away. Was it due to the mistletoe or that it just didn't work?"

My friend was at a fairly early stage in her fight against cancer and chose to do the Iscador instead of standard chemo. Her husband is wealthy and they tried all sorts of so-called cutting edge things. This was against the advice of mutual friends here in the cancer treatment community. Her disease was not as aggressive as mine and if she had not allowed herself to be "experimented" on, she would most likely be alive today.

Her cancer spread and it was then that she decided to do chemo - but too late as it went to her brain within 3 years after original diagnosis. Her last months were agonizing for her, and it was a terrible loss as she was young and otherwise successful in her life.

We need to take action and not wait too long to make decisions, especially when we have a good chance early stage.

OOPS - did not know you had in interview with Dr. Pegram. There must be others that you can bug. Why would he say Avastin would not work? Better to ask the drug maker to see what they have to say.

07-29-2005, 05:34 PM	#14
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Rosie wrote: "I was really thinking about Iscador ( Mistletoe ) but I am sorry to hear that your friend passed away. Was it due to the mistletoe or that it just didn't work?" My friend was at a fairly early stage in her fight against cancer and chose to do the Iscador instead of standard chemo. Her husband is wealthy and they tried all sorts of so-called cutting edge things. This was against the advice of mutual friends here in the cancer treatment community. Her disease was not as aggressive as mine and if she had not allowed herself to be "experimented" on, she would most likely be alive today. Her cancer spread and it was then that she decided to do chemo - but too late as it went to her brain within 3 years after original diagnosis. Her last months were agonizing for her, and it was a terrible loss as she was young and otherwise successful in her life. We need to take action and not wait too long to make decisions, especially when we have a good chance early stage. OOPS - did not know you had in interview with Dr. Pegram. There must be others that you can bug. Why would he say Avastin would not work? Better to ask the drug maker to see what they have to say.