Somers Argues Chemo Is Pointless In Book
I don’t really see much in this article to contradict the claims of Ms. Somers, except for vague implications of “everybody knows” chemotherapy does more good than harm, and that “everybody knows” these alternative theories are quackery.
Via WMTW (10/19/2009):
Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” she’s back with a new book. This one’s on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment. Specifically, she argues against what she sees as the vast and often pointless use of chemotherapy.
Somers, who has rejected chemo herself, seems to relish the fight.
“Cancer’s an epidemic,” said the 63-year-old actress in an interview in a Manhattan hotel a day before Tuesday’s release of “Knockout,” her 19th book. “And yet we keep going back to the same old pot, because it’s all we’ve got. Well, this is a book about options.
“I’m ‘us’,” Somers adds. “I’m not them. I’ve been on the other side of the bed. And it’s powerful to have information.”
The American Cancer Society is concerned.