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Episode 490: Given One Year to Live She Beat Stage 4 Breast Cancer Using Cannabis Oil and Holistic Healing

Episode 490: Given One Year to Live She Beat Stage 4 Breast Cancer Using Cannabis Oil and Holistic Healing

Episode 491 Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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  • Purpose of the episode: Ian Jessop interviews Slavka Geary, a UK-based stage 4 HER2-positive breast cancer patient now in remission, about her use of natural therapies and cannabis oil alongside partial conventional treatment. 00:37
  • Originally diagnosed at stage 2 in 2021, Slavka was restaged to stage 4 metastatic after a CT scan found cancer spread to her lungs within six months, with doctors giving her one year to live without chemotherapy. 02:55
  • Skepticism toward chemotherapy was shaped by witnessing relatives and friends decline rapidly after conventional treatment, leading Slavka to question whether treatment accelerated their deaths. 04:25
  • Initial natural therapies, including those recommended by a naturopathic doctor, were deemed insufficient against the fast-growing HER2-positive subtype; cannabis oil was not initially pursued due to UK legal stigma. 05:01
  • Introduction to cannabis oil came through a church acquaintance, Joshua, who was battling brain cancer; oil was sourced from Czech Republic, but reached Joshua too late—two weeks before his death. 06:14
  • After Joshua's passing, his wife offered Slavka the remaining oil; she began using it and found it effective, with her stage 4 lung metastases remaining stable and later reducing in size over two years without conventional treatment. 09:49
  • Cannabis oil is taken as a nightly maintenance dose of 4 drops (1:1 ratio), down from 8 drops during active treatment; earlier protocol also included daily suppositories, which aided sleep, relaxation, and pain relief post-surgery. 10:55
  • Slavka voluntarily stopped the palliative chemotherapy drug Enhertu (prescribed for life) after seven months, citing severe side effects including acute diarrhea, hospitalization, and feeling mentally and physically suppressed even at a reduced 60% dose. 13:16
  • Residual effects post-treatment include neuropathy in the left arm and hand, linked to lymph node removal and mastectomy; fatigue persists, though Slavka returned to work after stopping chemotherapy to regain quality of life. 17:09
  • Hyperbaric oxygen chamber sessions were used alongside cannabis oil during chemotherapy; the combination likely mitigated the severity of side effects, as Slavka appeared visibly unwell during sessions shortly after chemo doses. 18:48
  • Dietary changes included two years on a modified Gerson protocol—primarily vegan with weekly white fish or organic yogurt, daily fresh juicing, and one coffee enema per day; diet has since returned to a balanced, vegetable-rich normal diet.
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