My friend's mother had breast cancer, and she followed Dr. Day's program and is now cancer free. I'm amazed, because cancer is scary enough to me that I would have gone for the chemo and radiation, but she didn't, and she's alive and well today.
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Hi Toonces, I posted this in the Testimonials forum too, but here is my friend's mom's response:
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I had a lumpectomy in early August, 2002.

I had heard of Dr. Day from a friend before the surgery, as in--he said there was a woman doctor in California who had cured herself of Breast Cancer by eating fruits and vegetables. I did not believe that. So I did not look further into it. Had this same friend not left two of Dr. Day's tapes for me while I was away from home for the surgery and recovery, I may not have discovered her for several more months, if at all.

I do not know for certain that I am cancer free. I believe that I am; but I am not being monitored by anyone using tumor markers, PET scans, etc. As a matter of fact I am not even familiar with those tests. I have not been to a doctor's office since I went to the surgeon to have the catheter in my chest removed after I had decided once and for all that I would not have chemotherapy. That was probably November, 2002. It has been a year since I have talked with my family doctor; but soon I plan to schedule an appointment for a physical with her. At that meeting I will ask her to explain what kind of tests are available for monitoring whether my body is cancer free or not. I have some conditions, however. I don't plan on having mammograms or other x-ray procedures. I believe that radiation increases my risk of getting cancer; so I don't intend for something that uses radiation to be one of the monitoring procedures.

I began making the transition to Dr. Day's plan sometime in November, 2002, I think. Immediately after my surgery I had begun eating differently, even without knowing anything specific about Dr. Day, because almost anything you read will tell you that proper nutrition is important if you have a chronic disease. So my sister, who cooked for me during my recovery, cooked lots of vegetable dishes and we limited our meat consumption to poultry. Sometime after I returned home, my friend Peg discovered packages of chicken in the grocery store that had been raised by Amish people; on the packages it said that the meat contained no antiobiotics or hormones and the chickens had been allowed to run around outside. So after that I bought this kind of chicken. By January, 2003, I had made the transition to strict vegetarian or vegan; and I was buying organic produce. Today is September 11, 2003. I eat most of my meals at home and I take my lunch to work almost every day. But since January, at restaurants, picnics, church gatherings, etc., I have sometimes, but not often, consumed food that is contrary to Dr. Day's plan. This means food that contained meat or meat products, eggs, dairy, sugar, or processed foods. Also, for the first time in about a year, I had a small glass of wine during dinner with friends who had traveled with me to walk the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge that connects Michigan's upper peninsula to its lower pennisula, on Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2003, which also was my 57th birthday.

If I am not cancer-free I am certainly healthier and happier than I have been for many years. In the time since my surgery in August, 2002, I have lost 60 pounds of weight from my body and dropped 10 dress sizes. I was wearing a size 18W. I now wear a size 8. I walk a lot. I smile a lot. I feel great most of the time. My mind is clear and unmuddied. I remember things better. During the month of June, 2003, I decided to walk to and from work as often as possible. My job is about an hour's walk from home. During that month I walked to work at least six times and I think I walked home at least that many times also. The walk to work did not always occur on the same day as the walk home. It depended on the weather and how I felt. I distinctly remember leaving my car at work one day so that I could walk home. And sometimes I would walk to work but because of heat, rain, tiredness, etc., I would ride the bus home. One day I walked to work when I should have driven because I had a morning appointment downtown (a half hour from my job); so that day I walked to work, to the appointment, back to work, and then home after work. That was the record day. I think I'm a nicer person. Also, I'm not so mealy-mouthed anymore; so I'm able to tell people what I think in a straightforward way. I almost never hear myself whine anymore.

I have not used any other alternative therapies other than Dr. Day's program. Most of the other therapies I had not even heard of until I viewed Dr. Day's video entitled, "Sorting Through the Maze of Alternative Therapies" in which she tells you that she tried about 40 alternative therapies before she discovered the one she recommends.

I do not use any herbs or supplements except for the barley green recommended by Dr. Day, which I add to carrot juice. This was not a hard transition for me to make. Before Dr. Day I used vitamin E; and occasionally took acidophilus for upset stomach or while taking antiobotics or if I had diarrhea, etc. I also took a cod liver oil pill every day, at my Uncle Virgil's suggestion, to stop the pain in my knees (and it worked--but once I started drinking lots of water I didn't need the cod liver oil pills anymore). The other two supplements I used after the cancer diagnosis and before Dr. Day were selenium and flaxseed oil. I have discovered from the information Dr. Day provides and through my own reading, that it is possible to get everything you need in the food you eat; and it is much healthier because you don't have to worry about consuming too much of a supplement so that it aggravates your illness.

The first time I decided not to have chemotherapy I called my family doctor and told her what I was thinking. That decision was based primarily on my reading of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book and on my lack of confidence in the first medical oncologist that I saw on my surgeon's recommendation. My family doctor recommended that I let her arrange for me to see a medical oncologist she knew. She had done two rotations with him early in her training; and she had a lot of confidence in him. She did not believe that he would recommend chemotherapy for me if it was not necessary. I liked the second oncologist and had a lot of confidence that he was a competent doctor. He had 27 years of experience and he answered all of my questions. He was the only one to tell me that I had probably had cancer for 6-10 years. I left his office thinking I would probably have the chemo, even though Susan Love had said that the absolute benefit for a post menopausal woman is not that great, there's a slight risk of developing heart disease and/or leukemia, etc. There's something about being told you have had cancer for 6-10 years when you thought you just got it, that caused me to doubt a lot of my decisions up to that point. But eventually (as in 3 months after my surgery) I realized that the reason I was stalling on calling the oncologist back to get the chemo started, was because I did not want to do it. I wanted to tell the oncologist of my decison but doctors can really be intimidating, so I never quite got up the nerve to go back to that doctor until I went to a cancer support group meeting and learned a few things more about lymphodema. There was a lymphodema clinic run by one of our hospitals in town; but the ladies at the support group said I should get a referral from my doctor so the insurance would pay for it. So that's what gave me the courage to go back to the oncologist--I wanted the referral to the lymphedema clinic and he was the only one I thought could give it to me. At that second meeting he agreed to the referral but asked me why I hadn't decided what I wanted to do about the chemo. I told him about my fears. He said I was reading too much, thinking too much and that I should stop going to the support group. He also said that if I did not agree to begin the chemo in a week, since it had been 3 months since the surgery, there would be nothing more he could do for me. I told him I would tell him my decision in a week; but when I went out to get my appointment for the lymphodema clinic the woman told me that the doctor had also ordered the chemotherapy. That made me mad and changed my opinion of that doctor (well actually he lost points telling me I was reading too much, etc.), but I wanted that referral so I let the appointment for chemo be made and then called back about a week before it was set to start and cancelled the appointment without rescheduling. My Breast Cancer surgeon was three hours from home and she was the one who first told me that I needed to have chemotherapy. If I had had repeated contact with her, I think I would have given in and had the chemo even though I had my doubts. She was a very competent, confident doctor. When she told me something, she said it with so much authority that I felt it was the truth. That's why, if I had not begun reading Susan Love's book, I might never have considered doing something against my surgeon's recommendation. But the last time I saw my surgeon who did the lumpectomy was during my six-week recovery. I was scheduled for a follow-up exam in February, 2003; but by January, 2003, I had begun Dr. Day's program, had decided not to have chemo and not to have radiation, and I believed that my surgeon would not be happy with any of that. So I stepped out on faith, accepted that I had assumed primary responsibility for determining my own cancer recovery therapy, and called her office and cancelled my appointment without rescheduling. I have not regretted that decision.

I read a lot, mostly books that I take out of the library. What I read convinces me that some doctors have known since the early 1990's at least ,that proper nutrition and exercise are key factors in the prevention and cure of cancer. There is also a lot of evidence that raw fruits and vegetables are much more beneficial than cooked ones for your health and well-being. Dr. Day's program recommends 65-75% raw food. There is a hippocrates health institute that has been in existence since the late 1950's which makes the statement that there is almost no chronic disease that cannot be turned around with proper nutrition, which for them means at least 75% raw food. They include cancer in their naming of illnesses that have been cured. I have yet to read anything that contradicts the validity of Dr. Day's program. In her videos she encourages you to do your own research. A friend of mine whose father finally told her that he has known for 9 years he has prostrate cancer, called me the other day to tell me about a book she is reading that is written by a doctor entitled, Return to Wholness. I have not read the book yet; but she says that it contains a straightforward, plain English explanation of how our immune system works. This interests me a lot because Dr. Day maintains that the only way our bodies can get well is for our immune systems to be working properly. She says one of the reasons we got cancer is that our immune systems were not working properly. Chemotherapy and radiation both damage the immune system. Chemotherapy and radiation both cause cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation are the only treatment most doctors have been taught.

Thanks for this website. After seeing Dr Day's tumor I know it's the same thing that my cousin has for years. Now she's 45 and forced to retire on disability. She had surgery to have this thing removed, it grew back. Doctors said to leave it alone and now she's in much pain daily. I am letting her know about this website. This is the first time I have heard about Dr. Day.

Thanks again
Maggie

I had been diagnosed with Lupus for 3 years. I tried Dr. Day's methods and in only nine months I went back to my rheumatologist for testing and there was no sign of the Lupus. God has blessed me with the knowledge of Dr. Day and the wisdom to try it. IT WORKS!

Fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with adeno-carcinoma of the cervix. I was initially staged at a 3b. I purchased Dr Loraine Day's tape in 2001 and followed it precisely. I also did my own wheatgrass therapy and coral calcium and lots and lots of vitamin c. I recovered within 2 years of diagnosis. I also did extensive radiation which is why I am now on this site because they recently removed a large ovarian cancer mass that measured 12cm. Sadly I was misdiagnosed and told for ten years that I had a lymphocele in me and not to worry. But 6 weeks ago I had the mass removed. I came back to this site to reintroduce myself to Dr. Days information because yes it did work fifteen years ago. As a result of her information I became an avid juicer for the last fifteen years. I was told that the cancer was quite possibly confined to the ovary in this case and that only time would tell. One lifetime, two cancers, and a plethora of information due to the internet. Knowledge is power, utilize it. Search up Vitamin C with liposomal and stay away from the soy and use sunflower lecithin. Dr Mercola is a good reference.Good luck to you in your quest for better health and stay positive.