SC was 68 years old when her problems began. She is a non-smoker. She started to have coughs for six months. There was no symptom apart from the pain on her right shoulder. On investigation, she was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer, Stage 1B. Surgery was done on 29 September 2008, but it was aborted – an open and close case. The cancer had spread to the back of the chest wall and considered a Stage 4.
Her doctor suggested chemotherapy and said without this treatment she would have only six months to live. SC declined. Her sister died one year after surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for her breast cancer.
SC sought our help and started taking herbs in October 2008. She is well today, except for her pain. The latest e-mail from her daughter is on 7 February 2012.
Yoke was a 54-year-old female. In October 2010, she had intermittent pains in her abdomen. The pains progressed to her lumbar region, depriving her of sleep. A ultrasound and CT scan and blood test were carried out in a private hospital. She was diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreas (body and tail) with infiltration of the splenic vein, encasement of the roots of the portal vein and multiple hepatic metastases.
Yoke refused chemotherapy, and came to seek our help on 20 November, 2010. She took CA Care herbs and was doing well. Her pains went away and she had good appetite. She was busy making arrangements for her daughter’s wedding. We did not get to see her very often, but we know she continually took the herbs.
About six months later, in May2011 Yoke came to our centre and complained of severe pains. Why? What had happened? Listen to her story.
NH is a 83-year-old lady. Sometime in April 2009, she had coughs with white phlegm. She was given cough mixture to take. The problem was not resolved. On 19 October 2009, she went to a private hospital for further management. After a CT scan, she was given a week of antibiotics. This was not effective. Subsequently, the family was told that she had lung cancer. Due to her advanced age, neither the doctor nor the family were interested in any follow-up treatment. NH and her family came to seek our help on 23 October 2009. We never get to see NH although we noted that her son came to collect her herbs regularly. On 20 January 2012, i.e. 2 years and 3 months later – NH came to our centre with her son.
GS is a 54 year-old lady. A cervical biopsy and endometrial curetting indicated a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. She underwent a toal abdominal hysterectomy at a private hospital. The pathology report confirmed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, classical endometroid type Stage 3B, tumour invades into the cervical stroma. She was asked to go for radiotherapy, but she refused. She also declined chemotherapy that was suggested.
GS came to seek our help on 9 April, 2008. Until today, she is fine and live a normal life. She had been taking the herbs religiously, besides taking care of her diet. In April, 2012, GS would have been on the herbs for FOUR years.
SK’s problem started two years ago. He had blood in his urine. This problem disappeared after he took some medicine prescribed by his doctor. In May 2011, there was blood in his urine again. An ultrasound on 27 May 2011 indicated a 67.2 X 64.2 mm mass in his right kidney and a 70.5 X 56.0 mm. With medication, his problem disappeared again.
Mid-November 2011, SK had blood in his urine again. This time he went to Singapore for further consultation. A CT scan on 16 November 2011, indicated a large mass, 6.7 X 8.4 X 7 cm in his left kidney. The right kidney has a nodular mass, 6.6 X 4.9 X 6.4 cm in size. Appearances are highly of bilateral renal neoplasm.
A blood test on 16 November 2011 showed elevated creatinine level (141.0). His alkaline phosphatase at 165 and GGT at 228 were high. A bone scan done on 21 November 2011 indicated mildly increased tracer uptake in the paranasal region, likely due to inflammatory process. There is no conclusive evidence of bony metastases.
Based on the above, the doctor in Singapore said he was 95 per cent sure that SK has kidney cancer. SK was asked to undergo an operation to remove the tumours in both his kidneys. This would involve removing one and a half kidney. There is a 50:50 chance that the remaining one half of the other kidney may not function after the surgery. If this happens, SK would have to be on dialysis.
Siti was 48 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer Stage 4. She underwent a total hysterectomy in 2005 followed by three cycles of chemotherapy. She gave up chemo and took herbs.
Part 1 – She Gave Up Chemotherapy and Turned to Herbs
At first, Siti and her husband did not believe in what we at CA Care are doing. Many times, they were “pushed” by a friend to come and see us. Eventually they relented and came to see us in Penang. From then on, it was no turning back. Siti’s health improved. It has been seven years now and she is doing well.
Part 2 – Initially We Did Not Believe You
Our interview with Siti was done in 2005. She had been taking our herbs for the past five years.
Part 3 – My Experience With Chemotherapy and Your Herbs
One week of suffering. After I regained my strength, I went for another shot. I couldn’t eat and my body felt very tired. During that time I felt like dying. I could not carry anything and I was drained off my energy. After I recovered, I have to go for another “bang”. The second chemo was worse than the first one. But for the third cycle I was alright – that was after I started to take your herbs.
Dr. Peter Ooi was 51 years old when he was diagnosed with NPC Stage 2 t0 3 in 2000. At that time he was with the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) in Bangkok. Later, Peter became the Director of the Asian Regional Centre of the World Vegetable Center, also based in Bangkok.
Part 1 – My Radio-Chemo Experience
Peter “immediately took up the aggressive procedure of both radiation and chemotherapy.? He completed 35 sessions of radiation treatments and at the same time received chemotherapy. He gave up chemotherapy after four cycles – the treatment made him too sick!
Part 2 – An Angel Led Me to CA Care
The main contributing factors that healed him were: change of lifestyle, change of diet and reliance on the herbs.
Part 3 – I Want Healing, Not Cure
Peter was looking for a healing when he realized that when doctor talk about “cure”, it means being alive for five years. His radiologist was strongly against herbs. She said there is no evidence that herbs help. But Peter refuted that no evidence does not mean it does not work.
Part 4 – Lessons From My Cancer
I recognized that something is wrong with my body. Cancer is due to something you have done wrong, eating the wrong food, being in the wrong place, doing something wrong. It’s God telling us to change. We are invincible. We are young and reckless. Wake up to reality. Our body has changed.
Part 5 – My Advice to Cancer Patients
There is a purpose in life. Do not ask God, “why?” but “how can I go through this?”. The patient must know they have an active role to play. They cannot be passive. You must be positive, knowledge generative – what have you got to lose to know more? The more we know, the better we are to tackle our problems. We de-mystify the cancer. Also, quality of life is a perception. Do not let others impose their beliefs on you.
LCC was a 54year-old male. He was a welder when young. Later he had his own business – steaming kuih (local cakes). In early 2010, he had a mild bleeding from his nose. By March 2010, the bleeding became serious. A lump appeared in his neck. He was diagnosed with NPC, Stage 4 as the cancer had spread to his liver.
He underwent 6 cycles of chemotherapy. Barely 5 months after the treatment, there was extensive bony metastasis.
GK was a 70-year-old lady. In May 2000 she had vaginal bleeding. Medical examination showed a large cauliflower growth involving the anterior lip of the cervix and also the vault at the vagina. A biopsy confirmed carcinoma of the cervix, Stage 2A. GK was asked to go for radiotherapy. She declined. She changed her diet and sought our help on 10 August 2001.
Today, at CA Care, we have about 120 types of herbs to address the problems of cancer patients who come to see us. When we first started CA Care, we had only two types of herbs, Capsule A and Capsule B. We soon realize that we need more herbal formulation to help cancer patients with various other problems such as coughs, constipation, fluid retention etc.