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Mary,

can’t thank you enough for sharing this with us. What wonderful news.

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Sarah,

This is the summary of some of my research on cancer:

Although, this doesn’t specifically answer your question, some of it does address it.

It is all about the studies and how to fund such studies.

There is very little research in re: to CC and I believe, these are some of the reasons:

The problem with cancer is the way it is researched.
In the past it was common for a clinician to come up with a hypothesis in re: to treatment and test it out in the lab. Not anymore. It requires large amounts of capital, which is almost impossible to come by and virtually nonexistent for anyone who has not spent his or her career in laboratory. (Researcher)

I believe that most research is done by the drug companies thus leaving out the researcher or clinician with a great idea but who has now way of funding further investigations. (This includes large medical institutions)

It takes about $1 billion dollars to bring a new drug to the market. The cost is staggering. So you can bet that there is not one pharmaceutical company willing to make this kind of investment without realizing a healthy return. They will try to bring a new drug on the market and have it patented in order to recoup their investment.

There may very well be products out there already in use, not protected by a patent, which could be highly effective to the patient, and for minimal cost, but they have not been tested further since the money for clinical trials and other evolving costs will not justify the return on anyone

Dear Peter,

Congratulations, Peter. What wonderful news and thank you for sharing this.

Those of us involved in the fight against this cancer thrive on good news such as yours, thus allowing our spirits to stay high in order to move forward in this battle.

Hoping and wishing for many more wonderful posts.

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Hello rrutherford6,

So sorry to hear about your Mom.

It is very difficult to know the questions to ask when we are confronted with a disease especially a cancer such as CC, rarely occurring, with very little research to rely on.

If you have the time to do so, try to read as much as possible on this site. I realize it being time consuming, but it will give you a wealth of information, which in turn will give you the power of knowledge, which then will lead you to ask informed questions.

Also, when consulting with any physician, my family would take along a Dictaphone.
We asked the doctor

Jules,

I am so very relieved to hear such good news about your Dad, Geoff. He has chosen a treatment widely overlooked and not recognized in the medical community, and yet the side effects are tolerable. Hoping for everything else to be falling in to place, also.

Hugs
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