08-05-2010, 05:09 PM
By Judith Potts Health and lifestyle Last updated: August 3rd, 2010
Professor Jane Plant is an eminent geologist. In 1987, aged 42, and with two young children, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Five years later the cancer returned four times ââ¬â and, as she explains in her book Your Life in Your Hands, this was ââ¬Ådespite a radical mastectomy, three further operations, 35 radiotherapy treatments, several chemotherapy treatments and irradiation of my ovaries to induce the menopauseââ¬Â. The doctors gave her three months to live.
Last week I met Jane and she explained to me ââ¬â in very unscientific terms ââ¬â how it is that she has been cancer-free since 1992. At the time she discovered the last cancerous lump in her neck, colleagues in China ââ¬â where she had worked ââ¬â happened to send her an atlas detailing the different cancers found across that country. Looking at it, she realised that breast cancer (and prostate cancer) were virtually unknown throughout China at that time ââ¬â one death in 100,000 women, as opposed to one in 10 in some western countries. Why should that be?
The answer had to be found in the diet of the Chinese ââ¬â no dairy food. Her diet became totally dairy-free but full of food containing cancer protective ingredients; she was careful to reduce her intake of hormones and chemicals from food; and altogether changed her lifestyle.
The large cancerous lump in her neck disappeared within five weeks and no cancer has ever returned.
Her ââ¬Åday-jobââ¬Â as a scientist gave her the ability to research the components of the food we eat, particularly discovering that milk proteins find their way into a good many products; to analyse the nutrients required to help the body withstand treatment and stay cancer-free; to understand the effects of chemicals used in food processing etc, etc. Hence, the Plant Programme (www.JanePlant.com) was born and, using it alongside conventional medicine, Jane has helped innumerable women and men to combat breast and prostate cancers ââ¬â often not just stopping the cancer but reversing the diseaseââ¬â¢s path into secondaries and preventing it from returning.
Her book Eating for Better Health has just been published and the information about food, the scientific evidence to support it, and the case studies in Your Life in Your Hands make compelling reading. Rather than using the word ââ¬Åcancerââ¬Â, Jane prefers the description ââ¬Åcells behaving badlyââ¬Â. I would agree with her. The word ââ¬Åcancerââ¬Â definitely carries the connotation of pain and death and is, therefore, a terrifying word.
One fascinating fact is that Jane is not the least bit surprised that Megrahi ââ¬â the Libyan bomber recently returned to his country because he was suffering from prostate cancer and had only months left to live ââ¬â is still very much alive. She predicted that, once Megrahi was not eating the Scottish prison diet but was back on more Mediterranean-style food, he would do much better. She has been proved to be correct.
I wonder if Professor Karol Sikora, who is receiving an enormous amount of stick for giving the wrong prognosis about Megrahi would concur with Jane Plant? What is his opinion of The Plant Programme?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/judith...at-cancer/
Professor Jane Plant is an eminent geologist. In 1987, aged 42, and with two young children, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Five years later the cancer returned four times ââ¬â and, as she explains in her book Your Life in Your Hands, this was ââ¬Ådespite a radical mastectomy, three further operations, 35 radiotherapy treatments, several chemotherapy treatments and irradiation of my ovaries to induce the menopauseââ¬Â. The doctors gave her three months to live.
Last week I met Jane and she explained to me ââ¬â in very unscientific terms ââ¬â how it is that she has been cancer-free since 1992. At the time she discovered the last cancerous lump in her neck, colleagues in China ââ¬â where she had worked ââ¬â happened to send her an atlas detailing the different cancers found across that country. Looking at it, she realised that breast cancer (and prostate cancer) were virtually unknown throughout China at that time ââ¬â one death in 100,000 women, as opposed to one in 10 in some western countries. Why should that be?
The answer had to be found in the diet of the Chinese ââ¬â no dairy food. Her diet became totally dairy-free but full of food containing cancer protective ingredients; she was careful to reduce her intake of hormones and chemicals from food; and altogether changed her lifestyle.
The large cancerous lump in her neck disappeared within five weeks and no cancer has ever returned.
Her ââ¬Åday-jobââ¬Â as a scientist gave her the ability to research the components of the food we eat, particularly discovering that milk proteins find their way into a good many products; to analyse the nutrients required to help the body withstand treatment and stay cancer-free; to understand the effects of chemicals used in food processing etc, etc. Hence, the Plant Programme (www.JanePlant.com) was born and, using it alongside conventional medicine, Jane has helped innumerable women and men to combat breast and prostate cancers ââ¬â often not just stopping the cancer but reversing the diseaseââ¬â¢s path into secondaries and preventing it from returning.
Her book Eating for Better Health has just been published and the information about food, the scientific evidence to support it, and the case studies in Your Life in Your Hands make compelling reading. Rather than using the word ââ¬Åcancerââ¬Â, Jane prefers the description ââ¬Åcells behaving badlyââ¬Â. I would agree with her. The word ââ¬Åcancerââ¬Â definitely carries the connotation of pain and death and is, therefore, a terrifying word.
One fascinating fact is that Jane is not the least bit surprised that Megrahi ââ¬â the Libyan bomber recently returned to his country because he was suffering from prostate cancer and had only months left to live ââ¬â is still very much alive. She predicted that, once Megrahi was not eating the Scottish prison diet but was back on more Mediterranean-style food, he would do much better. She has been proved to be correct.
I wonder if Professor Karol Sikora, who is receiving an enormous amount of stick for giving the wrong prognosis about Megrahi would concur with Jane Plant? What is his opinion of The Plant Programme?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/judith...at-cancer/
