Cancer

20th March 2018: Since making the entry below, Barry Thomson himself has finally succumbed to cancer. He deteriorated quickly after initially being diagnosed with pneumonia. However, it was later confirmed that his cancer was quite advanced and had affected major organs including his brain.

In reading Barry Thomson's Cancer Jail Death Row, I noted that reference is made to a book by an Australian author: Ross Horne. The book is titled Cancer-proof Your Body and it is available online in hard copy format. I found the following eulogy regarding Ross Horne (Source: http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/12457.html):

From: Jack the Rawguy (cs6669221-13.austin.rr.com)

Subject: Ross Horne -- passed away

Date: February 4, 2005 at 10:53 pm PST

I was just made aware that Ross Horne, the Australian health author, died last summer. I

stumbled into a conversation with Steve Solomon, the owner of SoilandHealth.org, and he

told me about it. Apparently, Ross was well in his 80's, and the cause of death was cancer,

prostate. His wife, Teri, is doing fine.

Here's a quote from Steve:

"Ross was well into his 80s. For the last 18 months he was struggling with cancer that

started mainly in the prostate. He did okay for a year or so with it. I don't take it as any

invalidation on Ross' understandings of diet and health that he died of cancer; everyone dies

of something. And most of his life was not conducted in the style of Simon Pure."

"His books will live on on my site."

And in my heart, as well, for a job well done. RIP

For those who are unfamiliar with his work, I recommend both his last books, available free

to read online:

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020122horne.21stcentury/020122toc.html

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020121horne/020121toc.html

Jack

Less kindly is the following comment on Ross Horne taken from https://krischel.org/2012/08/ in the context of an article about "Can Vegans Get Cancer?":

Ross Horne, famous Natural Hygienist and author of a book called “Cancer-Proof Your Body,” died of prostate cancer in 2004 - after 22 years of eating a high-fruit, raw vegan diet in the tropics. (Although the previous link says he died “well into his 80s,” his actual age at death was plain ol’ 80.)