X-Message-Number: 23412 Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:21:14 -0800 From: James Swayze <> Subject: Optimism No Help Vs. Cancer, Study Says Optimism No Help Vs. Cancer, Study Says Mon Feb 9, 5:02 AM By DANIEL YEE, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - A positive attitude does not improve the chances of surviving cancer and doctors who encourage patients to keep up hope may be burdening them, according to the results of research released Monday. Optimism made no difference in the fate of most of the 179 cancer patients that Australian researchers followed over five years. Only eight people were still living by the time the study ended in 2001.[cont. http://www.comcast.net/News/HEALTHWELLNESS//XML/1500_Health__medical/84e2bd4f-c0bf-4360-9743-8d469e157f03.html] That would seem to include then the alleged help from prayer and pseudo prayer or positive affirmation from others around he one afflicted. We are terrible natural statisticians. We never count the bad when hoping for good and so make up false hope belief systems. James -- Member: Cryonics Institute of Michigan http://www.cryonics.org The Immortalist Society http://www.cryonics.org/info.html The Society for Venturism http://www.venturist.org Immortality Institute http://www.imminst.org Methuselah Foundation http://www.methuselahfoundation.org Methuselah Mouse Prize http://www.methuselahmouse.org [Give $$$ for life!] Marijuana Policy Project http://www.mpp.org American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org Nat. Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org Act For Change http://www.actforchange.org People for American Way http://www.pfaw.org MY WEBSITE: http://www.davidpascal.com/swayze/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23412