Dying to Have Known

I am watching a documentary called "Dying to Have Known - The Cancer Cure" while cleaning the house.  The film is about The Gerson Therapy which some claim can prevent and/or cure cancer.  This takes me back several years.  There was a time when I studied cancer from the perspective of Holistic Nutrition.  The Gerson Therapy was one of the therapies I studied.

"Max Gerson (October 18, 1881 – March 8, 1959) was a German physician who developed the Gerson Therapy, an alternative dietary therapy, which he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases. Gerson described his approach in the book A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. However, when Gerson's claims were examined by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), they found that his records lacked the basic information necessary to systematically evaluate his claims. The NCI concluded that his data showed no benefit from his treatment.  The therapy is scientifically unsupported and potentially hazardous." - Wikipedia

Judging by this introductory paragraph from Wikipedia not much has changed since I studied The Gerson Therapy.  The film proves this as well.  As pointed out in the film, the cancer industry employees more people than have cancer so it is safe to say that they are very reluctant to properly research and test The Gerson Therapy. 

Most of what I learned about The Gerson Therapy came from reading Charlotte Gerson's book The Gerson Therapy.  It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in fighting cancer with nutrition. Conventional medicine shuns such treatments and is fond of calling practitioners who utilize such treatments "Quacks." It seems that the Japanese are more open minded.  Towards the end of the film we hear from a Japanese doctor who is treating patients with the Gerson Therapy and saving lives.

Another interesting documentary is The Beautiful Truth.  This is a documentary by a 15 year old who sets out to learn about the Gerson Therapy.

"After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett s father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposes a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.

Fascinated, Garrett embarks on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures. (topdocumentaryfilms.com)