Poh is a 54-year old female. She had a 14 cm tumour in her distal sigmoid colon. She underwent surgery. The cancer was staged as Duke’s C. About two weeks after surgery, Poh underwent twenty-five times of radiation treatment and at the same time took the oral chemo-drug, Xeloda. Within a week after being on Xeloda, Poh became uncomfortable, her heart beat rapidly and she had difficulty breathing. The doctor stopped her Xeloda and replaced it with UFT. Before Poh could even finish a course of UFT, her legs started to weaken and her entire person lost strength. She could not walk and had to be confined to the wheelchair.
MRI of her brain did not show any evidence of metastasis. There were, however, disc bulges at C5/C6, L3/L4, L4/L5 and L5/S1. This was diagnosed as lumbar spondylosis.
Poh’s husband and son came to seek our help on 4 November 2005. Tears welled up in his eyes as he related his wife’s story. He said: “After the surgery, my wife was alright. She was normal – could walk around perfectly, could eat and do the normal chores in the house. It was only after she started radiotherapy and took the oral chemo-drugs that her condition deteriorated. This happened within about two months after the surgery. Everybody I asked told me to do all these.”
Poh was indeed in bad shape. She was put on morphine and had to lie in bed unable to move by herself. If she gets up, she will feel breathless. At one time, she had to be admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for twelve days. The family spent about RM 50,000 for her treatment. With anger and frustration her husband said: “I spent money is okay, but how could she end up like this?”
Poh was then a living vegetable.
After one week on the herbs, Poh was able to wake up from her bed and walked ten steps with the help of her husband! Her daughter said she was thrilled when she was able to stand up. Her case was not be hopeless after all. On 3 February 2006, i.e., three months on the herbs, Poh was able to walk into our centre! As of this writing (a year after being on herbs) Poh is doing fine. She leads a normal, pain-free life.
Tim (not real name) was 86 years old when he was diagnosed with recto-sigmoid cancer in October 1999. There was no evidence of metastasis. He did not undergo any surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy – the universal standard recipe of cancer treatment.
His nephew, who is a medical doctor, suggested that Tim sought our help. On 2 April 2000, Tim’s children came to us for help (Tim did not come himself). His condition then appeared to be normal for a person of his age. He could eat, sleep, move around and moved his bowels without problem. However, he had pains when he ate too much. He also had rashes after taking antibiotics.
Tim was prescribed some herbs. And he continued taking the herbs any way he liked. Actually we did not take much notice of his progress after that.
It was not until seven years later that Tim’s case was brought to our attention. His children came on 6 May 2007 to inform us that their father passed out blood in his stools.
An ultrasound done on 25 April 2007 showed the presence of several small cysts in his liver but there was no solid mass. His bowels were filled with gas.
Colonoscopy showed a fungating tumour at 12-15 cm from the anal verge. A biopsy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of an infiltrating, focally necrotizing moderately differentiated rectal adenocarcinoma.
I had a chat with Tim’s children and daughter-in-law and got know more about what was going on. Tim’s wife has died many years ago and Tim is, up to this day, staying alone. He refused to move in and stay with any of his nine grown-up children prefering to live by himself, in spite of his age. He has this “independent” streak in him. With this, we can understand why his children suspected that Tim was not taking the herbs properly after some years of an apparent cure.
The following are excerpts of our conversation on 25 April 2007 which could shed some light as to what had gone wrong.
Chris: Earlier he was talking the herbs regularly?
Daughter-in-law: Regular and after so many years he was already okay.
Chris: It has been 7 years … 2000 until now. He was taking Capsule A, GI tea and C-tea. Later you said he did not take the teas any more and was only on Capsule A. And you said he was alright.
Son: For his colon, I think the last few years I brought him for a check up. It was all clear. I also took his stools for examination. They said there was nothing. Everything was okay.
Chris: This was done in a hospital?
Son: Yes, Metro.
Chris: So this means that 3 or 4 years ago, he was still okay.
Son: He passed out blood in his stools. At first we thought it was piles.
Daughter-in-law: This was already one year.
Son: We went to this surgeon (in the hospital) and he also said it was piles.
Chris: Cannot be, cannot be. Because has a background of colon cancer.
Daughter: Exactly, he has a history of colon cancer!
Chris: Let me explain. Colon cancer cannot go away. There is no such thing as curing cancer. Even when the tumour was cut off, the cancer can still come back. In your father’s case the tumour was still left in there.
Daughter-in-law: At the later stage, he started to take less herbs.
Chris: Oh, the dosage was reduced from 2 capsules three times a day to – what did he do?
Son: One capsule per day!
Chris: He might as well not take the herbs at all.
Son: He (my father) told me: I am already healthy. Why waste money?
Chris: He was not taking the herbs properly. There is no two way about it. The cancer will come back. Okay what do we do now? First I want to ask you: Is he prepared to take herbs again?
Son: Yes. He is prepared to take anything now.
Daughter: Ha, ha, papa is well behaved now – well behaved now!
Chris: Before he was stubborn?
Son: Yes, very, very stubborn.
On 15 January 2009, Tim’s daughter came to our centre to collect more herbs for her father, meaning Tim is still doing fine. Lest we forget, Tim is now 95 years old!
Comments: This is an unbelievable case of healing for the following reasons:
Looking at the photographs of the rectal lesions we know that Tim’s cancer was very serious indeed.
In spite of declining medical intervention, Tim is still alive – more than 9 years now. How could that be? Any doctor would tell us without surgery, the tumour would have grown big and blocked the rectal passage. His colon or rectum might just burst, etc., etc., etc. But this did not happen!
Even more amazing – Tim had not been taking the herbs properly. At the April 2007 meeting with his children, I stressed the importance of taking the herbs properly. After all from 2000 to 2007 his problem was still under control. I honestly do not know if my advice was taken seriously or not. Whatever it is, from 2007 up to this day, Tim seemed to have recovered.
I am aware that this report is very brief. I wish I could present you with more evidence but that is all I have in our file.
Let me pose a few questions for you to ponder:
a) All too often we are told that if there is a tumour in our colon, we must get it out as quickly as possible. This advice seems logical and convincing. But in this case – do you think this logic is applicable, given that Tim was already 86 when he was first diagnosed?
b) If Tim were to have a surgery, what then would be the next requirement? Chemotherapy of course!
c) What could have happened to such a patient like Tim if he had surgery? Would be able to live 10 years after that? Can Tim cope with the colostomy bag – fitted after his surgery – by himself? His life would have been difficult having to live with the stoma through out his life.
d) After surgery, if Tim was subjected to chemotherapy, what do you think such drastic treatment would do to a person of 86?
e) With such a tumour growth, it is amazing that there is no serious liver metastasis. Why is that so?
f) Over the years, we have come across numerous cases of failed colorectal cancer. Patients died a few years later, after having undergone surgery, chemotherapy (and even radiotherapy). Why is it so?
g) Let me quote just one example. Tony Snow was the press secretary of George W. Bush, then President of the USA. In my writing earlier: Case Report 7: Ten Questions About The World’s Most Well Fought Battle Against Colon Cancer, I wrote:
I would imagine that the most powerful man on earth (the President) would be able to do something great to help his beloved staff and fellowman who was in great distress. I believe that Snow would have gotten the best – the best advice, the best doctor, the best drugs and the best hospital – for him to fight his war against cancer. So, to me, this battle against cancer would probably be the most well fought battle ever waged inAmerica – the world’s most powerful nation.
Snow as diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005. He underwent surgery, 6 months of chemotherapy and was well. Then 2 years later cancer recurred and Snow had surgery again in April 2007 followed by more chemotherapy. In July 2008 Snow died about 3 years after his diagnosis.
(Initially medical expert said): This is a very treatable condition. Anyone who looks at this as a death sentence is wrong. What does the life’s reality tell us? Snow died – dead wrong or dead right?
What do you think is the real cause of his death? The recurrent tumour in the abdomen has been taken out. Only some cancer could have been left in his liver. Could this kill Snow? Or was it the treatments used to treat the cancer that killed him?
(Another expert said): This is a treatable disease. What do you think of such a statement? Surely, any disease is treatable but can it ever be cured? Treatable does not mean curable at all.
In June 2007 we received an email from Fil (not real name) from France. He wrote to seek help for his 77-year-old father, Jak (note real name) who had been diagnosed with colon cancer. Five years before his cancer diagnosis the doctor had told Jak that something was not right with his brain. He very often suffered vertigo.
Jak’s problem started with severe bleeding while in the toilet. He was immediately hospitalized and on 1 June 2007 underwent an operation to remove part of his sigmoid colon. In his email, Fil wrote:Today, he is in very poor condition. He tries to get up but walking is very difficult. He needs help. He prefers staying in bed. He has very bad appetite and little hope of healing. He does not want to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy. He lost muscles mass and will need training. He wants to live – 5 years more in order to see his little son reach the age of 16.
Jak’s conditions were as follows:
Pain: in pain stomach region. His condition is very poor. He is not strong enough to be on his legs.
Can you sleep? Yes, sleeping is quite okay.
Do you feel tired? Yes, very tired. Almost no strength.
How often is your bowel movement? Difficult and constipated.
How is your appetite? Very little.
Do you have difficulty breathing? No
On 23 June 07, Fil wrote: A few days after the surgery the cancer specialist met my father and said he was far too weak to receive chemotherapy. Last Monday, she came back and found him in a better condition but still wondered if he would be a “good candidate” to follow the treatment. She spoke to me over the phone.
Concerning chemotherapy – to do or not to do, she quoted these figures: WITHOUT chemo, 50% chance to be alive for 5 years and WITH chemo, 65 %. She is scheduled to meet my father for the third time on 3 July. I don’t know what position she will take. However, the doctors in charge of him try to influence the decision by explaining that the operation was well done and it will be more secured to undergo chemotherapy. As a matter of fact, my father seems not ready to go through another bad experience.
On 26 June 07, Fil wrote again: I am working every day on my father’s healing. The last weekend, I had a talk with my father and mother. My father will get back home next Thursday. We made a concrete decision: No chemo, my father will follow your advice on diet and he will take your herbs. Beside that, I am now getting more and more involved in cancer field. Are you ready to work with me and be my coach, teacher, guide, all of that?
This was my reply to Fil: Thanks for your email. Yes, you are indeed an amazing person who wants to learn. Don’t worry I am here to help you and guide you. No problem at all Fil. I like your spirit and your enthusiasm to help your father … wonderful. Sure, if you learn enough and believe in what I do ….help others too.
On 3 July 07, Fil wrote: Chris, I got a phone call of my mother. My father had pains in the stomach region this morning. What do you think about this?
My reply: He started taking herbs on Friday afternoon, which means 4 days of treatment. Generally in the first week, patients may find “life” a bit
difficult … due to the healing crisis. Go into my website and read about the CA Therapy and the healing crisis. I don’t worry too much.
Fil submitted a list of drugs that the doctors prescribed to his father:
1. LOVENOX : treatment against thrombosis.
2. INEXIUM : treatment against gastro-esophagus reflux.
3. AMLOR : against high blood pressure.
4. TAHOR : against cholesterol.
5. OMIX : against prostate hypertrophy.
6. PLAVIX: for patients with recent heart attack, recent stroke, or poor circulation in the legs, known as peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
7. DIANTALVIC: pain (paracétamol + dextropropoxyphène).
8. NUTRICREMAL: nutriment additive with protein vanilia, chocolate.
9. TARDYFERON: mineral additives.
10. FORLAX: for constipation.
11. EDUCTYL NORMACOL: for constipation.
12. Nureflex, Néomercazole.
I wrote him: I counted there are 11 drugs that were prescribed. You mean you father had been feeding on these drugs? Did the doctor tell you what these drugs are for? Find out using the net and let me know. Different countries have different names for the same drugs … this makes things more confused for people. The more confused people are the better… so they become experts!
Fil wrote on 9 July 2007: I visited my father two times this weekend:
A few weeks ago in the hospital, he said that he would like to live 5 years more just to see his little son reach the age of 16.
We found him in a very good shape, very active, asking questions, talking about different subjects, arguing as he always did before. He showed us that he was even able to walk some steps without the walking stick.
I told him: Whoa!! You are very ok, today!! Much better!!
He started to answer that he was still not so good and so on. It was like he could NOT believe he was better. Even more, he refuses to accept the idea, etc…
On Sunday morning, I came alone to visit my parents. It was a different story. My father was in a different mood, no power, face down, almost like he “will not finish the day”. You can see this “up and down attitude”.
What is your opinion about this kind of patient who doesn’t believe they can heal themselves? We have to fight two or three times harder for such person than a person who is positive!!
Not only that, he mismatches any positive comments. It works better on him to say: “You are not GOOD today!! You feel sick don’t you? You won’t succeed in your healing!! After such comments, he will look at you and smile a little bit. So, what can we do?
On 13 July 2007, Fil wrote: The main news about my father. His doctor got the results of his blood analysis today. He called my parents and said:
Several markers are much better!! I don’t understand
Did I give special medicine to your husband?
My mother answered: No, I don’t think so.
Chris, I think we are on the right track! I shall continue to work on the mental blocks of my father and maybe I will be able to find the solutions.
On 19 July 2007 Fil wrote: My father has improved a lot in his “movement” and he is able to walk without a walking stick. However, he still has pains in the stomach area. They did a scope and a scan on him. It was this afternoon and my mother just read me the report over the phone:
hypertrophy of the pancreatic head with necrotic centre with blockage of the mesenteric vein.
cephalic cellular function or inflammation.
On 23 July 07, Fil wrote: This weekend, a daughter of my parent’s friends came to visit my father. She is 47 and got her third cancer: colon, liver and lung. She is undergoing her 3rd chemo. She said: chemo doesn’t work! We talk about alternative therapy. That’s why people go toward herbs and alternative medicines.
On 1 Aug 07, Fil wrote: Sorry to bother you again, but I wanted to share with you my feelings. Indeed, I want to let you know how difficult it is for me to handle the healing of my father and how important it is for me to get support from yourself and Dave (not real name). I need to fight against the doctor, language barrier and comprehension of a new field and the negative thinking of my father. Fortunately, my mother helps a lot in this experience. I hope I don’t bother you too much with my questions, misunderstanding and some panic situations and so on.
On 7 August 07, Fil wrote: I want to share the healing of my father with everyone.
Please, see these 2 videos – before and after herbs. .
29 November 2007, Fil wrote: For my father, some news came after the check up in November.
Blood analysis: the markers are all okay so far.
However, after the last scan, doctors claimed the cancer might have spread out to around the abdomen and lung area (nodules, nodes, etc…)
His doctor said that it is time to start chemo; he did not want to recognize the good effects of herbs because it is an alternative treatment.
He told me: Chemo + Alternative Treatment could be the least decision to make.
My father is ready to choose a new doctor – one with more open mind than this one.
13 June 08, Fil wrote: I got a question from my dad about quantity of teas he has to drink every day. As you know, he had to change his eating habits. It wasn’t that easy for a 77-year-old. In addition, drinking the teas every day make him go to the toilets every 2 hours. Therefore, he has been often asking me: Can I reduce the quantity of drinking in order to avoid urinating less often? I answer to him many times was: “You have to drink teas if you want to survive” and so on. At that point, I believe he really gets tired of going to urinate so often. So, I am asking your opinion. Please, tell me if he can reduce the quantity of liquid per day. Thank you in advance.
14 Jan 2009 Fil wrote: Dear Chris, Happy New Year 2009. Please, find below the links to two short videos taken during Christmas 2008.
Hope these will help you to illustrate my father’s story. Let me know if I can do more. And again best wishes!
Comments: It has been our pleasure to help Fil and his father, Jak. And we are indeed glad that so far his condition has been good despite of not undergoing chemotherapy. The question that patients may wish to note is: According to the doctor, for a patient like Jak, statistics show that there is a 65% of surviving five years with chemo. Without chemo 5-year survival is 50%. In other words, the benefit of chemotherapy is only 15%.
I wonder how many patients would agree to undergo chemotherapy if they are clearly told that the treatment can only increase survival by 15%. Most patients undergo chemotherapy with the full expectation that they will be 100% cured. Or if not a 100%, at least have a much higher chance than 15%.
The number quoted by the French doctor is far cry from what I have heard here. Here, they talk of 95% or 50% chance and without chemotherapy the patients will die. Let us be really clear: there is no statistical data to show that without chemotherapy, colon cancer patients die.
Before Fil wrote us, there was another person in France (Dave) who had undergone surgery and chemotherapy for his colon cancer. Dave came to Penang and decided to try our herbs. We taught him how to boil the herbs, etc. etc. So when Fil wrote us, we found it easier to ask Dave to help explain everything to Fil. Fil’s father continues to take the herbs to this day while Dave dropped out after about three months. He opted for more surgery and more chemotherapy and in early 2009 we received news that Dave had died.
The rationale of chemotherapy, according to the French doctor is to act as a security blanket. There is a strong assumption that chemotherapy can help ensure a higher chance of survival. But what if after chemotherapy patients die? Does this ever happen? Surely it does happen more often than any one care to admit.
On 17 January 2009, Fil replied our questions posed to him:
a) About your father’s treatment: Did he receive any chemo at all? No chemo at all because we just refuse the treatment.
b) The doctor suggested chemo? Why? The doctor said that it is a kind of security not to have the cancer coming back. They even fixed on him a chemo port close to the right shoulder.
c) How is his health condition now compared to before his cancer? Pretty good condition in respect to his age.
d) Did he go back to see his doctor of medical check up? Yes, every 3 months right after the operation and now every 6 months.
e) He was taking the medications for hypertension, prostrate, pain, cholesterol, etc. Is he still on all those drugs? You said he suffered vertigo very often— what happen now? Same? Medication for memory, prostate, stomach and pain. That’s it ! My father has had vertigo for 20 years, it is the same not more.
f) Generally after patients take our herbs, some of these problems disappear — what happen in your father’s case? Rather better condition.
g ) It is one and a half years after his cancer operation – what is his attitude now?
Is he confident about his future? He is pretty confident.
h) When he first started the herbs, did he ever believe it is going to work for him? Frankly not because of his negative attitude and he always has doubts in his mind. My mother and I worked hard to convince him. It was a long process day after day.
i) From the view of your mother, what does she think about his healing? She thinks it is a pretty good situation compared to people who have had cancer and chemo.
j) From your view as a son, what have you to say about this healing? I think that it is really amazing to achieve this healing and I have to tell you that I now become a vegetarian! You can have an idea of my conviction and I even would like to help other people. It is not an easy job, as you know much more than any body else in this world.
k) Do you think you would travel the same road again if you were to do it all over again? EXACTLY THE SAME.
On 27 February 2009, we received an e-mail from Fil
Just few words to share with you:
1. The 47 year-old woman (daughter of my parent’s friends) mentioned above suddenly died last week. She had surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy many times during more than 12 years of her disease. I could not convince her to try herbs or even to change a little bit about her diet. I am sad about that and at the same time I consider that I have done my job of “knowledge transmission” even if I know very little about this subject.
2. My dad saw the oncologist last Tuesday. She found him in a very good condition and his cancer markers are okay. They plan to do a colonoscopy in 6 months.
Like at each meeting, she repeated the same words to my parents: Indeed, I wasn’t enthusiastic to start chemo after your surgery because you were very weak at that time! At the same time no words said about what my father did – alternative treatment, nutrition or what ever!
I just can not believe how these doctors can behave like hypocrites. I had to fight against this lady doctor to keep my dad out of the hospital in July 2007. Please, tell all your patients not to give up when facing such powerful medical people! Anyone has the choice to decide to suffer or to continue his life peacefully till the end.
Thanks Fil for your co-operation and willingness to share!
UPDATE: 4 September 2009
My father is doing well. He has very good appetite even too much from my point of view but as you know, old people don’t want to give up foods. However, I suppose he quit eating meat, milk products, eggs from the beginning of the herbs treatment in July 2007.
UPDATE:7 January 2011
Hi Chris,
Happy new year to you and yours. We haven’t been in contact for a while. I just wanted to give some news of my dad. He just came from his oncologist appointment.
She just said everything is Okay, next medical check in 1 year! No question about herbs or whatever.
He is running to 81 this spring ! After his colon cancer in 2007.
Should I remind that he got surgery but no chemo. Thanks to the herbs and your advice for vegetarian diet.
Warmest regards.
Update: 18 June 2013
Chris,
My dad dead a few days ago. He wasn’t able to swallow food more than one month ago, because of alzeimer but not because of cancer.
He has gone in peace and love without any suffer in his armchair. It was THE most important thing to me.
Dass is a 46-year old male. He had problems of irregular bowel movements. Sometimes he had to empty his bowels twice a day, sometimes once every two to three days. The stools were often hard and caused pains. Eventually, he lost his appetite. The food seemed unable to go down the stomach, and even eating a bit of food made him feel full.
Dass had dragged on with this problem for over four years. But the last year was more serious – he suffered pains and the stools were black and bloodstained. Then, one night he had severe stomach pain. He saw a GP who took many X-rays of the abdomen. The doctor advised him to see a specialist immediately. An operation was done the following day.
The surgeon removed a tennis-ball-sized tumor from his colon. After that he underwent chemotherapy. Everything was alright after the treatment. He continued with his routine monthly check-up.
In December 1997, Dass suffered pains again in the abdomen and he coughed non-stop. The doctor told Dass that he had a recurrent cancer. He underwent a second operation. The doctor then told Dass to go for another session of chemotherapy but he refused. He came to CA Care for herbs in January 1998 and was started on herbs.
After one week on the herbs, his appetite improved and he felt better. And up to this day (March 2009), i.e., 11 years on the herbs, Dass is still in good health and doing well. He retired from being a school gardener and now become a driving school instructor.
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Although Dass is not an educated man he is wise and has a great deal of common sense. In the first instance, the chemo-treatment did not cure Dass at all. Many people who would still go for more and more chemotherapy after a recurrence. They consider chemotherapy as a safer path to take.
When Dass suffered a recurrence after just completing his chemotherapy he took a different path. He knew chemotherapy could not help him.
Johnny, 46-years old, was diagnosed with Stage 2B, colon cancer. He underwent a surgery in a private hospital in January 2006. Unfortunately, things did not work out well. Nine days later, Johnny had severe hiccups and he had to undergo a corrective surgery. According to the surgeon, his intestines had to be rearranged. After the second surgery, Johnny was unable to move his bowels for several days and the surgeon suggested a third operation (three operations within a month?). Johnny declined further surgery. He said: I am going to discharge myself and go to the General Hospital. Fortunately, everything worked out well this time and Johnny did not need a third surgery. Subsequently he was discharged from the hospital on 14 February 2006. Johnny was asked to go for chemotherapy. But he declined further medical treatment. He came to CA Care in March 2006, and was started on herbs. It has been more than three years and Johnny remains well.
In October 2006 we talked with Johnny about his cancer experience. The following are excerpts of our conversation.
Q: Are you okay?
A: I am getting better and better. So far I have no complaints. I went to see an oncologist three months after I started taking the herbs. This was the last time I went to consult a doctor. Since then I have not gone to see any more doctors. The oncologist said there was nothing wrong with me but he still insists that I go for chemotherapy. I told him I have no money. Now, I am doing fine. I work eight to ten hours each day – and seven days a week. But I am okay.
The Encounter With The Oncologist
A: My appointment was at 2 o’clock. My number was 2007. Altogether 16 patients were ahead of me. In my heart, I said to myself: I would be asked to go for chemotherapy too? My turn came. I went into the oncologist’s office. The oncologist read out my name and he asked the first question:What car are you driving? This question was followed by: What is your profession?
The oncologist then said: Your cancer is like a Mercedes, BMW, Japanese car or a local car. Your case is Stage 2. So you need to take a good medicine – like a Mercedes medicine to fight … There are many kinds of medicine. There is A – the good one; B which is not so good and C, which is an oral one. So which type do you want?
Q: He asked you to choose the drugs?
A: He asked me to confirm first that I was going to do chemotherapy. He would then tell me which type of medicine he was going to use. But, I asked him for the cost.
Q: In your discussion, did he ever say that whatever drug he is giving you is going to help you or not?
A: No, no. He just told me it was just for prevention. He said that once I got rid of my cancer, there might be some more cancer cells present in the lungs or somewhere else in the body.
Q: So, the whole idea was just for prevention?
A: Yes, and I had to go for chemotherapy.
Q: What made you decide not to have chemotherapy?
A: Because of my experiences in seeing how other people suffered – my friends A, B, C, D and my sister-in-law herself. My sister-in-law underwent chemotherapy and she died after one year and two months.
The Nurse Called And Warned Him About Herbs
A: After I came home from the cancer hospital, the oncology nurse called my home again and again. She talked to my wife. She wanted to know why I did not go for chemotherapy. She told my wife that my cancer was very dangerous and I had to do chemotherapy. My wife told her that I was taking herbs and would not do chemotherapy anymore. The nurse said this to my wife: If you take medicine from outside, it is going to be dangerous. It is not effective and this will make the cancer grow faster and spread more. My wife replied: No, my husband will not go for chemotherapy anymore. He has made up his mind on this.
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Johnny, in our local slang, is a real fighting cock. That is his nature (before cancer). He does not take things lying down! He is aware of what is going on in his surroundings. He knew what had happened to his many friends who had cancer – what they did and where they ended up. When it was his turn to make a choice, Johnny chose the path that he was comfortable with. The nurse called to warn his wife that if Johnny did not go for chemotherapy, it was dangerous. Herbs are not effective and can make the cancer grow faster and spread more, the nurse warned. How does she know? Fortunately for cancer patients, this prediction of doom does not turn out to be true.
There are many reasons why Johnny decided not to undergo chemotherapy after his colon surgery.
Johnny is an observant person with a lot of commonsense. Sitting down in the waiting room, Johnny counted the number of patients who came to see the oncologist. ALL of them ended up having to undergo chemotherapy – no exception. Could this be right?
Johnny remembered the fate of his friends, including his boss who had cancer, many of them dying after undergoing chemotherapy! He was not quite ready to accept the fate that was being handed out by the oncologist – rightly or wrongly.
The consultation with the oncologist turned out to be a confrontation and this had made him even more sceptical about what the oncologist had in store for him.
Note: As of this writing – December 2010 – Johnny is doing fine. It is almost 5 years now.
Alex is a 36-year old male. He and his family enjoy eating meat and rarely eat fruits or vegetables. In May 2000, Alex suffered pains in the left side of his back and started to lose weight. He lost over 10 kilograms within two weeks. A colonoscopy done on 27 May 2000 showed a large tumour, over 37 cm. in size. Three days later, doctors diagnosed it as colon cancer, Duke B. Alex underwent an operation, a left hemicolectomy. Subsequently, he had to undergo chemotherapy once a week for a whole year. Due to the chemotherapy, he was unable to sleep, lost his appetite, felt many discomforts and was very weak. He also lost much of his red blood cells.
On 21 July 2000, Alex came to see us and started taking herbs. On 5 August 2000, Alex said he passed out well-formed stools while previously they were loose and watery. He was more energetic. As a hair stylist, he had to stand all day long at work. After taking the herbs, he was able to work for twelve hours a day without stop and without problems. Previously, he could only work for about six hours a day.
On 30 October 2000, Alex had his third cycle of chemotherapy and this time he took the Chemo-tea. He felt better and he did not suffer any side effects. Alex said that he could sleep well, while previously his sleep was disturbed. He had now changed his diet, taking only fruits, vegetables and a bit of fish. He did not take meat and dairy products. Previously, he and his family were ardent meat eaters, rarely touching vegetables and fruits. Alex had found out that he had more strength now. Again he told us that he could work from 10.30 a.m. till 10 p.m. without problems.
On 20 March 2001, Alex came and told us that he was doing very well. The doctors were surprised at his condition. No one in the hospital seemed to believe he had cancer. He looked so good and healthy. His red blood cell count was excellent. So far, Alex had completed twenty-one times of chemotherapy. That day, I took the opportunity to have a chat with Alex. This interview which took place at about 11 a.m. immediately after Alex was given his chemo-injection. Indeed, he looked well, and he was well. We talked for almost two hours. The following are excerpts of our conversation.
You just came back from the hospital after your chemo-injection. Tell us what happened?
I just had my chemotherapy before I came here. I go for chemotherapy once a week, supposed to be for fifty-two times. Each chemotherapy session lasts for about one and a half hours. The drug is administered using a drip. There’s one solution with the chemo-drug and another without. The one without the chemo-drug is dripped in first, to let the blood vessels get used to it, before the one with the drugs is added in. Before the chemotherapy, I am given an anti-nausea injection, so as to make you dizzy and unable to vomit. But you will definitely vomit! Only after half an hour are the drugs administered.
If I drink the Chemo-tea, I don’t suffer. If I don’t drink the Chemo-tea, it becomes very difficult for me; I can’t eat or sleep for a day. If I take the Chemo-tea, I burp, urinate and clear my bowels often. I feel better. Then I go back home, drink the herbal tea and lots of water. After that I will be urinating and passing my stools often, like I have diarrhoea. Then I will be alright.
So, now as soon I get home, I start working until past 10 p.m. I could even wash my car and polish it too! Right now, I have just completed my chemotherapy session. I woke up at 5.10 a.m. this morning. I took my bath and recited my prayers. The prayers took about an hour and a half. Then I took my car and drove to Penang. When I got to the hospital, the first thing to do is to get my blood count done. This is to ensure that I am fit for my chemotherapy. If the blood is not high enough I can’t go for my chemotherapy.
After talking to you, I shall go home. Work, etc. and etc. Then tonight I am coming back to Penangagain. I go Tanjung Tokong to pray at 9 p.m. So, every week, that is my routine.
OK, this is you and the herbs. Did you see other patients who didn’t take the herbs?
Those who didn’t take the herbs did not look good. I saw quite a lot of them who were very weak. They were so surprised that I could still work. They told me that they could not even wake up and do anything, nor could they sleep. If I didn’t take the herbs, I would not be able to go on!
After four times within four weeks, one person’s hands and veins just turned dark or black. I saw one patient with his veins all black. Wah, it was terrible. He was so shriveled up. His blood level was low, ten point something. When he started, his blood count was 13.75. After four times, it went down to 10.5.
I also had my bone marrow checked. The doctor said: Everything good! Normal. Everything is good! I also went to a blood specialist and he advised me to continue my chemotherapy. I was doing very well.
Did your veins ever turn black?
No, no. They turned a slightly darker shade of green at one point. After that, the colour was back to normal. It wasn’t like that for other people who were not on herbs. They had lines of black running through their arms. Very black lines.
Do you think the herbs helped you at all?
I went for four or five chemotherapy sessions before I started taking the Chemo-tea. It was very bad. I cried and I couldn’t eat. I only started taking the Chemo-tea after the fourth or fifth session.
Oh, you started taking Chemo-tea after the fourth or fifth session How did you feel before you started taking the Chemo-tea?
It felt very difficult. I was nauseous and couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep, for a whole night, you know. I could not work. This effect lasted until the following morning, sometimes extending into another whole day.
Wow! It was that bad? After taking the Chemo- tea, how did you feel?
After taking the Chemo-tea, I did not suffer from all these effects anymore. See, I just had my chemotherapy two hours ago. Without taking this Chemo-tea, I would not be able to come here for this interview. I would simply go back home, straight into the bedroom and lie down. But I would still not be able to sleep. For twenty-four hours, I will not be to move nor sleep. It will be very bad, and very painful. Without the help of Chemo-tea, I would just lie on the deck chair, unable to sleep or do anything. With the Chemo-tea, I’d be able to wake up, have breakfast and all, wash the car, polish it and still come back here later tonight! Every Tuesday is always like this. It is my routine.
So are you sure that the Chemo-tea helps?
It would be very difficult without it. True, without the Chemo-tea, it would be very difficult. However much I eat, I would still vomit. And the food couldn’t really go down. Now, I’m hungry. Once I get home, I will eat, bathe, change my clothes and go to work. Just now before coming here, I had a loaf of bread. See, no problems.
Do you take care of your diet?
Yes. I am very careful of what I eat. I dare not eat outside food anymore. The risk is too high. I can’t play the fool.
Before you had cancer, tell us about your dietary habits.
When I was a meat eater, I used to feel lethargic and my body ached. On my non-working days I woke up late, around noon. Since being on the herbs, I wake up early, between 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. By that time I would not be able to sleep already, I had to wake up. I become alert by that time. I couldn’t sleep even if I wanted to. I also sleep easily and I slept very well, too.
When I finish work, I go back home and pray for a while. By then it is around 10 or 11 p.m. Then I go to sleep. It’s now so easy to sleep. I wake up in the same position I went to bed in. Before I had cancer, I barely ate any fruits or vegetables. All that I ate was just meat. All my meals consisted mainly of chicken, beef, pork, etc. I did not eat vegetables at all. Ever since I came to see you and started taking herbs, I stopped eating meat.
Your diet currently consists of fruits and vegetables. How do you feel now compared to the time when you were an ardent meat eater?
I feel more energetic and stronger on the fruit and vegetable diet. No meat no strength is a fallacy. I was feeling sleepy most of the time when I was taking meat.
Now my family members have changed their diet. My wife is very happy as the new diet makes her feel lighter. Even my children don’t eat meat anymore. So also my mother. Ever since my wife and children eat like I do, they have not fallen sick – it has been a year already. Before this, when they were on the meat diet, they fell sick very often. Taking herbs alone is not enough, I must take care of my diet too. Now I do not like to eat out. The food does not taste or smell right anymore. The family complains about outside food: Why is it so salty? Why is it so sweet? Previously, outside food smelled great to me. Even my children don’t really want to eat out now.
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I see a lot of trust, confidence and enthusiasm in Alex whenever he comes to the Centre. It is indeed a great pleasure, and very rewarding, to help a person like him. I feel the healing energy in him. His mental attitude is indeed very positive too. There is no doubt that Alex had benefited tremendously by taking the herbs.
Alex and his family were meat eaters. Now, all of them in the house have turned vegetarian – no more meat! And their health seemed to have improved by that switch of diet. Previously, the children needed to see the doctors very often. Now, there is no need for the frequent visits any more. Initially, Alex’s mother did not like the idea of only taking vegetables because according to her: No meat, no strength.
Let me also emphasise that healing is not only about taking drugs or herbs. This is just a minor part of the cancer remedy. You need to change your diet, your lifestyle and your mental attitude – be positive.
For almost two years, July 2000 to 27 March 2002, Alex was taking the herbs diligently. After that, he disappeared.
He resurfaced on 21 November 2002. It was a great shock for us to see his physical condition. He was thin and looked very sick. The cancer had spread to his liver.
We requested him to tell us frankly what had happened. From March 2002 till November 2002, he stopped taking the herbs but he still continued with his healthy diet. He concentrated on his daily prayers and continued with his meditation. He believed that in life there is always a cause and effect. Therefore, his cancer may be due to a cause or past bad karma. In order to redeem thisevil, he started to do good works by freeing fishes, birds, etc., that are in captivity. He felt good. To him, there was no further need to take any more herbs. After all, spiritual cleansing was all that is needed to liberate him. He took a holiday trip to Bangkok. Everything was fine.
Came September 2002, after his return from Bangkok, he did not feel well anymore. He became tired and felt something growing in his abdomen. His health deteriorated very fast. He could not eat. He vomited and could not urinate. He had pains. He started to take herbs again. He felt better after two weeks. There was less pains but he was still not able to sleep.
He went to see a doctor who told him to go for chemotherapy. He called us and asked for advice. He said he wanted to undergo this treatment as a last resort. We told him we respected his decision. Go ahead and do what you think is best for you. Fortunately or unfortunately, he came down with a fever and the chemo-treatment had to be postponed. On 10 January 2003, he died. There was no time for chemotherapy.
On 29 July 2001, 9.30 p.m., I was on the phone talking to a lady from England. Her Malaysian-born sister had colon cancer sometime in March 1999. She underwent an operation. The doctor in UK said that since the cancer was at its early stage (Duke’s 2), there was no need for her to do any chemotherapy. Not satisfied, she came to Singapore to see another oncologist. Because she was still young (46 years old) the oncologist recommended chemotherapy. This would be safer for her – a kind of insurance policy. So she underwent six courses of chemotherapy in Singapore.
In March 2000, a scan showed a 3 cm mass in the liver. She again came to Singapore. Further investigations by doctors in Singapore showed that there was also a 1 cm mass in the lung. The doctors recommended surgery for the liver and /or the lung. However, when the doctors opened up the abdomen, they saw numerous nodules in the peritoneum. The surgery on the liver-lung was abandoned. The abdomen was closed back. She was again given eight courses of chemotherapy.
After the fourth chemotherapy the tumours decreased in size but subsequent chemotherapy did not bring about any further improvements. In short, chemotherapy did not achieve its
intended purpose. She felt hopeless and decided to quit and return to England.
She started on Gerson Therapy in Liverpool for five months. During that period the tumours had grown to twice their sizes. She then opted to participate in a clinical trial at one of London’s top hospitals. She was again subjected to another eight courses of chemotherapy.
Her sister called on 9 July 2001. The purpose was to seek our help since there seemed to be no other avenues left. Her condition as of 29 July 2001 was rather bad. She had pains. She was tired all the time. She was a wreck emotionally. She needed to take sleeping pills.
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I have often encountered similar cases. Many patients have come asking for help after everything else has failed. Unfortunately they have little faith and belief in what I am doing in the first place. So, sometimes there is nothing much we can do. Their unbelieving attitude prevents them from seeking a new path to their healing.
Indeed, the buying of insurance policy for cancer seems to be a popular idea and sells well indeed. People are naïve because they have not read enough to understand what is happening. I have come to a simple conclusion; it is very difficult to deal with such so-called educated people. Their unbelieving and sceptical personality becomes the main obstacle. It is easier to handle the illness than an unbeliever. In another case report, I wrote about Dass. Both patients are around the same age and both have Stage 2 colon cancer. The main difference is that Dass is probably is less educated than this lady in England. In terms of healing, Dass, however, has more guts! He learnt his lesson fast.
It was some years ago that I last spoke to Juni, a lawyer friend. Then one fine morning in January 2005, I had a surprised call from J. As we spoke she reminded me that her uncle was doing so well on our herbs. To be honest, I have totally forgotten about this case. After the conversation, I decided to write to Bob, the patient’s son to seek for more clarification. The patient is fromSingapore. It was indeed wonderful that Bob was very co-operative and took time to reply to my enquiries. The following is our e-mail communication.
Dear Bob, for my record, may I ask you a few questions:
When did your dad has his cancer? What was his age then?
Bob: Sometime in the end of June 1997. He was then 67 years old.
What cancer? Colon or rectum?
Colon cancer.
He had an operation?
He had the operation in the Singapore General Hospital on 4 July 1997.
After the surgery, did he do any chemotherapy or radiotherapy or both?
He did not do chemotherapy or radiotherapy as advised by myself after reading your book.
After he had the operation, what did the doctor say about the stage of the cancer?
According to him, it was in the early mid-stage. Luckily the cancer was detected early.
Was the cancer confined to the colon or has it spread to any other organs? The cancer was confined to the colon although there was a spot in the left lung. Luckily the cancer did not spread to other organs.
Did the doctor ask him to go for chemotherapy or radiotherapy?
The doctor asked him to go for both therapies but I have discussed with my dad and we decided against it because he was rather weak.
I assume that when he declined all medical treatments, you (not your dad?) came to see me in Penang? Sorry, I can’t remember this case.
We did not get to see you in Penang because my dad was sick. We communicated by faxes and telephones most of the time. My aunt (J, the lawyer above) was the main coordinator during this time.
When did he start taking the herbs?
Yes! He took those herbs that were prescribed by you prior to the operation.
Was he taking anything or doing anything else besides my herbs?
No other medications or herbs were taken.
How is he now?
My father is in good health as he has changed his lifestyle. Walks regularly and practices careful food consumption.
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It has been almost eight years, since Bob’s dad was diagnosed with colon cancer. He was on herbs and changed his lifestyle and diet. It was indeed worth all the efforts. I would not venture to say that Bob’s father took a calculated risk (gamble some may want to say). This is because it has never been a gamble for patients to opt for another path to healing. Or could we turn it the other way round? Could it be a gamble if one were to take the established, popular route?
WC was 58 years old when he was diagnosed with rectum cancer. He had a surgery on 26 December 1995. It was a Duke’s Stage C. Subsequently, he underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy – a total of 48 sessions of treatment.
Barely a year later, October 1996, he suffered a relapse and this time the growth was found in his pelvis. On 15 October 1996, he underwent another operation. Due to the operation, he was unable to control his urination. Urine flowed out through a tube tied to the leg. He was also unable to have erection.
He came to us on 9 May 1997 and was started on herbs. He improved and was well. We were very happy to see him doing well. He took herbs very regularly. He was one of our star patients.
Almost six years after we first saw him, i.e., 14 March 2003, his wife came with a panic look on her face. She told us that since the last few months, WC had been eating bad food. He feasted on wan than mee, sar-a-fun, lor mee, char bee hoon, etc. These are the famous forms of noodles – the hawker’s delight of Penang. As a result his health started to deteriorate two to three months afterwards. His legs swelled. He had severe back pains.
We prescribed some herbs. His condition improved. His fevers subsided and he was in less pain. The doctor suggested chemotherapy but at that time the hospital had run out of chemo-drugs, so his treatment had to be put on hold for a while. It was with sadness that in June 2003, he died.
Jack (A160), a 53-year old male, passed out watery stools. Later was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 1999. He underwent an operation in which ten inches of his colon was resected. It was a Stage 1 cancer with no metastasis. His surgeon said: You have a 20% rate of success, but you must go for chemotherapy.
He declined chemotherapy, came to see us in August 1999 and was started on herbs. Two weeks later his appetite and sleep improved tremendously. He also felt more energetic.
Jack told us this story. His surgeon who was then at the government hospital had moved to a private hospital. He now had to see another surgeon during this follow up visit. The new surgeon asked him why he did not go for chemotherapy and insisted that he do so. He told the surgeon: I am taking herbs. The surgeon replied: That is not a proven remedy.
About one and half years later, in January 2001, he had a colonoscopy. The doctor said everything was fine. On 28 March 2001 his CEA was at 0.6. Everything was alright and he had put on weight. He had gone to see his surgeon who told him: You are lucky. He reminded his doctor that he was taking herbs. The doctor made a note of this on his medical record and kept quiet.
He continued taking the herbs up to March 2003 and then stopped. He told one of our friends that he was already cured. As of this writing, November 2004, he is still doing fine. It has been more than five years since he first came to see us. He had led a normal life since the day he was diagnosed with cancer.
Lan (A822) was a 73-year old female. She was diagnosed with a Stage 3 sigmoid cancer in March 2000 and underwent an operation. Her family member came to us on 23 April 2000 and took herbs for her – Capsule A, deTox Mt. Guava and GI tea. As I was reviewing and writing this paper, her daughter came to the centre. She told us that her mother has been taking the herbs regularly since April 2000. It has been more than four years now and she was doing very well.
Her mother went for a routine check up every six months and everything was alright. She confirmed that her mother never had any chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Before she left she said this:Actually my nephew is a medical professor. Then I asked: Oh, was he the heart specialist who faxed and asked me to give his mother herbs because he would not want her to go for chemotherapy?She replied: No. He is actually a gastrointestinal specialist!
Note: According to our record, the last time her daughter came to collect herbs from us was June 2008 – that is, she had been taking the herbs for 8 years.
Tan (M-73) was 50 years old when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. Prior to her diagnosis Tan had been passing out blood in her stools. She took various kinds of herbs but they were not effective. In December 2002, Tan came to a private hospital in Penang and underwent a colostomy operation. A temporary “bag” was fitted. After five months, April 2003, colostomy reversal operation was performed whereby the colon was reconnected and there was no need to use the bag anymore.
The histopathology report dated 19 December 2002 indicated: moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the rectum, Duke Stage C (infiltration into pararectal lymph node). Resected margin: clear. Pararectal lymph nodes: metastatic adenocarcinoma (1/5).
The surgeon suggested that Tan undergo radiotherapy. She refused. She also did not wish to undergo chemotherapy. Tan came to seek our help on 18 April 2003 and was started on herbs: Capsule A, GI 1 and GI 2 teas, and C-Tea.
Three months on the herbs, Tan reported improvements in her health. She looked better and felt better. Before taking herbs, she had difficulty moving her bowels but with the herbs, there was no problem. An ultrasound done on 4 July 2003 showed normal results.
Tan come to Penang every year to see her doctor for routine check up. So far, nothing is amiss. On 3 July 2009, Tan dropped by our centre and reported that everything was fine. It has been more than 6 years that she is on herbs. Over this period she came to see us five times. The following are excerpts of our video conversation during these visits.
First visit: 18 April 2003
Tan came with a companion and it is her companion who spoke to us.
Companion: The doctor wanted to do radiotherapy. She refused. She also refused chemotherapy.
Second visit, after 3 months on herbs: 4 July 2003
Tan came with a companion and it is her companion who spoke to us.
Chris: After 3 months on the herbs, were you okay?
Compassion: She is better.
Ch: Are you more energetic?
Com: Sure.
Ch: You felt better, no pains?
Com: Yes.
Third visit, 6 months on herbs: 21 November 2003
Tan came with a companion and it is her companion who spoke to us.
Chris: When did you do this (referring to X-ray)?
Companion: Today.
Ch: What did the doctor say?
Com: Good results.
Ch: Please take care of your diet. Also continue to take the herbs.
Fourth visit, 5 years on herbs: 4 July 2008
Tan came alone, without her companion.
Chris: Wah, it has been 5 years …
Tan: Six years (after her diagnosis).
Chris: No radiotherapy, no chemo …. Did you take care of your diet?
Tan: Yes.
Chris: You went to see you doctor – what did he say?
Tan: Very good … it has been 6 years now (after her diagnosis).
Chris: Did the doctor know that you are taking herbs and that you did not go for chemo or radiotherapy?
Tan: Yes, he knew. When I took the herbs, I felt well. I take the herbs everyday.
Chris: Let me tell you this – if I were you, I would continue to do what you have been doing – don’t change. Now you feel good but we will not know when the cancer would come back.
Fifth visit, 6 years on herbs: 3 July 2009
Tan came alone, without her companion.
Chris: How long now?
Tan: Seven years (since the diagnosis).
Chris: You came here to see your doctor?
Tan: Yes, I saw him just now. The doctor said: Good. He did not give me any medication but asked me to continue to take the herbs. The doctor said the herbs are already my medication.
Chris: The doctor said that? He did not scold you for taking the herbs?
Tan: No, no. I showed him your herbs.
Chris: As a person, are you okay – any problem? Did you take care of your diet?
Tan: Sometimes, I miss out a bit. I ate a bit of chicken meat. Then I will take herbs after that.
Chris: What happen if you did not take the herbs?
Tan: I had the urge to move my bowels. With the herbs after taking chicken, I felt okay. .
Comments: This is a Stage 3 cancer. Normal convention is that Tan must undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy as suggested by her surgeon. But she declined further medical treatment. There is no recurrence or metastasis as of this writing. The question to ask is: Why did the doctor ask her to undergo radiotherapy in the first place? Was it just a procedural advice – to comply with medical convention? Let us ask this question: What could have been the result if Tan were to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy? Would these treatments be more damaging and cause misery to her life?
It must be emphasized that Tan’s healing is not due to the herbs alone. Her diet is just equally important. At CA Care, we ask patients to abstain from meat, sugar, table salts, dairy products and oil. To do well patients must change to a healthy diet and lifestyle.
AK was 70 years old when she came to seek our help. Sometime in March 2001 she had abdominal pains for about 2 week’s duration and she passed out blood in her stools. She went to a private hospital and did a colonoscopy. There was a 15 cm tumour at the anal verge. She was admitted into the hospital on 12 April 2001 and underwent a surgery.
Histopathology indicated moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the rectum, tubulovillous type, Duke Stage C. Pararectal lymph nodes: metastatic adenocarcinoma (1/6).
She recovered well and was discharged on 20 April 2001. She was subsequently referred to an oncologist for further management. She refused chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Instead she came to see us on 13 May 2001 and presented with the following:
She had difficulty sleeping. She slept only after mid-night.
She had no appetite.
She was tired.
She was constipated.
Her urine was yellow.
Her stomach felt bloated.
A week after the herbs she improved.
Her sleep was better. She could sleep early now.
Her appetite had improved.
She was less tired.
Her bowel movements had improved.
Her urine was less yellow.
Her body was itchy.
On 4 November 2001 (see the video) she reported the following:
She could sleep well.
She had good appetite.
She felt “cheng sin” and “song” (increased energy and wellbeing).
Her stomach was not bloated any more – no more wind.
Her body was not itchy anymore.
Her bowel movements were normal.
It has been many years since this visit. We have virtually forgotten her case. AK’s daughter came to collect herbs for her mother every now and then but did not sit out with us for any further consultation.
On 22 July 2009 her daughter came to collect herbs for her mother and informed us that AK was doing fine. It is 8 years 2 months since she first came to see us. We are indeed surprised. AK has Stage 3 rectal cancer that had spread to the lymph node. She refused to undergo chemotherapy / radiotherapy. And she is still doing fine.
On 8 September 2009 her daughter came to collect herbs for her mother. She confirmed the following:
After her operation, AK did not undergo any further medical treatment – no chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
AK did not taking any other mediation apart from our herbs. And she is taking it up to this day.
It has been more than 8 years and she is doing fine, for a person of 78 years old.
I give this article the title – the World’s most well fought battle… Why? This is because the man involved in this battle against colon cancer, Tony Snow, used to walk along the corridor of power in the most powerful political office on earth. For many of us in Malaysia, what happened in the United States of America is always the greatest and the best. What America says we agree or have to agree and what America does we follow or eventually have to follow. I would imagine that the most powerful man on earth would be able to do something great to help his beloved staff and fellowman who was in great distress. I believe that Snow would have gotten the best – the best advice, the best doctor, the best drugs and the best hospital – for him to fight his war against cancer. So, to me, this battle against cancer would probably be the most well fought battle ever waged in America– the world’s most powerful nation.
Also in almost all countries in the world and most of the time, those with wealth and/or political power are All-Powerful – they can get anything they want or they can get away with anything they do. Oop – except of course, as this story will show; they cannot (always) win the war against cancer. The lesson we can learn from this story is: No one on earth should take cancer for granted.
The facts:
Tony Snow was the press secretary of President George Bush – the current (2008) president of the United States of America.
He was married and had three school-going children. His mother also had colon cancer and died when Snow was 17.
Snow was first diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2005.
After surgery he underwent six months of chemotherapy.
He was said to be cancer-free after the medical treatments. He was appointed President Bush’s press secretary in May 2006.
In late March 2007, Snow’s cancer reappeared in his abdomen and also his liver.
He underwent a surgery in April 2007 followed by more chemotherapy.
Slightly more than a year later, Snow died at the Georgetown University Hospital – on a Saturday morning in July 2008. He was 53 years old.
The following are quotations from the press about his battle against metastatic colon cancer:
The Associated Press. 27 March 2007.
He had recently reached the two-year mark of being free of cancer. The White House deputy press secretary said: He told me that he beat this thing before and he intends to beat it again.
Dr. Allyson Ocean, a gastrointestinal oncologist at Weill Cornell Medical College said: This is a very treatable condition. Anyone who looks at this as a death sentence is wrong.
USA Today27 March 2007: Robert Mayer, former president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology… suggests surgeons won’t be able to cure it with surgery but may be able to control it with chemotherapy. When cancer returns in multiple organs, the goal is not cure, but maybe control for a good long time, which can be measured now in years as opposed to months.
Daniel Laheru, a colorectal cancer specialist and assistant professor at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said patients a decade ago with widely spread tumors survived an average of 12 months. Now, new chemotherapies have doubled that to about 24 months.
The Cheerful Oncologist. 28 March 2007 wrote: Chemotherapy plus targeted therapy, however, does have a chance to prolong the lives of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The average survival of patients who receive no anti-cancer therapy … 4 to 6 months, while those with treatment 20 to 21 months and hopefully more. This is an example of why medical oncologists give treatments designed to kill, disable and humiliate cancer cells.
The Washington Post – 28 March 2007. reported: Snow, who beat cancer two years ago, suffered from colitis for 28 years and in February 2005 he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Snow said: seventeen days after the diagnosis, we go in and take the whole colon out and throw it in a garbage bag. After the treatments, Snow got a clean bill of health from a doctor and he went on to take the job at the White House.
Snow called Bush about 7 a.m. to tell him about the recurrence. Bush later told the press: He is not going to let this whip him and he’s upbeat. The blood test and other scans turned up negative for cancer. Anyway, Snow decided to have the growth removed to be followed by chemotherapy.
People 14 May 2007. In an article: Fight of His Life, Sandra Westfall wrote:
6:30 a.m.: National Security briefing; 10 a.m.; Press briefing; Noon: chemotherapy, hospital; 3:30 p.m.: Pick up kids from school
That was the typical every-other-Friday schedule for the President’s press secretary Tony Snow. The cocktail of drugs he’s taking to keep his cancer in check includes one he took when first treated for stage III colon cancer. Snow said: I’d be exhausted for two or three days. The pace of innovation is breathtaking. Anyone who can survive a few years has automatic hope.
The Associated Press. 30 April 2007. Tony Snow was back on the job Monday, five weeks after doctors discovered a recurrence of his cancer. He said he would soon undergo chemotherapy just to make sure we’ve got the thing knocked out.
Slate4 September 2007. Snow said: I finished chemo two weeks ago today. We did CAT scans and MRIs in the last week and it indicates that the chemo did exactly what we hoped it would do, which is hold serve. The tumors that we’ve been tracking have not grown. … We’ll be doing what’s called a maintenance dose of chemotherapy just to keep whacking this thing. He also noted that he’d be having scans every three months, just to stay on top of everything.
Snow conceded: I’ve been lucky I work at the White House. Snow noted that oncologists and patients have made heroic strides in turning cancer into a chronic disease rather than a fatal disease.
The Washington Post. 12 July 2008. After the relapse, Snow said he would undergo an aggressive regimen of chemotherapy followed by further treatment, and hope to throw it into remission and transform it into a chronic disease. If cancer is merely a nuisance, for a long period of time, that’s fine with me. He had lost considerable weight and his thinning hair had turned white during several months of chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.
Comments:
I am writing this article with a sense of deep respect for the deceased and also for the living. I do not want to add more grief or hurt to anyone. I respect what the patient and his family had done and would not wish to give my opinion about this case except to say that everyone had tried their best to help Snow but the inevitable had happened – the battle was lost.
Even if the battle was lost, it would be a great tragedy if we in Malaysia or those in the developing countries do not take this opportunity to learn something from this episode.
Allow me to pose some questions regarding the media propaganda and spin with respect to this case. You can use your own commonsense to answer these questions.
1. This is a very treatable condition. Anyone who looks at this as a death sentence is wrong.
What does the reality of this story tell us? Slight more than a year after the second battle, Snow died – dead wrong or dead right?
2. What do you think is the real cause of his death?
3. The recurrent tumour in the abdomen has been taken out. Only some cancer could have been left in his liver. Could this kill Snow? Or was it the treatments used to treat the cancer that killed him?
4. This is a treatable disease. What do you think of such a statement? Surely, any disease is treatable but can it ever be cured? Treatable does not mean curable at all.
5. Cancer patients should take note of this medical claim: Patients a decade ago with widely spread tumors survived an average of 12 months. Now, new chemotherapies have doubled that to about 24 months. Is survival for two years with new chemotherapies is enough or sufficient for cancer patients? Most patients who undergo chemotherapy have the misconception that the treatment is going to cure them.
6. CAT scans and MRIs … indicates that the chemo did exactly what we hoped it would do … The tumors that we’ve been tracking have not grown. If that is the good news and result, why was the battle lost? Is the temporary shrinkage or stoppage of tumour growth just a meaningless, false security?
7. Oncologists and patients have made heroic strides in turning cancer into a chronic disease rather than a fatal disease. How true is still statement? Death, after a year of chemotherapy is not fatal?
8. Snow got a clean bill of health from a doctor and his first surgery and chemotherapy. What is the worth of such a statement? In one hospital, cancer patients are given a Certificate of Achievement after completion of their six cycles of chemotherapy. Is such certificate worthy of the paper it is printed on?
9. Snow had lost considerable weight and his thinning hair had turned white during several months of chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. What is your say about this? Is this not what most cancer patients suffer before they eventually die?
10. Medical oncologists give treatments designed to kill, disable and humiliate cancer cells. Is that so? The reality is: who gets humiliated? The cancer cells got killed or the patient?
CANCER STORY 
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