Question:

My 57 year old brother has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. After chemo therapy treatments a transplant of my stem cells was done. we are 100% compatible. Everything went great and he actually went back to work two weeks ago. Unfortunately, it seems that the chemo therapy did not eliminate completely the cancer cells and now they are showing in a very aggressive way, 70% of his blood cells are blasts or cancer cells. Aggressive chemo is not longer possible.
Can you suggest anything?

Thank you so much,

Name withheld

Answer:

I’m sorry to hear of your brother’s troubles.

Of course, I advocate working closely with your physician. Chances are high that your doctor has not explored ALL possible approaches and avenues. They are unwilling to step beyond a certain point. I’m not saying anything bad here, it is just that when medicine fails us, especially when we are about to die or have a loved one that is and medicine has no further answers – we have no choice but to explore alternatives.

Again, you should not do anything without the approval or at least ok of your physician. But here are a few things I can almost guarantee your physician has not explored.

1. Here is a book that contains hundreds of natural cancer treatments that have worked for others. They also have hundreds of stories of those who successfully defeated their cancers. I guarantee you will find stuff in this book that your doctor hasn’t even considered in his dreams. Here is the link to learn more: http://tobeinformed.com/825/

2. If you need a scientific based approach or at least some ideas from someone who is scientifically trained get the book: How to Fight Cancer and Win – in this book you will learn of things that modern doctor’s either don’t know or don’t talk about.

3. Find the original Essiac formula on the Internet and start making your own Essiac tea at home. The story is that a nurse named Renee Caisse obtained this formula from native American Indians. Rumor has it that she cured thousands of people of cancer with this formula, many were considered ‘beyond hope’ by doctors.

4. Find a clinic in a city near you that does Ozone Therapy. This would be a clinic run by licensed medical doctors who have recognized the benefit of ozone therapy that is not recognized by the mainstream. Many have found this therapy to be very powerful.

5. There is a yahoo e-group that goes by the name of ‘ozone-therapy’ or something close to that. It is run by a doctor and you can ask questions about ozone therapy there.

6. Here are a few other resources to take a look at:

http://tobeinformed.com/cancer/books.html

On that page you will find a link to Bernie Siegel’s book, Love, Medicine and Miracles – get that book and anything else Bernie has published (videos, etc – it can give you hope.)

7. I have personally met someone who told me that she believed this spiritual practice cured her terminal cancer: http://www.falundafa.org

8. Don’t stop looking for answers.

Again, work with your physician and get his approval on anything you investigate before trying it. At least he can tell you whether it would hurt to try it or not.

Best wishes and please let me know how it goes for you!

Sincerely,

David Snape

*This post is for information purposes only and does not seek to diagnose, advise or treat any health condition, let alone something as serious as cancer. If you have or think you might have cancer or any other health problem, visit your physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements made about products in this post or on this site.

A curious article by Christopher Yorston entitled, Foods for fighting Cancer caught my attention.

This article rates food based on their alleged cancer fighting ability.

Chris sites a Tufts University Study. Apparently according to the Tufts’ study, prunes win for fighting free radicals by far.

Of course, we want to see more studies before drawing any conclusions.

However I do believe in the ability of plant chemicals or phytochemicals to enhance / promote the health of the body.

The Book Natural Cancer Treatments suggests that many plants foods may provide a benefit against cancer but prunes are not mentioned.

Remember Hypocrites, the ‘father’ of modern medicine? Hypocrites said: “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine thy food.”

Some herbs have been suggested to be Immunity Boosters.

It seems he had thoughts in the same direction.

Of course, if you have cancer or think you might, make your doctor your very first stop for diagnosis and treatment. And check with him to see if it is ok to try ‘alternatives’.

On the other hand, it is hard to think that he would object to eating more prunes, strawberries and grapes. But you never know.

Check towards the bottom of this page for more interesting cancer information resources.

- Dave

Tags: alternative treatments, prunes, strawberries, grapes

How many people do you know that have or have had cancer? (currently in remission).

Have you ever wondered if there was a book that encompasses the many different alternative ways that people have approached fighting their cancer?

There is, I have a copy of it. It is over 400 pages long and packed with much information on cancer: It is called: Natural Cancer Treatments.

The section on herbal treatments and plant based treatments is extensive.

Here are some of the other sections of the book:

Diets

Herbal Treatments

Plant Based Treatments

Greens

Mushrooms and Yeast Treatments

Marine Treatments

Immune Therapies

Vitamins and other natural supplements

minerals

Treatment Programs

Oxygen Therapies / Hyper oxygenation

Alkalizing Treatments

Enzyme Therapies

Chinese Medicine

Ayurvedic Medicine

Topical Treatments – used for skin cancers

Alternative Technologies

Mental Emotional and Spiritual approaches

Exercise and Body Work

Drugs

Detoxifications and cleanups

And there is more.

I like this book because it shows me what is possible.

I don’t have cancer. But I like to point people in informative directions.

Of course, if you do have cancer, go see your Doctor first and foremost .

Talk to him about any alternative methods you have been looking at and seek to get his approval for them.

But do not delay in seeing your doctor, make it your first step.

With over 400 pages of information in the above book, you might find something worth investigating further.

Next, I would like to remind you of my article on the Mind-Body connection. Dr. Bernie Siegel has several of his books listed on Amazon.

Here are some book recommendations

Here are some articles

1. cancer articles – resource one

2. Cancer articles – resource two

Dr. Siegel’s books and videos about cancer focus on the mind-body connection. Bernie, as he had his patients call him, was a cancer surgeon.

He found that many of his patients got better after changing their mental outlook. So many, in fact, that it was remarkable. I highly recommend any of his videos or books..

If you can’t tell by now, I’m a big fan of Bernie’s.

I once met a woman who claimed that her cancer was healed by practicing Falun Dafa

There is also a special page on Breast Cancer on the To Be Informed website. As well as an article collection on Breast Cancer

Mesothelioma Resource page

Under the books section mentioned above there is a book called:

How to Fight Cancer and Win

Check the article sections above, they are loaded with people’s experiences and ideas about cancer.

Pass all of these resources on to someone whom you think might find them useful.

If you have had some experiences with cancer ( Good or bad), or if you just want to talk and get all of those emotions about it out, or whatever it is about Cancer that you want to talk about or start a discussion on, feel free to leave your comments below.

You can also join the discussion forums at All Things Pondered on Cancer.

Best wishes for the brightest future,

- Dave

Tags: cancer, breast cancer, mesothelioma, cancer books, cancer resources, cancer articles, mind-body, cancer treatment, alternative treatments

I just found out that there is a Mesothelioma survivor who sponsors free teleconferences for others trying to overcome the disease. He is the worlds longest living mesothelioma survivor.

His name is Paul Krause and you can sign up for his free teleconferences

Call 619-261-7922 for registration. They will email a 800 number to you for the actual teleconference.

An alternative resource for cancer – loaded with information about natural cancer alternatives. It is a large book and you may find the information both helpful and providing hope.

Here is a list of helpful mesothelioma resources.

Here is a short article that I wrote to cover just the basics of mesothelioma. Be sure to contact a doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment if you have or think you might have mesothelioma.

What is mesothelioma and how did I get it?

Both this site and our companion article directory have aricles about cancer.

Use these resources to help you understand more about the disease and what
people have utilized to help themselves.

1. Cancer articles

2. More cancer articles

3. Great book loaded with Cancer Fighting
Information. (I have this collection and the main book has over 400 pages in it. )

Cancer can sound really scary. Use the resources above to gain understanding, knowledge and perhaps even hope.

Don’t give up and don’t give in.

- Dave