For years many cancer patients have felt hugely frustrated by their doctors’ lack of interest in any form of treatment that didn’t fit the standard model. Now a pioneering clinic is offering an exciting third way that could break this log jam. In the process it’s
highlighting some of the shortcomings of what is on offer at the moment.
A deep and fiercely contested fault line runs down the middle of cancer treatment – SAM (standard authorized model) Vs. CAM (complementary and alternative medicine). Sophie Sabbage has been writing wisely and movingly about both the grim realities and the sweet moments of being a cancer patient. Here she makes plea for the warring sides in this running battle to abandon their polemic and build bridges to support their patients.
Doctors take on prevention is a bit like St Augustine’s take on sex, (he was a 4th century father of the Christian Church), who famously used to pray: “Lord, make me chaste—but not yet.” So while they all agree that prevention is a jolly good idea, when it comes to actually taking it as seriously as drugs and properly funding research, policies and education, the “not yet” option pops up. We can’t afford their self-indulgence any more. Read more…
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