The Epidemic of Fake Disease

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[mariekatherine]

My aunt was told she had a breast tumor and needed to a radical mastectomy. She was 70 at the time. She got a second opinion and a biopsy. The tumor turned out to be a non cancerous cyst. A dermatologist took care of it in the office under local anesthesia. She died last year at age 98.

[notdaveschannel]

My survival strategy is to avoid whatever the Daily Mail says causes cancer that week but just for that week. It makes my diet more varied.

[darrenhenderson]

My cousin over in the US was given one year to live, but unfortunately couldn't pay the bill so was given another year.

[yasmin]

My mother's breast cancer was completely missed by doctors until it was stage 4 and it had been strewn into bones and brain. Her German doctor was like those doctors in the nigerian films you spoke about, he said gravely "you have weeks to live." The weeks became 7 years. RIP, Mama.

[InkyTriip]

My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer, it was too late to be treated yet they still recommended chemotherapy, they said the chemo would let him live another three months, he refused the chemo and lived for a year and half

[leagueoftrolls]

Im a dentist, and seeing hundreds of teeth everyday very often teeth have black spots on them which are considered by many dentists a stage 1 carries and need intervention where as they can stay there for 30 years and never get any deeper, your video resonated with me deeply
Bottom line : only treat what NEEDS to be treated !

[kraaylandis]

A very small tumor was found in a routine mammogram with my 81 year old mother. She had no discomfort or symptoms. Her doctor decided she needed to start chemo ASAP. The second chemo treatment killed her. I must question the wisdom of starting an 81 year old on chemo. I can't help but think we would have had many more years had she been given reasonable consultation; pro vs cons. We all need to at least consider that in some situations, the treatment can be more harmful than just being informormed, forgoing damaging therapies, and just enjoying what time we have remaining. :(

[lulufulu]

After early BC diagnosis and mastectomy, surgeon said I didn’t need any follow up “let’s not go looking for something that’s not there”. Oncologist said, “it was so slow growing you would have probably died at 80”. Very pissed off because they made me think I was going to die imminently. I was more traumatised by the whole process than from the symptom free illness.

[danven]

My dad had a PSA test done. His doctor said the numbers were high so they recommended a biopsy which involved taking a core sample of the prostate. The sample of his prostate showed that he had no cancer but from that point on in to his dying day in order to urinate he had to have a catheter. When he was in his early 70s his doctors recommended that he have it pacemaker installed. His cardiologist told him he would never survive without it.In his late 80s he received the letter about a recall on his pacemaker. His new doctor said that he couldn't understand why he had a pacemaker at all. He turned it off and my dad lived on till 93. Always get a second and if possible third opinion before you let anybody touch you.

[ronmiller]

This time last year i had kidney pain. I've had kidney stones a few times and the pain was similar but not as acute. So i went to the local clinic, small rural town in Utah. Was told my kidneys were shutting down and i had to be airlifted now. So i asked a few questions using info from previous urologists. I kept asking about whether it was just a stone. And the answer was always kidney failure. I refused treatment and had to sign myself out. Handwritten on the sheet was "death likely". The next day i passed 2 small stones and within a day i was 100%. The cost of that airlift would have been $30k, not covered by my insurance. You need specific airlift insurance which i didn't have, didn't know about.

[carolbutler]

My wise Grandmother used to say, "If you let them keep looking, eventually they will find something.".

[leslieannklatt]

I know someone who was told she had breast cancer at 70 . She had surgery and the first chemo almost killed her. She said no more and stopped treatment . She just died last year at 99!

[petraroch]

I'm 67 years old and I'm going to die of something. Whenever I'm tempted to go through any screening I ask myself, "If this comes up positive, what am I going to do that is different from what I'm doing now?" If a MD told me I have 6 months, I wouldn't do chemo. I would walk directly out of the clinic and get to doing the things I need get done. If the MD told me I had a year, I'd get to settling my affairs and then go backpacking. Basically, my goal is to outlive my 16 year old dog.

[rosiedoesnothing]

As a hypochondriac, this is strangely comforting to me

[vastianocara]

A guy where I lived years back, went to the the doctor, he said; your liver is fuckd, kidneys are gone and you have a big problem with your heart (He liked to drink alot) maybe 3 He went to that doctors funeral 25 years later. He was 87 when he died.

[ladygrace]

My little brother had and died from cancer. He lived an amazing life up until the week before he was diagnosed. There was no possibility of treatment for him, but even if we had caught it early (even a month in advance) there still wouldn't have been treatment for him bc of the nature of the cancer. I like to think he lived a happy life unbothered by the tumors growing in him and finding out "early" really wouldn't have changed anything. Don't treat what isn't a problem yet.

[motab]

If I’m paying £999.99 for a scan, I better have cancer

[anitakay]

I’ve had a brain tumour for eight years now. It has been monitored with regular MRI scans, but no treatment since it wasn’t causing major problems. I suddenly started having more migraines and other issues. My next scan was moved up, and the tumour had suddenly grown. I’m now undergoing radiotherapy to stop it and potentially shrink it. It’s too deep in my brain to be safely operated on. I’m thankful we were simply monitoring so we could act when necessary instead of overreacting.

[McMurica]

As a person who had a cancerous growth on his thyroid, and having known full well it may not have ever caused me any issues during my lifetime, I still chose to get it cut out. No way would I have been able to live a happy life knowing I had that inside of me. Luckily that was the only treatment I needed and no mishaps took place during the surgery. I think it's certainly better to act, so long as the pros outweigh the cons. A year later, my thyroid levels are fine because I am young and the remaining part of my thyroid was able to pick up the slack of the missing half, but I know others aren't so lucky.

Also, just to put it out there, I do not ever say "I had cancer". I only ever say "I had cancerous tissue/etc" because I am a firm believer that there is a big difference between those two things, which is what I believe this video was trying to convey to you all. My "cancerous growth" was actually completely encapsulated by scar tissue that my body had naturally made as a barrier to protect the rest of my thyroid. It is quite miraculous how capable the human body is.

*knock on wood* of course :)