# What's False In This?  Anti-Cancer Email...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-false-in-this-anti-cancer-email/456797 "2008-07-17T04:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-false-in-this-anti-cancer-email/456797/21 "2008-07-17T16:40:52Z")

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It is true that chemotherapy isn’t always the best idea for treatment of cancer. Sometimes, the best bet is some other treatment, whether in addition to or instead of chemo. And sometimes, any treatment at all would likely be worse than just letting the cancer run its course. Which is why, contrary to that screed’s claims, doctors will often recommend things other than just chemotherapy.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-false-in-this-anti-cancer-email/456797/22 "2008-07-17T17:41:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Colophon]  
Acidic, you say? Everyone knows we shouild only consume alkaline food and drink! :rolleyes:  
Er what? Salt is white. AFAIK the only thing added to table salt is anti-caking agent and maybe iodine. But OH NO, now you say it has a CHEMICAL added to it? :eek:  
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That would be the sodium added to counter the green tint of the chlorine.

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-false-in-this-anti-cancer-email/456797/23 "2008-07-17T20:18:02Z")

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Bleach is alkaline isn’t it? Drink bleach and become more alkaline – that should do wonders for stomach and throat cancers.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-false-in-this-anti-cancer-email/456797/24 "2008-07-17T20:32:17Z")

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I quit reading after the first sentence. Even _I_ know that there’s are at least two ways besides chemotherapy to treat cancer: surgery and radiation.

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