--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > OK, since Sal decided she'd step on my point and ignore my > request for comments only from those who knew nothing more > about the case than what Skolnick posted, I'll ask Steve > whether he notices any discrepancies between Skolnick's > account and the account Sal posted from Quackwatch.
Well yes. Quite a different take. I think the whole purpose of chemo is to make the cancer go into remission. It is probably a reasonable assumption to conclude that Ayurdedic treatments would strengthen the immune system. I don't think I would want to go beyond that simple statement. And it would be difficult for me to believe that Chopra or any physician with any credibility would make a statement beyond this claim. The program also featured a testimonial by Marian Thompson, a patient whose metastatic breast cancer had gone into remission with chemotherapy plus ayurvedic treatment. Chopra asserted that his methods had played a major role in the woman's apparent recovery by strengthening her immune system. Ms. Thompson subsequently died of her disease."
