I think you're searching in all the wrong places:
From: Cancer Network, HOme of the Journal of Oncology
http://www.cancernetwork.com/display/article/10165/66128?verify=0
"In 1985, a survey found that only about one-third of physicians and oncology nurses would have consented to chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer...
In the MacKillop et al study,[13] only 17% of medical oncologists said that they would take chemotherapy for painful bone metastases and another 17% said that they would undergo radiotherapy to the spine, in addition to chemotherapy, for a total of 34%. "
The source for this listed as:
13. Mackillop WJ, O’Sullivan B, Ward GK: Non-small-cell lung cancer: How oncologists want to be treated. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 13:929-934, 1987.
Yes, I already quoted this material in post # 138. Here it is again:
In 1985, a survey found that only about one-third of physicians and oncology nurses would have consented to chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. In response to statements made at a recent American Society of Oncology (ASCO) Board of Directors meeting questioning whether these data are still valid, Dr. Smith and colleagues conducted a new survey of oncologists attending a 1997 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) annual meeting. The results of that survey are summarized and analyzed.
Treatment recommendations for non-small-cell lung cancer[1-3] have changed markedly over the past 20 years, based on evidence that chemotherapy improves survival [4-8] and can palliate symptoms.[9]
The use of combined-modality chemotherapy and radiation therapy, with or without surgery, has also substantially improved the 1-, 2-, and 5-year survival of patients with locally advanced disease,[4,5] although at the expense of modestly increased toxicity.
In 1985, MacKillop and colleagues found that of 118 Canadian doctors who treat lung cancer, only 16% would want chemotherapy
for symptomatic metastatic bone disease.[13] Lind and colleagues surveyed teaching oncologists in Boston in 1987 and found that 27% would probably or definitely take chemotherapy for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer,
but 76% would take radiation therapy.
And
again note the hilited areas. Here are the important points that are glossed over in the new age type alternate medicine source in your links:
1) The survey was done in 1985 -
over 25 years ago. So, since the technology of chemotherapy has changed dramatically since then, the survey is irrelevant today.
2) Even this source stated that in the 20 years that had passed since the survey was taken, great improvements had been made with respect to survival rates and palliative effects.
3) The survey did not deal with chemotherapy across the board - as was strongly implied in your other links, but had to do
specifically with small-cell lung cancer and symptomatic metastatic bone disease.
4) Even back then 76% of the oncologists said they would take radiation therapy.
So, your evil "Cancer Establishment" bogey is actually effective in dealing with some cancers, less effective with others and has greatly improved the survival rate of cancer victims over the decades that have passed since this out of date survey was taken.
