Mum's Not Having Chemo

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'''''Mum's Not Having Chemo''''' is a blog about a woman named Gemma Bond's experience with [[cancer]]. In 2011, Bond was diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer.<ref name=about>[http://archive.is/http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/about-mums-not-having-chemo/ Archive copy of About page of the blog] (captured 7 Jul 2013).</ref>  Because of her belief in [[alternative medicine]]'s effectiveness for cancer, she chose to use alternative treatments instead of [[chemotherapy]]. She did have a hysterectomy,<ref>[http://archive.is/http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2011/06/a-test-post/ Archive copy of "www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2011/06/a-test-post/"]</ref> so she was merely taking a 36% increased chance of relapse and death.<ref> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20619634</ref>

The blog is largely written by Laura, her daughter,<ref group=note>As one might expect from the name.</ref> who addresses various topics, usually supportive of alternative medicine such as [[homeopathy]],<ref>[http://archive.is/http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2012/02/curing-pancreatic-cancer/ A case] of [[misdiagnosis]] or [[spontaneous remission]]</ref> [[pee therapy]],<ref>[http://archive.is/http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2011/07/dr-burzynski/ Archive copy of "www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2011/07/dr-'''[[burzynski]]''']".</ref> [[black salve]], and medical [[astrology]].<ref>[http://archive.is/http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2013/05/medical-astrology/ Archive copy of "www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/2013/05/medical-astrology"]</ref>

The blog was updated weekly, and started from the cancer [[diagnosis]]. Quite naturally,<sup>[pun intended]</sup> she died, in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.is/eNUj5#selection-493.79-497.225|title=Up with the Angels}}</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.mumsnothavingchemo.com/ The blog itself]
* Two books were derived from the blog: [https://www.amazon.com/Mums-Not-Having-Chemo-Cutting-edge/dp/0749958960 ''"Mum's Not Having Chemo"'' (2013)] and [https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Can-Say-No-Chemo/dp/1573246409 ''"You Can Say No Chemo"'' (2015)]
*[http://archive.is/cNw98#selection-365.0-373.15 Daughter, Laura Bond, says she completed training with the ''"Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in 2012"''].<Br> Quack-Buster Dr [[Stephen Barrett]] [https://www.credentialwatch.org/reports/iin.shtml does not think much of that ''"institute"''.] 
*[http://malechallengemedia.com/2011/11/27/mums-not-having-chemo-increase-in-alternative-medicine-cancer-deaths-1/ Mum’s not having Chemo – Increase in Alternative Medicine Cancer Deaths #1]
* In 2016 Laura Bond created the ''"balanced baby"'' website where she recommends [[homeopathy|homeopathic]] treatments for infants<ref>[http://archive.is/8oM6p#selection-1869.0-1869.8 Laura recommends "Viburcol": a pediatric homeopathic cure-all]</ref> and the advice of a ''"[[naturopathy|naturopathic]] [[iridology|iridologist]]"''<ref>[http://archive.is/8oM6p#selection-1881.90-1881.115 Seriously ''"naturopathic iridologist"'']</ref> 

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