Immunity For Life
Third Edition

Prostate cancer cured
Review the facts and decide what treatment you want to take!

I never expected to develop cancer. What man does? I was prepared for a little arthritis, not cancer. I had denial down pat: "It will go away. It will stop on its own. Whatever it is, I can learn to live with it." Cancer, I learned, isn't something you "learn to live with." It changes your life forever.

I'd had small signs for a long time that things weren't as they should be, but I ignored the symptoms. Then late in October 1998, something happened that I couldn't ignore. I was returning to my office when I began to feel a sudden urgency to find a men's room. I did have a little more coffee than usual that morning, so I thought nothing of this urgency at first. I entered my building and frantically rushed to the elevator, hoping to make it to the men's room. Surprise! I was still in the elevator when I felt a warm sensation trickle down my leg. I had lost bladder control.

As upset as I was, I began making excuses. I'm 67 years old… I just waited too long. But deep down I knew something was wrong. I saw an urologist, who gave me a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. The results were high: 15.7. A normal reading is 0 to 4. My doctor recommended antibiotics, thinking I had an infection, and then tested my PSA a week later. The result was even higher: 15.9. My ability to control urination had deteriorated to the point that I planned out my day around access to men's rooms. I was now looking for another opinion. When physician number three did another PSA test with a score of 22.3, I was in a state of panic. At its highest point my PSA rose to 39.1.

By this point I was on a pilgrimage looking for answers. At the University of California at San Francisco medical school I had a special type of scan called a spectroscopy, which showed prostate cancer. It had spread - or metastasized, as the doctors call it - throughout the entire prostate to the seminal ducts to part of the hip and pubic bone. My Gleason Score was 8 out of 10, which is extremely high and indicates a virulent form of cancer. Until cancer happens to us personally, it always happens to "the other guy".

Now suddenly I was "the other guy." I refused biopsy because I had heard it would increase the risk of the cancer spreading, and found an alternative medical doctor that I could partner with to beat the cancer. On May 24, 1999 I began a supplement and food modification program including PC Spes and Moducare, along with other nutrients. My PSA began dropping but then hovered between 1 and 3.1. I increased my Moducare dosage from three capsules a day to six capsules a day, taking two in the morning, two at midday, and the last two before going to bed, always on an empty stomach. Within three weeks of starting this new regimen, my PSA went down to an amazing 0.07 - what doctors call an undetectable score. It has remained at that level. Moducare has become an integral part of my life. The falling PSA scores supplied a spark of hope in an otherwise relentlessly grim picture. My doctor's wonderful demeanor helped too. When I asked about the high PSA scores in the beginning, his response was, "Don't worry, I have seen a lot worse, patients who had scores in the thousands. After all, PSA and Gleason scores are only numbers!"

Massage, excellent nutrition from organic vegetables, no red meat, fresh wild salmon, free range turkey and eggs, olive, fish and flax oils, vitamin and mineral supplements, specialized nutrients, changing the way I viewed the world and how I responded to stress were all part of the treatment plan. Certain nutrients were, I believe, the key to my successful recovery: the plant sterols and sterolins found in Moducare; PC Specs, a special eight herb Chinese formulation; coenzyme Q10; selenium; and enzymes, to name a few. A comprehensive list of all the supplements I took are listed in my book The Prostate Miracle by Kensington Books. People who might think it is too expensive to take all those nutrients should realize that I attribute my survival to those food supplements - how much is that worth?

It is now August as this newsletter goes to press, and over a year has passed since I was diagnosed with metastasized prostate cancer. Were most things better before my prostate cancer? Without a doubt, physically, yes they were. But I have to be honest. In large part because my cancer has made me look up from the blur of responsibilities that had been my life, my relationship with my wife and children has become much richer. My wife became a strong partner in my healing and her constant support helped clear the way to a faster recovery. She never stopped being a loving wife, despite my faltering libido.My latest report from Sloan Kettering shows "no measurable amounts" of cancer in my PSA reading. The doctors call this an "indecipherable score". Remember, I had a rising PSA of 39.1 in April 1999. My latest CAT scan and bone scan indicate that my lymph nodes are clear - all this without the use of any drugs, chemotherapy or radiation.