Some of MY thoughts on CANCER, intended to help you better understand the subject
What I most often advise the CANCER patients I treat in my office
(I have already treated and am currently following up with hundreds of them.)
1️⃣ – I’m not an oncologist, but I’m frequently asked to help patients through INTEGRATIVE, ORTHOMOLECULAR, and LIFESTYLE approaches to medicine to HELP treat cancer; In addition, I see many family members, friends, and caregivers who want support for their own health (while providing care) and/or to prevent cancer in their lives.
2️⃣ – YOU NEED TO BECOME A DIFFERENT PERSON from now on, when it comes to taking better care of yourself: Anyone who has reached this point has most likely developed cancer, primarily because they have, for years, repeated behaviors (and even thought patterns) that have weakened their body, their immune system (and their mind), thus opening the door for a part of their own body to “rebel” against the rest, beginning to act and multiply chaotically on its own—which is, simply put, what cancer is. In other words, what matters most from here on out is that you CHANGE, optimize your LIFESTYLE HABITS and your LIFESTYLE, so that, once you achieve a cure or gain control/improvement, you can shut the door on this cancer and recover, primarily through your immune system, repair mechanisms, and overall health. Otherwise, the battle will be lost, even if you use “the best substances in the world.” And remember that, quite often, those who do not “change” end up developing other chronic diseases or even another cancer, which take advantage of the same unresolved vulnerabilities.
To make the necessary improvements to your lifestyle, read and follow this free, comprehensive guide I've created, available as an audiobook and PDF at https://dominesuasaude.com.br/.
3️⃣ – The focus now must be on optimizing your immune system, so that your immunity can not only kill the tumor, but also repair your body, restore function, and even make it stronger. To do this, it’s worth learning from what’s in https://icaro.med.br/Imunidade/.
4️⃣ – Start educating yourself—thoroughly and consistently—about cancer, the immune system, health, and the options available to you:
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery are the—often valuable—tools that more conventional approaches have to offer.
But there are many others that can be considered and implemented, if possible and appropriate, to help. Just understand that your doctor has hundreds of cases to review every month, while you have ONE—the most important one, YOURS; so, in order to help decide what’s best for you, it’s essential to learn about, study, and delve deeper into your options. I’ll mention a few, backed by scientific evidence and proven to be useful:
- Optimize Your Entire Lifestyle (as described earlier in this text)
- Supplement what is needed and address deficiencies (the body cannot function properly if it does not get what it needs from your regular diet)
- Advanced Herbal Medicine and Senolytics: turmeric combined with Boswellia, EGCG (from green tea), quercetin, berberine, fisetin, iodine, copaiba, and beta-glucans, black cumin, spirulina, and chlorella
- Apoptosis Triggers and Metastasis Inhibition: Artemisinin, Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP), Soursop, and Pau d’Arco
- Systemic proteolytic enzymes (such as bromelain, serrapeptase, and nattokinase) taken on an empty stomach to help break down the fibrin “shield” surrounding tumors
- Specific Medicinal Mushrooms
- Improve water quality (learn more about alkaline, hydrogen-rich, ozonated water, etc.) and reduce exposure to radiation and EMFs (electromagnetic fields)
- Modulatory and Metabolic Therapies: methylene blue, LDN (low-dose naltrexone), DCA (sodium dichloroacetate), CDS/MMS, and DMSO
- Ozone Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- VISCUM ALBUM
- Drug Repurposing (Off-Label Use): Ivermectin, Mebendazole, Fenbendazole, and Doxycycline
- AAS, propolis, melatonin, and phosphoethanolamine
- Zeolite and colloidal silver; sodium bicarbonate
5️⃣ – There are several “approach and treatment protocols,” BUT we can only know for certain which substances and procedures to use after I have a DETAILED understanding of your entire medical history and test results—so that I can determine not only what is appropriate, but also what cannot be used (for example, due to poor liver or kidney function, intolerances, allergies, or interactions with medications and other substances you are already taking).
6️⃣ – Reading 2 books is ESSENTIAL:
📖 Take Control of Your Health (my latest book, complete and free): available as a PDF or audiobook on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer.
📖 *Anti-Cancer* by David Servan-Schreiber, also available for free as a complete audiobook on YouTube.
7️⃣ – Follow all the instructions given during your appointment as closely as possible: without your involvement—without you DOING YOUR PART—it’s almost certain that the cancer will win. If you’re unable to follow or do something (because you disagree, aren’t “able” to, etc.), let us know so we can provide the necessary clarifications and/or adjustments, because everything that is advised, recommended, or prescribed is a piece of the complex puzzle needed to succeed in the approach and treatment, and often even small “omissions” can ruin everything.
A brief introduction to the topic - What is CANCER?
“Cancer is the name given to a group of more than 100 diseases that have in common the disordered growth of cells that invade tissues and organs and can spread to other parts of the body. Healthy cells multiply when necessary and die when the body no longer needs them. Cancer seems to arise when the increase in cells in the body is out of control, and they divide too quickly. It can also occur when the cell “forgets” to die.
Dividing rapidly, these cells tend to be very aggressive and uncontrollable, leading to the formation of tumors (accumulations of cancerous cells) or malignant neoplasms. On the other hand, a benign tumour simply means a localized mass of cells that multiply slowly and resemble their original tissue, and is rarely life-threatening.
There are different types of cancer. Cancer can develop in any organ or tissue, such as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones or nerve tissue. The different types of cancer correspond to the various types of cells in the body. For example, there are different types of skin cancer because the skin is made up of more than one type of cell.
Other characteristics that differentiate the various types of cancer are the speed at which the cells multiply and their ability to invade neighboring or distant tissues and organs (metastasis).
Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) inside cells. The DNA inside a cell contains a set of instructions that tell the cell how to grow and divide. Errors in the instructions can allow a cell to become cancerous.” (Extract from http://www.minhavida.com.br/saude/temas/cancer – I suggest reading the full text there.)
POST 1 – START HERE
These videos cover, explain, discuss, summarize, and go into detail on everything you need to know about the basics of this topic. Check them out:
CANCER: A BASIC ORTHOMOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PERSPECTIVE – PART 1
CANCER: A BASIC ORTHOMOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PERSPECTIVE – PART 2
CANCER - What you NEED to know - September 2017
Stress doesn't cause cancer? THAT'S A LIE! I'll prove it to you in this video
What you need to know
- Preventing cancer is much more than just not smoking, not drinking (or drinking too little), avoiding excessive exposure to the sun and doing self-exams.
- Treating cancer requires much more than just chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery.
- Most people don't do everything they should (and could) to prevent chronic diseases, including malignant tumors.
The problem is much more serious than you think - pay more attention (Source: WHO):
1️⃣ The leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with more than 15,000,000 new cases each year.
2️⃣ The number of new cases is expected to increase by 70% over the next 20 years.
3️⃣ Almost 10,000,000 deaths a year - 1 in 6 deaths is from cancer.
4️⃣ The biggest causes of cancer are bad lifestyle habits.
5️⃣ The economic impact of cancer exceeds R$ 4,000,000,000,000 per year, and the psycho-emotional damage to patients, families and friends is inestimable.
6️⃣ Most countries do not have the necessary data to address the issue properly.
Are you doing your part to prevent it and, where necessary, treat it properly? Don't wait until it's too late - when it comes to cancer, it's often best not to get one, because late diagnosis often makes it impossible to cure it using conventional medical tools.
POST 2 - Cancer and natural treatments for it
This link discusses the fundamental aspects of successful natural strategies to aid cancer treatment in general.
Basically, focus on:
- Improving lifestyle (really healthy living habits).
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFESTYLE HERE: https://icaro.med.br/15habitos/
- Seek more natural nutrition.
- Look for purer, more natural water of better quality.
- Promote continuous detoxification of your body's systems.
- Building and maintaining a good immune system.
- Improve the oxygenation of your cells.
- Cut back on sugar (sweets) and its sources, even the hidden ones (non-sweet foods), such as: white rice, potatoes, pasta, cookies, cakes, bread, snacks, and others.
- Eliminate/control inflammation, even if subclinical.
- Discover the foods that work as real “natural chemotherapies”.
- Adopt and maintain a positive attitude and spiritual health.
Ultimately, these are more than just steps to treat cancer that has already started: these are the mandatory steps that we all need to take in order to be cancer-free!
POST 3 - Biological therapies that can greatly help in the treatment and prevention of cancer: as effective as they are scientific
Explore the treatment methods proposed by Gerson and Von Ardenne. To find out more about these techniques, check out the links below:
VON ARDENNE: http://www.arzt.com.br/artigos/terapias-biologicas-fundamentos-e-pratica
GERSON: http://terapiadegersonbrasil.blogspot.com.br/?m=1
POST 4 - Want to avoid cancer?
So, basically:
- Have good lifestyle habits
- Breathe with quality
- Reduce/cut out sugars from your life
- Alkalize yourself
- Maintain a good balance of hormones and neurotransmitters
- Avoid/decrease inflammation, i.e. anything that can harm your body
In a nutshell:
- Any cell that is deprived of a sufficient supply of oxygen for a long time—if it survives—tends to try to function with less dependence on this gas to produce the energy it needs, and to do so, it begins to change (transform) to have a more anaerobic metabolism (without dependence on oxygen): but this type of metabolism requires a lot of sugar (carbohydrates)! That is why a tumor cell can end up requiring up to 20 times more sugar than a normal cell.
- This anaerobic metabolism ultimately acidifies the environment surrounding the cell (for example, through the production of lactic acid), and the stress on the cell only increases (it was already inflamed, trying to survive the lack of oxygen, remember?) until it has to adapt even further to now survive an inflammatory environment + sugar consumption + low oxygen + acidic environment, and all of this leads it to exhibit tumor-like behavior.
POST 5: Comments based on in the article “Cancer as a Curable Metabolic Disease” (Cancer as a Curable Metabolic Disease), written by Dr. Jeffrey Dach, MD
1️⃣ Cancer treatment with chemotherapy has generally not been effective, as numerous oncologists around the world have warned. Furthermore, chemotherapy damages and even kills both normal and tumor cells; its overall cost-benefit ratio has not been encouraging for its use (especially the older, more aggressive protocols that are most commonly used). There are too many side effects associated with its use, which results in significant impairment of the quality of life for patients undergoing treatment.
2️⃣ Cancer is a “metabolic disease” in which the energy-producing machinery of tumor cells is reprogrammed to use glucose as an energy source (rather than oxygen, as normal cells primarily do). This process is facilitated by the interactions between the isoenzymes hexokinase 2 and the pores in the mitochondrial membranes (called VDAC). When these hexokinase 2 enzymes are separated from the mitochondria, apoptosis (programmed cell death) is induced in the affected cells. Therefore, substances that facilitate the separation of VDACs from hexokinase 2 are naturally potentially effective anticancer therapies.
3️⃣ Natural compounds that can help with this separation (VDACs-Hexokinases2) include:
- Resveratrol
- Pterostilbenes
- Methyl Jasmonate (found in the Jasmine flower)
- Oroxylin A (found in “Chinese Skullcap”: Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi)
- Curcumin (from turmeric)
- Betulinic acid (from the bark of birch trees, e.g. hazel)
- Berberine (extracted from barberry and other species of the genus Berberis)
- Artemisinin
- Vitamin K2
POST 6 - REAL testimony taken from: “Cancer: from diagnosis to cure.”
Eight months ago, I was coming home from hospital after an operation that took away what I loved most.
At the time of this photo, it was already there, a tumor the size of a pea, almost imperceptible. I had to take my gynecologist's hand and put it on the spot for her to feel it, it was so small.
After that, I spent a year and a half going from doctor to doctor, worried about that strange symptom, which the specialists said was normal. I had to get pregnant with triplets and lose them a few weeks later before the tumor doubled in size and something was finally done to help me.
But even with a tumor larger than 2 cm—which is already considered advanced—I kept hearing from the very people who were supposed to save me that I had absolutely no reason to worry and that, with some evening primrose oil, it would disappear within three months. That didn’t happen, and what had been the size of a pea grew to the size of an olive, then a plum, and eventually reached the size of a kiwi.
After the discovery, I still had to listen to some doctors: “How did you let it get this big???” - But I did what I had to do, I went to specialists at reputable clinics in Brasília. They told me I had fibroadenoma, and I, very curious that I am, did a lot of research and they always matched the characteristics with the lump I was carrying.
What was supposed to be an early diagnosis turned into advanced, metastatic cancer. The doctors' facial and bodily expressions were what shook me the most; every appointment felt like a tractor had run over my heart.
Already in the mood to say goodbye, I went to talk to my son and prepare his little heart for being without his mother. I told him that all mothers would die one day and go to a very beautiful place, and then their children would go too, and everything would be very beautiful there. I thought my little one would find it all very beautiful, given that he's never had any contact with death and that he's only five years old, an age when everything is magical. However, it wasn't like that. He despaired, hugged me and started crying, he asked me not to say that, that I couldn't die or he'd be very sad, he cried, he cried...
As the semester drew to a close, I began to study cancer. I wanted to understand why this disease had struck me. I wanted to find a way to postpone my son's tears, and I would do everything possible to achieve that goal.
The greatest discovery came after days and nights of research, when I understood God's innocence.
In a moment of ignorance, I thought that God had something to do with all this, but no. I've never seen God coming into my house and filling the fridge with soft drinks. - I've never seen him next to me in the supermarket, filling my trolley with industrialized and unhealthy foods, contributing to the acidification and deterioration of my body. - I've never seen God with his can opener, piercing the hole in a can of condensed milk for me to suck in minutes. No, I've never seen it!
What I saw was a caring God who, already aware of human ignorance, left everything so that his body could heal.
Well, knowing Him as I always have, it could only be like that, there could only be a delicious fruit with leaves capable of fighting cancer 10,000 times faster than the best chemotherapy.
There could only be a plant called hazelnut that is considered a natural chemotherapy, which I've never heard of, but which kills only tumor cells and even blocks the tumor from spreading.
There could only be foods and more foods capable of annihilating malignant cells. I've found dozens and dozens of plants, therapies and more therapies that promise wonders. And I would use every one of them if I had to.
But, in my mind, I also had to use every resource that medicine had to offer, so I went ahead and had what I considered a monster inside me removed. Actually, I wanted to have just the tumor removed, but the protocol wouldn’t allow it. I sought a second opinion, but no one is willing to risk deviating from the protocol. Besides, the MRI images weren’t encouraging at all…
Soon the results of the surgical biopsy came back, and all those promises were fulfilled. There was no longer any cancer in any of the biopsied areas; there were only the remnants of a tumor, contained, just as the research had indicated.
Too bad I didn't have enough faith to believe 100% in it all and refused to have the surgery. Too bad time didn't come back, so that I could make that day not have existed.
IMPORTANT UPDATE — OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND STUDY INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY
Since I’m always studying, learning from great colleagues, and continually improving my care for cancer patients, I thought it was important to write this post to HELP expand the knowledge of patients, their families, and healthcare professionals alike.
I know that many people are unable to schedule an appointment with me—and that shouldn’t prevent anyone from learning more about their options, doing their own research, and asking better questions of the professionals treating them.
As a physician, a Christian, and a professional who has been caring for cancer patients for over 20 years, I decided to compile here some substances, strategies, and possibilities that I consider important to LEARN ABOUT and STUDY within the field of Integrative Oncology.
⚠️ BUT THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL CLARIFICATION:
The items listed below do NOT have the same level of scientific evidence, safety, or clinical validation.
Some have been studied in humans, and their complementary use has been investigated. Others have observational evidence or interesting biological mechanisms. Still others remain predominantly experimental, with results primarily from laboratory studies or animal studies.
And there are also controversial substances, with significant concerns regarding safety, regulation, or efficacy.
STUDYING A SUBSTANCE DOES NOT MEAN CLAIMING THAT IT TREATS CANCER.
Molecular mechanisms, cell studies, animal studies, case reports, observational studies, and controlled clinical trials in humans represent very different levels of evidence.
Therefore, do not view this list as a prescription or as a list of “cancer cures.”.
Think of it as a MAP OF POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING AND STUDYING.
🔹 CATEGORY 1 — Strategies and substances with clinical research and/or studied complementary use
- Repurposed drugs, including ivermectin, mebendazole, doxycycline, and ASA (acetylsalicylic acid);
- LDN — low-dose naltrexone; melatonin and methylene blue;
- Curcumin/turmeric, boswellia, quercetin, EGCG from green tea, berberine, Nigella sativa (black cumin), fisetin, luteolin, pycnogenol, silymarin, garlic, Panax ginseng, coenzyme Q10, R-lipoic acid/alpha-lipoic acid, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and PQQ;
- Beta-glucans, Viscum album, Ganoderma lucidum, Agaricus blazei, and propolis;
- Bromelain, serrapeptase, and other proteolytic enzymes;
- Vitamin D3, K2-MK7, vitamins A and C, and B-complex vitamins, including methylfolate, methylcobalamin, and P-5-P;
- Magnesium, zinc, selenium, calcium, boron, copper, and iron—especially when there is a deficiency or an individual need;
- Omega-3, creatine, carnitines, SAMe, inositol, and C15:0 fatty acid;
- Strategies for nutritional support, physical exercise, adequate sleep, stress management, gut health, reduction of harmful exposures, and overall optimization of lifestyle habits.
🔹 CATEGORY 2 — Promising or experimentally investigated strategies
This category includes substances and approaches that exhibit interesting biological mechanisms or preclinical/observational results that warrant further investigation, but whose clinical efficacy against different types of cancer has not yet been sufficiently established.
Among them:
- DCA — sodium dichloroacetate;
- Artemisinin;
- Modified citrus pectin (MCP);
- Soursop and pau-d’arco;
- Copaiba oil;
- Spirulina and chlorella;
- Astaxanthin;
- Iodine, when medically indicated on an individual basis;
- Nattokinase/natokinase;
- DMSO;
- Ozone therapy;
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), in specific situations;
Here, it is particularly important NOT to confuse biological plausibility with proven efficacy in patients, especially when considered in isolation.
🔹 CATEGORY 3 — Metabolic, Nutritional, and Environmental Support
Depending on the patient, the cancer, the treatment administered, the tests, and the identified impairments, the following may also be evaluated:
- Correction of deficiencies in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients;
- Appropriate protein, calorie, and dietary composition;
- Adequate hydration;
- Physical activity and muscle mass preservation;
- Sleep and the circadian rhythm;
- Gut health;
- Reducing exposure to alcohol, tobacco, ultra-processed foods, and other potentially harmful factors;
- Water and food quality;
- Individualized strategies for reducing unnecessary environmental exposures.
And here I’d like to make an important point: there is no “miracle diet” or single food proven to cure cancer. Green juice, teas, and other dietary strategies are often good complements to a healthy diet, but they DO NOT replace cancer treatment.
Last but not least on this topic, the regular consumption of higher-quality water—with Structured Water being the best option—has been evaluated and studied in various countries and research centers as a valuable adjunct to overall health and, consequently, to aid in the prevention and treatment of cancer. To learn more, we highly recommend checking out the materials at https://icaro.med.br/agua/ e https://dominesuasaude.com.br/
🔴 CATEGORY 4 — OPTIONS WITH POTENTIAL UTILITY BUT WITH ISSUES REGARDING CONTROVERSY, RESTRICTIONS, OR CONTRAINDICATIONS
There are also substances and approaches that I definitely want to mention because they appear as options in specific contexts
Some are promoted or studied by certain groups as possible alternatives, but they face strong opposition from some regulatory agencies, medical societies, and/or the scientific literature, in addition to raising concerns regarding safety, quality, toxicity, or a lack of conventional clinical evidence.
This is the case, for example, with:
- Fenbendazole;
- Phosphoethanolamine;
- CDS/MMS (chlorine dioxide/sodium chlorite);
- Colloidal silver;
- Sodium bicarbonate used for antitumor purposes;
Why do I mention them?
Because HIDING a controversial possibility doesn't make it go away.
The patient may hear this anyway—often from sources with no scientific rigor—and may not even be aware that there are controversies, risks, or arguments on both sides.
I'd rather he MEET, LEARN FROM, and TALK WITH qualified professionals.
But please note: mentioning a substance does NOT mean recommending it.
In the case of some of these options, there are even regulatory warnings and significant safety concerns, although opinions vary among groups, organizations, and even countries. Therefore, I recommend that they never be used indiscriminately, much less as a substitute for proven cancer treatments.
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICES
Nothing discussed here is intended to replace surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, or any other conventional treatment recommended for the patient.
I'm also not saying that any substance on this list “cures cancer.”.
The goal is to expand KNOWLEDGE, encourage STUDY, and help patients and healthcare professionals ask better questions.
The use of any substance may have contraindications, toxicities, and drug interactions. This is particularly important during chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapies.
“Natural” does NOT mean “safe.”.
“Studied” does NOT mean “proven.”.
“Promising” does NOT mean “effective.”.
And “off-label” does NOT mean “inappropriate,” “harmful,” or “illegal.”.
Every cancer is different. Every patient is different. And even the same substance can be appropriate in one context and inappropriate in another.
Therefore, any use must be tailored to the individual and supervised by a qualified professional with knowledge of both conventional cancer treatment and the possible interactions of integrative approaches.
And, above all:
NONE of these strategies can replace the necessary LIFESTYLE HABITS.
Proper nutrition, exercise, sleep, hydration, breathing, appropriate sun exposure, gut health, stress management, healthy relationships, mental well-being, and spirituality are all part of what I’ve been teaching for many years and what I detail for free in my book:
👉 https://dominesuasaude.com.br/
I don't want you to just take my word for it.
I want you to LEARN ABOUT, STUDY, ASK QUESTIONS, and talk to professionals who can tailor what really makes sense for you.
This list and these explanations are meant precisely for that purpose.
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