Shaun followed standard treatment protocol AND worked with a naturopath. But the naturopath was involved for the purpose of getting him through treatment as comfortably as possible, not to "cure" him. And for what it's worth, Shaun looked and felt pretty damn good for guy who went through 4 rounds of chemo and a 6 hour RPLND. The choice doesn't have to be one or the other. You can integrate both modalities in such a way that make standard treatments just as effective and more tolerable, and I believe we will see more and more of this as time goes on. We ran everything by our oncologist, and he was OK with the total plan.
I would never suggest abandoning standard treatment - especially with a relatively treatable cancer. And I'd be wary of alternative treatments claiming to 'cure' cancer. But sometimes you need all the support you can get.
As for your father-in-law, I have an idea: There is a man named Ralph Moss who's made it his mission to critically evaluate alternative cancer treatments around the world. In fact, I think he's mentioned in Suzanne Sommers's book. In any case, you can let you FIL know that we spoke to Ralph Moss about Shaun's Stage III case (after a lecture he held in Toronto), and Ralph -- the expert on alternative treatments, the author of a book called Questioning Chemotherapy -- looked us straight in the eye and said, "Chemo is hands down the best treatment you can choose for testicular cancer." If your FIL is as into alternative health as he sounds, he's likely heard of Mr. Moss and hopefully this feedback will go a long way.
Good luck with whatever you and your husband decide.
I would never suggest abandoning standard treatment - especially with a relatively treatable cancer. And I'd be wary of alternative treatments claiming to 'cure' cancer. But sometimes you need all the support you can get.
As for your father-in-law, I have an idea: There is a man named Ralph Moss who's made it his mission to critically evaluate alternative cancer treatments around the world. In fact, I think he's mentioned in Suzanne Sommers's book. In any case, you can let you FIL know that we spoke to Ralph Moss about Shaun's Stage III case (after a lecture he held in Toronto), and Ralph -- the expert on alternative treatments, the author of a book called Questioning Chemotherapy -- looked us straight in the eye and said, "Chemo is hands down the best treatment you can choose for testicular cancer." If your FIL is as into alternative health as he sounds, he's likely heard of Mr. Moss and hopefully this feedback will go a long way.
Good luck with whatever you and your husband decide.
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