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"Who was that?" I asked my father when he came Dad tried to appeal the ban and have B17 scientifically inside. and clinically tested so that Therapeutic Goods would "Representatives from Therapeutic Goods," he replied. ave no other choice but to approve it. Testing was “What do they mean by ‘the cancer industry'?" | _ refused on the grounds that the there was no funding to queried. proceed with tests. Ironically, billions of dollars are "Cancer appears to be making a lot of people a lot of hrown at "the cancer industry" every year, yet money," he stated. "Whenever obviously stupid Therapeutic Goods could not find the resources to decisions are made by men in power, the reason canbe investigate the successful results that people had found by following the money." achieved with B1 7/Laetrile. I was so angry. I understood what they had meant It is curious that with all of the money and time given before my father explained it, but I just couldn't believe © cancer research, no solutions have been forthcoming. it. These were people who were supposed to be _ Shouldn't we be demanding to know why, after all of this altruistically looking out for our best interests; however, ime, these researchers still can't even tell us the most they revealed on our front lawn that they were serving basic things about cancer, like how and why cancer the best interests of big business. It had vague déja vu begins? Yet, as shown here, Krebs's theory behind why realism. At twelve, it was like someone telling me that Laetrile works purports that an answer to this question my worst nightmares were real: that has been known since 1950—as has, everyone and made money out of “Since then, other doctors and leg peop is donk ths | Within a few. sahas ave conducted sues observed what happened to my father, weeks, these men conclude in favour of Laetrile; these sy ativiatcmen coins eel | in Black began to. | ys eh Meroe. Mane Within a few weeks, these men in make good on Atkins, Dr Ernesto Contreras, Dr threats Legislation was swiftly passed their threats. and Dr Philip E. binge, I The body hat saw Laetrile busted down to a "Pet Legislation was of evidence for Laetrile's effectiveness Food Only" licence. Yet people still . and safety far outweighs the evidence bought it. When it became obvious swiftly passed that against. hat the health food stores were Saw Laetrile appy to keep stocking it in the Legal Recognition of Laetrile pets section, Dad found that his busted down to a There has been some progress renewed and that he was unable “Pet Food Only" ban yet information about o buy bottles for his mineral licence. Laetrile's benefits has not been water. Apparently there had been Yet people still getting through to the general public, let alone to most medical practitioners who treat cancer. If you wish to obtain a legal permit to obtain and use Laetrile in Australia, you must proceed mass purchases by a subsidiary of Coca-Cola. Being the first person in the world to flavour mineral water, my father should have been a millionaire several times over, yet his ethics prevented him from with caution as the regulations selling out. Dad had to let this and permits contain ambiguous part of his business fall by the wayside. anguage used to protect the departments involved. Somehow Dad kept going. He kept supplying and It is possible to obtain Laetrile/B17/amygdalin in distributing Laetrile. The demand for the product was Australia legally, whether from local or foreign sources, overwhelming. The testimonies were flooding in for this by applying to the Therapeutic Goods Special Access much-needed substance, but they were disregarded by Scheme in Canberra. (Download "Category A Form the authorities as merely anecdotal. Special Access Scheme" from http://www.tga.gov.au/ By the end of that year, 1976, BI7 was completely — docs/pdf/unapproved/sascata.pdf, complete it with your banned in Australia. Yet banning a product does not medical practitioner and fax it to [02] 6232 8112. Check stop people who have used it and had successful results ttp://www.tga.gov.au for additional details.) with it from trying to procure it. People were turning up However, at least in Queensland, having a TGA import on our doorstep at all hours of the day and night, from permit for Laetrile does not allow you or your doctor to as far away as Tasmania and New Zealand, begging for possess or use it: the legislation stipulates that you any stocks we might have left. It was heart wrenching. must obtain specific approval from Queensland Health. bought it. weeks, these men in black began to make good on their threats. Legislation was swiftly passed that saw Laetrile licence. Yet people still bought it. 32 * NEXUS Within afew busted down to a "Pet Food Only" FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com