Adopting Nutritional Therapy

In February of 2001 she was still refusing to have the surgery and the chemo but her general practitioner urged her to at least have a biopsy. She decided to do this and the pathology report from Kaiser and Mayo Clinic both confirmed that the mass was a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma that was located at the head of the pancreas.
Sarah Ann continued to search for another option, and while explaining her situation to a doctor in California, he directed her to a trial that was being funded by the National Cancer Institute to test an innovative diet/supplement/detoxification protocol for pancreatic cancer that was based on the work of Dr Nicholas Gonzalez and Dr Linda Issacs. The protocol consisted of a specialized diet based upon individual metabolic typing, along with taking large doses of supplements and pancreatic enzymes, and incorporating various methods of detoxification which included coffee enemas, liver flushes, and juice fasting. (You can find more detailed information about the protocol offered by Dr Gonzalez using the link at the bottom of the page).
She decided to submit all the necessary blood tests, CAT scans and medical documentation that was required for consideration and was subsequently admitted into the trial. The trial was being held at Columbia University so she flew to New York to meet with Dr Isaacs to discuss the treatment protocol. She then had a meeting with a nurse who asked her about the Whipple surgical procedure. When Sarah said that she had refused it, the nurse informed her that she was no longer eligible for the study because it could only include patients who were medically unable to have the surgery.
Sarah Ann was extremely disappointed but she says that Dr. Isaacs telephoned her later that day and asked to meet with her a second time. Sarah went back to the clinic and Dr Isaacs informed her that she would still be able assist her with the protocol as it would be done outside of the clinical study if Sarah could cover the expenses related to the program. The costs would cover the necessary food, the 125-180 supplements and enzymes and the detoxification therapies that she would need to follow. Sarah says that she immediately jumped at the opportunity and they spent the next few hours discussing the protocol.
Sarah Ann began the protocol in March of 2001 and says that she has never looked back. She says that if she had chosen another route, she would not have lived to see her only granddaughter and namesake Sarah, who is now 12 years old.