Metabolic Therapy
In this video, Francisco Contreras spends about 28 minutes speaking on "Metabolic Therapy" at the 43rd Annual Cancer Convention held on Labor Day weekend by the Cancer Control Society.
About Dr. Francisco Contreras
Dr. Francisco Contreras serves as director, president and chairman of the Oasis of Hope Hospital. A distinguished oncologist and surgeon, Contreras is renowned for combining conventional and alternative medical treatments with emotional and spiritual support to provide patients with the most positive treatment experience possible.
Oasis of Hope was founded by Contreras’ father, Dr. Ernesto Contreras, Sr. in 1963, and since then the hospital has provided integrative cancer treatment for more than 100,000 patients.
As director, Contreras continues the practice of his father’s two fundamental principles – do no harm and treat the patient as yourself. Today, Contreras oversees the treatment of 800 cancer patients annually.
After graduating with honors from medical school at the Autonomous University of Mexico in Toluca, Contreras studied alternative therapy at the Oasis of Hope Hospital. He then completed his specialty in surgical oncology at the University of Vienna in Austria, where he also graduated with honors.
Contreras has authored and co-authored several books concerning integrative therapy, cancer and heart disease prevention and chronic illness, including “The Hope of Living Cancer Free,” “The Hope of Living Long and Well,” “Fighting Cancer 20 Different Ways” and “Dismantling Cancer.” His newest book with co-author Daniel E. Kennedy, “Hope, Medicine & Healing,” is scheduled for release in fall 2008.
In addition to writing for numerous medical journals, Contreras has participated in medical conferences such as the World Conference on Breast Cancer and is active in the Cancer Control Society. He has been a part of governmental organizations, including the Georgia House of Representatives Health Policy Task Force and the Japanese Medical Association. He has also been on special assignment to Slovakia as a member of the Mexican Health Advisory Board.
A qualified entry-level professional motorcycle racer, Contreras says that racing is similar to performing surgery in that it requires 100 percent focus. Contreras and his wife, Rosa, have four daughters and one son. The family attends church in Bonita, Calif., and enjoys skiing and travel.
Transcription
Good evening, it's a pleasure to be here with you.
And as Frank said, we opened our doors in 1963. And since then, we've treated over one hundred and ten thousand hundred, one hundred and ten thousand, correct. Yeah. One hundred and ten thousand patients, and we've done over those years many, many types of research. Clinical trials, basic research, and we've been very blessed with incredibly good results. The Oasis of Hope Hospital is impressive. Went to Mexico. We're very, very close to the to the beach so our patients can enjoy a walk in the beach almost every day when the weather allows it in the weather. And that one is very, very nice. We have 300 days of sun every every year and are facilities are state of the art. And I wanted to show you this picture because the name Oasis of Hope came because of this sculpture that was given to my father by an Italian patient that was sent home to die. There was nothing more to do for him. So he decided to come in and be treated by my father. And five years later, he came back with with this statuette of these two girls and gave it to my father. And he told him this is an oasis of hope and this is why I want to give you this present. And since then, we're known as the oasis of hope. And why do we need hope? Because in the war against cancer, there's very little hope. The war against cancer was declared by President Nixon in two. In nineteen hundred seventy two. And he said that because more than three hundred and thirty thousand people were dying every year of cancer. That's something needed to be done. And he promised the United States of America and the world that in 10 years.
American researchers would find the cure for cancer. Well, of course, it's it's many, many years later. Millions of lives lost later and billions of dollars later. And we have no cure for cancer.
And so, as George Orwell said, in times of universal deceit, because we have the idea that we're making tremendous progress against cancer, every time that you read about it in the news, it's not true.
So telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. And I just want to let you know that we need to talk for. For the truth every time they can. And cancer has become a very sexy area of research where a lot of money is given, but very, very little results are obtained.
So we have now embarked ourselves in studying genomics of cancer. What does that mean?