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CANCER LAETRILE AUSTRALIAN STORY The success of alternative cancer treatments utilising amygdalin, vitamin B17 or Laetrile has been denied by the medical establishment and government authorities because it threatens the stranglehold of "the cancer industry" over our health care choices. This article is not intended to give medical advice. | am not a medical doctor. The intention is to raise questions as to the vested interests of research results and testing methods. It is also a retelling of a personal account that should raise ethical concerns which demand answers. This article only reports and retells facts, research and statements from others who have been involved in cancer research. The purpose of this article is not to claim a cure for cancer; rather, it is an act of responsible freedom of speech that should raise questions that need addressing about the study of treatments for cancer. - SD'M y father and his business partner were the first people to introduce Laetrile into Australia, 35 years ago. After my father did this, people suffering from various forms of cancer chose to use it and successfully treated themselves. However, testing was refused despite its apparent amazing results in thousands of cases, with many willing to give written accounts of their personal experiences. Since 1963, there have been over 100,000 cancer patients treated successfully with Laetrile and other alternative methods at the Contreras Hospital, now the Oasis of Hope Hospital, in Mexico alone. The late Dr Ernesto Contreras, Sr, was a vocal supporter of Laetrile treatment. This hospital is his legacy. I, too, have been handed a legacy. As a twelve-year-old, I witnessed individuals identifying themselves as being from "Therapeutic Goods" approach my father with threats of financial ruin to try to dissuade him from importing and distributing this substance before any Australian legislation had been passed against it. More on this later. When Laetrile was finally officially tested in Queensland, it was shown to be effective (see Queensland Health Circular No. 02/2003; replaced by Circular No. 01/2006). However, despite the testing and approval of Laetrile eight years ago, sufferers are still not being made aware of it as a possible effective alternative treatment, thereby curtailing their ability to make informed choices for their own health care. This is far from acceptable. Before I proceed with telling my father's story in more detail, | should explain what Laetrile is and why it works. What is Laetrile? Laetrile is a name for vitamin B17, also known as amygdaline. Vitamin B17 occurs naturally in many foods including strawberries, cashews, cassava, apple seeds, and peach and apricot kernels, and can be consumed harmlessly from these sources. Many alternative practitioners claim that regular consumption of BI7 can keep cancer at bay and is an effective treatment for many organ and skin cancers. For 3,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has used peach kernels, also known as bitter almonds, which contain significant quantities of amygdaline, in the treatment of tumours. Its effectiveness was so legendary that peaches are associated with immortality in Chinese culture. by Rey. Dr Shé D'Montford © October 2010 Email: shambhallah@y7mail.com Website: http:/Awww.shambhallah.org/ by Rey. Dr Shé D'Montford © October 2010 Email: shambhallah@y7mail.com Website: http:/Awww.shambhallah.org/ NEXUS ¢ 29 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com