tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post6766436599288322367..comments2024-03-28T20:24:24.076+11:00Comments on Ian Gawler: Out on a Limb: Ian Gawler Blog: Cancer, Four Corners and hopeDr. Ian Gawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-26520581064713435282013-09-03T15:06:07.201+10:002013-09-03T15:06:07.201+10:00I agree with many of the comments. It was also int...I agree with many of the comments. It was also interesting to note the portrayal of Dr Haines as The Great Rescuer, he of the stethoscope continually wrapped around his neck (was this just in case patients forgot he was a doctor? C'mon!). The other point to note is how patients are pressured (by fear & by the system), to hand over their hope, power and ability to heal to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-23124914411008929962013-09-03T10:02:21.330+10:002013-09-03T10:02:21.330+10:00Well done Ian! A wonderful article and oh so neede...Well done Ian! A wonderful article and oh so needed. Tragically, there is a social hypnosis when cancer treatment is discussed. It is blind faith misplaced. Lifestyle medicine IS the way but will never become mainstram because it is too cost-effective and therefore not profitable for the medico-pharma alliance.<br /><br />Cancer is now an industry in and of itself, and as such more people make a Greg Fitzgeraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-78167240051435873382013-09-02T15:20:34.909+10:002013-09-02T15:20:34.909+10:00Yes, I was very depressed after seeing the program...Yes, I was very depressed after seeing the program. I have tried all other "complementary" remedies - but find I have had to resort to chemo - again. The oncologist continually tells me I am wasting time and money on these othere remedies. Well, if that's all the medical profession can come up with - I'll keep trying the alternative "cures".What about putting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-8737513709315122132013-09-02T14:28:49.144+10:002013-09-02T14:28:49.144+10:00it was indeed a very difficult program to watch - ...it was indeed a very difficult program to watch - dark, depressing, it felt fearful and desperate - promting a response of "I hope that never happens to me " - cancer = mega fear - I agree Ian so much more could be done to draw a much bigger picture around the issues and the cost effectiveness of lifestyle medicine is obvious -it makes me wonder why mainstream medical professionals wantjulia hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-16211397878926722002013-09-02T13:10:51.888+10:002013-09-02T13:10:51.888+10:00Hi Ian,
Yes I agree it certainly put me off. The p...Hi Ian,<br />Yes I agree it certainly put me off. The program offered nothing but drugs or depression! I felt like one should just give up if the drug doesn't work. It's high time for more open media and also trials on the complementary/alternative/supportive options that are available to all. <br />So glad I didn't go down the drug route.<br />RogerRogerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062533185429700939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-19923284454764321162013-09-02T12:08:06.658+10:002013-09-02T12:08:06.658+10:00Good letter, Ian. I agree there needs to be more e...Good letter, Ian. I agree there needs to be more emphasis on what other things people can do, and on quality of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-35708071595033546832013-09-02T11:53:46.941+10:002013-09-02T11:53:46.941+10:00Hi Ian, I so agree with the comments in your lette...Hi Ian, I so agree with the comments in your letter to Four Corners. I watched the program and was dismayed by the cost and horror of medical treatments for cancer. I am hoping that Four Corners will broaden their scope and look at the self-health revolution that's happening at the grassroots level all over the world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-67577933111515252182013-09-02T11:50:56.583+10:002013-09-02T11:50:56.583+10:00Hello Ian
Thank you for your post on the Four Cor...Hello Ian<br /><br />Thank you for your post on the Four Corners program.<br /><br />I was reluctant to watch the program as I am still deeply affected by my mother’s recent death due to pancreatic cancer - I knew the program would pull on some strings!<br />I watched the program last night however and was blown away at what a bleak picture the program painted.<br /><br />I completely agree with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-70824279500796978062013-09-02T11:24:53.477+10:002013-09-02T11:24:53.477+10:00Ian, Your letter hits the nail on the head!!
More...Ian, Your letter hits the nail on the head!! <br />More needs to be said in the public arena about a balanced view of ways to treat the cancer patient. In fact, the practice of Lifestyle Medicine is a preventative as well as a treatment of cancer and other ills.<br />One can only hope that each one of us as individuals, can demonstrate through our living practices that this is the way to go!!<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-92561536209720722013-09-02T11:22:10.348+10:002013-09-02T11:22:10.348+10:00For me it really made me realize just how cheap ou...For me it really made me realize just how cheap our telomere support product is and just how effective it is at 'Buying Time' when compared with the chemotherapeutic drugs discussed in the Four Corners report.Trevor Chathamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-2662015121117338452013-09-02T11:09:11.769+10:002013-09-02T11:09:11.769+10:00Completely agree with your comments Ian. My husban...Completely agree with your comments Ian. My husband and I both thought the Four Corners Programme raised very valid questions about the drugs and their cost versus benefits. But we both felt it was far from a balanced programme. <br />Nothing was really mentioned on the (often long term) side effects. Nor was there any interviews with people who had chosen (like myself) not to start or continue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com