Guest guest Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Hi Z'ev & All, I liked very much the slogan that resonated around the world in recent weeks: " Make Poverty HIstory " . Like poverty, cancer is an obscene and man-made evil. But humanity has not a great record in combating evil. Let us work also to " Make Cancer History " . Z'ev wrote: > Another interesting article can be found at the Santa Fe Institute > website www.santafe.edu on " Cancer's Complex Nature " . The author > proposes a " physics-based model of tumor growth " . Researchers > Stephanie Forrest and Brian Reed propose a new therapy " rather than > killing off the cancer cells, boost the reproductive fitness of > relatively benign cells, therefore allowing them to out-compete the > cancer cells in the race for dominance " . Z'ev, IMO we need to retain and promote at least TWO fundamental principles in the search for effective cancer-prevention and cure. 1. Boost and Rectify APOTOSIS: Apotosis is the body's NATURAL mechanism of programmed cell death. Santa Fe page [ www.santafe.edu/education/steinmetz/steinmetz04.php ] also has this: " Sabrina Spencer ... has switched to a theoretical/systems biology approach to studying cancer ... She is interested in understanding the uncontrolled growth resulting from deregulation of the cell cycle during cancer. She believes that the processes that lead to cancer formation cannot be understood individually; they must be understood as part of a complex network of interacting parts. A better understanding of the mathematics of cancer progression may reveal that simple rules regarding the order and nature of mutations acquired can predict the timing and extent of the cancer that develops. " Are Thoresen's ideas on cancer strike a deep resonance in my gut. IMO, he is correct that it is ESSENTIAL that the body have properly controlled apototic functions when the cells have lost their normal physiological functions. As I understand it, Are's main thesis in cancer therapy is that the body has LOST CONTROL of the apototic process in the cancerous areas. That is the fundamental basis for his use of the KO CYCLE in cancer therapy. TCM teaches that the KO CYCLE " imposes control " . Therefore, Are tried this in cancer. For example, in a primary LU cancer [Metal], Are would use a point on the KO Channel, preferably the YIN Channel of the KO Pair, HT [because Fire (HT) Controls Metal (LU)]. By now, Are has treated >600 cancer patients [human and animal] according to that fundamental principle, and he claims high success in many cases. 2. Boost and Rectify IMMUNE SYSTEM VIgilance and Competence: I agree with Z'ev that this is a most important part of cancer recognition / control. Indeed, the Immune System has close links with control of apotosis ((1), above). That is why I (for many years) have used the most powerful immune points " (LI04, ST36, LI11, GV14, etc) as part of any attemot to help cancer patients. I also advise use of immunoboosting herbs, such as Ginseng. Unfortunalely, I have not treated enough cancer patients to make a definitive statement on the effectiveness of my attempts. However, my strong impression is that my attempts did help my patients significantly. Like every cell in our bodies, every human and one animal must die sometime. IMO, our main role of healers / acupuncturists / herbalists is to help our patients to attain optimum balance of spirit, psyche and soma [optimum quality of life within an imperfect and hectic set of circumstances] in the brief time that we live in this life. May the Candles of our Life and Shen flicker brightly before the Evil Wind, and other Pathogens, snuff us out. Best regards, Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0) Ireland. Tel: (W): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0) " Man who says it can't be done should not interrupt man doing it " - Chinese Proverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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