Fighting Cancer: A Nontoxic Approach to Treatment - Softcover

"Fighting Cancer reveals approaches to cancer treatment that have worked for many individuals, but which are not widely known in the United States. Cancer is not a single disease, and there is no single approach to treatment that is right for everyone. This book provides important information and options that can empower individuals to make wise therapeutic decisions when faced with the dreaded diagnosis of cancer."
--Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions

"This long-awaited guide from two masters of integrative medicine gives people the choice to participate in their own healing. The self-guided mind-body exercises are real gems--I know I'll be turning to them again and again in my efforts to help cancer patients and survivors."
--Dianne M. Shumay, PhD, clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-San Francisco

"One of the darkest, well-kept secrets in medicine is how the debilitating toxicity of conventional cancer treatments (chemotherapy and radiation) create side effects so severe that the treatment often winds up killing the patient before the disease does. Finally, with the arrival of Fighting Cancer by Robert Gorter and Erik Peper, the growing number of people struggling with cancer can turn to this life-affirming, credible resource. The science-based Gorter Model is effective, humane, nontoxic, and stunningly successful for a wide range of cancers. Supporting the immune system has always been a compelling argument, but few have had the courage and clinical wisdom to chart the exact pathway and redefine cancer treatment from the ground up. Fighting Cancer encourages millions to take action and restore hope."
--Meg Jordan, PhD, RN, chair and professor of Integrative Health Studies at the California Institute of Integrative Studies and editor-in-chief of American Fitness magazine

"In a thoughtful manner, Dr. Robert Gorter and Dr. Erik Peper offer cancer patients new options that are useful adjuncts to conventional treatment. Their extensive research demonstrates the scientific basis for this comprehensive approach to immunotherapy that focuses on supporting and stabilizing the immune system. These authors also provide advice on self-care techniques founded in mind-body science. This is a book every patient should read."
--Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc), clinical professor of Medicine and Family and Community Medicine and professor of Public Health at the University of Arizona and University of California-San Francisco Schools of Medicine, chairman of the American Health Association, and author of New Medicine: Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine

"Robert Gorter's and Erik Peper's forward-thinking contributions are a must-read for every physician treating cancer and every patient with cancer. As they so adeptly point out, the healing journey includes, but is immensely more than, a sterile scientific process that manipulates biochemistry. Engaging the full participation of our inner healer in conjunction with immune stimulation and intelligent self-care is a commonsense and much-needed evolutionary milestone in an era of failed cancer management."
--Len Saputo, MD, founder and medical director of Health Medicine Forum and author of A Return to Healing

"Erik Peper has been a mentor and pioneer to many of us in the field of healing whose view goes outside the box of conventional medical treatment. His and Robert Gorter's Fighting Cancer is a brilliant book, a must-read for anyone who has cancer or has friends and family members who are struggling with this disease. The authors describe a methodology for helping the body to heal itself, and for those of us in the field of alleviating the suffering of the body, this is the essential focus for any effective treatment."
--David Wise, PhD, director of the National Center for Pelvic Pain Research and
co-author of A Headache in the Pelvis

"I recommend this book not only to those facing the sentence of cancer, but to all those interested in a broad view of how wellness (and the occurrence of illness) comes about; how the occurrence of illness can be viewed as a means of examining ourselves in new ways; and how general health and wellness can be encouraged and implemented. I also recommend the book to physicians, not only because of the information and professional resources it contains but because it provides evidence that how they respond to their patients in terms of openness and caring can influence the path to recovery."
--Maria C. Linder, professor of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University Fullerton and author of Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism with Clinical Applications

"This important, innovative book offers hopeful strategies to improve your immune function so your strongest ally in the war on cancer is maximally mobilized. I'm giving it to a friend who has recurrent metastatic disease."
--Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH, FAAP, Caryl J. Guth Chair for the Center for Integrative Medicine and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and author of Mental Health, Naturally, The Holistic Pediatrician, 2nd edition, and Addressing ADD, Naturally

"This is what I have been waiting for! Grounded in solid, evidence-based practice, this thoughtful collection illuminates the many complementary methods available to patients to support and nurture their own health. By drawing on all the healing forces available, patients can tap into their own innate healing mechanisms to fight their cancer and finally reclaim their lives. Giving patients this knowledge and these tools can and will benefit their outcomes, and they won't be the only ones to benefit. Health care providers will learn new ways of understanding their role, the reasons for developing broader attitudes about health, and how to better facilitate healing. This book is an inspiring reminder of the power of the body and mind to make healing a reality."
--Cybele Pelcher, RN, Dermatology nurse

"A must read. Fighting Cancer provides provocative insights into the workings of the immune system through an alternative to toxic methods of cancer treatment. The authors, who both experienced cancer personally, offer many essential practices for stress release and self-healing. This book will be remembered as a pioneering turn in the treatment of cancer."
--Gay Luce, PhD, founder of The Nine Gates Programs

"[Robert Gorter, MD, PhD, and Erik Peper, PhD offer] a refreshing relook at the way medicine regards [cancer]. .... Fighting Cancer is a book that offers not only a radically different paradigm; it is also one that offers hope. It effectively moves the responsibility of surviving and curing cancer from the medical practitioner to the patient, who after reading this book should be substantially empowered. For clinicians who work with cancer patients, this book provides numerous concepts and practical advice."
--Tim Brunson, PhD, founder and executive director of The International Hypnosis Research Institute

"Fighting Cancer describes an approach to fighting cancer that integrates traditional western academic medicine with innovative, nontoxic treatments specifically tailored to the patient and the tumor. The Gorter Model includes treatments with dendritic cells, adult autologous stem cells, various forms of hypothermia, thymus peptides, Viscus album, orthomolecular medicine and intestinal flora. The patient's immune system is mobilized, and the treatment is designed to have little or no serious side effects. The book is organized into three parts - presenting a comprehensive summary of the model, the research to support it and tactics that strengthen natural immunity."
--Western Edition

Fighting Cancer describes the Gorter Model, an integrative, nontoxic approach to cancer treatment that mobilizes the immune system. It was developed by Robert Gorter, MD, PhD, who in 1976 recovered from Stage IV testicular cancer by using nontoxic treatment and no chemotherapy or radiation. Based on self-experience, extensive research, and decades of clinical practice, the treatment consists of supporting the immune system using fever therapy (hyperthermia), inoculation with immune cells, the use of the botanical mistletoe (Viscum album)—the single most commonly prescribed anti-cancer medication in much of Europe—supportive nutrients, and diet and lifestyle changes.

Organized into three parts, Fighting Cancer presents a clear overview of the model, the research behind it, and strategies for strengthening natural immunity. Emphasizing stress reduction and minimizing toxic exposure, the authors provide practical guidance for patients: questions to ask doctors after diagnosis and advice for evaluating options, gathering information, and getting second opinions. Included are powerful testimonials from patients—most of whom have outlived their prognosis and, in some cases, achieved complete and sustained remission.