Cancer/Tumors
Remission of hepatocellular carcinoma in
a patient under chiropractic care: a case report. Lee G,
Jenson CD J Vertebral Subluxation Research 2(3), Nov. 1998.
A
60-year-old male patient with a confirmed diagnosis of liver
cancer. His two older brothers had died of liver cancer at
age 50 and 52. All three brothers were infected at birth
with Hepatitis B.
Patient was diagnosed with two lesions of
approximately 2 cm and 1.6 cm. The larger lesion was confirmed
as hepatocellular carcinoma and the second a benign hemangioma.
This patient had two remissions. The first after extensive
medical intervention – after
which the cancer reappeared. Surgery was ruled out by the
HMO and the patient declined any further medical intervention.
He
continued under chiropractic care and a second remission followed.
A follow-up CAT scan revealed no lesions. The patient would
sleep one hour after adjustment in the doctor’s
office and another three hours at home. Three years later
the patient is enjoying a life of retirement, and remains
cancer free under chiropractic care.
Glioglastoma multiforme
in a patient presenting for chiropractic care: a case study.
Holt FJ, Kent C ICA Review Nov/Dec 1990;46(6):43-45
Study of
a 49-year-old male with brain tumor. The importance of providing
chiropractic care to all subluxated patients, including those
undergoing medical treatment, is discussed. The authors write:
“The fact that a patient may elect to undergo medical
treatment does not relieve the chiropractor’s responsibility
to locate and correct vertebral subluxations. The clinical
challenge facing the chiropractor is selecting adjusting
techniques which are safe and effective in such circumstances.”
Upper
cervical chiropractic care and the resolution of cystic hygroma
in a twelve-year-old female: a case study Hunt JM, Journal
of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics Vol 5, No 1 2000.
This is
the case of a 12-year-old girl with a cystic hygroma (CH),
also known as a lymphangioma, a rare tumor that appears mostly
in the neck and axilla (armpit area) and is considered a lymphatic
problem from fetal development. It appears as a sac-like bag
of fluid just under the skin, filled with lymph fluid and lymph
cells. It may interfere with breathing and swallowing.
Medical care of surgery, radiation, drug therapy, pressure
garments, pump garments and massage have been used with varying
degrees of success. The patient had surgery to have a tennis
ball sized mass removed. The mass redeveloped within one
year and another surgery was performed after which the mass
reappeared within six weeks. A third surgery failed.
The child
had difficulty breathing due to severe sinus congestion and
the mass at the base of her jaw/throat. If she ran a mile
the sinus congestion would cause her to vomit.
Chiropractic
evaluation using orthospinology revealed atlas, axis and lower
cervical subluxations. Adjustment was on the atlas transverse
process.
After six weeks the mass was smaller and more flaccid.
She said she could breathe better and could play tennis without
respiratory distress. After six months of care the CH was
completely resolved and did not return. She was able to compete
on the cross country track team, could run ten miles and
was delighted with her ability to breathe.
The chiropractor’s
role in pain management for oncology. Schneider J, Gilford
S, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics,
2001; 24(1):52-57
Many cancer patients suffer from pain. The
author states “The
chiropractor can assist in the treatment of…complications
of prolonged bed rest, chronic pain related to radiation
fibrosis, chemotherapy related neuropathies and gait or functional
abnormalities, thereby decreasing the patient’s reliance
on pain medication.”
Neurocalometer, Neurocalograph, Neurotempometer
research as applied to eight B.J. Palmer chiropractic clinic
cases. Preface by L.W. Sherman, DC, Asst. Director B.J. Palmer
Chiropractic Clinic. Published by Palmer School of Chiropractic,
Davenport, Iowa (undated).
Case No. 917. Col. Wm. Allen underwent
exploratory surgery at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington,
D.C. He was told he had “cirrhosis of the liver and a malignancy
(cancer) in both liver ducts” on April 18, 1941. He
was told there was nothing that could be done for him surgically
and his wife was told that “she could expect him to
die in a very short time.”
He began care at the BJ Palmer Chiropractic Clinic on April
22, 1941 and after three pre-checks received a chiropractic
adjustment on April 24 (the only one he was to receive for
over a year). Col. Allen, “felt sleepy most of the
time”. In addition, within the next weeks his appetite
improved and his strength slowly returned. He weighed 120
upon admittance and had gained five pounds alone the week
of 5/14/41. His cough cleared and his jaundiced skin was
clearing. His cancer disappeared, he returned to active duty,
commanding a battalion in the European theatre of WW 2, fought
in the Battle of the Bulge and received American and French
decorations. His next adjustment was in September, 1945.
Neurocalometer,
Neurocalograph, Neurotempometer research as applied to eight
B.J. Palmer chiropractic clinic cases. Preface by L.W. Sherman,
DC, Asst. Director B.J.
Palmer Chiropractic Clinic. Published
by Palmer School of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa (undated).
Case
No. 2342. Female age 49 diagnosed medically with “numerous
small tumors in the uterus and possibly a tumor pressing
on the bladder.” She had first adjustment 8-17-45 and
reported “terrible pain between shoulders and sore
all over” the day after the first adjustment. The pains
continued, interfering with the patient’s sleep. After
one week, “feel quite sore over whole body, with a
warm glow over body.” The pains and soreness began
to abate somewhat 8-27-45.
The pressure on her bladder was completely
gone a month after her first (and only) adjustment. The lumps
on her breasts were completely gone within four months. Her
other symptoms ameliorated after six months.
Chiropractic in
Tumors S.L. Ashworth Associated Chiropractic Colleges of America
News 1938 p. 15, 22-23.
Dr. Ashworth writes: “My interest in tumors began
with my own case. Chiropractic cured me after other methods
had failed, and I had been given up to die….
“I have handled hundreds of cases of tumors, in all
stages of their development. There are many different types
of tumors but ALL have the primary cause – Pressure
on nerves – interference with life energy. Malignant
growths, such as Carcinoma, naturally present the greatest
problem, for the reason that during the sloughing period
there is more toxemia than in the non-malignant types.”
Dr. Ashworth had an extensive collection of “Jars
containing tumors that have sloughed under chiropractic adjustments” which
had been on display in the Cleveland Chiropractic College
library for many years.
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