This year, over 56,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.1 Doctors will recommend a course of chemotherapy and radiation, which will further ravage their immune systems and leave them with a poor quality of life.
Approximately 4 out of 5 of them will die from either the cancer or the “treatments.” 2
But what if I told you that there was another way to combat pancreatic cancer? A protocol that has no side effects and relies entirely on nature and the body’s natural immune system to combat disease? I’m talking about pancreatic enzymes, which have been used for years as part of a tailored diet to fight cancer.
The pancreas is a gland that produces digestive enzymes and insulin. It’s an essential organ for maintaining healthy digestion and regulating blood sugar. Those with pancreatic cancer begin to lose their ability to produce these enzymes, which makes it nearly impossible to digest important fats and proteins or absorb nutrients.
This is called pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), and can cause a whole host of problems. What’s worse, conventional treatments like chemotherapy and invasive surgery only serve to exacerbate the problems. This can result in severe malnutrition, unhealthy weight loss, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
Many people combat these symptoms by taking pancreatic enzymes.3
For years, pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, or PERT, has been used to treat PEI. PERT essentially uses supplemental enzymes to help aid in digestion. They come in capsule form and are derived from the pancreatic glands of pigs. The supplements contain lipase, which is the pancreatic enzyme associated with breaking down fats into fatty acids.4
A healthy adult pancreas will release over 700,000 units of lipase during the course of a meal. The supplements are taken with every meal to assist with digestion and nutrient absorption. But even with capsules containing 25,000 units of lipase, patients can wind up taking several pills with every meal. At an average retail price of around $4 per capsule, this can cost thousands of dollars each month.
There’s a long history behind the use of pancreatic enzymes, so here’s a quick rundown:
1958 – Dr. Max Gerson publishes A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases, in which he describes a new protocol which is now known as the Gerson Therapy. This therapy is still used today and utilizes a specialized diet designed to remove toxins from the body and reduce inflammation. It also focuses on pancreatic enzyme deficiency as a root cause of tumor development.
In the 1960s, an orthodontist named Dr. William Kelley developed a metabolic therapy based on the same idea that all cancers are caused by specific enzyme deficiencies. He utilized a strict diet, coffee enemas, laetrile, and pancreatic enzymes to treat cancer patients. Kelley developed his therapy after being diagnosed with “terminal” pancreatic cancer. The cancer was eventually eliminated from his body.
1987 – Nicholas Gonzalez, a doctor and medical journalist, continues to build on the work of his mentor, Dr. Kelley. Armed with the belief that cancer is the result of poor diet and environmental toxins, he went on to develop the Gonzalez Protocol. This protocol relies heavily on pancreatic enzymes, which Dr. Gonzalez believed to be the body’s main defense against cancer.
On my recent journey through Asia, I spoke with Dr. Jaime Dy-Liacco, who has been using pancreatic enzymes and nutrition to heal his patients. He shared how doctor Kelley helped cure him of prostate cancer using his naturopathic therapy.
He explained that cancer cells have an animal protein coating that makes them invisible to the immune system. By increasing the level of enzymes that help break down these proteins, he explained, we can allow the immune system to target and destroy these cells.
But Dr. Dy-Liacco practices in the Philippines, which is an impoverished nation. Dr. Kelley’s protocol calls for over 100 capsules a day to increase enzymes and other nutrient intake, a price most Philippine people cannot afford. In order to make the therapy accessible to everyone, Dr. Dy-Liacco prescribes 2 tablespoons of raw pork pancreas several times a day. The enzymes this provides help to break down the coating of the cancerous cells and have helped many of his patients heal their cancer.
The body is an amazing creation capable of handling almost any illness or disease. It’s often our own poor diet and lifestyle, combined with environmental toxins, that lead to suppression of the immune system. Pancreatic enzymes have been shown to help with a host of health problems.5
Most oncologists recommend the same standard methods of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat cancer, but many doctors believe there is a better, more natural way. Pancreatic enzymes, in both supplemental and raw form, can help the body return to a healthy state and has shown great promise as an effective way to combat cancer. Always be sure to consult with a holistic nutritionist before making major changes to your diet.
As always, we believe that your treatment is entirely your choice. We’re here to provide information so that you can make an informed decision, whatever that decision may be. For those with religious restrictions on pork products, here’s an excerpt from pancreaticcanceraction.org:
Currently, all enzyme replacement products are produced from pork derived ingredients and no alternatives are available. However, pancreatic enzymes have been approved for use by Jewish patients by the Chief Rabbi. For Muslim patients, Dr. Abdul Hamid Mohamed, London Central Mosque Trust, has advised the following: “If, and only if, no other medicines than the ones containing prohibited substances are suitable to cure the illness or disease in the opinion of the physician, then the medicine containing the prohibited substance should be prescribed and taken by the patient.” 6
Article Summary
In 2019, over 56,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Approximately 4 out of 5 of them will die from either the cancer or the “treatments.”
For years, pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, or PERT, has been used to treat pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI).
A healthy adult pancreas will release over 700,000 units of lipase during the course of a meal.
Why raw pork pancreas ..? Why pork?
You should bring up the subject of risk of eating Trichinella in this article/series.
No one wants to get trichinosis. Would not raw cow pancreas be better?
Hi Hans –
Great question! Porcine enzymes are the only pancreatic enzymes so far that have been shown to effectively stimulate the digestive hormones essential to proper pancreatic function in humans. We recommend watching our full Eastern Medicine documentary to learn more here:
http://tinyurl.com/EMGoldfb
Hope this helps. Wishing you endless blessings and good health! 🙂
Maybe if its frozen first then consumed, pork enzymes is what Dr Gonzales and the other Drs used because it is closer to the pancreas enzymes of us humans whether we like it or not, did you watch the series?
I wonder if the pancreatic enzymes from hyenas would work? Ha! They have an amazing digestive system! They eat everything even the Bone, hair, hide and teeth… They leave nothing behind and they turn it into Poop pretty quick! 😬
In the united states, we can get the pork pancreas pills as on Amazon. Can TTAC recommend any of these pills?
Hi Rosario –
Thanks for your note.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a specific brand recommendation for supplements at this time. But I would be happy to pass along this question/request on your behalf.
In the mean time, you could start with doing some research on USDA certified organic supplements available in a local shop or an online store. 🙂
If you have any further questions/concerns, please let us know as we are happy to help.
Blessings and love!
The enzymes in the pancreas of Pigs are five times greater/more powerful than in humans. A pig can eat, digest his food and turn it into meat in less than four hours. Pancreatic enzymes from pigs are an amazing therapy to eat/break down the negative charged protein coating that forms around cancer cells that virtually allows the positive charged cancer to hide from your negativity charged immune system. Positive and negative attract. Negative and negative repel.
Thanks for sharing, Ted!
I’ve read articles that stated once you start using pancreatic enzyme supplements you can’t stop because the body detects you are supplementing and adjusts by telling your pancreas to reduce production of enzymes, so if you stop taking them, the body fails to tell your pancreas to start making more enzymes again to make up for the loss of those provided by the supplement, leaving you vulnerable to disease such as cancer. Any truth to that? Are there any current studies that support enzyme supplementation for preventing pancreatic cancer or any other type of cancer? Is there any chance that by messing with the ability of the body to heal itself, taking supplemental enzymes may make things worse?
Hi Gordy –
It’s best if you reach out to a health care practitioner about your in-depth questions so they can give you the most appropriate advice. 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 Quest 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/
Blessings and love!
Solid piece that lays out alternative treatments to typical chemo and radiation, but I also appreciate your responsible advice to people about talking to a local medical provider.
Thank you, Peg! We appreciate your feedback. 🙂
I have digestive problems that are getting worse. I have tried digestive supplements but none seem to help with the GERD symptoms I have been experiencing recently. I have omitted all cane sugar from my diet because of the hypoglycemia symptoms that sugar causes and have now substituted xylitol –a limited amount of 2 teas or less daily. In my searching for an effective digestive enzyme I found your website and am interested in asking my naturopathic doctor about what you have proposed as an effective way for treating digestive problems. I do not have cancer but am concerned that my digestive problems are getting worse. Any counsel on a specific blood test that I should request for my pancreas?
Hi Coleen –
Thank you for sharing this with us.
We’ll be sure to keep you in our prayers.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any suggestions on specific blood tests or treatments. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the experts we interviewed in the Global Quest series so they can give you the most appropriate advice based on your exact condition.
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/
Hope this is helpful to you. Blessings and love!