Study: Half of Hodgkin’s Patients Get Second Cancer After Chemo

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A Dutch study of almost 4,000 people treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma using chemotherapy and radiation reports that 48% of those studied were diagnosed with a SECOND cancer in their lifetime.

It was also reported in the December 2015 study, which tracked people treated between the years of 1965-2000, that new advances in chemotherapy in the 1990’s had no change in the incidence of secondary cancers.

“The cumulative incidence of second solid cancers did not differ according to study period (1965–1976, 1977–1988, or 1989–2000)”

This study is EXACTLY why my husband and I chose to address my Stage 2 NLP (nodular lymphocyte predominant) Hodgkin’s lymphoma with nutritional and holistic therapies FIRST. We knew the risk for secondary cancers existed first hand when my aunt (mom’s identical twin,) who had Hodgkin’s as a teenager and was treated conventionally, was diagnosed and passed away from the effects of breast cancer treatment in her 50’s. Her doctor stated that her breast cancer (and heart problems resulting in multiple surgeries,) were caused by her Hodgkin’s treatment as a teenager.

When I was diagnosed at 26, I was perfectly healthy (besides digestive problems from my super poor Standard American Diet.) When the oncology nurse told us all of the effects of the chemotherapy and radiation, it was hard to accept the SIDE EFFECTS from the treatment that wouldn’t be there otherwise. They were pretty much going to ravage me.

An Oncologist Speaks Out: Chemo Makes Us Money, But It Doesn’t Work

Can you believe this picture?! My sister snapped it while waiting at a traffic light in Atlanta back in 2011. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it! I had just started my blog and had endured some brutal verbal attacks (about my holistic cancer healing story) on a popular cancer support forum, so I just wasn’t quite ready to talk so honestly about something like this.

I must confess that I’ve pondered some “let’s not assume…” kind of thoughts. Like “well, maybe it’s not an oncologist and it’s a foreign name, like “Kem Odoc”, or “Kemo D.” from the “OC” or something like that? 🙂

But after 5 years of hesitancy on publishing this picture, I think it’s pretty clear.

This person is a proud KEMODOC.

Check Out the New, Organized Green Drink Diaries Homepage!

Hey You Guys!

On the week leading up to New Year’s Day I finally checked off a super overdue task on my To-Do list which was ORGANIZE MY BLOG!! I have written over 200 posts (in 5 years,) but they were all hard to access and buried deep in the archive. I spent a few days indexing them and now you can see them organized by topics in the peachy/orange tabs or in the links below.

  1. How I Beat Cancer
  2. Get Started
  3. Anti-Cancer Diet + Recipes 
  4. Detoxification
  5. Emotional + Spiritual
  6. Supplements
  7. Natural Beauty
  8. Holistic Community
  9. Obamacare Alternatives
  10. Testing
  11. Diary + Family

I’d love to hear any suggestions for what you would like to read about this year! Check out the categories above and share your ideas in the comments below or on Facebook. 🙂

Last Minute 2015 Healthy Holiday Gift Guide and Stitch Fix Review

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This could also be titled “My Last Minute Christmas Gift Hustle- 2015 edition!”

It’s the minimalist in me- I like practical stuff that you can USE and has a PURPOSE. Gift buying has never been my love language. I more so like helping people with healthy advice or even helping to relieve their stress and worry over their health. Things like a Homemade Wellness Basket or Homemade Deodorant are more my thing…and writing this blog. 🙂

So here are a few fun ideas I have for my friends and family this year, many of which are healthy, helpful and practical.

VOTING WEEK for Dr. Oz’s Nurse Search- VOTE for my Sister, Kelsey!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY! My little sister, Kelsey @thesinging_RN is a finalist on the Dr. Oz #NurseSearch Competition and she NEEDS OUR VOTES!

And she should totally win because she got Dr. Oz to dance and even do the shimmy with her as she sang!

The winner will be decided by whoever gets the most votes and her competition is fierce. One of the other nurse candidates is a YouTube star and another was a contestant on the TV show “The Bachelor” and also “Married at First Sight” with a large Twitter following, so we need the holistic cancer community to come out and VOTE!!!!

Wouldn’t it be AMAZING if she could be the connection to get our stories of healing naturally from cancer and the importance of nutrition, detoxification, and natural therapies into the mainstream media? You never know… 🙂

VOTE For Nurse Kelsey HERE!!!!!

Voting opens today and ends November 22nd! Vote as many times as you can!

Click for a video of each candidate, including Kelsey.

Cancer Fighting Meal Plan of Anti-Cancer Recipes (3 Days Worth!)

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This 3-day cancer fighting meal plan is what I used to help my body heal from cancer 10 years ago. It is loaded with anti-cancer fighting recipes and I think you’ll find it so helpful!

Just the other night a friend here in Atlanta who is healing from her breast cancer naturally texted me to ask if she could talk with me “real quick.” I had a brief moment between diaper changes and cleaning green smoothie off of my kitchen blinds, so I snuck off to the garage to sit on my rebounder and call her. (I should have been bouncing but I had no idea how serious the call might be…)

Vote for My Sister, Kelsey Rowell “The Singing Nurse” for Dr. Oz’s Nurse Core Expert!!!

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OK, everyone, I need you to RALLY UP! In Atlanta, the Falcons fans would say “RISE UP” to the tune of a gospel chorale!!! That’s the kind of heavenly, holy excitement and action I need right now!!!!

My sister, Kelsey Rowell (our maiden name is hilariously “Worrell” which is why she did not hyphenate,) is a FINALIST for Dr. Oz’s CORE NURSE SEARCH.

Basically, if she wins, she will be a guest expert on the Dr. Oz show when he needs a nurse expert to present on various topics, many to do with natural healing. And guess who votes for the winner?

Review of The Truth About Cancer- A Global Quest: Recap, and Summary of All 9 Episodes

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I wanted to quickly get a review of The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest and recap out to all of you who have been looking for summaries of all of the episodes all in one place. Here it is! 🙂

You can watch the entire series for FREE by signing up here and tuning in starting October 9th!

If I were diagnosed today, this would be one of my first purchases and a priority to begin learning more about alternative and natural ways to treat cancer. It’s clear, concise, and paints the big picture of why we need to heal the WHOLE BODY and not just treat the symptoms of cancer.

 

ALL EPISODE RECAPS AND SUMMARIES:

Recap of Episode 1 

Recap of Episode 2

Recap of Episode 3

Recap of Episode 4

Recap of Episode 5

Recap of Episode 6

Recap of Episode 7

Recap of Episode 8

Recap of Episode 9

Sign up to view all episodes for FREE starting October 9th, HERE.

 

Cortney 🙂

PURCHASE THE QUEST FOR THE CURES: A GLOBAL QUEST HERE

 

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The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest- Episode 9 Recap (Natural/ Holistic Survivors)

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I would have been so encouraged by tonight’s episode when I was making the difficult decision of how to treat my cancer. I hope you will find it encouraging too! If you only have a moment, I find Dr. Jordan Rubin especially hope-filled, and he’ll give you a pep talk like no one else I have heard on the docuseries. I also found Todd Jones’ discussion about how he worked with the conventional system and still gave his daughter what she needed to heal and thrive, even while being forced to give her chemotherapy (the 44 minute mark.)

You can watch the first two episodes of The Truth About Cancer “A Global Quest” for FREE and also purchase it HERE.

Here are a few highlights from Episode 9…

The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest- Episode 8 Recap (Gerson Therapy, Dr. Burzynski, and Micronutrients)

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Tonight’s episode was great. 🙂 After 7 years now of eating to keep cancer away, it was nice to be reminded of all the micronutrients that are at work everyday as I choose to eat foods that heal. I also really enjoyed and was quite moved by Dr. Vickers at the Northern Baja Gerson Center at the 01:18 mark.

Episode 8 is no longer streaming online, but you can watch the first two episodes of The Truth About Cancer: A Global Quest for FREE and purchase the entire series HERE.

Here are a few highlights from Episode 8…