Category Archives: Your Health – YOUR Choice!

Cashcow: a person whose belief system has been told that the doctor is a baal god who can heal you with witchcraft using devices to put a new lense in your eye or replace parts with trash that dont work even cataract surgery that dont last long!!!!

The farmakia companies suck off the fools life blood like Vampyre ticks. ~ Michael Wright Hooper

The title of this category says it all. It is YOUR health, and ultimately – YOUR choice – as to how you choose to deal with the ailments, which have afflicted you, whether cancerous or not. Whatever your health maladies may or may NOT be – ultimately – the choice is YOURS. As Dr. Kelley taught his students (some might call them ‘patients’) – the Doctor can’t cure you of anything. He can set a broken bone and he or she can prescribe a drug – but only YOU can cure yourself of anything. It is time for you to take control of your own well being. A wide range of subjects are covered.

Cancer-Drug Costs Rise, Leaving Even Insured Patients with Financial Burden

But the REAL question is – Is TRADITIONAL cancer treatment doing it’s correct job for the Victims – or are they just continuing to line the pockets of the Doctahs and BIG Pharma?

The following column spends more time with Recent Survey’s, Recent Reports, Scientists Suggest, Published in….

Why can’t the Medical Community just get to the point of admission – that they just DON’T get it! ~ Editor

As cancer rates rise for people under 50, the cost of life-saving treatment is rising far past their ability to pay. An increase in cancer cases is putting pressure on Americans. With medical debt burdening patients, the battle against cancer is taking a new financial front that could affect many cancer patients’ lives. Continue reading →

More Than Half of Cancer Deaths in US a Result of Lifestyle Choices

A new study shows that more than half of all cancer deaths in the United States result from ’modifiable risk factors,’ also known as lifestyle choices.

A new study by the American Cancer Society reveals that four in 10 cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths in adults ages 30 and older in the United States are attributable to lifestyle choices, or “modifiable risk factors.” Continue reading →

“Here’s How I Knew I Had Pancreatic Cancer”: One Survivor’s Story After Years of Growing Clues

A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be startling. One young survivor, who battled this disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, shares how he overcame the odds: “Every day is a gift.”

Pancreatic cancer, representing 3% of all cancer cases and 7% of cancer-related deaths in the US, is a serious health concern, as highlighted by the American Cancer Society. In 2024, it’s projected that nearly 66,440 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with a tragic estimate of 51,750 individuals succumbing to the disease in that same time-frame.

Tucked away behind the stomach, the pancreas might be small, but its role in the body is critical. It aids in food digestion through enzyme production and regulates blood sugar levels with insulin. Yet, its discreet location often means that this cancer remains asymptomatic until advanced stages, making vigilance and regular medical check-ups essential – and as with all cancer, it’s better to catch it early. Continue reading →

5 Personal Strategies to Minimize Cancer Risk… as shared by an Oncologist

Cancer remains one of the most complex diseases to understand as its origins often can’t be traced to a single cause. However, many risk factors that contribute to cancer development are within your control.

New York-based oncologist Dr. Waqqas Tai often posts advice on his TikTok account, where he boasts more than 14,500 followers. Now, he has shared five of his personal strategies to prevent the big C. Continue reading →

What to Do if You Can’t Afford Your Medications

After Jackie Trapp was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, in 2015, she thought her biggest health shock was behind her. Then came the bills for Revlimid, a powerful cancer drug that her doctor said was her best hope for controlling the disease. The first month’s supply cost $11,148; the second, $12,040 – and her insurer denied coverage. “I’d need to take the drug every month, for years,” says Trapp, 59, a former high school teacher and realtor from Muskego, Wis. “My husband and I had done well in our careers, we’d been frugal and we’d saved, but there was no way paying $120,000 a year or more was sustainable.”

Figuring out how to pay for the drug that’s keeping her alive has become an all-consuming project. Trapp fought her insurer’s denial and won, and has switched health plans twice to ensure continued coverage. To afford her annual co-pays for Revlimid – $15,000 to $21,000 a year recently, before a new law capping out-of-pocket costs for people on Medicare took effect in 2024 – she’s tapped into assistance programs from drug makers and grants from health care foundations. She has also drawn down savings, taken out two mortgages, sold her car, some furniture, and her husband’s classic truck, and lives as cheaply as possible, growing her own vegetables and DIY-ing everything from lawn care to hair cuts. Continue reading →

Is Natural Medicine Fake? Is Conventional Medicine Evil? ~ It’s Not So Simple!

Natural medicine is gaining traction as a viable form of treatment for many ailments. People are excited that there are often low-cost alternative treatments and are encouraged by the fact that so many remedies can be made or used at home.

With its strengths of focusing on prevention and seeking the root of health problems, natural medicine speaks to those of us trying to take health seriously and avoid the more invasive procedures of conventional medicine, especially for minor problems.

However, the bottom line is that we cannot entirely avoid conventional medicine. In fact, we need it! Continue reading →

VA Adds Three New Cancers to Its Presumptive List

Three new cancer types have been added to the Department of Veterans Affairs list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act. Photo credit CIPhotos/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has included three new cancer types in its list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act.

Through a sub-regulatory policy letter published to the Federal Register, male breast cancer, urethral cancer and cancer of the paraurethral glands have been included in the list of presumptive diseases. Continue reading →

Are you hungry Enough Yet ~ What is the Healthiest Fruit?

Upon occasion – even I feel the need to open a new post with a bit of joy. Be blessed my friends – Enjoy the video and – eat HEALTHY! ~ Editor

Fruits and vegetables should make up a large portion of the food you eat every day, per recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but the vast majority of us fail to meet this goal. In fact, according to 2019 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about 12% U.S. adults ate the advised 1 and a half to 2 cups of fruit daily.

Many of the 2019 survey respondents said they didn’t eat that much fruit because they think it’s too expensive or didn’t have access to it. After all, most of us know that eating fruit can boost your health. For example, the fiber in most fruits strengthens your gut, and they have micronutrients, such as antioxidants, which can reduce your risk of future diseases, like cancer, cardiovascular disease and even depression. Continue reading →

**Snyder: It is Being Projected That New Cases Of Cancer in the U.S. Will EXPLODE To A Brand New Record High This Year**

We are witnessing an explosion of cancer in the United States that is absolutely unprecedented. As you will see below, it is being projected that the number of new cases of cancer in the U.S. will hit a brand-new record high this year, and cancer rates are rising particularly rapidly among our young people.

There have been so many prominent individuals in the news that have been diagnosed with cancer recently, and so many people who I personally know have also been diagnosed with cancer recently. I am sure that most of you also personally know people who have been affected by this disease. Of course, cancer has been one of the leading causes of death for a very long time, but we have never witnessed anything quite like this.

According to the American Cancer Society, this year the number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer will surpass the 2 million mark for the for the first time ever… Continue reading →

Doctor Who Is Dedicating Her Career to Solving Mystery of Colon Cancer in Young People Reveals What Could Be Causing Explosion of Cases – and the Three Warning Signs of Disease

Dr Kimmie Ng, an oncologist at the premier Dana-Farber Cancer Center has dedicated her life to the study of GI cancers and is particularly concerned about the rise in such cancers in people under 50

Dr Kimmie Ng has become a frontline witness to one of the greatest medical mysteries of her generation.

The Boston oncologist has launched one of the the world’s first center dedicated to studying an explosion of cancers in young people.

In the 1990s, doctors began seeing a rise in the number of otherwise healthy people under 50 being stricken with cancer, especially colorectal cancer.

Three decades later, scientists expect the number of early-onset colon cancer sufferers will double by 2030 in what some have labeled an ‘epidemic’.

Dr Ng, who specializes in gastrointestinal cancers, which also include cancers of the stomach and pancreas, said the days of cancer being a disease of the elderly was over.

‘That is not what we’re seeing in our clinics. Actually, these very, very young people are often very healthy,’ she said. Continue reading →

These 5 Foods May Extend Your Life and Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease

Researchers have identified five key plant-based foods that can help lower your risk of chronic disease and increase your lifespan. Westend61/Getty Images

Healthy you, healthy planet? Research suggests the two may be closely linked.

In a new study, presented in July at NUTRITION 2023, the flagship annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Boston, researchers used a tool they created called the Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) to review foods and their impacts on human and environmental health.

The results show that individuals consuming a more environmentally sustainable diet were 25% less likely to die within a 30-year follow-up period than those following a less sustainable diet. Continue reading →

**Your Health Checkup: When Life Begins (AGAIN)**

As young doctors begin their life in medicine, they often seek my advice, perhaps mistaking my gray hair for wisdom. In response, I often stress several factors that have guided me in my career: family first; follow your heart; persevere even when (especially when!) the going gets tough. You may not be able to control all that life throws at you, but you can control how you react to it. And remember that the journey is most important because life is a long race, not a sprint.

Success at one point does not necessarily mean success throughout. Continue reading →

**Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease- CANCER and Death**

An analysis of nearly 50 studies suggests that plant-based diets have a multitude of health benefits.

A plant-based diet is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and death, according to a large-scale review published Wednesday.

The Research, which appears in the journal PLOS ONE, analyzed the results of nearly 50 studies published from 2000 to 2023.

The studies examined the health effects of either vegetarian diets or vegan regimens, which restrict any food derived from animals, including dairy. Continue reading →

**Is THIS What’s Causing Mystery Rise in Colon Cancers Among Young People?**

New research points to bacteria in the gut linked to processed food and not eating enough fiber

The above graphic shows the seven factors scientists say raise the risk of colon cancer in younger men

Scientists say they may be one step closer to understanding what’s driving a mystery rise in colon cancer in young people.

Researchers have discovered that patients with an aggressive form of the disease have unusually high levels of three bacteria in their guts.

Levels of fusobacterium, clostridium and shewanella have all been linked to diets high in processed foods and sugar, and low in fiber, fruit and veg. Continue reading →

American Cancer Society Warns That a ‘TIDAL WAVE‘ of Tumors is Coming – with Cases Set to Rise 80% by 2050

Illustration of a cancer cell. (Science Photo Library/Canva Pro)

A tidal wave of cancer cases is expected to sweep the globe by 2050, jumping 77 percent between now and then, a new study says.

About 20 million cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2022, but that number is projected to balloon to more than 35 million cases by 2050, thanks in part to rising obesity rates and junk food diets. Continue reading →