Aman (not his real name), fifty-five years old, had been a smoker for the past thirty years. His problems started with fevers, loss of appetite and loss of energy. There was no cough. He consulted a doctor in his hometown (Indonesia) and was told he had tuberculosis (TB). He was prescribed TB medication but it was not effective.
Not satisfied, Aman came to a private hospital in Penang for further management. A CT scan on 22 October 2019 showed a lung mass measuring 4.6 x 4.8 x 6.0 cm. A biopsy indicated a Large Cell Lung Carcinoma.
Aman underwent the following treatments:
1. Nine cycles of chemotherapy. The drugs used were: Cisplatin + Eptoposide.
2. Thirty-three times of radiotherapy.
3.Twenty-four injections of immunotherapy. The drug used was Imfinzi or durvalumab. Each dose of Imfinzi cost IDR40 million. This was given every two weeks. This means Aman was on Imfinzi for two years.
Did all these medical treatments cure Aman? Unfortunately, the answer is NO.
A PET scan on 26 July 2022 showed a 2.1 cm metabolic active lesion seen in the lobe of right lung (see image above). This showed the tumour did not go away! Aman was told to do another biopsy to reconfirm that this mass is still a cancer! However, the oncologist told Aman that there would be NO more chemo or immunotherapy for him. The only option left is surgery.
The family was disappointed having spent more than one billion rupiahs for the above treatments that failed. Aman came to seek our help. He gave up further medical treatment and was started on our herbs. It has been almost two years now – Aman is still healthy and leads a normal life (see photo below taken in May 2024). He plays golf regularly. I once asked him, Is there any other problems? He jokingly answered: Just money problem!
Ask this question: Aman spent three years undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. The family spent more than a billion rupiahs for these treatments. What did he get?
The tumour shrunk from 4.6 cm to 2.1 cm. The oncologist gave up – no more treatment – and asked Aman to go for surgery! Is that a good answer? Take note, is this all the scientifically proven cancer treatment can offer?
Undergoing immunotherapy (the state-of-the-art treatment that is being promoted today) creates NO “magic”? But a change of diet and lifestyle plus taking of herbs restored Aman’s health! And more important, at a cost of peanuts!
When I woke up on the morning of 2 April 2024, Im told me that she had a dream. Ina, our cancer patient and a good friend, came to her in a dream.
In my dream, Ina was wearing a bright dress with many colors, and
everything looked bright and cheerful. I felt happy.
Chris was busy working at his computer – his back facing us.
Ina and I were happily sharing something on another computer when
she took out a cartridge and inserted it into a gadget and told me that we may have duplicates of some pictures. She said: There is no need to make copies of everything. I said something (that I cannot remember).
Then she turned to the left and picked up two babies, one on each arm and showed them to me.
I told her not to strain herself. She smiled and said it is okay.
That was when I woke up suddenly. I looked at the clock in my room – it was 7:30 a.m. I felt very afraid – my heart was very troubled. For a long while, I dared not check my handphone for fear of receiving any bad news about Ina.
There was a message in our whatsapp: Aunty passed on early this morning.
To be honest, this sad news came as no surprise. When you have metastatic cancer, we know that there is no cure. There will be a day when we need to accept that death will come. That is the final cure for cancer. But while we are still alive, let us pray that there is no suffering and we go in peace. This is the message I would like to share with you.
That same evening, Im and I went to pay our last respect to Ina and got to meet some members of her family. Although the mood was sober no one showed any feeling of desperation – everyone in the family did their best and Ina’s time was up and she left without any suffering. Amazingly after (or before?) she left Ina visited Im in her dream.
There is no denying, this is a good death.
Let me recall what happened to Ina – whom I wrote about in our book Breast Cancer – Sharing our 25 years of experience.
Her Tango with Breast Cancer
Ina was 51 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 left breast cancer with nodal metastases. This was 12 years ago – around July 2012. She underwent surgery to remove the cancerous breast but refused further medical treatment – no radiation , no chemo and no tamoxifen, etc. She opted for our therapy – i. e., herbs and change of diet.
Why did she not want to go for chemo, radiotherapy, etc.? Unfortunately, Ina came from a family with cancer problems. She once told me that 50% of her family members got cancer. Both her father and mother died of cancer and she saw how they suffered. No, she would not want to go through all those tortures.
For 8 years (2012 to 2020), Ina was doing well and led a perfectly normal life. She took care of her diet very well and was serious about taking care of her health. She once told me that she hoped to live for “another 30 years”.
But it was not to be. The world was struck by the Covid-19 epidemic. During this lockdown period we did not get to see much of Ina. She was out of our radar. During this time, something was brewing up.
Ina had her Sinovac vaccination:
First dose: 9 July 2021
Second dose: 30 July 2021
Booster dose: 12 December 2021
Her blood test results on 17 September 2022 showed “good health, nothing abnormal”, as below:
ESR = 10
Platelet count = 271
Liver function tests = all values within normal range.
Alpha fetoprotein = less than 1.3
CA 125 = 4.8 (normal)
CA 15.3 = 14.9 (normal)
CA 19.3 = 28.7 (normal)
CEA = 0.9 (normal)
Ina was infected with Covid-19 on 25 September 2022 – in spite of the vaccination received earlier.
Ina became breathless and came to seek our help. She was given Lung Tea. After taking Lung Tea she felt okay.
Blood test on 10 May 2023 showed deteriorating results:
ESR = 52 High
Platelet count = 275
CA 125 = 4.7
CA 15.3 = 65.5 High
CA 19.9 = 48.8 High
PET scan on 14 September 2023 showed more serious condition.
The metabolically active left lung mass with multiple neck, axillary and mediastinal nodes. Left pleura and bone lesions are likely due to primary lung malignancy.
However, metastatic breast cancer recurrence cannot be excluded.
Ina continued to take the lung herbs. In view of the above PET scan results (now suggesting that she might have lung cancer besides breast cancer!) I suggested that Ina seek medical opinion and help in addition to taking our herbs. Ina made it clear to me that whatever it is, she was not prepared to go for chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Ina still managed to lead a normal life but many times she felt breathless to the point of not being able to walk much. Another problem she faced was wind or gas in her stomach which made her uncomfortable.
One day in early 2024, Ina, her husband, son and daughter came to our house for consultation – What to do now? This was my advice to Ina.
Yes, by all means go and consult the doctor and see what the cancer expert(s) can offer you.
I have done my best for you – for the pasts 12 years – and now, I don’t have any more herbs to make your problems go away.
Ina said the oncologist wanted her to do a biopsy and PET scan and most probably follow up with oral chemo or immunotherapy drugs.
To be fair to Ina, I told her I am not going to give my opinion on this – she will have to make that decision herself. If that is the only route to take, just give it a try.
I may give my thoughts but you and your family must come together, discuss and decide what to do.
I asked Ina to take Lung Phlegm tea together with the Lung tea. This was to help her with the laboured breathing. It was indeed surprising that Ina told us she became normal again after taking this tea. I talked to her over the phone. Her voice was strong like any healthy person.
I received these messages:
28 March 20240: Agreed to go for scan today. Letrozole + ribociclib. She still felt breathless the whole day. Couldn’t sleep the whole night again. I think she’s going to give it a try.
29 March 2023: Started on Letrozole and abemaciclib tonight. Biopsy confirmed hormone positive breast cancer.
2 April 2023: Im and I visited the Funeral Parlor to pay our last respect to Ina. We were told the following by various family members.
Before Ina went to the hospital for the biopsy and treatment she was still okay. She was in her shop giving instructions to her staff on what to do.
A targeted therapy cancer drug (either abemaciclib (Yulareb or Verzenios) or ribociclib (Kisqali). I am not able to confirm which drug was being used. Anyway, these are new drug that are not readily available in most hospitals in Malaysia. This is the second time I have heard of abemaciclib being used on breast cancer patients. The first time was from a Indonesian lady. She had many cycles of this drug in Jakarta. Unfortunately, the result was disappointing. As for ribociclib, this is the first time that I heard of this drug.
According to Ina’s husband Ina was given a cycle of these drugs (plus other pills) and that costs RM90,000 (ninety thousand ringgit). The family was also told that should Ina needed to be admitted in the ICU, it would cost the family at least RM5,000 per day.
Ina took the targeted therapy drugs:
Day 1, Ina took 1 pill.
Day 2, she took 2 pills.
Day 3, she took 1 pill.
Ina developed difficulties and she died early morning the next day, about an hour after the family had left the hospital for home.
Comments
Probably the first question anyone may want to ask is:Why did Ina die so fast? Three days after swallowing these scientifically proven drug, she was dead.
Can this be due to the following?:
Her breast cancer which she had been living with for the past 12 years without any problem suddenly turned aggressive and killed her within 3 days. Can this ever happen?
It is because of lung complications arising from her covid-19 infection.
It is because of the scientifically proven targeted chemo drugs that she took?
Oh, it is just her fate – just that her time is up.
I would not wish to give my comment on the above reasons. It is up to you readers to come to your own conclusion based on your belief. I cannot and would not want to change your belief system either. So be it.
By bringing up the above question, I am also not trying to ask you to find a scape goat either. The doctors did their best based on the knowledge that they had learned. All family members gave advices, rightly or wrongly, in the hope that what they said might help Ina.
To me, by sharing with you Ina’s story, is to highlight some lessons we can learn from Ina’s experience. Do you learn anything after reading her story?
Let me tell you what I learned. I thought, throughtout these 12 years, I have done my best to help Ina. But I must admit, upon reflecting on Ina’s case again, I would say I could have done better. I did not prescribe her the covid herbs that we have – especially the tea to deal with long covid symptoms. Yes, I gave Ina the lung herbs to help her with her lung problems but I wondered, could the covid herbs be better for her? To me, I believe the problem that Ina was facing was not breast cancer – she had been living with this for the past 12 years!. Yes, the lung has breast cancer cells but what mattered most was that her lungs needed help – she had severe breathlessness, lack of energy or strength, etc. Could these be caused by the covid infection she had earler – the monster referred to as long covid?
How long does fatigue last after COVID-19?Your recovery from COVID-related fatigue will likely depend on how severe your illness was. After a mild case of COVID-19 your fatigue may clear up after about 2-3 weeks. But if you had a severe case, it’s possible to feel sluggish and tired for months.
Ina “recovered” from her covid infection but her problems did not go away for many months. After recovering from covid, Ina took time off to visit South Korea. When she came home (according to her husband), she was still coughing.
More from the internet ….
Long COVID still worrisome 2 years after infection – even two years after infection with the virus, fallout from COVID-19 may persist.
COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage.
Covid-19 continues to harm the body even months after a seeming recovery
Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data
COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage.
What’s the link between coronavirus and lung cancer? COVID-19 disproportionately harms frail persons, including the elderly, and those with comorbid conditions, including cancer patients who are immunocompromised.
Some people with cancer are at increased risk of serious illness if they get COVID-19, because their immune systems have been weakened by the cancer and/or its treatments.
What happens if cancer patients get COVID? Studies show that having a history of cancer may also increase your risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Why is COVID bad for your lungs?After a COVID infection, the immune system can inflict remote damage on other organs by triggering serious inflammation throughout the body – and this is in addition to damage the virus itself has directly inflicted on the lung tissue.
Is there a problem with lung after COVID? If COVID-19 pneumonia progresses, more of the air sacs can become filled with fluid leaking from the tiny blood vessels in the lungs. Eventually, shortness of breath sets in, and can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a form of lung failure.
What organs are affected by COVID? The virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, and blood vessels. Inflammation was first thought to be the main source of this damage.
Does Covid stay in your body forever? Scientists at the University of California San Francisco have discovered that remnants of the COVID-19 virus can linger in blood and tissue for more than a year after a person is first infected.
Does COVID weaken your immune system? In a small study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), severe cases of COVID-19 were shown to cause long-lasting changes to the immune system.
What are long Covid lung symptoms?
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
Cough.
Chest pain.
Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations)
Trouble breathing.
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest.
Inability to wake or stay awake.
Death is Not a Failure
Many people often time believe that to die is a failure. This idea is notoriously perpetuated in medicine.
Dr. Robin Kelly (in Healing Ways) said: Fear of death is seen as a necessary part of modern medicine … This idea stems from a materialistic view about life.
Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote: I experienced being unhappy as a doctor. I was uncomfortable with the mechanical approach that we are taught in medical school. My success is measured by whether or not I saved your life. If I can’t save your life, I’m a failure. But now I don’t feel like a failure. I can help you live. After all you’re not going to live forever, no matter what I do.
Those who are spiritually orientated understand that life on earth is only transient and therefore view life and death in a different light. There is an Indian saying: When you are born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
To me, this is the secret of how we can triumph and give meaning and beauty to our own death. We can leave this world with a sense of pride and dignity knowing that we have done our best to make it a slightly better place for those we leave behind.
I saw Ina lying in the coffin and was told that the white blouse that she wore was specially designed by her. I believe Ina was well prepared for this day. I am sorry I cannot make her live for the next “thirty years” but she had done 12 years very well. Being a business woman Ina had many customers who had cancer. They went through surgery, chemo, radiation, tamoxifen, etc. Many suffered from the treatment and some died.
I recall what Ina told me after she went to consult the oncologist for her problems. Ina said something to this effect: The doctor was surprised. He said: You have stage 4 cancer and you can walk into my office like a normal person! Generally, stage 4 patient come in a wheelchair looking very sick. You walk in like a healthy lady with no problem!
No, Ina’s death is not a failure.
Let me end with what Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote in Peace, Love & Healing:
It is important that we realize that we can never cure everything. We will never find … cure for all the diseases. Dying can be a healing, ending a full, rich life for someone who is tired and sore and in need of rest.
Rose, 62 years old, had been having heart problems for the past 3 years. She is currently on heart medication. About 2 years ago, Rose was not able to move her bowels for 5 days. She was admitted into a hospital in Medan. Indonesia.
A CT scan indicated a mass in the sigmoid colon and multiple adenopathy. A biopsy confirmed malignant metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Rose underwent an operation, the cancerous colon removed, and was fitted with a colostomy bag.
Histology report indicated: Low grade adenocarcinoma of colon-rectum.
After the surgery, Rose underwent the following treatments.
Chemotherapy
Oral drug with Intacape (or Xeloda)
Immunotherapy (with Avastin)
Radiotherapy
Rose had her chemo treatment in Medan. She received the following:
Cycle 1 – 29 Aug 2022: Oxaliplatin injection + Intacape.
According to the Kartu Kendali Kemoterapi (Chemotherapy Record Card), Rose received 5 more chemo injections from 13 November 2023 to 11 January 2024. The drugs used were:
Uracil
Iritero (or Irinocetan)
Leucovarin
Bevagen (or Avastin).
Since these treatments did not show improvement, Rose decided to come to Penang for further treatment.
A CT scan on 22 January 2024 done at a private hospital indicated:
Hypodense cystic lesion in right liver suspicious of post treatment changes, residual disease or tumour.
Herniation of bowel loops into left lumbar.
Previous rectosigmoid surgery with stoma seen in left lumbar region.
Rose underwent two cycles of chemotherapy in Penang, in January and February 2024. The drugs used were: Irinotecan and the oral drug, TS-1 (instead of Xeloda as in the previous treatment).
The cost of the first visit in January 2024 was RM4,917.55
The cost of the second visit in February 2024 was RM5,170.25
The following are 2 blood test results done on January and February 2024.
22 Jan 2024
21 Feb 2024
CEA
20.1 High
15.9 High
Neutrophils
4.1
2.4 Low
Lymphocytes
1.7 Low
1.4 Low
Red blood cell count
2.89 Low
2.64 Low
Haemoglobin
10.5 Low
10.4 Low
Platelet count
149 Low
148 Low
How did Rose get to know CA Care?
While in Penang, Rose and her daughter went to a pharmacy store to buy some medications. While in the shop, they met Jaya (not real name) and his wife. This couple is also from Indonesia. Jaya shared his cancer experience with them. Eventually, Jaya recommended that Rose come to seek our help!
Who is Jaya? He is our patient! Jaya was also diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent an operation in October 2014. After surgery, he received 2 cycles of chemotherapy with oxaliplatin + Leucovarin + 5-FU.
Jaya developed serious infection. He was rushed to Singapore and was hospitalised for 17 days. While in the hospital he remained unconscious for 3 days. The doctor had asked the family members to “get ready.” Fortunately, Jaya recovered from this ordeal.
Jaya refused further medical treatment – no more chemo! Jaya and his wife came to seek our help and was started on our herbs. He was told to take care of his diet. It has been almost 10 years and Jaya is very much alive and kicking! More of his story below:
Rose did what her doctors in Medan wanted her to do. She went through surgery and 11 + 5 cycles of chemotherapy. Did these treatments cure her? Unfortunately, NO. She ended up with a bald head, dark palms and feet.
What is more disappointing is that CT scan on 22 January 2024 showed there is a cystic lesion in her right liver. According to the report it could be due to post treatment changes, residual disease or tumour. Does this mean that the treatment causes metastasis to the liver?
No satisfied with the treatment in Medan, Rose came to Penang for more chemotherapy. Did the treatment help her? It is too early to say. After all, she had just received 2 cycles of chemo. But what is most baffling is that the chemo-drugs used were Irinotecan and TS-1.
Rose just had 5 cycles of Iritero – that is Irinotecan! In Penang she was given more of the same stuff. What is the whole idea? What can you expect from this treatment?
Rose was on Xeloda during her treatment in Medan. In Penang, she was given TS-1, another oral drug. Can TS-1 be better than the oral Xeloda? Agreed, currently the popularity of Xeloda is fading and TS-1 is starting to “shine” as of now.
This is an email from Linda (not her real name) received this morning: 1 March 2024 8:48 AM
Dear DR Chris,
Hi … How have you & wife been? It’s been almost 8 years since we last talk. First and foremost, the whole family would like to extend our greatest appreciation for your 5 Stars and tip top God-gifted abilities in dad’s NPC case.
The herbal decoction that was prescribed worked wonders. I remembered within a week of consumption, he’s able to slowly regained his strength & appetite. Believe it or not, he is still working till now! To which, I am glad to say that.
We have successfully achieved our main initial goal, that is “to live peacefully with his cancer.”
As of current, he is still facing the consequences of the side effects from the 13 sessions of radiotherapy that was done in 2017, i.e., weaken gum & loose tooth, hair thinning & he has not regained his sense of taste fully.
But thank God, from what I observe or physically see, there are no symptoms of an advancing cancer. He himself did not complaint of any discomfort, etc, which could be related to signs of an advancing cancer. I take it as good news.
In your opinion, do you think it is advisable to continue with the NPC 1 & NPC 2 or do you have any other ‘magic’ potions to recommend?
Again, thank you so much!! May God showers HIS countless blessings on you & family, and may HE bless you with happiness and rewards you for your kindness.
Thank you for your guidance & wisdom. As a Muslim, we believe in GOD’s plan, and meeting you is part of it.
Regards, Linda.
PS: Over the years and up till now, dad has been promoting your CA Care to his circle of clients & friends.
Within these 7 years, we met a number of our clients who are diagnosed with NPC just like dad. They completed the radio/chemotherapy treatment and within 1 year or so, without having a chance to fully recover from the side effects, they encountered a recurrence and sadly they succumbed to it. These experiences are really an eye opener. Wondering if the therapy kills the cancer first or the person receiving it?
May God bless us all with health & wealth. Looking forward to your reply.
The Story of Her Father
On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 3:00 AM, Linda wrote:
Dear DR Chris Teo,
I apologize for writing without the benefit of an introduction, I am writing this email, with the hope that I can schedule an appointment with you, on behalf of my father who has been diagnosed with nose cancer (T2N1).
My father, ABA, 58 years old, has been diagnosed with nose cancer (T2N1) in February 2017 and was scheduled for 33 sessions of radiotherapy and 6 rounds of chemotherapy (4 hrs of cisplatin IV infusion), with an approximate total cost of SGD$9,700.
He declined the chemotherapy treatment (oncologists here are very persistent, we had to go thru a series of ‘debates’) but complied to radiotherapy treatments.
We were initially ensured of a total recovery. Doctor mentioned that only 30% suffered from mild side effects and seeing my father is young he is confident that my father will be able to spring back to life in seconds.
Little did we know that radiotherapy is just as bad. He is currently on his 13th session. The tormenting days started as early as day 2. He is unable to eat – maybe because of the many big ulcers, sudden chills, fever, nausea/vomiting and scalded skin. He is so weak.
And ever since radiotherapy, I noticed he started to develop tight congestive cough at night. As of now, he said he had loss his sense of taste and hearing to his right ear.
On 6 June 2017, during a scheduled consultation, we expressed our concern on his deteriorating health, and if there is anything that they can provide to aid him during this time, and they mentioned a list of medications in which they don’t recommended. Their only advice is to allow his antibody to fight it off naturally.
At the end of the day, we were only prescribed with a tin of Ensure Vanilla powder. Disappointed with their lack of concerned and couldn’t help feeling betrayed, that was when we finally decided to called it off and stop the radiotherapy treatment.
It has been more than 48 hours from his last radiotherapy session and he doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
Our family do believe in herbs but we have no knowledge on it. We sincerely hope you are willing to look into my father case. My father is eager to take all possible aggressive measures to combat this disease or at least to live peacefully with it.
We understand that this is one of many such requests that come across your desk and greatly appreciate any guidance that you can give. We lived in Singapore.
Thank you, in advance, for your help. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Our Therapy Helped Him
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 3:47 AM.
Hi Dr Chris,
Hope all is well. The whole family would like to extend our greatest appreciation for your help, advices and herbs. Just like the pastor (link below), he is now strong enough to walk and work!
The swell on his right lymph node have totally disappeared.
Although his sense of taste has not recovered fully, but he’s eating now. Ulcers gone!
Phlegm/mucus isn’t that thick anymore.
No more congested cough throughout night. Amazing!
Initially we had to bring the tea to him, now he will be the one asking for it!
Rina (not her real name) was a 30-year-old lady from Indonesia. She led a healthy life except that she was told there was one or two cysts in her uterus. She had the following problems during her menses.
She had pain about 3 days before her menses and the pain persisted until 2 days after the menses started.
It was a pulling pain.
Before menses she had pain in her back and breasts.
Before menses she suffered from mood swings.
Before menses she likes to eat sour food.
But it was not to be. In August 2023, Rina had a laparoscopic surgery in a private hospital in Jakarta. The histopathology report confirmed:
Salphingitis – inflammation of the left and right fallopian tubes.
Leioyonma (also referred to as fibroids or myomas).
The medical treatment cost Rina IDR 200 million or about RM61,000.
In December 2023, Rina underwent 3 cycles of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, she did not know the drugs used on her. After chemotherapy, Rina was given Pamorelin injection, once a month for 3 months. Since her wellbeing was going downhill, Rina decided to stop further medical treatment.
Did the above treatment “cure” or help Rina?
Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO. That is why Rina decided to come and seek our help. Rina and her sister said each day life was “hell” for her. This happened after the completion of chemotherapy. She suffered:
Pain on and off. She had to take pain killer medications.
Once a while she had “wind” or gas in her stomach.
She was not able to sleep.
She felt tired all the time.
Her appetite was very poor.
Her urination was 5 to 6 times per night.
When I met her, Rina presented as a desperate and frustrated lady. This could be “seen” from her facial expression. She told me that there was constant pain in her uterus.
In spite of the medical treatments, there was blood discharge for 1 to 2 days, then there was pain, then there was blood discharge again.
The pain was intense during the night or early morning. When asked to rate her health condition on a scale of 0 to 10, Rina said it was 10 – real hell that she had to go through each day.
I prescribed her some herbs to take care of her uterus, fibroid, PMS, gassy stomach and frequent urination.
The next day Rina texted me saying that her problems improved after taking the herb for only ONE day!
After taking the herbal tea, I felt sleepy.
Even though I felt sleepy, I have more energy.
Pain in the uterus was less.
Abdominal pain is totally gone!
Urination frequency at night was reduced!
One month after the herbs.
Rina and her elder sister came back to Penang again. It was amazing to learn that Rina had recovered – no more hell! See the video below;
Her sister said: Before she on herbs, she would call me very often and complained about all problems that she had. Now she is far, far better – her problems almost gone.
Rina regained her health and was back to normal again.
Problems
Before the herbs
One month after taking the herbs
Pain
Rated at 10 (scale of 0-10)
Gone!
Stomach gas / wind
Discomfort on and off
Improved
Unable to sleep
Slept at 4 or 5 a.m. woke up after a few hours
Slept at 10 or 11 p.m. and woke up at 7, 8 or 9 a.m.
Appetite
Very poor
Appetite normal
Frequent urination
5 x per night
2 x per night
No energy
Preferred to stay home
Like to go out and be on the move
Comments
I spent some time trying to understand the reason for her menses problem. After some questions, it appears to me that Rina suffered from PMS (premenstrual syndrome).
Over the years, I have helped many ladies with PMS. This can be easily solved by taking our PMS herbs for a month or two.
With her problems, Rina went to a private hospital for surgery. This baffles me! Does Rina really need surgery for her problems? Can this be solved by a much less invasive and cheaper way?
Please reflect on the quotations below:
Even more baffling is that Rina had to undergo chemotherapy! Based on the histology report, Rina did not have any cancer. Why does she need chemotherapy? Is this just a case of prevention stretched a bit too far? Rina suffered from inflammation of the left and right fallopian tubes. Surgery was done to take care of that. Did she really need chemotherapy for her inflamed fallopian tubes which have been removed? Where is the science in that?
After 3 cycles of chemotherapy, Rina underwent hormonal treatment with Pamorelin. This is even more baffling. Why Pamorelin? From the internet, I learned that Pamorelin is used to treat prostate cancer! Prostate cancer drug on the lady? A lady can have prostate cancer? Does it sound right or scientifice?
Oh, no – Pamorelin is also used to treat endometriosis in women. That is what scientific medicine say? You buy that? Say what you like, the medical report never mention that Rina suffered from endometriosis anyway! She has fibroid.
It looks like Rina has be overtreated. Is this not the reason why Rina suffered badly after her chemotherapy?
Since I am not able to know the name of the chemo drugs used, I am not able to speculate why Rina suffered so badly. But for Pamorelin, the main side effects of this drug are: hot flushes, night sweating, vaginal dryness, headache, dizziness and nausea, to name just a few!
My final comment.
Ladies, it is your life. Decide carefully before you allow anyone to use the knife and toxic drugs on you. These may not be the answer to your problem.
During this Chinese New Year 2024 – the year of the Dragon! – I had the opportunity to read two books The Red Light Therapy and The Cancer Industry – Crimes, Conspiracy and the Death of My Mother. Both of them were written by Mark Sloan of Ontario, Canada.
Mark’s mother had cervical cancer. She died after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Mark wrote:
(This) happened when I was 12 years old. My father called a family meeting in the living room and sat my sister and I down on the couch. We had no idea what he was about to tell us but he looked upset … and I knew at that moment something was terribly wrong.
Dad told us that our mom had cancer.
Doctors found a cancerous lesion on her cervix about the size of a baby fingernail. Dad told us they had detected it early and were going to rush her in for surgery followed by radiotherapy to ensure the cancer wouldn’t return. He assured us that treating her quickly would give her the best chance of survival, and we’ve got the best doctors in Canada working on her.
After surgery and radiotherapy …
Six difficult months passed … back into the hospital for re-assessment. The cancer had spread to her hip area and they wanted to do chemotherapy.
The dramatic decline in her health immediately following chemotherapy was disturbing. Within days of her first treatment, her legs swelled up so badly that she could no longer walk. The poison injected into her veins reduced her jaw muscles to scar tissue so she could barely open her mouth to talk. Chewing food was out of the question so she was reduced to a liquid diet and we began bringing her smoothies.
My mom was able to return home shortly after chemotherapy treatments but her return wasn’t at all glorious like I had imagined. I remember laying in bed late at night and hearing her downstairs crying in excruciating pain. My mother went from looking like a healthy middle-aged woman to something approximating a prisoner of war who had been captured and tortured by the enemy.
The confusion began to set in and then quickly turned to anger: Why was my mother in pain? I thought we had some of the best doctors working on her giving her the best treatments available. She was supposed to get healthy but the treatments have made her worse!!!
A couple months later…
When I got downstairs, Dad was a mess; unable to hold back his tears and struggling to speak.
Dad told us that our mom was gone.
Time to Ponder and Ask Questions
Cancer – surgery, radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy, etc. The patient died. Does this happen often to cancer patients? Unfortunately, the answer could be yes or most likely.
For the following questions, I shall not answer the questions posed but rather quote what Mark Sloan wrote in his books.
2. Can medical treatments cure cancer? This is what Mark wrote (pg. 44) in the Red Light Therapy:
It’s been almost 50 years since the war on cancer has been declared and yet more people are diagnosed and dying of the disease than ever before.
If you give somebody 50 years and around $500 billion dollars in research money to find a cure for cancer and they literally come up with nothing, what do you do? You fire them and find a new approach.
Yes. Many people are being fed with the propaganda that cure is just around the corner! Really?
3. Why can’t they find a cure?
Mark wrote on page 45 of his book:
An industry that makes $126 billion dollars a year will never give us answers, if these answers would mean putting itself out of business.
It is up to us as individuals to understand what cancer is, and the most efficient ways to remedy it.
4. What can be the reality of today’s medical treatments for cancer?
Mark wrote on page 45/46
We’ve all seen at least somebody in our lives undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and then come out far worse than before. I saw it happen to my mother when I was 12 years old. As soon as she received chemotherapy, it was like she got hit by a truck. Instead of recovery, she died a few months later, and every moment from chemotherapy to death was spent in agony.
It is common sense that cutting a sick person with a knife, injecting poison into their bodies, and burning them with ionizing radiation will make their health worse.
It is time to learn from history and take action instead of ignoring it.
5. After much reading, did Mark learn anything?
In his book The Cancer Industry – Crimes, Conspiracy and the Death of My Mother (page 107), this is what he said:
When human being is sick with cancer, they deserve the absolute safest and most effective medicines known.
Yet in this world, cancer patients are routinely rushed into oncology centers where doctors sentence them to death using treatments that make industrial animal slaughterhouse look humane.
My mother didn’t die of cancer. She was murdered-for-profit by an industry that cares more about making money than saving lives.
The monstrous $126 billion dollar cancer industry, hell bent on preserving its profits at any cost, continues its murderous rampage to this day.
The above is Mark’s view. This is what he had learned. You may not agree with him. This is your right.
Let me end by quoting what Dr. Richard Smith said below. Dr. Smith worked at the British Medical Journal for 25 years, serving as editor in chief of the BMJ. Don’t you think he knew “something” that you and I do not know?
The Author: Professor Christopher Cheng is the CEO of Sengkang General Hospital and Senior Consultant Urologist at SGH and Singapore General Hospital. He is a pioneer in using robotics in prostate cancer surgery.
I thought I knew about prostate cancer … I have done countless … cancer operation for the prostate. I thought I knew… until I became a patient myself, lying on a cold operating table one Saturday morning in December 2017.
The reality is cancer can hit anyone.
The naked truth of what I went through may be shocking to some who have been led to believe erroneously, that modern healthcare, will all its glamorous robots and high-tech equipment, has a solution to almost anything.
Not all prostate cancers need to be cured or even treated and not all cancers that need treatment can be cured.
The treatment should not be worse than the disease itself and often more treatment is not necessarily the answer.
There are many both young and old who … believe that when the time comes, they can just check into the hospital and have everything fixed.
We will take care of you, but you must take care of yourself too.
(Doctors should) provide guidance and gentle nudges and support rather than coercion in their (patients) decision making … they are the ones who are on the operating table, they are the ones who have to live with the consequences.
After reading this article, I became more curious and wanted to know more about who Professor Cheng is, and more importantly to learn from him what it is like to be a prostate cancer patient when he himself is an expert of prostate cancer.
Let me share with you what I have learned from the above two articles. To let you know, I did not stop at that – I ordered the book I Thought I Knew written by Prof Cheng himself. I read the book. Later I shall write again, Part 2!
Prof Cheng, CEO of Sengkang Health and Senior Consultant, Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital wrote:
Some time ago, I bade farewell to a good friend. I have operated on him to cure his cancer barely three months earlier, but his condition still progressed rapidly.
This friend eventually died. Before his death, this friend told Prof. Cheng:
Don’t let me suffer pain and I won’t want more chemotherapy.
Prof Cheng quoted what Willet Whitmore – another prostate cancer expert at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – said:
Is cure necessary in those for whom it is possible, and is cure possible in those for whom it is necessary?
According to Prof Cheng:
For a large range of cancers, cure may be necessary but not possible, as in the case of my friend.
For the rest, cure is unnecessary, even though it is possible.
We should question if more medicine is better.
So, cancer patients, ponder carefully and seriously what Prof Cheng said.
This is one reality that everyone of us need to know and accept – cure may be unnecessary, or cure may not be possible. I am reminded of a friend, Steve – a British engineer who chose to settle down in Bangkok. He too had prostate cancer. He went to Singapore and was put on Intermittent Triple Androgen Blockage Therapy. He then gave up this medical treatment and opted for alternative therapy. That was when he wrote to me for help. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007 at the age of 63, Steve was till okay until 2023 (16 years without doctor’s medication).
In 2023, Steve had a swelling in his cheek. It was diagnosed as parotid cancer. He wrote me and asked for help again. He took our herbs for about three months, but the tumour did not go away. He was okay but had occasional pain. But every morning when Steve woke up, he looked into the mirror and felt (or imagined) that the tumour was getting bigger and bigger. Then Steve wrote that he had found “the best doctor in the best hospital with the best equipment” in Bangkok who could remove the tumour and make him live longer! Anyway, according to Steve, our herbal therapy is not a scientifically proven therapy! I fully agreed with Steve. So I told Steve: Go ahead and follow what your heart says. He went for surgery, suffered badly after that, and died 3 months 13 days later.
The Prostate Intervention Versus Observation Trust (PIVOT), led by Timothy Wilt, started in 1993 and analysed 731 patients over 12 years. The study compared surgically removing the prostate gland with ‘watchful waiting’.
The study found that there was little difference between the two.
Those who had an operation to treat the cancer had less than three per cent chance of survival compared with those who had no treatment.
Surgery has little or no benefit in extending the life of a patient.
Experts are believed to be ‘shaken’ by the news because thousands of men could have gone through painful and unnecessary surgery.
From the article Doctor diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer learns lessons on death, dying and compassion, written by Eveline Gan on 5 August 2023, I learned more interesting lessons from Prof Cheng:
I was this arrogant, impatient young surgeon, thinking I’m a godsend for mankind — until I became afflicted with prostate cancer, an area I’m supposed specialise in.
We are all human. All of us have our ego. It is only a matter of degree. Most cancer patients told me that if they asked the doctors too many questions, the doctors would become angry at them. Some doctors reacted this way – You are the doctor, or I am the doctor – meaning, if you don’t listen to my advice get out of my office! One patient once told me the oncologist just threw away my file against the wall because I did not agree with him.
Since not many cancer experts themselves get cancer, it appears that it is hard for them to understand what it is like to be a cancer patient. So, in this case Prof Cheng is an exemption. And he shared his experiences and feelings. Bravo! Thanks.
Over the years, at CA Care, I have adopted an open attitude when dealing with cancer patients – we are here to help those who need our help. We hope to make your life better after all medical treatments have failed. The language of love and compassion is not about trying to prove who is right or who is wrong. It is about recognizing limitations and exploring opportunities. What matters is our patients should get better.
Hidden Agenda.
Prof Cheng’s PSA was at 17.8 when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer. He said:
In some (overseas) centres, if you have prostate cancer with a PSA of 17, the top surgeons will not operate on you because it would tarnish their results.
Prof Cheng explained further that some famous centres do not offer potentially curative treatment to patients with a PSA of more than 10, because poor outcomes may affect their reputations unfavourably.
This is a most shocking, a new knowledge that I have learned! It never occurred to me that in medicine there is such a “hidden agenda” as this – that is, certain medical experts would not offer treatment just to preserve their reputation. They want to pick and choose – only cases that they are sure they can win only! Is that a noble mission?
Over the years, I have been writing about experts giving all sorts of treatment just to “make money” – never mind if the outcome is unattainable. Professor Welch describes such attitude as You eat what you kill!
Over the years, I have seen many prostate patients. It never occurred to me that PSA 17.8 is very alarming, although it may mean the patient has cancer. Many patients who came to us had PSA of 531, and in some cases their PSA was even at 6,963 or 7,292. It never occurred to me that 17.8 is already a disaster! Another new lesson learned.
No to “kitchen-sink” treatment after surgery.
After his prostate cancer surgery, Prof Cheng said the oncologist proposed an “all-in kitchen sink” approach to treatment. In my twenty-seven years dealing with cancer, this is the first time I encountered this word – kitchen sink treatment! In layman language it means going for maximum treatment available.
Indeed, I was surprised and baffled at what Prof Cheng said:
I didn’t want an all-out treatment that would most likely give me many side effects.
I don’t think that being at the receiving end of the kitchen sink is going to make me any happier.
In other word, Prof Cheng did not want to undergo chemotherapy! Perhaps we need to recall what he had said earlier: In cancer, cure is unnecessary, or cure may not be possible. Unfortunately, not many patients buy this idea. They believe that with money they can go to the best doctor in the best hospital, and they can “buy” their cure! No, the reality is you may end up in a more dire situation – money gone and the patient died a miserable death.
While writing this article, I received an e-mail from the daughter to a prostate cancer patient.
Hi Dr Chris,
My Dad is suffering prostate cancer Stage 4. It had spread to bone, liver and some other area. He is 77.5 years old. He had received:
Hormone therapy
Chemotherapy
Lutetium LU 177
But his cancer is still spreading.
My Dad is a bit weak now, he lost his appetite and is also anaemic. Thank you so much Dr Chris, hope to hear some good news from you soon!
From the medical report, I came to understand that:
In 2016 he had radical radiotherapy and adjuvant ADT (androgen deprivation therapy).
PSA went down to 0.5.
On ADT throughout except a period in 2020.
In early 2021 his PSA rebounded. Recommenced ADT with brief response.
Later in April 2022 Casodex was added to the treatment.
No PSA response.
In June 2022, he took Daroltamide.
In August 2022: Suboptimal response to Darolutaminde.
In December 2022 his PSA was at 27. Right inguinal node at least 3 cm.
21 December 2022: Underwent chemo with Docetaxel.
Carboplatin added to Docetaxel in C3, as PSA was not dropping much initially.
PET scan post C6: Mixed response with one new spine metastasis.
By C9, PSA trending upwards from 16.3 to 16.8 to 17.9.
6 June 2023: Started on lutetium 177. PSA 15.0
20 July 2023: Legs showed DVT (swollen below the knee due to deep vein thrombosis).
1 September 2023: C2 luteteum. PSA rose to 43 (this is 8 weeks post C1 letuteum).
11 September 2023: PSA decreased to 38.
Creatinine rose from 108 to 150.
13 September 2023: Repeat PET scan metastasis in multiple nodes and other parts of the bones.
The daughter wrote: After that he went to China and received radioactive particle seed, and one cycle of chemo using mitoxantrone.
Question: Did the patient get any better after spending a bomb for these treatments? What was the total cost of the treatment? I did not have a chance to ask this question because the daughter did not turn up for her appointment!.
The blood test results on 30 November 2023 showed the following:
PSA = 249.90
SGOT/AST = 82 (normal less than 40)
Gamma-GT = 436 (normal less than 71)
Alkaline phosphatase = 513 (normal 40 – 129)
Creatinine = 2.69 (normal 0.67 – 1.17)
eGFR = 23.64 (less than 15 means kidney failure).
According to the doctor the patient has progressing mCRPC (failed NHA, chemotherapy and more recently lutetium) complicated by left hydronephrosis … causing new renal impairment. He has new PSMA avid liver lesions. He may also need early radiotherapy to the left pelvic node and posterior iliac bones.
One more important question to ask: If he is your father, who is already 77 plus years old, would you agree to let him go for more treatment? What do you expect to get at the end of the game?
Cancer: Fight it or Live with It, Your Choice!
We recognize that our work at CA Care is at odd with current medical thinking. Modern medicine wants to kill or shrink the tumour. And in the process kill the patients too. In The War on Cancer – an anatomy of failure; Dr. Guy Faguet, a cancer researcher, and medical doctor, wrote:
An objective analysis of cancer chemotherapy outcomes over the last three decades reveals that … the cell-killing paradigm has failed to achieve its objective … a model based on flawed premises with unattainable goal, cytotoxic chemotherapy in its present form will neither eradicate cancer nor alleviate suffering” (pg.89).
At CA Care we teach patients to live with their cancers. Concentrate on what matters. We don’t know how to cure your cancer and we don’t pretend we can cure your cancer either. But we know how to make your life better. If you can eat, sleep, walk, have no pains, and can live a bit longer of meaningful life – what else do you want?
Prof Cheng reminded us:
However rich, however powerful (they) are, they’ve all had to face death eventually. They all have to let go,
The difference, however, lies in how one faces death.
Death is Not a Failure
At CA Care we tell our patients not to fear death. Everyone has to die. You don’t have to have cancer to die. I have seen many cases where the cancer patient did not die but it was the healthy spouse who died first.
Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote:
I experienced being unhappy as a doctor. I was uncomfortable with the mechanical approach that we are taught in medical school. My success is measured by whether or not I saved your life. If I can’t save your life, I’m a failure. But now I don’t feel like a failure. I can help you live. After all you’re not going to live forever, no matter what I do.
There is an Indian saying:
When you are born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
To me, this is the secret of how we can triumph and give meaning and beauty to our own death. We leave this world with a sense of pride and accomplishment knowing that we have done our best to make it a slightly better place for those we leave behind.
Richard Reoch (in Dying Well) wrote:
People who have lived fully are not usually afraid to die. We must all die. Death is, after all, the natural end of life. Yet some people fear death.
We often make the mistake of trying to keep a dying person alive as long as possible, no matter what the cost.
There are many occasions when the kindest thing to do is not to hunt for “better medicine” or a “better doctor” but to be close to and supporting the person who is dying. Let them know that you are glad for all the time, the joy and sorrow you have shared … In the last hours, love and acceptance will do far more good than medicine.
Dr. Bernie Siegel (in Peace, Love & Healing) said:
It is important that we realize that we can never cure everything. We will never find … cure for all the diseases. Dying can be a healing, ending a full, rich life for someone who is tired and sore and in need of rest.
WC is a 69-year-old lady. About 18 years ago she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She underwent a lumpectomy followed by 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 30 session of radiotherapy. She was not given any tamoxifen.
All went well for WC after these treatments. She did not bother to go back to her doctor for routine check up either.
Sometime in September / October 2017, WC felt her left breast (where she had a lumpectomy earlier) was hard. The nipple was retracted and discharged blood.
WC went back to the surgeon who operated on her earlier and underwent a mastectomy.
Tumour is positive for ER and PR receptors but negative for c-erbB2 receptor.
A total of 7 lymph nodes are dissected and 5 of these show metastasis.
After the operation WC was referred to an oncologist and was asked to undergo 6 cycles of chemotherapy. Radiotherapy is not indicated since she had this treatment before.
Each cycle of chemo would cost about RM 2,500 to RM 3,000. In addition WC has to take letrozole or Femara. This means WC needs to be on this hormonal drug for 5 to 10 years.
WC came to seek our help.
Comments
There was a lady from Indonesia. She had undergone chemo, radiation and took Tamoxifen for 5 years. After 5 years her doctor said she is cured after a CT scan. Unfortunately, one year later, on her sixth year, the cancer spread extensively to her bones. According to her doctor, it is just her “luck” that such disaster happened.
Nancy, a 54-year old housewife, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. She had a mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction. No chemotherapy or radiotherapy was indicated but the doctor wanted to put her on tamoxifen (for five years!). Nancy declined.
Prior to her breast cancer, Nancy was on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). She was well aware that HRT could result in breast cancer. Her doctor checked and monitored her breast health every month to ensure that everything was under control. But it was not to be. Two years on HRT, cancer reared its ugly head in her right breast.
Nancy came to seek our help and was started on herbs. She was well. After 5 years, with her “all-knowing-attitude”, Nancy decided that she was cured and did not need our help anymore. Fourteen years later, Nancy came back to see us again. Her cancer recurred extensively in her bones. We tried to help but she died a few months later.
All patients like to hear that his/her cancer can be cured or is cured after treatment. I have been helping cancer patients for more than twenty years now and there is one bitter lesson that I learned — there seems to be NO CURE for cancer! Surviving and being well for 5 years is not a cure — but some doctors would say that is cure!
At CA Care, we tell patients that we cannot cure their cancer. If they come to us in search of a magic bullet to cure their cancer, my answer to them is: You have come to the wrong place.
Our mission is to help those in real need, and we don’t intend to mislead them by promising a “cure” — because we know deep down in our heart there is no cure!
We often remind our patients that you don’t have to die yet if you have cancer. Do remember that no one lives forever. All of us will have to die one day. If you can eat, can sleep, can move around and have no pain then what more do you want?
Learn to be contented and be grateful for each day that you have. In this way, your life would be more meaningful.
If you or someone in your family is diagnosed with cancer, you may wish to take time and reflect on the following.
In 2012, there were 37,400 new cancers and in the same year 21,700 died of cancer. That’s a lot of death due to cancer, in spite of them being treated?
The most common cancers in Malaysia are: colon, lung, NPC (nose), lymphoma and prostate for men. For women — breast, colon, cervical, ovarian and lung.
We do not know WHO will get WHAT cancer in our lifetime. But do we have to wait until we get cancer to know what went wrong? That would be too late!
We know that bad diet (e.g. smoking, excessive sugar intake, alcohol, etc.) and unhealthy lifestyle can lead to cancer. Instead of spending so much money to treat cancer why don’t we spend money to learn how to “prevent” or minimize the chances of getting cancer in the first place? Bah, who is interested in that!
The cost of cancer treatments is expensive. You may need to spend all your lifetime savings, pawn your jewelleries or sell your property — land, house, etc., to pay for these treatments.
What if we do nothing?
What ???? … you may die sooner if you undergo all those treatments dished out to you. Doc., you can’t be right on this?
What ??? again ???? … chemotherapy is a waste of money?
WL is 35 year old Malaysia male. On 25 September 2015, he sent us an e-mail as below:
Hi Dr Chris,
My name is WL. I have worked in Penang for the past 12 years. Recently I have took up a job in China and I have been there for about a month. Last week I went back to Malaysia and I went to see doctor in Ipoh because I found blood in my stool. Also it’s not easy for me to pass motion.
Initially, I thought it could be my piles which I’m having for more than 10 years back. During that time the doc asked me to leave it since it was not serious. When I got back to see the same doctor last week, he felt something was not right. He asked me to do an endoscopy.
Unfortunately, the report said, “moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma”.
I am going back to Penang next Wednesday (9/28) to get more opinions from different doctors. I’m thinking if I can meet you, I can find more from you about the alternative way of using herbs. Can I know if you will be available next week or the following week? If yes, should i come to see you after or before the tumor surgery? Kindly advice. Thanks.
Reply: Go and get the cancer removed. Either do it in KL or Penang. There are many doctors who can cut you up but be careful where you go to.
Hi Dr Chris,
Thanks for the reply. Attached files of medical report. I understand your point. Do you have any recommendations for a doctor in Penang? It will be easier for me and my family because my wife is just 4 months pregnant. CT scan, 19 September 2016: Slight irregular and eccentric wall thickening at lower rectum n keeping with lower rectal tumour/lesion as noted clinically.
WL came to seek our opinion. This was what I told WL.
There is no other option. The tumour has to be removed.
The main concern is whether WL has to use a colostomy bag after that, because this a rectal cancer. According to WL the doctor he consulted said that might be the case. It would indeed be a great disadvantage if WL, being a 35-year-old, has to deal with such a bag throughout his life. Stressful and messy indeed. The idea is try to avoid having to use a colostomy bag if possible.
I suggested that WL take time to “shop” around for a better surgeon. One surgeon I had in mind was in Kuala Lumpur. It would be worth that extra effort for WL to consult him and let him do the operation if there is not necessary to use a colostomy bag after that.
I also informed WL that there is a surgeon in Singapore (in private practice) who would be able to construct an “artificial rectum” should there is a need for one. In this way, WL would not have to use a colostomy bag. It would be worth spending some money to go to Singapore to consult him. But perhaps, before seeing someone in private practice, it would be a good idea to start seeing someone in Singapore General Hospital and take it from there.
About three weeks later, WL came back to see us again. He had his rectal tumour removed by the surgeon in Kuala Lumpur, as suggested. The total cost of the treatment was RM 40,000. WL was hospitalised for a week. After the surgery, WL had to use a temporary colostomy bag for a few weeks. After that he needs another surgery to rejoin the rectum.
Before the surgery, as suggested, WL went to Singapore General Hospital for consultation. The total cost of the surgery would be SGD 50,000 — almost four times more expensive than the cost in KL hospital.
Chemotherapy
An oncologist came to visit WL while he was still in the ward. According to the oncologist WL needs to undergo chemotherapy, using Xelox regimen (Xeloda + Oxaliplatin). WL needs 8 cycles and each cycle would cost about RM 4,000. Chemotherapy would start 2 to 6 weeks from the operation date.
The oncologist told WL the following:
You are still young.
Your situation is very critical.
If you don’t do chemo, you will lose the battle.
Within two years the cancer will spread all over.
If you don’t do chemo, you have a 65 percent chance of recurrence, i.e. the cancer would come back.
If you do chemo, you have a 65 chance that the cancer will not come back.
You can eat anything you like. According to the oncologist he has not come across any research report that links diet to cancer.
While warded in the hospital, WL had diarrhoea. The oncologist suggested that WL take fried food to stop the diarrhoae!
Chris: Do you believe what the oncologist told you about the diet — that your husband can eat anything he likes?
Wife: No, I never believe him.
There are three lessons we can learn from this case.
One, chose you surgeon wisely. If you go to the “wrong” surgeon, you may end up having to wear the colostomy bag the rest of your life!
Of course, it is logical to expect that it is more expensive to undergo medical treatment in Singapore than in Kuala Lumpur or Penang. No one to blame here — it is the exchange rate! It cost almost the same on a dollar-to-dollar basis.
Two, when told to do chemo, always ask if this treatment is going to cure you? What is your chance of obtaining a hundred percent cure — after all this is what you want anyway. When you get the answer from your oncologist, evaluate his answer critically.
WL was told: If you don’t do chemo, you have a 65 percent chance of recurrence, i.e. the cancer would come back. What does this mean? In simple language, it means that even without chemo there is a 35 chance that you will survive! Not ALL those who do not do chemo ended up dead. Right?
WL was told: If you do chemo, you have a 65 chance that the cancer does not come back. It means that even if you undergo chemo as suggested, there is 35 percent chance that the cancer can come back — meaning chemo does not guarantee you a cure! Right?
Therefore, it is up to YOU — the patient — to decide which path to take! Make your own decision because no one can help you in this dilemma.
Third, even WL’s wife — an ordinary housewife, could see the fallacy of the oncologist’s advice about diet. But if you need to read to believe, there are hundreds and hundreds of books written about diet and cancer. In my library at home I have no less than a hundred books on food and cancer! For those who prefer not to buy books, then go to the internet for free information. Click this link: http://www.wcrf.org/,http://www.aicr.org/cancer-research/. In 1982, American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) was founded to advance the simple but then-radical idea that cancer could be prevented. AICR focused on the link between diet and cancer, and immediately began supporting cutting-edge research in this area and educating the public about the results. It has published three global expert reports:
Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective, published in 1997
For those caregivers, be forewarned though, that teaching patients to become healthy makes no money! Asking them to change to good diet and lifestyle means you cannot prescribe any more drugs or herbs for their ailments. And when patients become healthy they don’t need to come back and see you again! So, from all angles, it appears that suppressing the truth and letting the status quo prevails is better?
For busy people out there, let me help you a bit on this connection between diet and cancer. Read what these outstanding doctors said:
Ho, ho, I believe we all want to be just as smart (or even smarter) than a pig, right?
Part 1: The mantra of NO CURE BUT THERE ARE TREATMENTS is meaningless.
Part 2: Come back and see me again after a week!
Part 3: Praise God. She did not die!!
Six days after taking papaya leaf juice and our herbs (without anymore chemo and antibiotics), GM is still alive. She did not die, instead she had improved! Unfortunately she is still unable to walk. GM was carried into our centre by her husband. When settled on a chair, GM looked normal (watch the video below carefully).
I asked her: Do you still want to die? She answered: No, no, no. I now want to live.
Let us find out why GM wanted to die when she was under treatment in the hospital.
Under treatment in the hospital:
Besides having to endure the severe side effects of chemo and radiation, she developed stubborn high fever. Before the onset of her fever GM felt very cold and trembled. This lasted for about an hour. Then her fever starts. The temperature could go up to 41.2 C. She felt hot outside but cold inside. The high temperature could last 2 to 3 hours. So GM was miserable 3 to 4 hours during each fever attack. And she had to endure 3 to 4 attacks a day, even at night. It was when the temperature shot up to 41 C that GM felt she wanted to die – this happened twice.
From the doctor’s report, GM first started to develop stubborn fever 4 days after her first chemo-treatment in late April 2016. Even rounds and rounds of antibiotics, the fever refused to go away. This means that GM has been going through “hell” for many months already.
After 6 days on herbs at home:
The family decided to stop all medical treatment and brought GM home. So no more antibiotics and chemo! She was started on CA Care herbs and in addition took young papaya leaf juice twice a day. Miracle happened! Her health improved. The stubborn fever subsided and she had low grade fever once a day (instead of high fever 3 to 4 times). Even when there was a fever attack, she did not feel cold anymore. She did not tremble anymore. The highest fever recorded was 39 C, otherwise, her body temperature stayed around 37 C and 38 C.
Update: A few days later, we got a message from GM’s sister saying that GM did not have any more fever! Another battle won! Now, there is one more immediate problem left to be solved — how to make GM regain her strength and start walking again.
GM’s Platelets Count Shot UP to 245 after a week on herbs:
While under treatment in hospital
At home only on herbs
Date
1 August 2016
2 August 2016
3 August 2016
8 August 2016
Platelets count
34
101
109
245
Why GM Was Unable to Walk
The doctor wrote: The patient is bed-bound. We wanted to know the story behind this sad development. GM’s sister wrote to explain what actually happened.
When she was diagnosed with cancer, she still could walk very well like normal people.
After her 1st chemo she was still able to walk well.
After the 2nd chemo , she felt the right leg was a bit “sour” but she was still able to walk.
Same happen after the 3rd chemo, right leg felt “sour” but still could walk.
She started radiotherapy on27 June 2016.
On 1 July 2016, her leg felt weak and she could not walk so well. And this symptom persisted but the doctor just told us it was because of low salt inside body. This can make people tired and has weak leg. At that time, she already could not walk by herself.
My sister started to sleep for about 20 hours per a day on 5 July 2016. We thought she was tired because of the radiotherapy.
However, when we went back for the 9th session of radiotherapy on 8 July 2016, her oxygen level dropped and doctor said she could not continue with the radiation any more.
Blood test showed her calcium in the bloodstream was too high(5.57) and my sister already became “confused.”
The doctor said the tumour had already gone into the bone marrow.
So, they stopped radiotherapy and start her on chemotherapy again.
After that day, she could not walk anymore and had to just lie on the bed.
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Praise God, another battle was won. If the patient wanted to die, then there is not much we can do to help. But if a patient wants to live, there is still hope. Let’s not give up hope. With God’s blessing, we can look to a new day. GM did not have any more fever, something that the doctor was desperately trying to “fight” for months. God’s natural medicine found in papaya leaf juice make the fever disappear within a week!
This not the first time we encountered “end-of-the road” case like GM. In fact, GM’s case is not as serious as some of these cases below
Goh of Sarawak. Seventy-three-year-old with colon-liver cancer. He had swollen legs and stomach, was unable to walk. Doctors on ward round skipped him, This case I don’t want to touch. No use, his liver is not functioning anymore. He was in constant, severe pain and was on morphine. They left him to die. He too wanted to die.
The family brought him home, to die at home. His son started him on CA Care herbs. The other family members said, No need to give him anything — why waste money? On his birthday, they made him a coat, ready for his funeral. As Goh started to take the herbs, his swellings were gone, the pain vanished and his health was restored. He became healthier than he was before he had cancer!
2. Suri: Sixty-one year-old, diagnosed with lung cancer which later spread to her brain. She had undergone 22 x radiation, 40 cycles of chemo, 1 year on Iressa, 2 years on Tarceva, and 1 month on Sutent. The family gave up treatment and sought our help. They had spent 2 billion rupiah or SGD 300,000 and Suri ended up like a zombie – unable to walk and talk. Oblivious to her surrounding and had no facial expression. In short, she was a living dead.
Two months on CA Care Therapy, she could walk, talk, smile and laugh! Some months later, she could even go shopping!
3. Medan Lady: Soon after undergoing chemotherapy in Singapore in December 2011, she ended up in a hospital in Medan. Is this the final destination after a long journey – one and half years of chemo and spending about two billion rupiahs? On 17 December 2011, all family members from various parts of Indonesia flew home to be with her. She was gasping for breath and unable to recognise people around her – her eyes rolled upwards and were not responsive. The doctor told the family members to just pray.
At that point, a visitor told her family: “Why don’t you go and see Dr. Teo?” The next day, 14 December 2011, her two daughters flew to Penang to seek our help. There not much hope. The patient was dying. What can I do? This was what I told them: “In such a situation (mother about to die in the hospital) I really don’t know what to say or do. I can give you some herbs and you go home and try them. If she does not die after one week, you come back and get more herbs! For now, what I can say is – just try. If you are lucky and with God’s blessing she might come out of the hospital alive, otherwise I really don’t know.”
4. GM’s own grandmother. Many years ago, GM’s grandmother was also diagnosed with a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer. They called it anaplastic thyroid cancer. The lump in her neck was cut open and then closed. Nothing could be done. She was sent home without any treatment and given at most 6 months to live. She came to us for help and lived for some years! Can we do the same to her granddaughter? Only through God’s mercy and blessing.
When GM’s sisters came to seek our help a week before, right in my heart, I thought GM was going to die. No more hope. But after seeing GM (after 6 days on herbs), right in my heart, I am full of hope that with God’s mercy and blessing GM is not going to die if she is being properly managed.
Larry Burkett was an American author and radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from an evangelical Christian point of view.
Born-again Larry left his electronics company to join the staff of a nonprofit ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, as a financial counselor. In 1976 Larry left Campus Crusade to form Christian Financial Concepts (CFC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching the biblical principles of handling money. In September 2000, CFC merged with Crown Ministries, creating a new organization, Crown Financial Ministries. Burkett served as Chairman of the Board of Directors until his death. Burkett died of heart failure after a long battle with cancer and other health problems.
His book, Hope When It Hurts, contains many advices to fellow Christians who are facing life-threatening illnesses such as cancer. After all, the author himself had surgery to remove his cancerous kidney and shoulder blade. After reading though this wonderful book, I was much taken aback by his sound, down to earth advice. I have learned and was blessed by his advice and outlook about what it means having to go through life with cancer. To my Christian friends, I say — Read this book!
Here are some quotations from Larry’s book.
Peace with God
In the years since I was diagnosed with cancer, I can honestly say that God has been good to me. He hasn’t chosen to rescue me from this difficulty but rather, has sustained me through it.
I have never asked God WHY this happened. It really doesn’t matter why. Instead, I have asked WHAT God would have me to do as a result of having cancer.
We’re all going to die some day; that is NOT a choice. We can choose to live in fear or anger or pity or in the peace of God. that’s OUR choice. I choose to live in God’s peace, enjoying each and every day as best I can. I sincerely pray that all of God’s people will choose to do the same. Happiness REALLY is a choice.
There are times when I was afraid … I trusted God and still felt afraid. Perhaps it was the fear of the unknown. Usually the things we fear are those things that haven’t happened yet. Almost all of us are able to cope with the present, no matter how good or how bad it might be. Franklin Roosevelt once said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to look fear in the face and proceed with your life.
When emotional storms raged in my heart, I prayed to Him with words similar to the disciples, “Lord, don’t you care what’s happening?” He did and He blessed me with His peace. My testimony to you is that God is in control. He is holy. He is righteous. He is completely sovereign. He never makes a mistake and He is completely worthy of your trust.
(After cancer diagnosis) … I knew that as long as God wanted me on this earth and He had a plan for my life, nobody could take me. And when God’s plan for my life was finished and God no longer wanted me here, nothing could keep me here … That’s why I … always temper my prayers with the caveat “if it is Your will.”
Most of all I asked the Lord for peace, His peace. I have experienced a lot of trauma in my life, and I know what it’s like to live with God’s peace and without it.
To receive a blessing from the Lord in your time of need, I point you to John 14:27, John 16:33 and Philippians 4:4-7.
God’s Ways
Often God uses natural things to rescue His people. They are not always those instantaneous, miraculous answers that we see sprinkled through God’s word.
We helped one another to be strong. When one of us got down, the others comfort, console, encourage and pray…That’s why God put other people in the world to be able to help you when you aren’t functioning at 100 percent.
What will happen to the ministry if I die?
So what does happen to a major Christian ministry when the leader becomes gravely ill …or dies? That was on my mind, as well as the minds of many of our supporters.
The ministry of Christian Financial Concepts is not my invention or my creation. Instead, this ministry exists because of a calling from God … As is the norm in our society, people give praise and accolades to teachers and writers, but I have tried over the years not to let that go to my head because … we’re stand-ins for what the Lord wants to accomplish.
If the ministry is built solely on me, and if it cannot survive without me, then it’s not the work of God. I have consistently told my staff: “This is God’s ministry and He will supply our needs. The day He stops supplying our needs is the day we will close our doors, because there will no longer be a need for what we do.”
Note: Many people (and I too) have asked a similar question, What is going to happen to CA Care when Chris Teo is gone! Yes, the answer is with Go. We are just His stewards. My wife and I are just as happy to close CA Care ANYTIME if this is His will — Let your will be done, Lord.
Prayers Make A Difference
I cannot overstate how much it meant to know that God’s people were praying for me. I could literally feel their prayers. I could sense God’s hand upon me.
Though God didn’t remove the tumours supernaturally, He certainly did provide what He promised to me, and that was His peace. I believe it came as a direct result of God’s people caring and praying.
When ask how could (others) pray for me, I replied with four items: that God would grant my doctors mercy and grace in the upcoming surgery; that the cancer would not return; that God would sustain us in His supernatural peace; and that He would use the circumstances to draw us closer to Him.
Why People Become Ill
I personally believe there are at least four reasons why people become ill.
First, we live in aging bodies in a fallen world, which results in sickness and suffering. If I drive my car long enough, I know the parts must eventually be replaced and the same is true with our bodies.
Second, some people get sick because of sinful behaviour which is, in fact, harmful to their bodies.
Third, God allows an illness to come upon people for the benefit of the kingdom of God. Obviously God didn’t cause (the) injury, but He allowed.
Fourth, God sometimes allows Satan to buffet Christians to determine the caliber of their faith. The clearest example of that in Scripture is Job.
The idea that no Christian should ever be sick or experience any kind of problem …. except as the result of unconfessed sin, is not biblical and it comes very close to heresy. Certainly God “allowed” .. . cancer because He knows about everything that happens to each of us. Probably none of us will know WHY these things happen. But I don’t believe that God goes around zapping His people with disease as a reminder of their previous sin.
Be careful when you box God into one, and only one, way of responding. He is sovereign, meaning He is completely free to rule and act as He chooses. He is not a magical genie to be called out of an old lamp to rescue us upon demand.
We also can be presumptuous with God when we conclude that only good things happen to His people. I disagree with the basic premise that bad things never happen to good people.
If you are building your Christian foundations on the idea that your commitment to God will automatically insulate you from suffering here on earth, you’re in for a big shock.
Bear Witness
…Even if you have cancer or some other terminal illness, live in such a way that others can detect the hope that is within you, and then be prepared to tell the reasons behind your hope… Don’t be phoney about it; just ask God to grant you joy and peace in your affliction.
Let God’s grace and strength transform what looks like a problem for you into an opportunity to witness to other people.
It’s true that we can be discouraged, but we’re never in despair … Our Lord promised: I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18.
God is faithful. He is a forgiving God. God is merciful. He cares about the pain and suffering you are experiencing, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Trust Him and He will give you peace.
Thoughts from Judy Burkett
Few things in life are as upsetting as having a loved one facing a serious or life-threatening illness and not knowing what the outcome will be.
It didn’t occur to either of us to ask God, “Why is this happening?” Instead … we began to focus more on “How are we going to cope with this?”
We prayed steadily that God would give us His peace in the midst of the turmoil.
There are times when we worried and were upset. And we prayed for God’s peace on my occasions, particularly when we were afraid or things seemed to be spinning out of control. And the results seemed to be the same each time: We felt like God was literally holding us in the palm of His hand.
So if you’re in turmoil right now … let me encourage you to diligently seek God’s peace. Pray specifically for it, and ask others to pray for you.
Knowing .. that God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11) we did not assume that Larry has “special status” with the Lord. Sometimes God heals people outright; at other times, though faithful, godly saints succumb to serious illnesses.
God, show us the way. …Our prayers was for God to supply wisdom and guidance to us… we faced many decisions without the luxury of time to think them over.
We needed wisdom to clearly discern what God was responsible for and what we were to take responsibility over.
Clearly discerning the things God was responsible for helped us to identify the things we need to relinquish to Him: the first was Larry’s life. Neither I, the doctors, nor anyone else could keep Larry here on earth one second longer than God desired. That’s one major issue I had to give back to the Lord. Doing so also relieve a great deal of pressure, because that meant God, and no one else, was responsible for keeping Larry alive.
God, give us strength. Coping with a medical crisis is exhausting. Sleep patterns are interrupted. Comfortable daily routines get cast aside. Watching a loved one hurt is hard work too. … we assumed the posture of faith — trusting God to meet our needs and to supply what we could not supply ourselves. And true to His Word, God raised us up and enabled us to endure days that we never thought we’d see the end of.
God, you will be done. Our deepest desire was that God would be glorified through the circumstances we faced. I know that’s easier said than done.
I conclude with this thought: God made you. He knows what you can and cannot handle. He promises never to give you a burden you cannot bear without a way of escape. When you find yourself overwhelmed and exhausted by the stress of it all, you may well be taking on more than God want you to assure. Remember, you’re just a part of God’s plan.
Words from CA Care to All Patients
You and I have to die one day. We cannot
run away from this reality. It is how we die that matters. If you can eat,
can sleep, can move around and have no pain; what more can we ask for? You want
a cure, but there is no cure! Let us learn to be grateful for what we are each day.
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Yes, the rich and famous (and insured) do die faster when they have cancer…more from the collateral damage due to the conventional (and scientifically proven?) cancer treatments than from the original cancer itself. A classic example is the sad story of Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in January 1994 and died in May 1994, just barely 5 months after diagnosis.
In the best-seller, HOW WE DO HARM, Dr Otis Brawley, an oncologist and Vice-President of the American Cancer Society, bluntly stated that….”If you are rich and insured, you face another menace. Ironically wealth can increase your risk of getting lousy care. When wealthy patients demand irrational care, it’s not hard to find a doctor willing to provide it. If you have more money, doctors tell you more of what they sell, and they just might kill you. “
Below is a list of 15 (there are many, many more) rich and famous personalities who have succumbed to cancer and the average period from the date of diagnosis to death is less than 2 years. How is it that the scientifically proven/tested conventional cancer treatments did not help them? Did their cancer treatments come along with excessive collateral damage to their body system or were their cancers just too aggressive?
Likewise, you may remember that Malaysia’s most famous and leading oncologist, the late Dr Albert Lim, succumbed to prostate cancer on March 8th 2013 after less than a year of scientifically tested cancer treatments. He had metastasis to his pelvic area, liver and lungs as well. Was there excessive collateral damage or was the prostate cancer too aggressive??
HERE ARE THE 15 RICH AND FAMOUS WHO TRIED BUT DID NOT SURVIVE:
1) JO ANN DAVIS, 57
Jo Ann was a US Republican Congresswoman for Virginia and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. She underwent chemotherapy treatments and a mastectomy. In early 2007, she suffered a recurrence. When the cancer returned, she underwent chemotherapy again. Jo Ann died on Oct 6, 2007.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 2 years
2) LINDA McCARTNEY, 56
Linda McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney died in April 1998, less than three years after it was announced that she was treated for breast cancer. Although her chemotherapy treatments had seemed to have her cancer in check, she took a turn for the worse in March 1998 when the disease spread to her liver.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: Less than 3 years
3) HEATHER CLARKE, 39
Heather was the wife of Darren Clarke, a PGA Golfer. She died in August 2006 after a two year battle with breast cancer that had spread to her bones and liver. She was treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 2 years
4) MIRIAM ENGELBERG, 48
Miriam, a well-known US cartoonist was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 at the age of 43. Three years later, the cancer had spread to her brain and she died at age 48.
Summary Points—a) From diagnosis to recurrence: 3 years b) From diagnosis to death: 5 years
5) ELIZABETH EDWARDS, 57
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards (a US presidential candidate) was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and was treated with a combination of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. In March 2007, a recurrence was discovered after she cracked a rib and a subsequent X-ray showed spots on another rib, on the other side of the chest.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to bone metastasis: Less than 3 years.
6) KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN, 63
In July 1998, King Hussein was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) and immediately underwent chemotherapy at MAYO Clinic in US. He was treated there for six months and returned to Jordan in January 1999.
In late January 1999, King Hussein returned to MAYO after his doctors found evidence that the lymphatic cancer had recurred. King Hussein underwent two bone marrow transplants with cells from his younger brother and sister (in December 1998 and January 1999).
In February 1999, King Hussein returned to Jordan for palliative care and subsequently passed away on February 7, 1999.
Summary Points—a) From diagnosis to recurrence: 6 months b) From diagnosis to death: 7 months.
7) FREDDY FENDER, 69
Freddy Fender, singer of hits like “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” and “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” was diagnosed with lung cancer (two lemon-sized tumors) in January 2006. He underwent chemotherapy but later decided to stop treatment because of severe effects on his body. Following Fender’s initial round of chemo, he had a PET scan which showed that the tumors had shrunk, but also revealed that he had nine other tumors. Freddy Fender died on October 14 2006.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 9 months.
8) SUZANNE PLESHETTE
On August 11, 2006, Suzanne Pleshette was treated for lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre and the hospital claimed that the cancer was the size of “a grain of sand” when it was found during a routine x-ray, that the cancer was “caught very much in time,” that she was receiving chemotherapy as an outpatient. She was later hospitalized for a pulmonary infection and developed pneumonia, causing her to be hospitalized for an extended period ……as part of her treatment, a part of her lungs was removed… Pleshette died in January 19, 2009of respiratory failure.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 1 year 5 months
9) DAN FOGELBERG, 56
Dan Fogelberg, a singer and songwriter, discovered he had advanced prostate cancer in 2004. He underwent hormonal therapy and achieved a partial remission but failed to completely eliminate the disease. Dan subsequently died on December 15, 2007.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 3 years
10) LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, 71
Pavarotti, opera singer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2006 and required emergency surgery to remove the tumor. On September 5, 2007, Italy’s AGI news agency reported that Luciano Pavarotti’s health had deteriorated and the singer was in a “very serious condition”. He was reported to be in and out of consciousness multiple times, suffering kidney failure. He finally passed away on September 6, 2007.
Summary Points—From diagnosis to death: 11 months
11) DANA REEVE, 44
Dana Reeve, wife of Christopher Reeve (Superman), was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2005 and passed away on March 6, 2006.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 7 months only
12) TONY SNOW, 51
Tony Snow, a White House spokesman, was treated for colon cancer in 2005 at which time his colon was removed and subsequently underwent six months of chemotherapy. In March 2007, doctors determined that the cancer had spread to his liver. He died in July 2008.
Summary Points: a) From surgery/chemotherapy to liver metastasis: 1 ½ years b) From surgery /chemotherapy to death: 2 ½ years
13) MICHAEL LANDON, 54
Michael Landon was the star in the hit series “Little House on the Prairie” and “Bonanza”. On April 5, 1991 he was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer that had spread to his liver and lymph nodes. He underwent three sessions of chemotherapy but subsequently died on July 1, 1991.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 2 months
14) ARCHBISHOP CHRISTO DOULOS, 69
The Archbishop fell ill in June 9, 2006 and medical tests showed that he suffered from advanced cancer in the LARGE INTESTINE (COLON) and an unrelated malignant growth in the liver. A first operation to remove the intestinal cancer was deemed successful but later a liver transplant in the US was abandoned after discovery that the liver cancer has spread. The Archbishop passed away in January 2008.
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 1 ½ years
15) MARTIN D. ABELOFF, 65
Dr Martin Abeloff, an international authority on the treatment of breast cancer and chief oncologist and director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre at John Hopkins University for the past 15 years, died of leukemia on September 14 2007. His leukemia, a form that is sometimes slow to grow, was diagnosed a year before that (i.e. approx September 2006).
Summary Point—From diagnosis to death: 1 year
In his book, Dr Otis Brawley revealed a secret: Wealth in America (and elsewhere as well) is no protection from getting lousy care…in fact, wealth can increase your risk of getting lousy care.
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