Cancer ... conquered or conqueror? (Page 10)

Kelly's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy

General Background : Individual nutrition, detoxification, and supplemental pancreatic enzymes make up the therapy that was advanced by William Donald Kelly, DDS, now retired to Washington State. A dentist by training, Dr. Kelly developed this protocol in response to his own pancreatic cancer, which he faced in the late 1960's.

One of the main points of Dr. Kelly's therapy is that cancer is often caused by the body's inability to effectively metabolize protein. this inability can be linked to improper amounts of proteolytic enzymes, according to Dr. Kelly, who asserts that these protein-digesting pancreatic enzymes are the body's first defense against tumors, rather than the immune system. Dr. Kelly's theory is supported by research which has shown that not only does the pancreas secrete digestive enzymes into the small intestine, it also secretesw them into the bloodstream where they can reach all cells in the body, including cancer cells which they digest and subdue.

Dr. Kelly's metabolioc detoxification therapy calls for the restriction of preotein intake, while emphasizing a diet of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. This is additionally supplemented with proteolytic enzymes as well as raw juices. Each person, though, has different nutritional needs and different capacities for the absorption of food and therefore needs to be dealt with on an individual basis, according to Dr. Kelly's theory, which divides patients into ten different metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one end and fast-oxidizing carnivores at the other. Thus, for each patient, a different version of Dr. Kelly's program may be indicated. Dr. Kelly also recommends coffee enemas as a detoxifying agent.

Nicholas Gonzalez, MD, of New York City, a classically trained immunologist, currently employs a cancer treament which to a large extent is based on Kelly's therapy. Dr. Gonzalez' protocol includes six basic concepts first put forward by Dr. Kelly; an appropriate diet for each individual, intensive nutritional support, photomorphogen (raw beef organs and glands) support, digestive aids such as hydrochloric acid, proteolytic enzyme supplementation, and detoxification.

Dr. Gozalez did not just blindly adopt Dr. Kelly's work though. Rather, his belief that some of Dr. Kelly's protocols were valid came as a result of a five hundred page, five year study of Dr. Kelly's cancer patients. The study was conducted under the auspices of Robert Good, MD, PhD, former President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre.

Dr. Gonzalez originally tracked 50 of Dr. Kelly's patients, ages ranging from 21 to 71, all of whom were diagnosed as terminal or with extremely poor prognosis, encompassing 25 different types of cancer. The results were astonishing as Dr. Gonzalez discovered the average survival time for the group was ten years and climbing.

To further test Dr. Kelly's results, Dr. Gonzalez decided to track 22 of his patients who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, since this form of cancer had a five year survival rate with conventional medical therapies of nearly zero percent, as well as a life expectancy of only two to three months. Ten of the patients who only consulted with Dr. Kelly once and then did not follow his treatment program survived only an average of 67 days, or just over three months. Seven who followed his program only partially survived an average of 233 days, or nearly eight months. The five patients who followed his program closely though, had a median survival rate of nine years as of 1987; four of the five were still alive and one had died of Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Gonzalez, in his own practice today, has found that about 80% of his patients do well on his application of Dr. Kelly's therapy. " It is essential, though, that each patient comply 100% with their individual program in order for them to survive, " says Dr. Gonzalez,adding that most of his patients " usually have already received radiation and chemotherapy, and may have been told they have only a few months to live by their previous physicians. "

While Dr. Gonzalez' 80% success may be accurate and encouraging, it still needs to be verified through controlled trials. According to Dr. Gonzalez the NCI is currently reviewing his patient record in view of just such a trial. " the ultimate goal for all of us is to try and get trials so we can get our therapies tested, " says Dr. Gonzalez. " Then if it really does work, the world will have the documented facts to confirm it."

Case History : A 28 year old lawyer suffering from leukemia was brought to Dr. Gonzalez. Her leukemia was in it's most advanced stage referred to as "blast crisis", and she had been told by her previous doctors that she had only a few days to live. Dr. Gonzalez kept her alive, and after three months on his protocol, she became noticeably better. A year later, she was in complete remission and resumed her career.

American Biologics

General Background : One of the largest metabolic treatment centers is the American Biologics Hospital in Tijuana Mexico, which is headed by Robert Bradford, DSc. The Medical Director is Rodrigo Rodriguez, MD, and the Information Officer is Michael Culbert, DSc. American Biologics (AB) offers a multifactorial array of cancer therapies. According to Dr. Culbert, AB treats the human not the tumor. One of the primary modalities is Laetrile, since AB is one of the pioneering institutes in Laetrile use. Dr. Culbert points out that various indigenous populations have been cancer free because the natural components of their diet contain significant Laetrile content.

Diet is another factor addressed by AB, including the elimination of sugar, excess animal protein, refined carbohydrates, and stimulants such as caffeine. " We also incorporate those foods that are rich in Laetrile, such as apricot kernals, cherry stones, and bitter almonds, " says Dr. Culbert. " Nutritional supplementation is given as well, in the form of Vitamin C and other antioxidants to scavenge free radicals."

In addition, AB uses embryonic live cell therapy to bolster the patient's endocrine system. Cerebral and adrenal tissue are used, among many things, to replenish DHEA, a hormone necessary for the proper function of the immune system. Finally, detoxification therapy is used through enemas and colonic irrigation.

In 1987, AB presented to the Office of Technology Assesment, an arm of the United States Congress, an overview of their first 5,000 cancer cases> More than 90% of these cases were supposedly terminal. Of these cases, AB achieved a five year survival rate with few or no symptoms of about 20%.

Case History : A male patien at American Biologics had a very serious tumor. " He was an engineer with rhabdomyosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) of the thigh the size of a bowling ball, " Dr. Culbert relates. " his doctors told him that he would have to have the leg and part of his groin removed, and have to undergo radiation. We placed him on a total metabolic program, and ozone gas was also infused directly into the tumor on intermittent days with herbal poultices also applied. Over a couple of months, the tumor became soft. Then it popped open and oozed out. At last report, ten years later, the patient was still doing well.

Evers Therapy

General Background : The International Medical Center (IMC) in El Paso Texas and Juarez Mexico, is another major metabolic treatment center. This clinic was the brainchild of H. Ray Evers, MD, a pioneering alternative physician who spent most of his practice in Alabama. Dr. Evers passed away in 1990 at the age of 77. Treatment at IMC incorporates various alternative medicine protocols which Dr. Evers developed for various conditions, including cancer. His had-picked successor is Francisco R. Soto, MD.

According to Dr. Soto, patients at IMC receive a thourough physical examination, biochemical profile, bioelcetrical profile, complete blood count (CBC), CAT and MRI scans, and ultrasound. When appropriate, a biopsy is done to determine the stage of the disease. " Treatments rest on a foundation of butrition, oxidative therapy (hyperbaric oxygen, ozone, and Koch vaccination), and antioxidant Eversol chelation therapy, " Dr. Soto says. In addition, cell therapy is administered, in the form of frozen live cell, thymus, and whole cell injections, as well as magnetic field therapy, Laetrile, shark cartilage, and a detoxification program.

Case History : In August 1987, William Carson, a retired commercial banker was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer. A biopsy showed that the tumor was growing directly on the lining of his bladder and there was strong indication that it had invaded the muscle wall of the bladder. His urologist advised him to have his bladder removed within the next two weeks. Instead, Carson went to Dr. Evers. He received chelation therapy, along with megadoses of Vitamin C. In addition, he was placed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to increase the oxygen content of his blood and to enhance the effectiveness of the chelation therapy. His bladder cancer went into a complete remission within 20 days. Nearly six years later, Carson remains cancer free and is now the US director of IMC.

Herbal Therapy

For the greater partr of human history, nature has provided medical professionals with their pharmaceutical agents. And nature's pharmacy continues to play an integral role in the healing profession. Some 3,000 or more plant species have been used in the healing of cancer. In fact, the anticancer drugs vincristine sulfate and vinblastine sulfate were discovered by looking at the healing plants of native healers of Madagascar who used the herb periwinkle.

In China, Fu Zheng therapy relies upon ginseng and astralagus, among other herbs. The Journal of the American Medical Association, reported that life expectancy doubled for patients with rapidly advancing cancers when Chinese herbs were added to their treatment plan. JAMA noted that in general, " Patients who received Fu Zheng therapy survived longer and tolerated their treatment better that those patients who were treated by western medicine alone. In addition, the five year survival rate was twice as high among patients with nasopharyngeal (nasal passage and pharynx) cancer (53% vs 24%)."

Hoxsey Therapy

General Background : Perhaps no therapy has had as colorful a history as that of the late Harry Hoxsey. An herbal folk healer with a fanatical following, Hoxsey's herbal therapies date to the 1840's and his great-grandfather who bred horses in Illinois. One of his horses had cancer on it's leg and was put to pasture to die. Instead, the horse began grazing on certain plants in the pasture, and was cured. Hoxsey's great-grandfather later mixed the plants into a salve and used it to treat horses. Hoxsey's father, who assisted his father, also learned how to make the salve.

The Hoxsey therapy is a mix of internal and external herbal preparations, including an emphasis on diet, Vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as personal counseling. Although vigorously attacked by the ACS, Hoxsey herbal remedies were also used by Native Americans to treat cancer and the formula containing herbs with established anticancer properties.

Among the herbs used in the Hoxsey external formula is Sanguinaria canadensis, also known as bloodroot, which has been used by Lake Superior Native Americans to treat cancer. Doctors using bloodroot paste in the 1960's healed cancers of the nose, external ear, and other organs. The major component of the internal tonic is potassium iodide. The herbs include red clover, buckthorn bark, burdock root (which hsa known antimutagenic properties), stillingia root, berberis root, poke berries and root, licorice root, Cascara amarga, and prickly ash bark. Actual proportions and methods of extraction have been kept secret. Patients taking the tonics are cautioned to avoid tomatoes,alcohol, processed flour, and vinegar, because of their ability to negate the tonic's effect. Cancers which have responded most favorably to the Hoxsey tonics include lymphoma, melanoma, and skin cancer. The Hoxsey method was placed on the ACS Unproven Methods list in 1968. The Hoxsey clinic, located in Tijuana Mexico, estimates that 80% of the patients who use the Hoxsey formula benefit substantially.

Case History : In 1979, a 56 year old woman was sent home to die after her surgeons found a tumor the size of a ping pong ball in her right ovary. Exploratory surgery had shattered the tumor into several pieces, causing it to spread throughout her body. Her colon and liver were particularly affected.

The woman visited the Hoxsey clinic to begin treatment. Taking the tonic daily, she began to feel better within a few weeks. She continued the treatment for six years, at which point she was able to discontinue taking the treatments, due to full restoration of her health. Today, 14 years after receiving a death sentence from her doctor, she remains vigorously healthy.

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