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The Abraham Cherrix cancer story the media won't print: Harry

Hoxsey's cancer cures and the US government campaign to destroy them

 

Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 by Jessica Fraser,

 

The idea of health freedom is one Americans likely never consider.

Certain freedoms in this country are taken for granted -- like the

freedoms of speech and religion -- so freedom to choose a method of

health care seems a given. Unfortunately, recent cases have brought

to the public's attention the startling truth that the government can

(and does) make medical decisions for Americans, whether or not they

agree.

 

This is especially the case concerning parents' decisions to treat

their children's diseases with alternative therapies over

traditional, and often harmful, treatments. The most recent in a

host of such cases involves a 16-year-old Virginia boy named Abraham

Cherrix, who was diagnosed in August 2005 with Hodgkin's disease --

a cancer of the lymph nodes. After his initial diagnosis, Abraham

submitted to chemotherapy, which made him feel sick and weak. His

cancer went into brief remission before returning earlier this year,

when he decided he would not undergo more chemotherapy, but rather

try alternative herbal treatments. Abraham's parents supported their

son's decision and began taking him to the Hoxsey Clinic in Mexico

for treatments involving cancer-fighting herbs and an organic diet.

 

The story should end there. Abraham and his parents should be taking

their son to the clinic in Tijuana, with no interference. However,

the Virginia Department of Social Services decided to get involved,

and asked the state court to require Abraham's parents to return him

to a hospital in Virginia for conventional treatment, which would

include stronger chemotherapy than he'd previously undergone, as

well as radiation therapy. The court agreed and ordered Abraham's

parents to give consent for their son to be treated with harsh chemo

treatments at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk.

 

That's right: The court ordered his parents to give consent, which

flies in the face of the spirit of " consent, " which by definition

involves a willing agreement between the consenting parties.

Fortunately for their son's health, Abraham's parents refused, and an

ongoing court battle began -- but for how long can Abraham's family

fend off the courts seeking to subject their son to a " therapy " that

comes with side effects ranging from pain and hair loss to vomiting

and infections?

 

Does the state own your body?

Americans should be disturbed by Abraham's ordeal, regardless of

whether or not they believe alternative treatments work. As Abraham's

family lawyer put it: " This is not a case about what treatment is

best. It's a case about who gets to decide. " Other recent cases of

health authorities revoking parents' rights to treat their children

with natural therapies eclipse even Abraham's nightmare.

 

Take, for instance, the case of 13-year-old Katie Wernecke, a Texas

girl diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in January 2005. After her

parents took her to the hospital for what they believed was

pneumonia, she was treated with chemotherapy, and doctors also

wanted to give her radiation therapy. Her parents declined, citing

possible complications such as stunted growth, an increase in breast

cancer risk and learning difficulties. They opted to try an

alternative therapy involving high doses of intravenous vitamin C,

but before they got to try the much safer therapy, Texas Child

Protective Services intervened.

 

Unlike Abraham's case, Katie was taken away from her parents after

they were labeled " neglectful " by the state, and her mother was

arrested and thrown in jail for taking Katie to hide at a family

ranch to avoid the ordered " treatment. "

 

On a June 9 episode of NBC's " Today Show, " viewers saw a videotaped

statement from Katie, who said, " I don't need radiation treatment.

And nobody asked me what I wanted. It's my body. "

 

Apparently, the state of Texas disagreed with the ownership of

Katie's body -- a district court judge eventually ruled that the

Werneckes would be allowed to treat Katie with the vitamin C

treatments, but only after she underwent five days of court-ordered

chemotherapy. What's worse, her parents weren't allowed to be with

her during the chemo they'd fought so hard to avoid.

 

Outrage at medical terrorism is compounded by efforts of medical

establishment to silence cancer cures People might be justifiably

outraged to hear of Abraham's and Katie's trials, or they might

believe that the government acted in the best interest of the young

patients in attempting to force on them the only known " treatment "

for cancer. Hold the phone, though. What would Americans think if

they heard that traditional cancer treatments are not the only

therapy, and that safe, effective cancer cures have been around for

decades? Moreover, what would they think if they heard that trusted

medical establishments charged with protecting the health of

Americans -- such as the American Medical Association -- have waged a

decades-long battle against such cancer cures in an attempt to keep

them from the public? Related article The mineral selenium proves

itself as powerful anti-cancer medicine Enter Harry Hoxsey, founder

of the " Hoxsey Method " with which Abraham Cherrix is attempting to

treat his cancer. Hoxsey is the great-grandson of John Hoxsey, an

American physician who discovered a remarkably effective cancer cure

in 1840 by watching horses with cancer cure themselves by foraging

for certain rare herbs.

 

Harry Hoxsey, a coal miner with no formal medical training, began

promoting his great-grandfather's cancer formula -- which contained a

number of herbs, including bloodroot, burdock, red clover, licorice

root, pokeroot, barberry root, buckthorn, prickly ash, stillingia

root and cascara -- in the 1930s. He also marketed a salve for

external cancers, called an " escharotic, " which essentially burns

off external cancers. His treatments proved amazingly effective at

curing cancer, and word of his cancer treatments spread. People

from all over the country -- including " terminal " patients

conventional doctors had given up on -- sought out his treatments,

no matter where he was practicing, and a high number of them were

successfully cured.

 

Hoxsey was not a doctor, and could not legally practice medicine --

even if he was offering genuine cancer cures -- so to stay in

business, he partnered with various MDs throughout his life, letting

them do the official " treatments " while he acted as " technician. "

Though he never claimed to be a licensed physician, he was arrested

hundreds of times over the course of his life, mostly for practicing

medicine without a license -- including 119 arrests between 1926 and

1931 alone. According to Ralph W. Moss' " Herbs Against Cancer, "

Hoxsey had even taken to carrying $10,000 in cash every day to bail

himself out of jail.

 

At the height of his popularity in the 1950s, Hoxsey was operating a

chain of cancer clinics in Texas, and had seven licensed physicians

working for him. He'd earned a Doctorate of Naturopathy in Texas, and

helped tens of thousands of patients cure their cancer without

surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, using herbal treatments and

escharotic therapies.

 

Organized medicine's campaign to eradicate cancer cures

People may wonder why the American public hasn't heard of Hoxsey, if

his treatments were so effective and cured so many. The answer is

because large-scale, vicious attacks by U.S. health agencies

eventually sent Hoxsey packing to Mexico, where he could finally

practice herbal healing in relative peace. One might also wonder what

" health " agency would ever knowingly drive a cure for cancer out of

the country. The American Medical Association (AMA), the Food and

Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

would, just to name a few.

 

Why? Cliché as it may sound, they did it for political power. The AMA

has historically been considered the " gold standard " of Western

medicine -- a privilege that comes with vast control over what is and

is not considered genuine medicine. Efforts to preserve and gain such

political power have garnered the AMA a shady history rife with

efforts to suppress natural and alternative treatments. For example,

a small group of chiropractors won a landmark antitrust suit against

the AMA in 1990 in the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th circuit, which

ruled the AMA had violated the Sherman Act by " conducting an illegal

boycott in restraint of the trade directed at chiropractors

generally, and at the four plaintiffs in particular, " This

demonstrates the association's willingness to target entire

alternative fields, as well as individuals within them.

 

Though a large part of the AMA's stated mission is to be " an

essential force for progress in improving the nation's health, " it

was without a doubt Hoxsey's biggest enemy, and is largely

responsible for driving him and his treatments out of the country.

Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical

Association (JAMA) -- the AMA's flagship medical journal -- from

1924 to 1949, particularly targeted Hoxsey and his therapy, labeling

Hoxsey a " quack " while simultaneously refusing to study his

therapies or their efficacy. Fishbein went out of his way to sully

Hoxsey's name in JAMA publications, and was eventually found guilty

of libeling Hoxsey in two 1947 suits. " Fishbein had written

an 'excoriating editorial' in JAMA titled 'Hoxsey -- Cancer

Charlatan.' He also co-authored an article in the Hearst newspaper

chain's weekly newsmagazine, titled 'Blood Money,' " writes Moss

in " Herbs Against Cancer. " Without evidence, Fishbein's JAMA

articles attacked Hoxsey's treatment, claiming it " ate into blood

vessels " and killed patients, Moss writes.

 

The FDA used money and corrupt political influence to chase Hoxsey

out of America, state by state The FDA, for its part in the Hoxsey

debacle, used its influence to get courts in the states in which

Hoxsey tried to practice to revoke the licenses of the physicians he

worked with. " The FDA had limitless financial and publicity

resources, " writes Moss. " When Hoxsey employed physicians to give

his treatment, Texas courts revoked their licenses and forbade him

from operating a clinic. When he turned the clinic over to someone

else, FDA secured a court order requiring the Hoxsey clinic to write

individually to all patients and inform them that the treatment was

no longer available. The final blow came on October 29, 1958 when

the FDA simultaneously padlocked his clinics in a single day. "

Hoxsey's longtime nurse and current operator of his clinic in

Mexico, Mildred Nelson, said, " In no way did Harry have the money to

fight that state by state. "

 

The NCI helped eradicate the Hoxsey method from U.S. soil in a

somewhat different manner -- by giving him hope that the government

would finally investigate his treatment, only to let him down on more

than one occasion.

 

In 1945, Hoxsey met with three congressmen at the NCI offices in

Maryland, where NCI director R.R. Spencer laid out the details of

what

the institute would need to review Hoxsey's method. Hoxsey went back

to Texas and compiled above and beyond what the NCI had asked for,

only to be told that his information was too incomplete and

fragmented for investigation. However, in 1947, the NCI asked him to

resubmit the information he'd sent before, for reconsideration by

new staff members at the institute. He sent it, and soon received a

reply that his records were still inadequate for consideration, and

no government investigation would occur.

 

However, Hoxsey's cancer cures were not entirely without government

approval. Dr. John Heinerman writes in " Natural Pet Cures " that: " A

Dallas judge ruled in federal court that Hoxsey's therapy was

'comparable to surgery, radium and x-ray in its effectiveness,

without the destructive side effects of those treatments.' (Hoxsey)

faced unrelenting opposition and harassment from a hostile medical

establishment. The AMA, NCI, and FDA organized a 'conspiracy' to

'suppress' a fair, unbiased assessment of Hoxsey's methods, according

to a 1953 report to Congress. "

 

In spite of that court's approval, Hoxsey's clinics in Dallas were

shut down in the 1950s, and he moved his practice to Mexico. Hoxsey

died in 1974, and his nurse, Mildred Nelson, has carried the torch at

the Tijuana-based Bio-Medical Center ever since, caring for patients

such as Abraham Cherrix.

 

Hoxsey's cancer cures really work

 

Though the government agencies that drove Hoxsey from the United

States never bothered to test his therapy and called him a " quack "

out of hand because he did not have a medical license, research has

proven the efficacious effects of the herbs in his formulas.

 

For example, red clover has long been used as an herbal remedy for

cancer, infections, tumors and menopause symptoms. It also supports

the immune system and the blood. Burdock fights skin disorders and

cancer, and supports the liver, skin and immune system. Licorice root

is used for a myriad of health conditions ranging from inflammation

and arthritis to cancer and heart disease. It supports the immune

system, the blood, and the function of the spleen.

 

Pokeroot has shown anti-cancer properties, especially for breast

cancers. Similarly, bloodroot is a powerful fighter against skin

cancer. Cascara is a natural treatment for leukemia and liver

disorders, and supports liver and gallbladder function. Stillingia

root also treats skin conditions and acts as a blood purifier.

 

Though Hoxsey's formula often uses broad combinations of powerful

herbs such as red clover and bloodroot, as well as many others, his

formula is adapted to specially fit each individual patient, adding

or removing herbal components case-by-case. The Hoxsey method also

incorporates a healthy organic diet, along with vitamins and immune

stimulation. While official government studies have never been

performed, other forms of honest evidence support the benefits and

success of Hoxsey's method.

 

" Today substantial laboratory data indicates that the Hoxsey herbal

tonic could have genuine value against cancer, " writes Kenny Ausubel

in " When Healing Becomes A Crime. " Ausubel continues, " Thousands of

patients believe it saved their lives. There is no dispute that the

Hoxsey remedies for external cancer are effective. Over the course of

this century, numerous prominent figures including senators,

congressmen, judges, and even doctors have affirmed Hoxsey's reputed

cures and repeatedly called for an investigation. Why, then, has it

taken so long? The answer is buried in medical politics. It revolves

around a fierce trade war fought over money as well as fundamental

conflict of medical opinion. Its consequence has been the exclusion

and outright suppression of Hoxsey as well as numerous other

unorthodox cancer therapies. "

Related article Sunlight emerging as proven treatment for breast

cancer, prostate cancer and other cancers

 

Alternative practitioners suffer from medical establishment's

meddling, but patients suffer more Unfortunately, Hoxsey's therapy

is far from the only alternative treatment to be railroaded by

conventional medical authorities. Unorthodox medical therapies have

been forced to relocate to Mexico and other countries free of the

red tape surrounding American medical politics.

 

Who suffers most from such medical bias and political lust? Sure, the

alternative practitioners suffer, but so do countless Americans who

are kept in the dark about natural, effective, safe treatments for

diseases traditional practitioners treat with toxic chemotherapy and

radiation -- which seem to kill the patients more often than save

them. What's worse, the U.S. medical establishment seems to have

convinced much of the country that its poisonous cancer " treatments "

are the only option, and anyone who does not subject themselves or

their children to it are criminals who must be punished.

 

" Since the early 1970s when President Nixon declared the War on

Cancer, two trillion dollars have been spent on conventional cancer

treatment and research, with the result that more Americans are dying

of cancer than ever before, " writes Walter Last in " The Natural Way

to Heal: 65 Ways to Create Superior Health. "

 

That's $2 trillion down the drain studying dangerous treatments that

likely cause cancer as often as they temporarily delay its symptoms.

Meanwhile, how much money does the FDA, AMA and NCI waste forcing

holistic therapies like Hoxsey's out of the country? Today, such

agencies have the public convinced that anyone seeking alternative

therapies for serious diseases like cancer is misguided, uninformed

and naive, and must be forced to submit to conventional treatments

ostensibly for their own good, even if it is against their will.

 

A foundational principle of the United States is the freedom of its

citizens to choose what is best for them, including how best to treat

disease. With cases like Abraham Cherrix and Katie Wernecke seeing

increasing media coverage, perhaps Americans will begin to realize

how close they are to losing their health freedom. Medical agencies

have already won many of the health freedom battles by successfully

driving alternative therapies from U.S. soil, but it is far from too

late for such offenses to be reversed. Americans may yet re-win

their right to be in charge of their own bodies, regardless of the

medical political scheming of the AMA, FDA and NCI.

 

Perhaps Abraham Cherrix says it best: " I think it's my body. I can

choose what's best for my body. If I don't have the right to do that,

then I don't have any rights at all anyway. "

Related article Beating cancer -- how to take charge of your cancer

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