Ben Carson in Take the Risk, by Ben Carson

On Principles & Values: B/WA: Best/Worst Analysis for risk assessment

I explained to the parents [of Denise, an epileptic child requiring a hemispherectomy, removal of a brain hemisphere], "If we don't do anything, Denise is going to die. If we try this procedure, she may still die, but at least we have a chance."

What is the BEST thing that can happen if I DO this?
What is the WORST thing that can happen if I DO this?
What is the BEST thing that can happen if I DON'T do it?
What is the WORST thing that can happen if I DON'T do it?

you're probably looking at the questions, shaking your head, and thinking, "Is it that easy?" I believe it is, and the remainder of this book looks at examples of how this simple risk-analysis approach can be applied in our personal and professional lives--and how the same prescription could be applied to some of the most complex and troubling issues facing our nation--and our world--today. Source: Take the Risk, by Ben Carson, p.104-105 Dec 25, 2007

On Health Care: Suffered research cancer injection and prostate cancer

One day in the lab years ago, in the process of injecting cancer into a rabbit's brain, my hand slipped & I accidentally inoculated my own finger with the VX2 carcinoma. Within days, modules began to form on that finger, and another lesion began growing in my throat.

I happened to be reading "Back to Eden" about natural healing remedies and the medicinal properties of red clover tea. VX2 was a xenograph, from another species, so my own immune system would attack it, so anything that boosted my natural immune system might have been enough to do the job.

In the summer of 2002, I had my PSAs checked. I had prostate cancer; a very malignant and aggressive form. The various medical options were laid out; what caught my attention were glycol-proteins. Within a week my symptoms were completely resolved. But urologist [recommended immediate] surgery anyway, [which I did]. It turned out that the cancer was within one millimeter of metastasizing. If we had waited it would have been too late.

Source: Take the Risk, by Ben Carson, p.164-172 Dec 25, 2007

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