Defeat Cancer (26 page)

Lack of forgiveness toward oneself or others is one of the greatest roadblocks to healing. Our pastoral counselors try to help our patients reframe their problems, and provide them with solutions, so that they can let go of their anger. Emotional health and physical health are inseparable.

We also have our share of patients who don’t comply with our dietary and stress relief recommendations, and even some who, with a little prompting, will admit to self-destructive behaviors. Such behaviors can also block healing. If patients are drinking, smoking, and abusing drugs during their treatments, this obviously won’t help them in their recovery.

The truth! If people knew, from the time of their diagnoses, about the types of treatments that are available, and the outcomes that result from conventional and holistic therapies, there would be fewer people dying prematurely. When deciding upon which treatments to pursue, people should always get a second and third
opinion from other doctors, especially holistically-oriented doctors. They should never make fear-based decisions, but instead, get the facts about different treatments, take their time making decisions, and do their homework. They should never accept a death sentence just because someone in a white coat tells them that they only have “X” number of days to live. Very few oncologists know much about healing; they just know about treatments, which isn’t the same thing! Many treatment options are available in holistic medicine, the least effective of which generally produces better outcomes than the “standard of care” in conventional medicine.

Our greatest challenge in treating cancer patients usually has to do with their lack of trust in the medical profession. Patients are skeptical about seeing us, after having spent their life savings going down the “standard of care” road, only to find themselves now dead broke and nearly dead! They have already spent so much emotional and pain “capital,” to end up where they are at, so they don’t have much left to give. Their vital force and will to live are so low that we have to “drag them out of the gutter” so to speak, to get them to believe that they can get well.

Patients should pursue the holistic approach first, not last. They can always do conventional therapy if the holistic approach by itself isn’t successful. If they do it the other way around, it makes the clinician’s job and their recovery so much more difficult.

Although I abhor them both, I would do chemotherapy over standard radiation any day. Ask anyone within 500 miles of Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union, and they will tell you the same thing.

In November 2004,
Swiss Medical Weekly
published findings by workers at the Clinical Institute of Radiation Medicine and Endocrinology Research in Minsk, Belarus (70 percent of the fallout
from Chernobyl happened in neighboring Belarus), which showed that cancer rates rose by 40 percent in that area between 1990 and 2000. The nuclear catastrophe happened in April, 1986. Most of the cases of metastatic bone cancer that we have seen at our clinic in Mexico have resulted from previous radiation treatments that our patients received. We have successfully treated many postmastectomy breast cancers only to have them recur in the plural lining of the lung or the rib cage. Sometimes, a totally new primary lung cancer even appears, and all of these recurrences are due to previous radiation which patients received.

The damage that the body incurs as a result of radiation is nearly impossible to heal. The damage to the oral mucosa (mucous membranes of the mouth) after radiation treatments for the throat or mouth cancers is unimaginable. The chronic yeast infections and burning pain that occur as a result of radiation are almost more than some people can endure.

This isn’t necessarily the case with the well-orchestrated CyberKnife therapy, however, which was mentioned earlier in this chapter. Under the right circumstances, and especially when used in conjunction with stem cell therapy and dendritic cell vaccines, CyberKnife can stimulate a local immune response. However, unless it’s combined with the latter two therapies, it’s generally of little benefit to patients.

We aren’t opposed to the use of well-thought out chemotherapy, if chemo sensitivity testing is done on the patient, the right chemotherapy agent is used in low or divided doses, and it’s followed up with an MGIK drip. The MGIK drip is a restorative therapy that we use at our clinic which contains magnesium, glucose, insulin, Vitamin-C, and potassium. When chemotherapy is done this way, most people do fine. It’s the unbridled, “We’re going to treat this cancer with the big guns” kind of chemotherapy that ends up being dangerous to patients. The damage and gene mutations that chemotherapy causes can be dramatically minimized by simply giving
patients some IV Vitamin C along with antioxidants the day after they receive treatments.

Conversely, on the naturopathic side, patients should guard against “holistic nonsense,” such as relying solely upon 120 ounces of carrot juice daily and a few homeopathic remedies to get well. While not harmful to the body, people with cancer may be left with a false sense of security about the effectiveness of such approaches, and in the process of trying to get well may be burning valuable daylight. Cancer is no walk in the park; we must be wise and employ a bigger arsenal against it.

It’s important for doctors to look at their patients’ genetics, financial resources, age, medical history, emotional stability, and family support when helping them to decide upon a treatment regimen. I have seen many patients who didn’t want to do any standard (conventional) therapy but who ended up caving in to the demands of their closest family members. Unfortunately, it was only after these family members witnessed the devastating effects that the “standard of care” had upon their loved ones that they repented for scolding Mom or Dad for being so stupid in their desire for a different type of care! By this time, however, it may be too late. Therefore, patients must be strong in their decision to not do conventional care, right from the start, and in the face of pressure from family and friends.

There are some inexpensive, but rather heroic, cancer treatments that people who are short on funds can use. Haelan 951 is one such treatment. This is a super nutritious, fermented soybean protein beverage that contains a substance called Genistein, as well as numerous isoflavone compounds that have been found to have anti-estrogenic and immune-stimulating properties. Haelan 951 inhibits the formation of new tumor blood vessels and is thought to stop uncontrolled cell growth, most likely by inhibiting the activity of growth factors in the body that regulate cell division and cell survival.

Aloe extracts like Ambrotose from Mannatech are great, too. Scientific research shows that aloe vera polysaccharides have strong immunomodulatory and anti-tumor properties.

Botanical and pharmaceutical anti-fungal agents such as Sporanox and Diflucan should also be an integral part of any cancer treatment regimen because fungal infections are often found in people with cancer and, as previously mentioned, can even masquerade as cancer.

Also, people who are fighting cancer or autoimmune diseases should talk to their physicians about low-dose naltrexone, which is another standard part of our treatment regimens. More information can be found on the Internet at:
www.lowdosenaltrexone.org
. This one compound, by itself, is more powerful and effective for treating cancer than almost anything in the conventional treatment arsenal.

Coffee enemas and gallbladder liver flushes give people with cancer a “big bang for the buck” in that they provide tremendous detoxification benefits to the body at a low cost. See the “Liver Flush” instructions on our website:
www.hopewellness.com
, for more information.

Another heroic botanical is Oleander soup. This recipe is truly amazing for many patients. We have seen stage four cancer patients who failed all treatments and who were at death’s door recover with this simple soup. Instructions for making it are also on our website.

Finally, we recommend that every cancer patient get the book,
The Road to Health
, which can be purchased at
www.hopewellness.com
. This book was written by Laura Schroeder and me (Steve Hines). It contains information on a gut-healing, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fungal diet, which has profound healing benefits for those with cancer.

To the friends and family of those with cancer: Remember, it’s not your life at stake here. Please don’t force your fearful, uninformed opinions on others. Get informed about effective cancer treatments, and try to be encouraging.

To the forceful and heavy-handed: Forever is a long time to feel guilty over the loss of your loved one!

We go to every cancer conference and read every book and scientific study that we can get our hands on. We pick the brains of everyone who will let us, but we still sometimes fail in our treatments. After reasonably assessing a patient’s case, if we feel that we aren’t progressing with treatments in a positive manner, we are more than happy to refer that person to another practitioner or clinic that may have a better chance of saving the patient’s life. We can’t be everything to everyone. We do, however, try to be as much as we can for as many as we can.

None of us has a guarantee of tomorrow, so we advise our patients to live every moment of every day as though there were no tomorrow.

We enjoy the “Moss report” by Ralph W. Moss, PhD:
www.cancerdecisions.com
.

Other great websites for general information on cancer include:
www.curezone.com
and
www.cancertutor.com
.

Hope Wellness Center

Treatment Facility

Calle Trigo #3319

Fraccionamiento Valle Verde, D.

Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico

For more information, contact our United States location:

Hope Wellness Center

2118 W. Beauregard Avenue

San Angelo, Texas 76901

Phone: (325) 947-5266

Fax: (325) 223-2853

eFax: (866) 716-4945

Email:
[email protected]

*Author’s note: This interview was conducted with Steven Hines and Dr. Rivera.

Martin Dayton, MD, DO, is licensed and Board Certified as an osteopathic physician and surgeon by the state of Florida. He received his DO degree from Still University (Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1970, as well as an MD degree from Ross University in 1983. He also studied electrical acupuncture from 1974-77, at the Ryodoraku Institute of North America.

He is currently the medical director at Dayton Medical Center, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. His clinical experience includes emergency and intensive care medicine, as well as family and nutritional medicine. He is also a clinician, author, researcher, lecturer, and teacher.

Dr. Dayton has received certification by all of the following organizations: the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, the Ryodoraku Institute of America (in electro-acupuncture), and the former American Board of Homeopathy and Certifying Board for Clinical Nutrition.

He is a past fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice (1983-2003) and the International College of Applied Nutrition (1981). His past teaching positions include: Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Nova Southeastern University; Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Preceptor at the University of Miami, and Preceptor at the University of Pittsburgh.

Approximately twenty percent of Dr. Dayton’s patients are cancer patients. He has been treating cancer with Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT) since 2001, and has been using homeopathy and heavy metal chelation therapies since the 1970s. He combines medical concepts found in both Eastern and Western medicine. The Eastern concept of medicine has to do with balancing the body. The Western concept of medicine has to do with destroying what doesn’t belong in the body. Dr. Dayton has found that combining these two branches of medicine, carefully and prudently, produces the best outcomes for patients.

Dr. Dayton’s professional and certifying board affiliations, both past and present, include the following:

• American Academy for Anti-aging Medicine (A4M)
  
• IAACN, International American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists (past President/Chairman of the board)
  
• American College of Emergency Physicians, charter member (circa 1972-1976)
  
• IBOMF, International Oxidative Medical Association
  
• ABOM, American Academy Board of Oxidative Medicine (1998-2001 Board Member)
  
• CNCB, Clinical Nutrition Certification Board
  
• Life Extension Foundation, Advisory Board Member (present)
  
• American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology (present Board member)
  
• National Center of Homeopathy (circa 1983-2000)
  
• ACAM, American College for Advancement in Medicine (1980-present, past Board Member)
  
• AMA, American Medical Association (1979-2005)
  
• AOA, American Osteopathic Association (1970-present)
  
• FOMA, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (1970-present)
  
• AAFP, American Academy of Family Practice, Fellow (1980-2003)
  
• APMA, American Preventive Medical Association
  
• American International Associations of Cytobiology
  
• Arizona Association for Homeopathic and Integrative Medicine
  
• International College for Integrative Medicine, Board Advisor
  
• CNCB, Clinical Nutrition Certification Board, Scientific Council member (circa 1996-2003)
  
• ABCT, American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology
  
• American Holistic Medical Association (1980-circa 2000)
  
• FAMA, Florida Academy for Advancement in Medicine, President (circa 1995-1997)
  
• American Society of Teachers in Family Medicine (Circa 1981-84)
  
• ACOFP, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (circa 1985-1988)
  
• ACOPMS, American College of Pain Management and Sclerotherapy (circa 1998-2002)
  
• International Association of Cytobiological Therapies (1999-2003)
  
• Arizona Association for Homeopathic and Integrative Medicine Association (circa 1990 - 2002)
  
• ICIM, International College for Integrative Medicine, Board Advisor (circa 2000)
  
• Ryodoraku Institute of North America, PhD Candidate in Electrical Acupuncture (1974)
  
• Society for the Advancement of Healing Arts, President (1980-1983)
  
• Aslan Institute, Medical Director (1994-1995)