Cancer Doctor the Biography of Josef Issels

282 Pages·2001·8.428 MB·English

by  Gordon Thomas

CANCER
DOCTOR
THEB IOGRAPHY OF
JOSEFI SSELS,
M.D.
DR.J OSEFI SSELtrSe atemdo ret ha1n2 00,0 cancepra tientwsho h adb eenw ritten
off as" incurabblyeo "t hedro ctoHres c. laimneodmi raclceu rebsu,t t hes uccess
recorodfh isr evolutio"nwahryo lpee rsotrne atmenfw'a se xtraordiTnhairsiy s.
thes toroyfa tempestuloiufshe i;sR ingbeCrlgi niincB avariwah,e rec ancer
specialfirsotmals l o vetrh ew orlsde npta tienatnsdh; i ss trugglea gaintshte
medicaels tablishwmheinctph u tDr . Isseilnsp rison,
chargweidt hfr auda ndm anslaughFtoelrl.o wian g
four-yceoaurrt b atttlhee,d octowra sc learHeids.
clinwiacs r e-licenNsoe ddo.c towra sm ore
controverNsoi daolc.t ohra da m ored ramatliicf e.
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DO� TOR
THE BIOGRAPIW OF
JOSEFI SSELS, M.D.
WHO BROUGHTH OPET O THEW ORLD
WITHH ISR EVOLUTIONARY
CANCERT REATMENT
GORDON THOMAS
A DandelioBno oksPu blication
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TempeA,ri zona
For
EDITH
Theraer et hregee nercaoln clustioob nesd rawn[ froDmr .A ndersovni'ssti ot
theI sseCilinisc andh iss ubsequsecnite ntiefviacl uatoifIo sns etiesc'h nologies
andt reatmpernott ocols]:
1. Thef irisstt h atth et herarpoyu tifnoepr r imaarnyd s econdacrayn cer
carrioeudta tt heR ingberKgl inuinkd eDrr .I sseiisus n iquTeo.m y knowledge
iti sn otu sede lsewheirnte h ef ormD r.I ssepirse scriabtae nsy o thecrl inic.
Baseodn a s urveoyft he clainincdi tpsa tieanntdso ns tatisteivciadle nacbeo ut
thes urvivoaflt hespea tientIas m, o ft hec onsideorpeidn itohna tthi si sa n ew
approatcohc ancetrr eatmaenndta ppeatrosbe a consideriambplroev ement
onw hati su sualolffye red.
2. Ine ssentcheet reatmiestn ote ncouratgheen ormamle chanisomfts h e
bodyw hicahl readdeya wli tahl argneu mbeorf c ancceerl tlosb es os trength­
enedt hatth ebyr inagb ouatn aturraelm issoifot nh ed iseaSsoem.e o ft hec ases
Is awa tt hec liniwco uldh aveb eenr egardaeshd o pelebsyps hysiciiantn hse
UniteKdi ngdomM.y overaolpli niiosnt hatth eI sseaipsp roatcoht het reat­
mento fc anciesr u ani que apnido neersionlgu ttiooa nv erdiyf ficult problem.
Dr.I sseiisas n a blpeh ysiciaa snh,r ewadn dp enetractliinngi cwihaons,e
princiapnldep sr actoifcm ee diciIna ed mirHee.i sa shrewdo bservoefcr l ini­
caclo nditiaonndhs a sp robabhlayd m orep ractiecxaple riewnictehh i ss ix
thousandp atieanttm se dicatlrleya tcianngc tehra ann yoneel sTeh.e rcean be
nod oubtth ahte i sg enuiinnew hath ed oeasn dt her esulhtegs e tHse. h asa
goodc ompetesnutp portmiendgi caanld n ursisntga afnfd t hes taff/patient
ratiisoh igher tthhaagtne nerasleleyin n t heU nitedK ingdom.
My overailmlp ressiisto hna tth ec liniiswc e lolr deraendd fu lfitlhlesb est
clinictarla ditoifom nesd icine.
3. Ia m preparedt os eutp a d oublbel incdl inictarlii anlt heD epartment
ofM edicinaetK ingt'osre produacen dt estth eI ssetihse rarpeyg imaesnf aars
possiubnldee trh ec onditiuonndsew rh icIhh ave obseirtv.e d
Theraer et wom ajoprr oble[missn e ttiunpgt hitsr iaatlK ing'isnr] e lation
tot hec linisciadolef I ssetirse'a tment:
Thefi rsitst hep sycholoagpipcroaalc ihn,w hicht hep atienitst oladl alb out
hidsi sordienrc,l udaig nrega td eaolf m edicadle taainld,i se ncouratgoeh de lp
tot rayn dfi ghhist canceTrh.e patiaecntti vpealryti cipianta elpslh aseosfi nves­
tigatanido nt reatmeTnhtiI.st hinIkc ertaicnalndy o ,b utI d oubitfa lolf m y
stawfifl hla vet hes amev iewasn dt himsa yn otb es oe astyo d oi na double
blind trial.
The otheprr obleimsth ato fe quatintgh ee coloogfyR ottach-Eags emma,ll
idylvliicl laignte h eB avarianm ountaiwnist thh osoefD enmarHki lLlo,n don,
S.E.ISti. si mpossifbolures t or ecretahtece l eaant mosphoerrt eh ew alktsh at
thep atietnatksoe u tsitdheec liniIctw. a si nterestintgos eew hatIw ouldha ve
consideqreudi tseer iousillpyla tiecnlitmsb inmgo untaiwnist ghr osselnlya rged
liverasn ds econdacranyc eirn t hecihre satnsd e lsewhePrea.ro tf t het reatment
ist ok eept hep atiesnotl idolnty h em ovef roms unristeos unsaentd t heayr e
encouratgoet da kaes m ucht imaes p ossitbolg ee to uta nda bouitn ttoh es ur­
roundicnogu ntrysIitid sge o.i ntgobe impossitborl eep rodutchee seex accto n­
ditionesv einf w et ranspoourtrp atienttosC rystPaall acbeu,tw em ustt ry.
A morei ntensmievdei caanld n ursisnegr viwcoeu lbde n ecessiafwr eya re
toc arroyu ts ucah trainadlt hiissn ota vailaabttl hee p resetnitm ew,hi chi s
oneo ft her easofnosnr o tb eginnitnhgec linical ttrhiaesl u mumnetrai swl e
wilhla vea grosnsu rsisnhgo rtaugnet il JWuhniel.Iec ano vercommaen yo f
thep roblems of asntdsa uffrirnogu nditnhgessw,ei lnlo tb ee xacttlhyes ame.
OveraIla ld,v ise Dtrh.Ia sts ehlassa newa pproaocfhi nterteosd to ctors
andp atieinntt sh eU nited KingdTohmeI .s sels staog rrye ahta sod feh aulm an
interWeistth.o udto ubhte i sa remarkambalned oinsgo methiwnhgi cihs
muchn eedeHde.i su ndoubtepdrloyd ucicnlgini carelm issioinn psa tiewnhtos
haveb eenr egardaesdh opeleasnsdl efttof albla cko nt heiorw nr esourcI es.
alsaoc ceptth aetv en whheenc annoptr oducae lornegm isshieoa ni ms to
allotwh ep atietnolit v eo uthi sl ifiena w orthwhmialnen ewri tmho req uality
thawno ulbde p ossiobtlhee rwise.
-JohAnne drsMo.Dn.,P, rfe ossofMo erd iHceiandeC ;ha anodift rh e
Departtom fMe endicKiinnseCg o'altHl oegsepM ietdaiSlcc ahloU onli,v eorf sity
LondEonng,lfo arnmdCe;onr s aunltttto h Weo rHledla tOhr gnaziaotnOi nocngoy l o
Theries tfhaect th aatl tlo om anyp eoplweh oc altlh emselsveersi osucsi entists
aren otp reparteoid n vestiagc altaeis mu cahs t haotfD r.I sseblesc autshee dyo
notb elietvheaa tn ythincgan happen outasp iudrees cientdiifsicci plTihneey.
appeatroh avef orgotttheannt o te verythtihnagct o untcsa nb ec ounteadn,d
note verythcionugn ted, couhnatvsep. l aTcoeh di mo nt heb lacklwiistth out
actuagloliyn tgot hec liniacn dc onductainni gn vestigiasto,ifc o onu rsgeo,i ng
perfectly twhieft rhianm ewoorfka cceptceodn venticoannacler re searIcth .
woulsde emt haDtr .I ssehiassc omet ot hee xcellceonntc lustihoaantp atieinst
moret haanc aseHe.b elievaesIs d ,o ,th atl ovaen dt rusta,n dn evegri viunpg
hopef,r equenctoluyn tmso ret hapne eridnogw na m icroscAospy eo.u k now, I
am ar eligimoauns,a ndI a m nota ta lslu rpritsoel eda rnt haDtr .I ssebiesl ieves
att imetsh ahte t,o oc,a nb eg uidebdyG odw heni tc ometso m akinwgh atc on­
ventiocnaanlc reers earcwhoeurlsdd i smisass n om oret haann i ntuitgiuvees s
ath owt oh andlaep atient.
Theraer et hef igurheesg etasn dt heriest hef actth aPtr ofesAsnodre rson
hasb eeno vetrh erteol ookA.n dh ei sn of oowlh eni tc ometso e valuatai ng
clinicasle tuanpd, my opiniiostn h aAtn derswoans i mpressHeedw .e ntt here
open-mindIfew de. a ret ol ooakt t hiasta llw,e shalhalv et ob eo pen-minded
asw ellA.f ter myaenayr osfw orkinignt he fioefcl adn cerre searIch ha,v e
comet ot hec onclustihoant tihsae d riem ensioount sicdoen ventiroensaela rch.
Itw oulsde emt haDtr .I sseclosu lwde lble w orkinignt hadti mensiIow no.u ld
certailnilktyeo m eett hem an,b ecauIsf ee enlo neo fu ss houlcdl osdeo ortso
anybodyw hom ayj uspto ssihbalvyes tumblaecdr ossosm ethiIns gp.e afkr om
experiehnecreeI .nt hec asoef m y ownr esearIcc ha,m et ot her ighatn swebry
thew rongc oursIefI. s sehiassd onet hes amet hintgh,e riesa bsolutneorl ey a­
sona t awlhlyh ew oulndo tb ea cceptable.
-ProefssDoernB iuksri dtits,c ooflv yemrpehrtoo ucmsaa ncer,
SenMieomrbo eftr h e MReedsiecCaaorluc nohfcG irleB airtt ain
"DeaDrr .I sseIih sa:v eh earmdu cha bouyto uwro rkan d haveb eefna scinated
byy ouarp proaIctoh b.v iouhsalsyh elpemda nyp atienatlst,h outghher easons
fotrh eiirm provemeinsnt o tc ompletcelleyat rom e.Y ourm ethoadp peatros
concentrate paornts itciumlualraoltfyit ohnep atiento'wsnd efenssyes teanmd
woulbed ani deaalp proaicfwh e c ouludn dersttahnemd e chaniosfma ctioofn
thev arioaugse nts."
-MarHkar dMy.,D .P,r ofeosfSs ugorryer,
CololfPe hgiyecs i&a Snugsre oCnousl,mb iUan ivteyr,s i
New YorkN,ew York
"nI 197i6n mhyo melanAdu straIlu inad,e rwesnutr girceamlo vaofla malig­
nanmte lanomaw hichha da lreasdpyre adt ot hel ymphn odeAst.t hisst agmey
surgesoanw n op oinitnr emovitnhge m. .I.w asf ortuntaotf ei nDdr .J osef
Issebioso'k C,a ncAe Sre:c Oopnidn ainodh nisc, l iniinGc e rman.y.U .n dehri s
strong positivem yg rueisdiangcnea,gt aivoen wtaoyh opea ndh em obilized
my healipnogw e.r. I.ti sh ardt ofi ndt her ighwto rdtso e xpremsys g ratitude
toD r.I ssefios2r 3 y earosfa h ealt,vh eyrayc ticvaen cer-lfirfweehe i cIhe njoy
witmhy wifaen ds onI.a m 53y earosl da ndw ork harderm anyt hoafmn y col­
leaguheaslm fy age."
-JohSnitl riBngim,ri nghEanmg,lO acntdo,2b 0e0r,0
ACkDOWIIdUIIIDIS
earfliyv yee arasnd a c onsidearmaobulneot ft ravweeln itn ttoh per epara­
Ntioonft hibso okM.a nyp eophleel paeldo ntgh wea yn:o atf ewm emberosf
thmee dical praosfkesetsdhi atothn e aisrs istgaonu cner ecognbiezceaduo sfe
a genuifneeao rfr eprifsraolmmso repo werfuplllaycc eodl leaguesse.e mTsh at
tob ea na larmisnig tuation.
Reseafrecnlhal t urianltltoyw os ectiTohnefs i.r wsatsc ollatailntlgh peu b­
lishmeadt eroinaJ lo sIesfs etihsRe,i ngbeKlirngi ka ndi tpsa tieBnytt sh.ee n d
oft hat pshoamse4e . m5i llion hwaodrb desea ns sembilnea ds coroefl an­
guageTsh.e rwee rnee wspapsetro rpireisn taesfd a arp aratsM oscoawn d
BuenAosir esm;a gazianreti cflreosTm o kyaon dN airombeid,i cjaolu rnaolfsf,i ­
ciarle poarntdsa c oupolfef ull-lbeonogktsh.
Thes ecopnadr itn volsviefdt tihnmilegli onso fw ordins t hcel iniacr'csh ives.
A versyp ecdieablmt u sbte a cknowletdogl eidsM ea riIas seOinst .o opf a ll
heort hreers ponsibsihlegi ltaidselhsya, r weidt mhy ownw ifEed,i tthh,te r ans­
latiooftn h imsa terAitat li.m etsh ewye rder ivcelno tsoed istrabcytt ihofenr e­
quencoyfd emandfsos ro mea nciefniotlr ed ocumewnhti cmhi ghstt imulaa te
reminiscence.
IsIas seailsss ou bmitwtietdh ocuotm platioqn ute stiaobnosuh te ro wnl ife
andt haotfh ehru sband.
IrmengIasrsdre eicse iuvsep do liteolnty w os eparoactcea sianodn gsa vhee r
versioofmn a rrileifdwe i th JIossseeUfit sai.n dR oltfa lked firnta hnbeke llyii te f
mighth eltph efiart huenrd ersttahnedbm e ttIefar n.y thinigts,a ddenheidm .
Margoatn dC harlottwtooe f,I ssesiiss't reercsa,l hliecsdh ildh-ooGde r­
manyn earsliyx yteya rasg oi na w ayt hahta da h auntqiunagl oifti yto sw n.
A particduelbaitrsr ecognifzoterhd ce o ntribouftt ihoReni ngbeKrlgi nik
staAfnfn.e liLeispesp k etcihnea dn umbeorfs malblu,ti mportdaentta iDlrs.;
TheodWoeri stsh,ce l inisct'ast istpircoivaindu,es de fbualc kgromuantde rial.
ProfesFsroarnG ze rlaacnhdh iwsi fwee ntto u nusutarlo ubtloce o ntribute
enougmha terfioaarlc oupolfbe o oks.
GiseIldaae c teadsm y secretaandra yna ddititornaanls laantdpo lra,y ed
hepra ritni nsurtihnatgth fei nismhaetde rwiaasal c curaatsesleym bled.
Therwee rteh pea tietnotnosu ,m erotuoms e ntiwohno,a nswerceodu ntless
questitohnmese ;d icsatlaw fafsa lwaryesa dtyoh elp.
Abovael tlh ewraes J osIesfs eHiesw .a sa lwakyisn adn dp atieanntdc, o n­
ductneeda rallyol u rt aliknsw hahte c all"emdyR ingbeErngg lisham, o"d est
assessmfeoanrm t a nf lueennto ugihnt hteo nguHee.p rovidmeudc hm ate-
12 CANCERD OCTOR:T HEB IOGRAPHOYF JOSEIF SESLSM,. D.
rial wtahspa rte citoouhi sm .H ea llowteodt aflrleayec cetsohs i psr ivaantde
professpiaopnearFlsi .nl aylh,e g avuep a lhli fsr etei mfeo sre vemroanlt hisn
197t2o i nsutrheeb ook wouldf onrlo atchki hnegc oulodf feNro.o nec ould
askf omro re.
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Reu-bplifrsohmte hFdei rEsdti tion
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Conntste
Introdu.c.ti.o.n. ..................1.5. ...................................................................
MeeDtr I.s s.ei.s. ....................1.8 .................................................................
Chapt1e:rE arYleyar.s. ........................62. ....................................................................
Chapt2e:rM edicSatlu de.n.t. ...................3.5 ..............................................................
Chapt3e:rH err .D....o....k.....t....o....r...... ...................................................................4 7
Chapt4e:rN ewM etho.d.s .....................60. .................................................................
Chapt5e:r W ara ndP eac..e.. ..............................................................7....4.. ....... .........
Chapt6e:rI nttoh Uen know.n. ...................8.8. ...........................................................
Chapt7e:rC hieDfo ct.o.r. ..............................0.1.3.. ................... ..................................
Chapt8e:rM ountinOgp posit.i.o.n. ...............1.22. ....................................................
Chapt9e:rA rres.t.ed. ......................1.44. ......................................................................
Chapt1e0rI: m priso.n.e.d. ...................1.5.8. ..................................................................
Chapt1e1rW: a itifnogJr u st.i.c.e .................1.6.9. .........................................................
Chapt1e2rT: r iaalnsdT ribula.t.i.o.ns. .............1.7.7. ...................................................
Chapt1e3rF: i nVaelr d.ic.t. ....................2.0.0 .................................................................
Chapt1e4rR: e neweSdt ruggl.e.s. .................2.1.7. .......................................................
Chapt1e5rF: u rthCeorm plicat.i.o.ns. ..............2.3.8. ...................................................
Chapt1e6rR: e neweOdp posit.i.o.n. ...............2.5.2 .....................................................
Chapt1e7rT: o morriosAw n othWeorr l.d. ..............2.6.3. ...........................................
Chapt1e8rN: e wB eginnin.g.s.. ..................................................2....7 ..5.. .....................
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