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In August 2018, John McCain, long-serving Republican senator from Arizona, succumbed to a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma. This is the very same disease that took the life of Senator Ted Kennedy in 2009. Why is modern medicine, with all its technological, medical, and financial resources unable to successfully fight this deadly cancer?
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming roughly 600,000 lives every year. Decades of research have revealed that most cancers are very complex diseases, especially those that have metastasized or migrated from the original area of the body where the cancer first began.
Coincidentally, glioblastoma was the first type of cancer to undergo a thorough examination as part of the project led by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) known as “The Cancer Genome Atlas.” This project aims to catalogue genetic mistakes – known as mutations – that may be responsible for various cancers, along with analyzing DNA sequences and patterns of gene expression of human cancers.This data will be made publicly available for all scientists to study.
Glioblastoma is a rapidly-growing tumor of the central nervous system that forms from supportive cells in the brain and spinal cord, which are known as glia – hence the name. This type of cancer is usually seen in adults.
Unfortunately, like many other cancers, glioblastoma is not a single disease. For instance, even though glioblastoma cancer cells from Senator McCain’s tumor and Senator Kennedy’s tumor might have appeared the same under a microscope, they were likely quite different from each other at the cellular level, with different patterns of DNA mutations and different pathways driving their growth.
In other words, these two patients very likely didn’t really have the same disease, even though we call their cancers by the same name. Given this scenario, it’s obvious that there can be no single “one size fits all” therapeutic solution for patients with glioblastoma.
To add to this complexity, even within a given patient’s glioblastoma tumor, individual cancer cells can differ dramatically from one another. This is because they diverge over time as a result of their rapid, unpredictable growth and accumulation of different mutations within different tumor cells.
This means that the same treatment, when administered to all glioblastoma tumor cells in a single patient, will not kill all of the cells with the same effectiveness. Additionally, resistant tumor cells are likely to grow back and multiply in response to ongoing treatment, eventually leading to a treatment-resistant tumor. It’s important to find the right treatments for your cancer. Finding the right doctor is an important first step.
Another typical characteristic of glioblastoma is its highly invasive nature. These tumor cells have a habit of crawling away from the main tumor mass and embedding themselves deep within the normal brain, often hidden behind a natural protective shield known as the blood-brain barrier. While the main central tumor mass might be accessible and surgically removable, the invasive finger-like projections protruding into other areas of the brain may not all be detected or removed by surgery.
We’ve discussed the dangers of chemotherapy before. Pumping our bodies full of toxic chemicals often does more harm than good. Fortunately, there are other ways to combat and prevent cancer, including the right nutrition to starve cancer cells and boost the body’s immune system.
My very best friend and soulmate died in January from this type of cancer. He refused radiation and chemo and tried to fight it with diet and cannibis. Unfortunately he tried to go it alone without the proper support and guidance on dosage, etc. He outlived the 6 months the doctors gave him if he didn’t do their treatment, but in the end he just “gave up” . He went very quickly after he stopped taking cannibus. So, another life lost which might have been prevented if medical cannibus were legal and treatment with it readily available.
Susan,
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Thanks for sharing his story with us.
Usually I find what you write enlightening when it’s not self-promoting, and I have watched a couple of your docu-series. However, the article on John McCain’s death was simply too much.
Without any basis in fact, you claimed that the disease he had and the one Sen. Kennedy had were different. Then, after scaring the reader with the fact that the cancer cells do go elsewhere other than the main tumor, you imply that both Senators did the wrong thing with chemotherapy – without having access to their medical records – and urge us to tune in to your series, where not only do you sell the series but aligned products as well.
One of these days, purely scientific info will come out that says that nutrition is the trigger for genetic diseases, and therefore the key to controlling the expression of those genes. But using your site to scare people and then create supplement sales is not “one of those days.”
John McCain may have been a “war hero” at one time, but if so, it wsa long ago.
America is a weaker Constitutional Republic due to the Neo-cons, of which McCain was a part. You may be saddened by his death, but I rejoice for the Constitution.
I appreciate you folks and I hope you’ll accept this comment in the spirit of dialogue and not take it as criticism.
You don’t have to reflexively ape the major media and honor McCain as either a “war hero” or a long-serving senator. Long serving is part of the problem. Long serving = bought and paid for.
Look, I wouldn’t wish glioblastoma on my worst enemy, so I’m not happy to hear the news of McCain’s passing, but neither am I “sad” that he’s gone.
A couple of observations.
1) Being shot down and tortured in a prison for years doesn’t make you a “hero.” Saving your buddy’s life does. Refusing to obey JBJ’s and McNamara’s murderous orders would have. Opposing imperial misadventures all over the world later in life, a la Ron Paul, would do it in my book. The war hero nonsense is just propaganda dispensed to brainwash the unthinking and gullible. No different from the way the establishment uses propaganda to exalt mainstream cancer “researchers’ and marginalize you folks. He was their boy and they will gild his image all they can. YOU don’t have to.
2) McCain was as virulent and dogged an enemy of natural healing methods as the senate every produced, besides his buddy Dick Durbin. I don’t like having enemies, but he was the one coming after you and me, not vice versa. He was our enemy by definition … on the attack, seeking to do us harm … either out of fealty to the Big Pharma, Big Farma, Big Phude coombine or raw stupidity. The man was a dunce.
3) McCain was also a neocon war monger who never met a war, bombing campaign or military operation of any sort he didn’t endorse wholeheartedly, including the support of “moderate rebels” in Syria … aka Al Qaeda / ISIS.
Moderate rebel … talk about an oxymoron, and yet the public buys this BS.
Sorry he suffered. Glad he’s gone. Please, let’s not lionize him. I believe he was nothing short of insane. And, if evil has a face, it looks a lot like his.
Hear, hear!!!
I rarely post comments. But this is too important an issue to ignore. My husband is coming up on his 5th year of remission. Because of the TTAC and other sources we chose treatment at an integrated clinic featured in the original series. He had two different kinds of cancer cells. The greek blood test determined the best chemo for HIS cancer cells. It was NOT the chemo protocol that his conventional docs were using for his type of cancer. That chemo protocol according to test results was only 20% effective. The greek blood test provides solid scientific evidence that all cancers are different because of our unique DNA and other factors beyond this post. We did IPT as well as nutrtitional and vitamin therapies with no side effects. He is healthier today than ever because he is staying on a vitamin and herbal supplement program. TTAC is NOT scaring people into purchasing anything. They are on an important quest to share this information so that one day no one will have to suffer at the hands of Big Pharma and doctors that are uneducated about natural therapies and nutrition.
Glioblastomas according to alopathic medicine has no “cure”, chemo would only “buy time”, very little time at that. Met a Glioblastoma stage 4 survivor at the clinic we went to, he was there for his one year check up. . . . .cancer free. Did McCain or Kennedy do the right thing? If they knew about the alternatives (that their docs would never inform them about) and chose traditional treatment, then yes it was the right informed decision. But did they know?
To Alan K and Falling man. I agree, McCain was part of the swamp and a big pharma advocate, how can one not be with that many years being a power broker in DC. I did not realize the true nature of the man until he voted thumbs down of the healthcare bill. He campaigned to get rid of Obamacare and yet voted no to spite President Trump. He let all Americans down by leaving us with a horrible health care plan because of his ego. To die with that kind of anger and resentment is very sad. But to do so at the detriment of Americans health. . . . . .
Kathy W:
My 22 year old nephew was just diagnosed with glioblastoma. I realize TTAC may not be able to allow you to share what sources you chose to use on here, but would you be willing to share them with me directly in a private message on FB? My name is Holly Lewis and my profile picture has zinnia flowers with a butterfly?
Hi Kathy,
Glad to know your husband his doing great.
My husband was diagnosis in April 2018 with Glioblastoma stage 4.
What is the name or address of the Clinic you met the GBM Survivor.
Thanks
Hi I am also very interested in the clinic information. My friend has just found out he is stage4
Glioblastoma. He had the tumor removed. He will probably not have treatments.
Any information would be very much appreciated.
Thank you, Ruth
Hi Ruth –
We appreciate you reaching out to us about this.
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend – I’ll be sure to pray for him.
Unfortunately, we are unable to give any kind of medical advice. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global series.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I’m also attaching the info about the Hope4Cancer clinic in Tijuana, MX if you’d like to reach out to them.
http://www.hope4cancer.com/
https://hope4cancer.com/schedule-a-call/
Please also see the resources below in case they will be helpful to you.
From our beginning, we have supported charities that really help these cancer patients.
HealingStrong:
http://healingstrong.com/
https://www.facebook.com/healingstrong
HealingStrong supports MANY cancer patients and are amazing. HealingStrong, a nonprofit organization, is supported 100% by volunteers, who are experienced in using natural strategies. The organization’s mission is to educate, encourage, equip, and empower those seeking comprehensive natural strategies to heal strong and stay strong.
HealingStrong Connect Groups meet monthly in various areas of the U.S. and South Australia to link others interested in natural strategies, holistic protocols, and local resources. Their groups focus on mind, body and emotional healing based on Biblical promises, as they believe the God of the Bible is our healer. For more information on how to start a group, or become involved in one, please go to: http://www.healingstrong.org/groups, and like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/healingstrong.
Cancer Crackdown is so awesome and helps patients without a lot of money get supplements and treatments and even helps them raise money:
http://cancercrackdown.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CancerCrackdown
Also, the Independent Cancer Research Foundation is another charity that we support, also known as Cancer Tutor. They have been a TREMENDOUS help for cancer patients and have a TON of life saving information they give out freely and they do real research into treatments for cancer that are outside of the toxic Big Pharma Big 3:
http://www.theicrf.com/
The best that we can suggest is to contact Healing Strong and Cancer Crackdown for any need in financial resources.
We also support Mary Beth’s “Nick Gonzalez Foundation” which is bringing Nick’s protocol to the people…which is one of the most powerful cancer killing protocols out there.
I hope this is helpful! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us again if there’s anything else we can help with.
Wishing you endless blessings and love!