SC (H222) was 68 years old when her problem started. She is a non-smoker. She started to have coughs for the past six months. There were no other symptoms apart from pains at the right shoulder blade. A CT scan on 4 September 2008 showed a 3.0 x 4.75 x 3.0 cm opacity in right middle lobe of her lungs, suggestive of a neoplastic mass. Bronchial brushings showed moderately large neoplastic cells. Her blood test was normal, apart from a mildly elevated CEA (8.0).
CT scan on 4 September 2008.
SC underwent a CT scan of her brain and abdomen and these were normal. Her bone scan was negative for metastasis.
Her doctor suggested surgery since this was regarded as an early stage lung cancer, Stage 1B. Surgery was done on 29 September 2008 but it was aborted – an open and close case. The cancer had spread to the back of the chest wall and was now considered a Stage 4 lung cancer. The doctor suggested chemotherapy and said that without this treatment she would only have six months to live. SC declined chemotherapy. Her sister died one year after undergoing surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for her breast cancer.
SC came to seek our help on 18 October 2008 and was started on Capsule A, Lung 1 and Lung 2 teas. SC has been taking our herbs ever since – four years now.
We received this email from her daughter on 9 August 2012.
Hi Prof Chris, Im
Last week, my brother and I took Mom to see Prof X, the doctor who referred Mom for surgery back in September 2008. We last saw him in October 2008 when we went back to him after Mom has recovered from the open-close surgery. At that time, he recommended chemo which we did not go for.
I still remember the conversation that we had with Prof X back in October 2008 when I asked him what will happen if we decided not to go for chemo. He mentioned then that at stage 4, a patient will generally have 6 months to live or at the most 2 years. When I asked him what will happen if we decided to go for chemo. He was unable to give a reasonable answer. And we never went back since then.
As Mom was complaining that the pain was still there even after we tried the ‘Soothanol’, we decided to take her to see Prof X hoping that he can prescribe something to ease her pain.
The following was what transpired:
When we went inside his office, Prof X was flipping back and forth what seems to be Mom’s file. I was surprised that they still managed to find Mom’s file after 4 years.
He looked up from his file and read out Mom’s name.
Prof X: Chan Saw Chun …. (scanning our faces)
Kim: Yes… this is my mother (I gestured to my Mom)
Prof X gave Mom a look, gestured her to sit down and then went back to the file, which understandably does not contain any information post 2008.
Prof X: You were last here in October 2008 … (he was trying to recall).
Kim: Yes
Prof X: What happened since then? Did you go to another hospital?
Kim: No
Prof X: What happened? (We could see that he was scanning Mom with a look of bewilderment)
Kim: You recommended chemo but we decided not to do the chemo. So, we did not come back.
Prof X: Are you seeing any doctor? (He was still having this bewildered look on his face)
Kim: No.
Prof X: You look good Auntie (speaking to Mom). Prof X repeated: You did not see any doctor?
Kim: No, the only “doctor” that we saw was Prof Chris. My mother is taking his herbs.
Prof X quickly scribbled your name on Mom’s file.
Prof X: Is this the guy who wrote the book on the rodent tuber?
Kim: Yes, I believe Prof Chris wrote on the subject. You can find more information about Prof Chris on his website. (I volunteered)
Prof X: She is looking good. (Prof X gave Mom a smile). Why are you all here today?
We told him about Mom’s pain which has been there from Day 1 but currently more intense.
He then gave Mom a physical check behind the screen. When he was done…
Prof X: She looks good.
Prof X then recommended that we do an X-ray of the chest to find out what is causing the pain which we complained. I happened to bring along the old x-ray. Prof X compared the 2 x-rays but there was not much that we can see from the new film except that the new one shows that the same patch is slightly bigger.
He recommended that we come back next week to do a CT scan. I asked him what will happen next. He said: Depends on the results, radiotherapy may be recommended.
He then asked whether we are taking any pain killers. I said, No but we have tried before some over-the-counter pain killers which did not help. He scribbled some prescriptions for us to buy from the hospital’s pharmacy and it turned out to be Arcoxia which Mom had tried before.
I was hoping that Prof X could prescribe some pain management pills or programme but I guess that would not be forthcoming until another round of thorough check is done.
We are of two minds about going back next week for the CT scan. On one hand we thought perhaps it would be good to know Mom’s current status so that we can get relevant herbs from you if the cancer has spread to other parts? But at the same time, I don’t want Mom to worry too much or having to go through the whole process again – up and down the hospital for checks over & over again. Shall we go for the CT scan? Are all those rays going to do Mom any good especially in her condition? We have heard that CT scan can cause damage to cells.
However, it has given us tremendous pleasure to see Prof X’s reaction when he saw Mom still in such good shape after 4 years without chemo and just taking your herbs. His bewilderment seems to give Mom a lot of motivation too.
We have stopped using the Soothanol for the past few days as Mom was complaining about skin irritation. I am currently applying tea tree oil on her – which provides her with some comfort but the pain is still there.
We received another email from Kim the following day.
Hi Prof Chris, Im
Guess what! I have just received a private call from a nurse. We have never spoken to each other before. The last we saw her was 4 years ago. She “heard about our visit to” Prof X last week. And after seeing Mom’s condition after 4 years, she wants to know more about your herbs. She has a friend with cancer and would like to recommend her friend to try. I have given the website (www.cacare.com, www.cacare.org )and told her about Mr. Yeong and Khad for her to find out more.
She confided that it is very sad to see patients “going off” one by one. She’s hoping that her friend can try the herbs. This is incredible! Seeing is believing! Keep up the good work! Best regards, Kim.
Update: 15 August 2012: Hi Prof, Im, Irene,
We went for the CT scan yesterday. We reached the hospital at 3 pm. Did the scan at 3.30 pm but only managed to see Prof X at 7.30 pm. Left the hospital at 8.30 pm. We ended up spending nearly 5 hours at the hospital.
CT scan 14 August 2012
Anyway, we are VERY HAPPY with the results. Mom was expecting the worst as she thought the cancer has spread to other areas hence the persistent and intense pain. But as it turns out, the cancer has not spread – still confined to the right lung only. The left lung is all clear.
When Prof X told us the results, Mom asked again in disbelief. “No spreading?” She was very happy. Prof X explained that the shape of the right lung has changed. The tumour has grown bigger and the pleura has thickened. There was some fluid but he said not to worry as its minimal. Prof X explained that due to the enlarged tumour and thickening of pleura, Mom will experience some chest congestion (which I think explains her shortness of breath?).
When we asked what is causing Mom’s pain then? Prof X explained that it’s from the enlarged tumour “pressing” the lining or thickening of the lining? (Hope I got this right.).
Prof X later asked us whether Mom wants to try chemo. My brother and I replied that Mom didn’t want it. He then asked Mom the same question directly. Mom replied, No.
Prof X then suggested that he will trace the samples that the surgeon took during the open-close surgery for lab testing to see whether Mom can take oral medication. We asked whether it is similar to chemo. His reply was, but it does not have the side effects of chemo as the drug attacks the tumour directly. He did not tell us the name of the medication but I suspect he is talking about Iressa.
As I was writing this, a nurse called me. I took the opportunity to ask her about the oral medication that Prof X mentioned yesterday. She said it is indeed Iressa. She also shared some of the side effects, e.g., pimples, nails coming off in some cases… she said so far she has not seen any patients on Iressa who survived longer than three years. She told me again just now that she is very surprised to see Mom in her fourth year on herbs.
As we were wrapping up for the evening, Prof X finally said it again, looking really pleased, “I am very surprised to see your Mother maintaining so well for 4 years.”
To sum up, we came away feeling really happy especially Mom. It’s as though a whole burden has been lifted off her. As we waited to pay for the bill, Mom told me adamantly that she doesn’t want to take anything else but your herbs.
She woke up late today at 8.00 a.m. instead of her usual 6+ a.m. I have not seen her so well-rested for a long, long time.
I guess, we will have to continue to keep her positive. She now knows that there is nothing really “wrong”’ inside her except for the tumour.
PL is a healthy 66-year-old female. She developed coughs sometimes in late 2011. The medications given by her doctor did not help with her coughs. A CT scan done on 2 November 2011 indicated a 3.2 x 3.8 x 4 cm nodular lesion at the right lower lobe of her lung. Another elongated poorly enhancing lesion is seen at the left apex, measuring approximately 2.2 x 2.3 x 4.8 cm in size. In addition there was mild right pleural effusion (fluid in her lung). This made PL breathless, listless and devoid of energy.
PL underwent pleural tapping. Her condition improved after fluid was tapped out of her lungs. Unfortunately, a week later, the fluid came back again. Another tapping was done. The doctor suggested that PL do a biopsy. PL refused. A week later, the fluid recurred in the lung and PL has to undergo another tapping. And after the procedure PL agreed to do a biopsy. “Gluing procedure” or pleurodesis was carried out after the pleural tapping but this was not effective.
A tru cut biopsy of the mass at the lower right lung was performed and it confirmed a well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the lung. A report dated 21 November 2011 showed that the tumour was positive for EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor). This means, the use of the oral drug, Iressa was indicated.
PL was given two options: to take Iressa for her cancer or to undergo chemotherapy using a combination of Alimta and Cisplatin. PL opted for the oral drug, Iressa.
On 1 December 2011, PL was started with Iressa. Her condition improved but after three months she started to suffer severe side effects. She developed pimples and sores with pus on her head and later had rashes in the face, neck and pubic area. She was referred to a skin specialist for help. She shaved her head bald. She was told to stop taking Iressa and her problem resolved after two weeks. She resumed Iressa, her rashes and sores and pus recurred. This recurrence went on for three times.
The doctor reduced her Iressa dosage – taking the drug on alternate day instead of everyday. But even with the reduced dosage, the side effects still persisted. PL decided to stop taking Iressa and came to seek our help on20 July 2012. She told her oncologist that she is going for “Chris Teo’s herbs.”
On 8 August 2012 – after being on herbs for about three weeks, I sat down to talk with PL in greater detail.
Did Iressa help her?
The answer is yes. The initial problem of fluid kept recurring after each pleural tapping. But after taking Iressa the fluid stop recurring. PL’s health normalised. A comparison of the CT scan done on 2 November 2011 and those done on 20 February 2012, showed the tumours in her lung had shrunk significantly. That is what patients and oncologist hope for!
CT scan on 2 November 2011
CT scan on 20 February 2012
Iressa had delivered the desired effects – the tumour shrunk. But how meaningful is tumour shrinkage? Does this translate into a cure? Unfortunately not! The tumour can grow again after a while. Read these stories:
The medical doctors of the Evinta Medical Center, Arizona, USA (http://www.envita.com/) said: By and large cancer growth response, or “shrinkage,” remains the primary focus of cancer treatment. Unfortunately, research demonstrates that such responses do not often correlate to elevated survival in patients. When traditional cancer treatment reports a 20 or 30 percent effect, it simply means that the patient’s tumor shrunk by 20 to 30 percent. This is deceptive because the cancer typically grows back, oftentimes larger, and resistant to the chemotherapy. The real measure is how long life is sustained and its quality therewith. Envita is results oriented and we measure our success in terms of tumor change, as well as the long-term outcomes and quality of life experienced by our patients. This continues to be our driving force for developing and perfecting unique, quality treatments for our patients.
Read what Dr. Ralph Moss said:
Can Iressa cure her?
The answer is NO. The oncologist told PL that it all depends on the person. In other words, different people respond differently. Some patients survive for one year, others two years and some even survive five years. But all of them still die even after taking Iressa. PL was told that she has to be on Iressa for as long as she can afford it. But there is no knowing how long she can survive. This goes to say that actually it is n=1. Whatever research that is done – and whatever percentages that are bashed around to impress patients – it does not apply to PL at all. PL has to take the Iressa and only she would know what can happen to her. So, this is what they call, scientific medicine!
Unexpected Severe Side Effects
Before taking Iressa, PL was told about some possible side effects. But what actually happened to PL was beyond expectation. According to the oncologist it was the worst side effects he had ever seen! Whatever it is, scientifically proven drug can cause such problem.
I posed this question to PL: Since Iressa helped you and make you well – why do you want to stop taking it? At least this can take care of your lungs.
PL: I would rather die than suffer. I want to live and enjoy my life. I don’t want to suffer.
I posed another question: Do you mean to say that the side effects of Iressa are so bad that you would rather die than live? You cannot live with the side effects?
PL replied that it was indeed hard to live with such side effects. Pus oozed out of the sores. Sometime it became itchy. Sometime it was painful. So the cost of survival in terms of side effects is not worth it. This does not take in consideration the cost of the treatment yet. A full dosage of Iressa costs about RM 6,700 per month. It is good that PL’s health insurance paid for the drug every month. What if there was no insurance coverage?
Since PL decided to stop taking Iressa, the oncologist offered her chemotherapy, telling her that these days chemo-drugs are mild and more “friendly” and do not have all those dreadful side effects. I asked PL what drugs the oncologist was to give her. PL did not know except to say that it would be a mild one.
Let me tell you a story about Alimta. KP was a Malaysian who lived in Perth, Australia. He had lung cancer that had spread to his liver. He underwent chemotherapy and at the same time took herbs. He did well and this amazed his Australian oncologist. Unfortunately, a scan showed that there were still traces of tumours in him. The oncologist suggested more chemo – this time with a combination of Avastin + Alimta.
KP called me from Perth one morning and asked if he should go ahead with this treatment. I said: NO. After all you are doing fine. Why take the risk? Learn to live with your tumour! I did not get to hear from KP again after that. The gist of the story is, KP did not follow my advice. He went ahead with this so called new, state-of-the-art concoction!
While undergoing the treatment KP bled from the nose for no apparent reason. While sleeping, blood oozed out from his nose, stained his pillow and T-shirt. The treatment failed. KP came back to Malaysia and related what had happened to us. Listen to his story:
By then it was too late. KP was in severe pain and his stomach was bloated. There was nothing much I could do to help. On 18 September 2011 KP died.
Comments: I advised PL to learn to live with the tumours in her lungs. For as long as she can lead a normal life, be grateful for each day when she awakes! Don’t expect the herbs to cure her lung cancer! I don’t even expect the tumour to shrink after taking the herbs. Almost all patients die because of metastasis and not just because of the tumour! Of course, patients want magic – they want their cancers to go away completely. But there is no magic. We have to learn to accept that reality.
PL’s oncologist said herbs are not scientifically proven! Well, patients have to make their own choice. Do what you think is right. Follow your heart! Remember, sometimes the head can lead you astray!
I wonder too about Alimta. Is it ever proven to cure cancer? No? What would happen if PL were to undergo chemotherapy with Alimta + Cisplatin? Would PL end up like KP – dead? Maybe yes, maybe not! No one can tell for sure what is going to happen. So what is the use of scientific proof then when you can even predict the outcome? In the same way – learn this bitter lesson – no one could predict or tell that PL had to suffer such severe side effects after taking Iressa. Others, the oncologist claimed, did not have such problems. Perhaps Alimta is also very safe for PL? Try your luck if you wish.
Perhaps you need to read these stories about patients who take our herbs:
Let me briefly relate the story of Suri, an Indonesian lady with lung cancer. Being rather well off, Suri’s husband decided that she must have the best. So they went to Singapore for treatment – gunning for the so-called proven, scientific treatment. Before they went for treatment in Singapore, their relatives in Penang had suggested that they try the CA Care Therapy. The husband vetoed the idea. He said: I refused to entertain that idea. In my mind, that is all hocus pocus. How can herbs be better than the doctors in Singapore? Herbs are just traditional stuff and if they are that good then all doctors will have to close shop. So I dismissed the idea of taking herbs as being absolutely nonsensical.
In Singapore Suri underwent 22 times of radiation treatment, followed by oral drug Iressa. She took Iressa for about a year. Her tongue became numb and so she gave it up. The doctor then gave her Tarceva – another scientifically proved drug! She was on this drug for about two years. A year later, in 2009, the cancer spread to her brain. She underwent chemotherapy. In total she received 40 chemo injections – also using the so-called FDA-approved, scientifically proven drugs! Nothing seemed to work for Suri. As a last resort, her oncologist asked her to take Sutent – another scientifically proven drug laden with all kinds of side effects. I asked her husband: Before she took Sutent, did you not ask if the drug can cure her? He replied: No one dares to answer such a question. The oncologist told me, “I cannot say. The only one who knows the answer is the One Up There!” An interesting answer indeed! The god of science has failed to save.
We are now told to trust the ordinary God that you and me believe in! After Suri took Sutent her consumption of Panadol gradually increased from one tablet per day to six tablets per day. She stopped taking Sutent! Now, all possible, scientifically proven drugs have failed.
Hopeless and helpless, Suri’s husband decided to come and see us in Penang – to try our so-called unproven, unscientific therapy that has PROVEN to help a lot of other people. On 8 May 2011 Suri was wheeled into our CA Care centre, being unable to walk on her own. She was unable to talk, showed no facial expression and did not seem to know what was going. According to her husband, she behaved like a child. During this visit, I must honestly say I did not expect her to survive much longer. But with God’s grace, a miracle happened. Suri recovered. You can listen to this amazing story by clicking the links below.
On 6 August 2012, I got an e-mail from Pak Teddy in Jakarta.
Hello Prof. Chris: This morning Suryana Tukiman called me and we had a talk. Now his wife has already started to take our herbs again. According to him the Neurosurgeon was surprised to see the MRI result of the brain – full with white patches but she is still alive and healthy after 1.5 years taking our herbs. The paralysis is due to the tumor pressing onto the motor nerve. Now they use the NGT to pass food, juice and herbs into her stomach. But as you can see on the photo she looks healthy, only a little bit skinny. These photos were taken this morning after Tukiman finished talking with me. I asked him to take these photos so I can send it to you. Teddy.
Photos by Suri’s husband
In my interview with Suri’s husband, I regretted – Money Does Not Buy Cure, he said:For all the treatments – radiotherapy, Iressa, Tarceva, chemotherapy and Sutent – the total cost came to more or less 2 milyar rupiah which is about S$300,000 (almost hitting 0.7 million ringgit?). The cost of one tablet of Tarceva is S$195 and she took this for about 2 years. One tablet of Sutent cost S$210 and she took this for a month plus. One chemo cost about S$7,000. I was curious about one expenditure item of S$120.00. After an enquiry I was told that it was the cost of the chair (plus services provided) which my wife sat on while receiving chemotherapy. The doctor’s consultation cost S$150.00, if I am not mistaken. I was also told to only buy the drugs from the doctor. I was told that cheaper drugs bought outside the oncologist’s clinic could be a fake. I believed everything what the doctor told me. It is okay to spend that kind of money if there was a cure. But there was no cure. I regretted for going to Singapore for the treatment. Let me confess. I was full of remorse. I regretted.
Let me conclude: It is true. Herbs are not scientifically proven. But perhaps, this question is only good or relevant, if you want to do a thesis for a higher degree or pass your university examinations. In real life, does it matter if something you do is scientific or not, provided it does the work – effective and not harmful! Let us not be naive. The treatment of cancer is not only about the hard science or proof of effectiveness. It is about maintaining the status quo and fueling the greed of the Vested Interests. Understand that the politics of cancer is indeed tragic – all played out at the expense of the sick.
Pancreatic Cancer is one of the deadliest cancer, killing 95 percent or more of it’s victims within five year of diagnosis. Dr. Martin Scurr wrote in an article: Why MOST doctors like me would rather DIE than endure the pain of treatment we inflict on others for terminal diseases: Insider smashes medicine’s big taboo, in the Daily Mail, UK, 14 February 2012.:
… having illnesses such as advanced pancreatic cancer means there’s only a tiny chance of survival.
But most people — patients and their relatives — have hugely unrealistic expectations about what modern medicine can do to help those with life-threatening illnesses.
With pancreatic cancer, for example, which is often diagnosed late, the average length of time between diagnosis and death is usually less than six months.
If I had the disease, I would not attempt any of the treatments for it, such as chemotherapy, because it can be gruelling and misery-making, and the success rate is extremely low. I would rather have painkilling palliative care, which can do great things in helping to make you feel comfortable while you are dying.
Is There Another Option? Yes, there is but you need to understand your responsibility, your commitment and your reality. There are two stories for you to ponder on.
Story 1: Pancreatic cancer – declined medical treatment – lived for over three years
Chai was 39 years old when he was diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreatic head on 16 September 1999. MRI done in Singapore on 21 September 1999 indicated an irregular mass in the head of the pancreas measuring 4.4 x 5.7 x 4 cm. The doctors gave Chai three months to live.
Chai declined further medical intervention and opted for herbs.
On 30 May 2003,Chai’s sister told us that Chai had died in April 2003, ten days before his forty-third birthday. He complained of pains in the chest a week prior to his death but he ignored the symptoms. His sister also told us that Chai put on weight since he started taking herbs. He was doing very well and went around telling his friends that he did not have cancer any more. Unfortunately, being a vibrant young man, Chai did not follow our dietary advice. He ate whatever he liked. On top of that, he also smoked and drank liquor. He paid for his misadventuredearly. For example, on 3 January 2001, his sister informed us that Chai had pains in the abdomen and was hospitalised. His face was swollen and he was severely jaundiced.
Comments
A terminal case of pancreatic cancer with a prognosis of only three months to live survived for more than three years without any medical treatment but by just taking herbs. This is indeed an amazing healing.
No medical intervention means no costly medical bills to settle, no suffering and an ability to lead a normal life. This is a great blessing indeed. We could not have asked for more.
I am reminded of what Claude Bernard wrote in 1865:
A physician who tries a remedy and cures his patients, is inclined to believe that the cure is due to his treatment. But the first thing to ask them is whether they have tried doing nothing, i.e., not treating other patients, for how can they otherwise know whether the remedy or nature cured them?
Story 2: Healing of Pancreatic Cancer Turned Rotten
This is a letter we received from Ms. Koreena Mabalot Locke (use of real name with permission), on 27 February 2003.
Dear Dr. Teo,
I am writing to thank you for all the help your organization and herbs have given to me and my father. My father, Conrado Mabalot, who is from thePhilippines, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in mid-2002. The tumour was very large, 18 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm and was pressing on all the other internal organs. The doctor inBaguio City,Philippinessaid it was inoperable and wouldn’t suggest further chemo as he is already old.
(In our conversation: Koreena said that the doctor did an open and close operation. He fitted a by-pass tube which hangs out of the stomach. The doctor also told her mother that the patient has only 3 to 6 months to live and said: Whatever he wants to eat, just give him. Sounds like a desperate advice!).
I came to know about CA CARE through two of your books that were lent to me by a pharmacist friend. At that time she advised me that your methods were rather radical if compared to the medical profession. Your use of the rodent tuber as part of your herbal remedy was not really accepted.
My husband urged me to contact you after reading your books. As the prognosis given by thePhilippinesdoctors was 3 to 6 months to live, my husband said that there could be no harm in trying something radical. So I sent you a fax, to the number that was printed in the books. I got a reply that directed me to Khadijah and Johan and I then turned to them for further help.
We sent your herbs to thePhilippinesand then a month later we visited him at his home in Agoo, LaUnion,Philippines. (This was perhaps the last time that I would be able to see my father alive, so we made this special trip to thePhilippines, since the doctor said he is to die very soon). I explained the method of brewing the tea and how to consume it. Of course, all these were explained to me by your very helpful group in Subang. We kept sending a monthly batch of herbs and capsules regularly.
(After taking the herbs: Rotten-minced-meat-like tissues flowed out through the tube. It was very smelly. The colour was very dark brown. This rotten tissue kept flowing out of the tube for a few weeks).
My father’s recovery has been, if I may use the word, MIRACULOUS. After two months on the herbs he began to eat and put on weight. He gained his strength in leaps and bounds. At the end of the fourth month, my mother and relatives told me that he was stronger than he was a year ago. In January 2003, my father had gone for his check up (ultra sound scanning). As my mother explained, the doctors themselves could not believe the result. There was absolutely no sign of the tumour or growth. I was jumping with joy. I must confess that before the ultra-sound scan, we were just happy that my father was feeling good, but to be told by the astonished doctors that they could not find anything wrong with him, well, that was simply astounding.
All family members of anyone that is diagnosed with the big C cannot but feel helpless. Even with the conventional therapies given by the hospitals, total recovery is never assured. After reporting to you personally the diagnosis of my father’s latest check up, I realized that even you did not want to admit that the cure is 100%. … I wish to thank everyone at CA CARE at Subang – Khadijah, Johan and Patrick and most especially you, Dr. Teo, for the help and understanding that was shown to me and my family in my time of need.
First week of June 2002: Experienced pain around abdomen, Pain killer was prescribed. Mid-June 2002, ultrasound revealed a mass around pancreas. Doctor said it started from the tail.
Late June 2002: Specialist advised CT scan which confirmed growth in pancreas and advised surgery to remove it. Prior admittance to GH, test indicated enlargement of the heart.
CT scan report dated June 26, 2002:CT scan of the upper abdomen … reveals a 18 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm mixed density irregularly enhancing mass with loculations in the left hemiabdomen involving the pancreas and stomach. Impression: pancreatic carcinoma infiltrating the stomach.
Upper Abdominal CT scan dated July 2, 2002: Re-evaluation of outside upper abdominal CT scan taken June 26, 2002 shows the following significant findings:Large mixed isodense and hypodense mass lesion … the mass intimately related to the tail and distal body of the pancreas. Contiguous body of the pancreas is also enlarged.The mass is extragastric with the mass encroaching the greater curvature of the stomach and displacing it medially, the transverse colon is also compressed posteriorly. Nodule component of the mass impinges and extends into the lumen of the distal body of the stomach. The mass measures 12.4 x 13.4 cm in its widest diameter, its height is 18 cm. Findings are consistent with pancreatic body and tail neoplasm.
9 July 2002: During surgery, growth was found to be too advanced and clinging to the other organs. Doctors could not remove the growth.
16 July 2002: Discharged from hospital, not given any medication.
Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center:Summary and Discharges, dated July 16, 2002
Impression: Pancreatic CAImportant treatment: laparotomy, gastrojejunostomy, placement of drain, biopsy.Final diagnosis: Pancreatic CARemarks: May go home.
18th July 2002: Started to take spirulina at the same time came to CA Care, Subang Jaya.
Koreena wrote again in reply to our clarification:
His condition before taking herbs: a. He slept so little , 2 to 3 hours and then got up.
b. He could walk a few steps only because he felt tired. Then he would sit down and most of the time he was lying down.
c. He couldn’t eat much; maybe 2 – 4 tablespoons of food then would stop because he felt something blocking every time he tried to eat.
His condition after taking herbs: a. He started to eat more and then he gained weight.
b. His skin colour changed, in fact, even better than two years ago.
c. His can even work, repair aircons, fridge, etc.
d. He can sleep in any position.
After the ultrasound in January 2003, the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with him and everybody couldn’t believe what had happened. Even the doctor who did the surgery couldn’t figure out what happened. Then, for the first time my mother told my father that he had pancreas cancer, Stage 4 and that the doctor told her that he got only 3 to 6 months to live!
Now my father is home and is doing all the work that he used to do. He is still taking all the herbs, spirulina and an iron vitamin.
Ultrasound report dated January 27, 2003: The liver is not enlarged with smooth borders. The intrahepatic bile ducts and vessels are undilated. The gallbladder is not enlarged. The spleen is normal. The pancreas is not enlarged. The head measures 1.6 cm, the body measures 1.05 cm, the tail measuring 1.65 cm. with smooth borders and homogenous parenchymal echopattern. Impression: normal liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys and urinary bladder.
Healing Turned Rotten
It was 8 p.m., Friday 26 March 2004 when I got a call from Koreena. She told me that her father’s pancreatic cancer had recurred sometimes in December 2003. (Note: He started taking herbs in July 2002).
This relapse did not surprise me at all, for we knew that he had stopped taking the herbs after he became well and after the doctor certified via an ultrasound finding that the cancer was gone! Bravo – he was cured and he went back to his old ways – old lifestyle and took in all the bad food all over again.
The doctor told the family that his condition this time was worse than the previous time – it would be lucky if he could last till his next birthday; that was in May.
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This case is one of the best results we ever had with pancreatic cancer. But unfortunately it turned rotten rather fast. However, if we view this case positively, it was not bad at all. The patient survived one and a half years! The doctor gave him only 3 to 6 months to live when he was diagnosed with this late stage cancer.
It is indeed frustrating. Human beings don’t learn. I have been telling all cancer patients this: Never ever think that your cancer is cured. It can come back. Do not be complacent. You must not go back to your old lifestyle and start taking those rubbish food again. This kind of message often always never gets into their heads. The moment a test or scan shows that the cancer is gone or is under control, they forget everything that I told them. I told Koreena this: God has given one chance and her father did not wake up to this call. He took this blessing for granted. I don’t know if there is going to be another chance. I have many more frustrating stories like this.
In my work, I take comfort in this prayer (by Reinhold Niebuhr): O God, grant me the courage to change the things I can, change, the serenity to accept the things I cannot, and the wisdom to know the difference. Your will be done!
I realize that it is impossible to change human beings. They need to change themselves.
In mid-May, our sister-in-law in Singapore called to inform us that her sister had just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She became the fourth person in her family down with cancer. She requested to see us. Of course, we are here to help those who need our help.
We were indeed happy to know that after two and a half hours of conversation with us, Corinna had found hope in what we are doing. We did not promise her a cure – but we promised to do our best to help her! Are we just providing “false hope”? To cancer patients and skeptics, we have this message for them:
As we talked to Corinna that day, we saw the transformation in her! Watch this video!
Let me reproduce the e-mails that Corinna wrote.
26 May 2012
Hello Corinna, I spent the whole of Saturday editing your videos. What stood out is that the first hour at CA Care was probably the darkest hour of your life — never even smile! Then after that there was magic! You put on your sweet, infectious smile! What happened? Look at those photos — would you like to tell us what happened inside you? We can share that will those who are going to read your story!
Her first hour of gloom
The break of dawn!
Dr Chris, Thank you very much for the photos.
The first two pictures clearly reflected my fear, my frustrations and confusions.
Having been told by the Singapore oncologist that I have no hope and he couldn’t cure me, I was on the verge of giving up. Will this man (you,Dr Chris) who is talking to me now offer me any solution and hope? I was praying then that GOD will show me HIS direction. The 3rd photo showed my eyes closing talking to GOD.
When you started talking, I became more alert and your words slowly flowed to me and I experienced calm and peace.
I just felt at that moment GOD was communicating to me through you. God was telling me that HE will not abandon me, HIS child. You told me you are not the one curing me but GOD. Your words already healed me then as I have never spoken to any human who puts GOD above himself.
You have helped so many cancer patients, yet you are so humble and did not claim any credit for yourself but gave all to GOD as you believe HE did all the healing. You believe and witnessed many miracles. You helped reinstall my faith in GOD. I was lost but I found my way.
The last 4 photos showed my joy in knowing that it is not the end of the world. I will fight this battle with GOD’s help for my family, all who show me so much love and to you Dr Chris who brought life back to me.
19 May 29012 Hi Dr Chris/Beng Im,
My husband Gerard, daughter Andrea and I would like to thank you both for the great hospitality on 17th May.
Prior to seeing you, I was lost and confused. I wanted very much to go ahead with chemo despite knowing that my chances of survival were extremely slim, if not zero. I am glad to have made the trip to Penang. You and your wife gave us so much warmth and love.
My faith in GOD has strengthened tremendously after hearing all your talks and stories. I felt like GOD was talking to me through you. I knew immediately then that if GOD brought me to this world so beautifully, why do I want to destroy the clean and pure body that he gave me with chemicals? We always say, Let Nature takes its course – so why don’t I let the herbs and plants from Nature and God Almighty heals me.
I have started taking all the herbs on 18 May and they are so sweet smelling, reminds me of what our parents used to give us when we were young. I didn’t feel any pain throughout the day except vomited once in the evening, probably receiving too many visitors and tired myself out.
I slept last night from 11pm to 3.30 am without taking any further painkiller. My sleep was probably disturbed by my colleague sms telling me that she lost her job. I felt sorry for her as she is under great pressure.
This morning, Gerard and I went to the beach for a stroll. My back was aching but I feel so great now after taking your herbs. I have faith in all your herbs and GOD above will help me walk this difficult path too.
Thanks once again for everything Dr. Chris and I will continue to update you on my progress. May GOD Bless you and Beng Im always as this world needs you both to bring joy, hope and happiness.
Warmest regards
Corinna
22 May 2012 Good afternoon Dr Chris,
Guess who called me earlier? I was shocked that he called me personally — The Oncologist !!!!! He asked me why I didn’t follow up with him after seeing him last Monday 14 May. He said I should go for treatment as he thinks there is still hope for me (??????).
I told him I have decided to go for herbal and he repeated that I should reconsider chemo. He said he has read my blood and urine test and I should seriously consider chemo. He asked me to go down to his clinic for further advice as he feels I should give him a chance to talk to me.
I am surprised that someone who dashed my hope reversed his gear so fast. Suddenly he thinks there is hope when in the first place he didn’t even read all my test reports last week when I was in his clinic. I would have waivered if not for the faith you built in me. I am glad that I am strong enough to know what I myself want.
I have already put all my trust in GOD and in your herbs and I will stand by my own decision.
Today is my 5th day on your herbs and I am already feeling so much better. The pain has sudsided a lot and I am much stronger, happier and able to sleep well at night.
Once again I thank you very much for helping me and enlightening me in my most difficult time of my life.
24 May 2012 Dear Dr Chris,
Thanks very much for your reply and great advice. I would like to update you on my progress as today is my 7th day taking yr herbs. For the past few days, I am able to go to the beach for a walk every morning for half to an hour. But when I am back, I will feel a little tired, on/off nauseous and some discomfort when I cough with spasms from my abdomen once or twice. Strangely thereafter, I would look forward to taking your herbs and every day after the first bowl, all my tiredness, nauseating and discomfort disappeared.
By noon, I become very lively and energetic and I don’t even feel that I’m sick. I know that the herbs are working well on me as my appetite has improved tremendously. I’m following the strict healthy diet recommended by your wonderful wife and I’m glad I have the discipline to do so.
Yes, you can go ahead and write my story even with my name / identity and face. There is no need to mask my “pretty” face – ha, ha, ha!!!! I give you my full approval. I believe God sent you to heal me as you give me so much joy and comfort at my darkest moment in my life when I’m lost and confused. I would have given up and surrendered if not for my prayers been answered by GOD to show me direction to find life again.
Note: After taking herbs for 2 to 3 weeks, patient decided she wanted to go for chemotherapy. While of chemo, she died in the early morning of 12 December 2012.
Corinna is a 51-year-old Singaporean lady. On 5 May 2012 she was diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. From the pancreatic tail the cancer has also spread to her liver and also the posterior aspect of her stomach. The surgeon who did the biopsy told Corinna that medical treatment would not be able to cure her. Nevertheless she was asked to seek further opinion from an oncologist.
After waiting for one and a half hours, Corinna got to meet her oncologist. Consultation with him was a great disappointment. After paying SGD 700 and talking for about 10 to 15 minutes, Corinna ended up more depressed, helpless and devastated. Whatever hope and expectation she had after her cancer diagnosis were dashed by this oncologist.
It was at this time that we got a phone call from our sister-in-law in Singapore. Corinna is her sister and she requested for us to talk to Corinna and her husband. So on 17 May 2012, Corinna,her husband, daughter and sister flew to Penang. We sat down to talk with the family for about two and half hours.
The following are recordings of our conversation that day.
Acknowledgement: Thank you Corinna for your permission to share this story without having to hide your real identity.
At CA Care we take hours to talk to patients and explore ways as to how we can help them the best we can. We learn nothing from patients if we only talk for 10 to 15 minutes! Questions such as: where you live, what car you drive, what job you have or do you have any health insurance, are not in our scope. These questions may turn out to be cruel! What if the patient is poor? It is okay if he/she is rich – the answer may inflate his/her ego but a poor man may be intimidated by such questions. Then, what would be the reaction of the healer. Would I treat the poor differently from the rich? Where is the compassion in this so-called noble, healing profession?
We would rather spend time with you explaining what you can do to heal yourself. We want you to be able to ask sensible questions. We know you are “fighting” the battle of your life and you have to bear the final consequence of that decision. It is our duty to provide you with honest and balanced answers to enable you to make informed decisions.
In the case of Corinna. She had seen the oncologist. He suggested chemotherapy even though she was placed in the “hopeless” category, where only a miracle can save her. So my first question after hearing her story was: What is it now that you want to do? You have to make that decision.
Our CA Care Therapy is not an easy path to take – go for chemo if you want it easy.
If you decide to follow our CA Care Therapy you need to be fully committed, you need to change your diet, lifestyle and mental attitude.
We encourage you to seek peace in Spirituality. In addition, exercise and have time for yourself.
You need to take herbs – but know that herbs by themselves are not magic. There is no instant cure either.
Healing takes time and before that can happen, you will initially experience a “healing crisis” or some difficulties first. Are you willing to go through that?
So reflect on these requirements and decide for yourself what you want to do for yourself.
Be forewarned again that our healing path is not easy to travel. Not everyone who comes to us can find healing – only 30% do, the rest don’t.
However those who persist, benefited. At CA Care we often see miracles happen – much beyond our expectation.
CA Care does not promise you a cure. We believe no one can cure cancer anyway. Because somehow and sometime later, the cancer could strike again.
As cancer survivors, you need to learn to be grateful for what you have and what you are. Thank God for whatever blessing that comes your way each and every day.
And above all, learn to live with your cancer. No one wins in a war!
On 25 April 2012, I had the privilege to meet GS. He had colon cancer that had spread to his liver. Seven of 12 lymph nodes were also affected. His problem started when he passed out loose stools with blood, otherwise his health was fine.
A colonoscopy confirmed a tumour in his sigmoid colon. Subsequently GS underwent a surgery. This operation cost him RM 27,000. After surgery he was told that his cancer had spread to his liver – making it a Stage 4, or terminal. Nevertheless GS was asked to undergo chemotherapy, which was to cost him about RM 60,000.
Did you ask your doctor: If I were to undergo chemotherapy, can this cure me? Of course chemotherapy would not cure. Without chemotherapy, GS was told that he had only 6 to 8 months to live. GS decided not to undergo chemotherapy. He came to seek our help instead and was started on Capsule A+ B, LL tea, GI 1, GI 2 and Liver 1 and Liver 2 teas.
Why did he not want to undergo further medical treatment? He said, “The doctor said this is serious case – fourth stage cancer because it has spread to the liver. But deep in my heart, I said – because I am a Christian – I reject it in the name of Jesus. After that my confidence level remained as normal … I just take it as it is. My fate is in the hands of the Lord. That is it, as simple as that. Even when I went for the operation, everything went on smoothly – 2 days in the ICU, 8 days in the normal ward. On the fifth day they remove my drip. I really thank my God for giving me His hand of healing.”
With full trust in his Lord, GS felt at peace. He did not worry any more. Soon after his surgery he came to seek our help and turned down chemotherapy. Since then GS has been consistent in taking our herbs and he changed his lifestyle and diet. He had no problem. However, he realized that our herbs would not cure him but he was and is contented and happy.
His blood test done on 15 November 2011 and 2 March 2012 showed a slight increase in his tumour markers. In spite of that GS took it calmly – he was aware of his condition. After all, his doctor said he would only last 8 months at most, and GS had already survived 7 months and he is still doing fine – leading a normal life. His strong faith in God had given him peace of mind.
15 November 2011
2 March 2012
Alpha-fetoprotein
117
189
GGT
92
146
SGOT
37
46
CEA
71.8
190.3
CA 19.9
3,698.0
3.849.5
I often tell patients this: Believe in the diagnosis but don’t believe in your doctor’s prognosis! Indeed after performing a scan and biopsy and if you were told that it was cancerous, by all means go for a second opinion, but don’t try to deny the diagnosis. Cancer is common these days and most probably what your doctor told you is correct. Some patients go into a self-denial mode and do all sorts of things trying not to “believe” the diagnosis. However, since doctors are not gods, don’t believe their prognosis. How long you live or when you die is not for your doctor to determine. Based on experience or research results we may be able to predict the ultimate outcome but it is not necessarily true. You may beat the odd if you do things right.
In my conversation with GS, I have pointed out what happened to some of our patients. There was this lorry driver in Kuala Lumpur. He had colon-liver cancer. Without chemo, his doctor said he had only 6 months. He did not have the money to pay for his treatment and came to us for help. He survived for more than 3 years and then died. But he died due to his own foolishness. I was in Kuala Lumpur at that time and saw him. I asked him what he did wrong. His reply, “During the Chinese New Year I ate fried chicken.” He suffered severe pains and his stomach bloated. Since he came to us he did not take such “forbidden” food – why now? Perhaps he was tired and bored of living?
There was a 49-year-old lady in Penang. She was diagnosed with terminal stage liver cancer. The tumour in her liver was 8.7 x 6.6 x 10.0 cm in size. The doctor in the general hospital sent her home – there was no treatment. This lady came to seek out help and took our herbs. After 5 years, she is still alive.
At CA Care we see enough of doctor’s prognosis gone wrong! So, don’t believe your doctors if they say you are going to die soon. Indeed, a person who understands healing would refrain from “playing” God. Such words do great harm to patients.
I have an opportunity to share some thoughts with GS about cancer and life.
There is no cure for cancer
As much as anyone wants to say that you do this or you do that you can cure cancer, our 16 years dealing with cancer tells me that there is no cure for metastatic cancer. Cure means total elimination of the disease, not just surviving for 5 years as defined by your doctors. Amy Soscia (deceased) aptly put it this way:
Many patients come to CA Care wanting to find the “magic bullet” for cancer. There is none. What is even more unrealistic is that most of the patients who came to us have undergone all the possible medical treatments and failed. Yet when they came to us, they expected us to “cure” them. “I am not god” is my answer to such people. However, that does not mean that I cannot help them – yes, we can within our humanly limit.
Accept your reality
Accept the reality that cancer is now a common disease. Many patients who came to us have spent thousands and thousands of dollars to find a cure for their cancer in modern medicine. At the end, many were let down – desperate and felt helpless. Besides they found a “big hole” in their pockets or bank account. Ask your oncologist before undergoing your cancer treatment: Can you cure me? See what answer you get. You may get these responses: The treatment can prolong you life. Oh, it will stop the cancer from spreading. Cure – no guarantee! Also ask, What are the side effects? Unfortunately some of the answers given are misleading and less than truthful.
Are you happy being on our Therapy? Did you benefit from our herbs?
No, we are not going to be able to cure GS of his cancer. But the more important question to ask is, Is he happy with what he is doing? If our herbs help him, be grateful. Praise God for this blessing. At CA Care we teach you to live with your cancer, not to fight your cancer.
GS benefited from our therapy. Since coming to us he did not have to take medications for his high blood pressure and also uric acid. He lives a normal, happy, pain-free life. What more can anyone ask for? Be grateful for what you have and what you all. Most people forget this. They want a complete cure – being able to go back to their old ways of life and anything short of this will not make satisfy them.
Death is the Ultimate Healing
Let me end with this message to all cancer patients:
Danny is a pastor of a church in Singapore. He is 48 years old. Sometime in early August 2011, he had dengue. His right cheek was swollen and his ear was blocked. His problems resolved after hospitalization. However, a PET scan done on 21 October 2011 revealed the following:
FEG-avid right nasopharyngeal mass. There is effacement of the right parapharyngeal space and extension across the midline.
Hypermetabolic right retropharyngeal, right level 2 and 3 adenopathy.
Necrotic enlarged left FDG-avid level 2 adenopathy.
Impression: Right nasopharyngeal tumour. There is also right retropharyngeal adenopathy, left level 2 cervical node and right level 3 node.
A biopsy was performed and confirmed cancer of the nasopharynx, T2N2Mo.
Pastor Danny subsequently underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He successfully completed 33 sessions of radiation but managed to complete only 2 cycles of chemotherapy (scheduled for 6 cycles). The chemo-drug used was cisplatin.
Danny suffered severe side effects of the radiation treatment. In addition, chemotherapy was equally severe. After the first cycle of chemo, he suffered nausea and vomiting and has to be hospitalized. In late December 2011, Danny had to be hospitalized again due to febrile neutopenia (fevers and infection).
When the time was due to Danny to undergo his third cycles of chemo, he decided that he had had enough. He did not want any more chemo.
It was at this stage that we received the following email.
5 January 2012
Hi Chris,
My pastorDanny(fromSingapore) has got nose cancer Stage 3. He has just finished his radio therapy treatment and has 4 more dosages of chemo to go thru.
Last month as I was sharing with my cousin Bobby fromSingapore, he shared that his elderly dad got colon cancer several years ago and undergone your treatment. He has since been well and out of cancer. Bobby mentioned that (Mr. Lee in JB would be able to help). My pastor Derek would like to bring Dannyto your centre for an appointment…. Appreciate your reply.
Shalom. L.
Pastor Danny was subsequently prescribed herbs: Capsule A, NPC 1 and NPC 2, Lympho, Chemo-tea, Radio-tea and Mt. Guava deTox teas and was told to take care of his diet. He benefited from our Therapy. Within a few days he bounced back to ”real” life.
On 26 April 2012, we received an e-mail from Pastor Danny.
Dear Professor Teo,
Thank you very much for turning my medical condition around! Tried calling you to break the good news, but cannot get thru la. I managed to share with Mr. Lee, and he is so happy for me.
My MRI result shows all is normal and EBV blood test shows virus undetectable! Amazing? I am amazed, at NPC stage 3, I just made an U turn from death, and I’m thankful to you and Mr. Lee for the herbs and the amazing Capsule A!
See you in May. Danny.
Medical Reports
28 March 2012 – EBV Quantitative PCR = Undetectable.
30 January 2012 – EBV Quantitative PCR = Undetectable. Less than 715 copies/ ml.
MRI 4 April 2012 – Compared to previous MRI done on 27 February 2011 (note: The date on this report is obviously wrong. It should have been 21 October 2011??).
Interval resolution of nasopharyngeal mass. No evidence of residual disease seen.
Interval decrease in retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy, now within normal by size.
Interval decrease in cervical lymphadenopathy, most are within normal size criteria except for a right upper level 2 which is borderline in size.
Pastor Danny came to see us again in Penang on 12 May 2012 and shared his story. Let him walk you through his cancer journey and share with you some of the darkest hours of his life.
Acknowledgement: Thank you for your permission to share this story without having to hide your real identity.
Part 1: NPC – Treatments and Side Effects
Diagnosed with Stage 3 nose cancer in October 2011 and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy in November 2011.
Suffered severe side effects of radiation – mouth sore, difficulty swallowing, burnt skin, etc.
At the same time, he received two cycles of chemotherapy. The side effects were worse than radiation and he had to be hospitalized. He was unable to sleep, was in pain and became anxious and depressed. He was put on morphine and as a result suffered constipation and hallucination.
Part 2: Darkest Hours of My Life
The treatment caused much misery. I would rather die – it was miserable and never again!
The diagnosis of Stage 3 cancer meant it was a death sentence. There was only a 30 percent chance (whatever that means!).
There was no hope and no choice. He had to undergo medical treatment because that was the only way to go.
He had to put up a “false front” and behave himself – being a pastor who needed to show a good example.
In this darkest hour of his life, Did you ask God – Why? No, he did not because cancer seemed to be a part of his family. His mother died of nose cancer too – many years ago. Many other members of his family also had nose cancer.
At the lowest ebb of his life, he felt he could not make it and was ready to die. In fact, he sent an sms to a friend requesting what to be done for him if he passed on.
I was just a living thing – existing.
Part 3: Clash of Healing Ways – Modern Medicine Versus Traditional Herbs
He had total belief in modern medicine. That probably was the only “sure” or logical way to “fight” the cancer. He was not open to alternative therapies because he was not sure of them and did not have enough convincing information about them.
He suffered severely from the medical treatment. Many friends around him persuaded him to give up chemo! But he would not listen! He reasoned, If I go for chemo, at least I have a chance! My life is a stake.
At last, a friend managed to break through with the message that herbs from CA Care would be able to help. He was convinced but not enough to totally discard chemotherapy. He still wanted to go for his third cycle of chemo. But somehow the third chemotherapy was deferred and that gave him the chance to start taking CA Care’s herbs.
Three days on the herbs, he bounced back to life. He had more energy to talk to friends and walk and was able to attend church and took morning walk.
With his health back – he thought he had a strong enough base to go for chemotherapy again!
Part 4: The Breakthrough – Cancer in remission!
His desire to continue with chemo had upset many of his friends. You are going better with the herbs, why are you going for chemo again? He told them, You all did not know what I have gone through. I was desperate to get well. I am willing to die to become well.
After a trip to Penang and consultation with Chris – he was satisfied, for we at CA Care would not compel any one to do what he doesn’t want to do or stop anyone from doing what he wants to do. It is your life and you decide what is best for you! My mission is to empower you with adequate, truthful information.
Not under pressure anymore, he decided to stop chemo on his own accord. The next day he went to his oncologist and for the first time told her the he was taking CA Care’s herbs and he would not want to continue with further chemotherapy. To his surprise the oncologist readily agreed! She was not “mad” at him at all.
Also it came as a surprise that the oncologist broke the news that there were no more EBV in his blood and the mass in his nose had resolved. In simple language, he was considered “cured” or was in remission. There was no further need for chemo. He had only to come for routine checkup.
Part 5: Don’t Be Complacent – Learn from the Experiences of Others Before You
On 12 May 2012, he came back to Penang and shared his story with us. Now, it was our turn to give him our advice on how to stay healthy.
Eat anything you like? That’s going to be the greatest mistake you will ever commit in your life. So take care of your diet.
You are not cured of your cancer yet! The cancer can come back and strike you again! So don’t be complacent or fooled by this good news.
Learn from the experiences of others before you. Learn from their mistakes and successes if you want to live long.
Sixty two weeks of chemo followed by radiotherapy and 5 years of aromatase inhibitors – will these make you sick?
Anne (not real name) is a 51-year-old Canadian. She had a lump under her nipple. A CT Scan on 14 February 2011 showed a 1.5 cm tumour in left breast, multiple enlarged lymph nodes but no spread to the surrounding tissues or organs.
Anne underwent a left breast mastectomy and removal of 13 axillary lymph nodes on 1 March 2011. It was a Stage 2 infiltrating ductal carcinoma. The margins were clear. Eleven of 13 lymph nodes were affected. The tumour was positive for Estrogen (4), Progesterone (3), P53 (80%) and HER2 (3+).
This was what Anne wrote:
My doctor has left all of the treatment options up to me. She is not pushing me in any one direction. She suggested I “shop around” and get lots of information and statistics. She gave me the names of three oncologists at three different hospitals.
Oncologist One said SIXTY-TWO WEEKS of chemo! Twelve weeks TAC (Taxotere + Andriamycin + Cyclophamide), 12 weeks TH (Taxotere and Herceptin) and radiotherapy. Herceptin for the remainder of a year, and 5 years of aromatase inhibitors!!! He did a blood test to confirm that I am menopausal. He told me if I did radiation alone it would give me 5%, with hormones up to 20%, with chemo and herceptin up to 50%. BUT the prognosis is only good for 2-3 years, as they haven’t done long term studies on Herceptin! Those numbers do NOT impress me!
A radiologist said almost the same thing as the oncologist.
I was VERY upset with the oncologist when he took one look at my report, and without asking questions, said that I HAD to do 62 weeks of chemo! When I told him I didn’t WANT to do chemo, he said, “Well, then it’s 100% chance of recurrence.” When I asked what my options were, he told me I didn’t have any! His attitude ALONE lost me as a patient, without even CONSIDERING anything else!
We all walk different paths, and have different experiences. But one thing I DO know. Most of the people who have seen, or been close to, someone who went through all the chemo and radiation, swear they would never do it themselves. Those who have actually DONE the chemo and/or radiation tell me they would NEVER do it again.
I have observed FAR too many people go through chemo and radiation, and die anyway, or have such bad after effects that their quality of life is non-existent. I choose quality over quantity!
I do not walk down this path blindly. I have looked in many directions. I have searched through the light and the dark. I have looked at both my insides and my outsides. I know that I am now on the correct path to help myself. Whether this leads me to a long life of health, or whether this gives me 2 or 3 years of health and happiness and then I die of cancer doesn’t matter. What matters is the here and now, and the fact that I BELIEVE that this is the path that I need to take.
I have NEVER been a great believer in conventional medicine, due to personal and family experiences. I have always sought out alternative or complementary medicine, through naturopaths and homeopaths.
Anne decided to forgo further medical treatments and was started on CA Care’s herbs. About seven months later, I had a chance to meet up with Anne again. From our conversation, I have learned something new – Anne pointed out that having breast cancer did not make her sick! She was a “healthy” person and it just happened that she had a cancerous lump in her breast! But surely, with chemo and radiation – these so called “cures” would make her sick! You get her message?
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Of course, from what the medical reports said, Anne’s cancer was indeed serious. But she decided against the “conventional wisdom” of undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy or taking Tamoxifen. And she was aware of the risk that she was taking but she preferred quality life rather than quantity but “miserable” life. That was her choice. Cancer patients – you too can make your own choice. Go where your heart tells you to go.
It has been more than a year now and I was told that Anne was doing fine and is still taking her herbs. She last saw her surgeon on 14 March 2012 and was told that everything was alright. Since after her breast cancer surgery Anne remained active – she flew to Canada to visit her family, attended her friend’s wedding in South Africa, and went to Kenya many times on her school project. Although she has cancer, her life still goes on. Imagine what could have happened if she went into a panic / fear mode and agreed to what the oncologist wanted her to do – undergo sixty two weeks of chemo followed by radiotherapy and 5 years of aromatase inhibitor? Would she be what and where she is today?
This learned professor reminded us that health is our responsibility. Do not mortgage this responsibility to our doctors and other specialists. Do you believe they know more about our health better than us? The medical establishment may want us to believe that this is the correct thing to do – to trust them all the way! This may not be the right thing to do when it comes to cancer. Many patients have found out this the hard way – much too late. Professor Zajicek said: doctors’ arguments are wrapped in hypocrisy and double talk.
Professor Zajicek painted the reaction of a woman after she discovers that she has a lump in her breast. Ponder what he said seriously. You may not want to be this woman!
Yesterday, a woman felt healthy. Today, she discovers a small lump in her breast. Suddenly she becomes ill, realizing that she carries an evil disease. The lump is her death sentence. In reality, she is healthy. The lump does not pose an immediate threat to her. Nevertheless she panicked. It is not cancer that causes her misery, but society and medicine that promote this fatalistic perception.
Now this woman is alarmed and rushes to her doctor the next day. She undergoes a mammography and biopsy and is told she has cancer. The doctor tells her that she is very ill. Her world turns upside down.
Before detecting the lump, this woman is otherwise a healthy person not until she is given the cancer mask to wear. Her doctor is now preoccupied with her cancer mask. Fear is generated. Everything needs to be done quickly and urgently to fight and save her life from this evil disease – the tumour! So this woman has to act, to conform to the roles of the mask that she wears. She now acquires a new disease called the mind-cancer. From then on she sinks into the abyss of misery, believing that she will die rather soon.
Ask these questions: Before the discovery of the lump, and before consulting her doctor – what was her life like? She was as fit as a fiddle, wasn’t she? Then suddenly a change of fortune befalls her just because she had discovered a lump in her breast. What is the real cause of her misery? The lump in her breast or the perception of evil being spun by society and the medical establishment?
Anne was an odd ball when it comes to her cancer. She wrote:
Nobody knows my body like I do, and trust me, it’s taken a lot of years, and a lot of fights with doctors, to get to that point! But I DO know my body, and I DO know what it will or will not tolerate. No doctor can tell me any different, because he or she HASN’T walked in my shoes, or lived in my body. When doctors begin to understand that ONE simple thing, the world will be a much better place!!!
I think many, if not MOST, people react out of fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the future. Fear of failure. Fear of death (their own AND others). Just plain old FEAR, period. If they don’t understand it or can’t explain it, they don’t want to have anything to do with it. They don’t trust it, so they fear it. Many people are so afraid of dying that they will believe ANYTHING the doctors tell them, in hopes of NOT dying. Many people feel they “aren’t smart enough” or “don’t know enough” to make their own decisions. After all, these doctors have YEARS of training and experience.
Many people also have not had the “experience” with cancer that I have. I have watched far too many friends, both old and young, go through the devastation of chemo. And I told every one of them to PLEASE stop the chemo, because it is THAT that was killing them, making them too weak to fight for their lives.
I refuse to let this cancer rule my life. I have so much more life to live, and so much to be thankful for. Not ready to give up and let the cancer take me. So I live each day BELIEVING that I can beat this. I laugh about it, joke about it, and treat it like a “friend”, not an enemy. I’m living WITH it, not AGAINST it. If I keep my body, my immune system, healthy and strong, it will take care of the cancer. I don’t need to fight it, my body (my BRAIN, actually!) will take care of it for me!
Let me reproduce some of the e-mails that Anne wrote. I believe you will be able to understand who she is and what she stands for.
History of cancer – Mother’s side: Grandmother – 49 yrs old (lived to 86 yrs) had ovarian cancer and had radiotherapy. Uncle – 74 years old (still alive at 76), had prostate cancer, underwent surgery and no further treatment. Mother – 67 years old (still alive at 74), had breast cancer Stage 2, underwent a mastectomy and took Tamoxifen (but discontinued after 1 year due to side effects.
History of cancer – Father’s side: Grandfather – 82 years old (died at 84), had Stage 4 lung (smoked all his life). No treatment. Uncle – 60 years old (still alive at 76), had Stage 3 colon (sigmoid), underwent surgery and did 1 cycle of 5 day chemo treatment and stopped. Aunt – 58 years old (still alive at 68), had breast lump (DCIS), underwent a lumpectomy and had radiation (25 regular plus 5 boosts), took Tamoxifen (5 years) and later Arimidex (5 years)
Sibling: Brother – 51 years old (still alive at 54), had Stage 3 prostate cancer. He had surgery and no further treatment.
22 March 2011: Thanks Chris. It’s pretty much what I feel about the cancer – that medical science has no idea what they’re doing!!! Too many times I’ve seen the results of the “doctors” knowing best!!! I’ve watched too many friends go through chemo, be so sick they could barely breathe, and then die of the cancer anyway. I don’t plan on dying anytime soon, and I’m going to help my body wage this war against the disease. I’m NOT going to cause my body more stress and wreck the immune system that I desperately NEED to stay healthy!!!
22 March 2011: Hi Chris, Just had to tell you this because I found it very funny!!! I was looking at some stuff on Keladi Tikus the other day, and had actually contacted someone about it. From what I’d been reading, it sounded pretty promising. I was going to e-mail you and ask you if you’d heard of it, or if it was okay to take it with your CA Care herbs, as you’d said we should NOT be taking other herbs while under your care! I decided to look a little further, and do some more research before e-mailing you. Imagine my surprise (and DELIGHT!!!) when I saw YOUR NAME as the ‘discoverer” of Keladi Tikus. I am a great believer in that all things happen for a reason. It seems to me that all roads are leading back to you!!! Thanks for everything!
23 March 2011: My breast specialist … She’s been amazing! She has NOT pushed me to do chemo or radiation. She told me to “shop around” for oncologists, because she doesn’t like the fact that they “lie” to her patients, by telling them they WILL be or ARE cured! She doesn’t like the statistics they offer, either. They vary too much from oncologist to oncologist … So far she has been open and helpful every time I’ve met with her. Luckily for me, I seem to have found “a good one”, who is actually interested in her patients’ overall health, and CARES!!!
At the moment, even my sister, who WORKS in cancer research at the National Cancer Institute in USA, is looking into alternative therapies. Since I was diagnosed, we have both spent COUNTLESS hours on the internet, looking things up. The statistics for chemo and radiation get drearier and drearier. And in some cases (like Herceptin and brain tumours!!!) are downright SCARY! Seeing as my cancer is HER2 +3, we both initially thought that Herceptin would be a good drug to try. Now definitely NOT! Same with aromatase inhibitors! My ER and PR are both positive, but low, and most research indicates that with low numbers it’s not nearly as effective as with the higher numbers. Again, are the side effects worth it? Hmmmmm.
Problem is that all factors point to the fact that I have an aggressive type of cancer, yet all the “treatments” sound worse than the cancer itself! I’m hoping that with the Ozone treatment, and your herbs and diet recommendations, it will at least hold it at bay for awhile. Prognosis is not good.
I read your book, Breast Cancer: The Herbal Option today. I had to laugh at some of the comments. I have indeed taken all of this in stride, have not cried, have used lots of humour, and don’t intend on letting it kill me any time soon!!! I did not go into panic or shock when I was told the biopsies were positive. Like some of the women in your book, I think I already knew, before the verdict came down. Unlike most of the women in your book, I had given this LOTS of thought, LONG before I was diagnosed. I have watched FAR too many friends go through the roller coaster ride of chemo and radiation and recurrence and devastation and suffering!!!!
I spent a week on an Alaska Cruise with a friend who had terminal stomach and oesophageal cancer, last summer. She had always been so radiant and alive and fun-loving, even though she had severe fibromyalgia. The drug she was taking for her fibro probably CAUSED the cancer, because they DIDN’T TELL HER that methotrexate was carcinogenic! And they weren’t monitoring her for cancer! I cannot BELIEVE that they would do that! By the time the cancer was diagnosed, it was already Stage 4, and they basically told her she could do chemo and radiation to “prolong her life”. Prolong her AGONY would be more like it! She was on a stomach feeding pump, taking a ton of medication, and so weak and sick to her stomach all the time, that she was not LIVING, she was EXISTING! Still, I got to spend that whole week with her, just the two of us, and I got to make a lifelong wish come true for her – she saw ALASKA!! We had lots of chances to talk, and she told me about the hell of chemo and radiation, and how in the end, she was just too weak to take any more. She died the day before her 51st birthday. She was two weeks younger than me!
I don’t intend on following her path. I intend on doing everything I can, NOW, while I still HAVE my health, to make myself better. That does NOT include chemo and radiation! I know I need to make my immune system STRONGER, not WEAKER! I know I need to detoxify my body, and eat healthy foods. I know that I need to keep a positive frame of mine (not hard for me, as I’m a pretty optimistic person, and get great pleasure out of being happy and having fun!), and BELIEVE that I can continue to fight this!
24 March 2011: Hi Chris, Was down …. for the PET/CT scan today, so decided to give Khadijah a call. She was there. She says the MAIN change I need to make is SLOW DOWN!!! I knew that!! The diet should be no problem, because I’ve been pretty much vegetarian for 25 years already. I do eat chicken breast sometimes, but haven’t had red meat for EVER, and don’t like seafood. The herbs I will take even if they DO smell and taste disgusting. And I have a very positive attitude and a great sense of humour, so that part is okay. But the part that is going to be difficult for me is going to be learning to take it easy, not expect so much of myself, and learn to relax more. I definitely am, and always have been, a perfectionist and a workaholic!!! She said “the big C” is CHANGE, not cancer!!!
25 March 2011: Hi Chris, Got the results from my PET/CT scan today, and it’s all clear. YAY!!!! I saw Dr. Surgeon today, too, and mentioned CA Care and Khadijah, and you, of course. I was wondering what her reaction would be, and WOW! She said that when her sister had colon cancer, they came to CA Care! She was quite surprised (and I think quite RELIEVED, actually) that I found you. But she told me you’ve done some GREAT work with your group. She said that she was impressed with your attitude to cancer, and the way that you teach people to deal with it. She has great faith in what you do!!! She also told me, “If anybody can beat this, YOU can!”
26 March 2011: Hi Chris, I think THAT is probably the most important part that you want to do what is best for your patients. I think oncologists (and a lot of doctors, too), treat everyone like they’re just a number, or a formula. You have x,y,z – so we give you p,q,r. And on with the next patient! I was VERY upset with the oncologist when he took one look at my report, and without asking questions, said that I HAD to do 62 weeks of chemo! When I told him I didn’t WANT to do chemo, he said, “Well, then it’s 100% chance of recurrence.” When I asked what my options were, he told me I didn’t have any!!! His attitude ALONE lost me as a patient, without even CONSIDERING anything else!!!
I have never believed in one size fits all. As a Special Needs teacher, my job is ALL ABOUT meeting individual needs. About finding out what each of those kids needs, and then finding ways to provide it, or make things work for them. Medicine is no different. Matter of fact, it should be even MORE individualized, because it’s really life or death you’re talking about. Doctors need to get to know their patients, and understand how their bodies work, before they can make diagnoses or hand out drugs. But all too often, they don’t! It’s the part of the whole profession that has always bothered me, and why I have, for the most part, steered clear of them!!! I have gone with naturopathic or alternative medicine for most of my life!!!
And I have to say, that Dr. Surgeon basically “putting her stamp” on me going to you for treatment, just made me think again, that all roads lead back to you, and this is the path that I NEED to take!!! Thanks for taking so much of your time to send me articles, e-mails, and most of all, for caring enough to do so!!!
26 March 2011: Hi Chris, Like I said, I’ve been doing nothing BUT research since this all started. I have been working with computers since 1977, but I’m sure that all told, I’ve spent more time on the computer in this past month and a half, than I have in my whole lifetime! I have checked out hundreds of medical journals, research articles, alternative therapies, complimentary medicine, vitamin supplements, different diets, you name it, I’ve read it!!
Like you, I am a voracious reader and will read anything and everything I can get my hands on. Khadijah almost FLIPPED when I told her the other day that I’d printed out Breast Cancer – The Herbal Option and read the WHOLE THING in ONE AFTERNOON!!! But that’s the way I do things. I’ve always been an information hound, and luckily for me, I can read very quickly, and even better, I remember pretty much everything I read.
So, having said all that, I will repeat what I have already told you a few times – all roads keep leading to you!
I am firm in my belief that alternative medicine – naturopathy, homeopathy, Chinese Traditional Medicine, whatever you want to name it – is FAR superior to the modern medical practices. The traditional medicines have been around FAR longer and have proven their worth over the test of time. I’ve seen modern medicines do far too much harm to people, including myself, my own children, and my family.
Like I said, the diet and herbs I have no difficulty with at all. I have had to be very aware of what I eat for a very long time! My stomach does not tolerate, or process properly, a lot of different foods.
My system does not tolerate a lot of chemicals (hence the knowledge that chemo would DESTROY me!). I react to MSG, Aspartame, sulphates and sulphites, nitrates and nitrites, and who knows how many others!?! I try to stay away from artificial flavours and colours.
By the same token, I very rarely take any kind of medication or drugs. I have never taken aspirin or any of the “everyday” type medicines. Never needed them! If I have a kidney infection, I will take anti-biotics, because nothing else seems to knock it out, but other than that, I try to stay clear. I was given Tylenol 3 with codeine for my migraines, but haven’t taken them in years. If I take one, it knocks me out cold for about 12 hours. Yes, it also knocks the migraine out, BUT . . . I feel drugged, and like a zombie, for DAYS afterwards!
I was once given muscle relaxants for a pulled muscle in my back. I couldn’t even FUNCTION! My speech was slurred, my vision was blurred, I had NO co-ordination! Over the years I have taken anti-inflammatories because I have a lot of old sports injuries, etc. I take them sparingly, and ONLY when I am in so much pain I can barely walk, which, thankfully, has not happened often in the past 15 or so years.
Well, I’m not a strong Christian, or a strong follower of ANY faith actually, but I DO believe in a higher being, and I DO believe that all things happen for a reason. I would definitely tell people that this is “God’s way of giving me a wake up call!” I DO believe that the power to heal myself MUST come from inside, and that attitude is a HUGE part of that healing process. And I DO believe in the ability of my body to tell me what is right or wrong for it, if I listen to what it is telling me! I am a firm believer in looking at the bright side, and being thankful for the good things in life. I love nature and am always happiest outdoors, away from the noise and pollution, and to be honest, away from people as well. People fill your head with too many thoughts and you can’t just relax and be yourself!!!
I come from a very small town on the BC/Alaska border, in Canada. I grew up not watching television or playing computer games, but outside playing in the snow, hiking, biking, skiing, swimming, snowshoeing, camping, and loving the outdoors. I love animals, children, flowers, nature, the night sky, thunderstorms, and of course, sunshine!!! My holidays tend to be somewhere where I am NOT in a city, where I can “get away from it all”, or somewhere that I can go explore the mysteries of history and religion and culture.
Although my day to day life is hectic and fast paced, and demands a lot of me, my away from work time tends to be focused much more on myself and being able to have that personal time and space to just BE! I learned a long time ago that I get what I call “peopled out” very easily. In a job where I am working one on one with people all day, by the end of the day, I’m finished with people, finished with talking, and finished with the general NOISE of chatter! I spend my evenings doing crafts, or talking with friends and family on the computer (usually TYPING not TALKING), listening to music, reading, sewing, or just relaxing in the sun for awhile. I love to swim.
Right, I think I’ve babbled on long enough in explanation. I am not making any rash or rushed decisions. I have thought this out very carefully and been very thorough in my research. The fact that Dr. Surgeon basically put her “stamp of approval” on it yesterday, just makes me more comfortable and more determined to follow this path.
I am travelling to South Africa for a friend’s wedding in a couple of weeks, so would like to have at least started with some basic herbs to maybe codify and strengthen my system before then! Will talk to you again soon.
Hi Chris, I think many, if not MOST, people react out of fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the future. Fear of failure. Fear of death (their own AND others). Just plain old FEAR, period. If they don’t understand it or can’t explain it, they don’t want to have anything to do with it. They don’t trust it, so they fear it. Many people are so afraid of dying that they will believe ANYTHING the doctors tell them, in hopes of NOT dying. Many people feel they “aren’t smart enough” or “don’t know enough” to make their own decisions. After all, these doctors have YEARS of training and experience.
Many people also have not had the “experience” with cancer that I have. I have watched far too many friends, both old and young, go through the devastation of chemo. And I told every one of them to PLEASE stop the chemo, because it is THAT that was killing them, making them too weak to fight for their lives.
I have one friend who did chemo and radiation twice, and chemo a third time. She has now had both breasts removed (FINALLY!) but has so many devastating residual effects from the chemo and radiation. She will be chronically ill the rest of her life, due to her “cure”!
I have another friend who had bowel cancer, did all the chemo, and now has serious issues with her kidneys and liver, as a result of the chemo. She, too, will be chronically ill, I fear.
I talked to a friend recently who has watched 4 family members die of cancer, after doing all the chemo and radiation that the doctors told them to. She herself, had a large brain tumour, but refused surgery OR chemo. She was part of a research project using a specific natural product (can’t remember the name of it, sorry!), and that was 24 years ago! She remains alive and healthy to this day!
I have another friend who has never known anybody that died of cancer. And SHE, of course, is VERY concerned that I’m NOT doing chemo. However, she has known me for many years, knows that I always do things my own way, not necessarily the “accepted” way, and she trusts my instincts, because she’s seen the truth of them too many times to deny it!!!
I have one friend who works with the terminally ill, and has seen sooooooo many people die of cancer. She VOWS that the cancer kills them!
We all walk different paths, and have different experiences. But one thing I DO know. Most of the people who have seen, or been close to, someone who went through all the chemo and radiation, swear they would never do it themselves. Those who have actually DONE the chemo and/or radiation tell me they would NEVER do it again.
Despite the fact that my brother-in-law is so worried about the outcome of my cancer, I can’t satisfy his request that I at least CONSIDER the chemo, and/or the Herceptin. I made my mind up a LONG time ago, that I would NEVER subject my body to that. And I have never strayed from that path. Nobody knows my body like I do, and trust me, it’s taken a lot of years, and a lot of fights with doctors, to get to that point! But I DO know my body, and I DO know what it will or will not tolerate. No doctor can tell me any different, because he or she HASN’T walked in my shoes, or lived in my body. When doctors begin to understand that ONE simple thing, the world will be a much better place!!!
And THAT, once again, brings me around to you! You don’t have a one size fits all attitude. You take each patient individually. You learn about them, about their past (and not just medical past), about their lifestyles, about their families, their fears, ALL of it! You treat each person as a PERSON, not just another case. That is the NUMBER ONE FACTOR in a good person. In ANY good person! You don’t have to be a Christian or a Buddhist or a Muslim to know that. You just need to understand that people who are good to others are good to themselves, and much happier and content with their lives. They have a clear conscience. They are happy to help others. They smile more. They LIVE more!!!
As a teacher, I have to do the same, in order to be effective. I need to be compassionate. I need to understand. I need to learn all about my students, in order to do good with them, and to teach them to do good for THEMSELVES, not because others expect of them. It is so rewarding for me, and brings such a huge smile to my face, when I walk into the classroom, and have all my students light up with pleasure at seeing me! I only teach two full classes, the rest I work with either one-on-one or in small groups. Both of my classes have made me beautiful GET WELL SOON posters, and they have all signed them. I keep them up in my office/craft room, where I spend most of my time. I also have a poster from the girls on my volleyball team last year, up on my wall. Seeing these things makes me know that I’m doing a good job and I’m making other people happy. And that they care enough to do these things for me!
I went into the class on Thursday – and these are 16 and 17 year olds, not little kids – and they all just ERUPTED in happiness. They tell me they love me, as I tell them I love them. They ask questions of me that I fear many adults, and certainly many teachers, would never allow them to ask. And certainly wouldn’t answer!!! One of the boys asked me on Thursday, what I’m sure ALL of them have been dying to know, but have been afraid to ask. He asked if I was going to have to do chemo and radiation. The absolute RELIEF and pure JOY on their faces – ALL of their faces – when I said no, was amazing to see. Humbling, really, to see that they all care so much, and are so worried about me!!!
When I said I was going to do Traditional Chinese Medicine instead, there was a mixed reaction, but they were curious and asked many questions. You see, they trust me to be honest with them, and to tell them the truth. They trust me to answer their questions, and if I CAN’T answer their questions, they know I will do my best to find an answer for them. And I have taught them all to QUESTION! NOT to take things at face value. To ASK if they don’t understand, to make sure that they GET ALL THE FACTS before they make decisions and to look at things not just from one point of view, but to consider many points of view, and all the different angles. And most of all, I teach TO DO WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU!!! I tell them all the time that I can show them MANY ways to do things, but I cannot tell them what will work for them. Only THEY can decide that.
So, you see, I am like you in many ways! I see your attitude towards CA Care and your patients in the same light as I see my relationship with my students. I don’t push them in any one direction, but I give them a helping hand, the information they need to make their own decisions, and the space to try those decisions out for themselves. It’s not a common philosophy in schools, unfortunately, but I hope that in the long run, it will make them all more capable, compassionate, and successful in making good lives for themselves.
I have always said that nobody can make me happy, until I am happy within myself. Nobody can like me if I don’t first like myself. Nobody can make me do things I don’t want to, if I trust in myself. But all of those things take time, time to get to know yourself, time to believe in yourself. Too many people don’t TAKE that time, and that is when they are easily led by the hand. In the end, it is only myself that I have to face in the mirror, and accept whether I am good or bad, and determine if I CAN look at myself in the mirror and accept MYSELF.
I do not walk down this path blindly. I have looked in many directions. I have searched through the light and the dark. I have looked at both my insides and my outsides. I know that I am now on the correct path to help myself. Whether this leads me to a long life of health, or whether this gives me 2 or 3 years of health and happiness and then I die of cancer doesn’t matter. What matters is the here and now, and the fact that I BELIEVE that this is the path that I need to take.
30 March 2011: Hi Chris. Me again. My sister, the one who works in cancer research, called this morning to tell me that she’d gone through your website, watched some of the videos and stuff, and she thinks that I’m doing the right thing!!! I was actually surprised, seeing as she WORKS in cancer research, but, like she said, she works in the Natural Products division, so this is right up her alley. She DID say again, to ask if she could get some samples of keladi tikus to test in her lab.
And just thought I’d tell you that I don’t think the tea tastes like “snake venom” or “ditchwater” !!! The C-Tea just tastes like normal tea, to me, and the Breast M tastes like, and has the same texture as, hot cocoa without any milk or sugar. Not the best thing I’ve ever had to drink, but certainly not as bad as I was expecting!
13 June 2011: I once had a doctor tell me that with all his medical knowledge and equipment, he couldn’t “cure” my friend, but I did, just by giving her unconditional love. Letting her know that someone really cared and treating her like she was LIVING, not dying!!!
The power of the mind is amazing. If you want to be happy, THINK happy. If you want to be healthy, THINK healthy. If you want to feel young, THINK young. If you want to be loved, love others. If you are feeling ill, believe that you will get better. Learn to live each day to the fullest – see the cup as half full, not half empty. Look for those silver linings. Look on the bright side. Be mesmerized by the moon and stars. Stop and smell the roses. Take pleasure in splashing in the puddles. Play with little children. Laugh. Dance. Smile. Give out free hugs. And most of all – LIVE!!!
I refuse to let this cancer rule my life. I have so much more life to live, and so much to be thankful for. Not ready to give up and let the cancer take me. So I live each day BELIEVING that I can beat this. I laugh about it, joke about it, and treat it like a “friend”, not an enemy. I’m living WITH it, not AGAINST it. If I keep my body, my immune system, healthy and strong, it will take care of the cancer. I don’t need to fight it, my body (my BRAIN, actually!) will take care of it for me!
I guess maybe this is why the doctors all keep telling me I’m “too healthy” to have cancer!!! All of the doctors have said the same thing – my cancer was probably caused by STRESS! There you go! The power of the brain and the immune system – I’m a believer!!!
Acknowledgement:MT granted us her permission to use these videos without having to mask her face.
MT (S-127) is a 44-year old female from Batam, Indonesia. In August 2005, she found a thumb-sized lump in her right breast. She went to a hospital in Melaka, Malaysia for medical treatment. MT underwent a mastectomy followed by 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 30 radiation treatments. Then she was prescribed Tamoxifen, which she took for 5 years.
MT was told by her doctors that her breast cancer was at an early stage and that she had a 90 percent chance of complete cure with the treatments that she had undergone. MT believed her doctor and did exactly as what was told. Each year she came back to her doctor in Melaka for routine checkup. At every visit she was told that she was fine.
After 5 years, MT was told to stop Tamoxifen because she was already cured. MT spent a total of about 60 million rupiahs for her medical treatment.
Barely a year later, in April 2011, MT started to have pains in her tail bone and shoulder blade. She ignored the problem and did not go back to see her doctor. Then she started to take “jamu” (Indonesian herbal). The pains did not go away but rather became more intense. Then her legs started to hurt as well. She became breathless and was unable to walk far. She became tired easily when walking.
On 27 February 2012, MT returned to her doctor in Melaka. Examination indicated a lump in her chest bone and another lump in her head (see pictures).
Medical reports on 27 February 2012 are as follows:
Mammography: There are 2 round left axillary nodes seen ? reactive node ? metastasis ?
Ultrasound: There is mild to moderate left hydronephrosis.
Chest: Density of the right mid-zone with adjacent crowded ribs due to ? fracture or pleural base mass. There is blunting of right costophrenic angle possible of mild effusion or pleural thickening. Left lung is clear.
Blood test:
EST
118 H
WBC
7.3
RBC
3.6 L
Platelet count
521 H
Total protein
88 H
Albumin
31 L
Globulin
57 H
AG ratio
0.5 L
ALT
12
AST
17
ALP
79
GGT
39
Rhematoid factor
51.6 H
AFP
2.7
CEA
59.8 H
CA 19.9
109 H
CA 15.3
166 H
CA 125
75.8 H
MT asked her doctor why the cancer recurred when she was told earlier that she had been cured. The doctor replied, “ I do not know why. But don’t blame yourself. It is your fate. Also the recurrence has nothing to do with what you eat. It is just your fate.”
MT was asked to perform a PET scan but she refused. Instead, on 9 March 2012, she came to Penang to seek our help. She presented as follows:
She had pains in both the left and right thigh.
She had pains in the lumbar region or back bone around the pelvis.
Sometimes there were pulling pains in her head.
She was constipated. She moved her bowels once every 2 to 4 days.
She lacked energy and was easily tired if working or walking some distance.
She was prescribed Capsule A, Breast M, Bone, Lung 1 and Lung 2 and C-tea.
After Two Months on CA Care Therapy
About two months on the herbs, 6 May 2012, MT came back to see us again. Her health had improved. The Pain Tea had helped her. There was no more pain after taking the Pain Tea but after she stopped taking the Pain Tea, the pain came back. Since MT was staying in Penang for a week, we decided to put MT on the e-Therapy for her pains.
There are many lessons we can learn from this case. The doctor told MT: “You are cured after 5 years. I do not know why you have a recurrence. It is your fate. The recurrence has nothing to do with what you eat.”
1. It is not true to say or believe that if you survive 5 years you are totally cured of your cancer. Passing the 5-year mark is no magic at all. There is no science in that number “5”. The reality is you have to survive 25 years to be able to say that you are cured of your cancer. Patients can’t wait that long to hear such good news. So someone, somehow “cooked” up that number of 5 from nowhere so as to make patients happy. Listen to what Dr Susan Love said – and remember, she is one of the world’s most outstanding breast cancer doctor!
2. The current state of affair is that we don’t know why people get cancer and we also don’t know why patients suffer recurrences. I tend to believe that the problem lies in not wanting to really “know the problem” and not asking the right question. If you don’t search at the “right place” you can’t find the answer!
3. Medicine is supposed to be scientific and to say that your recurrence is due to fate is tragic, probably fueled by ignorance or could not care less attitude. If indeed it is due to our karma or fate, then why must MT spend all the money to undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy and take Tamoxifen (for 5 years)? It is not cheap and it is not fun!
4. Where does that leave cancer patients with? They are left high and dry after all the supposedly scientific medical treatments have failed them. They become hopeless, disempowered and frustrated. But don’t be disheartened, my experience shows that cancer patients can do something to reduce that risk of recurrence. Change your diet and lifestyle, exercise and have a positive attitude about life. If you do that you can life longer! You are not as hopeless as doctors tell you. Many others can do it, why can’t you if you are prepared to change. But the problem is with patients who are not prepared to listen and change!
You wrote to me sometime in December 2011 asking for help but I hesitated and virtually did not want to take on your case. Why were you persistent in wanting to take our herbs? Other patients would just have given up and go elsewhere. After all internet / website information are not reliable.
My mind just felt very positive towards trying the herbs. Nobody recommended me, God pointed me in the direction I needed to go.
You have been taking all these supplements before the herbs. These were: a lot of vitamin – B, D, E and K, (mostly chelated), licorice root, milk thistle, wheat grass, raw vegetable protein powder, Poly MVA, Selenium, Chelated iron tablets, broccoli sprouts, colostrums, beta glucans, Co Q10, barley juice, chorella and digestive enzymes. This is besides taking Ibuprofen (for pain) and Xeloda (Oral chemo). Are you still on them now?
I stopped taking some of them. Initially, when I started taking the herbs, I stopped all supplements because I wanted to feel the effects of the herbs. I wanted to know exactly what the herbs will make me feel. I started some of the vitamins after a month on the herbs so that I will be able to identify if need be whichever one causing a feeling/symptom.
How was your health before taking the herbs?
I got intense heartburn that felt like I was having a heart-attack sometimes.
Right now I have a lot of heat! I sweat all time, and I am always hot. I also feel a lot of internal heat. This started after the radiation, I got a test of my hormones and they were elevated and this puts me in pre-menopause.
I don’t get my menstrual period anymore, although I got what I felt like really painful ovulation last month.
I started having psoriasis all over my skin and also a skin outbreak looking like small boils behind my thigh and butt.
The last ultrasound scan showed about 3 uterine fibroids the biggest was about 5cm.
I rarely sleep before 4a.m., although I have gained about 10kg.
I also have a bump on the right inner side of my tongue,
The hospital was planning to remove the whole rectum/vagina and give a permanent colostomy, but I have declined this. Even the oncologist agrees with me not to do the surgery. The only thing I am planning to do is close the colostomy after the rectum heals so bowel movements can go the normal route.
Are you in pain? Describe, where, what type and how serious?
Yes, there is pain, but it has reduced. The pain is in the rectal area, sometimes radiates to the vagina. It aches, sometimes burns. On a scale of 1-10 pain is about 5.
Can you sleep?
Nocan’t sleep.
Do you feel tired?
No.
How often is your bowel movement? Difficult, constipated, with blood?
Two to three times daily, normal, soft, no blood.
How is your appetite?
Appetite is okay, but can be better.
Any swelling?
No
Do you have any other medical problems such as: gastric?
Multiple uterine fibroids.
Urination: how frequent? Is it painful? Any blood?
Six to seven times daily. No pain.
Do you cough?
No.
Do you have difficulty breathing? Elaborate.
No.
List and explain any other complaints.
Very dry skin. Recently I started getting eczema and acne. The bottom of my feet sometimes hurt when I walk. There is a bump on my tongue (pink).
When you started to take the herbs for the first week (r two), did you suffer from any healing crisis? Your conditions got worse and then improved later?
Yes, I had pains all over my body, headache, sore throat, mild temperature and rashes. Some of the symptoms got worse before they got better.
After how long taking the herbs that you felt you were beginning to feel the herbs were helping you?
From the first week after using the herbs, I felt a difference and I knew that the herbs were helping me.
Why did you say you were getting better after talking the herbs?
In terms of general feelings, I feel great. I am getting stronger physically,
I don’t sleep at 4 a.m. anymore. I don’t feel tired when I wake up.
Basically, if not for the fistula, I have no symptoms.
I do more things myself now.
Before I started the herbs, I had slight burning pains from the rectum and sometimes I had to use Ibuprofen (pain killer). This week, I have not had that pain at all (even when I don’t use the pain tea).
I can sit on a hard surface better now, prior to this moment, it was uncomfortable.
My vagina does not itch anymore. Previously, it was itching so bad that I would scratch it until it bleeds. (Probably this is because you have stopped Xeloda?) Yes, I was taking Xeloda the month before I started taking the herbs. The psoriasis on my body is also clearing up. They appeared after I started taking Xeloda.
My lower abdomen was very tender upon touch, now I can press it without wincing.
I definitely feel I am making positive progress both mentally and physically. I don’t know what it is but I feel happier!
I tried out my shoulder and neck today. Unbelievable! Zero pain! Just five days ago I was in severe pain.
I walked around for over an hour without getting tired. Before the herbs, I felt tired, and I would always get irritated and my mood changes and I become “snappy.”
I am back to preparing my teas myself without help.
The headache is gone as well as the sore throat and body aches. Yes, I believe it was a healing crisis. It started suddenly, got worse and then disappeared.
I still have some phlegm but, it is clear in color. It started during the healing crisis, it was milky in colour.
I was able to take a bath without getting fatigued. I typically spend an hour in the bathroom because of the colostomy. The colostomy is not regulated so, feces come through it at anytime. Because of the difference in water temperature and body temperature, it stimulates the colon however lightly when water touches it. As I wash, it may come just when I finished washing and before I notice it it’s on my skin, I have to wash again. I could easily take a quick shower to prevent this but, if I go at a normal pace, I would start breathing hard.
I don’t urinate as often as I used to! Previously, I used to urinate about every two hours or four times during the night. Now, maximum is once a night. Lately I don’t urinate throughout the night.
Now, I sleep through the night without the need for urinating. Before the herbs it was difficult getting some sleep. Even if all the lights were off, I still couldn’t sleep till the early hours of the day. Following the use of herbs, I sleep earlier, even when I try to stay up, I always become sleepy. But most importantly, even if I get six hours of sleep, I still feel very well rested upon waking up.
Now I wake up and I don’t feel tired, I feel well rested. Previously, I would wake-up, even after sleeping for nine hours and I would be tired.
For me, if I didn’t have the colostomy or if the fistula was fully closed I wouldn’t remember I am healing cancer.
The drainage from the fistula has reduced greatly and the mucus has also reduced. (I remember you saying that one day after the herbs the stools came out a lot into the bag, as never before?) I kept going to the bathroom and frequently too; the stool kept coming and coming like something was pushing them out. But it wasn’t diarrhea, it was soft, very frequent and in copious amount. The second night, the bag would have burst if I didn’t notice it on-time, it was that full.
My nails look better!!! I was looking at them yesterday and I was admiring them because they look pretty, previously they looked terrible. They would bend and contour in odd ways.
I just started sweating and felt the prickly sensation as I was typing this. It happens several times a day, even at night when I am sleeping.
27 March 2012
How are you doing over there? What about the fistula wound? Is it closing and improving? Then the heaty feeling inside? Does the C-tea help?
1 April 2012
Hi Dr. Chris,
I am doing great! I cooked dinner today. Turned out great! The only thing was, I had to keep my sweat from getting inside the pot.
The fistula is closing, the mucus barely comes out anymore and the exudate has reduced greatly. With the C-tea, I think it transfers the heat from inside the body to outside. I don’t feel the inside heat surge as much as I used to, but the sweating is a lot which is not bad. This is because, sometimes I don’t feel the heat inside it’s only when I start sweating that I realize my body was hot. I don’t know if what I am saying makes sense? Now I look at the sweating in a positive way. I just tell myself my body is trying to get rid of all the chemo and radiation I bombarded it with. How is Auntie Im? My greetings to her.
5 April 2012
Thanks for your email. I am glad that you are living a happier life now —are you going to reconnect the colon? I thought you have done that already since I did not hear from you for a while.
Okay — you have been on the herbs for more than two months now, going to be three? While on the herbs, did you also take any of the doctor’s medication?
Compare your life now – after taking the herbs versus those days when you did not take the herbs. A lot of improvements? How do you describe your situation now? Taking the herbs indeed helped you? Take care, Chris
Hi Dr. Chris.
I am doing really, really well. I still expelled the dark stuff from my rectum this morning but the horrid smell is reduced. I am not reconnecting the colon at this time. I prefer not to rush and wait a while for the rectum to heal fully. I may give it another year before deciding.
I am planning to come to Penang soon. But, I will be coming alone. I will like to have enough money before coming so I can leave with enough herbs.
I have not taken any doctor’s medication since December last year. Now I feel strong /energetic, like I can do anything now. Well, except for my wrist. First it was the left wrist that was hurting. After a while it stopped. Now the right wrist hurts.
The herbs really, really helped the fibroids too! There is no more pressure on my bladder. I gained more weight too. People keep asking me if I am the caregiver to the patient and where the patient is. Of course I say with a huge smile I am the patient.
I thank God for His many mercies. Health is Wealth.
One last question …
You said you felt well after taking the herbs. What if people put it to you that it is not true and that the “feel good” stuff who wrote about is just your imagination to justify what you are doing for yourself? It is not true!
Fortunately, some of the people who have cancer don’t have pain. However, for those who have pain it can leave you begging for death; even I found myself weighing the benefits of dying rather than continue to suffer the pain. If anyone has been in this kind of extreme pain, I don’t think there is anything in the world that can lead you to imagine “feeling good” when you don’t (well, maybe hypnosis, but I wasn’t hypnotized).
It’s like someone being burned alive, you know your body is healing when the pain reduces even if the scars are yet to fully heal.
When you start losing the muscles in your butt from inactivity, and then you start being active later own, your commonsense should tell you that both experiences are absolute opposites hence they are different and not imagination.
When people around you and even doctors get excited about the changes in you without telling them what you are using, then this is the most definite part proving it’s not being imagined. People are not in my head and they can see me becoming different.
When people can look at you and ask you where the patient is, and even argue with you that you are not the patient; I don’t need anyone to tell me otherwise.
When I can walk for an hour without pain when I could not walk five minutes previously, commonsense tells me things are very different and getting better.
When the pain stopped acting as my alarm clock and I was actually sleeping and waking up on my own terms…oh I knew, I knew without a doubt things were changing for the better.
I could go on, but I’ll hope you get the gist by now. With Stage 4 cancer pain, there is no imagination that can block the pain you are used to experiencing for two years. Unless maybe you are a monk or something (I apologize if that statement is rude).
Comments
I can only say this. This young lady has a lot of common sense. She is not rushing to get herself “cured.” Let the fistula “really” heals first before doing the surgery to reconnect the colon. It is our pleasure to be able to help such an exceptional lady. I am glad that I did recognize my mistake for trying to ignore here request for help. But all the same, this story has a happy ending. May God guide us as we go forward!
On the night of 9 February 2012, we received this e-mail.
Dear Dr. Chris and Aunty Beng Im,
I want to inform you that my father, Mr. LS from Indonesia, had died on Thursday, 16 February 2012. I want to thank you for all your treatment to my father during his sickness. Until his last days, he still took your herbs and did the e-therapy. I believe that your herbs and the therapy do bring goodness to him. He died without suffering (no pain and no difficulty in breathing, and he died in his sleep). I believe that he is already happier right now, free from his sickness and rest in a peaceful place.
Thank you for remembering my father among your patients. We, as a family, are happy to know you also. You gave a medication, with a personal touch, that we hardly find anywhere else. We learn a lot from you about healthy life style.
Reply: Dear K, A few minutes ago, after dinner, I asked my wife to write you and find out about your father. And now I have this news. Thank you for informing us. Please extend our sincere condolence to your whole family. Yes, sometime it is better to die and end all these sufferings and pain. Thank you again ~ Chris
Case History of LS
LS was a 71-yer-old man from Indonesia. In 2007, a chest X-ray showed a spot in his left lung. He did not do anything about it. In November 2010, LS did another chest X-ray and the spot was still there. He came to Melaka and did a CT scan on 15 November 2010. There was a speculated soft tissue lesion in the apex of the upper lobe of his left lung. It was 4.0 x 3.3 cm in size and was consistent with a lung carcinoma. A CT guided FNA biopsy was performed and confirmed that it was cancerous. LS was asked to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He refused. LS went to Singapore for a second opinion in February 2011. Another CT scan was done. The tumour had grown bigger to 40 x 35 x 45 mm. He refused further medical intervention and came to seek our help on 13 March 2011.
LS was subsequently prescribed herbs – Capsule A, Lung 1 and Lung 2 Teas. In view of the cysts in both of his kidneys, LS was also prescribed Kidney Tea.
After his first visit, we got to see LS again in May and July of 2011. When he came he did not have any pains. The only thing outstanding thing about him was that he was addicted to coffee. So we asked him to drink black coffee (without sugar!). His daughter updated us about his condition via e-mails, example as below.
10 December 2011
Dear Aunty Beng Im,
Thank you very much for your kind reply. I appreciate very much for your suggestion about foods that will help my father. The doctor here is so amazed about my father’s condition, how he still can walk by himself (without wheelchair) and do the daily activities by himself (eat, shower, exercise, etc). They said in my father’s case, the patient cannot survive within a year. My father was first diagnosed in November last year (2010). We still believe that taking the herbs and the food controlling brings benefit to him, beside God’s care of course.
Here I give you a photo of my father (I captured it last week). He was writing Chinese calligraphy. My sister asked him to do it so he has something to do at home and he does not think about his disease. He has more spirit right now, even his both legs are swelling (because the albumin level is low).
Thank you once again for your care aunty. Please send our regards to Dr. Chris. So sorry we still cannot go to Penang, because my father still cannot travel far. Please support us in prayer aunty. Warm wishes ~ K and family.
Comments
1. Did LS take the wrong path for his healing? Or do you know of a better path?
LS died and he did not want to undergo the standard medical treatment. Perhaps some critics would say that he should have followed what his doctor recommended – go for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I would have loved to ask LS what he would have done if he were to live his life again!
As I am writing this story, I remember another case of lung cancer. This man – THK – is 57 years old and he was diagnosed with lung on 22 March 2011. The tumour was 20 x 24 x 22 mn in the upper lobe of his right lung (Note; LS had 40 x 35 x 45 mm) THK underwent 6 cycles of chemotherapy with Gemzar + Cisplatin (total cost about RM 50,000). The treatment did not cure him. In fact the cancer became more aggressive. He was switched to oral chemo – Tarceva for three months. The PET scan showed further deterioration. He was asked to undergo 6 cycles of chemotherapy with the latest or newest drug, Alimta at RM 9,000 per cycle. THK received 2 cycle of Alimta and gave up. The tumour makers kept rising in spite of the treatment. On 4 January 2012, his CEA was at 666.5 and CA 19.9 was 4,422.0. In short, the treatment failed miserably. THK concluded he was on the wrong path and came to seek our help on 3 February 2012.
2. Can chemotherapy and radiotherapy cure your lung cancer? The following are the answers.
3. They say do nothing is better than spending a lot of money to do something and get no meaningful result!
CANCER STORY 
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