| I am writing this article to give hope and options to | | | | and hips. The prognosis from local oncologists was |
| cancer patients and family members who are looking | | | | grim. They recommended radiation for pain, but not to |
| for better ways to treat this dreaded disease. The | | | | cure the cancer. They also predicted him to live |
| diagnosis of the disease is often accompanied by fear | | | | approximately 6 months to 2 years. |
| of the treatment since it is so invasive and destructive | | | | He then tried an alternative clinic with various |
| to healthy parts of the body. Since many people are | | | | treatments and a radical change in diet for the next 6 |
| anxious to get rid of the disease as soon as possible | | | | months. This was not effective for him. His next PET |
| they may not seek alternatives until after the | | | | scan was much worse and his PSA was over 700. |
| conventional treatment has failed. In reality, depending | | | | He was in pain, not hungry and very lethargic. |
| on the cancer alternatives alone or combined with | | | | He then read a book called "Outsmart Your Cancer" |
| conventional care have better statistical results. | | | | by Tanya Harter Pierce. He found she had written four |
| My Dad is one who thankfully has not become a | | | | chapters of twenty four about Protocel and every |
| statistic. He was diagnosed with aggressive prostate | | | | other treatment she had only written one chapter. He |
| cancer at age 56 in 1992. The recommendation of his | | | | decided to try Protocel. It is an antioxidant available |
| local oncologist was to treat with prostectomy, chemo | | | | over the counter. It is a liquid that must be taken every |
| and radiation. My Dad was not interested in radiation or | | | | 5 hours. The cost of this treatment is approximately |
| chemo since he had already seen many friends die of | | | | $50 per month. Within 4 weeks his pain had reduced |
| the side effects of these treatments. Soon after this | | | | and he had more energy. He continued with the |
| my Dad's sister heard about a Doctor at Stanford | | | | Protocel for the next 6 months and improved |
| who was well respected for his work with prostate | | | | significantly. He also went back to Stanford and |
| cancer. My Dad went to see him and his | | | | received 2 injections of Lupron 2 months apart. He |
| recommendation was for prostectomy only. He said | | | | was told the Lupron may halt the cancer growth but |
| he had tried chemo and radiation for prostate cancer | | | | would not reverse it. |
| and it just didn't work well. He also recommended | | | | In April 2007, one year after his diagnosis his PET |
| following up with a blood PSA test every year. | | | | SCAN WAS ALMOST CLEAR of any bone |
| My Dad recovered from the surgery and proceeded | | | | metastasis. "Marked improvement on the previous |
| to get his blood work done every year for the next 11 | | | | pattern of widespread osseous metastatic disease. No |
| years. He had a slight increase in PSA in his last test | | | | new bone lesions are seen and the previous have |
| and the Doctors did not say anything about it so he | | | | nearly resolved." Thank GOD! We were so grateful |
| decided not to get it tested anymore. Three years | | | | and happy. |
| later he went to the doctor feeling very tired. In April | | | | Just last week, 6 months later, still taking Protocel, and |
| 2006 they found his PSA to be over 300 and his | | | | not further injections, October 15, 2007, my Dad had |
| x-rays and PET scans confirmed widespread | | | | another clear PET scan. |
| osseous metastases throughout his spine, pelvis, ribs, | | | | |