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| Most of today's oncologists believe that medicine is of no value unless it is a deadly poison strong enough to "kill" cancer cells. Unfortunately, such toxic medicines bring with them side effects that poison healthy cells too and often lead to new cancers or other diseases. |
| Too many invasive medical procedures are being done in the name of medical science. Some of them are not needed, and some may actually cause cancer to spread. These include lymph node removal following breast surgery, "look-and-see" surgery (sometimes after ovarian cancer surgery and/or following chemotherapy to see if there is any remaining cancer), and removal of cancerous primary organs, such as the spleen when treating lymphomas or leukemias, for example. |
| Admittedly, despite these criticisms, great strides have been made in conventional medicine, and I believe there are many good doctors who want their patients to get well no matter what kind of treatment is ultimately responsible for their healing. What is unfortunate, however, is the number of conventional doctors who have no interest at all in the historic wisdom found in traditional herbal medicine and other natural healing modalities that have proven curative. |
| To truly create healing, conventional medicine must also consider the whole person when making a diagnosis, developing a treatment plan, and following the patient throughout the course of treatment. Cancer patients, in particular, will be the beneficiaries. There is much to gain by combining past wisdom with current technology, and I believe that the health care profession must begin to move in this direction. Many doctors have already done so. |
| For instance, the late Dr. Hans Nieper, an orthomolecular physician in Hanover, Germany, worked with cancer patients for over forty years, using both conventional and traditional therapies for his patients. Depending on the patient, Nieper's protocol included drugs as well as vitamins, minerals, plant and animal extracts, diet, and lifestyle changes. |
| Dr. Nieper's approach looks beyond outward signs of illness to correct imbalances in his patients' vital life force. I believe that since such imbalances are always the underlying cause of illness, correcting them should always be the first order of business for health care practitioners. When the life force is in balance, it can do its work in sustaining the body's inherent instinct for self-preservation. Healing comes from within. A true healer will merely assist as an individual moves toward a state of balance and optimum health. |
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