Rosalind Elion, a biologist who blogs at “Cancer Thinker,” attributes the site’s popularity to its quality content. It helps to have “a passion for explaining things as clearly as possible and a hell of a lot of patience to deal with all those comments rolling in”.
This blog, the author claims, satisfies “a thirst for raw yet accessible knowledge,” which is more in-depth than mainstream publications but easier to digest than scientific literature. “A blog is more like the chat you’d have with your friends at the local bar after a day of scholarly presentations.” Nonetheless, even the most optimistic individual is certain to face challenges.
Rosalind should not be alive at this point. After obtaining a diagnosis of terminal cancer, she should have only lasted for roughly 6 months according to the prognosis given by her doctors and the cancer survival statistics.
The author of the blog was not going to surrender without a fight. After deciding to take matters into her own hands and look for ways to treat her cancer by reading old medical journals and forgotten studies, she found that starving the cancer of nutrients and bringing back apoptosis was the key to beating it.
She used this idea as the basis for her own cancer treatment protocol, which she made with the help of vitamins and off-label medications and which was more successful than standard therapy.
Rosalind has interacted with scientists, clinicians, and patients worldwide during 8 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
“While hope is essential, it is not enough. You will also need a plan. I have high hopes that when people start using the strategies that proved successful for me, they will stay in touch so we can all spread the word. Finding alternative treatments for cancer is a worldwide priority.
My prayer posse consists of my wonderful, loved ones and friends, and I count myself very lucky to have them in my life. I want to give a huge shout-out and thank you to the people that helped me through the worst times in my life.”, Rosalind, the author of the blog.