NEO Magazine Issue 3 | Page 48

The reason the world of oncology remains drug based ; The cry from the world of oncology , as we ’ ve stated previously , is that there is no scientific evidence to back up the claims of these natural treatments ~ THIS IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT . This is why we can ’ t get the public to seriously look at their options . This is the excuse the medical profession uses in not giving natural treatments a second look .
It ’ s time for a change of attitude ; It ’ s now time for the natural treatment fraternity to take the accusations seriously and take action . It ’ s now time for the allopathic medical profession to wake up and accept they need help or more precisely their patients need help .
Why continue researching synthetically produced drugs ? Scientific research for drugs is carried out by the pharmaceutical industry and by the generous donations of the public to cancer charities . The industry invests in producing synthetically manufactured drugs , owing to the fact that they can acquire patents to protect their investment for 20 years . They can then charge what they like once they ’ ve convinced the authorities that the drug is worth licensing .
Who funds research into natural treatments ; Who wants to fund natural treatments ? No one , as there isn ’ t any money in it , and as mentioned before , you can ’ t take out a patent on a natural substance . As stated , the world of natural cancer treatments needs to embrace the scientific world and deal with the problem of credibility in the eyes of the public and the medical authorities . The unknown problem will be how the pharmaceutical industry deals with this new approach ~ they will find many ways to fight this initiative , that is , unless we have complete public support . Let ’ s engage with research universities and commence trials of natural treatments , but carried out to acceptable gold standard guidelines agreed between the parties . Let us publish those findings . Let them be peer reviewed .
What needs to happen ; We ask the gurus and practitioners in the world of natural treatments to come forward and offer their knowledge and experience , under the umbrella of an amnesty if need be . What the world now needs is a coming together of great minds in the world of natural treatments :
1 ) Let ’ s come together for the sake of humanity .
2 ) Let ’ s combine to become one global voice .
3 ) Let ’ s stop this fragmentation of the natural medicine world .
4 ) Let ’ s not be defeated by the divide and conquer doctrine in natural medicine .
5 ) We have a duty of care to the public , our fellow humans , around the world .
Who is going to fund it ? Ideally , we the public , backed up if need be with funding from philanthropists and eventually governments . The research will be undertaken in many countries . Once the results are in they need to be put before the medical authorities who control the doctors who influence the public . Editors will play a role in ensuring this happens ~ the eyes of the public will be upon the medical authorities ~ global transparency and accountability is now paramount .