Gary:

This post is out of line and I am respectfully asking you to please reconsider the accusatory tone it takes as it is neither beneficial to the mission of the forum nor is it productive in the quest to provide support and accurate factual information to people in crisis.

As you point out, this is a public forum but those of us who post have an obligation to be as precise as possible when providing information that is medical in nature or staying out of the waters of making recommendations without the proper expertise do so. At times, I feel you cross the line when you cut and paste quotes about studies, statistics, and medical regimes without the proper interpretation of the information or the provision of credible sources to back up your statements. As I stated, as a health care provider, I feel I need to speak up sometimes when information needs further clarification and I am sorry if that is hard for you to hear.

We all have something vital to lend to this forum and if it is your personal experience with a treatment that is where, as you stated, the context should remain.On the flip side,none of the folks on this forum are my patients in a professional capacity so you may note I offer general advice but am very cautious about recommending specific courses of actions for people (and I have been asked).

I won't engage in character attacks with any member of this forum because I have respect for all of us who participate and that includes you and everyone who gives of their time and energy to make this forum happen.Additionally, the most salient point you make is that you have lived through the ordeal of cancer and I would never profess to take claim that I know better than you what that feels like everyday. Your bravery and that of all the survivors here is an amazing inspiration. It is unfortunate that in the effort to retaliate you missed that message.

Kim