Reply #50: Gerson therapy a fraud?

[FM Arouet666]

I wonder why I cannot get a response from Quakerfriend. A miraculous cure mentioned in another tread, disseminated breast cancer. I am sure all those on this board with friends, family or similarly afflicted would be interested in this cure. 8 years free of cancer.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/HealthProfessional/page8#Section_297

Well I will leave the issue alone until I see another miraculous post, but for those interested disseminated breast cancer, what was posted in the other tread and claimed to be cured with the Gerson method, is described below.

Systemic disease

Treatment for systemic disease is palliative in intent. Goals of treatment include improving quality of life and prolongation of life. Although median survival has been reported to be 18 to 24 months,<15> some patients experience long-term survival. Among patients treated with systemic chemotherapy at a single institution between 1973 and 1982, 263 patients (16.6%) achieved complete responses. Of those, 49 patients (3.1% of the total group) remained in complete remission for more than 5 years, and 26 patients (1.5%) were still in complete remission at 16 years.

And that is with chemo not Gerson therapy. I would love to post a comparison, but the Gerson clinic does not keep complete records, and what research has been done flatly contradicts the Gerson claims.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/cancer.html