This workbook is for educational purposes only and does NOT constitute medical advice. Anyone facing a cancer diagnosis should research thoroughly, pray for guidance, and make informed decisions. We encourage learning about ALL options—conventional and alternative—and working with healthcare providers you trust.
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
— 3 John 1:2
Lesson 1
Understanding the Cancer Industry
The Scale of the Problem
Cancer has become one of the largest industries in the world. Understanding the financial dynamics helps us evaluate claims and treatments more critically.
Global Cancer Treatment Market
$200+ Billion
per year and growing
Key Players
Pharmaceutical Companies: Develop and sell chemotherapy drugs
Hospital Systems: Cancer centers are profit generators
Diagnostic Companies: Testing and screening equipment
Insurance Industry: Covers approved treatments only
Charitable Foundations: Often funded by pharmaceutical companies
Research Institutions: Grants often come with strings attached
The Central Question
When an industry generates hundreds of billions annually from treating a disease, what is the incentive to find a cure? A true cure would collapse a massive economic structure. This doesn't mean everyone in medicine is corrupt—but we must recognize systemic incentives.
Lesson 2
The Standard Treatment Triad
Cut, Burn, Poison
Mainstream oncology relies primarily on three approaches. Let's examine each honestly.
Treatment
How It Works
Questions to Consider
Surgery (Cut)
Remove tumor mass
Addresses symptom, not cause?
Radiation (Burn)
Kill cancer cells with radiation
Also damages healthy tissue; carcinogenic itself?
Chemotherapy (Poison)
Poison fast-growing cells
Kills immune system; also carcinogenic?
Chemotherapy: A Closer Look
Chemotherapy drugs are cytotoxic—they kill cells. Questions worth asking:
Chemotherapy is classified as carcinogenic (cancer-causing)
Healthcare workers handling it must wear protective gear
It's disposed of as hazardous waste
It kills immune cells along with cancer cells
The immune system is what naturally fights cancer
"If chemotherapy were proposed today as a new form of treatment, it would not receive FDA approval because of its extreme toxicity."
— Dr. Charles Simone, former NCI researcher
Success Rate Questions
When evaluating cancer treatment "success," ask: How is success defined? Five-year survival (still alive, even if sick)? Quality of life? Complete remission? The statistics often look better when defined narrowly. Always ask what the numbers actually mean.
Lesson 3
Suppressed and Marginalized Treatments
Treatments You Won't Hear About
Throughout history, various cancer treatments have been developed, shown promise, then suppressed or marginalized. Why?
🏥 Official Position
Alternative treatments are unproven
Anecdotal evidence isn't scientific
Only FDA-approved treatments are safe
Alternative practitioners are quacks
🌿 Questions Raised
Who funds the studies that determine "proof"?
Why are natural substances unpatentable?
Why are successful practitioners often prosecuted?
Who decides what treatments are "legitimate"?
Notable Cases to Research
Royal Rife (1930s): Developed frequency device; laboratory destroyed
Harry Hoxsey (1920s-50s): Herbal formulas; clinics shut down; now legal in Mexico
Max Gerson (1940s-50s): Nutritional therapy; forced to leave US
Stanislaw Burzynski: Antineoplastons; decades of FDA prosecution
Essiac Tea: Native American formula; suppressed in US
The Patent Problem
Natural substances (herbs, vitamins, frequencies) cannot be patented. Without patent protection, pharmaceutical companies cannot profit from them. There is no financial incentive to research natural treatments—and significant incentive to discredit them as competition.
Lesson 4
The Metabolic Theory of Cancer
An Alternative Understanding
The mainstream view treats cancer as a genetic disease (mutations cause cancer). An alternative view, supported by researchers like Otto Warburg and Thomas Seyfried, sees cancer as a metabolic disease.
Genetic Theory (Mainstream)
Cancer caused by DNA mutations
Mutations are random or inherited
Treatment: kill cancer cells
Prevention: genetic screening
Metabolic Theory (Alternative)
Cancer caused by mitochondrial dysfunction
Dysfunction from diet, toxins, environment
Treatment: restore metabolic health
Prevention: proper nutrition, detox
The Warburg Effect
Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize (1931) for discovering that cancer cells ferment glucose rather than using oxygen for energy (normal cellular respiration). This suggests:
Cancer cells depend heavily on glucose (sugar)
Reducing glucose might "starve" cancer
This explains success of ketogenic approaches
Diet may be more important than genetics
"Cancer, above all other diseases, has countless secondary causes. But, even for cancer, there is only one prime cause... the replacement of the respiration of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar."
— Otto Warburg, Nobel Laureate
Why Isn't This Mainstream?
If cancer is metabolic, then diet and lifestyle changes—not expensive drugs—become primary treatment. You cannot patent a diet. The metabolic theory, if true, would revolutionize treatment but devastate the pharmaceutical industry.
Lesson 5
Prevention vs. Treatment: Following the Money
Where Do Cancer Charity Dollars Go?
Billions are donated to cancer charities annually. How is this money actually used?
Use of Funds
Typical Percentage
Questions
Drug Research
High
Benefits pharmaceutical companies?
Prevention Research
Very Low
Why so little?
Administrative Costs
Varies (5-50%)
Salaries, offices, overhead
Marketing/Fundraising
Significant
Raising money to raise more money?
Alternative Research
Nearly Zero
Why ignored entirely?
Known Cancer Prevention Factors
Research has identified factors that significantly reduce cancer risk:
For every $1 spent on cancer prevention, approximately
$100+
is spent on treatment
Lesson 6
Biblical Principles of Health and Healing
What Scripture Teaches
The Bible provides principles for health that modern medicine often ignores.
"And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Yahuah thy Elohim, and wilt do that which is right in his sight... I will put none of these diseases upon thee... for I am Yahuah that healeth thee."
— Exodus 15:26
Biblical Health Principles
Clean Foods: Leviticus 11 dietary laws protect from many toxins
Plant Medicine: "The leaves of the tree were for healing" (Rev 22:2)
Fasting: Autophagy (cellular cleanup) from periodic fasting
Faith: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (Prov 17:22)
Community: Social connection supports immune function
Pharmakeia Warning
The Greek word "pharmakeia" (from which we get "pharmacy") is used in Scripture and translated as "sorcery" or "witchcraft" (Galatians 5:20, Revelation 18:23). This doesn't mean all medicine is evil, but we should be cautious about putting complete trust in pharmaceutical solutions while ignoring Yahuah's natural provisions.
"For by thy sorceries [pharmakeia] were all nations deceived."
— Revelation 18:23
Lesson 7
Making Informed Decisions
Questions to Ask Any Healthcare Provider
Whether conventional or alternative, ask these questions:
What are the actual success rates for this treatment? (Not survival, but cure)
What are ALL the potential side effects?
What alternatives exist that you're not recommending?
What financial interest do you have in this treatment?
What lifestyle/dietary changes could help?
Can I have time to research before deciding?
What happens if I do nothing?
Red Flags to Watch For
Pressure: "You must decide TODAY"
Fear: "You'll die if you don't do this"
Dismissiveness: "Don't research; just trust me"
Hostility: Anger when you ask questions
Closed-minded: Refuses to discuss alternatives
Factors to Consider
Factor
Conventional
Alternative
Speed of Action
Often faster
Usually slower
Side Effects
Often severe
Usually milder
Root Cause
Often ignored
Usually addressed
Insurance Coverage
Usually covered
Rarely covered
Research Base
More funded studies
Less funded (not unproven)
Lesson 8
Summary and Action Steps
Key Takeaways
Question financial motives: The cancer industry profits from treatment, not cures
Research alternatives: Suppression doesn't mean ineffective
Understand metabolic factors: Diet and lifestyle matter more than genetics
Prioritize prevention: Most cancers are preventable
Apply biblical principles: Yahuah's design promotes health
Make informed choices: Ask questions; resist pressure