Larry Conrad went in for his annual physical on his 50^th birthday.  During his exam, his doctor found swollen lymph nodes in his armpits and groin.  Conrad had a cough and said he’d lost weight because he ‘felt full all the time’.  His doctor ordered a series of tests, and Conrad was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the most common type.  He rejected the standard chemotherapy protocol, and, like over half a million other Americans, traveled outside the US for cancer treatment.  According to TMD Limited, a medial tourism company, many patients seeking care in foreign medical centers are going specifically for cancer treatment.

Lymphoma is a cancer of the blood system that develops in the lymphatic system.  Lymph is a colorless, watery fluid that carries white blood cells and protects against infection and tumor growth.

Lymphoma symptoms include swollen, painless nodes in the neck, groin or armpit, unexplained weight loss, soaking night sweats, fevers, coughing, chest pain or trouble breathing, fatigue, and pain, swelling or a feeling of fullness in the abdomen.

According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, there are currently 628,415 people living with Hodgkin’s in the US, and there will be 19,230 deaths from lymphoma this year.

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is found in lymph tissue in the neck, spleen, liver.  Hodgkin’s lymphoma is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells – large cancerous cells in the lymphatic tissue.  Lymphomas can spread through lymph tissue and vessels and through the blood to other lymph nodes, lungs and liver. Yet this is the most curable form of lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma develops in white blood cells called B-lymphocytes, or B-cells.  When these cells become abnormal, they multiply rapidly and can spread to all parts of the body.  Although the cause is unknown, lymphomas usually develop in patients with weak immune systems.  Risk factors include being older, male, white and having an inherited immune disorder, auto immune disease, HIV/AIDS, Epstein-Barr virus, a history of helicobacter pylori infection, taking immune-suppressant drugs after an organ transplant, pesticide exposure, a diet high in meats and fat, and a prior lymphoma diagnosis (recurrence).

Conrad had the recommended tests - a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy of the blood, marrow, bone fragments and lymph nodes, labs and CT/PET/MRI scans to see if the cancer had spread.

Conventional treatment includes radiation, chemotherapy, watchful waiting, high dose chemotherapy with bone marrow stem cell transplants and vaccines.  According to the National Institutes of Health, US spending on Lymphoma treatment will exceed 10.2 billion dollars this year.

Conrad researched these treatments.  He understood the side effects of prolonged, high dose chemo, and was afraid he would be too sick from the treatments to work.  He needed to work to keep his insurance.   He learned that taking cells from his own bone marrow was risky because the cells might contain cancer.  A bone marrow transplant from a donor, besides being a very painful procedure, poses a danger of infection and rejection.  Before a donor transplant, his body would have to be ‘conditioned’ by chemotherapy to suppress his immune system.  In up to 50% of patients, the transplant causes a serious attack by the patient’s own immune system, which can be life threatening.  To avoid this, patients must take steroids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and monoclonal antibodies.  To someone who did not even take aspirin, this drug regime was overwhelming.

Conrad did not want his family to watch him suffer through conventional treatments, and he needed to supervise his small business to support his family.  He began researching alternative treatments, and after weeks of perusing websites and reading patient blogs, he found a small private clinic that offered aggressive natural treatments that had no side effects.

“Hope4Cancer Institute is using therapies that are mainstream treatments in many countries – so they are not really alternative treatments.  They use SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, hyperthermia, cancer vaccines, IV therapy, and a full line of immune support and detox programs.  And I only had to go for 14 days of inpatient treatment.  Now I follow a home program,  my labs are back to normal, and the nodes are no longer swollen.  I am running my business and feel great,” Conrad reports.

“The most difficult thing for me was changing my diet – but the doctor held lectures to explain why we needed to eat organic food, and I have to admit it’s given me so much more energy.  The treatments were all painless and there were no drugs involved.  They had exactly what I was looking for.”

Dr. Antonio Jimenez, founder and medical director of Hope4Cancer Institute in Baja, Mexico, is the world’s leading expert in SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy.    “SonoPhoto is like a natural form of targeted chemotherapy – it uses sound and light to activate a natural sensitizer, and explodes free radical oxygen right into cancer cells to destroy them,” Jimenez explained.  “It is painless, non-invasive and has no side effects.  Tumors usually shrink about 30% just in the first two weeks of treatment.  SonoPhoto  was a major part of Conrad’s therapy program.”

“We try to stay on the cutting edge of the newest and most effective natural treatments from around the world,” Jimenez says.  “We don’t fight cancer for the patient – we create a team that includes the patient, and fight the cancer together.  And we give them all the tools they need to keep the cancer from coming back.”

Conrad remains happy with his decision to seek alternative treatments.  “While lymphomas are treatable in the US, the treatments themselves can be life-threatening,” Conrad said.  “My advice to cancer patients is to get on the web and do your research – there are options out there, you just have to find the one that works for you.”

A forensic researcher, Lindy Hess was 32 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2005.  Hess used her investigative techniques to determine what treatment would work for her.  And, like half a million other Americans, she traveled outside the country for a natural approach to cancer care.  According to TMD Limited, a medical tourism company, more than 13,000 people leave the US every day to get medical treatment, and most of them travel to Mexico, Germany and the Philippines.

Cervical cancer begins in the cervix, the opening at the lower part of the uterus.  Cervical cancer is the 3^rd most common cancer among women in the US.  This slow growing cancer often begins with precancerous cells called dysplasia, which can be detected by a pap smear.  If not treated, it can spread to the bladder, intestines, lungs and liver.

According to the National Cancer Institute, 12,200 US women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2010, and 4,210 died of the disease.  The 5 year survival rate if discovered and treated early is 90.9%, but once it spreads, survival drops to 18.7%.

Hess had no symptoms, but a routine Pap smear found cancer cells on her cervix. More advanced cervical cancer may cause back, leg or pelvic pain, bone fractures, fatigue, heavy bleeding, leaking urine or feces from the vagina, loss of appetite and weight loss or a single swollen leg.

Risk factors include early sexual activity or many partners who indulge in unsafe sexual practices, a mother who took the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) during the 60s to prevent miscarriage during pregnancy, smoking and a weak immune system.  Most cervical cancers can be prevented by getting regular pap smears, practicing safe sex and not smoking.

Early stage cervical cancer can often be treated by cryotherapy to freeze the abnormal cells. Laser surgery can destroy cancer cells with light, and LEEP procedures use electricity to remove cancer cells.  Unfortunately, Hess’s cancer had begun to spread.  After a cone biopsy, CT scans and intravenous pyelogram, Hess was referred to an oncologist, who recommended a radical hysterectomy.  During this procedure, surgeons would remove her uterus and surrounding tissue, lymph nodes and her upper vagina.    Some patients undergo a pelvic exenteration – removing all organs in the pelvis, including the bladder and rectum. Both surgeries are followed by radiation and chemotherapy.

Hess had watched a close friend battle breast cancer, and she saw firsthand the side effects of conventional treatment.  Her friend lost her hair, vomited constantly and when she died looked like a skeleton.  However, she researched traditional treatments, their effectiveness and side effects, and decided she wanted none of that.

In her research, she learned about Merck’s Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer, approved by the FDA in 2007.  Hailed as the end of this disease, some states, like Texas and Virginia, mandated that all school age girls from 9 up must take the vaccine.   According to the National Institutes of Health, between June 2006 and April 2008, there were almost 8,000 adverse reactions from the vaccine in the US, and 1300 girls in the UK had negative reactions, according to the Medicines & Health Care Products Regulatory Agency there.  Negative reactions include balance difficulties, fainting, paralysis, loss of vision, blood clots, seizures, Guillain-Barre syndrome, miscarriages, hospitalization and death.  After a vehement uproar from parents and health care providers, the mandates were lifted everywhere except Washington DC.  Some parents are vaccinating their daughters anyway, and a similar vaccine for boys is in the works.

Hess researched many home remedies.  There were teas, drops, castor oil packs, supplements, wheat grass enemas and special diets that all claimed to cure cancer.  Hess was skeptical of flashy websites and magic teas.  While her oncologist urged her to schedule surgery, Hess was not yet willing to give up the possibility of having children.  Her chiropractor told her about a clinic in Baja, Mexico that had unique treatments for cervical cancer.

Hess called the clinic and made an appointment to see Dr. Antonio Jimenez, medical director of Hope4Cancer Institute.  “I wanted to make sure this clinic existed, that it was clean and professional.  I wanted to speak to patients being treated there.  I’m an investigator, so I needed to investigate,” Hess said.

“Dr Tony spent an hour with me, and then I got a tour of the clinic.  It was right across the street from the beach.  It’s a small clinic, but  they have a gym, juice bar, Wi-Fi, and lots of treatment rooms.  There are 8 doctors on staff, and they only take 10 patients at a time.” Hess learned.  “The patients I spoke with were happy, felt great because the treatments didn’t have any side effects, and they were positive they were getting the help they needed.  Almost everyone I spoke with came to this clinic because they knew someone else who had been treated there successfully.  I met with patients with bladder, ovarian, prostate and lung cancer.  They were all positive and happy with their choice. ”

Next, Hess researched the treatments offered at the clinic.  Hyperthermia was first introduced in Germany over 20 years ago.  This treatment kills cancer cells by heating them from the inside out, without harming normal cells.  SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy (SPDT) is used in China, the UK and at Hope4Cancer Institute.  SPDT pulses sound and light frequencies though the body, and when it hits a natural sensitizer in the cancer cells, it causes a chemical reaction that explodes free radical oxygen directly into cancer cells to kill them.  Hess discovered that as cancer cells die, the dead cells become cytotoxins in the body.   Alternative clinics use detox strategies to rid the body of dead cells, and residue from cancer drugs.  She studied the long list of IV therapies and read articles on nutrition for cancer patients.

Hess was convinced.  She was admitted 3 weeks later.  Her treatments included local and whole body hyperthermia, SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, a natural cancer vaccine, nutrition, detoxification and other holistic cancer treatments that were tailored to her specific situation.  “I was in treatment all day, every day,” she said.  “I learned so much about nutrition and how lifestyle affects health.  And I kept all my body parts.  I got married 3 years ago, and we have a healthy daughter, and we are expecting a son in November.  I treasure each moment with my family, and am so thankful I found Hope4Cancer.   When investigating at work, I look at all possibilities and keep an open mind.  This worked to my advantage when I began searching for the right treatment for me. “

Elliot Hatton was on a cruise celebrating his 25^th wedding anniversary when he noticed blood in his urine.  He mentioned it to his wife, but since it didn’t happen again, he ignored it.  Two months later, his urine turned rust colored, and the veins around his testicles were swollen.  His physician ordered tests, and Elliot was one of the 61,000 Americans diagnosed with kidney cancer annually.  And according to TMD Limited, a medical tourism company, Hatton joined an even larger group  - he became one of half a million US citizens who go out of the country each year for medical treatment.

At 55, Hatton had several risk factors: he was a smoker, overweight and  had high blood pressure.  Other risk factors include a family history of kidney cancer and the Von-Hipbel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, a hereditary disease affecting the VHL gene.  Men are diagnosed with kidney cancer twice as often as women, usually after age 50.

In addition to bloody urine, other symptoms include anemia, pain or a lump or mass in the side, back or abdomen, unexplained weight loss, fever and persistent exhaustion.  In some cases there are no symptoms.

Kidneys are the size of a fist.  Urine collects in the hollow space in the middle of each kidney, then passes from the pelvis into the bladder through a long tube called the ureter, then leaves the body through a short tube called the urethra.  Kidneys also make substances to help control blood pressure and to make red blood cells.

When normal cell growth goes awry, and damaged cells don’t die off the way they should, the buildup of extra cells form a tumor.  In renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer), tumors can form is the very small tubes in the kidney that filter blood and remove waste products, or in the center of the kidney, where urine collects.  Pieces of the tumors can break off and spread through the lymph vessels to the lymph nodes, or through blood vessels to the lungs, bone or liver.

Twenty-five percent of kidney cancers are diagnosed when they are already advanced. According to the American Cancer Society, only 8% of stage IV kidney cancer patients survive 5 years post diagnosis.  In 2010, there were 13,120 deaths in the US from this cancer.

Hatton’s doctor ordered blood and urine tests, CT, MRI and ultrasounds, and a biopsy.  His oncologist recommended standard treatment for a large tumor on the kidney – surgery to remove the kidney, radiation and oral chemotherapy.  Hatton knew that one kidney could take over the work of both kidneys, but if the cancer came back in the other kidney, he was facing dialysis or a kidney transplant.   Not happy with these choices and fighting depression and exhaustion, he sought guidance from his minister.

“That talk changed my life,” Hatton said.  His minister told him about a friend in Arizona who had gone to Mexico for a new treatment called SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy.   For over 20 years, hospitals in the US and Europe have used the older version of this therapy, Photo Dynamic Therapy – this version uses a chemotherapy agent as a sensitizer, so it has side effects.  SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy is a newer and more aggressive form of this treatment.  It is painless, non-invasive and has no side effects.

During SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, patients are given a natural chlorophyll substance under the tongue, where it is quickly absorbed by all the cells.  Within 24 hours, normal cells wash out the chlorophyll, but for some reason, cancer cells cannot expel it, so it stays in only the cancer cells.  Then sound and light frequencies are pulsed through the body.  When the frequencies hit chlorophyll, it causes photosynthesis, which is a chemical reaction that explodes free radical oxygen right into the cancer cells and kills them.

Dr. Antonio Jimenez is the world’s leading expert in SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, which is also used in China, England, Australia and the EU.  While the therapy is not yet recognized in the USA, in the 25 countries of the EU, with a population of 370 million, every registered and licensed physician is allowed to use this sensitizer system under highly defined guidelines.     Jimenez is the medical director of Hope4Cancer Institute in Baja California, just 10 miles inside the Mexican border from San Diego.

“We find SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy works in heavy, deep tumors such as ovarian, endometrial, colon and kidney, as well as prostate, lung, breast and bone cancers,” Jimenez explained.  “When used in conjunction with hyperthermia, we see a dramatic reduction in tumor size during the first two weeks of treatment.”

“I was thrilled to have another option,” Hatton said.  “I did some research, and found Dr. Tony and Hope4Cancer Institute in Baja that uses SonoPhoto as well as local and whole body hyperthermia, and many other natural therapies.  It sounded too good to be true – so I flew down there to meet with the medical team,   tour the clinic and speak to some of the patients.   I never left.  I was so impressed with what I saw that I just checked in.  I only had to stay 2 weeks – and I did an extensive home program for several more months, but did not have to stop working.  My cancer is in remission and I feel great.  I’ve had to make some lifestyle changes, and they put me on an organic diet so I’ve lost weight and I quit smoking.  They taught me how to take care of myself.  And I fully expect to go on another cruise for my 50^th wedding anniversary. “

Hatton says his oncologist tried to discourage him from getting treatment in Mexico.  “But he didn’t know anything about these treatments – I didn’t understand how he could dismiss them, just because he did not learn about them in a US medical school.  And when he saw my new test results, you know what he said?  ‘Spontaneous remission!’ and walked out of the room.”

Linda Roberts was puzzled when her favorite food, chocolate ice cream, suddenly did not taste good, and her prized orchids didn’t smell nice either.  When she began having sudden, severe headaches, she mentioned the changes in taste and smell to her doctor.  After several tests, Roberts was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive form of brain tumor.  As frightening as the diagnosis was, Roberts took the time to research the disease, treatment options and survival rates.  According to TMD Limited, a medical tourism company, Roberts would become one of half a million Americans choosing to seek treatment outside the country.

Glioblastomas develop in the glial cells, the soft spongy tissue that supports nerve cells in the brain.  This type of tumor is slightly more common in men.  There are over 120 types of brain tumors.  The most common malignant tumors are glioblastomas, astrocytomas that can grow anywhere in the brain, spinal cord or cerebrum and meningiomas that develop beneath the skull in the protective covering of the brain.

Symptoms include headaches, short term memory loss, changes in speech, taste or smell, eyelid drooping, difficulty with balance or uncontrollable movements or personality changes.

A ‘mass effect’ – increased pressure in the brain, may cause vomiting, drowsiness and vision problems, paralysis and decreased muscle control.  The types of symptoms help doctors determine the location of the tumor – for example, tumors in the cerebellum present with lack of muscle coordination, including walking and speech.

Risk factors include receiving radiation to the head during childhood, and those with genetic disorders like neurofibromatosis and Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Increased use of CT, MRI scans and stereotactic biopsy procedures may also contribute to the development of brain tumors.

Environmental factors include exposure to solvents, synthetic rubber and polyvinyl, working on farms or oil refineries, or with pharmaceuticals.  There is a higher incidence of brain cancer in electricians, chemists, embalmers, pathologists and artists.  Risk factors increase with age.  Current studies suggest excessive cell phone use in young people may be a contributing factor also.

Roberts researched current conventional treatments – surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.  Surgery is often necessary to remove or debulk a tumor. Brain tumors are difficult to remove, because the tumors invade surrounding brain tissues the way the roots of a plant spread through the soil.  Complications include re-growth of the tumor, fatal brain herniation, permanent brain damage and loss of function.  Roberts’s tumor was inoperable.  Her oncologist put her on corti-steriods and diuretics to reduce brain swelling and pressure and anti-convulsant drugs and pain medications.

Chemotherapy and radiation were suggested, but the side effects included hair loss, fatigue, brain swelling, seizures, vomiting, loss of memory and skin irritation.  Sometimes, the inside of the mouth becomes inflamed and painful, so patients can’t eat.  Radiation can also kill healthy brain tissue, which can be fatal, and tumors can still re-grow.  Even with aggressive treatment, the 5 year survival rate for glioblastoma tumors is only 3.4%, according to the Kelly Heinze-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation.

These grim statistics sent Roberts looking for other options.  “I couldn’t see going through all that – cutting into my brain, being violently ill from treatment side effects – if the survival rate was so very small,” she explained.  “I spent hours on the web, and talked to alternative practitioners, and went on chat rooms to find other cancer patients who had found successful treatment.  I think this research saved my life.”

Roberts finally chose a small private clinic in Baja California, Mexico, just 20 minutes south of San Diego.  Hope4Cancer Institute offered gentle non-invasive therapies that had no side effects, and she felt well during the entire treatment.

According to Hope4Cancer’s medical director Dr. Tony Jimenez, chemotherapy and radiation fail remarkably in most cases of brain cancer, since they induce high levels of toxicity in the body, as well as significant inflammation of brain tissue, often leading to death.

“The challenge posed for treating brain cancer in both conventional and alternative methods alike revolve around two things: first, the delicate nature of the brain tissue, and second, the highly protective blood-brain barrier (BBB), a natural defense mechanism that only selectively allows foreign materials such as nutrient, drugs or supplements to penetrate the brain,” Jimenez explained.

“At Hope4Cancer Institute, we are proud to offer gentle and effective alternative protocols that have the capacity of penetrating the BBB, such as Poly MVA and Silver Sol, in addition to whole body therapies that stimulate the immune system and detoxify the body.”

Hope4Cancer’s other treatments include local and whole body hyperthermia, SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, IV therapy, detoxification, immunotherapy, nutrition and vaccines.  They boast a high success rate for such difficult cancers as lung cancer, ovarian and prostate cancer, breast cancer and bladder cancer.

Roberts spent two weeks at the ocean front clinic, and then continued some of the therapies at home for several more months.  Her recent scans are free of tumors.  She is back at work running a successful boutique in her beach front community, and is a vocal advocate for alternative medical treatments.

“When I think of what I might have gone through, and put my family through, I shudder.  I feel so fortunate to have found a treatment that has such a positive effect on my health without destroying my immune system and making my life miserable.  I encourage anyone diagnosed with cancer to explore their options.”

AT HOPE4CANCER INSTITUTE

Regina Baldwin was 57 and post-menopausal when she started spotting and experiencing pain during intercourse.  She was shocked when her gynecologist told her she had endometrial cancer.  And she shocked her family when she announced that she was going to a treatment center in Mexico.  According to TMD, a medical tourism research company, Baldwin was one of half a million US citizens going out of the country for medical treatment each year.

An aerobics instructor and avid jogger, Baldwin maintained a healthy weight, had never taken estrogen or Tamoxifen or had radiation to the pelvis.  She had 3 children, and her periods had always been normal, so she had none of the risk factors associated with endometrial cancer.

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system.  Ninety-five per cent of uterine cancers, like Baldwin’s, develop in the lining of the uterus. Sarcomas that develop in the muscle of the uterus are very rare.  In 2010, there were 43,470 new cases in the USA, most in women over 55.  There were 7,950 deaths due to endometrial cancer in that same year.

The uterus is pear shaped and located in the pelvis between the bladder and rectum.  During childbearing years, the uterine lining grows thicker each month to prepare for pregnancy.  When pregnancy does not occur, the thick bloody lining is shed through the vagina.  This cycle occurs regularly until menopause.

When normal cells in the uterus begin to change and grow uncontrollably, tumors may form.  The most common symptoms of endometrial cancer are abnormal bleeding or discharge, difficulty emptying the bladder, pain in the pelvic area, or pain during sex or urination.

Diagnosis is done by pelvic exam, ultrasound, biopsy, a pap test to see if the cancer has spread to the cervix and labs to measure kidney function and tumor markers.  Other tests may include chest X-ray, CT scans and MRIs.

When Baldwin was presented with conventional medicine’s standard treatment – surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and hormone therapy – she began to research side effects.

Surgery usually involves removing the ovaries, fallopian tubes, part of the vagina, lymph nodes and the uterus itself.  Side effects include nausea and vomiting, loss of bladder control, constipation, loss of desire, hot flashes, vaginal dryness and night sweats.  Removing lymph nodes may cause lymphedema, a painful swelling in the legs.

Radiation and chemotherapy causes hair loss, skin tenderness, diarrhea, vomiting, vaginal burns, infections, exhaustion, low blood counts, mouth and lip sores, numbness in extremities, hearing loss, joint pain and swelling.

Further research told her that when caught early, about 84% of patients live up to 5 years.  The survival rate for late stage endometrial cancer is only 10%.    Faced with these dismal statistics, Baldwin told her doctor she wanted to get a second opinion before deciding on a course of treatment.  And she began to look into alternative clinics located both in and outside of the US.

“I found many clinics in the states that offered excellent programs for detox and immune support, but none could offer the aggressive natural therapies that are only legal outside of the US,” Baldwin explained.

“I learned that the cancer had been in my uterus for a long time before symptoms appeared, so I felt comfortable taking a few weeks to look at all my options.  I was not going to be rushed into a treatment that had so many side effects.  I wanted to live, and I wanted to be able to enjoy life with my children and grandchildren.”

Baldwin faxed her medical records to several clinics in Baja California, Mexico, just across the border from San Diego, California.  “I talked to the head doctor at each clinic, and they answered my questions, suggested treatment plans and told me what I could expect.  And they all told me there would be no side effects,” Baldwin said.

Eventually, Baldwin was admitted to Hope4Cancer Institute, near Rosarito Beach in Baja.  “I chose this small private clinic because they have 8 physicians on staff and they take only 10 patients at a time. And they were the only clinic I interviewed that did not offer any chemotherapy, not even low dose chemo.  The warm, personal attention and caring staff made my stay a pleasure.  The clinic is small enough that you really bond with the other patients and their families, and I made some lifelong friends,” she said.

According to Baldwin, it was her research findings on local and whole body hyperthermia treatments that made her choose Hope4Cancer.

Dr. Antonio Jimenez, founder and medical director of Hope4Cancer Institute, uses both local and whole body hyperthermia.  “It has been scientifically proven that if you can sustain a temperature of 106 degrees inside a tumor for one hour, the cancer cells will be destroyed,” Jimenez explained.  “Because malignant tumors have poor circulation, they are more sensitive to temperature changes, and normal cells are not affected, so the treatment has no side effects.  We attribute our success to the way we combine a variety of therapies, with an individual treatment plan for each patient.  And we educate our patients, so they understand what they need to do to regain their health and then stay healthy.”

Hyperthermia has been used in Germany for over two decades.  Recently the FDA approved microwave hyperthermia for medical use in the US, but microwaves can only be used on a small area at a time, and only penetrates a short way beneath the skin.  Sound wave or radio wave hyperthermia can be used as a whole body treatment to find and destroy cancer cells throughout the body.  This type of treatment also kills parasites, virus and fungi while stimulating the immune system.  Baldwin’s research confirmed that this treatment would be safe and effective in fighting her cancer.

“My treatment was pretty intense – I was in therapy from after breakfast until dinner time, seven days a week for two weeks,” said Baldwin.  “I had local and whole body hyperthermia, SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy, several different IVs, a vaccine, lots of detox, counseling and nutrition classes.  The food was all organic and I’ve learned why I need to change my eating habits.  My husband was able to come with me – he stayed in my room and attended classes and learned how to help with home therapies.”

According to Baldwin, making this decision was not easy.  “My parents were appalled that I was traveling to Mexico for treatment.  My kids were very supportive.  My gynecologist thought I was crazy.  My best friend said she was 100% behind whatever decision I would make and that was the best thing anyone could have said to me.  I needed the people around me to respect my decision as the right one for me.”

“It’s been 4 years since my treatment at the clinic, and I feel confident I will remain cancer free. My test results are still clean.   I maintain a healthy diet, and stay on a maintenance program from the clinic.  I think I made the right decision.”