Fighting Spirit

After decades as a cancer researcher and oncologist, Dr. John Hanson has

gotten into the fundraising game.

SHOULD CANCER PATIENTS CHALLENGE THEIR DOCTORS? I think that’s fine. There’s no cure. There might be two or three different options. And the next thing is, is there a clinical trial or an attempt to improve on standard practices available? It’s all about the patient getting better.

MUST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MISS SOMETHING FOR A TUMOR TO FORM? No. It’s not missing something. What happens is the cancer outfoxes everyone.

Instead of supporting the body, it begins to support itself and becomes self-aggrandizing. It does everything possible to evade detection and support itself.

CELL THERAPY SOUNDS GREAT. DOES IT HAVE LIMITATIONS? It works extremely well with melanoma because there are large genetic differences. Breast cancer has been treated successfully. A few colon cases have been treated successfully. A pancreatic cancer has been treated successfully, one or two [times]. The imperative is you must develop this [approach] for common cancers because they’re what kill people.

DURING IMMUNOTHERAPY, CAN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TARGET THINGS OTHER THAN CANCER? That does happen. Diabetes can occur. Hypothyroidism can occur. Hypopituitarism can occur,