Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!wws From: wws@ukma.UUCP (Bill Stoll) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Allergies and Cancer Message-ID: <2334@ukma.UUCP> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 13:37:22 EST Article-I.D.: ukma.2334 Posted: Sat Oct 26 13:37:22 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:20:34 EST References: <949@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY Lines: 34 Summary: Allergies and cancer ARE two aspects of the modern Holistic under- standing of immune stress. In article <949@decwrl.UUCP>, harrington@neptun.DEC writes: > > One of the theories about cancer I've heard is that everybody has can- > car; however, for most people it's not a problem because their immune-system > takes care of it while the cancers are still just isolated, individual cells. > When cancer DOES develop, it's because (so says this theory) something has hap- > pened to impair or weaken the immune-system. > > Now, another theory I've heard is that an allergy like hay fever results > from an overly-sensitive immune-system, one that reacts TOO WELL to "invaders" > like pollen. Sounds like an immune-system that's stronger than it has to be. > No more so than when you "overreact" to someone because you are tired as compared to how you would have reacted to the same when completely > but still it sounds like something that SOMEONE might have explored, or might > want to. > I, too would be interested in such a study. My guess is that it is like comparing apples and oranges. They are both fruits but don't really fit into the same basket in the same way. > Does anyone know? > > ----- Shawn H. -- cbosgd!ukma!wws(Walt Stoll) YOU Walt Stoll, MD, ABFP Founder & Medical Director ARE MORE Holistic Medical Centre 1412 North Broadway Lexington, Kentucky 40505 THAN YOU THINK (606) 233-4273