Cancer Survivor Stories

Hear the stories of three cancer survivors who turned to the American Cancer Society for information, day-to-day help, and emotional support. Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn't be.





Candis Whitney Cancer Survivor





Laura Brokaw, a breast cancer survivor, tells her story of how she discovered she had cancer, what happened next, and how she found a hospital that gave her a second chance.





Tom, a colon cancer survivor, tells his story of how he discovered he had cancer, what happended next, and how he had found a hospital that him a second chance

Free Cancer eBook : Cure Your Cancer

I found useful ebook about cancer written by Bill Henderson.

Read the introduction of his ebook:

Hi. My name is Bill Henderson. About 10 years ago, in November 1990, my former wife, Marjorie began her four-year bout with cancer. She died on November 1, 1994. Her many operations, chemotherapy treatments and intense pain made her wish often in her last two years for a quick death, or “transition,” as she called it.

After watching that, it was hard for me to believe that millions of people each year had to endure that same torture. I have read widely in these ten years, searching for an alternative. I have found many.

This e-book is the result of my search. Not only have I found more humane and effective treatments for cancer, I have discovered that our medical system is dominated by big drug company money. Instead of pursuing the research into natural substances and therapies that seem to have great promise and which have, in fact, cured cancer for thousands of grateful patients, our system suppresses them.

With better information, I know cancer patients and their caregivers can work more effectively with their physicians to cure their diseases permanently. Also, those of us who don’t have cancer yet can avoid it and other degenerative diseases.

With the deluge of information available today on the Internet, you need a guide to help you sift through it. My goal is to help you co-doctor effectively so you and your loved ones don’t become victims of the “system,” as my wife, Marjorie, was.

My background is in computer software and marketing. After retiring from the U. S. Air Force in 1977, I founded a software company that sold specialized software to architects and engineers. It was the first of its kind in the world. We had clients in 42 states and 4 Canadian provinces. I sold that company in 1995.

In addition to my medical research, I have tried several Internet ventures, with some success, in the last three years. I have a Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University. I am an entrepreneur at heart. This book, however, is a true labor of love. I know how much it can help you, if you will trust me and keep an open mind. I was 69 in January 2001. My family and I have probably dealt with over 200 doctors and at least 10 of them have been close friends. In the last 10 years, I have had several encounters with the medical system.

In 1992, I met Joe Davis, M.D. He started me on a workout plan that I have continued ever since. He also convinced me of the importance of proper nutrition. He founded several “fitness centers” called Ultra-Fit here in San Antonio.

In 1996, I had radial keratotomy done on one eye and laser correction on the other. In 1997, I had torn retinas repaired in both eyes. My vision is better now than ever before in my life. I had a hernia in my groin repaired very professionally in 1998. I had my sinuses cleaned out in 1999, which completely cured my chronic sinusitis.

The doctor said she stopped counting when she got to 104 polyps removed. Like most men my age, I have an enlarged prostate gland. Two wonderful urologists have treated me for the last 17 years. In the last ten years, they have done four biopsies on my prostate, all of which were negative.

I feel much better physically now in every way than I did forty years ago. The picture above was taken during a visit to Ibiza, Spain in 1998. I mention my recent medical experience only to emphasize to you that I am anything but anti-doctor.

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Excellent article on cancer. Pass it on.

Excellent article on cancer. Pass it on.

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.


WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very sma ll amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it w h i te in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes t o no urish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.


12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more e nzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer ce lls to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

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