They are trialing some new drugs on cancer. One bloke got cured with a new type of treatment. No chemo or radiation. Australia invention. We have some very clever medical science in Aus. It's not given enough funding tho.

congratulations on being a tenacious survivor; someday docs will take the steps to truly cure cancer

your survival gives me great hope for my conditions that have had treatment

Modified food that didn't exist 20 years ago......and all the lovely radio waves we are bombarded with...day and night...so we we can have mobile phones...fridges that talk to the internet..vehicles that drive themselves...doorbells and cameras that need to talk to you...all the microwaves cooking us to death..... its like a madhouse and no-one seems worried..... Edited 03-Sep-24 22:27pm

It takes a long time to find the source of this condition and the list is getting longer .What is safe so fewer people are getting very sick like to see this list .Glad to hear that you have come through your fight and are raising questions to make others think about this situation

It is not only humans that are affected - our pets often suffer from cancers as well. There are so many different types that are diagnosed and some are extremely aggressive. Your thoughts on pollution are very sound - hopefully with more awareness from scientists (and maybe AI), the causes will identified and ultimately the treatments will be less invasive for future cancer sufferers. You have done very well to be a ten-year survivor and hopefully you have completely won the battle. I can understand how it will always be a consideration in the back of your mind - my sister has myeloma and was given five years. Eight years on she is still fighting it and recently her test results have been stable so we all remain hopeful.

Three ears ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Taking to friends who've had traditional treatments, it seemed that quality of life is significantly impacted. But I was fortunate enough to get into a trial program for a new technique using laser and robotic surgery techniques. Two years on my cancer is still gone and there are zero side effects. So, while we may not fix the root causes, our treatments for the problems caused will continue to improve.

there are many causes of cancer & lot of research is going on to find remedies

Yeah I think plastics and probably pollution and poison use could be contributing factors

So many years of research but still no answers. At least, none that's known to the public.

Lasers might be effective in the future for destroying cancer instead of cutting them out .

Cancer keeps a lot of people in business

Sorry to hear that,how are things going

When my aunty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1950 the only way to cure it was with the knife. My uncle lost count of her sticher at 250. But fortunatly she survived and live to 95

It's a multitude of things that cause it like our food,drinks, products we use in our daily life's and most likely the air we breathe contributes to it too.I believe it will be cured one day. Well done on beating it, that's great to hear. 😊

In New Zealand it is 1 in 3 people that will be affected by cancer in their life time. It took my parents, cousin, Grandmother and many others.

Maybe it's genetically altered foods. Stop trying to improve mother nature, by adding vitamins taking things out. Even organics have been altered. I agree plastics has alot to answer for. We should get rid of all plastic and l mean all, bags, cloths everything, phone, money. EVERYTHING. IT'S GREAT THAT YOU BET CANCER Edited 02-Sep-24 18:45pm

They are working on some new discoveries and treatments. I'd say that in time we might just have more effective drugs to treat this disease.

The cells in our bodies are the engine room that is supposed to protect against internal damage. When they become diseased by inflammation, or damaged they cannot do their assigned job properly. The cells therefore must be healthy and clean. If the cells are in a poor state then you might get growth formation. So what causes cell damage? Numerous things could be responsible. Even certain drugs that are toxic to the cells. It might be possible to grow new ones artificially if the body can not do so effectively. An Italian doctor did some major research into cancer years ago, he thinks that cancer can be like a fungus that proliferates over the cells . He claims to have successfully treated some patients. And without chemo and radiation. They are working on kinder methods to save the vital cells and kill the invaders.

Perhaps it has something to do with the residues of poisonous chemicals in our food from agricultural and horticultural spraying!! Eat organic please.

Wonderful that you survived stage three bowel cancer Susanne, hope you are living your best life. Cancer seems to be more common these days. I feel strongly it is the plastic, synthetic. chemical world that we live in that is causing the increases in cancers.

Aww

You can forget the medical community to try and save you. Do your own research and see what independent doctors have found out. Chemo and radiation doesn't always work.

Plastic should be banned

Happy for you, Susanne! Let’s hope that one day...cancer will disappear...

The other week it was announced that Australia's water might be not all that safe. Apparently there's a chemical in it that might cause major health issues. We are only just waking up to this? They have lied to us for years then about the quality of Australia's water. Even bottle water is not safe .

My pop died of lung cancer but he was a smoker. Pipe smoker. A couple of uncle's and dad too.Lifestyle and your occupation can cause it.Maybe we need a education campaign to warn all the people of what can cause it.Also, if you run down your immune system with drugs, alcohol , don't be surprised if you get it.Only a minority of cancers are genetic.Feel sorry for the kids as cancer was once fairly rare in kids.

Or a medical experiment a large portion of the world partook in. It's no mystery if you listen to the experts who have all been silenced.

Last time President Trump was in office he said he would "give" the cure for cancer. Now whether you believe him or not I believe they have the cure for cancer already, but think of it this way cancer drugs and treatments are a multi trillion dollar industry & the big pharmas can't have a bunch of healthy people running around not using their products. Only my opinion of course but I'm a conspiracy theorist & there is some grain of truth there.

I do worry about the plastics that are being ingested unbeknown to the consumer such as microwaveable rice. There are some wonderful flavours and it makes dinnertime so easy but seemingly we are consuming 13 mg per serve. That cannot be good.

Whenever I see a St. Jude's commercial on television, it breaks my heart. Babies never had cancer before. I'm also an animal lover, and I don't ever remember hearing of animals having cancer before. But they do now. It has to be the chemicals they use on crops, and it's in the air and water, not just the soil. Thank God, it will all be done away with, and the earth will become a Paradise, like it was purposed to be! The Bible promises God will "bring to ruin those ruining the earth"! Revelation 11:18 ;-D

It's all sorts of things. Olive oil has to be virgin and cold pressed otherwise it can become carcinogenic when heated. Somew ice cream is made with anti-freeze. Two large companies in America have just been fined because they knew their products caused cancer, Teflon coated cooking appliances and spot and stain free carpets. Trans fats are banned in Europe but not Australia and when looking for them in foods I found the only time they are mentioned is when they aren't in the foods. Then there is MSG as well as pesticides and herbicides and genetically modified foods. Is anyone really looking after us and protecting us? I don't think so because it's all about money. I do all I can to avoid nasties but I'm waiting for this wicked and corrupt system to come to an end and we can live and eat without having to worry that we are being poisoned.

Susanne don't hold your breath about doctors solving problems, at least not the ones in my country town, my husband had all sort or tests, yet no doctor picked his cancer untill 2 weeks before he passed away

I do agree with the petroleum products being some sort of risk. Every time I was involved in shutdowns at petroleum refineries, I would have a couple of teeth get infected and some had to be pulled out or just fell out. It also happened to others on the same shuts. Maybe just a coincidence.

Dear Susanne I hope you get over this and are around for many more years.

A product of our current lifestyles the the high number of poisons we put into ourselves on a daily basis.

1pt. My cancer came back after 20 years in Nov.2020, Stage 4 Metastic Breast Cancer inthe Sternum. U could have knocked me over with a feather. Hope to done with Chemo Pills by end of 2024.

The question which no-one, least of all the Medical Profession, the Politicians, the Food Manufacturers, including Confectionery and Soft Drink Manufacturers don't seem to want to ask is "Why is there so much cancer today?" Not so long ago, Nestle released a Breath Freshener which, from memory, they called "Zero", small extraordinarily tasty Green lozenges which looked like those old Boiled Lollies. They proudly told us they contained "Copper Chlorophyll". People, naturally latched on to the word "Chlorophyll", Nice Green, Healthy Chlorophyll. What they did not realize was that Copper Chlorophyll is a Highly Toxic Extraordinarily Carcinogenic "Heavy Metal", a metal which the body is incapable of eliminiating so that over time it builds up in the biody and causes Cancer. Nestle obviously did not know anything about it for they told us that the amount of it in each lozenge was very tiny. Those lozenges were almost addictive. Like Nestle, we did not know of the extreme danger they posed - at least until found out what Copper Chlorophyll actually was and stopped selling them immediately - much to many customer's annoyance, customers who were buying 4, 5 or 6 packs per day! We are told that the Artificial Sweetener "Aspartame" (Food Additive #951) can also cause Cancers. So why is it allowed to be used? It is used in many popular Soft Drinks which the manufacturers proudly proclaim that their products contain No Sugar (the natural stuff) The Australian New Zealand Food Authority publication 1992 entitled "508 - What's that?" Idnetifying Food Additives lists 1102 Additives and doubtless if there is a current 2024 edition there are hundreds more now listed. Just what are all these Artifical, Laboratory produced chemicals, some as a by-product of Petroleum, doing to our bodies? How many of them are Carcinogenic? How many of them are causing diseases such as Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Cystic Fibrosis and other serious Health Problems? Do we really need them? have a look at that other Artificial "Fat", called "Trans Fats". All that does is make spreads spread more easily, keeps bread softer. It has No Nutrional Benefit whatsoever so why has its use not been banned? The manufacturers Legally simply hide all these Chemical Additives on their Ingrediants Labels behind those innocent sounding Numbers. Yes, Detection of Cancers, MND, MS, Parkinson's etc. has, thanks to Medical Research and Science, become easier to diagnose but those diagnoses do not tell us why there seems to be a massive increase in those diseases. How many of the Artificial, Laboratory-created Food Additives, Sweeteners, Flavour Enhancers, Colours etc. when individually, or in combination with each other, are responsible for those diseases taking hold?

I have read a lot of comments below and disagree entirely. I was born in the 50's and all through my school life I did not come across anyone with cancer - Adults or Children. My family of eight were never sick let alone have cancer. I do believe at the present time it starts mostly with the farmers, unfortunately. All food growing farms use some kind of fertilizer, pesticide or other chemical to enhance the growth and quality of the product. Why even today on the news, I saw a man "painting an apple red with streaks" to make it look more appealing - what the heck! What was in the paint I have no idea. Secondly, Chicken farms also give substances to make the chicken grow bigger and faster. All these things have been done on farms over the last 40 years, destroying the soil, with chemicals and over tilling. It has to be all the supposive "additives" put into a lot of food manufactured by big companies. I firmly believe we have caused the onset of different cancers from all of the above, and we will not change our habits in a hurry, because we are not dedicated enough to realise where the procucts we use for meals in everday life are coming from. Not enough people care about the environemnt or the future of the planet. I feel it's only going to become much worse in the future and fear for all my grandchildren, I hope they will be ok.

Good on you. A lot of cancers they are finding now have been around for years. They just didn't know what they were.

On a couple of my yearly visits where the doc takes a sample, I got called back for a second visit as the "cells were not the ones that show they carry cancer cell" think I've got the terminology correct. Well, I thought now isn't that a good thing, does that not just mean that I haven't got the wretched thing. I don't think there is a family where one or more members aren't affected by some dreaded disease. Not sure if there are more these days or there are just more people who are getting sick. For something that is not contagious there's an awful lot of it around.

STEM CELLS

They reckon everyone has the gene it depends what can trigger it hereditary depends on what sort of cancer it is ,stress, just a bump ,fair skin your more prone to skin cancer being sunburnt 3 times sons normally have the mothers genes and vise versa if you have girls . It's true it's be coming more prominent these days than years ago. Could it be our busy life styles what we eat the water . When your numbers up it's up no point in worrying about.

Cancer unfortunately runs in my family and I don't think doctors will ever know the reason why some families endure it more than others. In my family the cancer people have isn't the same so it is harder to pinpoint a reason other than the genes some people have making them more susceptible to that disease than others. I get checked every year for breast cancer, my Mum had this with Dad it was liver that progressed to the bone and one sister had bowel cancer and now has lymphoma the other is being monitor for a lump on her lung that so far hasn't grown at all and myself well I am keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed. You are right though everyone seems to have one type off cancer or other a friend just was diagnosed with one that has resulted from a skin cancer and the treatment, well it is gruesome, but the doctor has told him it's treat it or die from the most painful death imaginable. His brother passed away just over 2 years ago from lung cancer he wasnt' a smoker but worked in the entertainment industry that used those wonderful smoke machines on stage, go figure.Edited 02-Sep-24 14:12pm

Probably numerous different things in the natural and man-made world cause the apparent increased numbers, but also a large part of it is likely due to better diagnosis with more / better reporting of cases, and simply more people around and more people living longer. It's likely the combination of things that is the cause for any individual person is largely different from any other person. For example, one person might get lung problems after smoking for 10 years, while another smokes all their life with no problems, but nobody really know why and certainly cannot predict it.

It seems to me that all cancers are genetically based. Either you have the 'cancer' gene or you don't. There may be lots and lots of triggers out there but how do you explain all the people with similar exposures don't come down with a cancer and some people with no exposures do get some form of cancer?

Personally I don't think there will ever be a cure for cancer. How much money has been donated to these foundations & medical institutes without any success. Big Pharma & Institutions that are taking in millions will never find a cure. These days it's all about money.

I am a 14 year survivor of a fast moving breast cancer. Took part in drug study for denosumab /or/ prolea. Was on the drug, and still am. The drug was hoped to stop the cancer from moving to the bones.

every best wish Susanne

Hope one day there is a cure for all cancer and diseases

Glad you are a survivor Susanne & Yes every time that it comes on TV or in the news with a cure for Cancer it is always in 5 years or more time before it is ready & with all the money that is raised where does all that go to?

With all of the research and funding to do research why all these decades later are people still dying from cancer? And more people are getting cancer? Could it be if they released a cure the funding / donations would stop ? No one in 2024 should still be suffering. Just a thought

My hubby had dueodenom cancer 8 years ago and luckily survived only an op to remove it, lucky man.

We have introduced so many carcinogens into our world that I don't believe we will ever cure it. Remission for the rest of an individuals life is pretty exceptional....it always seems to creep back.

It is a lot of air,water etc we use.. Now the experts say there is a lot of plastic stuff in water.so where does it end

Congratulations on surviving cancer! I pray that you will stay in remission! Part of the reason for so many people having cancer is just most other health conditions, medical science has become better at diagnosing it. It's probable that many people in the past died of cancer, but it wasn't diagnosed as cancer; cause of death was unknown. Since we are all eating on the run now and while we are stressed, we aren't cooking from scratch and growing our own food and eat too many things that are bad for us. There's also lack of the right kind of exercise and not enough sleep factoring in. Then there's just the bad luck of a bad gene being passed on over and over again too. There's some research now too, that the Coronavirus spike protein may be causing new cases of cancer and getting vaccinated doesn't necessarily protect because the vaccination contains some spike protein. Time will tell if that's actually the case.

CANCER is a profit industry... toxins in the food supply, pesticides and big pharma provide an never ending supply of money for greedy globalists..

I think certain cancers are caused by chemicals that are in our food, body products and every day environments (paints, detergents, lawn products, etc.) that shouldn't be consumer or absorbed into humans. I read an article awhile ago about a body that was found from thousands of years ago that said researchers found signs of cancer within so I don't think it is only a modern day problem only, though a more prevalent one.

refined food, city living, smog...

protrate cancer victim

It's really hard to say what factors into the rate of cancer in people these days. It's also really hard to go back very far in time with it too, because we didn't really have a decent understanding of what cancer was until the 20th century. Is it lifestyle? Diet? The fact that we're living longer? Plastic containers? Some combination of all of these? Something else?

I think it is all the artificial ingredients in our food and in agriculture. Also the la ck of fresh air in high-rise buildings which are totally sealed and fully air-conditioned.

ty, hi Becky H

I have two brothers diagnosed with cancer. It's not been rare in our family before. One has not long left, it's metastasised everywhere and treatment has stopped as he now has new tumours, they're in his brain. Its obviously something we're doing to the environment, food, air, water. Cancer research - Over a hundred years, billions of dollars and no cures, just expensive treatments that make companies rich off the suffering. Cancer is good for pharmaceutical companies. If a research company found a real cure, they'd lose their funding and be out of a job so they have no incentive. There are cures, they're ridiculed, insulted, ignored or buried because big pharma can't monetise them.

Unfortunately they didn’t have the technology in the past to determine what killed people, it would be interesting to know if the Neanderthals or people four hundred years ago had high mortality rates, or is it because we are living longer.

i spoke with a specialist years ago,he seemed to think it was to do with oil,its in everything,the pollution we breathe,the plastics we cant live without,its even in our clothes

I think it might be the GM food.

Hoping for a cure

I know somebody who had bowel cancer, then lung cancer (never been a smoker) 2 people I knew that had Bowel Cancer later had Brain Tumors and succumbed to them

My husband and my Dad died of different cancers within 3months of each other. My husband was 36 and I was left to raise 3 young children on my own. That was 30 years ago now.

It's the sprays on food and exposure to chemicals that cause so many people to be affected by cancer.

Glad you survived your cancer ordeal Susanne and that you are going good. Some people aren't so lucky and cancer what ever type it is just horrific. Thanks for sharing your story and may you have many more happy years ahead of you.

Cancer is terrible. With new types being diagnosed on a regular bases. Sarcomas are horrible and how they start or why they start is a mystery. Why do some people get them on their legs while others their shoulders? Hubby is super lucky to be alive and still with both arms. He could have easily lost his arm from mango sized sarcoma. The PA did a wonderful job and all the doctors and nurses I Thank so much from the bottom of my heart. He had to have a flap to cover the surgical site it was huge. 5 years clear now and the will be checked for the next 5 years. Fingers crossed it doesn't come back and it is gone for good. Hubby coughs some times and I have awful thoughts about it coming back into his lungs. Very scary.

My brother has got to the five-year mark cancer free from his bladder cancer diagnosis which he was told was caused from smoking. So finally after 40 years of smoking he had a good reason to give it up. It is a scary word, that word beginning with the letter C. God bless all you people who have had to deal with it.

It's the fake food.

My Sister passed with cancer of her ovaries, after having cancer of the breasts previously. It was a very difficult suffering before her passing.

My husband has three kinds of cancer now, it is so difficult living in a rural area to get him to all of his long distance doctor appointments, he has had 3 strokes, blockages they can no longer operate on due to heart issues, 6 things wrong with his heart, on blood thinners, one side of his nose has a blockage all the way, no spleen to fight infection. It is difficult.

Our family lost our 31 year old daughter in September 2023 after a battle with a sarcoma in her shoulder.She had the sarcoma removed and then radiation and chemo to try and help.Then she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and then it went to her lungs.She put up a really good fight but in the end the cancer won.It was 13 months from the start of treatment to her passing

Check out the work that Omico does in Australia if you have cancer; they facilitate genetic testing and can help you find a clinical trial to enrol in if you are a match Edited 02-Sep-24 08:33am

My Dad has cancer in the brain, high grade. He taking chemo tablets and doing radiation. He went from being a fit and healthy man to very weak one. Cancer sucks

My Mum died of stomach and liver cancer. She didn't want chemo or radiation therapy.

It's sad that you had cancer,but also wonderful you beat it. My sister died of bowel cancer. It's a very cruel disease

It has hit my family hard (2 sisters) that's why I donate to cancer research. I think that my money would be best spent helping stop cancer rather than giving to give some children a great experience.

So sad to hear, but happy you are okay today.

hi JANN R ,tyvm

hello pamela ty

In the last two years my husband and I have had cancer and had operations to remove it. I had to have radiation but not my husband. Everything is all good and we have regular check ups.

My dad died of lung cancer at 54 and my daughter had breast cancer but thank heavens she is ok after she had it removed but we just dont know when it will come back if it comes back we just have to hope and pray it doesnt but if you take liquid oxgen that kills the cancer and stops it Edited 02-Sep-24 07:08am

Wow.

I lost my mother to breast cancer 19 years ago. I am currently dealing with breast cancer myself, have recently had a double mastectomy and 2 smaller operations to remove cancer. The oncologist wanted to put me on a trial drug, to find out just before taking it, the government band it, due to to many cancer causing carcinogens. I eat very healthy and grow my own fruit and vegetables. I am staying positive that I will be OK and not letting it get me down.

ty,hi whyster

Idk

I'm sure there are cures for most cancers because of all the money raised for decades but they won't let you know.

very unfortunately sad for those who has cancer, hopefully you will be cure

Doctors make too much money from the tests and meds to cure cancer. There has been many cures but they don't want you to know it

If I ever got cancer. I would take food grade hydrogen peroxide (h2o2). The extra oxygen would kill it. Doctors won't tell you that

just about everyone has had or will get a form of cancer in their lifetime. it is very scary.

You saying I'm gonna get it I had cancer two years before melanoma cut out of my arm then I got cancer on my nose took cream for it, went thank goodness for that I am 71 year old, something going to take me out I smoked heavy for 40 years until I would wake up gasping for breath go out and light one up. People give them up and buy a house instead.

I have lost many members of my family due to the horrible cancer. I was only 6 when my Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and she died two years later....most of the women in my family have had it also. All but one has died. My husband had skin cancer in 2017, that kind never came back, but now he has another kind of skin cancer and is scheduled to get it out in two days. it is never ending. MOHS surrgery for certain kinds of skin cancer is 98 percent cure rate.Edited 02-Sep-24 02:52am

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