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stimulate tumour growth, turning normal cells into malignant ones when either the body's immune system was weak or essential nutrients were deficient. Dr Hernan Acevedo of Allegheny in fact showed that all cancer cells had the hormone.” Livingston's discovery, a medical milestone, gave further impetus to a microbial theory of cancer with well over a century of research behind it. Yet, regardless of this, orthodox medicine stubbornly refused to acknowledge the premise behind an infectious cause of stimulate tumour growth, turning normal cells into was a symbol of painstaking research and dedication at malignant ones when either the body's immune system he height of post-World War II American medical was weak or essential nutrients were deficient. Dr echnology. Opponents of Livingston said that she saw Hernan Acevedo of Allegheny in fact showed that all "contaminants" of a group of commonly encountered cancer cells had the hormone.” germs. However, Florence Seibert, an expert on Livingston's discovery, a medical milestone, gave contaminants who standardised the present-day further impetus to a microbial theory of cancer with well uberculin skin test for the US government, saw no over a century of research behind it. Yet, regardless of | contaminants present. But Dr Dean Burk, then head of this, orthodox medicine stubbornly refused to cell chemistry at the National Cancer Institute, went so acknowledge the premise behind an infectious cause of ar as to say that Livingston's cancer germ was as real cancer. and certain as anything known about cancer.* Yet in the Virginia Livingston was past 80 when she died on June _— medical establishment's subsequent suppression of 30, 1990. Just months before, in February, the California Livingston and her many colleagues, a picture Department of Health Services issued an order emerges—and it's not a very pleasant one. 56 prohibiting her from prescribing the vaccine,* made Virginia Livingston gained international status when from the patient's own cancer germ (autogenous) and _ she discovered that her cancer germ produced human with which she had great success. Following this, her growth hormone, long associated with malignancy. vaccine was stigmatised as an However, at first, even this was "unproven method" in the not believed. Had she gained March-April 1990 issue of CA: .. Acevedo admitted that he had the same stature regarding A Cancer Journal for Clinicians,” identifying the cancer germ with references to her ignored acid-fast forms which itself, by today there probably mistaking several different were indeed present in the would be no cancer. types of bacteria, rare and 9 At this time, there is common, for a unique microbe. cancer preparations that admittedly no cure for This was despite droves of Livingston had sent to him. Livingston's cancer germ. research papers establishing Suppression led to its own mycobacteria as either He felt that these were disinterest in a cure, and each year a multitude must suffer and die as a result. 00 preceding or coexisting with cancer. Ironically, Acevedo, who could not stop lauding About the Author: Livingston's discovery that the cancer germ could — Lawrence Broxmeyer, MD, is an internist and medical manufacture human growth hormone, was instrumental researcher. He was on staff at New York affiliate hospitals and key to the society's damaging conclusion. Yet when of SUNY Downstate, Cornell and New York universities questioned by this author approximately a decade later, for well over a decade, his work including extensive Acevedo admitted that he had ignored acid-fast forms treatment immediately prior to and in the midst of which were indeed present in the cancer preparations America's AIDS epidemic. In conjunction with colleagues that Livingston had sent to him. He felt that these were __in San Francisco and at the University of Nebraska, he first irrelevant, and he mentioned that, besides, the pursued, as lead author and originator, a novel technique technology was not available at the time to pursue _ to kill AIDS mycobacteria with outstanding results (see these acid-fast forms further. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct 15; 186[8]:1155- On such fuzzy logic, it seemed that perhaps the most 60). Recently he contributed a chapter regarding these important scientific cancer lead in this or any other __ findings in Sleator and Hill's textbook Patho-biotechnology, irrelevant... century was buried. published by Landes Bioscience. Dr Broxmeyer's research covers the most challenging Conclusion medical problems of our times, including AIDS, The striking analogy between cancer and tuberculosis Alzheimer's disease, bird flu, cancer, Creutzfeldt-Jakob was noticed long before the tubercle bacillus was and "mad cow" diseases, diabetes, heart disease, discovered. In 1877, Sir John Simon clearly pointed out Parkinson's disease, swine flu, tuberculosis and more. He this analogy and in fact argued very strongly in favour of — is the founder and director of The N.Y. Institute of a microbial origin of cancer. But by 1910, certain | Medical Research in Bayside, New York, USA. American medical powers did a 180-degree rotation, Dr Broxmeyer can be contacted by email at deciding that cancer was not caused by a microbe and __ nyinstituteofmedicalresearch@yahoo.com and via his that anyone who thought otherwise was a heretic, a _ website http://drbroxmeyer.netfirms.com/. ahaelatan Aen weal cancer preparations that Livingston had sent to him. no cure irrelevant... Conclusion The striking analogy between cancer and tuberculosis was noticed long before the tubercle bacillus was discovered. In 1877, Sir John Simon clearly pointed out this analogy and in fact argued very strongly in favour of a microbial origin of cancer. But by 1910, certain American medical powers did a 180-degree rotation, deciding that cancer was not caused by a microbe and that anyone who thought otherwise was a heretic, a charlatan or a quack. But Virginia Livingston was none of these. Rather, she 42 * NEXUS Acevedo admitted that he had ignored acid-fast forms which “were indeed present in the He felt that these were Continued on page 82 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com