Bryan MacNeill wrote:
>
> Right on VR Bob! I think you're onto something.
>
> I have some experience in treatment research, diagnostic procedures,
> and clinical trials. Totally different field, however. A combination of
> Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology. Long story. 29
> years in a big old-fasioned Psychiatric Hospital. 21 in Dept of
> Psychology and 8 in Labs and Diagnostic Services. Just been "impacted by
> downsizing" and lost my job. Last position was Manager of Functional
> Brain Imaging Program and supervisor of EEG Dept. Willing to help.
> As far as I know, I do not have Cancer - nor am I a care-giver. But I
> have several reasons to believe that I am at risk - due to environmental
> (industrial) exposure. And so have become interested in Epidemiological
> and pro-active approaches, i.e. prevention. But I'm also very curious to
> know why I can't find any Scientifically acceptable research coming out
> of places like Gerson Institutes, Livingstone Foundations, etc. Sorry,
> but I'm a hard-nosed kinda guy, and what I'm seeing out there are
> anecdotes, when, with some organization, they could be doing the kind of
> stuff you're talking about. I've thought of offering my services and may
> attend a workshop in Gerson therapy in March. The part I'm interested in
> is "Case Management, Clinical Data Collection and Research".
> But even though I may be a 'hard-nosed kinda guy', I think there's
> somethig Magic happening here. Something to do with all of the amazing
> people and happenings on this Forum, and the powerful tool the we all
> have at our disposal. And there definitely is potential for 'boot-leg
> research' here.
> But how to begin? Clarification of goals helps. I'll study your post,
> think about it all a bunch, hopefully hear some more from you, and get
> back to you.
>
> Bryan
>
>
Dear Bryan,
Very recently there have been meetings and much sharing of information
between the Federal Goverment and Alternative community such as the
Livingston Foundation. AS of this writing, the National Cancer Institute
and the Federal Drug Adminiistration will not clinically trial any
alternative treatment. It has been years and lawsuits to get to the
place that Dr. Burczynksi has been to and his is after 15 years and
much negative publicity won his lawsuit and is in about 100 various
clinical trials. I believe the answer to your question is two fold, "why
are alternatives not accepted by the Federal Government for Clinical
Trials" ...is this. From what I have learned, like you after much
discovery, is that the FEds are under monetary agreements as health may
not be a priority to this countrys policy, that is one, the other is
when there is a beaurocracy and many years of focusing on one agenda,
the beaurocrats do not or will not listen to change, I also believe that
is a human natural trait as well.
The positve side to this though Bryan is that alternatives is being
accepted in the medical community as many facilities as recently as this
past year are incorporating some procedures of alternatives into their
benefits. The leading HMO's such as Kaiser Permanente is offering
alternatives. Its a start. Also as I alluded to that there are ongoing
meetings between the FDA and NCI to listen to those experts on
alternatives. The reason behind this now and why now, is because of the
outcry and the many millions of dollars that the alternative community
is incurring because people believe there is an alternative to
conventional and the Feds, seeing that people are spending this kind of
money for alternative now see another way to make money and that is to
listen and to eventually include alternative into their programs. So in
a sense while it is with, tongue in cheek greed, it is also with great
satisfaction that alternatives are being accepted and this will become
common place in some fashion and very quickly, I believe.
HOpe this somewhat clarifies. Just my opinion and what I have learned.
God Bless
marty
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