October 2007 - Posts

• My Doctor's Advice

  I visited my GP on the advice of the nutritionist, as he had copies of my diagnosis from the consultant. While I was there, I told him I was having alternative treatment, and he looked very grave. He told me I was being very foolish, as alternative treatment Read More... Posted 29 October 2007 12:51 by Sue Insole | 13 Comments Filed under: cancer treatment, cancer diary, tamoxifen

• Why I Was Right to Refuse Surgery

  The results of the blood tests gave me even more conviction that surgery was the wrong route. When doctors take a tumour away, they cannot take the cancer away completely as it is not a local disease but a symptom of a disease. If cancer is a rogue healing Read More... Posted 22 October 2007 11:40 by Sue Insole | 19 Comments Filed under: cancer treatment, sue insole, cancer diary, cancer

• My Cancer-Beating Diet

  The blood tests I was told to have every six months to monitor my progress measured two main things, or tumour markers: 1. The level of telomerase. Telomerase is an enzyme that helps a cell to self-replicate. If an increased number of cells have active Read More... Posted 15 October 2007 12:38 by Sue Insole | 19 Comments Filed under: cancer diary, nutrition, cancer, diet, cancer diet

• What the Nutritionist Told Me

  In July 2004 I went to see a nutritionist who had once been a medical doctor. I had found her name on the Internet, and made an appointment to visit her practice in Bristol. We talked about the possible treatments, and took a blood test. She asked me Read More... Posted 08 October 2007 10:40 by Sue Insole | 4 Comments Filed under: cancer diary, nutrition, cancer

• My Decision

  Of all the advice I received at this time, I specifically remember something one lady said to me that really hit a nerve. “They don’t know what they are messing about with,” she said. “They should sometimes just leave things alone, Read More... Posted 01 October 2007 10:50 by Sue Insole | 9 Comments Filed under: cancer treatment, cancer diary, cancer