References for Natural Cancer Healing
[1] “Cancer is Curable Now” 114 minutes, Canadian documentary by Marcus & Sabrina Freudenmann, 2011.
Max Awareness Productions
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ-GmkMD_U>
A collection of interviews and statements by various international doctors on alternative modes of cancer healing. The first 2/3 of the presentation criticizes current conventional treatments: particularly chemotherapy and radiation that have the unfortunate side-effect of killing and scarring healthy tissue adjacent to cancer tumors. Plus chemotherapy employs pairs of toxins that suppress immune system function as well as inducing new cancers.
Strategies gleaned from viewing the last 1/3 of the film include:
1) Cancer cells have 24 times the number of receptor sites on their cells walls for sugar compared to normal cells. Therefore do not eat any form of sugar.
2) Detoxification can free up more energy in the body to power the immune system.
3) Sufficient oxygen can enable killer T-cells in our immune system to operate 30 - 50% more effectively.
4) Cancer cells grow in an acidic environment, but not in an alkaline environment.
5) and many more.
[2] Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine by Deepak Chopra
Bantam, 1989, 368 pages; revised, updated edition, 2015.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkiO04ITck> (24-minute interview)
A first-hand account by (former) Massachusetts General Hospital physician Deepak Chopra who rediscovers his Ayurvedic roots from India while treating cancer patients who heal despite all odds. The most compelling case for the role of mindful meditation to induce optimal healing states of consciousness.
[3] Anatomy of an Illness (As Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration) by Norman Cousins
W. W. Norton, 1979, 175 pages.
How noted American publisher (Saturday Review) defied his doctors and plotted a course of healing based on immune system stimulants (vitamin C) and laughter (watching funny movies continuously).
[4] Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes of Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them by Louise H. Hay
Hay House, 2006, 87 pages.
An alphabetic list of psychosomatic interpretations of various illnesses. For example: Bladder Cancer —You're pissed!
[5] The pH Miracle—Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health by Robert O. Young & Shelly Redford Young
Warner Books, 2002, 354 pages.
A comprehensive explanation of the benefits of shifting to eating foods that are alkaline-forming in the body:
[6] 2 articles and 2 collections of publications on FWGE (fermented wheat germ extract):
"Promising cytotoxic activity profile of fermented wheat germ extract (Avemar®) in human cancer cell lines" by Thomas Mueller, Karin Jordan, and Wieland Voigt
University of Halle, Department Internal Medicine, Oncology/Hematology and Hemostaseology, Ernst-Grube Str. 40, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
January, 2011. Paper available at the US National Institutes of Health website:
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104483/>
FWGE induced apoptosis and exerted significant antitumor activity in a broad spectrum of 32 human cancer cell lines.
"Fermented wheat germ extract" on Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_wheat_germ_extract>
FWGE is available commercially and is sold under the trade name Avemar. In the U.S., the product is classified as a dietary supplement
and is marketed as AWGE. Avemar is manufactured in Hungary by
Biropharma Ltd., where it is approved as a dietary food for medical
purposes for cancer patients. An industrial fermentation process for large-scale production of FWGE
extract was patented in the 1990s by five Hungarian scientists: Rita
Tömösközi-Farkas, Károly Lapis, Erzsébet Rásó, Béla Szende, and Máté Hidvégi.
A compendium of research papers on Avemar. Collected by Máté Hidvégi, PhD.
<https://www.research.avemar.com/en/collection>
Over 60 papers documenting clinical and case studies about Avemar efficacy each downloadable as PDFs.
A chronological list of all publications on Avemar treatments, effects, response times, etc. from 1998-present.
<https://www.research.avemar.com/en/publications/all>
Over 100 publications downloadable as PDFs.
[7] "Western diet's reliance on sugar increases breast cancer risk" by Stephen Feller
United Press International, Jan. 1, 2016
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
<https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/01/01/Western-diets-reliance-on-sugar-increases-breast-cancer-risk/3791451679223/>
High levels of sugar typical of Western diets increase the risk for
breast cancer tumors and metastasis to the lungs, according to a new
study in mice. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
found fructose — in table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, and used
in a high percentage of food items — encouraged breast tumor growth,
and helped it spread. This is the first clinical study connecting sugar consumption to cancer.
[8] Between Heaven and Earth—A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac & Efram Korngold, L.Ac, O.M.D.
Ballantine, Wellspring, 1991, 431 pages.
A comprehensive explanation of energy meridians and acupuncture for people in Western culture who are interested in body-mind approaches to healing. The classic book for understanding how acupuncture accomplishes the balancing of energies in the body.
[9] Articles on Immunotherapy:
Scientific American, July 2014 OUTLOOK section
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/2014/07-01/>
A special issue including 11 articles on Cancer treatments including information on the emerging success rates of Immunotherapy.
Vice-President Biden's "Moonshot" initiative 2016
<https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/17/fact-sheet-vice-president-biden-delivers-cancer-moonshot-report>
<https://bidencancer.org/>
"First publicized in 1990, Immunotherapy is the technique that assists and accelerates the body's ability to deal with large cancer cell populations. Essentially, the body almost always constructs specialized T-cells to deal with cancer, but often abandons the response. By harvesting these cells and growing them by the millions outside the body, and reintroducing them in a massive infusion, doctors are approaching a 50% success rate in wiping out cancers without using invasive chemotherapy or radiation."
"Breakthrough" - 2019 documentary film on Jim Allison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9617570/
"2018 Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jim Allison–an unconventional, harmonica-playing Texas scientist– who against overwhelming odds pioneered the field of immunotherapy, leading to the development of revolutionary treatments for cancer patients. Nobel laureate Allison is renowned for his work on T-cell machinations and production, work that led him to become one of the first scientists to isolate the T-cell protein (known as TCR)"
[10] “Cancer—The Emperor of all Maladies” Produced by Ken Burns
PBS 2015-03
<http://www.pbs.org/show/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies/>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_(film)>
Based on the book: Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist, this 6-hour series covers the history of cancer treatments. The most profound fact presented is that every cancer in every individual is a different disease! So there is no single "cure for cancer"!
pt 1: “Magic Bullets” (2 hrs) - A summary of the history of cancer is presented, including the role of Dr. Sidney Farber and the beginning of the "war on cancer" in the United States.
pt 2: “The Blind Man & The Elephant” (2 hrs) - The basic nature of cancer cells, the role of viral and chemical carcinogens, and a relationship of cancer to genes, are described. Several successful cancer therapies are examined.
pt 3: “Finding the Achilles Heel” (2 hrs) - Further complexities in the history of cancer are revealed and new immunological approaches are considered.
[11] "Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge Beat Cancer and Heartbreak" by Alanna Nash
AARP Magazine, October/November, 2014
<https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2014/sheryl-crow-melissa-etheridge-beat-cancer.html>
Both musicians practice living with joy. Both were diagnosed with breast cancer in their mid-40s. Sheryl used a natural approach to cancer treatment while Melissa used chemotherapy.
[12] "How to grow fresh air" by Kamal Meattle
TED Talk, 2009, 4 minutes.
<http://www.ted.com/talks/kamal_meattle_on_how_to_grow_your_own_fresh_air/transcript?language=e>
Architect Kamal Meattle designed an office park in Delhi, India using a natural and economical approach of deploying thousands of oxygen-generating plants rather than an energy-consuming filtering system. The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and "money" plant.
[13] Cancer on $5 a Day* (* chemo not included) Robert Schimmel with Alan Eisenstock
Lifelong Books, 2008, 195 pages.
A personal account by comedian Robert Schimmel who was forced to completely change his attitude toward his life, toward other people, and found a purpose in encouraging fellow patients to heal through humor all the while enduring withering courses of chemotherapy treatments.
[14] How to Starve Cancer Without Starving Yourself by Jane McLelland, Agenor Publishing, 2018. 2nd Edition, How to Starve Cancer and then Kill it with Ferroptosis, 2021, 488 pages.
A personal account of U.K. Physiotherapist Jane McLelland who was deemed terminal by her treating physicians having been diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer. She decided to use her knowledge of biochemistry and her body as an living "experimental lab" and healed herself into a complete recovery using some trial-and-error methods.