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functioning normally, these microbes did not cause conceive of a microscopically visible bacterial agent in disease. But when tissue was damaged or weakened, cancer. Undoubtedly, the acceptance of cancer as a these microbes became aggressive and pathogenic, bacterial infection would put cancer research and producing inflammation and cancerous changes. reatment into a tailspin because the alleged benefits According to Livingston, the cancer microbe is _ of radiation and chemotherapy would have to be re- essential to our life biology. However, when evaluated as a rational treatment for bacterial conditions are adverse, it emerges and reverts to its infection. Because current antibiotics cannot rid the pathogenic form. body of cancer-causing bacteria, this would necessitate When Livingston died in 1990 at the age of 83, she he development of new cancer or immunologic was widely regarded as a quack, particularly by the herapies designed to combat these infectious agents. American Cancer Society which claimed her cancer Cancer microbe research could be perceived as a microbe did not exist. A bulletin published by the hreat to lucrative prostate cancer treatment. For National Cancer Institute on 30 November 1990 stated: | example, IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) "There is no scientific evidence to has become standard procedure in confirm Livingston's theories o he non-surgical treatment of cancer causation." prostate cancer. The cost is around Details of a century of cancer Undoubtedly. USS$42,000. If prostate cancer ’ microbe research can be found in my bacteria were to be accepted as a two books The Cancer Microbe (1990 the acceptance cause of this cancer, this radiation and Four Women Against Cancer (2005); reatment would need to be re- in Cell Wall Deficient Bacteria (1993) by of SCS as a evaluated, particularly when Lida Mattman, PhD; in Can Bacteria bacterial infection radiation is not considered an ideal reatment for "infection" with Cause Cancer? (1997) by David Hess; and by Googling "cancer bacteria", would put cancer bacteria. "cancer microbe" or "cancer- research and As a retired physician and cancer associated bacteria’. : microbe researcher, | will continue to References and abstracts on my treatment into a bug (pun intended) my colleagues to consider bacteria as a plausible cancer microbe medical tailspin because the cause of cancer. "Research" publications can be found at the National Library of Medicine's alleged benefits of means to search again. After PubMed website (type in key radiation and many decades of failure to words "Cantwell AR" and "cancer uncover a cause for prostate bacteria"). In addition, my video chemotherapy cancer, surely it is time for a lecture on the cancer microbe would have to be reappraisal of bacteria that can can be viewed online on youtube.com. be easily identified microscopically in this dreaded disease of older men, using the appropriate methods. 00 re-evaluated... Why does the medical establishment ignore cancer microbe research? About the Author: Despite a century of credible Dr Alan Cantwell is a retired cancer microbe research by various scientists, the | dermatologist. His books The Cancer Microbe and Four medical profession does not accept bacteriaas a cause | Women Against Cancer are available from Aries Rising of cancer. Press (http://www.ariesrisingpress.com), Amazon.com One exception is the 1982 discovery of certain and Book Clearing House (tel 1800 431 1579) in the bacteria (Helicobacter pylori) in the stomach that are now —_- USA. _ His article "Do Tuberculosis-Type Bacteria Cause accepted as the cause of most stomach ulcers. AIDS?" was published in NEXUS vol. 15, no. 5. Dr Sometimes chronic ulcers can progress to gastric Cantwell can be contacted by email at cancer and gastric lymphoma. This remarkable — alancantwell@sbcglobal.net. discovery completely transformed our understanding of the microbiology and pathology of the human References stomach. H. pylori can be found in normal as well as ¢ Alexander-Jackson E. A specific type of diseased stomachs. Prior to this discovery, physicians — microorganism isolated from animal and human did not believe that bacteria could thrive in the acid cancer: bacteriology of the organism. Growth 1954 environment of the stomach. Mar; 18(1):37-51. Although physicians easily accept the idea of invisible viruses in cancer, they seem unable to Continued on page 80 or tailspin because the alleged benefits of radiation and chemotherapy would have to be at References ¢ Alexander-Jackson E. A specific type of microorganism isolated from animal and human cancer: bacteriology of the organism. Growth 1954 Maas 1001.07 ©1 Mar; 18(1):37-51. 20 * NEXUS Undoubtedly, the acceptance of cancer as a bacterial infection would put cancer research and treatment into a re-evaluated... Continued on page 80 APRIL - MAY 2009 www.nexusmagazine.com