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| What exactly is Radiowave Therapy? |
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| Radiowave therapy is a treatment for cancer developed by Doctor John Holt of Western Australia. In the clinic, the patient is injected with Glutathione, and then enters a small room lined with silver foil, where radiowaves of 434MHz are used to 'zap' the tumour cells that have attached to the Glutathione particles. Each treatment takes approx. 30 minutes. |
| How does it work? |
| In layman's terms, the cancer cells differ from normal cells, as the processes they undergo result in less energy production than that of non-malignant cells. It has been postulated that radiowaves of a certain frequency (434MHz) can stimulate cell growth, but this process requires a great deal of glucose (to provide the cell with energy). The injected Glutathione acts as a 'glucose metabolic inhibitor', that is, it prevents or stops the cell growth, and thus the cell dies. For more information, see here |
| Why has it not been widely recognised? |
| Unfortunately, short of being cynical, I can only suggest that the power of change lies with whoever has the most money. There are many websites praising Dr Holt and his work; many former patients have come forward; and 'A Current Affair' has brought a lot of attention to Dr Holt's success, but the government it seems, has yet to listen. Perhaps the best summation of how ridiculous it seems that Holt has yet to be recognised by the medical community can be found in Ray Martin's Roundup:"Don't our real stories count?" (see More Info) |
| What are the risks involved? |
| Unlike chemotherapy, radio-wave treatment is non-destructive. Also, while Chemotherapy is systemic (that is, it affects the whole body), radio-wave therapy is specific to the area of the cancer cells. As far as I am aware there are no side-effects apart from tiredness for a couple of hours post-treatment. |
| What are the costs involved? |
| Six treatments in Ireland is equivalent to half a year of chemotherapy. One of our goals is to make this treatment even more financially accessible by encouraging the government to reinstate the Medicare Rebate for consultations (formerly in place for several decades) |
| What is the success rate? |
| There have been varying arguments as to the success rate, at worst, it is on par with chemotherapy (but while chemotherapy is used to treat early-detection patients as well, radiowaves have only been used on terminal patients thus far, so the results can only get better for the patients in the preliminary stages of the disease), at best it could be anywhere up to 90%. The clinic in Ireland hopes to publish within the next few months, so I'll keep you up-to-date! |
