1. The doctor says it's too late to help her now. If only she'd gone to see him earlier.: The cancer might no longer be treatable by proven methods if the patient has waited too long trying homeopathy. This can cost lives., 2. Look, if I don't want to risk the side effects of conventional drugs, why should I have to?: Why shouldn't people be allowed to make their own health choices? They have this freedom in other aspects ..., 3. When I see proper clinical trials which prove the effectiveness of homeopathy, then I'll change my mind.: For me … there is absolutely no proof that says homeopathic treatment works. The government's chief scientist confirmed this when he said there was 'no real evidence' ..., … people may think they are treating their illness by taking homeopathic remedies when there is actually no scientific evidence that this is true., 4. The mind has incredibly strong healing powers.: Belief is just as powerful., 5. If it means we could stop paying all that money for drugs, then I'm for it.: … it's estimated that homeopathic treatments only cost the NHS between £4-10 million a year. This is a fraction of the cost paid out to conventional drug companies., 6. It worked. I don't know how. It doesn't seem possible, but I'm just happy that it worked.. : … I could give hundreds of examples of patients who have been cured by my treatment., 7. This is serious. You can keep taking the homeopathic treatment as well, if you want, but you've got to see a doctor.: Even more seriously, patients who rely on homeopathy alone for treating life-threatening illnesses like cancer could be taking a big risk., 8. If three quarters of professionals are against it, I'm against it.: In fact, 75% of British doctors are against the state funding of homeopathy.,

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