Dear friends, These posts on the relationship to stress and cancer address one of my pet peeves. I am really annoyed with the tendency of many in our culture to try and somehow make the patient "responsible" for getting cancer. I suppose it is natural to try and identify a "cause" that we can control. For example, if we are less anxious or stressed, perhaps we won't get cancer. I can't tell you how often people in our lives insist that the best thing we can do to cure Rob is remain positive and calm. Honestly, the best thing we can do to cure Rob is get good medical care and be vigilant. While reducing stress may help quality of life, I don't believe it prevents cancer or improves one's chances of getting rid of it. Let's quit blaming patients and caregivers.
I'm glad others feel the same way I do. Sometimes I think I'm alone on this! Love, Kelly --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "jennifer g" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These kinds of "shared risk factor" posts for CML come up periodically > here. Someone says they had stress and got CML, and the next thing you > know, 97 other people say they had stress and also got CML. Or someone > says they sat too close to the TV and got CML. And 33 other people > suddenly say that *they* sat too close to the TV and *they* got CML! Or > someone says they ate farm-raised salmon and got CML and 45 other people > say, what a coincidence, they ate farm-raised salmon and they also got > CML! > > I don't think stress causes cancer, either. Nearly every single person > in the world would be running around with some form of cancer. And it > doesn't explain why babies get cancer. > > I suppose it's fun to speculate and swap war stories. But as I've said > for years, I wish there was some sort of *scientific* database to track > the potential origins of CML, which allowed people to input real risk > factors and then mined the data for clues. > > CML may be the child star of ongoing research into treatment, but when > it comes to prevention and screening, it's the neglected stepchild (no > offense to stepchildren) --- unlike with breast cancer, colon cancer and > other solid tumors. > > jennifer g. > ======================================= > > > Get comprehensive information about CML: > > http://www.cmlsupport.com <http://www.cmlsupport.com/> > > ======================================= > > -----Original Message----- > From: traceyincanada [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 9:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [CML] Re: Stress and lifestyle factors in cancer > > > As logical as this correlation may seem, I can't help but disagree. > The reason is this: I have seen too many people deal with > extraordinary stress levels and yet not develop cancer. > > <snip> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
