Semniar on Integrative Oncology: Cancer Care Beyond Boundaries

Organised by the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Oncology,

School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia,  

Kota Bharu, Kelantan. 20-21 August 2008

On 20 August 2008, Chris gave a talk at the above seminar. The title: Role of Herbal Medicine in Cancer.

2. The Cancer Care Therapy 

a)  Is the Therapy effective? 

b)  Can the results be repeated?

c)  In a given case, can its outcome be predicted?

These are what make the Therapy scientific!

Publishing the results in journal does not make it scientific at all!

3. a) Can herbs mitigate the side effects of chemotherapy?

    b) Can herbs alleviate pains?

4. a) Can herbs and medical treatment be combined?

    b) Are there side effects after long-term consumption of herbs?

5.  Best Case Study: Colon-Liver Cancer

a) On herbs while undergoing medical treatment.

b) Alive and what makes you what you are today.  

c) Leading a happy-golf-playing life: Happy lifestyle, healthy diet.

6.  Conclusion

Oncologist forbid patients to take supplements or herbs while on treatment. This is based on ignorance ~ Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Many doctors don’t bother to counsel their patients after ... cancer treatment is completed, patients are left in free fall. NUTRITION, EXERCISE and STRESS REDUCTION are absolutely necessary to make your cancer treatment more effective and prevent cancer’s return.

~ Dr. Barry Boyd.

7. Question & Answer Session

Quotes:

We are beginning to consult each other rather than insulting each other ... so organise more meetings like this and invite me to show you more video clips!

You can say it is "spontaneous healing", it is placebo, etc. etc --- same arguement being repeated over and over again like a tape recorder --- it is okay with me. So be it ... the whole idea is, if we want to help patients ... we are not interested to say that my herbal medicine is better than your medical treatment or your medical treatment is better than my herbal medicine --- forget about that ... but let us show LOVE and COMPASSION.

The message is simple: NO one discipline has the monopoly of saying: I CAN CURE CANCER ... I have done my job and I am satisfied and with God's blessing I say: Thank you very much, Lord. You (the doctors) can do your part --- you can say what you like, but more important to me ... for as long as I can help ... for as long as I can be useful to others --- my mission is accomplished!