Burton May Have Been Onto Something
From The Cancer Chronicles #18
81993 by Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
A Cancer Treatment: New Directions for the 1990's@ was a major conference,
held on 9/20/93 to 9/21/93 by Staten Island Borough President Guy
Molinari and his daughter, Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY). This conference
marked another effort on behalf of freedom of choice by the former
U.S. Congressman. At one time, videotapes of the conference were
available by calling 718-816-2147.
Below are excerpts from Pres. Guy Molinari's speech:
People should be able to learn about new treatments, new means
of slowing, stopping, or preventing cancer. As for myself, my involvement
in this issue, which has sometimes been misunderstood, rests on
a purely humanitarian level. I am simply seeking to support a process
that allows scientific studies to be conducted on the most promising
therapies, whether they are initiated by so-called mainstream, or
alternative researchers.
I have sometimes been described as an advocate of alternative
therapies. That I am not.
I am, however, a strong advocate of encouraging the medical and
scientific communities to study therapies that will help us in the
fight against cancer, to extend the lives of cancer patients, as
well as raise the quality of their lives. If ever I have second
thoughts about continuing my involvement in cancer treatment, I
think back to a number of events which gave me the sense that we
are moving in the right direction.
The first revolves around my visit to the board of the New York
Medical Society in 1986. I asked to speak before the board in order
to pose some questions about the Burton [Immuno-Augmentative Therapy]
clinic.
It was my hope to gain their professional recommendations on how
to initiate a scientific protocol for studying the therapy. Though
the board=s public opinion was to declare that there was nothing
substantive to the Burton therapy, some of the physicians privately
advised me to continue in my line of inquiry because they thought
that Burton may have been onto something.
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Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. is the author of eight books and three
documentaries on cancer-related topics. He is an advisor on alternative
cancer treatments to the National Institutes of Health, Columbia
University, and the University of Texas. He researches and writes
individualized Healing Choices reports for people with cancer.
For information on Healing Choices, you can contact coordinator
Anne Beattie in the following ways:
Address: 144 St. John=s Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, PH (718) 636-4433
FAX (718)636-0186 and E-mail equinox@walrus.com
Web site http://www.walrus.com/~equinox/
.Disclaimer: The Cancer Chronicles does not advocate
any particular treatment for cancer. We urge you to seek competent
medical advice for any malignancy.
