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Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez promoted a cancer regimen built on coffee enemas, pancreatic enzymes, and a radionics diagnostic device — a device invented by discredited early-20th-century quack Albert Abrams. New York regulators found he had incompetently treated a uterine cancer patient, resulting in a $4.8 million malpractice judgment, yet his approach still received a $1.4 million federal grant for a clinical trial.
A machine called the Digitron was used in the trial of a quack in 1991. It was basically a "radionics" device that worked like "instrumented prayer" in "another dimension" using "subtle energy" at the "level of the mind."
According to the Abrams theory, which he called "radionics," all parts of the body vibrate and emit electrical impulses of different, ascertainable frequencies. What's more,diseased organs emit impulses of different frequencies from healthy ones. To diagnose illness one "tuned in on the body's organswith an Abrams radionics machine, noted where abnormal vibrations were occurring, and pinpointed the nature of the illness from the rate of vibration. The "cure" consisted in allegedly feeding proper vibrations into the body with an Abrams machine,thus overcoming the improper ones.It's really interesting that when Gonzalez was asked about the radionics machine by Arnold Diaz on 20/20, he didn't have bloody clue how these things worked, and whatsmore, he didn't seem to care. Now, why do you suppose that is?
Why was Nicholas Gonzalez granted $1.4 million by the Federal government? Arnold Diaz presents this controversial doctor up front and personal.He's been successfully sued by many patients, including the case of Julianne Charell, who won a judgement of at least $4.7 million for criminal fraud and felony maiming if she dies.
The New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct has taken action against him in 1994 and again in 1998. Yet he has managed to get this grant. This is the most critical look at Gonzalez I have ever seen on TV. If you missed it, you can send to ABC for a copy of the tape. This is an excellent piece of work by Arnold Diaz. Barrie Cassileth tells it like it is. Radionics is exposed as a fraud, and so is the special hair test. Anyone who treats cancer patients should have this to show their patients.
- The Power of Belief - John Stossel's earlier piece that included Gonzalez, and James Randi - Oct. 6, 1998
Cancer Therapy to Be Tested Despite Mainstream Medical Doubts. "...his care of six advanced cancer patients brought harsh criticism from New York regulators in 1994, who found the doctor negligent andordered him to undergo retraining. As the patients' conditions worsened,the board found, Gonzalez failed to order tests or X-rays and sometimesdisregarded evidence of tumor spread. A Manhattan jury concluded in 1997 that Gonzalez incompetently treateduterine cancer patient Julianne Charell of New York, who was on hisregimen for eight months and eventually went blind and suffered spinaldamage. The jury assessed damages of $4.8 million--eventually reduced toabout $2.3 million.
Dr. Jeff White, Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defends the further research on Dr. Gonzalez' approach. Dr. White says of the original pilot research "that study was reported in a respected peer review journal" and he adds "the result was impressive" but since it was not a randomized trial it didn‰t answer the question if Gonzalez‰ therapy was acceptable. With a five year survival rate for all patients with pancreatic cancer of only four percent White says of Gonzalez‰ approach "it‰s a lead that needs to be followed up."
An alternative treatment protocol for pancreatic cancer that uses pancreatic enzymes, dietary supplements and coffee enemas will begin stage III clinical trials, with a $1.4 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The five-year clinical trial of diet and detoxification at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York by immunologist Dr. Nicholas Gonzales gained approval after a 1993 pilot study, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), yielded promising results. (Since when is Gonzalez an immunologist?)
Nicholas Gonzalez, MD, is a leading practitioner of many aberrantcancer remedies that he uses liberally in practice. The New York Statelicensing agency attempted to revoke his MD license in New Yorkthree years ago. Revocation was prevented by testimony fromdefenders, such as Harvard's George Blackburn, MD, and AmericanHealth Foundation's Ernst Wynder, PhD. Blackburn and Wyndertestified that Gonzalez's cancer therapy, particularly his oralpancreas-extract supplement, was promising as a cancer cure. Thetestimony and the licensing board ignored the 1990 CongressionalOffice of Technology Assessment (OTA) report to Congress thatGonzalez's claims have no basis in fact.
This is Dr. Gonzalez' paper that he presented by in a 1998 cancer meeting. He describes his early involvement in nutritional cancer research, his meetings with Dr. Kelley, and more.
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