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“Moving Forward”
On the Fourth of July in 1776, our nation
declared its independence. Many refer to that day as
the birthdate of the greatest country in the world.
Since then, Henry Ford expanded the use of the
horseless carriage, the Wright brothers elevated the
horizons by enabling humans to fly, Almon Stoger
invented the rotary dial telephone, John Froehlich
invented and built the first gasoline powered tractor,
Willis Carrier manufactured the world’s first airconditioning unit, and Percy Spencer discovered how
to cook food with microwaves. The U.S. has been one
of the most influential countries in the world for over
200 years.
All of these great inventions and discoveries
have led to millions of dollars in profits, but perhaps
the most profitable and prosperous business in the
United States today is not so much based on an
invention, but rather a technique. A technique working
to abolish something we have been forced to deal with
for over 5000 years1: Cancer treatment. It is possible
for humans to fly beyond the skies, swim the largest
oceans, drive on treacherous terrain, talk across
thousands of miles, develop life, make life better, and
make life easier. That leaves the central questions:
“Why can’t humans keep life from being taken away
by a deadly disease? Why can’t we effectively treat
cancer?”
With the development of technology and
much later the birth of the information age, the 19th
and 20th centuries spurred the birth of scientific
oncology. 2 Dr. Rudolph Virchow, a public health
activist, social reformer, politician, and anthropologist
was one of the 19th century’s foremost leaders in
medicine and pathology. Along with a colleague,
Virchow founded what is known as “Virchow’s
Archives,” a leading journal of pathology that still
survives today.3 Rather than follow the path that had
been worn down by the footsteps of scientists
preceding him, Virchow encouraged his students to
use microscopes and “think microscopically”. 3 As
other scientists linked findings made by the unaided
eye to the clinical course of illnesses, Virchow
correlated microscopic pathology to illnesses, and was
thereby able to direct the study of cancer in a
completely new direction. This new view of cancer
research allowed not only a better understanding of the
“The History of Cancer: Early History of Cancer.”
American Cancer Society. June 12, 2014. Web. February 6,
2015.
2
“The History of Cancer: Cancer in the Nineteenth Century.”
American Cancer Society. June 12, 2014. Web. February 6,
2015.
3
Schultz, Myron. “Rudolph Virchow.” U.S. National Library
of Medicine. September, 2008. Web. February 6, 2015.
<www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603088>
March 2015
damage done by the disease, but also helped develop
cancer treatment.2
Cancer research did not make its larger
strides until the 20th century. In 1915, scientists at
Tokyo University induced cancer in lab animals by
applying coal tar to rabbit skin.4 Before that, John Hill
of London recognized that tobacco caused cancer and
Peyton Rous noted that some viruses also cause a
certain type of cancer.4 During the 20th century, cancer
treatments took strides that were equally as great as
cancer research. According to information from the
American Cancer Institute, scientists developed
treatment methods that include surgery, hormone
therapy, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and
targeted therapy. While improvements have been
made to these treatment methods since their discovery,
the major change that we seek remains to be exposed.
Just as Dr. Rudolph Virchow changed the way cancer
was studied, doctors today must change the way
cancer is treated.
Dr. Virchow stepped off the beaten path and
reached new levels of learning, exploration and
research. In the same sense, our innovative nation
should step off the beaten path and assess the success
and abilities of alternative, non-toxic, effective cancer
treatments. Throughout the world, alternative
medicine is eradicating many types of diseases with
great success. Treatments exist that are effective and
non-toxic. It is time that such innovation and progress
make their way into this great country of ours. To
learn more, visit
http://www.soliveinc.org/first-do-not-harm/candidatetreatments.
All of the darkness in the world
cannot extinguish the light of a single
candle - Francis of Assisi
Article by Gerrit Schulze, Director of Candidate
Treatments, So Live, Inc.
1
“The History of Cancer: Development of Modern
Knowledge about Cancer Causes.” American Cancer Society.
June 12, 2014. Web. February 6, 2015.
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