Breast cancer in women: real stories and information about the disease. “I feel immortal”: what it’s like to beat breast cancer

“This is not a sentence. This is a disease that can be treated. Any disease requires its own efforts - yes, suffering - yes. But she is being treated,” says a 16-year-old girl, Karina.

“The first thing I thought when I heard the word “chemotherapy” was: “My hair!” – shares smiling Masha with a cute shoulder-length bob. “I wrote down the pills I took in a beautiful notebook and called them something affectionate: prednisalone, for example. This is what my grandmother, who also survived cancer, taught me: she believed that every pill you take is not a chemical nasty thing, but something that will help you. I closed my eyes and imagined how everything bad went away, how the body was cleansed, renewed, and rebuilt.”

“I had luxurious hair, and I felt very sorry for it. And when they shaved my head, I loved it so much! – says Dasha, and photographs of a breathtakingly beautiful, stylish girl flash on the computer screen next to her. “Even later, when my hair started growing again after chemotherapy, I shaved myself several more times.”

“A friend told me: “Tanya, something happened to you and I that everyone is so afraid of: you and I have sick children. What else should we be afraid of? Now we just live and treat our children.” - This is said by a pleasant woman with gentle eyes, and her son Nikita, 7-8 years old, plays on the guitar “a love song for classmate Diana, who is so beautiful!”

The frames are replaced by frames, and in them mothers and fathers, small children, young girls and a young guy talk about what they experienced: fears, pain, anger, despair, feelings of powerlessness, helplessness and vulnerability. Mothers admit that they secretly cried in the toilet so that no one would see. Children describe how they drew food in the hospital that was unattainable to them at that time: caviar, cucumber, hamburger, ice cream cone. The girls remember how they called their friends and howled into the phone.

They also talk about hope. About faith and the desire to survive - at all costs. About the goals they set for themselves. About the fact that thanks to the disease we have learned to appreciate every moment, enjoy sensations and catch wonderful experiences like butterflies in a net.

They remember with kind words the super-professional doctors and compassionate people who helped them. “You need to communicate, not isolate yourself in your grief, not be a beech. In our hospital, everyone supported each other, especially the new ones, helped out with medicines, shared food. Everyone was encouraging each other."

All these people agree on one thing: “The main thing is attitude!”

“When you are treated with harsh chemistry, you have no body, you can’t do anything. But you have your thoughts. How you build them, how you decide everything, that’s how it will all be. – These are not the words of a wise old professor, but just a student who is just entering life, but who has already managed to overcome a serious illness. – Even when my blood pressure was 40 over 20, I lay there and thought: “I will live. Yes, I feel bad now, but tomorrow I will feel better. And I felt better."

Our thoughts are material. Believe in the good and the cancer will recede. In the end, it's just a disease.

We offer you Pavel Ruminov’s film “It’s Just a Disease” - the stories of those who beat cancer. All these people who sit in front of the camera survived. We did it. We were able to. This means that everyone has a chance. Know: you are not alone. Look, listen, see for yourself – and believe in yourself!

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Breast cancer- a terrible diagnosis, and yet it is one of the most common female cancer diseases. Unfortunately, doctors cannot yet guarantee to protect women from this disease. Just a few days ago, the bleak news appeared in the press that the famous I was faced with this disease and had to fight it. That is why today we decided to remember all the famous women who had to face breast cancer and defeat it.

Singer Anastacia, 47 years old

Anastasia faced a terrible disease in January 2003. Then the singer went to consult a doctor to slightly reduce her breast size. Anastasia made this decision because of problems with her back, but the singer was diagnosed with breast cancer on a mammogram. Measures were taken immediately - surgery and radiotherapy, the results of which were successful. However, in March 2013, Anastacia was again given a terrible diagnosis. Despite the fact that the tumor was not malignant, the singer decided to take extreme measures and completely remove her breasts in order to save herself from the risk. Since 2003, Anastacia has headed her own foundation, the Anastacia Fund, which helps young women fight breast cancer.

Singer Kylie Minogue, 47 years old

Australian beauty Kylie Minogue A terrible disease struck in 2005. In an interview, the singer admitted: “When the doctor diagnosed breast cancer, the ground went out from under my feet.” It was difficult for both the singer herself and her fans to believe this. Kylie had to undergo chemotherapy and surgery. According to the singer, this greatly influenced her life. Minogue completely abandoned bad habits in all areas of her life, and six months later she managed to appear on stage as beautiful and bright as before.

British TV presenter Sharon Osbourne, 63 years old

Wife of a British rock musician Ozzy Osbourne She also became a victim of cancer. In 2002, Sharon was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she barely managed to overcome. But in 2012, Osborne was discovered to have a gene BRCA1(breast cancer gene), as a result of which Sharon underwent surgery to remove her breast due to the high risk of receiving a terrible diagnosis again.

Singer Laima Vaikule, 61 years old

Favorite of the Russian public Laime Vaikule I first had to deal with this terrible disease in 1991. Then the doctors made a discouraging verdict, equating the chances of success of the operation to 20%. However, the singer, with the strength of her character and faith in better things, proved the opposite and coped with the disease. In an interview, she said more than once that it was her inner spirit and unshakable faith that helped her cope with the disease and not give up.

Writer and TV presenter Daria Dontsova, 63 years old

This story is more like a miracle, because Dontsova learned about her illness when the cancer was already at the last stage. Even the doctors did not believe that the writer would be cured. During treatment, Daria had to undergo 18 surgeries, several sessions of radiation and chemotherapy. Despite the horror of her situation, Dontsova was able to do the seemingly impossible. She was cured and became an example of how it is possible to overcome a terrible disease even in such a situation. Today Daria is the official ambassador of the program "Together against breast cancer".

Actress Jane Fonda, 78 years old

From a popular Hollywood actress Jane Fonda Breast cancer was discovered at age 72. The tumor was identified at an early stage, which, of course, simplified treatment. The operation was successful.

Singer Sheryl Crow, 54 years old

Sheryl Crow I had to face a terrible disease twice. In 2003, the owner "Grammy" She was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she successfully treated. However, eight years later, Crowe was given a new diagnosis - a “brain tumor”, which the singer is still struggling with to this day.

Actress Cynthia Nixon, 49 years old

Star of a popular TV series "Sex and the City" She also became a victim of cancer. The actress’s grandmother and mother both suffered from breast cancer at one time, so, according to Cynthia, she was prepared for this disease. The actress was in no hurry to make a statement in the press, but it was difficult to hide the traces of chemotherapy. But most importantly, she managed to overcome cancer.

In 2013, the sex symbol of our time - Angelina Jolie– openly stated that she had a preventative double mastectomy. The actress explained this action by a genetic predisposition to breast cancer, which was equal to 87%. In order to avoid a terrible disease, the actress took radical steps and urges all women not to be afraid of preventive measures. Let us remember that due to cancer, Jolie lost the two main women in her life: her mother and aunt.

To summarize, I would like to once again express my admiration for the masculinity of these women! After all, their example proves that it is possible to cope with this terrible disease, which is what we wish for supermodel Janice Dickinson.

I got sick in 2013. Before that, I had already treated my mother for six years for the same diagnosis - breast cancer. The doctor warned me that I was at risk; I knew that I had to pay especially close attention to my health.

Every four months I was examined and thought that I was ahead of the curve, I thought that even if I found something, it would be at an early stage... But cancer is an insidious thing that is very difficult to catch. It does not manifest itself in any way in the early stages.

When I found out about the diagnosis, I was mentally prepared for it, but it was still stressful. While doctors choose treatment tactics, you are between heaven and earth. You are waiting for the verdict: is the cancer operable, do you have a chance... The doctor told me that it is operable.

There are many methods, depending on the stages and types of breast cancer. Someone begins to be treated with radiation therapy, then surgery, then chemotherapy. For some people, the tumor is slightly reduced with chemotherapy, then it is removed, and then radiation is prescribed. Some people undergo chemotherapy for a whole year to shrink the tumor, only then it is removed and radiation is prescribed. The methods are different even with the same diagnosis, because everyone’s body is individual. It is not at all necessary that everyone undergoes surgery-radiation-chemo in exactly the same order as I did. Everyone has their own way.

It is necessary for the doctor and the patient to be allies. Of course, the patient, having learned about the diagnosis, begins to rush around, look for information on the Internet, listen to the advice of incompetent people... The role of the doctor is very important here. Only when doctors are willing to spend enough time to convey all the nuances to the patient can the treatment process proceed normally.

Mona Frolova,

I didn't know who to turn to for help. I was very scared, I pulled myself out of despair, I found out everything about the disease myself. But it helped me that I had experience in treating this disease with my mother. I thought it would be very difficult for other people experiencing this for the first time. And around the same time, the idea of ​​creating a volunteer organization that would unite people fighting this disease first arose.

Natalya Loshkareva

Chemotherapy is constant drips of very powerful poisonous liquids that kill both good and bad indiscriminately. They kill everything. My hair is falling out completely and I feel terribly sick. I just lived in the bathroom and toilet for five days. After the fifth day you begin to come to life a little - you find yourself able to drink a little or even eat an apple. With chemistry, you understand that you are being poisoned. But, unfortunately, there is no other treatment against cancer. More than 100 years - and nothing was invented!

Now the principles of treating patients, especially hormone-dependent cancer, have changed significantly. Non-toxic tableted hormone therapy is prescribed for a long time. Sometimes for years. At the same time, patients can lead a normal, full-fledged lifestyle.

Mona Frolova,

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Department of Clinical Oncology, Federal State Budgetary Institution Russian Cancer Research Center named after N. N. Blokhin, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Chemotherapy is a very, very difficult ordeal. Friends and family must be supportive. It is impossible to cope alone.

I did not allow myself to relax, because my mother was still undergoing treatment. I had to encourage her with my example. Sometimes I cried, I wanted to feel sorry for myself, but I had strong motivation. I was energized by my husband and daughter, who said: “No, we won’t let you go, we want you to be with us.” My friends also supported me. In the hospital people came to see me all the time. I knew that I had to move on, I had already entered this battle, I had made a decision, since I had the operation, now I will do everything that the doctors say. But during chemotherapy, I also had moments when I wanted to give up. It hits you very hard at night, you think that life is pain, it’s easier to just take everything and leave it.

Treatment should not be more severe than the disease. We must not only prolong life, but also maintain its quality for the patient. And fortunately, such opportunities exist today. Now new drugs are appearing, so-called targeted drugs, that is, drugs with targeted action. Unlike traditional chemotherapy, they only target molecular damage in the tumor.

Mona Frolova,

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Department of Clinical Oncology, Federal State Budgetary Institution Russian Cancer Research Center named after N. N. Blokhin, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

When I went to see my chemotherapy doctor, I saw her separate stack of patient records. One day I asked who these people were. She replied that these were the patients who came, underwent one course of chemotherapy and never returned; it is not even known whether they are alive or not. I was shocked: “How? Don't you call them? Don’t you recognize it?” The doctor answered me: “They have no motivation. Some people's husbands have left them, others' children have already grown up and are living separately. Women aged 40-50 who are faced with cancer do not have the strength to endure all these trials. There’s nothing stopping them, unfortunately, we’re so busy that we don’t call them.”

I was not diagnosed right away. I have a family history: my mother’s sister and grandmother’s sister were ill. Fortunately, they recovered.

When they discovered a lump in my breast and the doctor said that it was just normal age-related changes, I felt worried and continued the examination. Therefore, when two months later I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was already internally prepared for it.

What scared you the most?

I was scared that the treatment would last a long time, at least six months. That I would fall out of my active lifestyle: I went in for sports, I have a son who is an athlete.

But I experienced the biggest shock when they told me that they would cut off my breasts. Completely, without options. It was at that moment that I became overwhelmed and I told my husband that I would not be treated at all.

I was sure that I would be cured, because there is an example of a recovered aunt. But breasts for me are a symbol of femininity, and losing them was scary.

As a result, my husband found doctors, I received a referral to Moscow, where I had surgery with reconstruction. That is, the mammary gland was removed subcutaneously and implants were installed. It worked because I was in the earliest stage.

What was the most difficult

I endured chemotherapy quite hard. I don’t know what this has to do with my body or the drugs.

When people ask me what to expect from “chemistry,” I say nothing. Because everyone experiences it differently. Some people go straight to work: they’re done, they lie down for a day, and the next morning they go to the office. I was in bed for 3-5 days, I just couldn’t get out of bed, it was very hard.

There are now medications that relieve side effects. But only a doctor can tell you exactly how to alleviate them. All I can advise is to tune in for the best and be attentive to yourself.

How I felt without hair

I had long hair. When they fell off, I realized that I didn’t want to pick them up from the pillow or have them cut. I asked my daughter to shave me, she and I even filmed it and posted the video on a social network.

I didn’t see anything wrong with this for myself. She wasn’t afraid to shock the public, she didn’t buy a wig, and sometimes she twirled herself into a turban. One day I came to see my son for training, and the security guard at the entrance did not want to let me inside. He asked where I was going and to whom. He asked to see the documents. It was funny.

It seems to me that my husband reacted more painfully: he cried when I shaved.

For me it was symbolic. In general, it seems to me that when a woman wants to change something, she gets a haircut. So I ritually burned this hair with prayers for recovery.

How did a psychologist help?

I quickly went through all the stages from denial to acceptance of my illness. I calmly accepted all the hardships of chemotherapy, because I had a goal - to get well.

And when I was cured, I finished the last drip, this terrible moment of apathy came, when everything seemed to be fine, but it was as if you were in some kind of vacuum.

I didn’t understand at all what I wanted, what to do next, where to move. Because the fear remains, what if the disease returns, what if there is a relapse. What's the point of starting something then?

This condition lasted for several months, then I went to a psychologist. With his help, I coped with the feeling of complete meaninglessness. I don't know at what point it passed. I just looked at my life from the outside. I saw that, after all, even if not for myself, I have someone to live for.

My relationship with my husband has changed a lot. To be honest, before the diagnosis, it seemed to me that I would divorce him, that he was a stranger to me, that he did not understand me. The fact that we have lived together for 16 years and are no longer family, nothing binds us.

The disease has changed our relationship, we look at each other differently. The psychologist helped me see that my husband is not an obstacle to my personal growth, but he is my resource, help and support. He went with me everywhere, surprising the doctors. When it was really bad, he held my hand. After the operation, I sat next to him for two days.

Thanks to the psychologist, I now don’t do anything if I don’t want to. I began to relate to everyday life more simply. I had excellent student syndrome, I believed that everything should be perfect. And then I realized: it shouldn’t! There is no such thing as ideal.

How loved ones helped

It was incredibly difficult for me to ask for help. I always thought that asking was humiliating. I used to be such a person: “I do everything myself.” I’m a perfectionist, and I’ll stop a galloping horse, and walk into a burning hut, and all that.

But when you find yourself physically helpless, when you are lying in bed after chemotherapy, you simply cannot do without help.

Conversations with the priest in church also helped me a lot. He told me: pride prevents you from asking. Asking is not bad, it is good, it is necessary. When we ask, we give the opportunity to another person to help us. It becomes clear to him exactly how he can help.
I always thought that asking was humiliating. But it turned out that this is not so.

Relatives, aunt, and friends helped a lot. Some friends called my husband and cried. But you don't have to do this. If you want to support someone with cancer, you just need to call and say that everything will be fine. Tears and pity are the least needed.

People, faced with such a diagnosis of their loved ones, for some reason think that everything must change, the world will collapse. No, you can lead a normal life. Moreover, it is important to involve the sick person in it as much as possible. For example, I went to the theater with my friend because I love it very much.

You need to find a reason to be happy. Treatment lasts at least six months, and you can finally do what you didn’t have time for before: learn a foreign language, learn to sew or knit.

That is, try as much as possible to diversify life, not to make a cult out of the disease.

How was the rehabilitation

After the operation, I was immediately sent to a rehabilitation specialist, who showed me a set of hand exercises to develop them. They are simple, but you need to do them daily.

It was hard, it seemed that my hand would never rise again. It felt like there were ropes stretched inside her. But everything worked out, and three months later I went to the pool. I went to physical therapy in my Tver, now I’m already doing yoga, I stand on my head, there are no restrictions. I realized that I don’t want to meet the standards, to be like those women from beautiful photos on Instagram. I realized that I no longer want to strive for the ideal; it is impossible to achieve it. You can endlessly remake yourself and still remain dissatisfied. It was hard to admit this to myself.

My main advice to women with breast cancer is to believe that you will be healthy. And believe in yourself. Then they will certainly appear to overcome all this.

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Hello, my name is Olga. I am 45 years old, I live in Obninsk, Kaluga region. I was cured of stage 3 breast cancer without surgery or removal. More than four years have passed since my illness, and I am completely healthy. I hope that my experience will help many people. Now I want to tell my story.

Four years ago, in 2011, I was diagnosed with stage 3 left breast cancer. I discovered my first small tumor in October 2010. Even then I understood what this meant. But I was afraid to go to the doctor, and by April 2011 the tumor was already huge. The oncologist prescribed me a course of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to completely remove the left breast and left axillary lymph node.

I wanted to get better and did not want to have my breasts removed, so I began to look for an alternative to surgery, because I understood that my breasts would not grow back after surgery. I found statistics on 5-year survival of cancer patients after all medical procedures and realized that very few survive after 5 years from the cancer center. In an article on breast cancer, there was survival data for no more than 2% of patients, that is, out of 100 people operated on and irradiated, only two people remained alive after five years!

At that time, I met a cancer patient who had been operated on several times. Each time after the operation, the tumor appeared again, and something was cut off again. They operated on one breast, then the other, then the liver, then the metastases went to the lungs. Finally, during the operation, the surgeon damaged the muscle in her right arm, and she stopped bending. It was a very sad sight.

And then I realized that I didn’t want to go down this path. I don’t want to be afraid of relapses all the time and have my body cut into pieces.

I started looking on the Internet for something that would help me. Almost immediately I found information about the Italian oncologist Tulio Simoncini. He believed that cancer cells are not mutated cells of our body, but multiplied Candida fungi. According to his theory, these simple fungi live with humans all their lives in symbiosis, but as soon as the immune system (that is, the body’s defenses) weakens, they begin to multiply in the body. And he said this phrase: cancer cells really love 3 things:

• Animal protein;
• Sugar;
• Depressive thoughts.

And I realized that I had found a solution to the problem

Then I read that thousands of cancer cells are formed in the body every day, and if the body is healthy, then the immune system simply destroys them. This means I need to stop feeding cancer and start strengthening my immune system.

To be brave, I fasted for 3 days on the water. Then she switched to a vegetarian diet. It was soaked buckwheat, herbs and vegetables. I also drank clean water. Then I just didn’t know that it was called a raw food diet. I completely eliminated all store-bought food.

The third step for me was the realization that we all lack vitamins and microelements to boost immunity and for the normal functioning of the body. I studied this issue and realized that vitamins can be artificial (i.e. chemically synthesized) and organic (made from organic raw materials). I found a company that grows its own herbs and fruits and produces dietary supplements from them. And I started taking these dietary supplements. By the way, my whole family and I have been taking them for more than 4 years and feel great.

And finally, what I consider the most important thing in recovery from any illness. This is a recovery mindset. The wise said: “One person gets sick, but another person recovers.” Those. If a sick person does not change, he will continue to be sick. I needed to change the tone and direction of my thoughts.

I started tracking my thoughts

And it turned out that almost all of them were gloomy. I constantly thought why I was given this disease, and was upset that it was I who got sick. Those. I spent my already low energy on fears and grievances. Therefore, I began to read affirmations (positive statements) and learn to thank life for everything that exists. I woke up in the morning, but someone didn’t wake up. I have a family, a job, and a favorite city. If you wish, you can find so much beauty in our wonderful world! I began to practice being in a good mood and not allowing myself to slip into depression. It was difficult, especially lying in the cancer center, but I understood the importance of this and practiced a good mood every day.

At the cancer center I underwent two chemotherapy treatments and one radiation treatment. Now I regret it, as I severely burned my chest and left armpit. Only three years later my left mammary gland began to recover from severe radiation damage. My hair fell out from two chemotherapy treatments, I became very weak, and my hemoglobin dropped significantly. In general, taking poison to get rid of a disease – I don’t think it’s wise.

The tumor did not shrink from these procedures, and I decided to leave the oncology center. The doctors tried to persuade me for a long time, saying that they had many cases when people left without completing treatment and then died. But I understood that doctors are fighting the consequences of oncology, and not the cause. The tumor is cut out, the person does not change his diet and way of thinking, and after a while the cancer returns. Often in a much more severe form, since chemotherapy greatly undermines the already weak immune system.

Visualizations helped me

I constantly imagined myself healthy, even when the tumor did not change. Every day, morning and evening, I did visualizations, that is, I mentally saw my body as healthy and beautiful. The most important thing, especially when you don’t see results right away, is not to stop doing visualizations. At first I didn’t see any changes in the tumor, but every day I told myself: “The process has already begun, even if I don’t see anything, but inside I’m already getting better.” It is very important to believe and tune in to health and do visualizations every day.

Also, recovery stories from the Internet helped me a lot.

The story of the American doctor Ruth Heydrich, who healed a breast tumor by vegetarianism, and she has been healthy for more than 25 years. I was also very inspired by the story of a man with colon cancer. He talked about how he refused surgery and visualized his tumor getting smaller every day. He imagined his tumor as a coil of barbed wire and several times a day imagined how he burned it piece by piece on a fire, and it became smaller and smaller.

I came up with a visualization for myself with a tree. I love birch trees very much, so I constantly imagined how I was pressing my chest against the light trunk, how my energy from the tumor was leaving the tree. And I tried to feel how the swelling was shrinking, softening and I was feeling better.

In addition, I constantly read spiritual books

“Conversations with God” by Neale Donald Walsh,” “Reality Transurfing” by Vadim Zeland, books by Richard Bach. Marcy Shimoff’s book “The Book of Happiness” is very helpful. Every day I watched two comedies or two positive films - that is, I imbued myself with the energy of joy. I also found happy pictures on the Internet and laughed.

The tumor began to go away after a month

From being stone-heavy, it gradually began to soften, its contours began to blur and shrink. And after another two months it completely disappeared. I did an ultrasound and a mammogram: the doctors were shocked - no tumors were found in me!

Now I undergo examinations every year, which confirms my complete recovery. In May 2015, I was tested using a phase contrast microscope using a drop of blood. And the biochemist said that I don’t even have atypical cells in my blood, which former cancer patients always have.

I communicate with those women with whom I was in the oncology center. All of them went through the entire course of traditional medicine: dozens of chemotherapy, radiation, operations. Unfortunately, most of them have already died or are on disability. I know of several cases when, after a full course of official treatment, people return to oncologists with metastases.

After oncology, I was a vegetarian for three years. I completely gave up meat and alcohol. Once a week I ate fish and consumed dairy products. I felt good about being a vegetarian, but I didn’t like everything. I was healthy, but the excess weight did not go away. With a height of 165 cm, I weighed 76 kg. Pigment spots on the skin of the face began to intensify and new ones began to appear. And when undergoing a medical examination, I discovered that my blood sugar was high - 6.4 (the norm is 3-5), and my cholesterol was higher than normal. I was very surprised, but then I realized that this was the effect of chocolate, buns and various store-bought sweets. That is, I understood that by giving up meat and alcohol I was on the path to health, but I had to change my diet more seriously.

A year ago I decided to completely give up cooked food.

Now I, my husband, my eldest son and my sister eat only live plant foods. I lost 12 kg of excess weight. The skin on my face cleared up and the gray hair went away. I am constantly in a good mood, high performance and a lot of energy.

At the moment I have been on a raw food diet for a year. And I want to tell you about an interesting experience. Two months ago, I began to allow some non-raw foods in addition to chocolate and cheese. I could buy cake, halva, chocolates, store-bought salads with mayonnaise. There is an opinion that you can easily break away from a raw food diet. In my experience, after 10 months of a raw food diet, the body was sufficiently rebuilt and cleansed. And when I allowed non-raw foods, the body’s reaction was sharply negative. Immediately the stool became loose, even liquid, and my stomach hurt. In the morning I was sneezing heavily, my tongue was very coated, there was heartburn, and after several pieces of cream cake, in the morning I felt as if I had drunk alcohol yesterday and was severely poisoned. I had the same feeling about store-bought salads and candies. The migraine returned, which I had forgotten about on a raw food diet and from which I had suffered for decades. The excess weight immediately returned. If in 10 months I lost 12 kg, then in 2 months of such “pampering” I regained 7 kg of weight. I was very uncomfortable with this non-raw food, so I was very relieved to go back to the raw diet.

About spirituality

We haven’t had a TV at home for 2 years now; we watch all movies from the Internet, without advertising. I watch videos about raw food diets all the time. Very grateful Sergei Dobrozdravin , Mikhail Sovetov , Yuri Frolov. I really liked the project "1000 stories about raw food diet". I enjoy watching Pavel Sebastianovich’s video. In June 2015, we were at the Moscow Festival of Raw Food and Vegetarianism. We really liked it there.

A year ago I learned that the method with which I was healed has long been used in Holland. Back in the 40s of the last century, the Dutch doctor Cornelius Moerman treated cancer patients with a vegetarian diet, natural vitamins and mandatory psychological support. The complete cure of 116 cancer patients out of 160 people has been documented. And these were very seriously ill patients with stages 3 and 4 of cancer. Most of them were abandoned by official medicine. The remaining patients received significant relief. K. Moerman's method is 5-8 times more effective than traditional medicine methods. Without any operations, disabilities and consequences for the body.

In Holland, for oncology, the patient can choose official treatment or the Moerman method. Often, after operations and radiation, people switch to the Moerman method to prevent the cancer from returning.

The Gerson Institute has been operating in the United States for many years. Many thousands of hopeless cancer patients were completely cured by changing their diet according to Max Gerson's scheme. There is a wonderful film online - Gerson Therapy. (Note from MedAlternativa.info: most likely we are talking about the film. The film is truly wonderful).

Then I came across Katsuzo Nishi’s book “Macrobiotic Nutrition” and it said that in Japan they also very successfully treated oncology with vegetarianism, therapeutic fasting and a magnesium diet. This diet included raw vegetables, soaked uncooked cereals and vitamins, especially magnesium. Katsudzo Nishi said that sugar, salt, canned food, smoked foods, starch, white flour products, and alcoholic beverages should be completely eliminated. And I realized that I did everything right.

Then I read Evgeniy Gennadievich Lebedev’s book “Let’s Cure Cancer.” In it, the author describes how he cured many dozens of hopelessly ill patients with oncology. And the emphasis in treatment was on macrobiotic nutrition and changing one’s spirituality. The author himself went through oncology, in the book he gives detailed treatment plans for cancer patients, and I completely agree with his methodology.

I would like to note that E.G. Lebedev insists on the Orthodox way of life. But we must understand that Katsudzo Nishi, from whom E.G. Lebedev took his technique, learned about this method of healing from Zen Buddhist monks, who used it for many hundreds of years. I also adhere to Eastern views and recovered using this technique. Therefore, in my opinion, it doesn’t matter which religion you belong to, what matters is what you bring to the world. If this is love and joy, then it is love and joy that will return to you.

Now I am working on a big project - to create a health center in Russia using the Cornelius Moerman method. I called this wellness center “Life”. Patients will live there for 2-3 months for complete cleansing and recovery from cancer.

Why do I insist that patients should live in a health center? The fact is that I wrote about my experience of recovery in many medical newspapers. And my story was published by the newspaper “Grandma’s Recipes”. I began to receive letters from cancer patients who either did not want to undergo surgery to remove the tumor, or such surgery was contraindicated for them.
I answered all the letters and described in detail what should be done and how. I especially insisted on changing my diet, taking vitamins and working with the mindset of recovery. Out of a dozen letters, only one woman wrote that she was a vegetarian; the rest could not overcome the craving for kebabs and sausage. But all of them had tumors growing, that is, the cancer was progressing. And I realized that it is very difficult to cope with cancer alone.

Therefore, I want to create a medical institution where, under the supervision of a nutritionist and a good oncological psychologist, patients will recover and, no less important, learn to live on without relapses.

I also plan to have groups at the Life Wellness Center therapeutic fasting– how to do it correctly, transition groups to vegetarianism And raw food diet. Natural weight loss groups. Recovery groups using naturopathy methods for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Which is also very effective and without any side effects.

Now I am training as a clinical psychologist and have already completed courses as an oncologist

There are very few oncological psychologists in Russia now, only a few dozen, although in the West oncological psychologists work at every scientific and oncological center. There are statistics that when an oncopsychologist works with a patient, recovery rates increase many times over.

I have a business plan for the “Life” health center ready, and now I am looking for sponsors - people who are ready to invest money in a new and very promising type of business for improving people’s health using naturopathy methods.

Thank you for reading my story. I will be glad to talk with all listeners who are interested in the topic of healing from cancer using naturopathy methods, the topic of raw food nutrition. With those who want to fully recover from cancer and who are not candidates for chemotherapy or surgery. Or who does not want to undergo body-mutilating operations and procedures. And I’m waiting for proposals from business partners in the “Life” health center.

Olga Tkacheva(you can get advice through the section)