Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Patrick Swayze Dead at Age 57 Popular film star chose to "starve his cancer" and refused to consider alternative treatments by Tony Isaacs Patrick Swayze, the star of movies such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost", died Monday at age 57 after a 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Although Swayze outlasted his original prognosis of only having a few months left to live, he refused to seek any natural or alternative treatments to help boost his immune system and nourish his body in addition to fighting his cancer - instead following the advice of his doctors to "starve out" the cancer. During a one-hour "Barbara Walters Special" interview he told Ms. Walters that he "kept his mind open to miracles", but unfortunately he closed his mind to any hope of such miracle coming from outside mainstream medicine, whose track record against pancreatic and other difficult cancers is far from miraculous.Mr. Swayze also indicated that he did not want any advice from others on alternative treatments. According to Swayze, though he had taken some "specific immune system Chinese herbs," he said he hasn't tried many alternative therapies because he learned from his mainstream doctors that if "you feed your body, you feed the insatiable voracious appetite of the cancer."Shortly after the interview with Ms. Walters, Mr. Swayze was hospitalized for pneumonia and tabloid newspaper ran photographs of him in April along with reports that the cancer had metastasized and that his weight had dropped to 105 pounds.After the news about Swayze's cancer and the advice he was following appeared, the following article was posted here at Natural News, which resulted in considerable flack from mainstream outlets:"Patrick Swayze's Misguided Faith in Mainstream Medicine" (www.naturalnews.com/025289_cancer_health_medicine.html) Now, sadly, it appears that the fears voiced in the article have come to pass.No one can say for sure whether alternative treatments might have saved or at least prolonged his life or how much better Mr. Swayze's quality of life might have been if he had opted for less harsh and possibly more effective alternatives. However, those who advocate natural health and bemoan the failure of mainstream cancer treatments recognize that it makes little sense to starve the body, because doing so further depleats the natural immune system. The immune system is the natural first line of defense against cancer and other illness, and cancer is only able to gain a foothold in the first place by overcoming the immune system.Among the alternatives Mr. Swayze might have explored in addition to nourishing his body were oleander, black cumin seed oil (Nigella Sativa) and pancreatic enzymes - all of which have had success against pancreatic cancer, especially when combined with a healthy and nutritional diet and lifestyle that replenishes the body instead of diminishes it. Efforts by this author to get information to Mr. Swayze about alternatives which might have offered hope proved fruitless, though it appears unlikely that such information would have made a difference, given his statements on his chosen course of treatment.Although Mr. Swayze's star status should make his loss no greater or lesser than anyone who succumbs to cancer, perhaps his example of placing his faith in treatment that has such a poor track record will stand as an example for others to look outside the box that mainstream cancer treatments has placed us in.May he rest in peace.Sources included:www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/movies/15swayze.html?_r=1 & hp www.naturalnews.com/023163_Oleander_cancer_pancreatic_cancer.html www.naturalnews.com/025289_cancer_health_medicine.html www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6580801 & page=1 www.naturalnews.com/023348.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My Stepdad is still alive after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer two years ago. He has never had any mainstream treatment other than a stent to bypass the tumor. He still has the cancer but has lived a mostly pain free and quality life for the last two years. He is also 80 years old and was playing golf up until about 1 month ago. He is still getting out and about but doesn't golf anymore due to the external stent he now has. He has been taking the Oleander for almost 2 years along with other supplements and I beleive this is the only reason he is still with us,along with his great attidude which is a big part of it too. I am certain he would have been long gone if he had ever started chemo. What a shame that people have so much faith in mainstream medicine. My Stepdad always asks the doctor have you found a cure and they say "NO" and he then says I am not interested. Even his doctor quietly agreed that he made the right decision. All his hospice nurses are amazed when they find out his story although they are always trying to push pain medicine, but he tells them he doesn't need it. Many thanks to Tony, Mark & for giving us precious years with our loving Stepdad!!! Tracy--- On Tue, 9/15/09, wrote: Patrick Swayze Dead at Age 57oleander soup Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 2:46 AM Patrick Swayze Dead at Age 57 Popular film star chose to "starve his cancer" and refused to consider alternative treatments by Tony Isaacs Patrick Swayze, the star of movies such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost", died Monday at age 57 after a 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Although Swayze outlasted his original prognosis of only having a few months left to live, he refused to seek any natural or alternative treatments to help boost his immune system and nourish his body in addition to fighting his cancer - instead following the advice of his doctors to "starve out" the cancer. During a one-hour "Barbara Walters Special" interview he told Ms. Walters that he "kept his mind open to miracles", but unfortunately he closed his mind to any hope of such miracle coming from outside mainstream medicine, whose track record against pancreatic and other difficult cancers is far from miraculous.Mr. Swayze also indicated that he did not want any advice from others on alternative treatments. According to Swayze, though he had taken some "specific immune system Chinese herbs," he said he hasn't tried many alternative therapies because he learned from his mainstream doctors that if "you feed your body, you feed the insatiable voracious appetite of the cancer."Shortly after the interview with Ms. Walters, Mr. Swayze was hospitalized for pneumonia and tabloid newspaper ran photographs of him in April along with reports that the cancer had metastasized and that his weight had dropped to 105 pounds.After the news about Swayze's cancer and the advice he was following appeared, the following article was posted here at Natural News, which resulted in considerable flack from mainstream outlets:"Patrick Swayze's Misguided Faith in Mainstream Medicine" (www.naturalnews. com/025289_ cancer_health_ medicine. html) Now, sadly, it appears that the fears voiced in the article have come to pass.No one can say for sure whether alternative treatments might have saved or at least prolonged his life or how much better Mr. Swayze's quality of life might have been if he had opted for less harsh and possibly more effective alternatives. However, those who advocate natural health and bemoan the failure of mainstream cancer treatments recognize that it makes little sense to starve the body, because doing so further depleats the natural immune system. The immune system is the natural first line of defense against cancer and other illness, and cancer is only able to gain a foothold in the first place by overcoming the immune system.Among the alternatives Mr. Swayze might have explored in addition to nourishing his body were oleander, black cumin seed oil (Nigella Sativa) and pancreatic enzymes - all of which have had success against pancreatic cancer, especially when combined with a healthy and nutritional diet and lifestyle that replenishes the body instead of diminishes it. Efforts by this author to get information to Mr. Swayze about alternatives which might have offered hope proved fruitless, though it appears unlikely that such information would have made a difference, given his statements on his chosen course of treatment.Although Mr. Swayze's star status should make his loss no greater or lesser than anyone who succumbs to cancer, perhaps his example of placing his faith in treatment that has such a poor track record will stand as an example for others to look outside the box that mainstream cancer treatments has placed us in.May he rest in peace.Sources included:www.nytimes. com/2009/ 09/15/movies/ 15swayze. html?_r=1 & hp www.naturalnews. com/023163_ Oleander_ cancer_pancreati c_cancer. html www.naturalnews. com/025289_ cancer_health_ medicine. html www.abcnews. go.com/Health/ story?id= 6580801 & page=1 www.naturalnews. com/023348. html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Bless your heart Tracy, thank you for sharing this with us. It bring such joy to hear stories such as yours. Have you read how Oleander interacts with Pancreatic Cancer? /autophagy.htm I wish you many more years with your stepdad. My very best, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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