Oasis of Hope

medi_2 said:

uh-huh
darn tootin'! what the heck are'nutraceuticals' anyhow?
Medi

medi_2 said:

ola
sounds like it is in Mexico. (language barrier) I've heard plenty of people search for treatment in Mexico, but I don't know the statistics.
Cheers
Medi

I have to share the positive experience.

We just came from the second round of treatment and pretty happy that we found this place for cancer treatment. My mother with endometrial cancer and metastasis in liver and lungs felt very good after the first session in October of 2016. She went for the follow up session in January of 2017 for only a week with CT showing shrinkage in all large tumors for about 30% in volume. Isn't it incredible? After only 3 months of gentle treatment and no chemo therapy at all.... That is the miracle from our God Jesus and terrific treatment at Oasis of Hope!

I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO PEOPLE CONSIDERING THE TREATMENT THROUGH THE NATURAL AND MORE GENTLE WAY.

As for the carrot juice that someone mentioned earlier, they don't even allow carrots in the patient's diet as it is full of sugar. I can talk for hours about benefits from the treatment, the hospital and Dr. Contreras and have nothing negative to say. And, by the way, nobody paid me as you mentioned.

I would suggest some research about the credentials of Dr. Contreras as he is world known oncologist with number of books written before making comments about his professionalism. He as well as Dr. Cecena are both with more than 30 years of experience as oncologists each. So, the information posted above is not correct saying all doctors there are within their twenties…. As for the language barrier, that is obliviously they all speak Spanish and definitely are not perfect in English. I don’t remember any question that we asked and it hasn’t been answered– everything was understood and well explained in English. I wish to speak the Spanish the way the hospital’s staff speaks in English. If someone needs 100% perfect English, they should stay here, in the U.S., and be treated in the local hospitals paying as three times as much!

I am open to share more detailed information and have only positive feedback if someone is interested…

Tina G said:

DISAGREE - our positive feedback about Oasis of Hope, Mexico

I have to share the positive experience.

We just came from the second round of treatment and pretty happy that we found this place for cancer treatment. My mother with endometrial cancer and metastasis in liver and lungs felt very good after the first session in October of 2016. She went for the follow up session in January of 2017 for only a week with CT showing shrinkage in all large tumors for about 30% in volume. Isn't it incredible? After only 3 months of gentle treatment and no chemo therapy at all.... That is the miracle from our God Jesus and terrific treatment at Oasis of Hope!

I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO PEOPLE CONSIDERING THE TREATMENT THROUGH THE NATURAL AND MORE GENTLE WAY.

As for the carrot juice that someone mentioned earlier, they don't even allow carrots in the patient's diet as it is full of sugar. I can talk for hours about benefits from the treatment, the hospital and Dr. Contreras and have nothing negative to say. And, by the way, nobody paid me as you mentioned.

I would suggest some research about the credentials of Dr. Contreras as he is world known oncologist with number of books written before making comments about his professionalism. He as well as Dr. Cecena are both with more than 30 years of experience as oncologists each. So, the information posted above is not correct saying all doctors there are within their twenties…. As for the language barrier, that is obliviously they all speak Spanish and definitely are not perfect in English. I don’t remember any question that we asked and it hasn’t been answered– everything was understood and well explained in English. I wish to speak the Spanish the way the hospital’s staff speaks in English. If someone needs 100% perfect English, they should stay here, in the U.S., and be treated in the local hospitals paying as three times as much!

I am open to share more detailed information and have only positive feedback if someone is interested…

That's funny that you say they don't allow carrots in the patient's diet at Oasis of Hope. I have a friend who just got back from her first round of treatment there. Even before she got there, and through her stay to now they have her drinking something like 40 ounces of homemade carrot juice a day! Apparently they believe carrots have all kinds of great cancer fighting properties. I am skeptical to say the least, but of course hoping for the best because I want her to live! She is only 37 years old and has Stage 3 breast cancer. She is married with four young children depending on her. She was very happy with her time at Oasis. She is foregoing immediate surgery, any radiation, and standard chemotherapy because she believes that Dr. Contreras and his cohort can cure her. I hope for her sake she is right. Unfortunately I have read too many tragic stories like those above to have the same faith she does. How she chooses to treat her cancer is up to her. I do believe that. I simply hope and pray that, however miraculously, she gets the cure she is looking for.

I went to Oasis of Hope hospital in 2009, for stage III ovarian cancer, after a friend told me her husband went there and was successfully treated for inoperable pancreatic cancer, and without chemotherapy.  I hoped to avoid chemo too, but consulted with the doctor there, before my surgery in the U.S., and he said they see better results with ovarian cancer, if chemo is part of the treatment. 

The environment there is healing and the treatments were effective for me.  I went a few days after chemotherapy, feeling miserable from the drugs, and their IVs helped reduce the side effects I was experiencing.  They do recommend a lot of nutriceuticals, or supplements, which are designed and produced in-house, by their staff bio-chemist.  I planned to return for a total of three stays, but I was on 24/7 IV nutrition by the time I was ready for my second visit and just didn't see how I would manage that in their facility.  The IV nutrition was due to protein I lost each time fluids that were accumulating in my abdomen were drained and had nothing to do with anything that happened at Oasis of Hope

I continued alternative treatments after returning to the U.S. and found that many, but not all, of the treatments I received in Mexico are available at various locations in the U.S., at integrative clinics.  I am a firm believer in integrative and alternative treatments for cancer.  My surgeon said I would not live for a year because my surgery was suboptimal, and that the cheme drugs would not resolve the cancer.  I had fluid in my abdomen, which accumulated every 3 days to the point it had to be drained during out-patient procedures.  The chemo drugs made me very ill and I was on pain meds for 10 months. 

The conventional medical community felt I was a lost cause, but by incorporating other treatments, along with the conventional ones, both at Oasis of Hope and at an integrative clinic at home, under the guidance of a naturopath, I survived and with no recurrances.  My naturopath and I worked hard to make me healthy during and after my treatment and I feel so much better than I did for years before my diagnosis.

Cancer is a challenging disease and currently there is no way to insure that all cancer patients will survive.  Many patients who go to the Oasis of Hope go there as a last ditch effort and they are very ill when they arrive.  Considering that most of their patients are stage IV, they have an amazing record for survival.  I too was suspicious about going to a hospital in Mexico for treatment, but I really had little to lose at that point.  I am grateful there are clinics like this that make available treatments that support the body and help it to heal. 

I wrote months ago on here about a friend with stage IV breast cancer who was pursuing treatment as Oasis of Hope. I honestly did not think she would be alive at this point, and was very concerned that she was going down the wrong road in not pursuing traditional treatment. However, I am very happy to report that, thus far, the Oasis protocol seems to be working. She has her follow up scans done locally, and the most recent ones (done by University of MI-- a world leader in allopathic cancer care) showed that her cancer has been reduced by almost 90 percent overall--after initial scans of cancerous lesions throughout her lymph nodes, a spot on her liver, and spine riddled with lesions. The spinal lesions are now minimal and her primary tumor much reduced as well. She has not had a mastectomy, and relies completely on the treatment from Oasis. So while I still would probably not choose that path myself (and could not afford it), her story certainly gives me pause. I think that anyone who has the opportunity to integrate some nutritional therapies and things like acupuncture, massage etc with their traditional treatment should consider pursuing it. It was the prospect of no traditional treatment that concerned me. I do think Oasis has better reviews and outcomes than other MX clinics (some seem nothing less than evil in what they do honestly), based solely on info gained scouring the web for uncompensated stories--since Oasis doesnt present their clinical results in any typical format (which is indeed fishy bc just from the perspective of promoting better outcomes, wouldnt you want to share it)? The alternative centers like Oasis brainwash their patients into believing the US government is hiding cures so as to encourage revenue for chemo that doesnt work well. But if they dont share their data, and only use it to benefit their own patients, how are they any different from big bad government in their narrative? In any case, my friend continues to thrive, and for that I am grateful. She is very young and otherwise healthy, so I am sure that helps. She also has a TON of people praying for her constantly and has a huge and dedicated support system. She is a very Christian spiritual person as well, which cleatly affects her outlook. I think those factors play a significant and mysterious role as well. One thing that seemed to create the most change in how she felt, and she did a period right before her last scan, is high dose THC medicinal marijuana. I believe Oasis recommended that too. There is some significant anecdotal evidence that this has a shrinking effect on tumors, and my friend has used A LOT in her protocol. It leaves her out of it for like 3 weeks at a time. If anyone has a cancer diagnosis, I would recommend looking to that along with a vegan diet (my friend has done that religiously), along with maybe seeing a dietician focused on oncology to see what might work best for them, as well as integrating things like acupuncture and massage. Building a sense of spirituality one is comfortable with, as well as getting support through local groups or churches, is something you can do right here at home. If you want to try the dendritic cell vaccines (not out of clinical trials here), talk to your oncologist for recommendations. Perhaps it is possible to go JUST for the vaccines at Oasis. I know there are places for that in Europe. But high thc marijuana, vegetable based nutrition and high dosed vitamins are things you can easily get stateside--preferably as an adjunct to traditional care. I wish anyone making these decisions about treatment all the best...God speed!

I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and I am considering Oasis.  I am 53 and would really like to not undergo cut, burn, poison protocol if I don't have too.  Your friend's story gives me hope that Oasis really does work. 

Thank you for the recent update.  My diagnosis was June 13th and I just had scans done - it has not metastisized.

I have a large cancerous tumor (4mm x 3mm) with some suspicous spots behind that on the MRI on my right side.  They want to do a double masectomy but won't know about radioation or chemo until the surgery is complete.  Double is really my choice because I have 2 aunts who both told me that they would rather have had both removed if they were to do it over.  They are both about the same size as me and my female oncologist suggested it before I even had to request.  Any way. I will also have reconstructive surgery started at the same time as the surgery.  That is IF I decide to go traditional methods.

What scares me most if the removal of my lymph nodes - well that and the MAJOR surgery part of it all.  

The doctors have told me it's not aggressive, so we have time.  I am just wondering if trying Oasis at first would be beneficial and then keeping surgery in my back pocket as a packup plan if their plan doesn't work.  I'm saying all this before I even have a cost from them.  It might not even be practical for me to consider but just really thinkign this through out loud to someone who has watched a success story in real life.

Really just wanted to thank you for the positive spin and yet cautious post.