THE WAR AGAINST CANCER

Can the war against cancer ever be won by modern medicine? Cancer research expenditure increases every year but the incidence of cancer and mortality continues to rise. Before the “war on cancer” was launched in 1971 by the US President Richard Nixon, billions of dollars had been spent on cancer research to no avail. With the declaration of the “war on cancer,” leading scientists who would embark on the research promised the US Congress a…

Mrs T.E.J., Accra, Ghana

I am 42 years now. I was receiving treatment for infertility at a popular hospital at Tema in Ghana.

After five unsuccessful attempts with IVF, I was told that I had cancer of the ovary. Surgery was carried out at a popular hospital on the Spintex Road in Accra where the affected ovary was removed and another fertility treatment followed, this time, a self-injectable. Within 6 months, a big tumor started developing aggressively from the lower part of my abdomen to the upper part. Another surgery was quickly done, supposedly to remove the tumor, and my second ovary was also removed in the process.

After that, I was referred to the teaching hospital in Accra for Chemotherapy. My husband went to the website of Goshen Bio-medical Clinic and educated himself about the dangerous side effects of chemotherapy, which the oncologists confirmed the next day when we arrived at the teaching hospital. We came to the Cancer Help Centre for an alternative opinion and I was told in no uncertain terms that I would not survive the cancer after the chemotherapy. My husband and I were convinced, so I followed the alternative treatment. This is the 4th year since I was cleared of cancer and all the tests I have done to date show that I don’t have cancer. I now have peace of mind and I’m enjoying good health.

Mrs C.A., Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

I am a 34-year old mother of three. I live in Cote d’Ivoire. I am also a sickle cell patient. I reported to a doctor in Abidjan with a lump in my right breast and another one in my arm pit. I was referred to the leading hospital in Accra where the specialist removed the two lumps. Shortly after that, I started to feel pain in my breast and I was told to start Chemotherapy. When I saw those who were receiving Chemotherapy and how hopeless and almost lifeless they looked, I was seized with fear. Seeing the way I was behaving, my mother, who accompanied me to Ghana,

Mrs M.A , Tema, Ghana.

I’m 57. In September 2010, I was told that I had cancer of the liver and was referred to the teaching hospital in Accra, where the specialist told me that I would not live beyond six weeks. I was sad and angry at the same time, because I expected the doctor to tell me kind and comforting words. My family immediately flew me abroad, to the hospital at Johns Hopkins University, USA where I started treatment under a caring doctor. I returned to Ghana after the initial treatment. When I went back for review, I was told my doctor had passed away. This Centre was recommended to me and I started treatment in earnest. At the Centre, I was made to understand that my cancer was caused primarily by the high level of aflatoxin in the food I was consuming. They took cognizance of this in the treatment they gave me. I have been free from cancer since 2012 and I have included in my menu what the doctor calls anti-cancer diet and maintenance dose of vital nutrients