“The only criterion for judging whether it is helpful in cancer treatment is the ‘result'”

As a medical practitioner who has been treating patients for more than 30 years, I would like to share my experiences while researching ways to treat patients with incurable cancer, patients who have given up or unable to receive standard hospital treatment due to the death of their son’s cancer.

For cancer patients who seek help from me, the standard treatment at university hospitals is often less effective. Specialized treatment, immunotherapy, and thermal treatment can be considered in hospitals. Since many junior medical professionals are researching and applying these treatments to treatment, I mainly help patients among complementary and integrative medicine (including Oriental medicine) outside the hospital. I have found something that can give you. 25I have experienced many therapies, products, cancer researchers, companies, etc. while working on this job for over a year. In the meantime, I will summarize the thoughts I have been thinking regarding and what I would like to ask the patients.

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first. I check the contents and results for cancer treatment, regardless of whether it is a medical device, application, or food, whether a cancer researcher is licensed or not, whether the related company is multi-level or 100-level sales. Of course, whether there is any toxicity that adversely affects the human body is very important, and it goes without saying that there should be no legal issues.

In fact, it is not easy to recover one cancer patient who has given up treatment at a university hospital. In the case of out-of-hospital therapy (also called complementary and integrated therapy) that treats cancer that has been abandoned by university hospitals, it is difficult to obtain treatment statistics. Nevertheless, as a doctor who values ​​clinical practice, I first check the ‘fruit’ (the outcome of treatment) rather than the ‘seed’ (treatment mechanism, etc.) of any therapy. If the fruit is judged to be meaningful, then the treatment mechanism or ingredients are looked at, because no matter how good a treatment or product is, if the result is bad, it is of no use.

That’s why I’m the first to see improvement in out-of-hospital treatment. That is, to see reproducibility, we check the medical records of improvement of 20 to 30 patients. Here, ‘improvement’ means that there is a response to treatment, that is, the cancer decreases or disappears. We do not even consider cases where people say “he healed” or “healed” with just words. Even if good results are obtained from cell tests or animal tests, clinical results on human subjects are often very different. In addition, blood or immune levels are for reference only.

second. Companies that have ‘out-of-hospital cancer treatment methods’ or products that treat cancer are future-oriented, collecting, evaluating,It would be desirable to have a clinical advisor for review. It is important to secure a medical record of improvement that everyone can agree on, and the medical record that records changes in patients before and following applying any treatment is an official data.

At least, to know the reproducibility of any treatment, it is necessary to have a medical record of improvement of 20 to 30 patients or more, or to secure the numerical (ratio) of cancer disappearance, cancer size reduction, cancer size maintenance, and cancer progression as a result of simple clinical and treatment. If you can, it’s a bonus. To be able to say ‘cancer cure’, at least the results of treatment must be presented as statistical figures. You need to know why expensive foods that were once known to have “cancer cures” quickly fell out of focus.

There is no 100% perfect cure on earth. Still, it would be of great help if there are statistical data that can at least check the treatment results, such as response rate and control rate, in order to choose a path with high probability. For example, let’s say that out of 1000 patients who received some treatment, only 50 improved. 5% better, can you promote this treatment as working? Because the rest of the treatment effects of 950 people do not speak publicly, there is bound to be distortion of information.

So the response rate (percentage) to treatment is very important, and it shouldn’t be said that it just got better. If the success rates of climbing routes A, B, and C are 50%, 30%, and 10%, respectively, for success, it is the same as choosing Course A where 50% of anyone succeeds.

The best way to check the effectiveness of cancer treatment is to check the physical condition before and following treatment through medical records with a time difference of 3 months. / Getty Image Bank
The best way to check the effectiveness of cancer treatment is to check the physical condition before and following treatment through medical records with a time difference of 3 months. / Getty Image Bank

third. Recognize the importance of copies of medical records. A copy of the medical record is an objective document that can accurately determine the patient’s current condition. It is not possible to remove all copies of all medical records, so you can request up to 20 copies of the latest data from the hospital. This is because it is not expensive and you can almost check the history of your military history just by looking at the recent medical records. Interpretation of medical records can only be done with the help of an affiliated advisor.

In the case of university hospitals, the attending physician performs the necessary tests on their own, but if the patient who is being treated outside the hospital has been treated for regarding 3 months or feels better, he or she can take the necessary tests at the hospital and check the level. In this case, only tests recognized by modern medicine can be taken. The examination results are interpreted by the Department of Radiology and Clinical Pathology. Therefore, tests that are not recognized by modern medicine (eg, live blood tests) are not recommended.

fourth. In the case of a specific product that is said to be helpful in cancer treatment, if the average price is more than 1 million won per month, I do not think it is suitable as an auxiliary means for cancer treatment. It is recommended that the average monthly cost of a cancer treatment supplement (reduce side effects of hospital treatment, increase immunity, improve quality of life, promote recovery) does not exceed 400,000 won. In the case of food, if you participate in the ‘human application test’, you may not spend a lot of money.

In conclusion, when reviewing any drug or treatment, it is good to judge whether it is ‘for cancer treatment’ or ‘for cancer treatment supplementation’, and to make a decision with your family in consideration of economic strength, etc.

fifth. It is recommended that you avoid lectures or consultations related to cancer treatment with a narrow perspective as much as possible. In order to publicly recommend a treatment, there must be 40 to 50 cases in which medical records show that the treatment improved (cancer disappearance, cancer size reduction, etc.). If there is such a treatment I will apply that regimen right away. Again, it is recommended to avoid lectures or consultations from a narrow perspective that unilaterally favors or opposes hospital treatment and out-of-hospital treatment as much as possible.

sixth. It is necessary to confirm the evidence of out-of-hospital cancer treatment in papers and documents. I request references for review when evaluating products (medicines, supplements and medical devices) from cancer researchers or cancer treatment companies.

However, it was very disappointing that there were so few places that gave me the level of answer I was looking for. I’ve been doing this for over 25 years, and I’ve only sent papers to a few places. As a medical professional, it is my duty as a medical professional to verify the contents of the document with statistical data, including the cancer research period, the number of patients who have undergone treatment, the treatment details and results, treatment costs, and cases of improvement.

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