# Suzanne Somers has breast cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992 "2001-03-29T17:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/1 "2001-03-29T17:01:23Z")
I just read it on [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). When discovered, she had a partial mastectomy and radiation treatment, and her doctors wanted her to follow-up with chemotherapy. Instead she’s using a **homeopathic** treatment. “I really feel I’m licking this,” she said. Sigh. **Eve** , you may want to lube up your obit-posting fingers. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/2 "2001-03-29T17:12:29Z")
Here’s a [link](http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010329/06/ent-people-somers) to the story. If this thing reaches the inevitable end, will Suzanne qualify for a Darwin Award? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/3 "2001-03-29T17:47:23Z")
Being treated by homeopathy is about as effective as being treated by Homey D. Clown (and, personally, I’d take my chances with the latter). ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/4 "2001-03-30T00:43:25Z")
Sad really. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/5 "2001-03-30T01:31:22Z")
If you’re stupid enough to use homeopathic methods, I think you deserve to have cancer riddle your body leading to an agonizing death. Cleanses the gene pool. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/6 "2001-03-30T01:36:58Z")
_Nooooo!_ I have masturbated to the thought of her beautiful breasts for over fifteen years! ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/7 "2001-03-30T03:44:51Z")
Uh, **Homer** , she’s 54 years old. Much too late for such stupid choices to be maladaptive. ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/8 "2001-03-30T04:52:40Z")
No, I think I’m the maladaptive culprit, and I’d bang her in a New York minute if I thought I had the chance. Now, however… Eeeew. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/9 "2001-03-30T05:08:13Z")
I _knew_ the Torso Track sounded too good to be anything but a carcinogen. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-breast-cancer/59992/10 "2001-03-30T16:23:20Z")
In the same show on tv they said she also got lipsuction for her thighs. Someone called it ‘thighgate’.