Has anyone out there with breast cancer had any success with Essiac?

Question

I'm trying to filter through all the alternative treatments out there to give my good friend some guidance on what she should try in addition to her chemo. She has HER 2 negative breast cancer. If you've had success with this or any other products, please let me know what they are and where to get them. Thanks!!

Answer 1

I know how you feel, my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer in May, they did radiation and chemo which got rid of the cancer in her lung and lymph nodes in and between her lungs. But, it had spread into her bones and several other lymph nodes, they did more radiation and chemo but she and was only given a few months to live, that was in mid-august. I could not accept losing my mom who is only 43 so I did a lot of research and found what I feel is her best hope. Maybe a good option for your friend , too, there are a lot of breast cancer patients here as well. Also, while she is doing shemo look into interveneous vitamin C, you would probably have to do it through an alternative doctor, because mainstream doctors unfortunately are not well versed in natural supplements. I listed a few links for vitamin c info at the end.

I am currently in the Bahamas with my mother. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really inspiring. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There are 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life. The returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10, 18 even 28 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner that allows it to identify and fight the cancer. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting.

My mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation. When we got here she was on 75 mg of morphine a day plus 6ml of liquid morphine a day, now she rarely takes any morphine, and only occasionally takes Advil. Some of the pain she does get is associated with tumor kill, it happens to most patients as their immune system begins quickly destroying the cancer cells, it is a good thing.

There are a lot of "alternative" treatments out there worth looking into. I have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.

The clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.

One very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com

US doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss.

The stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.

I am not saying that this will cure anyone, but I have seen dozens of people that it has helped and dozens more that are just starting, but already showing improvement.

Please whatever you do, research first.

I am so happy my mom is feeling better and I want to be able to help everyone else who's parent, sibling, child, friend or self has cancer, I know how it feels to watch them get worse and watch the treatment make them more sick.

Good luck!! My prayers are with your family.

Answer 2

You should check with her oncologist to make sure that any alternative treatments are compatible with her current treatment. Some herbs interfere with chemotherapy and make it less effective.

You should also make sure you read information about Essiac Tea from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute studies:

National Cancer Institute:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam/essiac

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Essiac_Tea.asp?sitearea=ETO

Keep in mind that The US Food and Drug Administration has not approved Essiac or Flor•Essence as a cancer treatment.

"Companies sell Essiac and Flor•Essence as health tonics or herbal dietary supplements, which the FDA regulates as foods, not drugs. Essiac or Flor•Essence would have to be approved by the FDA as a drug for companies to claim that the products treat or prevent a disease."

Answer 3

I was just reading up on Essiac last week; some coincidence, huh? Here is a link to a forum where people discuss their successes with alternative cancer treatments:

http://www.curezone.com/diseases/cancer/cancer_links.html

And here is a reputable place to buy Essiac:

http://anursesherbaltea.com/anursesherbaltea.htm

It's not that expensive and I'd definitely give it a try.

Answer 4

I tried Essiac for about a year for Myeloma,

It was HARD on my kidneys - pain, etc. and it made me tired. i stopped taking it and the tired/ pain was less.

As far as the cancer, i had no change in my numbers when i was on it and off.

Jewells,
32 months and still here