Can Cancer Be Prevented?

Today is Malaysia's Independence Day. Despite the chaotic political affairs in the country, I have hoisted the flag and will keep it flying until 16 September, the day Malaysia was founded. I believe history will record this challenging period (since March 2008) as the transformation of Malaysian politics which is undergoing the processes of political maturity. I believe good will triumph over evil. Long live Malaysia! I hope will I will be able to see this transformation completed in my lifetime.

As I was doing some research for a friend about oral chelation, I chance upon this web page that offers yet another alternative to fight cancer, apparently it claimed the "remedy" described that can reduce cancer by 90%. Although the formula given does not cure cancer, it does handle the problem that causes cancer. Therefore don't you think you should spent sometime reading more about this cancer preventing formula? Some of the materials written about the pharmaceutical companies and the cancer societies are not new. But you must continue reading. Another commercial propaganda? I will let you be the judge of it.

My back pain has reduced somewhat since I stopped taking the Snake Plant leaves. The preparation of the herbs really disrupts my routine and I need to control and watch over the fire, otherwise it will boil dry. I have used an alarm to keep watch of the time. So far, there has not been any real problems since taking the herbs. The body feel good and I think responding. The enema discharge has been very smelly. Stabbing pain around the back and sometimes in front of the chest for a few seconds are the most painful I have experienced so far. Despite drinking so much fluids in the day, I wake up feeling very thirsty.

Today also marks the 4th Anniversary of the passing away of The Late Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera (March 18, 1919 - August 31, 2006), former Chief Reverend of Malaysia and Singapore. May he attain the bliss of nibanna.

Grappling With New Routine

When I woke up early this morning, my throat was really dry and also tasted kind of bitter. The tongue has some white coating and I think this could be a sign of the body being too "cold". I think after about one month on Snake Plant leaves, my body may not be able to withstand the cooling effect. My back kind of hurts when I bend. So I will start to lay off using Snake Plant leaves for a while to allow the body to recover. Meanwhile, the new herbs are also giving me some new problems, particularly Capsule A (contains Rodent Tuber). If taken on an empty stomach, I would sort of get some gastric discomfort and subsequently, I would also get this stabbing effect between my shoulder blade area for a few seconds. The chest would feel a little compressed when the herbs are taken. But all these are good healing effects according to the book, so there is nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, the local consultant of CA Care Subang Jaya center after consulting Dr Chris Teo has recommended I take Capsule B and the liver herbs as well to protect the liver from being getting worst. Like the pancrease, this is a very important organ and most be protected in order for the recovery to take place faster. I will be possibly taking specific blood tests periodically to check the progress of my herbs. CA Care has specific arrangements with Pathlabs and we get substantial discounts on the tests. This is far cheaper and less invasive than CT scans.

Most of my pain are now on the shoulder, between shoulder blade areas and on the lower back and buttocks. Light massages helps but it does not interfere with my daily activities. With the new herbs that I am taking, I will monitor for changes. Meanwhile, I really have a lot of fluids to consume, not less than 4.5 liters per day from juices and herbs! I am trying to arrange a new routine but I think all the herbs should be taken by lunch time so that I would not have to get up all night to go for my night urine.

Seize The Day!

I got my blood test results yesterday and although as expected, the old problems of the liver still exists the readings has improved a little bit. However, this time round I am low on iron and as such my RBC was also slightly below normal. I had expected this result because for the last two months, I noticed slightly higher traces of blood in my urine. In any case, the overall results shows an overall drop.

I have been focusing a little more on my lungs for the past few months and now I will also try and deal more with the kidney tumor. I started the CA Care therapy and so far the reactions has been quite mild. After taking Capsule A (mainly Rodent Tuber herb) I would get a little stomach upset. Overall the herbs are not difficult to drink, a little bitter (not as bitter as my Snake plant leaves) but it does take patience and time to watch over the fire as the herbs are simmered. As a result, my daily routine has been sort of disrupted as I learn about the timing required for preparing and drinking the herbs. This is because although the drinking of tea can be any time of the day, it should be consistently kept at the same time. Also, the mixing of tea to boil at the same time is not allowed. So, I split the drinking time to one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I am thinking of taking something for my liver as well and that would mean taking Capsule B and also drinking of yet another herb. Preparation time for each herb takes about 45 minutes on the average.

The body experienced a little upset when the herbs are drunk but only for a while. Otherwise everything is still normal. Ever since I reduced the Snake Plant leaves to 7 (previously 12) leaves, the pain on my lower back has reduced somewhat. This is because Snake Plant is a cooling herb and the effect is the back pain (normally more felt in older people).

Yesterday morning, I bump into an old friend during my morning walk. I have not seen her for a while now and have been trying to get in touch with her for the last one year. I am really glad to see her but she has lost weight since going on a new health diet. She looks thin but healthy. It's good that some of my friends are taking positive action to improve their health. Have you started?

Health Status @ 28 August 2010

New information are presented in italics.

Problem
Tumor mass of size of about 15cm on the right kidney and 21 and 20 nodes all over my left and right lungs respectively with one up to 3cm in size on both lungs. Possibly also spread to the liver.

Latest scan on 26 August 2010 showed slight improvement and the nodes in my lungs are now smaller. However, the kidney tumor has grown slightly bigger to 15cm.

Prognosis
Consulted four urologists (one in Singapore and three in Malaysia) and two oncologists (one in Malaysia and one in Singapore). Both oncologists suggested removal of right kidney. Singapore urologist also suggested removal of kidney. The three urologists do not recommend surgery or chemotherapy. The last urologist consulted said most of his patients died within six months of surgery while two on the expensive (RM20K per month) drug Sutent is not responding. All agree that is no cure for the moment.

My urologist said my cancer is at stage 4 and did not recommend me to take any treatment. It is also my own choice not to take conventional treatment after considering all the facts of the case.

Schedule for next scan is on 1 March 2011. Consultation with oncologist scheduled on 2 September 2010

MAIN THERAPIES
a. Modified Gerson Therapy
a1. Coffee Enema
Initially, four times a day for four weeks, every four hours apart. Currently three times a day in the morning, afternoon and evening for 15 minutes. Commence castor oil enema from 23 January 2010.

a2. Nutrition Diet
All fruits and vegetables mentioned are organic.
i. Juicing - 11 fruit and vegetables juices a day beginning around 7am and ending 7pm. 5 apple+carrot, 2 carrot and 4 green vegetable juices every hourly. Liver supplements are taken together with carrot juices. Added snake plant leaves to carrot+apple juices.
2. Diet - No oil, no sugar and no salt on all cooking. For breakfast and supper, mainly oats with some raisins, sometimes a little Manuka honey is added. For lunch and dinner, vegetables such as Siew Pak Choy, Lettuce, lady's fingers, cauliflower, broccoli and spinach are mainly steamed or boiled. K-salt is added for flavoring. A teaspoon of flaxseed oil is added when serving (but not during cooking). Mainly boiled potatoes and sometimes Somali organic brown rice is consumed. Hippocrates soup are also prepared every other day for daily consumption.
3. Supplements - K-salt, B12, niacin, lugol solution, pancreatin, pepsin and Q10.
4. Others - Rye bread, papaya, guavas, oranges and bananas are consumed at regular intervals.

b. Homeopathy Medicine
Consulting Doctor: DR AU Ramakrishnan MBBS, PhD, Chennai, India (http://www.drramakrishnan.com/)
Local Consultant: Vishuddi Lee
Treatment Started: 6 November 2009.
Consulting: Once every two months in Singapore. Next appointment 3 September 2010.
Reaction: No further reactions observed other than mouth ulcers every now and then.

c. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Clinic: CA Care, Subang Jaya Center (http://www.cacare.com/)
Main Consultant: Dr Chris Teo
Treatment Started: 27 August 2010.
Medication: Capsule A, 2 capsules 3 time daily. Lungs and kidney herbs to be taken once a day. C-tea to be taken throughout the day.
Reaction: Stomach a little uncomfortable after taking Capsule A and the herbs. Tongue showed slight white coating and leaves a bitter after taste. Increase frequency in night urine.

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
d. Oxygen Therapy
Started using a personal oxygen generator with effect from 8 March 2010 about 1 hour in the evening, 20 minutes per session. Richer oxygen does help in controlling the growth of the tumors. It also reduces fatigue.

e. Zhineng Qigong
Started practicing qigong on 11 March 2010. Attend classes five times a week from 6.30am to 8am.

Health Status
Currently weighs 68.3kgs, an increase of 0.2kg compared to last week. The pain around the back of the shoulder area are now minimal. Most of the pain are now centered around the lower back (particularly felt when getting up from bed in the morning and also after coffee enemas), buttocks and legs. The size of the lymph node on near the left collarbone is about the same. No other major problems. Developed a new mouth ulcer.

Appetite is still very good.


Verdict
Feels great, scan results are good.

A New Therapy

A friend left me a message at Facebook the other day to read the book, You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay. I could not find the book and instead managed to see the video on Youtube. This is a recommend watch. Well, some of techniques discussed are used by me when I decided to save myself after walking out of my urologist's office about two hours later when he said "there is nothing I can do for you". It is with these attitudes that I am able to do all that I am doing now and get up every morning smiling and happlily doing the therapies. There are occasional lapses but nothing that cannot be handled.

I have been reading up on some alternative therapies for quite sometime now because I realised that I will need to supplement my existing therapies. Why would I want to do this? I like the way Dr Kelly explained in his book, DIY: one answer to cancer "...He maintains that extreme measures are required when you have allowed your health to fall so low that your have left yourself vulnerable to cancer... You take so many pills because Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer Cure Program leaves nothing to chance." Likewise, I undestand the limitation of my present therapies and hence want to enhance it by not leaving anything to chance too. Despite my health condition, I am not about to jump into any therapy no matter how promising it sounds. I am those people who needs to read, understand and evaluate before I take up any therapy. I admit my understanding of homeopathy is very shallow and mainly depended on the recommendation of a personal friend. I am now reviewing this therapy as well.

Although I have said my latest scan result is good but it could have been better especially for the kidney tumor. One of the attributes to remain in positive territory is to anticipate outcomes and plan for them. In this way, no matter if the outcome is positive or negative, an action plan is there to deal with it. This is how I managed to stay ahead of things. I will be adding a new therapy with effect from today. The therapy that I have chosen is the Cancer Care Therapy formulated by Professor Dr. Chris Teo of CA Care. You can find more information about CA Care here. This therapy suits me fine because it can blend and complement Gerson Therapy. I treat taking of the herbs as supplements in between juices. As for the costs, it is reasonable as the price you would pay for in normal Chinese medical hall and falls between RM600 (US$190) to RM1,000 (US$315) per month depending on what type of cancer one has. It looks high because you have to take the herbs daily and each dose of herbs costs about RM8 (US$2.50). For commercial reasons and to prevent people from copying the formulas and call it theirs, the herbs are grinded into power form instead of their raw form. They have been helping cancer patients for more than 15 years now and have many successful stories to tell. If you want to try Traditional Chinese Medicine, you may want to consider them. Better still read Dr. Chris Teo's book, Cancer, yet they live! first to understand his therapy better.

There is no fate but what we make.
John Connor, Terminator Salvation.

Scan Results @ 26 August 2010

The results are mixed but overall, I think it is a good result. I have made some changes in the way I report so that it is easier to compare the results.

Chest Scan

T6 Area
The nodule is now smaller, an improvement of 15% to 3.9cm x 2.8cm.

Lungs
- The lymph node at the aortic hiatus is now smaller by 26% to 2.8cm x 1.9cm.
- The left nortopulmonary node is also smaller by 64% to 3.3cm x 1.9cm.
- 20 (24) and 21 (21) metastic nodules are seen in the right and left lungs respectively. Previous number of nodules in bracket.

Overall slight improvements. As I used Tung Shin Hospital, it is not possible to do a comparison for some areas due to different scanning methods used by Assunta Hospital. It should be noted that any nodule exceeding 1cm, according to my doctor is not good. This is the area that will get me killed if the nodules grows.

Abdomen & Pelvis Scan

Right Kidney
- Inhomogenuous tumor has enhanced by 48% to 15xm x 9.5cm x 12.5cm.
- no other new developments on other areas and appears to be clear.

It should be noted that the tumor is not a mass with fixed dimensions. Nevertheless, the increase is not a good sign. Previously the longest length was 12.5cm.

Action Plans
The results tells me that my therapies are somewhat effective. I am still happy with the results, particularly on the lungs area which is critical to my survival. I will be reviewing the homeopathy therapy after meeting my doctor on 3 September 2010. As for Gerson Therapy, I have been following as closely as possible and I think will remain as my anchor therapy. But I recognise that I have to do more to get more effective results. I will be adding a new therapy (will talk about it tomorrow) starting tomorrow, something that I have been reading for the past few months and also after getting information from a cancer survivor, JC from New Zealand.

Overall, I think I am still in a better position than when I started in September 2009 because of the improvements in the lungs area.

As a side note, one of my urologist recommended that I take the drug Sutent which if effective would achieve about the same results as above. Sutent does not cure but prevents the tumors from growing. It would probably cost me RM160K (US$50K) and a host of other side effects.

A Sad Story

Currently, I think I am undergoing another detoxifying phase after adding the Snake Plant leaves to my juicing. My coffee enema discharge has been smelly ever since, something like that when I first started the therapy. At one stage, the coffee enema discharge has become so mild and I was wondering if I have to reduce it further. Last few days, every morning after I wake up, my body aches and after breakfast and the morning juices, I would quickly perform the morning enema. After that, I would feel very good and the body pain would go away.

My qigong master is now in China to upgrade his knowledge on the subject matter and will be away for about 2 weeks. So I will not be attending class during this time but practice at home. He said he will impart new exercises to us when he comes back. Anyway during the next few days, I will also be very busy with my scan and also trip to Singapore.

Yesterday I spoke to my neighbour two doors away something I have not done for the past few years. We just usually waive at each other because most of the time when we meet, both of us will either be going out or just came back. Our hours are different. He noticed that I have lost weight and also seems not working and wondered why? So I told him about my cancer. He was surprised to see me so active and full of energy. Later he related to me his cousin's case. His cousin first wife died of cancer and later he remarried his current wife, she too now has cancer. Over the years, he spent thousands to cure his wives conventionally and he also tried other alternative methods that will give his wife a chance. The latest, he squandered RM12K (US$3.8K) to see a Taiwanese Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner in Subang Jaya. Still no results. Now the wife have to undergo a operation to insert tubes into the body. In the process, his cousin has almost bankrupted himself. I told him about Gerson Therapy that I am doing and he has not heard of it even though he runs an oranic cafe cum shop. He was impressed by looking at me and that I do not look sickly like his cousin's wife. Anyway I loan him my book, A Cancer Therapy in the hope that there is still time to save his cousin's wife.

An appeal to all of you able bodied people, please look after your health. Take action before it's too late. Besides this message, please pass the message to people that you know, effective alternative cancer cure need not be expensive. I believe the more expensive the treatment is, the more likely it is to fail. I will talk about one alternative cancer therapy (not Gerson Therapy) this Friday.