STILL WORKING FROM THE WRONG END

Could This Experimental "Recipe" Fight Colon Cancer

This was to be a no blog Sunday, ha! With so many other pressing matters, I'd pseudo-promised myself that my time would be fully focused on those tasks... But, don't hate me because I'm beautiful (#ijs #lol) nor because I kinda lied. I couldn't help it. I peeked at my email trying to keep it down in the triple digits as opposed to four, and well, there it was....medicalnewstoday (MNT), 'engineered probiotics...more effective weapon against colon cancer...By now I am  pi**ed off and wonder aloud, should I just go quietly away, like I had for the past 35 years of practice as a western medicine pharmacist, not connecting information or dots-(preventing colon cancer is the only 100% effective, side-effect free cure that has minimal costs) and contribute, albeit by default, to not giving patients accurate information, not being transparent, and in so doing, laying in bed with big pharma/Flexner Report kind of mentality?

I THINK NOT!

SO, here's the deal

So here's the deal→ "Researchers at at the National University of Singapore are investigating new ways to treat colorectal cancer and to prevent its recurrence and have started experimenting with a mix of engineered probiotics and substances derived from cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts — to, ultimately, devise an effective anti-cancer "cocktail" from readily available ingredients."

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Progressive, socially conscious , and transparent

pharmacists  are steaming mad  and upset with this.

and here's why:

PharmD's, this is B.S.

Let's please start working from the correct end: prevention.
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When?

​#nowplease #itstime

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"Pill for every ill" is a big fat lie.

Our patients are counting on us to keep them safe, well,

and healthy by minimizing risks of disease, especially

the preventable chronic diseases, and they are

expecting us to keep them out of financial toxicity with

​ the price of (unnecessary) drugs.

If we want to be labeled as health care providers (HCPs)

then we must facilitate maximizing health through 

wellness. It's the only way. We've already tried

"pill for every ill" mentality.

That works for all stakeholders except patients.

Ethical > Clinical  |  Prevention > Suppression

slej | 1-14-2018 | 4:18 PM EST

About Colorectal Cancer (ACS)(revised May 24, 2017)

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