Cancer Treatment
Comprehensive Immunobiological Treatment of Cancer Patients
The treatment strategy at the Issels Medical Center is based on one of the most comprehensive concepts integrating advanced, research-based alternative/complementary and conventional therapies, the best of "both worlds", according to individual needs.
It is the concept developed by Dr. Josef M. Issels, who became internationally known for his pioneering work in cancer medicine.
The therapeutic aim at the Issels Medical Center is to --
- attack the cancer; AND
- restore the body's own cancer fighting mechanisms by normalizing the inherent regulatory, repair and defense mechanisms that prevent the development of cancer tumors in a healthy person.
One of the results of the comprehensive immunobiological treatment at the Issels Medical Center is the Natural Killer Cell (NKC) activation. NK Cells are able to eliminate solid tumors and metastatic cells in the circulation through their cytotoxicity and cytokine production. In 2009, a retrospective analysis of NKC counts was conducted among 129 cancer patients who underwent the Issels Treatment program at the Issels Medical Center. NKC response to Issels Treatment protocol revealed an average 48% increase in absolute NKC levels per patient in approximately 3 weeks.
Treatment protocols are individualized and integrate advanced and research-based immunobiological methods. They can be administered in conjunction with conventional treatments, as follow-up treatment or on their own if conventional therapy is not applicable.
The Treatment at the Issels Medical Center complements the conventional treatments of cancer in the following fundamental ways:
- Conventional treatments are focused on the tumor and its symptoms.
- IMC treatment also addresses preconditions that have contributed to the development of the tumor.
Diagram of the Issels Treatment Concept
C = Causes and preconditions for the development of the tumor |
T = Manifestation of the cancer tumor and tumor symptoms |
| Treatment at the Issels Medical Center IMC Treatment of the internal bodily environment, the "soil" that provides the preconditions for the development of the primary and secondary tumor, as well as for tumor regression. |
Conventional Cancer Treatment |
After the manifestation of the tumor, conventional cancer therapy goes into action with the weapons directed against the tumor and its symptoms. Depending on the type, location and stage of the cancer, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy are administered, either each treatment on its own, mostly, however, a combination of all of them. In conventional cancer medicine the latter approach is considered comprehensive.
According to the Issels concept, cancer treatment is considered comprehensive and optimal, if it--
- does not only focus on the cancer cells and tumors;
- places equal importance on the whole person, on the internal bodily environment that provides the preconditions for the development of the tumor. The internal bodily environment also provides the preconditions for complete long-term tumor regression.
Comprehensive, immunobiological, non-toxic treatment of the whole person is needed by all cancer patients regardless of the type, site and stage of the cancer.
If the preconditions for the development of the cancer tumor are eliminated, the cancer cannot survive and cannot recur.
Conventional cancer treatments fulfill their task by removing the tumor and eradicating as many cancer cells as possible.
The comprehensive immunobiological treatment addresses the otherwise neglected issues which have contributed to the formation of the tumor in the first place, and which usually remain chronically active after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Hence, the high rate of recurrence.
Treatment at the Issels Medical Center aims at:
- removing causal factors;
- repairing damages; and
- restoring immune and regulatory mechanisms
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Our comprehensive individualized treatment programs are established after extensive, non-invasive diagnostic procedures including conventional, as well as modern complementary diagnostic tools, which go beyond the primary cancer diagnosis. Thorough examination and evaluation of a wide range of factors on the physical, psychological and social levels help determine each patient’s unique needs.
The components of each treatment program complement and enhance one another with the aim to attack the cancer tumor and at the same time restore the natural cancer fighting properties.
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* DISCLAIMER: The extent of the response to treatment varies from patient to patient, even with similar diagnosis as the internal bodily environment is unique to each individual patient.