CancerCompass message board discussion started by Herpartner on 11/1/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17593,0.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Traditional medicine  reacts quickly to any research indicating that vitamins may have apharmaceutical effect rather than simply act as a basic nutrient. The strident nature of the response to any research indicating that vitamin C or D have beneficial effects makes me suspicious.  Good science should be open-minded. It should welcome new research findings that questions traditional beliefs. This isn't the case when it comes to vitamins or other natural remedies--even when the conclusions are supported by good research protocols.I can only conclude that there is someting to the claims that traditional docs and pharmaceutical companies close ranks to protect their profit margins when a cheap or public domain substance are found to provide some medical benefit.Ultimately the truth will emerge and endure. Unfortunately, the disingenuous criticism of any kind of vitamin therapy will delay potentially valuable treatment for some people desperate for life  exstending therapies today. I curse the profit mongers who reject potential patient benefit in the short term for a few more sheckles to pay for their Mercedes leases and their kids' cosmetic dentistry or nose jobs.People, trust your better judgement and find physicans who have you welfare as their first priority. Herpartner Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Amen.If  you can't patent it, you can't profit as easily from it.Doesn't mean that vitamins are perfect, lots of folks say it just producesexpensive urine; but a whole lot of phama product is based on naturallyoccuring substances.The jury should always be out.    Kettl Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT The proof is in the pudding...so it goes, i am on 2000 of d-3 it is a proven fact that studies have been done of it's effictivness.  Having an open mind is a wonderful thing, we can take the best of all avenues  ,all the new medication and all of the herbs and vitimens, also being open minded allows us to see the good in all things and in all people no one is in a box ever, i believe without both the doctors of oncology and the natuopath maybe i would not be in remission, i feel great the going  was rough at first but i kept that open mind and i feel  it was a large part in my recovery. Good bless you all out there and i thank god for all of you and so hope that with all the replys that i have helped someon. Bless you all patti jusykitty Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT