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This poem called HOLISTIC MEDICINE is one of the poems in the cancer poems section of the Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection which is hosted at two locations, genghislotus.com and zenvirus.com/genghislotus/.
This poem is by Hugh Cook, author of the medical memoir Cancer Patient, the full text of which is available to read for free online. |
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In my period table of elements, |
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May be photocopied for classroom use |
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This cancer poem touches on the subject of holistic medicien, a sincere belief in which can easily get you killed. A chapter which speaks of holistic medicine in relation to modern medicine can be found in the online medical memoir Cancer Patient.
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of Cancer Patient: This kind of anti-chemo book probably influences at least some people. In fact, during one of my admissions there was a woman on my ward who said that her "holistic books" advised that chemotherapy should be avoided for all cancers. Except lymphoma. Fortunately, this woman had lymphoma, otherwise her "holistic books" might conceivably have persuaded her to refuse treatment. Click to read |
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