Guest guest Posted June 28, 1999 Report Share Posted June 28, 1999 Hi Jerry, I am sort of new to the list as well. I have been juicing for just over 4 months and feel great. I am familiar with Barley Green and the Hallelujah diet. Both make sense to me. My mother passed away from breast cancer in Jan. of this year and I was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after. My grandmother passed away from colon cancer, so I have a family history as well. Not sure how important that is anymore, other than maybe the same environment, eating habits, etc., although I wasn't raised with my mother. There are a lot of neat people on this list who are more than willing to provide info. Take care. Diane At 09:52 AM 6/28/99 -0400, you wrote: >From: Jerry <a440@...> > >Hi - I am new to the list. 59 year old mail. Both parents died of colon >cancer. Has anyone here had any experience with Barley Green, juicing and >the Hallelujah diet? > >Jerry > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Dear , > My 35 year old daughter in law, with 3 small kids, was operated on for colorectral > cancer a year or so ago, and was going through chemo. They did a body > scan on her the other day and found three hot spots in her abdomen > She has been pretty faithful with flax oil, cottage cheese, and > raspberry smoothies, apricot seeds, green tea and green vegetables. > Any other suggestions? I am particularly interested in hearing from > anyone who used alternative means and achieved verifiable cures for > diagnosed colorectal cancers. Theoretical ideas or suggestions are > not particularly wanted at this time. I don't know anyone personally who's had colon cancer. However, I've read that (in addition to the items you listed above) the following are helpful in healing colorectal cancer (The most important items are CAPITALIZED): CHAGA MISTLETOE (Iscador) tumeric/curcumin shiitake and coriolus versicolor (PSK) mushrooms shark liver oil Coenzyme Q-10 Gerson and other anticancer diets Let me know if you'd like (1) names of books or websites that review empirical studies of alt. treatments of colon cancer, (2) names of alt. treatment centers that reportedly are successful w/advanced colon cancer, or (3) alt. cancer practitioners in a particular geographic area. Best wishes, Leonard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 The following is copied from an article on Kelley DDS who developed a treatment for cancer using enzymes. I understand that himself is not overjoyed with the representations of Dr. . Further research should show where to contact Dr. Kelley himself. He claims that you need a special scource of pancreatic enzymes, as most of the available enzymes have had the necessary active ingredient taken out. BACK 's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy © 1993 by Walters (Excerpted from Options: The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book, Avery Publishing) Over a twenty-five year period, Dr. Kelley, a dentist by training, developed a complex approach to treating many chronic and degenerative diseases, including cancer. The three main elements of his metabolic program are nutrition, detoxification, and supplements of pancreatic enzymes. Although the controversial Kansas-born practitioner was condemned as a charlatan by the orthodox medical establishment, thousands of severely ill patients sought his advice and followed his program, many with reported good results. Today, a number of practitioners claim to be using the Kelley regimen, though whether they actually are is open to question. Interest in Kelley's therapy has increased dramatically in recent years, largely due to the work of , a New York City physician who treats cancer patients in advanced or terminal stages using a modified version of the Kelley program. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School, Dr. undertook a five-year case study of Kelley's own cancer patients who had done well on the program.1 's 500-page study was prepared under the sponsorship of Good, M.D., Ph.D., then president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It is " widely regarded as the finest case review ever conducted concerning an alternative cancer therapy, " according to Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, by G. Houston.2 " has given us convincing evidence that diet and nutrition produce long-term remission in cancer patients almost all of whom were beyond conventional help, " wrote the late Harold Ladas, Ph.D., a biologist and former professor at Hunter College. " Because the cases [in 's study] represent a wide variety of cancers, the implication is that the paradigm has wide applicability to cancer treatment.... What should happen is that ACS or NCI should immediately follow up with a half million dollar study to evaluate the rest of Kelley's cancer patients. But don't hold your breath, " added Ladas, who concluded, " The evidence is in, and it is stunning. Kelley is vindicated. " 3 Dr. 's findings on Kelley's patients are discussed later in this chapter. Kelley held that a root cause of cancer is the body's inability to metabolize (digest and utilize) protein. " The person gets cancer because he's not properly metabolizing the protein in his diet, " said Dr. Kelley. " Then, to make matters worse, the tumor has such a high metabolism that it uses up much of the food which is eaten. " If a person's disordered protein metabolism is not corrected, Kelley continued, " it will give rise to more tumors in the future, even if the first one is successfully removed. This, by the way, is the unfortunate reason why so many seemingly successful cancer operations end up in recurrences a year or two later. The tumor was removed, but the cause-improper protein metabolism-remained. " 4 Dr. Kelley linked faulty metabolism to a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, which he regarded as a fundamental cause of cancer. He believed that certain pancreatic enzymes, especially those that are proteolytic (protein-digesdng) enzymes, are the body's first line of defense against malignancy. This theory stands in marked contrast to conventional medicine, which holds that the immune system, with its natural killer cells, protects people against cancer. As every biology student learns, the pancreas releases enzymes directly into the small intestine to aid digestion. But Kelley maintained that the pancreas also secretes enzymes into the bloodstream, where they circulate, reaching all body tissues and killing cancer cells by digesting them. Studies in the clinical literature lend support to this theory, first proposed by Dr. Beard, a ish embryologist working at the turn of the century.5 Imbalance of mineral metabolism is another condition that allows malignancy to occur, according to Dr. Kelley. He identified mineral imbalance as a root cause of the breakdown of the immune system. Additionally, he said, cancer cells produce immune-blocking factors and seem to generate an electromagnetic force field that inhibits the proper response of the immune system. The Kelley anticancer program combines therapeutic nutrition, supplements intended to destroy cancer cells, and vigorous detoxification of the body. Kelley divided people into what he called ten metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one extreme and fast-oxidizing carnivores at the other. Each person is different, he asserted, not only in nutritional needs but also in food utilization. For each of the ten different metabolic types, a different nutritional program was recommended. An individualized diet was tailored to match the metabolic character of each patient, taking into account his or her physiology, neurological and physical make-up, basic metabolic rate, and personality. Some common threads ran through the diets, however. The consumption of raw, organic fruits and vegetables was emphasized, while protein intake was reduced considerably in order to preserve the enzymes needed to digest the fruits and vegetables. In addition to following a diet, Kelley's patients also took up to 150 supplement pills per day, including pancreatic enzymes, vitamins and minerals, and concentrates of raw beef or organs and glands believed by Kelley to contain tissue-specific growth factors, hormones, natural stimulants, and " protective " molecules. A direct antitumor effect has been observed repeatedly in patients on various metabolic therapies who receive enzymes either orally or by injection. As the enzyme " digests. the tumor, large amounts of cellular debris are released into the bloodstream and surrounding tissues, according to Kelley. These breakdown products from cancer cells are foreign to the normal body and can be very toxic, he maintained. Even though the liver and kidney can filter these substances out of the bloodstream, the wastes from tumor destruction form so quickly during enzyme therapy that the body's normal detoxification processes may become overloaded. To assist their bodies in detoxification, Kelley's patients periodically discontinued their enzymes and other supplements for several days. This rest period, Kelley believed, allows the liver and kidneys to catch up with the body's load of tumor by-products. As a second aid in detoxification, Kelley advised all his patients to take at least one coffee enema daily. His reasoning was that coffee enemas clean out the liver and gallbladder and help the body get rid of the toxins produced during tumor breakdown. During a coffee enema, claimed Kelley, the caffeine that is rapidly absorbed in the large intestine flows quickly into the liver. He held that in high enough concentrations, caffeine causes the liver and gallbladder to contract vigorously, releasing large amounts of stored wastes into the intestinal tract and greatly aiding elimination. Kelley also believed that enemas are important in stimulating the immune system, since most waste products eliminated by detoxification are enzyme inhibitors. Frequent enemas prevent the suppression of protein-digesting enzymes. These enzymes can break down the cancer cells' fibrin (protein) coats, making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the immune system. Nonorthodox doctors other than Kelley, among them Dr. Max Gerson (Chapter 17), have recommended coffee enemas. The original Kelley program also included purges to cleanse the liver, gallbladder, intestines, kidneys, and lungs. Like many other metabolic therapists, Kelley believed that the functioning of these organs is severely impaired in the cancer patient. Colonic irrigations, liver and gallbladder flushes, and controlled sweating accomplished the cleansing tasks. Kelley also often recommended some form of manipulative therapy, such as chiropractic adjustment or osteopathic manipulation, to stimulate enervated nerves. A frequently overlooked aspect of the Kelley system is its spiritual component. Kelley called his approach metabolic ecology, taking into account the cancer patient's total environment-physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. He urged the patient to " accept the fact that you are afflicted with a symptom (malignant cancer) and that recovery is possible. Establish a faith in a power greater than yourself and know that with His help you can regain health and harmony. " 6 Patients were encouraged to conduct a searching self-analysis and to eliminate negative behavioral patterns and emotions. The rigorous Kelley regimen is not easy. It requires self-discipline and a strong will to alter established dietary and other habits. Some patients experience fear and anxiety during " healing crises " involving Iymph-system swelling, pain, and fever, all normal responses as the body detoxifies and heals. Critics of the system are deeply troubled by the enormous number of pills the patient is required to consume. Orthodox medicine holds that megadoses of vitamins and minerals are unnecessary and can be harmful. Excessive amounts of the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are stored in the body and can be toxic, according to mainstream physicians. But Kelley proponents counter that the nutritional program supplies various aids to the digestive system enabling the large doses of supplements to be absorbed and fully utilized. These digestive aids include hydrochloric acid, said to be abnormally low in many people, lessening their ability to digest proteins. Kelley also prescribed a combination of the herb comfrey and the digestive enzyme pepsin. These supplements dissolve the mucous coatings that cover the villi (the fingerlike projections) of the small intestine and block the absorption of nutrients. Kelley's theory that people are genetically carnivorous, vegetarian, or somewhere in-between is rejected by many vegetarians and by others. Some prospective patients were put off by the idea of frequent enemas, although Kelley claimed that most of his patients quickly adapted to this procedure. In fact, many patients on metabolic-therapy programs have reported a dramatic increase in energy and improved outlook after a coffee enema, presumably because of the elimination of toxins from the bloodstream, cells, and liver. The procedure appears to calm and soothe the nervous system, dispelling nausea, irritability, lethargy, lack of appetite, and sometimes even severe pain. Pat Judson, a woman from Dearborn, Michigan, became Dr. Kelley's patient in 1972, having been operated on for cancer of the colon two years earlier. She is now in excellent health and completely cancer-free after her original diagnosis of " incurable " cancer. As she told a Michigan State Legislature committee investigating alternative cancer treatments in 1977, " I speak as . . . a cancer patient who seven years ago was sent home to die by a doctor who told me there was nothing more traditional medicine could do for me.... One of the doctors that performed my surgery told me that I had the fastest-growing type known to man and cobalt or chemotherapy would not help me. Expressing surprise that I even survived the surgery, he told me I had six months to a year to live. However, I was given diethylstilbestrol [DES] for hormone balance since they had also removed my ovaries. I have wondered many times why a medical doctor would prescribe a cancer-producing drug to a cancer patient. " 7 In January 1972, almost two years after the original surgery, Pat had a recurrence of the blockage of her colon, and the cancer had metastasized to the lymph glands. Reluctant to go through the ordeal of surgery a second time, she turned to a different doctor, who advised her that she might survive " possibly three months " with surgery. At that point, she heard of the nutritional therapy of Dr. Kelley and went to visit him in Texas. After taking a blood sample and conducting diagnostic tests that were subjected to computer analysis, Kelley determined that Pat had a cancer index of 600. This scale was devised by Kelley to gauge the body's ability to defend itself; it runs from an optimal 1 (normal) to 1,000 (terminal, beyond help). Following these tests, Kelley prescribed a combination of diet, rest, exercise, and detoxification. When Pat Judson returned to Kelley's office five months later for a checkup, her index rating had dropped to 300 and her cancer was under control. Eleven months after the initial visit, a shriveled mass of excreted material was found to be necrotic, or dead, tissue from the colon tumor. Pat's next cancer-index reading with Kelley was 50, which is within the normal range. Standard diagnostic tests subsequently confirmed her to be in remission. During Pat's first operation in 1970, her surgeon had noticed a lump in her throat that she had had since girlhood. He said it might have been a " leader " for the cancer. As Pat continued on a Kelley maintenance protocol after being diagnosed in remission, she also took Essiac (Chapter 10), the Canadian herbal tea that has helped many cancer patients. By 1978, the lump in Pat's throat was completely gone, and it has never returned. (Note: Some practitioners strongly advise against combining the Kelley program with Essiac or any other herbal remedy. They contend that the herbs work against the enzyme supplements.) Pat Judson served as president of the Metro-Detroit chapter of the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), in which capacity she told a Michigan State Legislature committee, " If I had accepted the advice of my doctor, if I had not been directed to Dr. Kelley, I would be another cancer statistic. " In her speech, she also rebuked the medical establishment for its constant harassment of Dr. Kelley. Kelley's problems with the medical orthodoxy intensified in 1969, when he self-published his book One Answer to Cancer, which became a best-seller in the " nutritional underground. " The dietary program presented in the book was a distillation of his personal battle against illness. In 1964, according to Kelley, he was told by a doctor that he had metastasized pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease, and that he had only weeks to live. There is no biopsy verification for his cancer. His internist recommended surgery, but the surgeon felt Kelley wouldn't survive the operation. With nothing to lose, Kelley, who holds a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from Baylor University in Dallas and has an extensive background in nutrition, began his own impromptu course of nutritional therapy and lifestyle changes. As he gradually recovered, he felt he had stumbled across a scientific discovery and undertook further research to refine his program. As One Answer to Cancer soared in popularity, Texas medical and legal of facials launched an investigation of its author in 1969. Undercover officials posed as patients. A restraining order prohibited Kelley from treating nondental disease, and a local district court made it illegal for him to distribute One Answer to Cancer or any other publication discussing his approach to degenerative illness. Dr. Kelley appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court, arguing that the restraining order was a flagrant violation of his First Amendment rights. But the Supreme Court upheld the ruling. " To my knowledge, Dr. Kelley remains the only scientist in this country's history ever forbidden by court decree from publishing, " notes Dr. . In 1971, the American Cancer Society put Kelley's therapy on its Unproven Methods blacklist, where it remains. To this day, no ACS scientist has ever attempted a direct, objective evaluation of Kelley's methods and results. After the Texas dental board suspended his license for five years in 1976, Kelley moved to Winthrop, Washington, where he continued his nutritional practice. He later moved to Pennsylvania. Kelley's most highly publicized encounter with the medical establishment began in 1980, when he agreed to treat actor Steve McQueen, suffering from advanced mesothelioma, a rare, nearly always fatal form of lung cancer. McQueen's malignancy was too extensive for surgery, and his terminal condition was completely hopeless. Nevertheless, on Kelley's advice, McQueen entered a small Mexican hospital where doctors claimed to use the Kelley program. McQueen never followed the full Kelley protocol; he smoked and smuggled junk food into his room. Even so, after eight weeks on a partial Kelley regimen, his tumor had stopped growing, he no longer felt a need for painkillers, and he had put on weight. His doctors expressed some cause for optimism. However, McQueen eventually discontinued the program. He died in November 1980, just hours after undergoing surgery to remove an apparently dead tumor mass in his abdomen. The ensuing publicity triggered a media assault on Kelley organized by the American medical community. Spokesmen for the ACS, NCI, and leading medical schools condemned Kelley and his methods vociferously, without ever bothering to examine the details of McQueen's treatment. Kelley claimed a high success rate with patients on his therapy. For those with a predicted life expectancy of about three months, he said that a well-designed nutritional program would yield " slightly better than a 50-50 chance of survival. " For those with a very advanced disease, given less than three months to live, he claimed a success rate between 25 and 35 percent. These figures have not been verified and should be treated with caution. Yet according to Ruth Sackman, executive director of FACT, an educational organization that leans toward a nutritional-metabolic approach, " Enough of Kelley's patients lived ten years or more to suggest a pattern of survival and to indicate that he was using a basically sound system. " In Kelley's elaborate system of diagnosis and treatment, patients answered a detailed questionnaire, a nutritional survey consisting of up to 3,200 questions. The results were assessed by computer, and each patient was then fitted into Kelley's classification system of metabolic typing, which he used in treating a wide variety of diseases. To understand Kelley's metabolic typing system, let us quickly review the ABCs of metabolism. The human body has two nervous systems. The central nervous system regulates conscious movement, and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) governs unconscious actions such as digestion, the secretion of enzymes and hormones, breathing, blood circulation, and heartbeat. The ANS plays a key role in the way cells transform food into energy. There are two branches of the ANS-the sympathetic system, which tends to speed up body metabolism, and the parasympathetic system, which slows down metabolism. Kelley's thesis is that people can be divided into three genetically based categories that evolved in distinctive environments under evolutionary pressure. Each metabolic type reflects an inborn balance in the activities of these two subsystems. According to Kelley, people who are slow-oxidizing " sympathetic dominant " types thrive on high-carbohydrate, low-protein foods and are meant to eat a largely vegetarian diet. Fast-oxidizing " parasympathetic dominants " grow hungry and weak between meals, so Kelley suggested that they follow a diet providing at least half of their total calories from fatty meat. " Balanced types, " having both branches of the autonomic nervous system equally developed, were said to thrive on a wide variety of foods. If a person follows the " wrong " diet, in Kelley's theory, disease is more likely to develop. For each of the three basic types (broken down into ten metabolic subtypes), he recommended a diet that would push the autonomic nervous system toward metabolic equilibrium. Furthermore, he linked specific syndromes and illnesses with each of the three types. " Hard tumors " -malignancies of the internal organs such as lung or colon cancer-were held to be more likely to afflict severely imbalanced " sympathetic dominants. " " Soft tumors " -cancers of the white blood cells and lymph system-were linked with " parasympathetic dominants. " Dr. , the New York City physician mentioned at the beginning of this chapter who uses a modified Kelley program, visited Dr. Kelley in Texas in 1981 and was given access to all of Kelley's records. was amazed to discover case after case of patients with advanced metastatic cancer who were healthy and active five, ten, and fifteen years after diagnosis. interviewed 455 Kelley patients in depth, then narrowed down the group to 160 after eliminating the patients whom he considered inadequately diagnosed, others who had received intensive orthodox therapy, others who had been apparently " cured of their disease before they consulted Dr. Kelley, " and still others who did not meet the selection criteria. Eventually, selected 50 patients whom he considered representative cases rather than Kelley's best cases. These 50 patients represented a broad spectrum of cancer types, including long-term survivors of cancer of the breast, colon, ovaries, pancreas, and prostate. According to 's findings: . . . 22 of the patients . . . experienced documented regression of cancer while pursuing the Kelley program. None in this group received orthodox therapy during this period of improvement . . . Another 5 patients described regression of superficial, biopsy-proven malignancies, such as breast tumors or cancerous Lymph nodes . . . [but] never returned to their orthodox physicians for follow-up studies. . . . six patients were found at surgery to have extensive inoperable abdominal or pelvic disease, such as metastatic pancreatic or prostate carcinoma. All these patients were given terminal prognoses. None have ever returned to their orthodox physicians, so strictly speaking I have no proof of tumor regression . . . [although] each of these people has survived for years with cancer that usually kills within months.8 Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease; the f~ive-year survival rate in orthodox medicine is essentially 0 percent. Dr. reviewed the records of all 22 patients whom Kelley had diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 1974 and 1982. Five of these 22 patients followed the Kelley program completely. Their median survival (at the time of 's study in 1987) was nine years, and 4 of the 5 are alive today; one died of Alzheimer's disease. This is a 100 percent remission rate for those who adhered to the full Kelley regimen. (The 10 patients with pancreatic cancer who never followed the treatment had a median survival time of 67 days. Seven who partially followed the program had a median survival time of 233 days.) These reported results are virtually unheard-of in conventional treatment. Orthodox medicine gives a median survival time of two to six months for pancreatic cancer. One of Kelley's patients whom investigated was Dunn, a sixty-two-year-old man from Missouri diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in dune 1977. The formal diagnosis, as it appears in the medical records, reads, " Carcinoma of the pancreas- unresectable, incurable. " Although his traditional physician recommended both chemotherapy and radiation, Dunn was told he would probably not live a year even with aggressive treatment. Refusing both options, he took a brief course of laetrile in Mexico, then consulted Dr. Kelley and, in August 1977, began the full Kelley protocol. Within a year, Dunn said, he felt better than at any other time in his life. A follow-up CAT scan indicated that the once-large pancreatic tumor had completely regressed. Exploratory surgery in 1983 to remove a small bowel obstruction further confirmed that the tumor was gone. When last contacted by Dr. more then ten years after his original diagnosis, Dunn was following a maintenance protocol and was in excellent health. Dr. treats advanced cancer patients with a Kelley-derived program. He keeps careful records of his own patients and also monitors many of Kelley's patients who have survived ten years or more. He claims that approximately 80 percent of his patients are doing well on his therapy. Most of his patients have already been heavily treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy and, having failed these modalities, come to him with a prognosis of two to three months to live. In May 1985, doctors removed roughly ten pounds of tumor from Bonnie Randolph, a clinical psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. They also performed a total hysterectomy. Bonnie's ovarian cancer had grown silently for eight years, according to the doctors, and had spread to her abdominal organs. The survival rates in such cases are less than 20 percent. Over the next year, Bonnie underwent eight courses of chemotherapy and two more major operations, all of which failed to eradicate the cancer. By the fourth chemotherapy treatment, her bone marrow was suppressed to such an extent that her white blood count had plunged from a normal of 4,000 to less than 100. After the second major surgery, in March 1986, her doctor injected a massive dose of radioactive phosphorus into her abdomen, " which he said would be my quota of radiation for the rest of my life, " according to Bonnie. Six ovarian cancer specialists then told her that despite the radiation treatment, she had a year to live at the most. Bonnie, who tells her remarkable, moving story in the November 1991 issue of East West, began investigating alternative therapies through a cancer referral service. " I had known there were cancer survivors who had beaten the odds by using nontraditional forms of treatment. What I did not know was that there were so many of them-and that they were doing so well. " She became a patient of Kelley, and her CA 125-a standard medical test for ovarian cancer-dropped from 29 to 11. (A reading above 35 indicates tumor growth.) Her pelvic exams were negative. But Dr. Kelley abruptly moved away into semiretirement. A few months later, the ovarian cancer returned. Her conventional doctor insisted that Bonnie undergo radiation once more, even though it would not save her life. When Bonnie refused to submit her body to more damage from radiation therapy, her doctor became incensed. " 'You'll be dead in two months,' he yelled at me over the phone. " For two months, Bonnie followed a strict nutritional program, which she believes kept her alive, while searching for a responsible alternative practitioner. In January 1988, she began the Kelley-derived program with Dr. in New York. " He warned me that it could be years before I became completely well again because of all the damage the chemo and radiation had done to my immune system, " she says. Under Dr. 's supervision, Bonnie followed an organic vegetarian diet (one of the ten diets prescribed) and took massive doses of pancreatic enzymes, nutritional supplements, and coffee enemas. Today, more than six years after her initial diagnosis, Bonnie is alive, free of pain, and writing a book about her experience. Her last three Pap smears were normal. Although she still has evidence of cancer and works hard to maintain good health, she keeps the cancer under control with a maintenance protocol of pancreatic enzymes, supplements, and sound nutrition and hopes to achieve complete remission. " The regimen requires discipline, " Bonnie reflects, " but this is a small price to pay for having the chance to live out my life. And implementing the program is in my hands, so I feel that I am in command of my health care. " In a review of the study published in a leading insurance-industry journal, Maver, vice president and research director of Mutual Benefit Life, stated, " The Research Division has been evaluating Dr. ' results over the last four months, including numerous site visits.... The results are indeed extraordinary. " He added, " This is a prime example of an innovative therapy that merits evaluation, but is being ignored. As costly as cancer is to our industry, and in light of such promising and cost-effective preliminary results, our industry should consider funding such a trial. " 9 References 1. , M.D., One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, unpublished manuscript, 1987. 2. G. Houston, Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, invited review for the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment (Otho, IA: People Against Cancer, 1990), p. 10. 3. Harold Ladas, " Book Review, " Cancer Victors Journal, Summer-Fall 1988, pp. 23-24. 4. Interview in Healthview Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 5, 1976, pp. 4, 10. 5. For a review of these enzyme studies, see Max Wolf, M.D., and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D., Enzyme Therapy (Los Angeles: Regent House, 1972), pp. 135-146. 6. Kelley, One Answer to Cancer (Winthrop, WA: Wedgestone Press, 1974). 7. Cancer Forum, vol. 3, no. 5-6 1980; and interview with the author. 8. , op. cit., pp. 71-72. 9. W. Maver, " Nutrition and Cancer: The Study, " On the Risk, vol. 7, no. 2, 1991, originally published in Discoveries in Medicine, Mutual Benefit Life. Resources , M.D. 737 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 Phone: 212-535-3993 For further information on the modified Kelley therapy and details on treatment. Reading Material Dr. Kelley's Answer to Cancer (combining One Answer to Cancer, by Kelley, and Metabolic Ecology, by Fred Rohe), Wedgestone Press (Winthrop, Washington), 1986. Out of print; check your local library. The New Approach to Cancer, by Cameron Stauth, English Brothers Press (New York), 1982. Out of print; available from the Cancer Control Society (see page xv for address and phone number). Contains a good deal of information on metabolic therapies and the case histories of twenty cancer survivors who followed a Kelley-type program. One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, written and distributed by , M.D. (see above for address and phone number), 1987. Unpublished manuscript. Includes a biographical profile of Kelley, a detailed explanation of his system, and an analysis of fifty case histories documented with hospital and patient records. Cancer Forum. Back issues of this magazine have numerous articles and case histories. BACK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 Sorry to burst the / baloon..but look at the Feb 3 edition of the New Yorker for a detailed story on the 2, especially . Although he's received a sizable grant from a reputable source he's only been able to verify (and he admits this) about 11 cancer remissions...those of 5 years or more..in his years of enzyme therapy. On the other hand claims thousands of " cures " but can't give you any tangible evidence of them..not one. I talked to him and he claims he lost all records when " the Jew doctors burned down his home-office " . The 2 do not get along any more anyway. Best, JR The following is copied from an article on Kelley DDS who developed a treatment for cancer using enzymes. I understand that himself is not overjoyed with the representations of Dr. . Further research should show where to contact Dr. Kelley himself. He claims that you need a special scource of pancreatic enzymes, as most of the available enzymes have had the necessary active ingredient taken out. BACK 's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy © 1993 by Walters (Excerpted from Options: The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book, Avery Publishing) Over a twenty-five year period, Dr. Kelley, a dentist by training, developed a complex approach to treating many chronic and degenerative diseases, including cancer. The three main elements of his metabolic program are nutrition, detoxification, and supplements of pancreatic enzymes. Although the controversial Kansas-born practitioner was condemned as a charlatan by the orthodox medical establishment, thousands of severely ill patients sought his advice and followed his program, many with reported good results. Today, a number of practitioners claim to be using the Kelley regimen, though whether they actually are is open to question. Interest in Kelley's therapy has increased dramatically in recent years, largely due to the work of , a New York City physician who treats cancer patients in advanced or terminal stages using a modified version of the Kelley program. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School, Dr. undertook a five-year case study of Kelley's own cancer patients who had done well on the program.1 's 500-page study was prepared under the sponsorship of Good, M.D., Ph.D., then president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It is " widely regarded as the finest case review ever conducted concerning an alternative cancer therapy, " according to Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, by G. Houston.2 " has given us convincing evidence that diet and nutrition produce long-term remission in cancer patients almost all of whom were beyond conventional help, " wrote the late Harold Ladas, Ph.D., a biologist and former professor at Hunter College. " Because the cases [in 's study] represent a wide variety of cancers, the implication is that the paradigm has wide applicability to cancer treatment.... What should happen is that ACS or NCI should immediately follow up with a half million dollar study to evaluate the rest of Kelley's cancer patients. But don't hold your breath, " added Ladas, who concluded, " The evidence is in, and it is stunning. Kelley is vindicated. " 3 Dr. 's findings on Kelley's patients are discussed later in this chapter. Kelley held that a root cause of cancer is the body's inability to metabolize (digest and utilize) protein. " The person gets cancer because he's not properly metabolizing the protein in his diet, " said Dr. Kelley. " Then, to make matters worse, the tumor has such a high metabolism that it uses up much of the food which is eaten. " If a person's disordered protein metabolism is not corrected, Kelley continued, " it will give rise to more tumors in the future, even if the first one is successfully removed. This, by the way, is the unfortunate reason why so many seemingly successful cancer operations end up in recurrences a year or two later. The tumor was removed, but the cause-improper protein metabolism-remained. " 4 Dr. Kelley linked faulty metabolism to a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, which he regarded as a fundamental cause of cancer. He believed that certain pancreatic enzymes, especially those that are proteolytic (protein-digesdng) enzymes, are the body's first line of defense against malignancy. This theory stands in marked contrast to conventional medicine, which holds that the immune system, with its natural killer cells, protects people against cancer. As every biology student learns, the pancreas releases enzymes directly into the small intestine to aid digestion. But Kelley maintained that the pancreas also secretes enzymes into the bloodstream, where they circulate, reaching all body tissues and killing cancer cells by digesting them. Studies in the clinical literature lend support to this theory, first proposed by Dr. Beard, a ish embryologist working at the turn of the century.5 Imbalance of mineral metabolism is another condition that allows malignancy to occur, according to Dr. Kelley. He identified mineral imbalance as a root cause of the breakdown of the immune system. Additionally, he said, cancer cells produce immune-blocking factors and seem to generate an electromagnetic force field that inhibits the proper response of the immune system. The Kelley anticancer program combines therapeutic nutrition, supplements intended to destroy cancer cells, and vigorous detoxification of the body. Kelley divided people into what he called ten metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one extreme and fast-oxidizing carnivores at the other. Each person is different, he asserted, not only in nutritional needs but also in food utilization. For each of the ten different metabolic types, a different nutritional program was recommended. An individualized diet was tailored to match the metabolic character of each patient, taking into account his or her physiology, neurological and physical make-up, basic metabolic rate, and personality. Some common threads ran through the diets, however. The consumption of raw, organic fruits and vegetables was emphasized, while protein intake was reduced considerably in order to preserve the enzymes needed to digest the fruits and vegetables. In addition to following a diet, Kelley's patients also took up to 150 supplement pills per day, including pancreatic enzymes, vitamins and minerals, and concentrates of raw beef or organs and glands believed by Kelley to contain tissue-specific growth factors, hormones, natural stimulants, and " protective " molecules. A direct antitumor effect has been observed repeatedly in patients on various metabolic therapies who receive enzymes either orally or by injection. As the enzyme " digests. the tumor, large amounts of cellular debris are released into the bloodstream and surrounding tissues, according to Kelley. These breakdown products from cancer cells are foreign to the normal body and can be very toxic, he maintained. Even though the liver and kidney can filter these substances out of the bloodstream, the wastes from tumor destruction form so quickly during enzyme therapy that the body's normal detoxification processes may become overloaded. To assist their bodies in detoxification, Kelley's patients periodically discontinued their enzymes and other supplements for several days. This rest period, Kelley believed, allows the liver and kidneys to catch up with the body's load of tumor by-products. As a second aid in detoxification, Kelley advised all his patients to take at least one coffee enema daily. His reasoning was that coffee enemas clean out the liver and gallbladder and help the body get rid of the toxins produced during tumor breakdown. During a coffee enema, claimed Kelley, the caffeine that is rapidly absorbed in the large intestine flows quickly into the liver. He held that in high enough concentrations, caffeine causes the liver and gallbladder to contract vigorously, releasing large amounts of stored wastes into the intestinal tract and greatly aiding elimination. Kelley also believed that enemas are important in stimulating the immune system, since most waste products eliminated by detoxification are enzyme inhibitors. Frequent enemas prevent the suppression of protein-digesting enzymes. These enzymes can break down the cancer cells' fibrin (protein) coats, making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the immune system. Nonorthodox doctors other than Kelley, among them Dr. Max Gerson (Chapter 17), have recommended coffee enemas. The original Kelley program also included purges to cleanse the liver, gallbladder, intestines, kidneys, and lungs. Like many other metabolic therapists, Kelley believed that the functioning of these organs is severely impaired in the cancer patient. Colonic irrigations, liver and gallbladder flushes, and controlled sweating accomplished the cleansing tasks. Kelley also often recommended some form of manipulative therapy, such as chiropractic adjustment or osteopathic manipulation, to stimulate enervated nerves. A frequently overlooked aspect of the Kelley system is its spiritual component. Kelley called his approach metabolic ecology, taking into account the cancer patient's total environment-physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. He urged the patient to " accept the fact that you are afflicted with a symptom (malignant cancer) and that recovery is possible. Establish a faith in a power greater than yourself and know that with His help you can regain health and harmony. " 6 Patients were encouraged to conduct a searching self-analysis and to eliminate negative behavioral patterns and emotions. The rigorous Kelley regimen is not easy. It requires self-discipline and a strong will to alter established dietary and other habits. Some patients experience fear and anxiety during " healing crises " involving Iymph-system swelling, pain, and fever, all normal responses as the body detoxifies and heals. Critics of the system are deeply troubled by the enormous number of pills the patient is required to consume. Orthodox medicine holds that megadoses of vitamins and minerals are unnecessary and can be harmful. Excessive amounts of the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are stored in the body and can be toxic, according to mainstream physicians. But Kelley proponents counter that the nutritional program supplies various aids to the digestive system enabling the large doses of supplements to be absorbed and fully utilized. These digestive aids include hydrochloric acid, said to be abnormally low in many people, lessening their ability to digest proteins. Kelley also prescribed a combination of the herb comfrey and the digestive enzyme pepsin. These supplements dissolve the mucous coatings that cover the villi (the fingerlike projections) of the small intestine and block the absorption of nutrients. Kelley's theory that people are genetically carnivorous, vegetarian, or somewhere in-between is rejected by many vegetarians and by others. Some prospective patients were put off by the idea of frequent enemas, although Kelley claimed that most of his patients quickly adapted to this procedure. In fact, many patients on metabolic-therapy programs have reported a dramatic increase in energy and improved outlook after a coffee enema, presumably because of the elimination of toxins from the bloodstream, cells, and liver. The procedure appears to calm and soothe the nervous system, dispelling nausea, irritability, lethargy, lack of appetite, and sometimes even severe pain. Pat Judson, a woman from Dearborn, Michigan, became Dr. Kelley's patient in 1972, having been operated on for cancer of the colon two years earlier. She is now in excellent health and completely cancer-free after her original diagnosis of " incurable " cancer. As she told a Michigan State Legislature committee investigating alternative cancer treatments in 1977, " I speak as . . . a cancer patient who seven years ago was sent home to die by a doctor who told me there was nothing more traditional medicine could do for me.... One of the doctors that performed my surgery told me that I had the fastest-growing type known to man and cobalt or chemotherapy would not help me. Expressing surprise that I even survived the surgery, he told me I had six months to a year to live. However, I was given diethylstilbestrol [DES] for hormone balance since they had also removed my ovaries. I have wondered many times why a medical doctor would prescribe a cancer-producing drug to a cancer patient. " 7 In January 1972, almost two years after the original surgery, Pat had a recurrence of the blockage of her colon, and the cancer had metastasized to the lymph glands. Reluctant to go through the ordeal of surgery a second time, she turned to a different doctor, who advised her that she might survive " possibly three months " with surgery. At that point, she heard of the nutritional therapy of Dr. Kelley and went to visit him in Texas. After taking a blood sample and conducting diagnostic tests that were subjected to computer analysis, Kelley determined that Pat had a cancer index of 600. This scale was devised by Kelley to gauge the body's ability to defend itself; it runs from an optimal 1 (normal) to 1,000 (terminal, beyond help). Following these tests, Kelley prescribed a combination of diet, rest, exercise, and detoxification. When Pat Judson returned to Kelley's office five months later for a checkup, her index rating had dropped to 300 and her cancer was under control. Eleven months after the initial visit, a shriveled mass of excreted material was found to be necrotic, or dead, tissue from the colon tumor. Pat's next cancer-index reading with Kelley was 50, which is within the normal range. Standard diagnostic tests subsequently confirmed her to be in remission. During Pat's first operation in 1970, her surgeon had noticed a lump in her throat that she had had since girlhood. He said it might have been a " leader " for the cancer. As Pat continued on a Kelley maintenance protocol after being diagnosed in remission, she also took Essiac (Chapter 10), the Canadian herbal tea that has helped many cancer patients. By 1978, the lump in Pat's throat was completely gone, and it has never returned. (Note: Some practitioners strongly advise against combining the Kelley program with Essiac or any other herbal remedy. They contend that the herbs work against the enzyme supplements.) Pat Judson served as president of the Metro-Detroit chapter of the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), in which capacity she told a Michigan State Legislature committee, " If I had accepted the advice of my doctor, if I had not been directed to Dr. Kelley, I would be another cancer statistic. " In her speech, she also rebuked the medical establishment for its constant harassment of Dr. Kelley. Kelley's problems with the medical orthodoxy intensified in 1969, when he self-published his book One Answer to Cancer, which became a best-seller in the " nutritional underground. " The dietary program presented in the book was a distillation of his personal battle against illness. In 1964, according to Kelley, he was told by a doctor that he had metastasized pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease, and that he had only weeks to live. There is no biopsy verification for his cancer. His internist recommended surgery, but the surgeon felt Kelley wouldn't survive the operation. With nothing to lose, Kelley, who holds a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from Baylor University in Dallas and has an extensive background in nutrition, began his own impromptu course of nutritional therapy and lifestyle changes. As he gradually recovered, he felt he had stumbled across a scientific discovery and undertook further research to refine his program. As One Answer to Cancer soared in popularity, Texas medical and legal of facials launched an investigation of its author in 1969. Undercover officials posed as patients. A restraining order prohibited Kelley from treating nondental disease, and a local district court made it illegal for him to distribute One Answer to Cancer or any other publication discussing his approach to degenerative illness. Dr. Kelley appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court, arguing that the restraining order was a flagrant violation of his First Amendment rights. But the Supreme Court upheld the ruling. " To my knowledge, Dr. Kelley remains the only scientist in this country's history ever forbidden by court decree from publishing, " notes Dr. . In 1971, the American Cancer Society put Kelley's therapy on its Unproven Methods blacklist, where it remains. To this day, no ACS scientist has ever attempted a direct, objective evaluation of Kelley's methods and results. After the Texas dental board suspended his license for five years in 1976, Kelley moved to Winthrop, Washington, where he continued his nutritional practice. He later moved to Pennsylvania. Kelley's most highly publicized encounter with the medical establishment began in 1980, when he agreed to treat actor Steve McQueen, suffering from advanced mesothelioma, a rare, nearly always fatal form of lung cancer. McQueen's malignancy was too extensive for surgery, and his terminal condition was completely hopeless. Nevertheless, on Kelley's advice, McQueen entered a small Mexican hospital where doctors claimed to use the Kelley program. McQueen never followed the full Kelley protocol; he smoked and smuggled junk food into his room. Even so, after eight weeks on a partial Kelley regimen, his tumor had stopped growing, he no longer felt a need for painkillers, and he had put on weight. His doctors expressed some cause for optimism. However, McQueen eventually discontinued the program. He died in November 1980, just hours after undergoing surgery to remove an apparently dead tumor mass in his abdomen. The ensuing publicity triggered a media assault on Kelley organized by the American medical community. Spokesmen for the ACS, NCI, and leading medical schools condemned Kelley and his methods vociferously, without ever bothering to examine the details of McQueen's treatment. Kelley claimed a high success rate with patients on his therapy. For those with a predicted life expectancy of about three months, he said that a well-designed nutritional program would yield " slightly better than a 50-50 chance of survival. " For those with a very advanced disease, given less than three months to live, he claimed a success rate between 25 and 35 percent. These figures have not been verified and should be treated with caution. Yet according to Ruth Sackman, executive director of FACT, an educational organization that leans toward a nutritional-metabolic approach, " Enough of Kelley's patients lived ten years or more to suggest a pattern of survival and to indicate that he was using a basically sound system. " In Kelley's elaborate system of diagnosis and treatment, patients answered a detailed questionnaire, a nutritional survey consisting of up to 3,200 questions. The results were assessed by computer, and each patient was then fitted into Kelley's classification system of metabolic typing, which he used in treating a wide variety of diseases. To understand Kelley's metabolic typing system, let us quickly review the ABCs of metabolism. The human body has two nervous systems. The central nervous system regulates conscious movement, and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) governs unconscious actions such as digestion, the secretion of enzymes and hormones, breathing, blood circulation, and heartbeat. The ANS plays a key role in the way cells transform food into energy. There are two branches of the ANS-the sympathetic system, which tends to speed up body metabolism, and the parasympathetic system, which slows down metabolism. Kelley's thesis is that people can be divided into three genetically based categories that evolved in distinctive environments under evolutionary pressure. Each metabolic type reflects an inborn balance in the activities of these two subsystems. According to Kelley, people who are slow-oxidizing " sympathetic dominant " types thrive on high-carbohydrate, low-protein foods and are meant to eat a largely vegetarian diet. Fast-oxidizing " parasympathetic dominants " grow hungry and weak between meals, so Kelley suggested that they follow a diet providing at least half of their total calories from fatty meat. " Balanced types, " having both branches of the autonomic nervous system equally developed, were said to thrive on a wide variety of foods. If a person follows the " wrong " diet, in Kelley's theory, disease is more likely to develop. For each of the three basic types (broken down into ten metabolic subtypes), he recommended a diet that would push the autonomic nervous system toward metabolic equilibrium. Furthermore, he linked specific syndromes and illnesses with each of the three types. " Hard tumors " -malignancies of the internal organs such as lung or colon cancer-were held to be more likely to afflict severely imbalanced " sympathetic dominants. " " Soft tumors " -cancers of the white blood cells and lymph system-were linked with " parasympathetic dominants. " Dr. , the New York City physician mentioned at the beginning of this chapter who uses a modified Kelley program, visited Dr. Kelley in Texas in 1981 and was given access to all of Kelley's records. was amazed to discover case after case of patients with advanced metastatic cancer who were healthy and active five, ten, and fifteen years after diagnosis. interviewed 455 Kelley patients in depth, then narrowed down the group to 160 after eliminating the patients whom he considered inadequately diagnosed, others who had received intensive orthodox therapy, others who had been apparently " cured of their disease before they consulted Dr. Kelley, " and still others who did not meet the selection criteria. Eventually, selected 50 patients whom he considered representative cases rather than Kelley's best cases. These 50 patients represented a broad spectrum of cancer types, including long-term survivors of cancer of the breast, colon, ovaries, pancreas, and prostate. According to 's findings: . . . 22 of the patients . . . experienced documented regression of cancer while pursuing the Kelley program. None in this group received orthodox therapy during this period of improvement . . . Another 5 patients described regression of superficial, biopsy-proven malignancies, such as breast tumors or cancerous Lymph nodes . . . [but] never returned to their orthodox physicians for follow-up studies. . . . six patients were found at surgery to have extensive inoperable abdominal or pelvic disease, such as metastatic pancreatic or prostate carcinoma. All these patients were given terminal prognoses. None have ever returned to their orthodox physicians, so strictly speaking I have no proof of tumor regression . . . [although] each of these people has survived for years with cancer that usually kills within months.8 Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease; the f~ive-year survival rate in orthodox medicine is essentially 0 percent. Dr. reviewed the records of all 22 patients whom Kelley had diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 1974 and 1982. Five of these 22 patients followed the Kelley program completely. Their median survival (at the time of 's study in 1987) was nine years, and 4 of the 5 are alive today; one died of Alzheimer's disease. This is a 100 percent remission rate for those who adhered to the full Kelley regimen. (The 10 patients with pancreatic cancer who never followed the treatment had a median survival time of 67 days. Seven who partially followed the program had a median survival time of 233 days.) These reported results are virtually unheard-of in conventional treatment. Orthodox medicine gives a median survival time of two to six months for pancreatic cancer. One of Kelley's patients whom investigated was Dunn, a sixty-two-year-old man from Missouri diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in dune 1977. The formal diagnosis, as it appears in the medical records, reads, " Carcinoma of the pancreas- unresectable, incurable. " Although his traditional physician recommended both chemotherapy and radiation, Dunn was told he would probably not live a year even with aggressive treatment. Refusing both options, he took a brief course of laetrile in Mexico, then consulted Dr. Kelley and, in August 1977, began the full Kelley protocol. Within a year, Dunn said, he felt better than at any other time in his life. A follow-up CAT scan indicated that the once-large pancreatic tumor had completely regressed. Exploratory surgery in 1983 to remove a small bowel obstruction further confirmed that the tumor was gone. When last contacted by Dr. more then ten years after his original diagnosis, Dunn was following a maintenance protocol and was in excellent health. Dr. treats advanced cancer patients with a Kelley-derived program. He keeps careful records of his own patients and also monitors many of Kelley's patients who have survived ten years or more. He claims that approximately 80 percent of his patients are doing well on his therapy. Most of his patients have already been heavily treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy and, having failed these modalities, come to him with a prognosis of two to three months to live. In May 1985, doctors removed roughly ten pounds of tumor from Bonnie Randolph, a clinical psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. They also performed a total hysterectomy. Bonnie's ovarian cancer had grown silently for eight years, according to the doctors, and had spread to her abdominal organs. The survival rates in such cases are less than 20 percent. Over the next year, Bonnie underwent eight courses of chemotherapy and two more major operations, all of which failed to eradicate the cancer. By the fourth chemotherapy treatment, her bone marrow was suppressed to such an extent that her white blood count had plunged from a normal of 4,000 to less than 100. After the second major surgery, in March 1986, her doctor injected a massive dose of radioactive phosphorus into her abdomen, " which he said would be my quota of radiation for the rest of my life, " according to Bonnie. Six ovarian cancer specialists then told her that despite the radiation treatment, she had a year to live at the most. Bonnie, who tells her remarkable, moving story in the November 1991 issue of East West, began investigating alternative therapies through a cancer referral service. " I had known there were cancer survivors who had beaten the odds by using nontraditional forms of treatment. What I did not know was that there were so many of them-and that they were doing so well. " She became a patient of Kelley, and her CA 125-a standard medical test for ovarian cancer-dropped from 29 to 11. (A reading above 35 indicates tumor growth.) Her pelvic exams were negative. But Dr. Kelley abruptly moved away into semiretirement. A few months later, the ovarian cancer returned. Her conventional doctor insisted that Bonnie undergo radiation once more, even though it would not save her life. When Bonnie refused to submit her body to more damage from radiation therapy, her doctor became incensed. " 'You'll be dead in two months,' he yelled at me over the phone. " For two months, Bonnie followed a strict nutritional program, which she believes kept her alive, while searching for a responsible alternative practitioner. In January 1988, she began the Kelley-derived program with Dr. in New York. " He warned me that it could be years before I became completely well again because of all the damage the chemo and radiation had done to my immune system, " she says. Under Dr. 's supervision, Bonnie followed an organic vegetarian diet (one of the ten diets prescribed) and took massive doses of pancreatic enzymes, nutritional supplements, and coffee enemas. Today, more than six years after her initial diagnosis, Bonnie is alive, free of pain, and writing a book about her experience. Her last three Pap smears were normal. Although she still has evidence of cancer and works hard to maintain good health, she keeps the cancer under control with a maintenance protocol of pancreatic enzymes, supplements, and sound nutrition and hopes to achieve complete remission. " The regimen requires discipline, " Bonnie reflects, " but this is a small price to pay for having the chance to live out my life. And implementing the program is in my hands, so I feel that I am in command of my health care. " In a review of the study published in a leading insurance-industry journal, Maver, vice president and research director of Mutual Benefit Life, stated, " The Research Division has been evaluating Dr. ' results over the last four months, including numerous site visits.... The results are indeed extraordinary. " He added, " This is a prime example of an innovative therapy that merits evaluation, but is being ignored. As costly as cancer is to our industry, and in light of such promising and cost-effective preliminary results, our industry should consider funding such a trial. " 9 References 1. , M.D., One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, unpublished manuscript, 1987. 2. G. Houston, Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, invited review for the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment (Otho, IA: People Against Cancer, 1990), p. 10. 3. Harold Ladas, " Book Review, " Cancer Victors Journal, Summer-Fall 1988, pp. 23-24. 4. Interview in Healthview Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 5, 1976, pp. 4, 10. 5. For a review of these enzyme studies, see Max Wolf, M.D., and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D., Enzyme Therapy (Los Angeles: Regent House, 1972), pp. 135-146. 6. Kelley, One Answer to Cancer (Winthrop, WA: Wedgestone Press, 1974). 7. Cancer Forum, vol. 3, no. 5-6 1980; and interview with the author. 8. , op. cit., pp. 71-72. 9. W. Maver, " Nutrition and Cancer: The Study, " On the Risk, vol. 7, no. 2, 1991, originally published in Discoveries in Medicine, Mutual Benefit Life. Resources , M.D. 737 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 Phone: 212-535-3993 For further information on the modified Kelley therapy and details on treatment. Reading Material Dr. Kelley's Answer to Cancer (combining One Answer to Cancer, by Kelley, and Metabolic Ecology, by Fred Rohe), Wedgestone Press (Winthrop, Washington), 1986. Out of print; check your local library. The New Approach to Cancer, by Cameron Stauth, English Brothers Press (New York), 1982. Out of print; available from the Cancer Control Society (see page xv for address and phone number). Contains a good deal of information on metabolic therapies and the case histories of twenty cancer survivors who followed a Kelley-type program. One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, written and distributed by , M.D. (see above for address and phone number), 1987. Unpublished manuscript. Includes a biographical profile of Kelley, a detailed explanation of his system, and an analysis of fifty case histories documented with hospital and patient records. Cancer Forum. Back issues of this magazine have numerous articles and case histories. 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Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 -I do not know were you got your information. I thought the article in the New Yorker was a fair and positive aricle about Dr . The bottom line is that the trials he has had that led upto his current trial have done far better than conventional treatments for Pancreatic Cancer. The average life of his patients was 17 months comparing to 5 months with the latest chemotherapy. I would love to know were you got your information that he has only had 11 cancer remissions. This was not in the New Yorker or any other article I have read about him. As for Dr. I agree he may be crazy but there are many crazy geniuses. Danny -- In @y..., jrtex@w... wrote: > Sorry to burst the / baloon..but > look at the Feb 3 edition of the New Yorker > for a detailed story on the 2, especially . Although he's > received a sizable > grant from a reputable source he's only been > able to verify (and he admits this) about > 11 cancer remissions...those of 5 years or > more..in his years of enzyme therapy. > On the other hand claims thousands > of " cures " but can't give you any tangible > evidence of them..not one. I talked to him > and he claims he lost all records when " the > Jew doctors burned down his home-office " . > The 2 do not get along any more anyway. > Best, JR > > > The following is copied from an article on Kelley DDS who developed a > treatment for cancer using enzymes. I understand that himself is not > overjoyed with the representations of Dr. . Further research should > show where to contact Dr. Kelley himself. He claims that you need a special > scource of pancreatic enzymes, as most of the available enzymes have had the > necessary active ingredient taken out. > > > > > BACK > > > 's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy > > © 1993 by Walters > > (Excerpted from Options: The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book, Avery > Publishing) > > > > Over a twenty-five year period, Dr. Kelley, a dentist > by training, developed a > complex approach to treating many chronic and degenerative diseases, > including cancer. The three > main elements of his metabolic program are nutrition, > detoxification, and supplements of > pancreatic enzymes. Although the controversial Kansas-born > practitioner was condemned as a > charlatan by the orthodox medical establishment, thousands of > severely ill patients sought his > advice and followed his program, many with reported good results. > Today, a number of > practitioners claim to be using the Kelley regimen, though whether > they actually are is open to > question. > > Interest in Kelley's therapy has increased dramatically in recent > years, largely due to the work of > , a New York City physician who treats cancer > patients in advanced or terminal > stages using a modified version of the Kelley program. A graduate of > Cornell University Medical > School, Dr. undertook a five-year case study of Kelley's > own cancer patients who had > done well on the program.1 's 500-page study was prepared > under the sponsorship of > Good, M.D., Ph.D., then president of Memorial Sloan- Kettering > Cancer Center. It is " widely > regarded as the finest case review ever conducted concerning an > alternative cancer therapy, " > according to Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer > Treatments, by G. > Houston.2 > > " has given us convincing evidence that diet and nutrition > produce long-term remission in > cancer patients almost all of whom were beyond conventional help, " > wrote the late Harold Ladas, > Ph.D., a biologist and former professor at Hunter College. " Because > the cases [in 's > study] represent a wide variety of cancers, the implication is that > the paradigm has wide > applicability to cancer treatment.... What should happen is that ACS > or NCI should immediately > follow up with a half million dollar study to evaluate the rest of > Kelley's cancer patients. But don't > hold your breath, " added Ladas, who concluded, " The evidence is in, > and it is stunning. Kelley is > vindicated. " 3 Dr. 's findings on Kelley's patients are > discussed later in this chapter. > > Kelley held that a root cause of cancer is the body's > inability to metabolize (digest and > utilize) protein. " The person gets cancer because he's not properly > metabolizing the protein in his > diet, " said Dr. Kelley. " Then, to make matters worse, the tumor has > such a high metabolism that it > uses up much of the food which is eaten. " If a person's disordered > protein metabolism is not > corrected, Kelley continued, " it will give rise to more tumors in > the future, even if the first one is > successfully removed. This, by the way, is the unfortunate reason > why so many seemingly > successful cancer operations end up in recurrences a year or two > later. The tumor was removed, > but the cause-improper protein metabolism-remained. " 4 > > Dr. Kelley linked faulty metabolism to a deficiency of pancreatic > enzymes, which he regarded as a > fundamental cause of cancer. He believed that certain pancreatic > enzymes, especially those that > are proteolytic (protein-digesdng) enzymes, are the body's first > line of defense against > malignancy. This theory stands in marked contrast to conventional > medicine, which holds that the > immune system, with its natural killer cells, protects people > against cancer. > > As every biology student learns, the pancreas releases enzymes > directly into the small intestine to > aid digestion. But Kelley maintained that the pancreas also secretes > enzymes into the > bloodstream, where they circulate, reaching all body tissues and > killing cancer cells by digesting > them. Studies in the clinical literature lend support to this > theory, first proposed by Dr. Beard, > a ish embryologist working at the turn of the century.5 > > Imbalance of mineral metabolism is another condition that allows > malignancy to occur, according > to Dr. Kelley. He identified mineral imbalance as a root cause of > the breakdown of the immune > system. Additionally, he said, cancer cells produce immune- blocking > factors and seem to generate > an electromagnetic force field that inhibits the proper response of > the immune system. > > The Kelley anticancer program combines therapeutic nutrition, > supplements intended to destroy > cancer cells, and vigorous detoxification of the body. Kelley > divided people into what he called ten > metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one extreme and > fast-oxidizing carnivores at > the other. Each person is different, he asserted, not only in > nutritional needs but also in food > utilization. > > For each of the ten different metabolic types, a different > nutritional program was recommended. > An individualized diet was tailored to match the metabolic character > of each patient, taking into > account his or her physiology, neurological and physical make-up, > basic metabolic rate, and > personality. Some common threads ran through the diets, however. The > consumption of raw, > organic fruits and vegetables was emphasized, while protein intake > was reduced considerably in > order to preserve the enzymes needed to digest the fruits and > vegetables. > > In addition to following a diet, Kelley's patients also took up to > 150 supplement pills per day, > including pancreatic enzymes, vitamins and minerals, and > concentrates of raw beef or organs and > glands believed by Kelley to contain tissue-specific growth factors, > hormones, natural stimulants, > and " protective " molecules. > > A direct antitumor effect has been observed repeatedly in patients > on various metabolic therapies > who receive enzymes either orally or by injection. As the enzyme > " digests. the tumor, large > amounts of cellular debris are released into the bloodstream and > surrounding tissues, according to > Kelley. These breakdown products from cancer cells are foreign to > the normal body and can be > very toxic, he maintained. Even though the liver and kidney can > filter these substances out of the > bloodstream, the wastes from tumor destruction form so quickly > during enzyme therapy that the > body's normal detoxification processes may become overloaded. > > To assist their bodies in detoxification, Kelley's patients > periodically discontinued their enzymes > and other supplements for several days. This rest period, Kelley > believed, allows the liver and > kidneys to catch up with the body's load of tumor by- products. As a > second aid in detoxification, > Kelley advised all his patients to take at least one coffee enema > daily. His reasoning was that > coffee enemas clean out the liver and gallbladder and help the body > get rid of the toxins produced > during tumor breakdown. > > During a coffee enema, claimed Kelley, the caffeine that is rapidly > absorbed in the large intestine > flows quickly into the liver. He held that in high enough > concentrations, caffeine causes the liver > and gallbladder to contract vigorously, releasing large amounts of > stored wastes into the intestinal > tract and greatly aiding elimination. Kelley also believed that > enemas are important in stimulating > the immune system, since most waste products eliminated by > detoxification are enzyme inhibitors. > Frequent enemas prevent the suppression of protein-digesting > enzymes. These enzymes can > break down the cancer cells' fibrin (protein) coats, making the > cancer cells more vulnerable to the > immune system. > > Nonorthodox doctors other than Kelley, among them Dr. Max Gerson > (Chapter 17), have > recommended coffee enemas. > > The original Kelley program also included purges to cleanse the > liver, gallbladder, intestines, > kidneys, and lungs. Like many other metabolic therapists, Kelley > believed that the functioning of > these organs is severely impaired in the cancer patient. Colonic > irrigations, liver and gallbladder > flushes, and controlled sweating accomplished the cleansing tasks. > Kelley also often recommended > some form of manipulative therapy, such as chiropractic adjustment > or osteopathic manipulation, > to stimulate enervated nerves. > > A frequently overlooked aspect of the Kelley system is its spiritual > component. Kelley called his > approach metabolic ecology, taking into account the cancer patient's > total environment-physical, > mental, emotional, and spiritual. He urged the patient to " accept > the fact that you are afflicted with > a symptom (malignant cancer) and that recovery is possible. > Establish a faith in a power greater > than yourself and know that with His help you can regain health and > harmony. " 6 Patients were > encouraged to conduct a searching self-analysis and to eliminate > negative behavioral patterns and > emotions. > > The rigorous Kelley regimen is not easy. It requires self- discipline > and a strong will to alter > established dietary and other habits. Some patients experience fear > and anxiety during " healing > crises " involving Iymph-system swelling, pain, and fever, all normal > responses as the body > detoxifies and heals. Critics of the system are deeply troubled by > the enormous number of pills > the patient is required to consume. Orthodox medicine holds that > megadoses of vitamins and > minerals are unnecessary and can be harmful. Excessive amounts of > the fat-soluble vitamins (A, > D, E, and K) are stored in the body and can be toxic, according to > mainstream physicians. > > But Kelley proponents counter that the nutritional program supplies > various aids to the digestive > system enabling the large doses of supplements to be absorbed and > fully utilized. These digestive > aids include hydrochloric acid, said to be abnormally low in many > people, lessening their ability to > digest proteins. Kelley also prescribed a combination of the herb > comfrey and the digestive > enzyme pepsin. These supplements dissolve the mucous coatings that > cover the villi (the > fingerlike projections) of the small intestine and block the > absorption of nutrients. > > Kelley's theory that people are genetically carnivorous, vegetarian, > or somewhere in-between is > rejected by many vegetarians and by others. > > Some prospective patients were put off by the idea of frequent > enemas, although Kelley claimed > that most of his patients quickly adapted to this procedure. In > fact, many patients on > metabolic-therapy programs have reported a dramatic increase in > energy and improved outlook > after a coffee enema, presumably because of the elimination of > toxins from the bloodstream, > cells, and liver. The procedure appears to calm and soothe the > nervous system, dispelling nausea, > irritability, lethargy, lack of appetite, and sometimes even severe > pain. > > Pat Judson, a woman from Dearborn, Michigan, became Dr. Kelley's > patient in 1972, having been > operated on for cancer of the colon two years earlier. She is now in > excellent health and completely > cancer-free after her original diagnosis of " incurable " cancer. As > she told a Michigan State > Legislature committee investigating alternative cancer treatments in > 1977, " I speak as . . . a > cancer patient who seven years ago was sent home to die by a doctor > who told me there was > nothing more traditional medicine could do for me.... One of the > doctors that performed my > surgery told me that I had the fastest-growing type known to man and > cobalt or chemotherapy > would not help me. Expressing surprise that I even survived the > surgery, he told me I had six > months to a year to live. However, I was given diethylstilbestrol > [DES] for hormone balance since > they had also removed my ovaries. I have wondered many times why a > medical doctor would > prescribe a cancer-producing drug to a cancer patient. " 7 > > In January 1972, almost two years after the original surgery, Pat > had a recurrence of the blockage > of her colon, and the cancer had metastasized to the lymph glands. > Reluctant to go through the > ordeal of surgery a second time, she turned to a different doctor, > who advised her that she might > survive " possibly three months " with surgery. At that point, she > heard of the nutritional therapy of > Dr. Kelley and went to visit him in Texas. > > After taking a blood sample and conducting diagnostic tests that > were subjected to computer > analysis, Kelley determined that Pat had a cancer index of 600. This > scale was devised by Kelley to > gauge the body's ability to defend itself; it runs from an optimal 1 > (normal) to 1,000 (terminal, > beyond help). Following these tests, Kelley prescribed a combination > of diet, rest, exercise, and > detoxification. > > When Pat Judson returned to Kelley's office five months later for a > checkup, her index rating had > dropped to 300 and her cancer was under control. Eleven months after > the initial visit, a shriveled > mass of excreted material was found to be necrotic, or dead, tissue > from the colon tumor. Pat's > next cancer-index reading with Kelley was 50, which is within the > normal range. Standard diagnostic > tests subsequently confirmed her to be in remission. > > During Pat's first operation in 1970, her surgeon had noticed a lump > in her throat that she had had > since girlhood. He said it might have been a " leader " for the > cancer. As Pat continued on a Kelley > maintenance protocol after being diagnosed in remission, she also > took Essiac (Chapter 10), the > Canadian herbal tea that has helped many cancer patients. By 1978, > the lump in Pat's throat was > completely gone, and it has never returned. (Note: Some > practitioners strongly advise against > combining the Kelley program with Essiac or any other herbal remedy. > They contend that the herbs > work against the enzyme supplements.) > > Pat Judson served as president of the Metro-Detroit chapter of the > Foundation for Advancement in > Cancer Therapy (FACT), in which capacity she told a Michigan State > Legislature committee, " If I > had accepted the advice of my doctor, if I had not been directed to > Dr. Kelley, I would be another > cancer statistic. " In her speech, she also rebuked the medical > establishment for its constant > harassment of Dr. Kelley. > > Kelley's problems with the medical orthodoxy intensified in 1969, > when he self-published his book > One Answer to Cancer, which became a best-seller in the " nutritional > underground. " The dietary > program presented in the book was a distillation of his personal > battle against illness. In 1964, > according to Kelley, he was told by a doctor that he had > metastasized pancreatic cancer, one of the > deadliest forms of the disease, and that he had only weeks to live. > There is no biopsy verification > for his cancer. His internist recommended surgery, but the surgeon > felt Kelley wouldn't survive the > operation. > > With nothing to lose, Kelley, who holds a Doctorate of Dental > Surgery (D.D.S.) from Baylor > University in Dallas and has an extensive background in nutrition, > began his own impromptu > course of nutritional therapy and lifestyle changes. As he gradually > recovered, he felt he had > stumbled across a scientific discovery and undertook further > research to refine his program. > > As One Answer to Cancer soared in popularity, Texas medical and > legal of facials launched an > investigation of its author in 1969. Undercover officials posed as > patients. A restraining order > prohibited Kelley from treating nondental disease, and a local > district court made it illegal for him > to distribute One Answer to Cancer or any other publication > discussing his approach to > degenerative illness. Dr. Kelley appealed the decision to the United > States Supreme Court, arguing > that the restraining order was a flagrant violation of his First > Amendment rights. But the Supreme > Court upheld the ruling. " To my knowledge, Dr. Kelley remains the > only scientist in this country's > history ever forbidden by court decree from publishing, " notes Dr. > . > > In 1971, the American Cancer Society put Kelley's therapy on its > Unproven Methods blacklist, > where it remains. To this day, no ACS scientist has ever attempted a > direct, objective evaluation of > Kelley's methods and results. > > After the Texas dental board suspended his license for five years in > 1976, Kelley moved to > Winthrop, Washington, where he continued his nutritional practice. > He later moved to > Pennsylvania. > > Kelley's most highly publicized encounter with the medical > establishment began in 1980, when he > agreed to treat actor Steve McQueen, suffering from advanced > mesothelioma, a rare, nearly > always fatal form of lung cancer. McQueen's malignancy was too > extensive for surgery, and his > terminal condition was completely hopeless. Nevertheless, on > Kelley's advice, McQueen entered a > small Mexican hospital where doctors claimed to use the Kelley > program. McQueen never followed > the full Kelley protocol; he smoked and smuggled junk food into his > room. Even so, after eight > weeks on a partial Kelley regimen, his tumor had stopped growing, he > no longer felt a need for > painkillers, and he had put on weight. His doctors expressed some > cause for optimism. However, > McQueen eventually discontinued the program. He died in November > 1980, just hours after > undergoing surgery to remove an apparently dead tumor mass in his > abdomen. > > The ensuing publicity triggered a media assault on Kelley organized > by the American medical > community. Spokesmen for the ACS, NCI, and leading medical schools > condemned Kelley and his > methods vociferously, without ever bothering to examine the details > of McQueen's treatment. > > Kelley claimed a high success rate with patients on his therapy. For > those with a predicted life > expectancy of about three months, he said that a well- designed > nutritional program would yield > " slightly better than a 50-50 chance of survival. " For those with a > very advanced disease, given > less than three months to live, he claimed a success rate between 25 > and 35 percent. These > figures have not been verified and should be treated with caution. > Yet according to Ruth Sackman, > executive director of FACT, an educational organization that leans > toward a nutritional-metabolic > approach, " Enough of Kelley's patients lived ten years or more to > suggest a pattern of survival and > to indicate that he was using a basically sound system. " > > In Kelley's elaborate system of diagnosis and treatment, patients > answered a detailed > questionnaire, a nutritional survey consisting of up to 3,200 > questions. The results were assessed > by computer, and each patient was then fitted into Kelley's > classification system of metabolic > typing, which he used in treating a wide variety of diseases. > > To understand Kelley's metabolic typing system, let us quickly > review the ABCs of metabolism. The > human body has two nervous systems. The central nervous system > regulates conscious > movement, and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) governs unconscious > actions such as > digestion, the secretion of enzymes and hormones, breathing, blood > circulation, and heartbeat. > The ANS plays a key role in the way cells transform food into > energy. > > There are two branches of the ANS-the sympathetic system, which > tends to speed up body > metabolism, and the parasympathetic system, which slows down > metabolism. Kelley's thesis is that > people can be divided into three genetically based categories that > evolved in distinctive > environments under evolutionary pressure. Each metabolic type > reflects an inborn balance in the > activities of these two subsystems. > > According to Kelley, people who are slow- oxidizing " sympathetic > dominant " types thrive on > high-carbohydrate, low-protein foods and are meant to eat a largely > vegetarian diet. Fast-oxidizing > " parasympathetic dominants " grow hungry and weak between meals, so > Kelley suggested that they > follow a diet providing at least half of their total calories from > fatty meat. " Balanced types, " having > both branches of the autonomic nervous system equally developed, > were said to thrive on a wide > variety of foods. > > If a person follows the " wrong " diet, in Kelley's theory, disease is > more likely to develop. For each > of the three basic types (broken down into ten metabolic subtypes), > he recommended a diet that > would push the autonomic nervous system toward metabolic > equilibrium. Furthermore, he linked > specific syndromes and illnesses with each of the three types. " Hard > tumors " -malignancies of the > internal organs such as lung or colon cancer-were held to be more > likely to afflict severely > imbalanced " sympathetic dominants. " " Soft tumors " -cancers of the > white blood cells and lymph > system-were linked with " parasympathetic dominants. " > > Dr. , the New York City physician mentioned at the > beginning of this chapter who > uses a modified Kelley program, visited Dr. Kelley in Texas in 1981 > and was given access to all of > Kelley's records. was amazed to discover case after case of > patients with advanced > metastatic cancer who were healthy and active five, ten, and fifteen > years after diagnosis. > > interviewed 455 Kelley patients in depth, then narrowed > down the group to 160 after > eliminating the patients whom he considered inadequately diagnosed, > others who had received > intensive orthodox therapy, others who had been apparently " cured of > their disease before they > consulted Dr. Kelley, " and still others who did not meet the > selection criteria. Eventually, > selected 50 patients whom he considered representative cases rather > than Kelley's best cases. > > These 50 patients represented a broad spectrum of cancer types, > including long-term survivors of > cancer of the breast, colon, ovaries, pancreas, and prostate. > According to 's findings: > > . . . 22 of the patients . . . experienced documented regression of > cancer while pursuing the Kelley > program. None in this group received orthodox therapy during this > period of improvement . . . > Another 5 patients described regression of superficial, > biopsy-proven malignancies, such as breast > tumors or cancerous Lymph nodes . . . [but] never returned to their > orthodox physicians for > follow-up studies. > > . . . six patients were found at surgery to have extensive > inoperable abdominal or pelvic disease, > such as metastatic pancreatic or prostate carcinoma. All these > patients were given terminal > prognoses. None have ever returned to their orthodox physicians, so > strictly speaking I have no > proof of tumor regression . . . [although] each of these people has > survived for years with cancer > that usually kills within months.8 > > Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease; the > f~ive-year survival rate in > orthodox medicine is essentially 0 percent. Dr. reviewed > the records of all 22 patients > whom Kelley had diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 1974 and > 1982. Five of these 22 > patients followed the Kelley program completely. Their median > survival (at the time of 's > study in 1987) was nine years, and 4 of the 5 are alive today; one > died of Alzheimer's disease. > This is a 100 percent remission rate for those who adhered to the > full Kelley regimen. (The 10 > patients with pancreatic cancer who never followed the treatment had > a median survival time of 67 > days. Seven who partially followed the program had a median survival > time of 233 days.) > > These reported results are virtually unheard-of in conventional > treatment. Orthodox medicine gives > a median survival time of two to six months for pancreatic cancer. > > One of Kelley's patients whom investigated was Dunn, > a sixty-two-year-old man > from Missouri diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in dune > 1977. The formal diagnosis, as > it appears in the medical records, reads, " Carcinoma of the > pancreas- unresectable, incurable. " > Although his traditional physician recommended both chemotherapy and > radiation, Dunn was told > he would probably not live a year even with aggressive treatment. > Refusing both options, he took > a brief course of laetrile in Mexico, then consulted Dr. Kelley and, > in August 1977, began the full > Kelley protocol. > > Within a year, Dunn said, he felt better than at any other time in > his life. A follow-up CAT scan > indicated that the once-large pancreatic tumor had completely > regressed. Exploratory surgery in > 1983 to remove a small bowel obstruction further confirmed that the > tumor was gone. When last > contacted by Dr. more then ten years after his original > diagnosis, Dunn was following a > maintenance protocol and was in excellent health. > > Dr. treats advanced cancer patients with a Kelley- derived > program. He keeps careful > records of his own patients and also monitors many of Kelley's > patients who have survived ten > years or more. He claims that approximately 80 percent of his > patients are doing well on his > therapy. Most of his patients have already been heavily treated with > surgery, radiation, or > chemotherapy and, having failed these modalities, come to him with a > prognosis of two to three > months to live. > > In May 1985, doctors removed roughly ten pounds of tumor from Bonnie > Randolph, a clinical > psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. They also performed a > total hysterectomy. Bonnie's > ovarian cancer had grown silently for eight years, according to the > doctors, and had spread to her > abdominal organs. The survival rates in such cases are less than 20 > percent. > > Over the next year, Bonnie underwent eight courses of chemotherapy > and two more major > operations, all of which failed to eradicate the cancer. By the > fourth chemotherapy treatment, her > bone marrow was suppressed to such an extent that her white blood > count had plunged from a > normal of 4,000 to less than 100. After the second major surgery, in > March 1986, her doctor > injected a massive dose of radioactive phosphorus into her abdomen, > " which he said would be my > quota of radiation for the rest of my life, " according to Bonnie. > Six ovarian cancer specialists then > told her that despite the radiation treatment, she had a year to > live at the most. > > Bonnie, who tells her remarkable, moving story in the November 1991 > issue of East West, began > investigating alternative therapies through a cancer referral > service. " I had known there were > cancer survivors who had beaten the odds by using nontraditional > forms of treatment. What I did > not know was that there were so many of them-and that they were > doing so well. " She became a > patient of Kelley, and her CA 125-a standard medical test > for ovarian cancer-dropped from > 29 to 11. (A reading above 35 indicates tumor growth.) Her pelvic > exams were negative. But Dr. > Kelley abruptly moved away into semiretirement. A few months later, > the ovarian cancer returned. > > Her conventional doctor insisted that Bonnie undergo radiation once > more, even though it would > not save her life. When Bonnie refused to submit her body to more > damage from radiation > therapy, her doctor became incensed. " 'You'll be dead in two > months,' he yelled at me over the > phone. " > > For two months, Bonnie followed a strict nutritional program, which > she believes kept her alive, > while searching for a responsible alternative practitioner. In > January 1988, she began the > Kelley-derived program with Dr. in New York. " He warned me > that it could be years before > I became completely well again because of all the damage the chemo > and radiation had done to > my immune system, " she says. Under Dr. 's supervision, > Bonnie followed an organic > vegetarian diet (one of the ten diets prescribed) and took massive > doses of pancreatic enzymes, > nutritional supplements, and coffee enemas. > > Today, more than six years after her initial diagnosis, Bonnie is > alive, free of pain, and writing a > book about her experience. Her last three Pap smears were normal. > Although she still has > evidence of cancer and works hard to maintain good health, she keeps > the cancer under control > with a maintenance protocol of pancreatic enzymes, supplements, and > sound nutrition and hopes > to achieve complete remission. " The regimen requires > discipline, " Bonnie reflects, " but > this is a small price to pay for having the chance to live out my > life. And implementing the > program is in my hands, so I feel that I am in command of my health > care. " > > In a review of the study published in a leading > insurance-industry journal, Maver, > vice president and research director of Mutual Benefit Life, stated, > " The Research Division has > been evaluating Dr. ' results over the last four months, > including numerous site visits.... > The results are indeed extraordinary. " He added, " This is a prime > example of an innovative > therapy that merits evaluation, but is being ignored. As costly as > cancer is to our industry, and in > light of such promising and cost-effective preliminary results, our > industry should consider funding > such a trial. " 9 > > > > References > > 1. , M.D., One Man Alone: An Investigation of > Nutrition, Cancer, and > Kelley, unpublished manuscript, 1987. 2. G. > Houston, Misinformation From > OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, invited review for the U.S. > Congress, Office of > Technology Assessment (Otho, IA: People Against Cancer, 1990), p. > 10. 3. Harold Ladas, " Book > Review, " Cancer Victors Journal, Summer-Fall 1988, pp. 23- 24. 4. > Interview in Healthview > Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 5, 1976, pp. 4, 10. 5. For a review of these > enzyme studies, see Max Wolf, > M.D., and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D., Enzyme Therapy (Los Angeles: > Regent House, 1972), pp. > 135-146. 6. Kelley, One Answer to Cancer (Winthrop, > WA: Wedgestone Press, > 1974). 7. Cancer Forum, vol. 3, no. 5-6 1980; and interview with the > author. 8. , op. cit., > pp. 71-72. 9. W. Maver, " Nutrition and Cancer: The > Study, " On the Risk, vol. 7, > no. 2, 1991, originally published in Discoveries in Medicine, Mutual > Benefit Life. > > > > Resources > > , M.D. > > 737 Park Avenue > > New York, NY 10021 > > Phone: 212-535-3993 > > For further information on the modified Kelley therapy and details > on treatment. > > > > Reading Material > > Dr. Kelley's Answer to Cancer (combining One Answer to Cancer, by > Kelley, and Metabolic > Ecology, by Fred Rohe), Wedgestone Press (Winthrop, Washington), > 1986. Out of print; check your > local library. The New Approach to Cancer, by Cameron Stauth, > English Brothers Press (New York), > 1982. Out of print; available from the Cancer Control Society (see > page xv for address and phone > number). Contains a good deal of information on metabolic therapies > and the case histories of > twenty cancer survivors who followed a Kelley-type program. One Man > Alone: An Investigation of > Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, written and > distributed by , > M.D. (see above for address and phone number), 1987. Unpublished > manuscript. Includes a > biographical profile of Kelley, a detailed explanation of his > system, and an analysis of fifty case > histories documented with hospital and patient records. Cancer > Forum. Back issues of this > magazine have numerous articles and case histories. > > BACK > > > > > > Learn more about cancer: > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/ > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/faq.htm > http://www.geocities.com/~mycleanse/ > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158 > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the egroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 Go back and read it again. The " 11 " mentioned are in there twice. And I never said anything bad about ...I just told you what I read. You sound very argumentative (and rather thick) to try and put me on the defensive. You are like so many on the internet that " skipread " (or can't read) and misquote. All I was doing was repeating my actual experience with Kelley. And how come even has no use for him? Kelley'll tell you he's cured " thousands " and can't quote one. I don't like you...bye. JR -I do not know were you got your information. I thought the article in the New Yorker was a fair and positive aricle about Dr . The bottom line is that the trials he has had that led upto his current trial have done far better than conventional treatments for Pancreatic Cancer. The average life of his patients was 17 months comparing to 5 months with the latest chemotherapy. I would love to know were you got your information that he has only had 11 cancer remissions. This was not in the New Yorker or any other article I have read about him. As for Dr. I agree he may be crazy but there are many crazy geniuses. Danny -- In @y..., jrtex@w... wrote: > Sorry to burst the / baloon..but > look at the Feb 3 edition of the New Yorker > for a detailed story on the 2, especially . Although he's > received a sizable > grant from a reputable source he's only been > able to verify (and he admits this) about > 11 cancer remissions...those of 5 years or > more..in his years of enzyme therapy. > On the other hand claims thousands > of " cures " but can't give you any tangible > evidence of them..not one. I talked to him > and he claims he lost all records when " the > Jew doctors burned down his home-office " . > The 2 do not get along any more anyway. > Best, JR > > > The following is copied from an article on Kelley DDS who developed a > treatment for cancer using enzymes. I understand that himself is not > overjoyed with the representations of Dr. . Further research should > show where to contact Dr. Kelley himself. He claims that you need a special > scource of pancreatic enzymes, as most of the available enzymes have had the > necessary active ingredient taken out. > > > > > BACK > > > 's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy > > © 1993 by Walters > > (Excerpted from Options: The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book, Avery > Publishing) > > > > Over a twenty-five year period, Dr. Kelley, a dentist > by training, developed a > complex approach to treating many chronic and degenerative diseases, > including cancer. The three > main elements of his metabolic program are nutrition, > detoxification, and supplements of > pancreatic enzymes. Although the controversial Kansas-born > practitioner was condemned as a > charlatan by the orthodox medical establishment, thousands of > severely ill patients sought his > advice and followed his program, many with reported good results. > Today, a number of > practitioners claim to be using the Kelley regimen, though whether > they actually are is open to > question. > > Interest in Kelley's therapy has increased dramatically in recent > years, largely due to the work of > , a New York City physician who treats cancer > patients in advanced or terminal > stages using a modified version of the Kelley program. A graduate of > Cornell University Medical > School, Dr. undertook a five-year case study of Kelley's > own cancer patients who had > done well on the program.1 's 500-page study was prepared > under the sponsorship of > Good, M.D., Ph.D., then president of Memorial Sloan- Kettering > Cancer Center. It is " widely > regarded as the finest case review ever conducted concerning an > alternative cancer therapy, " > according to Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional Cancer > Treatments, by G. > Houston.2 > > " has given us convincing evidence that diet and nutrition > produce long-term remission in > cancer patients almost all of whom were beyond conventional help, " > wrote the late Harold Ladas, > Ph.D., a biologist and former professor at Hunter College. " Because > the cases [in 's > study] represent a wide variety of cancers, the implication is that > the paradigm has wide > applicability to cancer treatment.... What should happen is that ACS > or NCI should immediately > follow up with a half million dollar study to evaluate the rest of > Kelley's cancer patients. But don't > hold your breath, " added Ladas, who concluded, " The evidence is in, > and it is stunning. Kelley is > vindicated. " 3 Dr. 's findings on Kelley's patients are > discussed later in this chapter. > > Kelley held that a root cause of cancer is the body's > inability to metabolize (digest and > utilize) protein. " The person gets cancer because he's not properly > metabolizing the protein in his > diet, " said Dr. Kelley. " Then, to make matters worse, the tumor has > such a high metabolism that it > uses up much of the food which is eaten. " If a person's disordered > protein metabolism is not > corrected, Kelley continued, " it will give rise to more tumors in > the future, even if the first one is > successfully removed. This, by the way, is the unfortunate reason > why so many seemingly > successful cancer operations end up in recurrences a year or two > later. The tumor was removed, > but the cause-improper protein metabolism-remained. " 4 > > Dr. Kelley linked faulty metabolism to a deficiency of pancreatic > enzymes, which he regarded as a > fundamental cause of cancer. He believed that certain pancreatic > enzymes, especially those that > are proteolytic (protein-digesdng) enzymes, are the body's first > line of defense against > malignancy. This theory stands in marked contrast to conventional > medicine, which holds that the > immune system, with its natural killer cells, protects people > against cancer. > > As every biology student learns, the pancreas releases enzymes > directly into the small intestine to > aid digestion. But Kelley maintained that the pancreas also secretes > enzymes into the > bloodstream, where they circulate, reaching all body tissues and > killing cancer cells by digesting > them. Studies in the clinical literature lend support to this > theory, first proposed by Dr. Beard, > a ish embryologist working at the turn of the century.5 > > Imbalance of mineral metabolism is another condition that allows > malignancy to occur, according > to Dr. Kelley. He identified mineral imbalance as a root cause of > the breakdown of the immune > system. Additionally, he said, cancer cells produce immune- blocking > factors and seem to generate > an electromagnetic force field that inhibits the proper response of > the immune system. > > The Kelley anticancer program combines therapeutic nutrition, > supplements intended to destroy > cancer cells, and vigorous detoxification of the body. Kelley > divided people into what he called ten > metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one extreme and > fast-oxidizing carnivores at > the other. Each person is different, he asserted, not only in > nutritional needs but also in food > utilization. > > For each of the ten different metabolic types, a different > nutritional program was recommended. > An individualized diet was tailored to match the metabolic character > of each patient, taking into > account his or her physiology, neurological and physical make-up, > basic metabolic rate, and > personality. Some common threads ran through the diets, however. The > consumption of raw, > organic fruits and vegetables was emphasized, while protein intake > was reduced considerably in > order to preserve the enzymes needed to digest the fruits and > vegetables. > > In addition to following a diet, Kelley's patients also took up to > 150 supplement pills per day, > including pancreatic enzymes, vitamins and minerals, and > concentrates of raw beef or organs and > glands believed by Kelley to contain tissue-specific growth factors, > hormones, natural stimulants, > and " protective " molecules. > > A direct antitumor effect has been observed repeatedly in patients > on various metabolic therapies > who receive enzymes either orally or by injection. As the enzyme > " digests. the tumor, large > amounts of cellular debris are released into the bloodstream and > surrounding tissues, according to > Kelley. These breakdown products from cancer cells are foreign to > the normal body and can be > very toxic, he maintained. Even though the liver and kidney can > filter these substances out of the > bloodstream, the wastes from tumor destruction form so quickly > during enzyme therapy that the > body's normal detoxification processes may become overloaded. > > To assist their bodies in detoxification, Kelley's patients > periodically discontinued their enzymes > and other supplements for several days. This rest period, Kelley > believed, allows the liver and > kidneys to catch up with the body's load of tumor by- products. As a > second aid in detoxification, > Kelley advised all his patients to take at least one coffee enema > daily. His reasoning was that > coffee enemas clean out the liver and gallbladder and help the body > get rid of the toxins produced > during tumor breakdown. > > During a coffee enema, claimed Kelley, the caffeine that is rapidly > absorbed in the large intestine > flows quickly into the liver. He held that in high enough > concentrations, caffeine causes the liver > and gallbladder to contract vigorously, releasing large amounts of > stored wastes into the intestinal > tract and greatly aiding elimination. Kelley also believed that > enemas are important in stimulating > the immune system, since most waste products eliminated by > detoxification are enzyme inhibitors. > Frequent enemas prevent the suppression of protein-digesting > enzymes. These enzymes can > break down the cancer cells' fibrin (protein) coats, making the > cancer cells more vulnerable to the > immune system. > > Nonorthodox doctors other than Kelley, among them Dr. Max Gerson > (Chapter 17), have > recommended coffee enemas. > > The original Kelley program also included purges to cleanse the > liver, gallbladder, intestines, > kidneys, and lungs. Like many other metabolic therapists, Kelley > believed that the functioning of > these organs is severely impaired in the cancer patient. Colonic > irrigations, liver and gallbladder > flushes, and controlled sweating accomplished the cleansing tasks. > Kelley also often recommended > some form of manipulative therapy, such as chiropractic adjustment > or osteopathic manipulation, > to stimulate enervated nerves. > > A frequently overlooked aspect of the Kelley system is its spiritual > component. Kelley called his > approach metabolic ecology, taking into account the cancer patient's > total environment-physical, > mental, emotional, and spiritual. He urged the patient to " accept > the fact that you are afflicted with > a symptom (malignant cancer) and that recovery is possible. > Establish a faith in a power greater > than yourself and know that with His help you can regain health and > harmony. " 6 Patients were > encouraged to conduct a searching self-analysis and to eliminate > negative behavioral patterns and > emotions. > > The rigorous Kelley regimen is not easy. It requires self- discipline > and a strong will to alter > established dietary and other habits. Some patients experience fear > and anxiety during " healing > crises " involving Iymph-system swelling, pain, and fever, all normal > responses as the body > detoxifies and heals. Critics of the system are deeply troubled by > the enormous number of pills > the patient is required to consume. Orthodox medicine holds that > megadoses of vitamins and > minerals are unnecessary and can be harmful. Excessive amounts of > the fat-soluble vitamins (A, > D, E, and K) are stored in the body and can be toxic, according to > mainstream physicians. > > But Kelley proponents counter that the nutritional program supplies > various aids to the digestive > system enabling the large doses of supplements to be absorbed and > fully utilized. These digestive > aids include hydrochloric acid, said to be abnormally low in many > people, lessening their ability to > digest proteins. Kelley also prescribed a combination of the herb > comfrey and the digestive > enzyme pepsin. These supplements dissolve the mucous coatings that > cover the villi (the > fingerlike projections) of the small intestine and block the > absorption of nutrients. > > Kelley's theory that people are genetically carnivorous, vegetarian, > or somewhere in-between is > rejected by many vegetarians and by others. > > Some prospective patients were put off by the idea of frequent > enemas, although Kelley claimed > that most of his patients quickly adapted to this procedure. In > fact, many patients on > metabolic-therapy programs have reported a dramatic increase in > energy and improved outlook > after a coffee enema, presumably because of the elimination of > toxins from the bloodstream, > cells, and liver. The procedure appears to calm and soothe the > nervous system, dispelling nausea, > irritability, lethargy, lack of appetite, and sometimes even severe > pain. > > Pat Judson, a woman from Dearborn, Michigan, became Dr. Kelley's > patient in 1972, having been > operated on for cancer of the colon two years earlier. She is now in > excellent health and completely > cancer-free after her original diagnosis of " incurable " cancer. As > she told a Michigan State > Legislature committee investigating alternative cancer treatments in > 1977, " I speak as . . . a > cancer patient who seven years ago was sent home to die by a doctor > who told me there was > nothing more traditional medicine could do for me.... One of the > doctors that performed my > surgery told me that I had the fastest-growing type known to man and > cobalt or chemotherapy > would not help me. Expressing surprise that I even survived the > surgery, he told me I had six > months to a year to live. However, I was given diethylstilbestrol > [DES] for hormone balance since > they had also removed my ovaries. I have wondered many times why a > medical doctor would > prescribe a cancer-producing drug to a cancer patient. " 7 > > In January 1972, almost two years after the original surgery, Pat > had a recurrence of the blockage > of her colon, and the cancer had metastasized to the lymph glands. > Reluctant to go through the > ordeal of surgery a second time, she turned to a different doctor, > who advised her that she might > survive " possibly three months " with surgery. At that point, she > heard of the nutritional therapy of > Dr. Kelley and went to visit him in Texas. > > After taking a blood sample and conducting diagnostic tests that > were subjected to computer > analysis, Kelley determined that Pat had a cancer index of 600. This > scale was devised by Kelley to > gauge the body's ability to defend itself; it runs from an optimal 1 > (normal) to 1,000 (terminal, > beyond help). Following these tests, Kelley prescribed a combination > of diet, rest, exercise, and > detoxification. > > When Pat Judson returned to Kelley's office five months later for a > checkup, her index rating had > dropped to 300 and her cancer was under control. Eleven months after > the initial visit, a shriveled > mass of excreted material was found to be necrotic, or dead, tissue > from the colon tumor. Pat's > next cancer-index reading with Kelley was 50, which is within the > normal range. Standard diagnostic > tests subsequently confirmed her to be in remission. > > During Pat's first operation in 1970, her surgeon had noticed a lump > in her throat that she had had > since girlhood. He said it might have been a " leader " for the > cancer. As Pat continued on a Kelley > maintenance protocol after being diagnosed in remission, she also > took Essiac (Chapter 10), the > Canadian herbal tea that has helped many cancer patients. By 1978, > the lump in Pat's throat was > completely gone, and it has never returned. (Note: Some > practitioners strongly advise against > combining the Kelley program with Essiac or any other herbal remedy. > They contend that the herbs > work against the enzyme supplements.) > > Pat Judson served as president of the Metro-Detroit chapter of the > Foundation for Advancement in > Cancer Therapy (FACT), in which capacity she told a Michigan State > Legislature committee, " If I > had accepted the advice of my doctor, if I had not been directed to > Dr. Kelley, I would be another > cancer statistic. " In her speech, she also rebuked the medical > establishment for its constant > harassment of Dr. Kelley. > > Kelley's problems with the medical orthodoxy intensified in 1969, > when he self-published his book > One Answer to Cancer, which became a best-seller in the " nutritional > underground. " The dietary > program presented in the book was a distillation of his personal > battle against illness. In 1964, > according to Kelley, he was told by a doctor that he had > metastasized pancreatic cancer, one of the > deadliest forms of the disease, and that he had only weeks to live. > There is no biopsy verification > for his cancer. His internist recommended surgery, but the surgeon > felt Kelley wouldn't survive the > operation. > > With nothing to lose, Kelley, who holds a Doctorate of Dental > Surgery (D.D.S.) from Baylor > University in Dallas and has an extensive background in nutrition, > began his own impromptu > course of nutritional therapy and lifestyle changes. As he gradually > recovered, he felt he had > stumbled across a scientific discovery and undertook further > research to refine his program. > > As One Answer to Cancer soared in popularity, Texas medical and > legal of facials launched an > investigation of its author in 1969. Undercover officials posed as > patients. A restraining order > prohibited Kelley from treating nondental disease, and a local > district court made it illegal for him > to distribute One Answer to Cancer or any other publication > discussing his approach to > degenerative illness. Dr. Kelley appealed the decision to the United > States Supreme Court, arguing > that the restraining order was a flagrant violation of his First > Amendment rights. But the Supreme > Court upheld the ruling. " To my knowledge, Dr. Kelley remains the > only scientist in this country's > history ever forbidden by court decree from publishing, " notes Dr. > . > > In 1971, the American Cancer Society put Kelley's therapy on its > Unproven Methods blacklist, > where it remains. To this day, no ACS scientist has ever attempted a > direct, objective evaluation of > Kelley's methods and results. > > After the Texas dental board suspended his license for five years in > 1976, Kelley moved to > Winthrop, Washington, where he continued his nutritional practice. > He later moved to > Pennsylvania. > > Kelley's most highly publicized encounter with the medical > establishment began in 1980, when he > agreed to treat actor Steve McQueen, suffering from advanced > mesothelioma, a rare, nearly > always fatal form of lung cancer. McQueen's malignancy was too > extensive for surgery, and his > terminal condition was completely hopeless. Nevertheless, on > Kelley's advice, McQueen entered a > small Mexican hospital where doctors claimed to use the Kelley > program. McQueen never followed > the full Kelley protocol; he smoked and smuggled junk food into his > room. Even so, after eight > weeks on a partial Kelley regimen, his tumor had stopped growing, he > no longer felt a need for > painkillers, and he had put on weight. His doctors expressed some > cause for optimism. However, > McQueen eventually discontinued the program. He died in November > 1980, just hours after > undergoing surgery to remove an apparently dead tumor mass in his > abdomen. > > The ensuing publicity triggered a media assault on Kelley organized > by the American medical > community. Spokesmen for the ACS, NCI, and leading medical schools > condemned Kelley and his > methods vociferously, without ever bothering to examine the details > of McQueen's treatment. > > Kelley claimed a high success rate with patients on his therapy. For > those with a predicted life > expectancy of about three months, he said that a well- designed > nutritional program would yield > " slightly better than a 50-50 chance of survival. " For those with a > very advanced disease, given > less than three months to live, he claimed a success rate between 25 > and 35 percent. These > figures have not been verified and should be treated with caution. > Yet according to Ruth Sackman, > executive director of FACT, an educational organization that leans > toward a nutritional-metabolic > approach, " Enough of Kelley's patients lived ten years or more to > suggest a pattern of survival and > to indicate that he was using a basically sound system. " > > In Kelley's elaborate system of diagnosis and treatment, patients > answered a detailed > questionnaire, a nutritional survey consisting of up to 3,200 > questions. The results were assessed > by computer, and each patient was then fitted into Kelley's > classification system of metabolic > typing, which he used in treating a wide variety of diseases. > > To understand Kelley's metabolic typing system, let us quickly > review the ABCs of metabolism. The > human body has two nervous systems. The central nervous system > regulates conscious > movement, and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) governs unconscious > actions such as > digestion, the secretion of enzymes and hormones, breathing, blood > circulation, and heartbeat. > The ANS plays a key role in the way cells transform food into > energy. > > There are two branches of the ANS-the sympathetic system, which > tends to speed up body > metabolism, and the parasympathetic system, which slows down > metabolism. Kelley's thesis is that > people can be divided into three genetically based categories that > evolved in distinctive > environments under evolutionary pressure. Each metabolic type > reflects an inborn balance in the > activities of these two subsystems. > > According to Kelley, people who are slow- oxidizing " sympathetic > dominant " types thrive on > high-carbohydrate, low-protein foods and are meant to eat a largely > vegetarian diet. Fast-oxidizing > " parasympathetic dominants " grow hungry and weak between meals, so > Kelley suggested that they > follow a diet providing at least half of their total calories from > fatty meat. " Balanced types, " having > both branches of the autonomic nervous system equally developed, > were said to thrive on a wide > variety of foods. > > If a person follows the " wrong " diet, in Kelley's theory, disease is > more likely to develop. For each > of the three basic types (broken down into ten metabolic subtypes), > he recommended a diet that > would push the autonomic nervous system toward metabolic > equilibrium. Furthermore, he linked > specific syndromes and illnesses with each of the three types. " Hard > tumors " -malignancies of the > internal organs such as lung or colon cancer-were held to be more > likely to afflict severely > imbalanced " sympathetic dominants. " " Soft tumors " -cancers of the > white blood cells and lymph > system-were linked with " parasympathetic dominants. " > > Dr. , the New York City physician mentioned at the > beginning of this chapter who > uses a modified Kelley program, visited Dr. Kelley in Texas in 1981 > and was given access to all of > Kelley's records. was amazed to discover case after case of > patients with advanced > metastatic cancer who were healthy and active five, ten, and fifteen > years after diagnosis. > > interviewed 455 Kelley patients in depth, then narrowed > down the group to 160 after > eliminating the patients whom he considered inadequately diagnosed, > others who had received > intensive orthodox therapy, others who had been apparently " cured of > their disease before they > consulted Dr. Kelley, " and still others who did not meet the > selection criteria. Eventually, > selected 50 patients whom he considered representative cases rather > than Kelley's best cases. > > These 50 patients represented a broad spectrum of cancer types, > including long-term survivors of > cancer of the breast, colon, ovaries, pancreas, and prostate. > According to 's findings: > > . . . 22 of the patients . . . experienced documented regression of > cancer while pursuing the Kelley > program. None in this group received orthodox therapy during this > period of improvement . . . > Another 5 patients described regression of superficial, > biopsy-proven malignancies, such as breast > tumors or cancerous Lymph nodes . . . [but] never returned to their > orthodox physicians for > follow-up studies. > > . . . six patients were found at surgery to have extensive > inoperable abdominal or pelvic disease, > such as metastatic pancreatic or prostate carcinoma. All these > patients were given terminal > prognoses. None have ever returned to their orthodox physicians, so > strictly speaking I have no > proof of tumor regression . . . [although] each of these people has > survived for years with cancer > that usually kills within months.8 > > Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease; the > f~ive-year survival rate in > orthodox medicine is essentially 0 percent. Dr. reviewed > the records of all 22 patients > whom Kelley had diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 1974 and > 1982. Five of these 22 > patients followed the Kelley program completely. Their median > survival (at the time of 's > study in 1987) was nine years, and 4 of the 5 are alive today; one > died of Alzheimer's disease. > This is a 100 percent remission rate for those who adhered to the > full Kelley regimen. (The 10 > patients with pancreatic cancer who never followed the treatment had > a median survival time of 67 > days. Seven who partially followed the program had a median survival > time of 233 days.) > > These reported results are virtually unheard-of in conventional > treatment. Orthodox medicine gives > a median survival time of two to six months for pancreatic cancer. > > One of Kelley's patients whom investigated was Dunn, > a sixty-two-year-old man > from Missouri diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in dune > 1977. The formal diagnosis, as > it appears in the medical records, reads, " Carcinoma of the > pancreas- unresectable, incurable. " > Although his traditional physician recommended both chemotherapy and > radiation, Dunn was told > he would probably not live a year even with aggressive treatment. > Refusing both options, he took > a brief course of laetrile in Mexico, then consulted Dr. Kelley and, > in August 1977, began the full > Kelley protocol. > > Within a year, Dunn said, he felt better than at any other time in > his life. A follow-up CAT scan > indicated that the once-large pancreatic tumor had completely > regressed. Exploratory surgery in > 1983 to remove a small bowel obstruction further confirmed that the > tumor was gone. When last > contacted by Dr. more then ten years after his original > diagnosis, Dunn was following a > maintenance protocol and was in excellent health. > > Dr. treats advanced cancer patients with a Kelley- derived > program. He keeps careful > records of his own patients and also monitors many of Kelley's > patients who have survived ten > years or more. He claims that approximately 80 percent of his > patients are doing well on his > therapy. Most of his patients have already been heavily treated with > surgery, radiation, or > chemotherapy and, having failed these modalities, come to him with a > prognosis of two to three > months to live. > > In May 1985, doctors removed roughly ten pounds of tumor from Bonnie > Randolph, a clinical > psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. They also performed a > total hysterectomy. Bonnie's > ovarian cancer had grown silently for eight years, according to the > doctors, and had spread to her > abdominal organs. The survival rates in such cases are less than 20 > percent. > > Over the next year, Bonnie underwent eight courses of chemotherapy > and two more major > operations, all of which failed to eradicate the cancer. By the > fourth chemotherapy treatment, her > bone marrow was suppressed to such an extent that her white blood > count had plunged from a > normal of 4,000 to less than 100. After the second major surgery, in > March 1986, her doctor > injected a massive dose of radioactive phosphorus into her abdomen, > " which he said would be my > quota of radiation for the rest of my life, " according to Bonnie. > Six ovarian cancer specialists then > told her that despite the radiation treatment, she had a year to > live at the most. > > Bonnie, who tells her remarkable, moving story in the November 1991 > issue of East West, began > investigating alternative therapies through a cancer referral > service. " I had known there were > cancer survivors who had beaten the odds by using nontraditional > forms of treatment. What I did > not know was that there were so many of them-and that they were > doing so well. " She became a > patient of Kelley, and her CA 125-a standard medical test > for ovarian cancer-dropped from > 29 to 11. (A reading above 35 indicates tumor growth.) Her pelvic > exams were negative. But Dr. > Kelley abruptly moved away into semiretirement. A few months later, > the ovarian cancer returned. > > Her conventional doctor insisted that Bonnie undergo radiation once > more, even though it would > not save her life. When Bonnie refused to submit her body to more > damage from radiation > therapy, her doctor became incensed. " 'You'll be dead in two > months,' he yelled at me over the > phone. " > > For two months, Bonnie followed a strict nutritional program, which > she believes kept her alive, > while searching for a responsible alternative practitioner. In > January 1988, she began the > Kelley-derived program with Dr. in New York. " He warned me > that it could be years before > I became completely well again because of all the damage the chemo > and radiation had done to > my immune system, " she says. Under Dr. 's supervision, > Bonnie followed an organic > vegetarian diet (one of the ten diets prescribed) and took massive > doses of pancreatic enzymes, > nutritional supplements, and coffee enemas. > > Today, more than six years after her initial diagnosis, Bonnie is > alive, free of pain, and writing a > book about her experience. Her last three Pap smears were normal. > Although she still has > evidence of cancer and works hard to maintain good health, she keeps > the cancer under control > with a maintenance protocol of pancreatic enzymes, supplements, and > sound nutrition and hopes > to achieve complete remission. " The regimen requires > discipline, " Bonnie reflects, " but > this is a small price to pay for having the chance to live out my > life. And implementing the > program is in my hands, so I feel that I am in command of my health > care. " > > In a review of the study published in a leading > insurance-industry journal, Maver, > vice president and research director of Mutual Benefit Life, stated, > " The Research Division has > been evaluating Dr. ' results over the last four months, > including numerous site visits.... > The results are indeed extraordinary. " He added, " This is a prime > example of an innovative > therapy that merits evaluation, but is being ignored. As costly as > cancer is to our industry, and in > light of such promising and cost-effective preliminary results, our > industry should consider funding > such a trial. " 9 > > > > References > > 1. , M.D., One Man Alone: An Investigation of > Nutrition, Cancer, and > Kelley, unpublished manuscript, 1987. 2. G. > Houston, Misinformation From > OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, invited review for the U.S. > Congress, Office of > Technology Assessment (Otho, IA: People Against Cancer, 1990), p. > 10. 3. Harold Ladas, " Book > Review, " Cancer Victors Journal, Summer-Fall 1988, pp. 23- 24. 4. > Interview in Healthview > Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 5, 1976, pp. 4, 10. 5. For a review of these > enzyme studies, see Max Wolf, > M.D., and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D., Enzyme Therapy (Los Angeles: > Regent House, 1972), pp. > 135-146. 6. Kelley, One Answer to Cancer (Winthrop, > WA: Wedgestone Press, > 1974). 7. Cancer Forum, vol. 3, no. 5-6 1980; and interview with the > author. 8. , op. cit., > pp. 71-72. 9. W. Maver, " Nutrition and Cancer: The > Study, " On the Risk, vol. 7, > no. 2, 1991, originally published in Discoveries in Medicine, Mutual > Benefit Life. > > > > Resources > > , M.D. > > 737 Park Avenue > > New York, NY 10021 > > Phone: 212-535-3993 > > For further information on the modified Kelley therapy and details > on treatment. > > > > Reading Material > > Dr. Kelley's Answer to Cancer (combining One Answer to Cancer, by > Kelley, and Metabolic > Ecology, by Fred Rohe), Wedgestone Press (Winthrop, Washington), > 1986. Out of print; check your > local library. The New Approach to Cancer, by Cameron Stauth, > English Brothers Press (New York), > 1982. Out of print; available from the Cancer Control Society (see > page xv for address and phone > number). Contains a good deal of information on metabolic therapies > and the case histories of > twenty cancer survivors who followed a Kelley-type program. One Man > Alone: An Investigation of > Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, written and > distributed by , > M.D. (see above for address and phone number), 1987. Unpublished > manuscript. Includes a > biographical profile of Kelley, a detailed explanation of his > system, and an analysis of fifty case > histories documented with hospital and patient records. Cancer > Forum. Back issues of this > magazine have numerous articles and case histories. > > BACK > > > > > > Learn more about cancer: > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/ > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/faq.htm > http://www.geocities.com/~mycleanse/ > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158 > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the egroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 ---Let me explain, if you read the article the 11 patients talked about in the article are the 11 that were in the trial with Pancreatic Cancer. They are the 11 that had the average life span of 17 months and the 11 that Dr.Brennan refered to when he said he did not think 11 people should change the way a nation doese business. It did not mean Dr only had 11 patients go in to remission. Sorry if I offended you. Danny In @y..., jrtex@w... wrote: > Go back and read it again. The " 11 " mentioned > are in there twice. And I never said anything > bad about ...I just told you what I > read. You sound very argumentative (and > rather thick) to try and put me on the defensive. You are like so many > on the internet > that " skipread " (or can't read) and misquote. > All I was doing was repeating my actual experience with Kelley. And > how come > even has no use for him? Kelley'll > tell you he's cured " thousands " and can't > quote one. I don't like you...bye. JR > > > -I do not know were you got your information. I thought the article > in the New Yorker was a fair and positive aricle about Dr . > The bottom line is that the trials he has had that led upto his > current trial have done far better than conventional treatments for > Pancreatic Cancer. The average life of his patients was 17 months > comparing to 5 months with the latest chemotherapy. I would love to > know were you got your information that he has only had 11 cancer > remissions. This was not in the New Yorker or any other article I > have read about him. As for Dr. I agree he may be crazy but > there are many crazy geniuses. > > Danny > > -- In @y..., jrtex@w... wrote: > > Sorry to burst the / baloon..but > > look at the Feb 3 edition of the New Yorker > > for a detailed story on the 2, especially . Although he's > > received a sizable > > grant from a reputable source he's only been > > able to verify (and he admits this) about > > 11 cancer remissions...those of 5 years or > > more..in his years of enzyme therapy. > > On the other hand claims thousands > > of " cures " but can't give you any tangible > > evidence of them..not one. I talked to him > > and he claims he lost all records when " the > > Jew doctors burned down his home-office " . > > The 2 do not get along any more anyway. > > Best, JR > > > > > > The following is copied from an article on Kelley DDS who developed > a > > treatment for cancer using enzymes. I understand that himself > is not > > overjoyed with the representations of Dr. . Further > research should > > show where to contact Dr. Kelley himself. He claims that you need a > special > > scource of pancreatic enzymes, as most of the available enzymes > have had the > > necessary active ingredient taken out. > > > > > > > > > > BACK > > > > > > 's Nutritional-Metabolic Therapy > > > > © 1993 by Walters > > > > (Excerpted from Options: The Alternative Cancer Therapy > Book, Avery > > Publishing) > > > > > > > > Over a twenty-five year period, Dr. Kelley, > a dentist > > by training, developed a > > complex approach to treating many chronic and degenerative > diseases, > > including cancer. The three > > main elements of his metabolic program are nutrition, > > detoxification, and supplements of > > pancreatic enzymes. Although the controversial Kansas-born > > practitioner was condemned as a > > charlatan by the orthodox medical establishment, thousands > of > > severely ill patients sought his > > advice and followed his program, many with reported good > results. > > Today, a number of > > practitioners claim to be using the Kelley regimen, though > whether > > they actually are is open to > > question. > > > > Interest in Kelley's therapy has increased dramatically in > recent > > years, largely due to the work of > > , a New York City physician who treats > cancer > > patients in advanced or terminal > > stages using a modified version of the Kelley program. A > graduate of > > Cornell University Medical > > School, Dr. undertook a five-year case study of > Kelley's > > own cancer patients who had > > done well on the program.1 's 500-page study was > prepared > > under the sponsorship of > > Good, M.D., Ph.D., then president of Memorial Sloan- > Kettering > > Cancer Center. It is " widely > > regarded as the finest case review ever conducted > concerning an > > alternative cancer therapy, " > > according to Misinformation From OTA on Unconventional > Cancer > > Treatments, by G. > > Houston.2 > > > > " has given us convincing evidence that diet and > nutrition > > produce long-term remission in > > cancer patients almost all of whom were beyond conventional > help, " > > wrote the late Harold Ladas, > > Ph.D., a biologist and former professor at Hunter > College. " Because > > the cases [in 's > > study] represent a wide variety of cancers, the implication > is that > > the paradigm has wide > > applicability to cancer treatment.... What should happen is > that ACS > > or NCI should immediately > > follow up with a half million dollar study to evaluate the > rest of > > Kelley's cancer patients. But don't > > hold your breath, " added Ladas, who concluded, " The > evidence is in, > > and it is stunning. Kelley is > > vindicated. " 3 Dr. 's findings on Kelley's patients > are > > discussed later in this chapter. > > > > Kelley held that a root cause of cancer is the > body's > > inability to metabolize (digest and > > utilize) protein. " The person gets cancer because he's not > properly > > metabolizing the protein in his > > diet, " said Dr. Kelley. " Then, to make matters worse, the > tumor has > > such a high metabolism that it > > uses up much of the food which is eaten. " If a person's > disordered > > protein metabolism is not > > corrected, Kelley continued, " it will give rise to more > tumors in > > the future, even if the first one is > > successfully removed. This, by the way, is the unfortunate > reason > > why so many seemingly > > successful cancer operations end up in recurrences a year > or two > > later. The tumor was removed, > > but the cause-improper protein metabolism-remained. " 4 > > > > Dr. Kelley linked faulty metabolism to a deficiency of > pancreatic > > enzymes, which he regarded as a > > fundamental cause of cancer. He believed that certain > pancreatic > > enzymes, especially those that > > are proteolytic (protein-digesdng) enzymes, are the body's > first > > line of defense against > > malignancy. This theory stands in marked contrast to > conventional > > medicine, which holds that the > > immune system, with its natural killer cells, protects > people > > against cancer. > > > > As every biology student learns, the pancreas releases > enzymes > > directly into the small intestine to > > aid digestion. But Kelley maintained that the pancreas also > secretes > > enzymes into the > > bloodstream, where they circulate, reaching all body > tissues and > > killing cancer cells by digesting > > them. Studies in the clinical literature lend support to > this > > theory, first proposed by Dr. Beard, > > a ish embryologist working at the turn of the century.5 > > > > Imbalance of mineral metabolism is another condition that > allows > > malignancy to occur, according > > to Dr. Kelley. He identified mineral imbalance as a root > cause of > > the breakdown of the immune > > system. Additionally, he said, cancer cells produce immune- > blocking > > factors and seem to generate > > an electromagnetic force field that inhibits the proper > response of > > the immune system. > > > > The Kelley anticancer program combines therapeutic > nutrition, > > supplements intended to destroy > > cancer cells, and vigorous detoxification of the body. > Kelley > > divided people into what he called ten > > metabolic types, with slow-oxidizing vegetarians at one > extreme and > > fast-oxidizing carnivores at > > the other. Each person is different, he asserted, not only > in > > nutritional needs but also in food > > utilization. > > > > For each of the ten different metabolic types, a different > > nutritional program was recommended. > > An individualized diet was tailored to match the metabolic > character > > of each patient, taking into > > account his or her physiology, neurological and physical > make-up, > > basic metabolic rate, and > > personality. Some common threads ran through the diets, > however. The > > consumption of raw, > > organic fruits and vegetables was emphasized, while protein > intake > > was reduced considerably in > > order to preserve the enzymes needed to digest the fruits > and > > vegetables. > > > > In addition to following a diet, Kelley's patients also > took up to > > 150 supplement pills per day, > > including pancreatic enzymes, vitamins and minerals, and > > concentrates of raw beef or organs and > > glands believed by Kelley to contain tissue-specific growth > factors, > > hormones, natural stimulants, > > and " protective " molecules. > > > > A direct antitumor effect has been observed repeatedly in > patients > > on various metabolic therapies > > who receive enzymes either orally or by injection. As the > enzyme > > " digests. the tumor, large > > amounts of cellular debris are released into the > bloodstream and > > surrounding tissues, according to > > Kelley. These breakdown products from cancer cells are > foreign to > > the normal body and can be > > very toxic, he maintained. Even though the liver and kidney > can > > filter these substances out of the > > bloodstream, the wastes from tumor destruction form so > quickly > > during enzyme therapy that the > > body's normal detoxification processes may become > overloaded. > > > > To assist their bodies in detoxification, Kelley's patients > > periodically discontinued their enzymes > > and other supplements for several days. This rest period, > Kelley > > believed, allows the liver and > > kidneys to catch up with the body's load of tumor by- > products. As a > > second aid in detoxification, > > Kelley advised all his patients to take at least one coffee > enema > > daily. His reasoning was that > > coffee enemas clean out the liver and gallbladder and help > the body > > get rid of the toxins produced > > during tumor breakdown. > > > > During a coffee enema, claimed Kelley, the caffeine that is > rapidly > > absorbed in the large intestine > > flows quickly into the liver. He held that in high enough > > concentrations, caffeine causes the liver > > and gallbladder to contract vigorously, releasing large > amounts of > > stored wastes into the intestinal > > tract and greatly aiding elimination. Kelley also believed > that > > enemas are important in stimulating > > the immune system, since most waste products eliminated by > > detoxification are enzyme inhibitors. > > Frequent enemas prevent the suppression of protein- digesting > > enzymes. These enzymes can > > break down the cancer cells' fibrin (protein) coats, making > the > > cancer cells more vulnerable to the > > immune system. > > > > Nonorthodox doctors other than Kelley, among them Dr. Max > Gerson > > (Chapter 17), have > > recommended coffee enemas. > > > > The original Kelley program also included purges to cleanse > the > > liver, gallbladder, intestines, > > kidneys, and lungs. Like many other metabolic therapists, > Kelley > > believed that the functioning of > > these organs is severely impaired in the cancer patient. > Colonic > > irrigations, liver and gallbladder > > flushes, and controlled sweating accomplished the cleansing > tasks. > > Kelley also often recommended > > some form of manipulative therapy, such as chiropractic > adjustment > > or osteopathic manipulation, > > to stimulate enervated nerves. > > > > A frequently overlooked aspect of the Kelley system is its > spiritual > > component. Kelley called his > > approach metabolic ecology, taking into account the cancer > patient's > > total environment-physical, > > mental, emotional, and spiritual. He urged the patient > to " accept > > the fact that you are afflicted with > > a symptom (malignant cancer) and that recovery is possible. > > Establish a faith in a power greater > > than yourself and know that with His help you can regain > health and > > harmony. " 6 Patients were > > encouraged to conduct a searching self-analysis and to > eliminate > > negative behavioral patterns and > > emotions. > > > > The rigorous Kelley regimen is not easy. It requires self- > discipline > > and a strong will to alter > > established dietary and other habits. Some patients > experience fear > > and anxiety during " healing > > crises " involving Iymph-system swelling, pain, and fever, > all normal > > responses as the body > > detoxifies and heals. Critics of the system are deeply > troubled by > > the enormous number of pills > > the patient is required to consume. Orthodox medicine holds > that > > megadoses of vitamins and > > minerals are unnecessary and can be harmful. Excessive > amounts of > > the fat-soluble vitamins (A, > > D, E, and K) are stored in the body and can be toxic, > according to > > mainstream physicians. > > > > But Kelley proponents counter that the nutritional program > supplies > > various aids to the digestive > > system enabling the large doses of supplements to be > absorbed and > > fully utilized. These digestive > > aids include hydrochloric acid, said to be abnormally low > in many > > people, lessening their ability to > > digest proteins. Kelley also prescribed a combination of > the herb > > comfrey and the digestive > > enzyme pepsin. These supplements dissolve the mucous > coatings that > > cover the villi (the > > fingerlike projections) of the small intestine and block the > > absorption of nutrients. > > > > Kelley's theory that people are genetically carnivorous, > vegetarian, > > or somewhere in-between is > > rejected by many vegetarians and by others. > > > > Some prospective patients were put off by the idea of > frequent > > enemas, although Kelley claimed > > that most of his patients quickly adapted to this > procedure. In > > fact, many patients on > > metabolic-therapy programs have reported a dramatic > increase in > > energy and improved outlook > > after a coffee enema, presumably because of the elimination > of > > toxins from the bloodstream, > > cells, and liver. The procedure appears to calm and soothe > the > > nervous system, dispelling nausea, > > irritability, lethargy, lack of appetite, and sometimes > even severe > > pain. > > > > Pat Judson, a woman from Dearborn, Michigan, became Dr. > Kelley's > > patient in 1972, having been > > operated on for cancer of the colon two years earlier. She > is now in > > excellent health and completely > > cancer-free after her original diagnosis of " incurable " > cancer. As > > she told a Michigan State > > Legislature committee investigating alternative cancer > treatments in > > 1977, " I speak as . . . a > > cancer patient who seven years ago was sent home to die by > a doctor > > who told me there was > > nothing more traditional medicine could do for me.... One > of the > > doctors that performed my > > surgery told me that I had the fastest-growing type known > to man and > > cobalt or chemotherapy > > would not help me. Expressing surprise that I even survived > the > > surgery, he told me I had six > > months to a year to live. However, I was given > diethylstilbestrol > > [DES] for hormone balance since > > they had also removed my ovaries. I have wondered many > times why a > > medical doctor would > > prescribe a cancer-producing drug to a cancer patient. " 7 > > > > In January 1972, almost two years after the original > surgery, Pat > > had a recurrence of the blockage > > of her colon, and the cancer had metastasized to the lymph > glands. > > Reluctant to go through the > > ordeal of surgery a second time, she turned to a different > doctor, > > who advised her that she might > > survive " possibly three months " with surgery. At that > point, she > > heard of the nutritional therapy of > > Dr. Kelley and went to visit him in Texas. > > > > After taking a blood sample and conducting diagnostic tests > that > > were subjected to computer > > analysis, Kelley determined that Pat had a cancer index of > 600. This > > scale was devised by Kelley to > > gauge the body's ability to defend itself; it runs from an > optimal 1 > > (normal) to 1,000 (terminal, > > beyond help). Following these tests, Kelley prescribed a > combination > > of diet, rest, exercise, and > > detoxification. > > > > When Pat Judson returned to Kelley's office five months > later for a > > checkup, her index rating had > > dropped to 300 and her cancer was under control. Eleven > months after > > the initial visit, a shriveled > > mass of excreted material was found to be necrotic, or > dead, tissue > > from the colon tumor. Pat's > > next cancer-index reading with Kelley was 50, which is > within the > > normal range. Standard diagnostic > > tests subsequently confirmed her to be in remission. > > > > During Pat's first operation in 1970, her surgeon had > noticed a lump > > in her throat that she had had > > since girlhood. He said it might have been a " leader " for > the > > cancer. As Pat continued on a Kelley > > maintenance protocol after being diagnosed in remission, > she also > > took Essiac (Chapter 10), the > > Canadian herbal tea that has helped many cancer patients. > By 1978, > > the lump in Pat's throat was > > completely gone, and it has never returned. (Note: Some > > practitioners strongly advise against > > combining the Kelley program with Essiac or any other > herbal remedy. > > They contend that the herbs > > work against the enzyme supplements.) > > > > Pat Judson served as president of the Metro-Detroit chapter > of the > > Foundation for Advancement in > > Cancer Therapy (FACT), in which capacity she told a > Michigan State > > Legislature committee, " If I > > had accepted the advice of my doctor, if I had not been > directed to > > Dr. Kelley, I would be another > > cancer statistic. " In her speech, she also rebuked the > medical > > establishment for its constant > > harassment of Dr. Kelley. > > > > Kelley's problems with the medical orthodoxy intensified in > 1969, > > when he self-published his book > > One Answer to Cancer, which became a best-seller in > the " nutritional > > underground. " The dietary > > program presented in the book was a distillation of his > personal > > battle against illness. In 1964, > > according to Kelley, he was told by a doctor that he had > > metastasized pancreatic cancer, one of the > > deadliest forms of the disease, and that he had only weeks > to live. > > There is no biopsy verification > > for his cancer. His internist recommended surgery, but the > surgeon > > felt Kelley wouldn't survive the > > operation. > > > > With nothing to lose, Kelley, who holds a Doctorate of > Dental > > Surgery (D.D.S.) from Baylor > > University in Dallas and has an extensive background in > nutrition, > > began his own impromptu > > course of nutritional therapy and lifestyle changes. As he > gradually > > recovered, he felt he had > > stumbled across a scientific discovery and undertook further > > research to refine his program. > > > > As One Answer to Cancer soared in popularity, Texas medical > and > > legal of facials launched an > > investigation of its author in 1969. Undercover officials > posed as > > patients. A restraining order > > prohibited Kelley from treating nondental disease, and a > local > > district court made it illegal for him > > to distribute One Answer to Cancer or any other publication > > discussing his approach to > > degenerative illness. Dr. Kelley appealed the decision to > the United > > States Supreme Court, arguing > > that the restraining order was a flagrant violation of his > First > > Amendment rights. But the Supreme > > Court upheld the ruling. " To my knowledge, Dr. Kelley > remains the > > only scientist in this country's > > history ever forbidden by court decree from publishing, " > notes Dr. > > . > > > > In 1971, the American Cancer Society put Kelley's therapy > on its > > Unproven Methods blacklist, > > where it remains. To this day, no ACS scientist has ever > attempted a > > direct, objective evaluation of > > Kelley's methods and results. > > > > After the Texas dental board suspended his license for five > years in > > 1976, Kelley moved to > > Winthrop, Washington, where he continued his nutritional > practice. > > He later moved to > > Pennsylvania. > > > > Kelley's most highly publicized encounter with the medical > > establishment began in 1980, when he > > agreed to treat actor Steve McQueen, suffering from advanced > > mesothelioma, a rare, nearly > > always fatal form of lung cancer. McQueen's malignancy was > too > > extensive for surgery, and his > > terminal condition was completely hopeless. Nevertheless, on > > Kelley's advice, McQueen entered a > > small Mexican hospital where doctors claimed to use the > Kelley > > program. McQueen never followed > > the full Kelley protocol; he smoked and smuggled junk food > into his > > room. Even so, after eight > > weeks on a partial Kelley regimen, his tumor had stopped > growing, he > > no longer felt a need for > > painkillers, and he had put on weight. His doctors > expressed some > > cause for optimism. However, > > McQueen eventually discontinued the program. He died in > November > > 1980, just hours after > > undergoing surgery to remove an apparently dead tumor mass > in his > > abdomen. > > > > The ensuing publicity triggered a media assault on Kelley > organized > > by the American medical > > community. Spokesmen for the ACS, NCI, and leading medical > schools > > condemned Kelley and his > > methods vociferously, without ever bothering to examine the > details > > of McQueen's treatment. > > > > Kelley claimed a high success rate with patients on his > therapy. For > > those with a predicted life > > expectancy of about three months, he said that a well- > designed > > nutritional program would yield > > " slightly better than a 50-50 chance of survival. " For > those with a > > very advanced disease, given > > less than three months to live, he claimed a success rate > between 25 > > and 35 percent. These > > figures have not been verified and should be treated with > caution. > > Yet according to Ruth Sackman, > > executive director of FACT, an educational organization > that leans > > toward a nutritional-metabolic > > approach, " Enough of Kelley's patients lived ten years or > more to > > suggest a pattern of survival and > > to indicate that he was using a basically sound system. " > > > > In Kelley's elaborate system of diagnosis and treatment, > patients > > answered a detailed > > questionnaire, a nutritional survey consisting of up to > 3,200 > > questions. The results were assessed > > by computer, and each patient was then fitted into Kelley's > > classification system of metabolic > > typing, which he used in treating a wide variety of > diseases. > > > > To understand Kelley's metabolic typing system, let us > quickly > > review the ABCs of metabolism. The > > human body has two nervous systems. The central nervous > system > > regulates conscious > > movement, and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) governs > unconscious > > actions such as > > digestion, the secretion of enzymes and hormones, > breathing, blood > > circulation, and heartbeat. > > The ANS plays a key role in the way cells transform food > into > > energy. > > > > There are two branches of the ANS-the sympathetic system, > which > > tends to speed up body > > metabolism, and the parasympathetic system, which slows down > > metabolism. Kelley's thesis is that > > people can be divided into three genetically based > categories that > > evolved in distinctive > > environments under evolutionary pressure. Each metabolic > type > > reflects an inborn balance in the > > activities of these two subsystems. > > > > According to Kelley, people who are slow- > oxidizing " sympathetic > > dominant " types thrive on > > high-carbohydrate, low-protein foods and are meant to eat a > largely > > vegetarian diet. Fast-oxidizing > > " parasympathetic dominants " grow hungry and weak between > meals, so > > Kelley suggested that they > > follow a diet providing at least half of their total > calories from > > fatty meat. " Balanced types, " having > > both branches of the autonomic nervous system equally > developed, > > were said to thrive on a wide > > variety of foods. > > > > If a person follows the " wrong " diet, in Kelley's theory, > disease is > > more likely to develop. For each > > of the three basic types (broken down into ten metabolic > subtypes), > > he recommended a diet that > > would push the autonomic nervous system toward metabolic > > equilibrium. Furthermore, he linked > > specific syndromes and illnesses with each of the three > types. " Hard > > tumors " -malignancies of the > > internal organs such as lung or colon cancer-were held to > be more > > likely to afflict severely > > imbalanced " sympathetic dominants. " " Soft tumors " -cancers > of the > > white blood cells and lymph > > system-were linked with " parasympathetic dominants. " > > > > Dr. , the New York City physician > mentioned at the > > beginning of this chapter who > > uses a modified Kelley program, visited Dr. Kelley in Texas > in 1981 > > and was given access to all of > > Kelley's records. was amazed to discover case > after case of > > patients with advanced > > metastatic cancer who were healthy and active five, ten, > and fifteen > > years after diagnosis. > > > > interviewed 455 Kelley patients in depth, then > narrowed > > down the group to 160 after > > eliminating the patients whom he considered inadequately > diagnosed, > > others who had received > > intensive orthodox therapy, others who had been > apparently " cured of > > their disease before they > > consulted Dr. Kelley, " and still others who did not meet the > > selection criteria. Eventually, > > selected 50 patients whom he considered representative > cases rather > > than Kelley's best cases. > > > > These 50 patients represented a broad spectrum of cancer > types, > > including long-term survivors of > > cancer of the breast, colon, ovaries, pancreas, and > prostate. > > According to 's findings: > > > > . . . 22 of the patients . . . experienced documented > regression of > > cancer while pursuing the Kelley > > program. None in this group received orthodox therapy > during this > > period of improvement . . . > > Another 5 patients described regression of superficial, > > biopsy-proven malignancies, such as breast > > tumors or cancerous Lymph nodes . . . [but] never returned > to their > > orthodox physicians for > > follow-up studies. > > > > . . . six patients were found at surgery to have extensive > > inoperable abdominal or pelvic disease, > > such as metastatic pancreatic or prostate carcinoma. All > these > > patients were given terminal > > prognoses. None have ever returned to their orthodox > physicians, so > > strictly speaking I have no > > proof of tumor regression . . . [although] each of these > people has > > survived for years with cancer > > that usually kills within months.8 > > > > Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the > disease; the > > f~ive-year survival rate in > > orthodox medicine is essentially 0 percent. Dr. > reviewed > > the records of all 22 patients > > whom Kelley had diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between > 1974 and > > 1982. Five of these 22 > > patients followed the Kelley program completely. Their > median > > survival (at the time of 's > > study in 1987) was nine years, and 4 of the 5 are alive > today; one > > died of Alzheimer's disease. > > This is a 100 percent remission rate for those who adhered > to the > > full Kelley regimen. (The 10 > > patients with pancreatic cancer who never followed the > treatment had > > a median survival time of 67 > > days. Seven who partially followed the program had a median > survival > > time of 233 days.) > > > > These reported results are virtually unheard-of in > conventional > > treatment. Orthodox medicine gives > > a median survival time of two to six months for pancreatic > cancer. > > > > One of Kelley's patients whom investigated was > Dunn, > > a sixty-two-year-old man > > from Missouri diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer > in dune > > 1977. The formal diagnosis, as > > it appears in the medical records, reads, " Carcinoma of the > > pancreas- unresectable, incurable. " > > Although his traditional physician recommended both > chemotherapy and > > radiation, Dunn was told > > he would probably not live a year even with aggressive > treatment. > > Refusing both options, he took > > a brief course of laetrile in Mexico, then consulted Dr. > Kelley and, > > in August 1977, began the full > > Kelley protocol. > > > > Within a year, Dunn said, he felt better than at any other > time in > > his life. A follow-up CAT scan > > indicated that the once-large pancreatic tumor had > completely > > regressed. Exploratory surgery in > > 1983 to remove a small bowel obstruction further confirmed > that the > > tumor was gone. When last > > contacted by Dr. more then ten years after his > original > > diagnosis, Dunn was following a > > maintenance protocol and was in excellent health. > > > > Dr. treats advanced cancer patients with a Kelley- > derived > > program. He keeps careful > > records of his own patients and also monitors many of > Kelley's > > patients who have survived ten > > years or more. He claims that approximately 80 percent of > his > > patients are doing well on his > > therapy. Most of his patients have already been heavily > treated with > > surgery, radiation, or > > chemotherapy and, having failed these modalities, come to > him with a > > prognosis of two to three > > months to live. > > > > In May 1985, doctors removed roughly ten pounds of tumor > from Bonnie > > Randolph, a clinical > > psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. They also > performed a > > total hysterectomy. Bonnie's > > ovarian cancer had grown silently for eight years, > according to the > > doctors, and had spread to her > > abdominal organs. The survival rates in such cases are less > than 20 > > percent. > > > > Over the next year, Bonnie underwent eight courses of > chemotherapy > > and two more major > > operations, all of which failed to eradicate the cancer. By > the > > fourth chemotherapy treatment, her > > bone marrow was suppressed to such an extent that her white > blood > > count had plunged from a > > normal of 4,000 to less than 100. After the second major > surgery, in > > March 1986, her doctor > > injected a massive dose of radioactive phosphorus into her > abdomen, > > " which he said would be my > > quota of radiation for the rest of my life, " according to > Bonnie. > > Six ovarian cancer specialists then > > told her that despite the radiation treatment, she had a > year to > > live at the most. > > > > Bonnie, who tells her remarkable, moving story in the > November 1991 > > issue of East West, began > > investigating alternative therapies through a cancer > referral > > service. " I had known there were > > cancer survivors who had beaten the odds by using > nontraditional > > forms of treatment. What I did > > not know was that there were so many of them-and that they > were > > doing so well. " She became a > > patient of Kelley, and her CA 125-a standard > medical test > > for ovarian cancer-dropped from > > 29 to 11. (A reading above 35 indicates tumor growth.) Her > pelvic > > exams were negative. But Dr. > > Kelley abruptly moved away into semiretirement. A few > months later, > > the ovarian cancer returned. > > > > Her conventional doctor insisted that Bonnie undergo > radiation once > > more, even though it would > > not save her life. When Bonnie refused to submit her body > to more > > damage from radiation > > therapy, her doctor became incensed. " 'You'll be dead in two > > months,' he yelled at me over the > > phone. " > > > > For two months, Bonnie followed a strict nutritional > program, which > > she believes kept her alive, > > while searching for a responsible alternative practitioner. > In > > January 1988, she began the > > Kelley-derived program with Dr. in New York. " He > warned me > > that it could be years before > > I became completely well again because of all the damage > the chemo > > and radiation had done to > > my immune system, " she says. Under Dr. 's > supervision, > > Bonnie followed an organic > > vegetarian diet (one of the ten diets prescribed) and took > massive > > doses of pancreatic enzymes, > > nutritional supplements, and coffee enemas. > > > > Today, more than six years after her initial diagnosis, > Bonnie is > > alive, free of pain, and writing a > > book about her experience. Her last three Pap smears were > normal. > > Although she still has > > evidence of cancer and works hard to maintain good health, > she keeps > > the cancer under control > > with a maintenance protocol of pancreatic enzymes, > supplements, and > > sound nutrition and hopes > > to achieve complete remission. " The regimen > requires > > discipline, " Bonnie reflects, " but > > this is a small price to pay for having the chance to live > out my > > life. And implementing the > > program is in my hands, so I feel that I am in command of > my health > > care. " > > > > In a review of the study published in a leading > > insurance-industry journal, Maver, > > vice president and research director of Mutual Benefit > Life, stated, > > " The Research Division has > > been evaluating Dr. ' results over the last four > months, > > including numerous site visits.... > > The results are indeed extraordinary. " He added, " This is a > prime > > example of an innovative > > therapy that merits evaluation, but is being ignored. As > costly as > > cancer is to our industry, and in > > light of such promising and cost-effective preliminary > results, our > > industry should consider funding > > such a trial. " 9 > > > > > > > > References > > > > 1. , M.D., One Man Alone: An > Investigation of > > Nutrition, Cancer, and > > Kelley, unpublished manuscript, 1987. 2. > G. > > Houston, Misinformation From > > OTA on Unconventional Cancer Treatments, invited review for > the U.S. > > Congress, Office of > > Technology Assessment (Otho, IA: People Against Cancer, > 1990), p. > > 10. 3. Harold Ladas, " Book > > Review, " Cancer Victors Journal, Summer-Fall 1988, pp. 23- > 24. 4. > > Interview in Healthview > > Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 5, 1976, pp. 4, 10. 5. For a review > of these > > enzyme studies, see Max Wolf, > > M.D., and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D., Enzyme Therapy (Los > Angeles: > > Regent House, 1972), pp. > > 135-146. 6. Kelley, One Answer to Cancer > (Winthrop, > > WA: Wedgestone Press, > > 1974). 7. Cancer Forum, vol. 3, no. 5-6 1980; and interview > with the > > author. 8. , op. cit., > > pp. 71-72. 9. W. Maver, " Nutrition and Cancer: The > > > Study, " On the Risk, vol. 7, > > no. 2, 1991, originally published in Discoveries in > Medicine, Mutual > > Benefit Life. > > > > > > > > Resources > > > > , M.D. > > > > 737 Park Avenue > > > > New York, NY 10021 > > > > Phone: 212-535-3993 > > > > For further information on the modified Kelley therapy and > details > > on treatment. > > > > > > > > Reading Material > > > > Dr. Kelley's Answer to Cancer (combining One Answer to > Cancer, by > > Kelley, and Metabolic > > Ecology, by Fred Rohe), Wedgestone Press (Winthrop, > Washington), > > 1986. Out of print; check your > > local library. The New Approach to Cancer, by Cameron > Stauth, > > English Brothers Press (New York), > > 1982. Out of print; available from the Cancer Control > Society (see > > page xv for address and phone > > number). Contains a good deal of information on metabolic > therapies > > and the case histories of > > twenty cancer survivors who followed a Kelley-type program. > One Man > > Alone: An Investigation of > > Nutrition, Cancer, and Kelley, written and > > distributed by , > > M.D. (see above for address and phone number), 1987. > Unpublished > > manuscript. Includes a > > biographical profile of Kelley, a detailed explanation of > his > > system, and an analysis of fifty case > > histories documented with hospital and patient records. > Cancer > > Forum. Back issues of this > > magazine have numerous articles and case histories. > > > > BACK > > > > > > > > > > > > Learn more about cancer: > > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/ > > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/faq.htm > > http://www.geocities.com/~mycleanse/ > > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158 > > > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to > the egroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 Leonard, Dr. Minton in Reno, Nevada has had excellent success with colon cancer. A paper he has written on the subject will be published soon in a " peer reviewed " medical journal.. See his website www.lifextensiondoctor.com. Art Brown Re: [ ] colon cancer > Dear , > > My 35 year old daughter in law, with 3 small kids, was operated on for > colorectral > > cancer a year or so ago, and was going through chemo. They did a body > > scan on her the other day and found three hot spots in her abdomen > > She has been pretty faithful with flax oil, cottage cheese, and > > raspberry smoothies, apricot seeds, green tea and green vegetables. > > Any other suggestions? I am particularly interested in hearing from > > anyone who used alternative means and achieved verifiable cures for > > diagnosed colorectal cancers. Theoretical ideas or suggestions are > > not particularly wanted at this time. > I don't know anyone personally who's had colon cancer. However, I've read > that (in addition to the items you listed above) the following are helpful in > healing colorectal > cancer (The most important items are CAPITALIZED): > > CHAGA > MISTLETOE (Iscador) > tumeric/curcumin > shiitake and coriolus versicolor (PSK) mushrooms > shark liver oil > Coenzyme Q-10 > Gerson and other anticancer diets > > Let me know if you'd like (1) names of books or websites that review > empirical studies of alt. treatments of colon cancer, (2) names of alt. > treatment centers that reportedly are successful w/advanced colon cancer, or > (3) alt. cancer practitioners in a particular geographic area. > > Best wishes, > Leonard > > > Learn more about cancer: > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/ > http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/faq.htm > http://www.geocities.com/~mycleanse/ > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158 > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the egroups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 Hi all, Re: Oxy-Cleanse colon cleanser. Wondering if anyone has had any experience with it. This is an inexpensive oxygen-based product in pill form made by a company called Matrix Health Preoducts in southern California. What intrigues me is its possible use with colon cancer in particular, as it is well known cancer cells hate oxygen. See info at www.matrixhealth.com/navigation/index_pages/oxycleanse_index.htm Magnesium peroxide is the active ingredient. According to Matrix it dissolves impacted matter and allows it to be flushed away. I have heard the so-called friendly bacteria in our intestines are generally aerobic or oxygen breathing so it seems like it would not upset that balance. - Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 At 09:13 07.04.2002 -0400, you wrote: >See info at www.matrixhealth.com/navigation/index_pages/oxycleanse_index.htm > >Magnesium peroxide is the active ingredient. According to Matrix it Art, it can be a good product! Many people have used Homozon (another product containing MgO2) with good success in detoxing colon, liver and whole body. (large amount of Homozon may cause severe diarrhea, just like any other Magnesium product.) " What is Homozon? Homozon is a compound of magnesium and oxygen in which the magnesium atoms form a loose lattice onto which much oxygen is bonded by catalytic process. When taken with lemon juice or other acidic juice, that oxygen is released inside the digestive tract, producing many benefits. As do most oxygen therapies, Homozon provides oxygen to the body in the form of nascent or " singlet " oxygen, also called the oxygen free-radical, which does not have to be converted by the body into that form as does the atmospheric oxygen (O2) we normally breathe. Nascent oxygen is oxygen in its most chemically active and available state, and that is the only state of oxygen the body uses. Homozon has a wonderful laxative effect. The stool is always loose and bowel movement regular and, depending on dosage, frequent. Some people consider the bowel-loosening action of Homozon a problem, but that is really one of its desired effects, facilitating elimination of toxicity through the bowel, yet Homozon lacks the habit-forming or bowel-weakening effects of some laxatives. Taking Homozon approaches colonic therapy in flushing the bowel. Many thanks to The International Association for Oxygen Therapy for the above concise explanation of Homozon and its effects. Where can I find out more about Homozon? There are several places where you can find out more information. This first is in the Oxytherapy.com Mailing List Archives. If you conduct a search, you will come up with numerous hits for your reading pleasure. You could also consider joining the Mailing List itself and pose some questions there. Dr. A. Freibott, IV. is the expert on Homozon. You could visit his International Association for Oxygen Therapy site, or send him a message directly at DrGAF@... The International Association for Oxygen Therapy also has an excellent article Die Haemozon Sauerstoff Kur (HOMOZON OXYGEN TREATMENT) which provides information on Homozon. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 Thanks Espen. - Art Re: [ ] re: Colon cancer > At 09:13 07.04.2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >See info at www.matrixhealth.com/navigation/index_pages/oxycleanse_index.htm > > > >Magnesium peroxide is the active ingredient. According to Matrix it > > > Art, > > it can be a good product! > > Many people have used Homozon (another product containing MgO2) with good > success in detoxing colon, liver and whole body. > (large amount of Homozon may cause severe diarrhea, just like any other > Magnesium product.) > > > " What is Homozon? > > Homozon is a compound of magnesium and oxygen in which the magnesium atoms > form a loose lattice onto which much oxygen is bonded by catalytic process. > When taken with lemon juice or other acidic juice, that oxygen is released > inside the digestive tract, producing many benefits. > > As do most oxygen therapies, Homozon provides oxygen to the body in the > form of nascent or " singlet " oxygen, also called the oxygen free-radical, > which does not have to be converted by the body into that form as does the > atmospheric oxygen (O2) we normally breathe. Nascent oxygen is oxygen in > its most chemically active and available state, and that is the only state > of oxygen the body uses. > > Homozon has a wonderful laxative effect. The stool is always loose and > bowel movement regular and, depending on dosage, frequent. Some people > consider the bowel-loosening action of Homozon a problem, but that is > really one of its desired effects, facilitating elimination of toxicity > through the bowel, yet Homozon lacks the habit-forming or bowel-weakening > effects of some laxatives. Taking Homozon approaches colonic therapy in > flushing the bowel. > > Many thanks to The International Association for Oxygen Therapy for the > above concise explanation of Homozon and its effects. > > > > > Where can I find out more about Homozon? > > There are several places where you can find out more information. > > This first is in the Oxytherapy.com Mailing List Archives. If you conduct a > search, you will come up with numerous hits for your reading pleasure. You > could also consider joining the Mailing List itself and pose some questions > there. > > Dr. A. Freibott, IV. is the expert on Homozon. You could visit his > International Association for Oxygen Therapy site, or send him a message > directly at DrGAF@... > > The International Association for Oxygen Therapy also has an excellent > article Die Haemozon Sauerstoff Kur (HOMOZON OXYGEN TREATMENT) which > provides information on Homozon. " > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2002 Report Share Posted April 10, 2002 :inda Consider adding coral calcium and two hours of sunlight a day to your list.... mjh In a message dated 4/10/02 4:22:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LINDAELLIS@... writes: > So, I'm taking a different approach here. I'm passing along as many simple > suggestions as I can - juicing, water, raw veggies, flaxseed oil, essiac > tea. > And I'm suggesting that these things can help him get through the chemo > more > comfortably. I'm also sending along articles and survivor stories, of > people > who have used these methods. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 Hi , Please forgive my delay in getting back to you. I have been quite ill of lately, and am working feverishly to make an application for disability benefits. If anyone else out there is having problems with doctors abdicating their responsibilities when it comes to helping them apply for disability, I would suggest that you go to your local MLA. I went to them and told them my story, and they insisted that I was entitled to benefits and they would help me. Because I was having problems with doctors only giving me a portion of my records, with only one phone call from my MLA's office, they were able to get someone from our local health authority to help me collect my medical records by going under the Health Information Act. So if the doctors continue to give me grief, I will be able to get help so that my rights will be upheld. I am also very fortunate that a retired fellow from our local ME society is helping me to fill out the disability forms. I tried to fill them out myself, but found that I couldn't answer simple questions. When he came out, he would ask me questions about my functioning. I was so surprised at what he was able to pull out of me, simply by asking the right questions. ...his wife has the illness, so he knows exactly what to ask. I was making so many mistakes in answering the questions. ...good thing that I used a pencil! ;-) LOL But to anyone who is really sick, I can't stress the importance of having an advocate. After fighting doctors for the past 10 years, I am amazed at all of the support that has suddenly come my way. ...even though I am so physically ill, what an emotional boost! Anyway, I think that no matter what direction a person chooses to take regarding a treatment program (chemo, radiation, surgery or alternative), I think that the main thing is just to be supportive of the person no matter what decision they make. ...we all have to make our own decisions and respect others for theirs. (...I'm certain you would agree.) I think that you have a great approach to casually introduce alternative approaches and pass along the success stories. ...your a great friend. ...keep up the good work, ! Kind regards, Trudy Message: 8 Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 04:21:15 EDT From: LINDAELLIS@... Subject: Colon cancer Thanks, I'm on that already. I have a ton of stuff I've collected over the years, and I've compiled some reading lists to pass along. Part of this is, I'm pretty sure he's going to go the chemo route, and my past experience relating " alternatives " to people has generally met with blank gazes. Nobody believes it, unless they've done the work. So, I'm taking a different approach here. I'm passing along as many simple suggestions as I can - juicing, water, raw veggies, flaxseed oil, essiac tea. And I'm suggesting that these things can help him get through the chemo more comfortably. I'm also sending along articles and survivor stories, of people who have used these methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Share Posted April 14, 2002 Hi Trudy, I read your post, and if you don't mind me asking, what type of illness do you have and what is a MLA. I have heard real horror stories about people trying to get disability and my neighbor was lucky enough to not have any problem with her diabetic neuropathy and getting on disability. Thanks in advance for the info. Ginny Colon cancer > >Thanks, I'm on that already. I have a ton of stuff I've collected >over the years, and I've compiled some reading lists to pass along. > >Part of this is, I'm pretty sure he's going to go the chemo route, and >my past experience relating " alternatives " to people has generally met >with blank gazes. Nobody believes it, unless they've done the work. > >So, I'm taking a different approach here. I'm passing along as many >simple suggestions as I can - juicing, water, raw veggies, flaxseed >oil, essiac tea. And I'm suggesting that these things can help him >get through the chemo more comfortably. I'm also sending along >articles and survivor stories, of people who have used these methods. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Share Posted April 14, 2002 I meant this to be a private e-mail to Trudy. My apologies to the Group. Ginny Colon cancer >> >>Thanks, I'm on that already. I have a ton of stuff I've collected >>over the years, and I've compiled some reading lists to pass along. >> >>Part of this is, I'm pretty sure he's going to go the chemo route, and >>my past experience relating " alternatives " to people has generally met >>with blank gazes. Nobody believes it, unless they've done the work. >> >>So, I'm taking a different approach here. I'm passing along as many >>simple suggestions as I can - juicing, water, raw veggies, flaxseed >>oil, essiac tea. And I'm suggesting that these things can help him >>get through the chemo more comfortably. I'm also sending along >>articles and survivor stories, of people who have used these methods. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2002 Report Share Posted April 16, 2002 Have any of you tried products from this website? http://www.orient-hospital.com/eindex.html They are advertising brain, colorectal, stomach, pancreas, lung, hepatocarinoma, esophageal, and other cancers/tumors. \\\ =(o o)= ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--V---+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >At 09:13 07.04.2002 -0400, you wrote: > >>See info at www.matrixhealth.com/navigation/index_pages/oxycleanse_index.htm >> >>Magnesium peroxide is the active ingredient. According to Matrix it > > >Art, > >it can be a good product! > >Many people have used Homozon (another product containing MgO2) with good >success in detoxing colon, liver and whole body. >(large amount of Homozon may cause severe diarrhea, just like any other >Magnesium product.) > > > " What is Homozon? > >Homozon is a compound of magnesium and oxygen in which the magnesium atoms >form a loose lattice onto which much oxygen is bonded by catalytic process. >When taken with lemon juice or other acidic juice, that oxygen is released >inside the digestive tract, producing many benefits. > >As do most oxygen therapies, Homozon provides oxygen to the body in the >form of nascent or " singlet " oxygen, also called the oxygen free-radical, >which does not have to be converted by the body into that form as does the >atmospheric oxygen (O2) we normally breathe. Nascent oxygen is oxygen in >its most chemically active and available state, and that is the only state >of oxygen the body uses. > >Homozon has a wonderful laxative effect. The stool is always loose and >bowel movement regular and, depending on dosage, frequent. Some people >consider the bowel-loosening action of Homozon a problem, but that is >really one of its desired effects, facilitating elimination of toxicity >through the bowel, yet Homozon lacks the habit-forming or bowel-weakening >effects of some laxatives. Taking Homozon approaches colonic therapy in >flushing the bowel. > >Many thanks to The International Association for Oxygen Therapy for the >above concise explanation of Homozon and its effects. > > > > >Where can I find out more about Homozon? > >There are several places where you can find out more information. > >This first is in the Oxytherapy.com Mailing List Archives. If you conduct a >search, you will come up with numerous hits for your reading pleasure. You >could also consider joining the Mailing List itself and pose some questions >there. > >Dr. A. Freibott, IV. is the expert on Homozon. You could visit his >International Association for Oxygen Therapy site, or send him a message >directly at DrGAF@... > >The International Association for Oxygen Therapy also has an excellent >article Die Haemozon Sauerstoff Kur (HOMOZON OXYGEN TREATMENT) which >provides information on Homozon. " > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2002 Report Share Posted April 16, 2002 > http://www.orient-hospital.com/eindex.html > > They are advertising brain, colorectal, stomach, pancreas, lung, > hepatocarinoma, esophageal, and other cancers/tumors. > They sell them do they? Couldn't resist *G* Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 I can provide you with information including testimonies from people who have had success with a all natural product. email me direct leskruse@... It has worked for colon cancer as well as many others. -- [ ] Colon cancer Has anyone had experience with colon cancer? I have a friend who has this problem, and would like to take natural products if possible. Ruella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Dear Ruth, My husband had a fast growing tumour in his colon, about the size of an orange. He was in excruciating pain. Enlarged spleen, and really mentally and emotionally out of it. I used Homeopathy. I found a remedy that fit his symptoms exactly. It was Lobelia s. I had to order from Helios, in England. This remedy took away the pain, and allowed him to work. I had to give it to him every 3 days. If not given, the pain was really bad. The tumour was slowly shrinking. Later, I read a book about the life of Dr. Grimmer. It's edited by Dr. Currim. It talked about the use of Cadmium in Colon Cancer, and other cancers. I made a remedy from Cadmium and Sulpher, and gave that to him just one dose. His tumour shrunk from the size of an lemon to that of a walnut. I gave him one more dose, and it shrunk away completely, and is no more. He's fine. Yes, if you find the right modality, natural means can be of use to allow the body to heal itself. Ruth wrote: > Has anyone had experience with colon cancer? I have a friend who has this problem, and would like to take natural products if possible. Health, Hope, Joy & Healing : May you Prosper, even as your Soul Prospers 3 2 Ruby Email advice is not a substitute for medical treatment. http://www.rubysemporium.com SymphonicHealth http://www.LivingNow.net/rubysemporium4life/ 24Hr TollFree Transfer Factor Info line 1-866-315-4002 ______________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Hi Ruby: Nice contribution. How did u make the medicice for ur husband, i mean the cadmium medicine? the ne that shrank the tumore from two doses. regards Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Dear Jimmy, I have a BioPet Homeopathic Copy/Potentizer that when on Potentize, it makes homeopathic remedies from whatever substance I put on the INPLATE, and makes it in a Chord of 4 potencies. So, I put Cadmium and Sulfur on the INPLATE, and some placebo pellets on the OUTPLATE, and pushed Potentize, and gave him the potentized remedy. I know in pharmacys, they do this by hand, but this is the way I did it. Hope this helps. Health, Hope, Joy & Healing : May you Prosper, even as your Soul Prospers 3 2 Ruby Email advice is not a substitute for medical treatment. http://www.rubysemporium.com SymphonicHealth http://www.LivingNow.net/rubysemporium4life/ 24Hr TollFree Transfer Factor Info line 1-866-315-4002 ______________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ jimmy wrote: > Hi Ruby: > > Nice contribution. How did u make the medicice for ur husband, i > mean the cadmium medicine? the ne that shrank the tumore from two > doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 In a message dated 12/14/2004 1:15:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, writes: My question is " Is it too late to try an alternative to surgery, chemo and radiation? " My diarreha and bleeding are so bad the and the discomfort is so pronounced and the tumor is so large that I am frightened not to go straight to surgery. **************************************************************************** Speaking from an integrative approach, that is a tough question, without knowing the Ct and MRI results. From what you are describing, however, it sounds as if you might want to consider the surgery, just to buy some time, and then try to make changes and try some natural alternatives. Sometimes, the tumor load is too great. You need to remember, the more there is, the more there is to spread. Barb RN, Health and Wellness Consultant ************************************* Energy technology products, help for sleep & discomfort Energized air treatment, w/ 5 filtering technologies Energized Water to oxygenate & alkalize, w/ coral calcium Packaged whole foods that are organic, non-GMO and macrobiotic Natural whole food dietary supplements Weighted exercise shoes - increase metabolism, burn calories, tone Rife technology, rebounders, Transfer Factor Plus whole colostrum, cesium, T-Plus Aloe (pp. 424- 431 in " Politics in Healing " ) Natural & non chemical makeup, shampoo, cleansers ************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 In a message dated 12/14/04 12:01:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bjohnsonrn@... writes: > My diarreha and bleeding are so bad the and > the discomfort is so pronounced and the tumor is so large that I am > frightened not to go straight to surgery. > Intuitively speaking, this is a strain on the immune system which has to turn itself around and fight this cancer. Dr. Issels always recommended removing the tumor and upgrading your immune system to kill any stray cells that are left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Another highly recommended book is called " To Life " A Guide To Finding Your Way Back To Health by Tsalaky Chronicles the lives of 20 brave individuals who took responsibility for their own serious health problems. Rather than allowing mainstream medicine to dictate conventional therapies (which seldom work), these self healers saw through the illusion and set out to discover alternative treatments. The book will help one overcome fear and frustration of healing themselves. The testimonies are well documented w/ remedies and nutrients used. If wellness is your goal, then read about all the help available to you along the path. Seek wellness and you will find it. Kindly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Just wanted to give the group an update on my wife. As I had mentioned prior in this group, my wife has stage 4 colon cancer. She is 43, her cat scan showed a large tumor in her colon and a mass of nodules or small tumors on her lungs and on her stomach lining on the outside of the stomach. I have been using multiple protocols to fight this cancer: Essiac tea 4 times a day\ Dr 's 21 day program Multi-wave oscillator 30 minutes in the morning zapper through out the day Bio-frequency generator in the afternoon set for cancer Beam ray for 90 minutes at 5:00pm We have been dong this for 8 days. Last night something amazing happened. We were laying in bed and my wife felt little burst going on in her body. She felt them was right where the cat scan showed the smaller tumors were. According to Dr. and Royal Rife and Livinsky that was what was supposed to happen to the small tumors at this time in the protocol. She is feeling better the pain is gone and her finger nails are three times as thick as they were. Joe S. / FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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