From: Nevrothus-AT-aol.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 00:23:04 EST
Subject: Re:  Re: Pardon my curiosity, Mr Haines



In a message dated 1/6/99 11:28:43 AM, you wrote:

<<MD's do a pretty good job with routine health care.  But as I see it, the
problem
is that MD's have a tendency to want to treat the symptoms rather than the
underlying causes.  It is much easier to wait until the problem starts getting
out
of hand, and then prescribe some medication for the problem.  It is much
tougher to
recommend and supervise fundamental lifestyle changes which will avoid
potential>>

See my earlier post.  I would argue that the way in which "underlying causes"
can be thought in this discussion needs to be broadened  considerably without
invalidating the contribution to cancer of these "lifestyle" concerns.

J.