tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post6640252224858353965..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Cancer is SocialPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-73560231287925664632015-01-05T12:08:50.741+00:002015-01-05T12:08:50.741+00:00Indeed, Vinyl. Having worked for the local MP and ...Indeed, Vinyl. Having worked for the local MP and dealt with casework from that part of the city, I can tell you that those on the "better off" side of the road are very, very conscious to be seen as something apart from the estate opposite.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54602645171597529912015-01-05T12:07:26.600+00:002015-01-05T12:07:26.600+00:00That is precisely the problem, BCFG. A lot of medi...That is precisely the problem, BCFG. A lot of medical science pretends acts as if epidemiology and public health have never existed and not been pointing out the relationships between poor health and social environments for decades. This is a particular bugbear of mine as I see it time and again in the claims made for genetics and neuroscience.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54244650720629551422015-01-04T20:02:26.434+00:002015-01-04T20:02:26.434+00:00The sad thing is where the social divide can be id...The sad thing is where the social divide can be identified by a road as in Stoke, things get worse. The road itself takes on the role of a barrier to the oppressed on one side and to the enfranchised on the other it is defensive wall around a successful community. Here a form of social osmosis takes place as the more energetic members of the struggling community drift towards the successful one. As this happens resources from the oppressed area are transferred to the wealthier group and the articulate and energetic community activists move on to be replaced by the Poverty Pimps. In a reverse move the poorer members of the affluent community, whether through sickness, low wages or other reason, move to the oppressed area. A reprolertisation of the sick and mentally ill, a viscous circle.Vinyl Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143010575470895405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-26227081915750655712015-01-04T10:17:57.508+00:002015-01-04T10:17:57.508+00:00I can imagine that in a capitalist system the need...I can imagine that in a capitalist system the need to make a huge dollop of cash outweighs a proper strategy in tackling cancer; however there does appear to have been progress in treatment and survival rates, so despite the inadequacies it would seem to be wrong to say the whole thing is a scam.<br /><br />It would also appear that average life expectancy and almost every other health indicator has improved over the years, and that improvement seems to be down to an attitude that believes improvements can be made. From this point of view it may be prudent to ignore Dr Smith, and if he can’t be ignored it may be prudent to attack his ideas, even if they have some modicum of truths.<br /><br />I would also be wary of fully embracing the ‘bad luck’ thesis, I am not aware there is any evidence that 2/3 of cancers are caused by bad luck can be substantiated, so it appears to be reckless speculation at best.<br /><br />As suggested in this article and in other criticisms, bad luck attempts to ignore all the social factors that contribute to health outcomes. If I were a suspicious type I would say it was designed to lower people’s expectations and blind them to the affects of social factors, overwork, pollution, poverty, stress etc etc etc. If I was suspicious I would also wonder if this is the science that accompanies austerity. Whenever the ruling class embark on some project or another they usually find some science to conveniently provide the justification. <br /><br />They will be telling us that working til we drop is good for us next, oh hang on they are already trying that:<br /><br />http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/399985/Retiring-is-bad-for-your-health<br />BCFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-90144117196780032162015-01-04T03:05:17.520+00:002015-01-04T03:05:17.520+00:00Regarding "I'm not too sure about "w...Regarding "I'm not too sure about "wasting" billions on curing cancer" ... the proper recognition of the "inner workings" of the "war on cancer" fully supports the notion that this fight to find a cure is a big scam (read the afterword of this article on the war on cancer: http://www.supplements-and-health.com/mammogram.html ). The war on cancer is mainly a political issue, and not a medical issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-72795882964083358142015-01-03T19:55:30.591+00:002015-01-03T19:55:30.591+00:00Indeed, Anon. His was an abstract idealisation tha...Indeed, Anon. His was an abstract idealisation that would have jarred with nearly everyone who's had to deal with the awfulness of a cancer diagnosis, whether in themselves or a loved one. GIven his tone I doubt his area of specialism was oncology.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-41287735796665160332015-01-03T19:47:34.177+00:002015-01-03T19:47:34.177+00:00Looking at the map of Stoke, Vinyl, one of the sho...Looking at the map of Stoke, Vinyl, one of the shocking stats I espied was how different cancer diagnosis and survival rates were <i>one either side of a single road</i>!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-29321932020319670012015-01-03T10:50:56.580+00:002015-01-03T10:50:56.580+00:00Cancer can be a very painful death; I don’t think ...Cancer can be a very painful death; I don’t think most people take the time to tidy up their affairs, creating a countdown to their inevitable death including a detailed calendar with key dates and events (Tuesday – must sort out my insurance!). I think most try to fight the disease and hope they get cured. <br /><br />I also don’t think loved ones prepare for the inevitable death either; again they hold out hope for a cure.<br /><br />Maybe the doctor is inadvertently highlighting the general lack of personal planning in an individual’s life, whether sick or not, and from this follows the social choices people have to make. The rich man has far more options than the poor man.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-33701532679944046542015-01-03T00:42:46.288+00:002015-01-03T00:42:46.288+00:00I think the classic case study was between Bearsde...I think the classic case study was between Bearsden and Drumchapel, a ten minute walk from each other, total difference. Unfortunately I only know Labour Activists from Bearsden and none from The Drum. Show my friends and family this and they say Bloody English. 30 Years ago Drumchapel was Red.<br />http://www.slideshare.net/socialsubjects/health-comparisonVinyl Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143010575470895405noreply@blogger.com