A DOCTOR offering radical cancer treatments in China was in Perth this month but the WA branch of the AMA warns of “quackery” and urges locals to stick to medicine in WA.
Professor Xu Kecheng from the FUDA Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou uses techniques still under review here, including cryosurgery—the use of extreme cold to destroy cancer cells.
The private hospital doesn’t claim to cure cancer but former patients say it has relieved suffering and extended their lives.
WA AMA vice-president Andrew Miller concedes there are “positive results reported on treatments such as cryosurgery” but adds “a significant amount of the treatments available at FUDA are nothing short of quackery”.
“We understand that people with terminal cancer are willing to risk anything to find a miracle cure. Unfortunately there are people in this world that are willing to make money by selling false hope to those who need it most while they are at their most vulnerable.
“We urge all Australians to seek treatment in Australia, where the safety and efficacy of the treatments available have been well researched.”
Following that advice would probably have seen one 85-year-old Fremantle man dead by now. He was treated at FUDA after WA doctors told him he had a year to live—and that was four years ago. His family attributes his extended life to Prof Xu’s treatments.
Nancy Giglia’s father was treated five times in three years at FUDA. She says China’s regulations allow doctors more freedom to try new methods and drugs without fear of legal action.
“They don’t claim to cure it, so there’s no false claim,” she says. “They’re giving you quality of life.
“Cancer is a horrible disease, the treatments that you go through are even worse.
“So to have something that can give you a little bit of relief and extended life and to be able to enjoy yourself, is wonderful.”
Ms Giglia says a big downside is cost: $20,000 or more per session, which may need repeating every four to six weeks.
About 15,000 Aussies head overseas every year, mainly to Asia, for various procedures, says Meredith Jones from UTS in NSW.
by JASMINA SADDEDINE
My cousin Goh Jwee Eng was diagnosed of colon cancer, her oncologist in Kuala Lumpur gave her 6 months to live
An alumni pharmacist recommend her to Fuda Hospital
Now is 2015, she enjoys quality life, relieve from suffering, travelling with family for holidays twice a year and is cancer free
She said that every country has its own unique research to fight the cancer war, and it is very unethical to label your competitors as quackeries when conventional invasive barbaric treatment of slash, poison and burn shortens life Surgery, chemo and radiation is very invasive and barbaric! Without traditional chinese medicines to detoxify and to stregthen the liver and kidneys functions, most patients die of chemotherapy due to liver and kidneys damage
How could a pot call the kettle black? When conventional oncologist has no confidence, why bad-mouthed other medical scientists?
Jealousy is the cause of condemning and bad-mouthed others and prevent the victims to be set free from suffering and enjoy abundant quality life! All chemo drugs have barbaric side effects and afftect quality of life, scientists should do research on target therapy with no ill side effects
I sincerely urge all medical scientists and oncologists to be ethical and upgrade their moral standards, especially not to be jealous of other oncologist who has the wisdom to give patients quality life
May God be merciful and give revelations to the medical research scientists to find a cure for all kinds of cancer, amen!