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Comparisons with Conventional Cancer Treatments

Though escharotic treatments are most often compared to surgery, a few people see them as embracing some of the characteristics of irradiation and chemotherapy. While it is true that certain of the escharotics can be quite "surgically" precise, this matter depends a great deal on the particular product and the patient's response to that product.

A patient using the black and yellow salves on an angiocentric T-cell lymphoma that was wrapped around an artery showed me the fully exposed artery (on the cheek) after the eschar detached. The area was clean, and it healed up almost invisibly after some time.

What is important about this account is that such types of cancer are normally deemed inoperable because of the difficulty of scraping the cancer off the artery without nicking the artery and causing bleeding. Since the cancer is itself apt to strangle the artery at some point, patients with such conditions are caught in a most unfortunate place. The salves, whatever their disadvantages, are thus important alternatives for people with inoperable conditions.

A patient with an inoperable brain tumor applied the salve to her neck and created a drainage area for the brain tumor. She regained function in less than two days. This same patient ran a quite high systemic fever, indicating that a considerable amount of the salve had been absorbed into her system. For such reasons, some people, including Dr. Mohs whose book was entitled Chemosurgery, have viewed the salve as having a combination of surgical and chemical actions.

A few of the salve producers hold somewhat similar views because they feel that the botanical properties of the herbs are absorbed and circulated throughout the body. Most of them seem to view this action almost mystically: they believe the active constituents of the herbs act as miniature detectives that seek and destroy the cancer wherever it may be.

Though some of these notions may be at least partially accurate, the reliability of anti-tumoral actions may be exaggerated. If the people making such claims were required to be as factual as demanded by science, we would not have to attend funerals and there are, of course, people who used the salves without this level of success. However, even when patients did not make a full recovery, their quality of life was often remarkably improved. This alone is a reason for considering the adjunctive tonics, if not also the escharotic treatments as treatment for cancer.

Dr. Stephen Snow took over the practice of Dr. Mohs when Dr. Mohs retired. He felt that the heat produced by the escharotics might be compared to irradiation. He said that no one knows how high the temperature reaches when using the fixative paste. Heat, of course, burns; and it is quite well known that cancer cells are less heat tolerant than healthy tissue. This is the basis for various fever and hyperthermia treatments as well as comparisons with radiation therapies.

All in all, the salves are, at minimum, "interesting." At best, they are an entirely reasonable option, one well worth considering by people whose conditions are inoperable. They are also worth a shot for those whose prognoses are unfavorable; by those with an aversion to conventional treatments; and by those for whom conventional methods have repeatedly failed, often to the extent that more and more drastic procedures are advised.

Personally, I also believe that the escharotics, aggressive as they are, are also alid approaches for persons whose conditions have been diagnosed early, who probably have time to try alternatives to see whether more radical treatments can be avoided.

When I discovered a lump on my rib, I applied a cayenne salve. I did not have the lump biopsied as it was clear that regardless of what it was, it had to go. The salve was intensely painful, enough to disturb my sleep; but in two days, the whole area was resolved. There is no way of knowing what the lump was. It was green on top, an ominous sight; but after the green part fell off, a waxy material discharged. The lump was probably a sebaceous cyst, and this particular salve works well on such lumps.

All this proved is that if the shoe were on the other foot, I would indeed walk my talk and treat myself using the methods described in my various writings. However, I am very keen to add that I did not procrastinate. I acted swiftly while the lump was quite small, and perhaps even more importantly, I consulted a talented channel in an effort to understand what my life issues are and what I was missing or failing to note—for I am deeply convinced that we all need this body-mind connection in order to heal properly.

It is important for everyone to determine the causes of illness, manage stressful issues that interfere with well being, and to reduce or eliminate everything that detracts from wholeness. In other words, I would advise people to seek a deeper level of healing than is normally offered in hospitals for this would appear to offer more assurance of cure than any single modality considered in isolation from other factors that are also important to health.

Pros and cons of escharotic and enucleating methods of treatment are thoroughly discussed in my book.

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A patient using the black and yellow salves on an angiocentric T-cell lymphoma that was wrapped around an artery showed me the fully exposed artery (on the cheek) after the eschar detached. The area was clean, and it healed up almost invisibly after some time. What is important about this account is that such types of cancer are normally deemed inoperable because of the difficulty of scraping the cancer off the artery without nicking the artery and causing bleeding. Since the cancer is itself apt to strangle the artery at some point, patients with such conditions are caught in a most unfortunate place. The salves, whatever their disadvantages, are thus important alternatives for people with inoperable conditions. A patient with an inoperable brain tumor applied the salve to her neck and created a drainage area for the brain tumor. She regained function in less than two days. This same patient ran a quite high systemic fever, indicating that a considerable amount of the salve had been absorbed into her system. For such reasons, some people, including Dr. Mohs whose book was entitled Chemosurgery, have viewed the salve as having a combination of surgical and chemical actions. A few of the salve producers hold somewhat similar views because they feel that the botanical properties of the herbs are absorbed and circulated throughout the body. Most of them seem to view this action almost mystically: they believe the active constituents of the herbs act as miniature detectives that seek and destroy the cancer wherever it may be. Though some of these notions may be at least partially accurate, the reliability of anti-tumoral actions may be exaggerated. If the people making such claims were required to be as factual as demanded by science, we would not have to attend funerals and there are, of course, people who used the salves without this level of success. However, even when patients did not make a full recovery, their quality of life was often remarkably improved. This alone is a reason for considering the adjunctive tonics, if not also the escharotic treatments as treatment for cancer. Dr. Stephen Snow took over the practice of Dr. Mohs when Dr. Mohs retired. He felt that the heat produced by the escharotics might be compared to irradiation. He said that no one knows how high the temperature reaches when using the fixative paste. Heat, of course, burns; and it is quite well known that cancer cells are less heat tolerant than healthy tissue. This is the basis for various fever and hyperthermia treatments as well as comparisons with radiation therapies. All in all, the salves are, at minimum, "interesting." At best, they are an entirely reasonable option, one well worth considering by people whose conditions are inoperable. They are also worth a shot for those whose prognoses are unfavorable; by those with an aversion to conventional treatments; and by those for whom conventional methods have repeatedly failed, often to the extent that more and more drastic procedures are advised. Personally, I also believe that the escharotics, aggressive as they are, are also alid approaches for persons whose conditions have been diagnosed early, who probably have time to try alternatives to see whether more radical treatments can be avoided. When I discovered a lump on my rib, I applied a cayenne salve. I did not have the lump biopsied as it was clear that regardless of what it was, it had to go. The salve was intensely painful, enough to disturb my sleep; but in two days, the whole area was resolved. There is no way of knowing what the lump was. It was green on top, an ominous sight; but after the green part fell off, a waxy material discharged. The lump was probably a sebaceous cyst, and this particular salve works well on such lumps. All this proved is that if the shoe were on the other foot, I would indeed walk my talk and treat myself using the methods described in my various writings. However, I am very keen to add that I did not procrastinate. I acted swiftly while the lump was quite small, and perhaps even more importantly, I consulted a talented channel in an effort to understand what my life issues are and what I was missing or failing to note—for I am deeply convinced that we all need this body-mind connection in order to heal properly. It is important for everyone to determine the causes of illness, manage stressful issues that interfere with well being, and to reduce or eliminate everything that detracts from wholeness. In other words, I would advise people to seek a deeper level of healing than is normally offered in hospitals for this would appear to offer more assurance of cure than any single modality considered in isolation from other factors that are also important to health. . Pros and cons of escharotic and enucleating methods of treatment are thoroughly discussed in my book. $ .Pros and Cons of Escharotics .

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