Stop Feeding Your Cancer: One Doctor's Journey

This is a very pleasant book, in which Dr. John Kelly's personal, anonymized case studies from his general practice, complement T. Colin Campbell's path breaking study of nutrition in diverse villages and populations in China. Campbell's main finding was that "poor" populations in China (and the Philippines) do not contract the sorts of cancers experienced by richer populations (in their own countries, but especially U.S. or Europe), who live on a Western style affluent diet heavy in consumption of animal protein. Although Kelly limits himself to giving nutrition advice about cancer, Campbell found that the Western diet gives rise to a whole myriad of other diseases, ranging from obesity to heart failure, while a plant-based diet, which allows you to avoid meat, egg and milk products, rarely gives rise to such Western diseases. Kelly is always very careful never to put doubt into his patients' minds about specialized cancer treatment recommended by their oncologists. On the the contrary, he does everything to reinforce and help along the work of his specialist brethren.He suggests to his patients how good, plant-based nutrition can bolster the cancer treatment and then keeps a record of what works and what doesn't work. He is also very frank about the cancers that do not respond to a plant-based diet, such as pancreatic cancer once it has declared itself. However, it would be interesting to discover if pancreatic cancer occurs in people who eat a plant based dietThere are a couple of recurring themes throughout the book, one of them is that, if you relapse back into feeding your cancer after starving it of the animal protein it needs, it can spring back to life with a vengeance. Some of his patients follow his recommendations with patience and a good level of constancy and they can enjoy significant remissions and near-disappearance of the cancer. Other patients, a good example of whom is one young sportsman--brought to Dr. Kelly by his desperate father when his son was at death's door--who after near-miraculous improvement, plunged back into a regimen of after-match drinking and bacon-and-egg heavy Irish breakfasts and did not survive.Dr. Kelly's first recommendation to a patient who has just discovered his cancer is to read The China Study. I read the China Study after reading Dr. Kelly's book. It is an awesome piece of work, but does not focus on individual cases. It is therefore nicely complemented by this book, which contains the sort of concrete examples that only a devoted general practitioner can offer up. I recommend you read both books. John Kelly's book can be read at a single, long sitting. But the China Study will need a couple of 8-hour days.Why the "ordinary hero" title of my review? This has to do with another double-barreled recurring theme of Dr. Kelly's book, "Where did I, an ordinary general practitioner, come up with the will (he doesn't mention the word "heroism") to fight against the skepticism of my more specialized, and therefore more eminent, brethren who don't wish to hear about the links between nutrition and cancer and my personal successes with my patients, and what can I do to make them take nutrition seriously?"In the quest for signs of what has made him willing to take a stand for independence and against the common wisdom of the crowd, Kelly searches through formative experiences from the Achill Island summers of his taking responsibility for captaining a boat, and his internship at a hospital in Alabama in the 1960s . One of those Alabama experiences was to prevent a much more senior surgeon from tying up the Fallopian tubes of a young black woman who had come into the hospital to have her appendix removed. To John Kelly's surprise, he learned that the practice was common among surgeons who wished to keep black population numbers down, and it was the first time a surgeon had been challenged when performing that racist act on a patient. Quaking in his boots, Kelly bravely reported the surgeon's conduct to the upper echelons of the hospital, who didn't really want to intervene, but his example led to the surgeon in question telling Kelly a couple of weeks later that, in response to the younger man's unexpected challenge, he and other surgeons in the hospital were voluntarily going to stop the practice of tying up Fallopian tubes.It will be obvious to anybody who reads this book, if not to Kelly himself, that what drives him to persevere against the crowd, in treating his present day patients in accordance with The China Study, is the sort of inborn decency and concern for his fellow humans that prompted him to speak out for in defense of life, both born and unborn, in that Alabama operating theater.

This book lauds The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. Just read that book if you are really interested in cancer prevention and reversal. This book is mostly personal anecdotes of this author’s interactions with others. It is not guide to truly teach you what to eat or what lifestyle changes to make to prevent disease. Disappointing.

Dr. John Kelly is a modern day prophet who, with passion, commitment, brilliance and personal medical research, sounds the clarion call linking animal protein and cancer. Like many of us who were inspired and educated by Professor Campbell's research, as detailed in his "China Study", Dr. Kelly, as a general internal practitioner, was motivated and inspired to replicate Campbell's findings among some of his patients diagnosed with cancer. Admittedly, Dr. Kelly asserts that though his study was small, the results were astounding and affirmed, again, the relationship between animal protein and cancer. I couldn't put the book down, and was cheering 'BRAVO' on each page. Dr. Kelly witnessed firsthand among his patients, cancer either being held in remission, reversed, or again rearing its ugly head, based on whether patients' adhered to and maintained an animal protein free diet. Dr. Kelly courageously addresses factors that have prevented all out research on the link between animal protein and cancer. The food and pharmaceutical industries, protected by the big monied and powerful, are the culprits. The good news is that a Greek chorus calling for empirical research is growing. That, plus the many stories of positive health reversals and healing from chronic disease, have propelled this incredible paradigm shift into the mainstream. For those of us who, like this writer, teach this nutritional lifestyle, we must commit with the enthusiasm and passion of Dr. Kelly to spread this message, to implore the powers that be to do the research, and continually expose the truth that animal protein is toxic; it feeds cancer, and should be avoided. On a personal testimonial, a family member embraced a plant based lifestyle for 4 years. This individual, then in his mid 60's, experienced renewed energy, weight loss, and reversed pre diabetes. He would brag to friends that folks continually asked him where he got all his energy. Four years ago, for reasons unknown, this person reverted to eating meat and dairy. His energy plummeted, twenty pounds accumulated, and early stage prostate cancer knocked at the door. I have sent Dr. Kelly's work to my family member. Thank you to Dr. Kelly for his commitment to heal, to speak truth, and to live with the integrity that all physicians are called to embrace.

Leer este libro ha sido muy revelador. Recomiendo leerlo a todo el mundo, especialmente a las personas diagnosticadas de cáncer. Lo ha escrito un médico irlandés, John Kelly, y describe la evolución de sus enfermos de cáncer después de adoptar la dieta sin proteínas animales que recomendaba T. Colin Campbell en su libro "El Estudio de China". El libro de Campbell tiene dos partes: una primera en la que describe unos experimentos con ratas, y una segunda, en la que se hace un estudio epidemiológico para intentar averiguar las causas de distintas enfermedades en la población de China. La segunda parte es controvertida, porque han aparecido críticas que dicen que no son correctas las correlaciones entre las posibles causas y las enfermedades. En cualquier caso, respecto a los experimentos con ratas creo que no hay ninguna duda. T. Colin Campbell les inducía cáncer mediante una toxina cancerígena (aflatoxina). Después las alimentaba con distintas dietas, y llegó a la conclusión de que las ratas alimentadas con caseína (principal proteína de la leche) desarrollaban cáncer y morían, mientras que las alimentadas con proteínas vegetales no desarrollaban el cáncer. No se curaban completamente, pero el cáncer permanecía en un estado latente, inactivo. Si después se las alimentaba nuevamente con caseína, el cáncer continuaba su desarrollo. Si volvían a la dieta de proteínas vegetales, se paraba de nuevo. El Dr. John Kelly decidió poner a prueba esta dieta sin proteínas animales en sus pacientes con cáncer, y los resultados, a lo largo de los últimos 9 años, han sido extraordinarios. porque confirman que en las personas pasa lo mismo que en las ratas: Los pacientes con cáncer que han seguido la dieta sin proteínas animales han visto que sus cánceres detenían el crecimiento y se volvían inactivos, pudiendo hacer una vida normal, siempre que no hubieran sido afectados gravemente sus órganos, y por supuesto, siguiendo también los tratamientos de sus oncólogos. Cuando un paciente abandonaba la dieta, volviendo a consumir proteínas animales, el cáncer se volvía de nuevo activo, continuando su desarrollo y causando la muerte del paciente. En el libro aparecen distintos casos de cánceres de colon, recto, vejiga, cerebro, próstata, páncreas y en todos ellos, excepto en los casos de cáncer de páncreas, los pacientes que seguían la dieta, vieron como el cáncer dejaba de crecer y se volvía inactivo. Los casos de cáncer de páncreas son la excepción (junto con los de estómago, según indica el Dr. Kelly); en estos casos, el cáncer no detiene su desarrollo y los pacientes acaban muriendo. El Dr. Kelly también indica en su libro una posible causa de esta excepción. Por supuesto, sus pacientes, además de seguir la dieta, también siguieron los tratamientos de sus especialistas en cáncer, incluyendo radioterapia, quimioterapia y cirugía. Algunos podrán pensar que fueron los tratamientos de los especialistas en cáncer los que curaron a los pacientes, pero creo que en el libro queda suficientemente demostrado que no fue así, sino la combinación de la dieta, para detener el crecimiento del tumor, y los tratamientos de los oncólogos para eliminarlos. Mi pregunta, al igual que la del Dr. Kelly, es : Si la dieta sin proteínas animales para el crecimiento del cáncer, aunque no lo elimine completamente y se necesiten otros tratamientos adicionales para ello, ¿por qué no la recomiendan todos los médicos y los especialistas? El propio Dr. Kelly apunta las posibles razones en su libro.

This book credibly outlines an alternative to the "balanced" diet consistently recommended by oncology staff. While it is light on scientific data (he recommends "The China Study" book for this) the author gives anecdotal evidence from his own practise of how animal proteins are connected to tumor growth. Another book ('One Answer To Cancer' by William Donald Kelley) appears to take this theory a step further claiming that the pancreatic enzymes required to break down tumors, are the same ones required to break down animal proteins (meat, dairy, eggs, etc), and that the pancreas of a cancer patient may struggle to make enough enzymes for both. Interestingly WD Kelley also claims that due to changes in their DNA (similar to why diabetics must manage insulin for life) once diagnosed, a cancer patient must avoid animal proteins for life. If you want a book with recipes or dietary information, this is not it. If you want inspiration & optimism and an easy introduction to the benefits of quitting animal proteins, this may be it. Best of luck to all of us!

This book is quite astounding. I found it very moving and poignant. The author is so humane, and what surprised me was the personal quality, the almost philosophical nature of his journey. It is clear how brave and true to his own intelligence he is.I had been convinced by The China Study and also drawn my own conclusions that if the reversals were so dramatic in rats, then there must surely be the same potential to reverse cancer in humans, but this book is the missing link, giving human case histories. I am totally convinced and this has been a great gift to me personally.I feel saddened too that the blinkered nature of people on both sides of the spectrum: conventional and alternative medicine will probably bury this message, which could save so many lives and so much suffering and loss. Most people who eat meat and eggs and drink milk will just not be able to see the truth, no matter how it is presented, but we must hope that the message reaches just a few people who are ready to take a chance and try it for themselves...Unfortunately, it is between these two positions that human beings with this very treatable condition are lost, surrendering to despair when in fact there is much hope for prevention and even reversal, as this book proves. I wish I could get the message out to more women and men, but know that the prevailing paradigm is so strong that it blinds almost everyone. The science is not even available or seen, even though it is pretty clear.Thank you Dr John Kelly. You have given me a lot of personal comfort and hope with this book. I pray that your work will reach others who will be able to benefit from your dedication to truth and healing.I would recommend this book to anyone facing a cancer diagnosis, there really is great hope, don't believe the conventional narrative, it has nothing to offer you except despair and that is just what you do not need.Whether you are having conventional treatment or have decided against it, you have nothing to lose by reading this book, and it could well save your life...

My girlfriend bought this book, so I'm not a verified purchaser. I started reading it last night and finished it this morning. It's such an easy read; it's as easy as reading a good novel, but with such profound messages.This book highlights where closed thinkers in modern medicine and open minded thinkers clash to all our detriments.Kelly is to be applauded for his real world research with real patients into the link between animal proteins and cancers, but applauded even more for his open mindedness in a profession that generally looks inwards, with a self feeding arrogance that excludes any other methodologies and ideas other than those originating and reviewed by 'expert' within said circle. Which, of course, leads us to where we are today with science wrapped up in it's modern procedures and practices, devised, monitored and regulated by the scientific establishment itself.In business this would be called a cartel.The concept of diet and nutrition as a major contributor to healing and good health is not new to me, indeed being an interest of mine. Nor is the concept of synchronicity, telepathy etc. (new age stuff to put it in detractor terms) having been friends with a Taoist monk for years and followed the likes of Bruce Lipton, Dispenza, Sheldrake etc, those 'heretic' scientists who dare to upset their peers.And the closed minded attitude of Kelly's professor friend he has dinner with towards the end of the book epitomises what I think is one of the two main stumbling blocks to true medical health advances today - the other being, as Kelly points out, money, and integral to this, power.And there's little me thinking that science was about discovering what we don't know yet, to pinch a line from Einstein.All I ask is that we all keep our minds open and receptive and inquisitive.So, this book brought together a number of things that are close to my heart and regularly discuss with friends - thank you John Kelly and every other open minded doctor and scientist out there.

This is the first book I have read that specifically addresses the issue of diet and cancer and that shows a clear connection. I have read other books that document a clear connection between diet and heart disease and diet and diabetes and that show these diseases are indeed reversible. (Bernard, McDougall, Young, Campbell, etc.)I had been hoping for some time that someone would write on the subject of diet and cancer. Doctor Kelly, in his almost conversational way has done a good job and gives clear evidence that this disease can often be stopped in its tracks . I would have liked to see more of his hard evidence and more of the cases documented that he treated, rather than the conversational, almost philosophical, discussion, in the second half of the book. But he does speak of the professional and economic forces that hinder significant progress in these health areas. Still, I would recommend it to others, especially to those who have cancer and believe that cancer is untreatable or only marginally treatable and who may believe that cancer means a shortened life span or a death sentence.