Does Your Doctor Practice What He Preaches?

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Does Your Doctor Practice what he Preaches?

 

A young mother facing the loss of a leg to cancer, and possibly her life, sought

a second opinion. Her oncologist had told her that the tumor on the back of her

leg was inoperable and amputating up through the pelvis, just in case the cancer

had spread, would be the safest way to go. Weeks later, she walked out of

another hospital, tumor-free, both legs intact, under her own power. Six months

later, she sent a picture of her and her son walking on the beach to the doctor

that saved her leg. She had found a surgical oncologist that was able to remove

the tumor only. That doctor was Francisco Contreras. When consulted by the

woman, Dr. Contreras shared her belief that the leg could be saved. He took her

into six hours of surgery where he painstakingly removed the watermelon-size

tumor that had been intertwined with veins, arteries, tendons, nerves and

muscle.

 

Dr. Francisco Contreras, a cancer surgeon, spends few hours in the operating

room when compared with colleagues. He spends most of his time educating people

on the prevention of cancer and speaking out on behalf of patients' rights. He

lives his conviction that the most effective, least aggressive therapy should be

offered to patients. Occasionally, this includes surgery, radiation or

chemotherapy, but most of the time, he utilizes natural, non-toxic treatments.

His desire to help patients without causing them to suffer has also led him to

develop unique surgical techniques that allow him to introduce anti-cancer

agents directly to the tumor.

 

Background/Professional Activities

 

Dr. Contreras attended medical school in Mexico and specialized in surgical

oncology (cancer surgery) in Vienna, Austria. He oversees the care of

approximately 500 new cancer patients each year at his hospital, the Oasis of

Hope. His father, Dr. Ernesto Contreras, Sr., founded the Oasis of Hope in 1963

and taught Francisco that each patient is an individual that deserves compassion

and the only therapies that should be offered to them would be the ones that the

doctor would take if he had the same illness. " Prevention is the only cure " is a

phrase that sums up Francisco Contreras's mission to empower people over

illness. Dr. Contreras says, " Some people think that either a major illness will

hit, or it won't. It is a matter of fate or genes. They don't seem to realize

that many things can be done to avoid getting sick. " He has authored three

books, a series of booklets, countless magazine articles and is currently

working on a heart disease prevention book.

 

Dr. Contreras has addressed the House of Representatives in Georgia, the World

Congress on Breast Cancer, even the Association of Tumor Markers, all in the

effort to encourage doctors to seek alternatives to the treatments that the

medical journals indicate are not effective. He also works tirelessly to

encourage people to take responsibility for their health and not rely on doctors

to fix their bodies, once they have broken down. In the year 2000, Dr. Contreras

traveled to China, Russia, Argentina, Japan, the USA, Mexico and many countries

in Europe. He is constantly searching out new and promising therapies. His faith

in God and the support of his wife and family, give him strength and stamina to

continue. He gives so much of himself because he feels called of God to do so.

 

Personal

 

With all of the responsibility and pressure of treating seriously ill patients

and traveling to promote health and discover new therapies, Dr. Contreras

depends on the support of his family and time to get away from it all. He is

married and has five children ranging in ages of a college freshman down to a

first year kindergarten student. He and his family love to snow ski. In fact,

Dr. Contreras enjoys all sports that include death-defying speed. He loves to

race motorcycles and when asked why he does it, he replies, " In order for me to

relax, I need to do something that requires all of my concentration. To ride a

bike at high speed, I have to clear my mind on everything or it would be

disastrous. This really helps me unwind and leave stress behind, at least for a

couple of hours. "

 

When Dr. Contreras's children decided that they wanted to rollerblade, he

learned how too. He loves tennis and likes to exercise when he can. He travels

so much but when he has a layover at an airport, he goes on long walks and

carries his bags to get a workout. There is a musical side to this physician as

well. As a youth, he wanted to be a concert pianist. Medicine won out. He still

plays quite beautifully and he even recorded an album in Spanish. In fact, the

Oasis of Hope reproduced it on a compact disc for its 20th anniversary. Dr.

Contreras enjoys reading, not just medical journals, but mysteries and Christian

motivational literature as well. One of his dreams is to write a suspense novel.

You might mention that to his publisher. He says that the key to happiness is to

keep things simple and enjoy whatever you have and not worry about what you

might not have.

 

Place of Work

 

The Oasis of Hope Hospital is a unique place that was founded in 1963 and has

hosted more than 100,000 patients over four decades. It is an impressive 100-bed

treatment facility with 3 operating rooms, 24hr. emergency care, radiology

department and intensive care units. But it is not the world-class installations

that set Oasis of Hope apart. It is the doctors, nurses and support staff and

the treatment philosophy. Staff members are encouraged to treat the whole

patient, not the disease. They have been given two guiding principles.

 

1. They should never recommend a therapy that would cause great suffering or

harm.

2. They should love their patients as they love themselves.

 

These two principles result in a great benefit for the patients because they

know that their doctor will only recommend things that the physician would be

willing to take himself if in the same condition and the doctor will not

recommend something that has extreme negative side effects.

 

Vision

 

Francisco Contreras wants to make a difference. Everything he does has two main

purposes, to help people find happiness and wellness. His vision is to expand

the Oasis of Hope to reach more people on a physical and spiritual level. This

will include the creating of a full medical campus as well as publishing many

more books and possibly starting a radio program. He also desires to open mobile

clinics to bring medical care to the indigent people in Mexico. His mobile

clinics will treat medical needs in the day and at night, the word of God will

be taught. He says it is a great honor to continue and advance his father's

mission to improve the quality of people's physical, emotional and spiritual

lives around the world.

 

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