CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALING

[Guest guest]

> Cancer as a 'reversible disease'

>

> Doctors at a centre in B.C. are involving cancer patients with their own

> healing in a holistic approach, with surprising results, writes MARK HUME

>

>

> By MARK HUME

> From Friday's Globe and Mail

>

> POSTED AT 10:47 AM EDT

> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040507.wxhclinic0507/BNS

> tory/specialScienceandHealth/

> Friday, May. 7, 2004

>

> Vancouver -- When Dennis Thulin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in

> 1999, he wanted to play an active role in searching for a way to get

> healthy again.

>

> In the hope of avoiding the invasive, traditional treatments of surgery

> or radiation therapy, he changed his diet, began to exercise more, had

> his mercury fillings removed, started to relieve stress through

> meditation and fasted to detoxify his body.

>

> The attitude of his doctors, he said recalling the frustration he felt

> then, was that " everything I was doing was a waste of time. "

>

> But he thought differently, and when he learned about the Centre for

> Integrated Healing -- where doctors seek to combine traditional medicine

> with alternative approaches that empower patients -- Mr. Thulin went to

> investigate.

>

> " I was euphoric, " he said of his feelings after he visited the clinic

> for the first time and learned the philosophy of the team that runs the

> only centre of its kind in North America.

>

> " It's a wonderful place with a wonderful attitude, " said Mr. Thulin, who

> is on a treatment program at the centre, where he now works as a volunteer.

>

> " It's a whole different attitude. It's not just a doctor saying do this,

> this and this, " said Mr. Thulin. " There's so much support and love in

> that place. That's what blows people away. It's not like a typical

> cancer clinic. "

>

> Founded by Dr. and Dr. Hal Gunn, the centre stresses that

> emotional and spiritual healing is as important as physical healing.

>

> Dr. Gunn said that before the centre was established, he went on a tour

> of cancer facilities in the United States, where he found clinics were

> offering one aspect or another of complementary care. Some clinics

> focused on diet, others keyed on stress reduction, or meditation. He and

> Dr. , who in 2001 was awarded the Order of British Columbia for

> his work on cancer care, wanted a fully integrated facility that offered

> a broad spectrum of treatment.

>

> Patients begin with 12 hours of seminars and workshops that cover

> " complementary cancer care and healing, meditation, healthful nutrition,

> visualization, group sharing, decision-making, vitamins and supplements. "

>

> Dr. Gunn believes that the centre is where health care is headed in the

> future.

>

> " There's more and more interest in this approach, " he said yesterday. " I

> think that what has happened in conventional medicine is that we've been

> focused in the 20th century on treating the end result of the disease

> with chemotherapy and radiation and surgery. And those treatments have

> certainly been helpful in many circumstances but those treatments . . .

> don't address the cause of the disease. "

>

> Linking prevention and treatment, the mind and the body, the Centre for

> Integrated Healing has accomplished some amazing results.

>

> One patient, Joanne, had inoperable lung cancer but, after treatment at

> the centre, a recent MRI scan of her lung " showed only residual fibrosis

> at the site of the original tumour. "

>

> Another patient, Jerry, had multiple myeloma and was given two years to

> live. The centre's program led him back to health and more than a decade

> later " his blood test results are now almost within the normal range. "

> He has recently qualified for life insurance.

>

> " Why some people are able to recover from incurable cancer is still a

> very interesting mystery, " said Dr. Gunn. " But there's so much about the

> immune system and the relationship between the mind and the spirit and

> the immune system that we don't understand. I think it's important to

> embrace that mystery and be open to it. "

>

> Dr. Gunn says that 25 years ago, heart disease was seen as an

> irreversible condition. Now doctors stress the importance of a holistic

> approach to address the underlying causes.

>

> " I believe we will come to understand cancer in the same way -- as a

> reversible disease, " said Dr. Gunn.

>

> While the hard science isn't in yet, the Centre for Integrated Healing

> has taken a leap of faith that the relationship between the mind and the

> body is a key to helping cancer patients recover.

>

> Mr. Thulin, who is still battling cancer, agrees.

>

> " Complementary medicine doesn't mean a cure for cancer -- but neither

> does traditional medicine, " said Mr. Thulin. " What the centre is showing

> is that they work well together. "

>

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In a message dated 5/11/04 9:31:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, @...

writes:

> ,

>

> The most significant information about that Cancer Center was left out

> of both your message (advertisement?). What supplements did the

> center recommend for Mark Hume?

>

I don't know. You bring up an interesting question.

[Guest guest]

,

The most significant information about that Cancer Center was left out

of both your message (advertisement?). What supplements did the

center recommend for Mark Hume?

A large number of cancer treating centers have appeared in the past

few years that claim to offer alternative or " complimentary " medicine

along with conventional medicine. I have investigated some of these

centers and found that they only offered the usual conventional cancer

treatments plus the least effective alternative techniques such as low

fat diets and visualization. When I asked them if they offer any of

the well established alternative cancer treatments such as Cancell,

Paw Paw, Cesium Chloride, Essiac tea, Hydrazine Sulfate, MGN-3, OPC's,

or 714-x, the answer was " no " time after time.

The reason why doctors at these centers will not recommend any of the

serious alternative cancer treatments is that they can lose their

license to practice medicine even in Canada.

Winter

Webmaster for www.alternativecancer.us

>

> > Cancer as a 'reversible disease'

> >

> > Doctors at a centre in B.C. are involving cancer patients with

their own

> > healing in a holistic approach, with surprising results, writes

MARK HUME

> >

> >

> > By MARK HUME

> > From Friday's Globe and Mail

> >

> > POSTED AT 10:47 AM EDT

> > http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040507.

wxhclinic0507/BNS

> > tory/specialScienceandHealth/

> > Friday, May. 7, 2004

> >

> > Vancouver -- When Dennis Thulin was diagnosed with prostate cancer

in

> > 1999, he wanted to play an active role in searching for a way to

get

> > healthy again.

> >

> > In the hope of avoiding the invasive, traditional treatments of

surgery

> > or radiation therapy, he changed his diet, began to exercise more,

had

> > his mercury fillings removed, started to relieve stress through

> > meditation and fasted to detoxify his body.

> >

> > The attitude of his doctors, he said recalling the frustration he

felt

> > then, was that " everything I was doing was a waste of time. "

> >

> > But he thought differently, and when he learned about the Centre

for

> > Integrated Healing -- where doctors seek to combine traditional

medicine

> > with alternative approaches that empower patients -- Mr. Thulin

went to

> > investigate.

> >

> > " I was euphoric, " he said of his feelings after he visited the

clinic

> > for the first time and learned the philosophy of the team that

runs the

> > only centre of its kind in North America.

> >

> > " It's a wonderful place with a wonderful attitude, " said Mr.

Thulin, who

> > is on a treatment program at the centre, where he now works as a

volunteer.

> >

> > " It's a whole different attitude. It's not just a doctor saying do

this,

> > this and this, " said Mr. Thulin. " There's so much support and love

in

> > that place. That's what blows people away. It's not like a typical

> > cancer clinic. "

> >

> > Founded by Dr. and Dr. Hal Gunn, the centre stresses

that

> > emotional and spiritual healing is as important as physical

healing.

> >

> > Dr. Gunn said that before the centre was established, he went on a

tour

> > of cancer facilities in the United States, where he found clinics

were

> > offering one aspect or another of complementary care. Some clinics

> > focused on diet, others keyed on stress reduction, or meditation.

He and

> > Dr. , who in 2001 was awarded the Order of British Columbia

for

> > his work on cancer care, wanted a fully integrated facility that

offered

> > a broad spectrum of treatment.

> >

> > Patients begin with 12 hours of seminars and workshops that cover

> > " complementary cancer care and healing, meditation, healthful

nutrition,

> > visualization, group sharing, decision-making, vitamins and

supplements. "

> >

> > Dr. Gunn believes that the centre is where health care is headed

in the

> > future.

> >

> > " There's more and more interest in this approach, " he said

yesterday. " I

> > think that what has happened in conventional medicine is that

we've been

> > focused in the 20th century on treating the end result of the

disease

> > with chemotherapy and radiation and surgery. And those treatments

have

> > certainly been helpful in many circumstances but those treatments

.. . .

> > don't address the cause of the disease. "

> >

> > Linking prevention and treatment, the mind and the body, the

Centre for

> > Integrated Healing has accomplished some amazing results.

> >

> > One patient, Joanne, had inoperable lung cancer but, after

treatment at

> > the centre, a recent MRI scan of her lung " showed only residual

fibrosis

> > at the site of the original tumour. "

> >

> > Another patient, Jerry, had multiple myeloma and was given two

years to

> > live. The centre's program led him back to health and more than a

decade

> > later " his blood test results are now almost within the normal

range. "

> > He has recently qualified for life insurance.

> >

> > " Why some people are able to recover from incurable cancer is

still a

> > very interesting mystery, " said Dr. Gunn. " But there's so much

about the

> > immune system and the relationship between the mind and the spirit

and

> > the immune system that we don't understand. I think it's important

to

> > embrace that mystery and be open to it. "

> >

> > Dr. Gunn says that 25 years ago, heart disease was seen as an

> > irreversible condition. Now doctors stress the importance of a

holistic

> > approach to address the underlying causes.

> >

> > " I believe we will come to understand cancer in the same way -- as

a

> > reversible disease, " said Dr. Gunn.

> >

> > While the hard science isn't in yet, the Centre for Integrated

Healing

> > has taken a leap of faith that the relationship between the mind

and the

> > body is a key to helping cancer patients recover.

> >

> > Mr. Thulin, who is still battling cancer, agrees.

> >

> > " Complementary medicine doesn't mean a cure for cancer -- but

neither

> > does traditional medicine, " said Mr. Thulin. " What the centre is

showing

> > is that they work well together. "

> >

> > *

> > The material in this post is distributed without profit to those

> > who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included

> > information for research and educational purposes.

> > For more information go to:

> > http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

> > <http://oregon.uoregon.edu/%7Ecsundt/documents.htm>

> > http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/documents.htm

> > <http://oregon.uoregon.edu/%7Ecsundt/documents.htm>

> > If you wish to use copyrighted material from this email for

> > purposes that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission

> > from the copyright owner.

> >

> >

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