B17 injections

Hi Pam,

So sorry for your mets - ugh!  At risk of having rotten eggs thrown at me here, lol - I just want to add a voice of caution. 

B17/amygdalin/ laetrile/apricot kernels/etc -  is not an approved prevention or treatment for breast cancer.  Many, many science-based studies have been done and have not found it to be useful at all; in fact it has been shown to be harmful and to actually result in decreased survival. It is well known to kill cancer cells, as proponents love to say, but the reason it kills cancer cells is because your body metabolizes it into cyanide! 

Same thing for Vitamin C - no one doubts that Vitamin C in some dosages helps with overall health, but there is no proof that it is a useful treatment for cancer, and it has been proven to interfere with chemotherapy.  

The accuracy and credibility of "The China Study" has been called into question and debated many, many times. 

Of course your ultimate treatment decisions are yours alone, and should be respected as personal choices, but please make sure you're well informed and don't let fear and desperation drive your treatment. 

There are lots of resources for both alternative and conservative treatment, and I've recently posted several of them here on the alternative group to discuss the credibility of each. Try not to get caught up in the us-versus-them nonsense (conventional vs alternative).  Do your research and make choices that you are comfortable with.  

Here's one article on Evaluating Health Information on the Internet that may be helpful:  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet

Have you posted on the Stage IV/mets board?  Being in a similar situation, they may have some good advice for you too.  Best of luck in your treatment!  

Pam, I am SO sorry to hear that. Big hugs to you and GOOD FOR YOU for wanting to fight this with all guns blazing!

I don't do B17 injections, but I do eat nitriloside-rich foods such as apricot kernels and millet. B17-rich foods are abundant in cultures that have little or no cancer, but those foods have been all but deleted in the modern Western diet.

As for this opinion:

B17/amygdalin/ laetrile/apricot kernels/etc - is not an approved prevention or treatment for breast cancer. Many, many science-based studies have been done and have not found it to be useful at all; in fact it has been shown to be harmful and to actually result in decreased survival. It is well known to kill cancer cells, as proponents love to say, but the reason it kills cancer cells is because your body metabolizes it into cyanide!  

Yes, this is the popular view as it's what most doctors are indoctrinated in medical school. If you've read G. Edward Griffin's "World Without Cancer," you understand why that is a half-truth at best that is in effect completely inaccurate. (Funny that doctors are more than willing to inject synthetic, systemic poisons into our bodies, but roll their eyes at a purely natural substance that is TARGETED to cancer cells specifically?! not a slam on you, thenewme, I certainly can't fault you for believing what Quackwatch and the like tell you!) I firmly believe that early high doses of B17 are what helped shrink my initial tumor, and I plan to consume B17-rich foods for the rest of my life. If you haven't read Griffin's book, please do... and Google "World Without Cancer" to see a one-hour video introduction of it. 

I second the "Anticancer: A New Way of Life" recommendation and also recommend anything by Dr. Lorraine Day. She is a survivor of a grapefruit-sized tumor (it was breast cancer but actually jutted OUT of her chest) that was cured completely naturally some 20+ years ago (diet is only one small piece of what she recommends, FYI -- other components are additional lifestyle changes such as what kind of daily exercise you get, when and how you sleep, etc.).

Please also read the threads here about iodine, vitamin D, and natural hormone balance. I also firmly believe that a complete, radical change in diet and lifestyle are MANDATORY for surviving and thriving. All-organic EVERYTHING, no processed foods, get daily exercise and sunshine, sleep in complete darkness, eliminate stress as well as you can (I know, easier said than done on that one!) etc. ((((hugs)))) You will overcome this!!

Deni63

Hello Deni, my name is Gary from Delaware

I have a friend who has Ewing Cancer in advanced stages and  have interest in the name of the Center that you were or are being treated and some insight on B17.

I would appreciate any info you or any other person on the post might have to offer.

You may contact my friend's father at PreeNeedJoe@aol.com or myself at Got2RockOn@aol.com

My prayers are with all of you and I hope to read many success stories in the near future.

Ronald, thank you for posting. And congratulations on your girlfriend's success.

Would you be kind enough to post the list? It would also be helpful if there is a particular brand of enzymes, apricot kernels, etc. There seems to be a disagreement whether Wobenzymes is as effective as simple healthfood store enzymes.

I seem to remember they took one kind of apricot kernel off the market in the US-- the stronger kind, I think.

Thanks!