Surviving Cancerland by Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos

How many people die from conventional medicine?

According to the 2003 medical report Death by Medicine, by Drs. Gary Null, Carolyn Deanh, Martin Feldman, Debora Rasio, and Dorthy Smith 783,936 people in the United States die every year from conventional medicine. That is equivalent to six jumbo jet crashes in a day for an entire year. About 200,000 of those deaths are from drug reactions. In 1996 2.2 million Americans had adverse reactions to FDA approved drugs, as reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Dealing with sexual challenges using yoga & meditation

Yoga practices & meditation are another method of dealing with sexual challenges. These practices bring your full awareness into your body, breath, movement and voice. One such Sexual Yoga is Tantra Yoga, the Yoga of Sacred Sexuality. This practices the acceptance of all parts of ourselves & connects sex with spirit. If you take care of your spirit, it will take care of you!

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Sex, Drugs & Rock-n-Roll

Sex, Drugs & Rock-n- Roll by Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos “C’mon, baby, light my fire. Try to set the night on fire.” Jim Morrison (1943-1971) Have you ever wondered if sex will ever be enjoyable again during or after cancer treatment? Following an experience with painful sex, the fear of intercourse can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It takes courage to explore [...]

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How important is intuition in a life or death situation?

The New York Times published the article In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable, by Benedict Carey. It explains how the United States has spent billions on hardware high-tech gear to detect I.E.D.’s-Improvised Explosive Devices. However, it is the soldiers on the ground, using only their senses and experience, who are responsible for foiling many attacks. They often cite a gut feeling or a hunch as their first clue.

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How many people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010?

The American Cancer Society states that in the year 2010, 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with breast cancer with a dramatic increase in men’s breast cancer. More than ten million Americans are currently living with or through cancer. Global cancer rates could increase by 50 percent to fifteen million by 2020. Of those who survive, one quarter will have breast cancer recurrence. There are currently 250,000 breast cancer survivors in the United States who are forty-five years old or younger. With early and correct detection paramount for survival, there is…

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