Silver and Gold Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 45

www.SILVERGOLDMAGAZINE.ca “Longest Living Lung Cancer Survivor Used Natural Interventions” Fall 2013 – By Carl O. Helvie, R.N., Dr. P.H. My journey began 39 years ago when I was diagnosed with lung cancer. When my doctor and surgeon told me they were planning chemotherapy and surgery I told them their responsibility was to tell me the pros and cons, and mine was to make the decision, then I would go home and pray about it. My natural suggested intervention included apricot kernels (one of the greatest sources of laetrile) daily. Some may be afraid to use laetrile because contemporary medical literature says it contains cyanide and can kill you. However, enzymes are needed to activate the cyanide in laetrile, and cancer cells have those enzymes but normal cells don’t, so it’s specific for destruction of cancer cells while normal cells are u