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John, With respect, I disagree. I've heard and read about people trying to sell "non-conventional", "holistic methods" and the like in my 12 years of surviving this nastiness. I know people who died because they believed enough to try the non conventional. Re-reading all your posts, it appears you are positioning yourself to peddle unproven methods using this site as a sales platform. You are saying: "I know for a fact that certain fasts" (classic scam statement), citing "Dr. Valter Longo" (not a medical doctor but a PhD genetics researcher with interest in aging and has two preliminary studies on fasting that he admits are not conclusive) and the "Rife Frequency Generator"(doesn't even work when plugged in) as curative measures. I'll be frank. Are you trying to get purchase on this site to offer "non-conventional" or "holistic methods" as a viable means for effective treatment of lung cancer? I'm flagging your posts and bringing them to the attention of senior LUNGevity management for review. Tom

John, In my long survival tenure, I've often examined my initial treatment decision in terms of your suggestion, avoid treatment and go to Vegas. I won't to into details but you can read about them on September 1st on the Amazon Kindle Store. My book Scanziety publishes (shameless commerce message). Here is my evolved thinking on treatment and life. I now believe that if one chooses treatment, one is choosing life. That choice implies a decision to do something with the life we are granted. None of us, cancer survivors or not, know how much time we have. Some cancer survivors get a prediction but it is only a prediction and in my case in turned out to be an irrelevant prediction. But, this is an evolved philosophy, looking retrospectively. It is not the way I behaved or thought during treatment. My treatment was a mayhem. I completely forgot about the purpose of treatment and got mired in frustration, pain, despondence, and depression. I know of many cancer patients who trudge that same path. I lived through it and because I did, I can suggest to folks that cancer treatment does not need to upend your life. I've watched some who took that advice enjoy life during treatment and enjoy it after. As your Vegas analogy suggests, joy in living is the objective. A take away for you, having read my treatment experience, is how to avoid it. Early find, easy treatment, high survival prognosis are the opportunities for you. I'd find it, fix it and finish it. The support network is hard but here at LUNGevity, we can match you up with a survivor who you can talk to and who understands what you are feeling. If you are diagnosed with cancer, let me know if you want a in-person support resource. I can make that happen. Moreover, there are numerous cancer support group meetings and I've attended many. I even went to a wedding of two survivors who found each other at a support group. There are support network solutions. Stay the course. Tom