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When diagnosed, the patient was retired from a career as an Organic Chemistry Professor for 37 years. Full text is available.
Dong YH, Wu S, Corson A and Hsu KH. Case Report: A castration-resistant terminal prostate cancer patient’s survival prolonged after practicing Falun Gong [version 3; peer review: 1 not approved]. F1000Research 2020, 8:1786
Abstract
Background: Most metastatic prostate cancer patients receive combined androgen blockade (CAB) as the mainstay of treatment. Unfortunately, patients ultimately progress to castration resistance.
Clinical finding and diagnosis: We describe a man in his eighties who developed stage IV, M1b prostate cancer, multiple (≥5) bone metastases, and required the aid of a walker to ambulate. Without treatment, his treating physician predicted he would survive 6 months.
Interventions and outcomes: The patient initially responded well to treatment with CAB, but during the 68-80th week of treatment he developed castration resistance. Bicalutamide was then discontinued. He chose to begin practicing Falun Gong (FLG) at week 89 as an alternative form of care while continuing two doses of leuprolide acetate. His PSA decreased by 86% within five weeks, he walked independently at 17 weeks and bone metastases disappeared in 41-43 weeks after beginning to practice Falun Gong. He also reported better psychosocial functioning. His treating physician assessed that his prostate malignancy was “clinically, under control” and “his overall functional status is excellent.” The patient survived a total of 263 weeks (61.4 months) post-diagnosis, including 183 weeks (42.3 months) after developing castration resistance.
Conclusion: This castration-resistant terminal prostate cancer patient gained significant clinical benefits after practicing Falun Gong.
Keywords
Metastatic prostate cancer, Combined androgen blockade (CAB), Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), Survival, Falun Gong, Alternative medicine, Mind-body medicine
...The magical effect of practicing Falun Gong had on my health
made me appreciate the importance of elevating one’s moral
character to be in tune with the fundamental characteristics
of the universe, namely, truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.
It also made me realize that there may very well be a set of
supernormal science on human body that is quite unique, subtle,
and highly deserving of greater attention and further studies by
modern scientists.”
Patient’s Signature, July 2018
made me appreciate the importance of elevating one’s moral
character to be in tune with the fundamental characteristics
of the universe, namely, truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.
It also made me realize that there may very well be a set of
supernormal science on human body that is quite unique, subtle,
and highly deserving of greater attention and further studies by
modern scientists.”
Patient’s Signature, July 2018
Dong YH, Wu S, Corson A and Hsu KH. Case Report: A castration-resistant terminal prostate cancer patient’s survival prolonged after practicing Falun Gong [version 3; peer review: 1 not approved]. F1000Research 2020, 8:1786
Abstract
Background: Most metastatic prostate cancer patients receive combined androgen blockade (CAB) as the mainstay of treatment. Unfortunately, patients ultimately progress to castration resistance.
Clinical finding and diagnosis: We describe a man in his eighties who developed stage IV, M1b prostate cancer, multiple (≥5) bone metastases, and required the aid of a walker to ambulate. Without treatment, his treating physician predicted he would survive 6 months.
Interventions and outcomes: The patient initially responded well to treatment with CAB, but during the 68-80th week of treatment he developed castration resistance. Bicalutamide was then discontinued. He chose to begin practicing Falun Gong (FLG) at week 89 as an alternative form of care while continuing two doses of leuprolide acetate. His PSA decreased by 86% within five weeks, he walked independently at 17 weeks and bone metastases disappeared in 41-43 weeks after beginning to practice Falun Gong. He also reported better psychosocial functioning. His treating physician assessed that his prostate malignancy was “clinically, under control” and “his overall functional status is excellent.” The patient survived a total of 263 weeks (61.4 months) post-diagnosis, including 183 weeks (42.3 months) after developing castration resistance.
Conclusion: This castration-resistant terminal prostate cancer patient gained significant clinical benefits after practicing Falun Gong.
Keywords
Metastatic prostate cancer, Combined androgen blockade (CAB), Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), Survival, Falun Gong, Alternative medicine, Mind-body medicine
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