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Hi all

There was article today in the Scottish “Sunday Post “called The Honest Truth” about cancer. This page discusses a different topic every week. It refers to all kinds of cancer but I found it interesting and if anyone is interested they can Google the name of the paper and then the article.

Love and take care
Thistle

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Hi Thistle

Just looked up the article and think its a great, really sensible, no nonsense, accessible piece. A bit of fresh air in a sea of media hype.

And nice to hear that the guy being interviewed was involved in the trials for the anti emetic ondanesetron…without it I doubt I’d have stuck chemo.

Thanks

Jane

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Hi Thistle

It is a good article, mainly because it is direct and easy to understand. He explains well how genetics play only a small role in cancer development as too other lifestyle factors such as diet, attitude etc, (except smoking) which at least makes me feel a lot less guilty for my role in my cancer development. My son had ondansetron for chemo nausea in 1992. Hardly any of the children suffered from vomitting which was brilliant. I remember his oncologist saying what a wonder drug it was and that it wasnt licensed for adults yet.

Thanks for pointing out the article.
Cathy
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I haven’t bought the Sunday Post for ages (I’m in Scotland) and am glad to have been directed to this excellent article, so thanks for that.

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Thistle,

That was a brilliant article - thank you so much for letting us all know about it - and yes, thank goodness for the anti sickness drug.

Karen