Op-ed:

Battling Cancer, Big Pharma Notwithstanding

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

...Simply, no matter the media hype nor internet chatter, neither therapy will prove to be the long hoped for cure for cancer, at least not yet anyway. And why...because as of now there are too many differing variables and outcomes...both negative and positive...as to the long term effectiveness of each of these newest therapies. And dare not forget the money garnering aspect of cancer, and that “Big Pharma” itself has much to loose if cancer were to indeed be cured.

And while clinical trials should be continued in regards to both what are the newest “light therapies,” so must all other types of cancer research...like, in my opinion, researchers should start searching in earnest not just for a cure or even a treatment per se, but for a way to actually “turn off” what all cancers have in common, as in its accelerated cellular reproductive rate. Turn off a cancer's actual ability to reproduce, and the cancer itself would either die or be rendered inert or harmless, and there goes “Big Pharna's” money making train...Read en tire article here.

Op-ed:

Battling Cancer, Big Pharma Notwithstanding

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

Recently, numerous reports have been surfacing in both the televised and print media as well as on numerous social media online sites, about two possible new cures...the hoped for “silver bullet” if you will...for certain types of cancers including but not limited to skin cancer (basal, squamous, and melanoma), bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, Non-Small-Cell lung cancer, breast cancer, Barrett esophagus, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, and other once deemed deadly cancers.

The first is called “Photodynamic Therapy” (PDT), and it's a noninvasive therapeutic approach that is currently being used to treat non-cancerous conditions like UTIs, periodontal diseases, sinusitis, gastritis, and acne. Now being added to our cancer fighting arsenal, PDT has been FDA deemed as a safe two-step procedure that is especially successful in managing and treating the later stages of certain types of cancer while actually resulting in “cures” in some less severely affected cancer patients.

And the second is called “Photoimmunology Therapy” (PIT), and it too has been deemed a two-step procedure with its added bonus being that it can help to “stimulate” the patient's own immune system to either help in fighting their cancer or at least help to keep said cancer in long term “check.”

Now as to how both therapies work when other standard cancer therapies failed, one needs to understand the actual logistics of both therapies, and do so in simple layman's terms. After all, aren't we all laymen when it comes to the dreaded “C-word”...I surely think so.

First, in certain types of cancers where “Photodynamic Therapy” might prove to be an option, a special “red light” activated “photosensitive agent”...an agent that only becomes toxic when exposed to the “red Light”...is administered to the patient either intravenously, topically, or on a rare occasion by mouth, and then attaches itself to an antibody specifically designed to bind to the “red light-sensitive” cancer cells. Once deemed attached, a specific wavelength of laser generated “red light” is turned on which creates a reactive oxygen agent that kills the photosensitive, now vulnerable, highly toxic cancer cells.

And in other types of cancers where a highly specific wavelength of oxygen producing “blue light” therapy is being used, a different “blue light” photosensitive agent is used to target and inwardly “invade” a cancerous tumor, which in turn then causes a “chemical reaction” to occur. And it's the “chemical reaction” between the photosensitive agent and the “blue light” itself which destroys the cancer cells from within while leaving the surrounding normal healthy cells intact.

But know that both red and blue light “Photodynamic Therapy” destroy their targeted cancers minus what can be the horrific side effects of standard cancer drugs and/or radiation therapies and treatments.

Now as for “Photoimmunology Therapy” (PIT)...which is simply a more advanced type of PDT...sees the key difference between the two therapies as being PIT's inclusion of both an immune protein specifically designed as an antibody-photosensitizer conjugate...as in a compound formed by chemically joining two or more different substances (such as an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), with a cancer-targeting antibody) with an existing chemotherapy drug to deliver said drug specifically to tumor cells...resulting in a better targeted cancer cell that is combined with an immune protein delivery which includes a secondary immune activation mechanism, something that is not a component of standard PDT.

And while both therapies do target cancer cells more precisely than standard treatment options, they have their own set of drawbacks including, but not limited to, the fact that said patient might exhibit “light sensitivity” for weeks or months after treatment; might see some burns in the areas being treated with some incidents of scarring possible; and that neither therapy can, to date, treat either deep seated tumors no matter their size, or cancers that have metastasized and traveled to other areas of the body. But even with said drawbacks both PDT and PIT therapies are indeed the next generation of treatments in our battle against cancer, the second leading cause of death in the U,S, today.

And with all that said, now here the questions become threefold. First, how fast will said therapies become routinely available to the general public? Second, what will said therapies cost as opposed to the cost of standardized cancer treatments? And third, and most importantly, what if any part will “Big Pharma” itself play in these newest treatments and why?

 

To answer that last question first as it's surely prime on many minds, one must first accept as fact that while “Big Pharma”...a collective of multinational top tier pharmaceutical companies...continues to claim that it's main goal for the remainder of this and continuing into next year is to “balance its need for profitability with the intense public demand for innovative, accessible, and affordable treatments by focusing on technological advancements”...one cannot forget the fact that ”Big Pharma” itself remains one of the most profitable industries in America today.

And profitable puts it mildly for when one is able to set its own industry prices it becomes both a powerful political jump off point for lobbyists and easily bought-and-paid-for politicians, as well as for those in certain aspects of the money-making medical field itself...as in the doctors more concerned about “raking in the bucks” than their patients well being. 

 

And to show just how profitable “Big Pharma” really is, “AHIP”... the national association whose members provide healthcare coverage and services to millions of Americans...not long ago put out a statement that over the past 20 years “Big Pharma” drug companies made over $18.6 billion in total worldwide revenues on new prescription drugs that cost them about $1.8 billion to actually develop. And to make matters worse they do so while continuing to raise prescription drug prices, with some prices being raised two or even three times per year.

 

So that alone should tell how “Big Pharma” will treat and most assuredly make a profit off the new “Photodynamic” and “Photoimmunology” therapies” soon coming to market, besides the fact that it's already being used in some major city hospitals.

Actually, “Big Parma's” hand is already stirring this medical cutting edge pot in regards to said therapies while they continue to rake in the big bucks. How so?

• First, when one considers the fact that said therapies require the optimizing and integrating of two primary components, as in the photosensitizing drug being used and the light delivery system itself, it then becomes highly unlikely that a one size fits all “photosensitive agent” would be effective in all cancer cases, hence the need for the development of different types of drug agents...agents most likely with a highly profitable price tag in balance with this now emerging market. And it's more likely than not that “Big Pharma” is currently examining these therapies in terms of market share, gross margin, product portfolio, production, revenue, sales growth, and other significant bottom line factors. Why so...because “Big Pharma” must be prepared to counter any independent competitors who might be trying to counter “Big Pharma's” now set priced “photosensitive agents.”

• Second, “Big Pharma” is likely already involved in trying to help improve the actual “photoimmunotherapy” delivery systems itself so that better tissue penetration, especially in deeply embedded solid tumors can be achieved. Remember, the more people who are able to receive such treatments equates to more profits for profit driven “Big Pharma”, especially in light of the fact that the global “photosensitizer” drug market was valued at 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, and is now currently projected to reach about 2.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2032.

• Third, with both “Photodynamic and Photoimmunology” therapies still somewhat in the infancy stage, so to speak, the room for monetary growth and hence profits is seemingly unlimited for the parties involved, especially those who get in on the ground level. And with “Big Pharma” being able to set the prices for the photosensitizer drugs currently being used in said therapies, they will continue to rake in the monetary profits while the actual patient(s) will still have to work their way through the ever-growing complex bureaucrat controlled health system that is the hallmark of today's health insurance coverage in general. And the patient might also have to do so in regards to certain cost rebates, and the many times needed adjunct healthcare service providers.

• Fourth, “Big Pharma” already plays a part in the still ongoing photodynamic and photoimmunolgy clinical trials, as well as their working to form new “strategic partnerships” to help bring these two new technologies to a now growing market. But most importantly, “Big Pharma” will continue to set the prices for the drugs it develops, and will most likely increase said prices as “Photodynamic and Photoimmunologies Therapies” garner more adherents no matter their possibly outpacing what are current fair market estimated costs. That, unfortunately, is just the way the “Big Pharma” beast still operates, as in profits will always come first and foremost, with actual patient care being second, if even that.

So with all this said one has to wonder if, in time, either “Photodynamic Therapy” or “Photoimmunology Therapy”...or possibly even a combination of the two... might become the long hoped for cancer “silver bullet.” But logic alone has me believing that this will not be the case for the disease that is cancer is surely not limited to being just one type or another. In fact, there are well over 200 documented types of cancer each one with its own possible causes, unique characteristics, along with numerous treatment options. And while these newest treatments might well aid in arresting or at least slowing down the progression of some proven to be 'light sensitive' cancers, not enough time and resources have been funneled into the much needed numerical and monetary aspects to deem either as being a cure.

Simply, no matter the media hype nor internet chatter, neither therapy will prove to be the long hoped for cure for cancer, at least not yet anyway. And why...because as of now there are too many differing variables and outcomes...both negative and positive...as to the long term effectiveness of each of these newest therapies. And dare not forget the money garnering aspect of cancer, and that “Big Pharma” itself has much to loose if cancer were to indeed be cured.

And while clinical trials should be continued in regards to both what are the newest “light therapies,” so must all other types of cancer research...like, in my opinion, researchers should start searching in earnest not just for a cure or even a treatment per se, but for a way to actually “turn off” what all cancers have in common, as in its accelerated cellular reproductive rate. Turn off a cancer's actual ability to reproduce, and the cancer itself would either die or be rendered inert or harmless, and there goes “Big Pharna's” money making train. Also, remember that what might be but a mere treatment today...what might even be something in research previously overlooked...could in time actually become the cancer “silver bullet” we had all been hoping for. Case closed.

Copyright © 2025 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.. 

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Op-ed:

Headline Making Political and Medical News 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio 

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.

The past few weeks have been quite interesting both politically and medical news wise...politically interesting in that Trump narrowed down his list of VP possibilities, while recently released medical information...some of which I've written about in my 30+ previous Covid articles...is now finally reaching public consumption. And said information relates to testing results and previously denied vaccine side effects which thanks to Dr. Anthony Fauci's “gain of function” research helped in the creation of Covid-19. Also remember, it was Fauci who pushed President Trump to rush to market a now proven dangerous vaccine...a vaccine Fauci knew could have serious side effects let alone would not stop the virus' spread.

So let's begin with Covid for again, as expected, it's reared its ugly head during this election season. Covid cases are rising in certain areas of our country as are hospitalizations and believed to be side effects leading again to the Democrats push for mail-in ballots. But their faux health concern is just another diversion to help keep hidden the fact that the Covid vaccine, along with its never ending round of booster shoots, was never properly tested. 

Not knowing at the time about Fauci's connection to China and his “gain of function” research, Trump's initiated project known as operation “Warp Speed” was, on Fauci's advice, rushed to market within but a year or so time of Covid hitting our shores. And in doing so, minus the needed human testing numbers being significant enough to prove not just the vaccine's effectiveness but to study possible side effects as well, the goal was to get a Covid vaccine to market in record time, no matter that most vaccines take years if not decades to develop, test, and be approved for public use.

In fact, here in the U.S., vaccine development must undergo certain specific steps before a vaccine is deemed both safe and effective for use. These steps begin with exploratory phases, pre-clinical trials, a new drug application, four phases of actual vaccine trials, and thorough vetting from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention as well as the Food and Drug Administration...steps taking years if done right. But Fauci used as the reason for the needed rush the severity of the Covid pandemic to justify and then push Trump to “expedite” the process in order to get folks to line up for the “jab”...much needed “herd immunity“ be damned.

Translation: “Big Pharma” did sing Fauci's praises as the process was hurried along while they sidestepped much of the “numbers needed“ testing phase. And the vaccine manufacturers happily lined their pockets no matter that side effects, almost immediately, started to show up, but were just as quickly hushed up.

And those having serious side effects saw their numbers increasing both here at home and abroad, while many victims and/or their families were vocal to such a degree that finally the “Global Vaccine Data Network (GVD)” was forced to conduct what's called a “comprehensive evaluation” of certain medical conditions to determine if there indeed was an increased risk of serious illness following one receiving any of the more commonly used mRNA Covid vaccines.* And this includes the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNtech which teaches cells how to make copies of the virus' “spike protein” so that if after receiving the vaccine one were to be exposed to the “real virus” that ones body will hopefully recognize it and know how to fight said virus off. And know that Covid mRNA vaccines are quite different than the Covid vaccines that used “viral vector technology” ** in their development, a technology that uses a (supposedly) harmless virus to deliver genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 to stimulate the body’s immune defenses.

So what did the evaluation find? Simply by their using an “observed versus expected rates analysis,” researchers were able to access the risk of one developing a medical condition post-vaccination against a time frame prior to the vaccine’s availability. And the results did show that there was and still is a direct correlation between possibly coming down with certain serious illnesses or conditions after having been jabbed with an mRNA vaccine.

And this information was garnered courtesy of the “Global COVID Vaccine Safety Project.” Done under the auspices of the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, studied were the records of 99 million...yes 99 million...Covid jabbed individuals across eight countries, with said data encompassing what equated to more than 23 million person-years of follow-up. And what were the findings? As of November 2023...with at least 70+% of the world’s population having received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine...that at least 13 neurological, blood, and heart-related medical conditions were possible adverse side effects that could result in those having received any of the mRNA Covid vaccines, along with an increased risk of sudden death in younger individuals.

Sad that it took so many unexpected illnesses and deaths not directly due to the genetically manipulated Covid-19 virus itself to determine that the rushed to market vaccines was not the panacea many had hoped for. Simply, the possible adverse side effects were not given the proper amount of testing time to emerge and thus millions of previously healthy individuals have paid the price in sickness and/or death thanks to the vaccine not being fully tested.

So what are some of the 13 possible illnesses one can get after being jabbed? Myocarditis and pericarditis are two serious heart muscle related illnesses which could lead to death; the peripheral neurological disease known as Guillan-Barre syndrome could lead to paralysis and in some rare cases death; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis meaning blood clots in the brain could lead to stroke and/or death; transverse myelitis (TM) a serious neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, and while some can recover from it many more do not; and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis that affects both the brain and spinal cord simultaneously with not always a pretty outcome. 

And these nasties are but six of the now known 13 possible serious side effects courtesy of accelerated and expedited rushed to market mRNA Covid vaccines.

But now knowing all this my question is, who will be held accountable for said illnesses and deaths? And while “passing the buck” has already begun what with the CDC and others claiming “further research is needed to access clinical significance,” know the whole mess will probably be swept under the proverbial rug to help cover-up the fact that Dr. Fauci, many in the NHI, the CDC, and the involved vaccine manufacturers probably knew, or at least suspected, that there could be a correlation between the mRNA vaccine and certain medical complications...and they probably knew it soon after the first American rolled up their sleeve to be jabbed. A sad and unnecessary situation all the way around.

And now for Donald Trump's VP short list, a list he freely talked about on a Laura Ingram FOX broadcast. And that list included two forever auditioning for the VP slot, two surprise names, and another whose name very few even know. And with the first two pretending to campaign for the Republican nod by running a “look at me, look at me” campaign, they instead were running to be Trump's VP, knowing well they had absolutely no chance of being the nominee. And those two are biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswarmy...who channeled his inner Obama and who is not a “natural born citizen”... and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, a great conservative Senator but one too far to the religious right for many folks personal VP liking.

And South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was on the list, a great governor whom I really like, but as for her being a much needed “vote getter,” I believe she brings little to the election table. And then there's little known Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (most here in Florida don't even know who he is so no need to go any further); and two surprising names: former Hawaii Rep. and one of Trump's 2016 opponents, Tulsi Gabbard; and Florida's governor Ron DeSantis...the man I wanted as president in 2024 but who, I believe, will be president come 2028.

Now Tulsi Gabbard is a very interesting choice as she's a former Democrat who became an independent after her party went too far to the left...and it is the independent votes that Trump needs if he is to win in November. But the issue here is, has Tulsi gone far enough to the right to be accepted by Republicans and  Conservatives...at this point in time I really don't think she has. But, I like Tulsi as she brings more to the table foreign policy wise then any of the others mentioned...she is ex-military after all... and her persona itself would help tone down both Trump's ego and drama, but at the same time she could turn off possible “crossover” Democrats who have not forgotten that she deserted the party.

And how surprised I was when DeSantis made Trump's VP short list, because he was the main recipient of Trump's campaign innuendos and lies for he was the candidate Trump feared most and for good reason... during the covid fiasco while Trump locked down the country for way too long...which caused still being felt harm...Gov. DeSantis kept Florida open, operational, and free. And DeSantis, who never attacked Trump on a personal level nor mocked him via silly name calling, politically attacked him less than any of the other candidates during the Trump absent debates. Choosing instead to focus on what he would bring to the table, DeSantis rose above the fray and was and still is Trump without all the drama and political baggage. But DeSantis was wise enough to drop out of the race, even after his second place Iowa showing, for he saw the hand writing on the proverbial wall that Trump would be the Republican nominee.

Then after publicly honoring his given pledge to support Trump as the nominee, Ron DeSantis was back not only in Trump's good graces, but a name on Trump's VP short list.

Now here is where it gets interesting for many say a Trump/DeSantis ticket is the best ticket to beat Biden/Harris, and well it might be, but running as Trump's VP brings certain baggage of it's own in regards to 2028. By the time of that election, folks might well be ready to finally put the Trump years behind, because the drama... legal and otherwise...will surely have continued on thus spilling over to taint Trump's VP for their sure to come 2028 run.

And Gov. DeSantis knows that come 2028, America would be leery of a candidate who for four long years had been forced by their position to deflect and neutralize continuing Trump drama. And while Trump, as president, might succeed in starting to economically and morally turn our country back to the “right,” DeSantis knows Trump would not be able to complete the “right” turn with only four years in office. What our country would need, no matter how successful Trump was, is someone who can serve for eight years and really complete the job...get it done minus the theatrics, drama, and political baggage that will forever be the legacy of Donald J. Trump

And upon hearing that he was on said short list, Gov. Ron DeSantis let it be known that he would not consider being Donald Trump’s running mate, and that he was looking at numerous other prospects, including another possible White House run in 2028. Now stating that,  “People were mentioning me [as a potential vice president]. I am not doing that.” And why exactly did DeSantis say no...these words say it all, and again I quote, “I think my criteria [for running mate] was different tthan what probably Donald Trump’s criteria will be,” adding that according to sources Trump and his people are “looking more at identity politics. I think that’s a mistake. I think you should just focus on who you think the best person for the job would be.”

I so agree with DeSantis' words as I believe that we, as a country, have had enough of the nonsense that is known as “identity politics” where skin color, ones gender, and proper pronoun usage is more important than someone's qualifications, experience, and moral character. And here let me add that we've also had enough of the “bought and paid for” media seeming to be the ones determining who our nominees will be. Hear that FOX News, I'm so talking about you and your non-stop, it's all about Trump news coverage while basically ignoring the others in the race. “Fair and Balanced” you surely are not.

And in ending let me again say that come 2028, I truly believe that Ron DeSantis will not only be the Republican nominee but the president for a full eight years...a president who will bring a true and lasting course change to the “right” via policies and strength, no baggage included. Case closed.

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* Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are the pharmaceutical companies using mRNA technology in their Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing.

** AstraZeneca-Oxford and Johnson & Johnson are the pharmaceutical companies using viral vector technology in their Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing.

Copyright © 2024 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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