Suzanne Somers's Cancer Book Knockout Soars to Number One on New York Times Be

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Suzanne Somers's Cancer Book " Knockout " Soars to Number One on New York

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Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

 

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

 

 

It just had to happen sooner or later - the truth about the US Cancer

Industry not working at all, just had to come out - to the American public, in

a very big way.

 

 

If you haven't picked up, and read, Suzanne Somers's newest book, you

don't have anything better to do today, after you finish reading my newest

newsletter, of course, than running down to the store and picking up a copy.

In fact, if you have a list of people in mind you care about, then pick up

more than one, and give those people a copy. The book is about the real

world, and, frankly, I think Suzanne did a better job, much more, than she

intended.

 

 

There is a Foreword to the book by Julian Whitaker MD. Those of you who

know Julian will not be surprised that he tells it like it is, clearly and

succinctly.

 

 

Then Suzanne tells her story about how, about a year ago today, she had a

health problem coming home on an airplane, checked into an Emergency Room

unable to breathe properly, and was given about a gazillion dollars worth of

what hospitals seriously label as cutting-edge testing. She was then

diagnosed by six separate doctors there with full-body cancer. They

recommended, of course, full-body chemotherapy and told her to get her affairs

in

order immediately.

 

 

This all came as a big surprise to Suzanne, of course, who prides herself

on taking care of her health. After the initial shock wore off common

sense kicked in, as in " wait a minute here, Cancer does not come on this

quick. " There is something wrong with this situation.

 

 

Fortunately, Suzanne had health care " secret weapons " available. Unlike

most Americans she had telephone access to some of the best cutting-edge

practitioners the world has to offer. She knows the same doctors I know - and

she grabbed her cell phone and called a few. They told her what to really

do - for she had been tested about a month before and was, at that time, in

the peak of health.

 

 

So, where then, did this " full-body cancer " come from? Suzanne demanded a

biopsy. Of course, as you probably already suspect, the biopsy came back

with no signs of cancer... and the authoritative six doctors were tripping

over themselves trying to pretend that this didn't happen. Their cell

phone calls were probably to their Malpractice Insurance Carriers.

 

 

Then, if you think things could not get any worse, four more doctors show

up, this time so-called experts in infectious diseases, and declared that

" since there was no cancer, then Suzanne must have either tuberculosis,

leprosy, or coccidiomycosis (valley fever) " and they declared that she must

isolated from the hospital community. They moved her to the isolation ward

and put an armed police officer in front of her door so she couldn't escape,

and her family couldn't see her. And, of course, they told her that it

would be two to six weeks before the laboratory results came back defining

what was actually happening.

 

 

Now, let me explain something to you about Suzanne Somers, so you will

understand the explosion that's about to come the hospital's way - quickly.

Suzanne is an Irish girl, descended from a long line of Celtic men and women

who have developed a strong sense of right and wrong, and an even stronger

sense of what it takes to right a wrong. The Celts, as you may know, both

men and women, used to strip naked, paint themselves blue, and ride their

war chariots into the enemies battle lines with gusto.

 

 

With that said, I want you to take a look at the picture of Suzanne on the

cover of her new book. She's Blue.

 

 

When Suzanne demanded to be able to go home the infectious disease doctors

told her she would have to agree to take all of the medications for each

of the diseases they suspected she might have. They mentioned that the

leprosy medication makes you sweat blood. Suzanne signed the papers and took

the prescriptions home - but took none of them.

 

 

She called her own experts first - who told her not to take them.

 

 

Finally, Suzanne got the results back from the tests and found that she

had a severe case of Valley Fever, something extremely common in the Pacific

Southwest. It is caused by a common fungus found in the dirt in California

and Arizona. And, it is easy to treat, and it is not usually life

threatening.

 

 

So, why didn't the hospital find this first, or at least look for it?

Good questions. Unfortunately most of know the answer. What happened to

Suzanne is fairly common. How? The test for this fungus is cheap, and does not

require the use of fancy machinery and massive billing for test services,

so it would simply never be used first. In hospitals health care decisions

are made using Sutton's Law.

 

 

What's Sutton's Law? In the 1920's a bank robber named Willy Sutton was

finally captured. When asked " Willy, why do you rob banks? " Willy answered

" because that's where the money is... "

 

 

It is the same situation with health care decisions. Hospitals, and their

doctors make decisions based on the profit on the test, or the treatment -

not on what works, or is most practical. Which, in case you were

wondering, is why hospitals and Oncologists recommend chemotherapy for Cancer

when

they are clearly aware that it only has a 2.1% success rate over five

years. It is VERY profitable, and Oncologists will recommend it until the very

end - when either the patient finally dies, or the health insurance maximum

runs out. Whichever comes first.

 

 

What's Happening...

 

 

This book is tearing up the Cancer Industry. Right from the start the

industry brought out their best Spokes-bozos. The guy from the American

Cancer Society ( " The Limousine Charity " - 71% of the contributions made to them

goes to Administrative costs) was an absolute hoot, walking right into one

trap after another on national television. Clearly the industry was not

then, and is not now, prepared to fend off the attack Suzanne threw at them.

We haven't seen this guy since.

 

 

And, of course, now the book is at the top of the New York Times Best

Seller List.

 

 

Points to Consider...

 

 

The book is for the layman. It is divided up into readable segments that

make sense, and lead to the next important points. She talks about " What

Got Us here, The Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer, Preventing Cancer Before it

Starts, " and offers resources.

 

 

For those of us living in the world of trying to protect, and promote,

innovation in health care in general, and cancer specifically, it is a

valuable resource.

 

 

Of course an old guy like me has to admit that I bought the book for the

picture on the cover. I know that Suzanne Somers is 63. But there, on that

cover, she makes 63 the new 33. And she is wearing Celtic Blue... You

can see the cover, and the book's beginning, by clicking here.

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Stay tuned...

 

Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate