Radiowave Therapy: A Crusade Against Cancer

My name is Jenny Barlow. I live on a property in the North-West Slopes and Plains of NSW. We have been on the land for six generations, so we must like it. Currently I am on a mission. Earlier in the year my husband, Ross, died from complications of the blood cancer Multiple Myeloma. Despite losing his battle to live, I still have complete faith in the path we chose. Over the last 30 years Dr John Holt of Western Australia has developed Radiowave Therapy. Ross was unable to have treatment in W.A. for six months, so we decided to travel to Ireland. At this stage Dr Holt had trained only one other person in the world, and he was an Irish doctor. As the saying goes, "the luck of the Irish", because he returned to Ireland to set up a practice.

We rang the Irish doctor and Ross became patient number six. Ross had been told that if he refused Stem Cell treatment he would only live three months. It takes a lot of courage to step out of the system. Remembering that it can be a dangerous treatment (depending on the chemo drugs used), and may only give the patient a further two years (plus the fact that Ross was diagnosed at third stage and was quite weak after a car accident), we flew to Ireland. There Ross had five treatments. He lived for more than twelve months, and did not become paralysed, which is usually what happens with Myeloma patients. Most importantly, his pain was controlled and he retained his flexibility. After the last treatment he was able to get back on the exercise bike, and, for the first time, sit without back support. Ross was given Thalidomide by his Australian haematologist, as it was showing promising results for his blood cancer. Ross's dose was doubled and tripled; his bowel perforated and he died from complications. Perhaps it is easier to spot error in hindsight, as when we re-examined the temperature charts taken 4x daily, there had been a slight rise in temperature (enough to indicate a bowel infection). Patients often die of complications, rather than the cancer itself. Despite Ross losing his battle to live I still have complete faith in the pioneering work of Dr John Holt.

So what is Radiowave Therapy? Basically it capitalizes on the fact that the energy process in a normal cell is different from that of a cancer cell. Dr Holt examined the work of Otto Warburg, who in 1920 found that a 'tumour' has hardly any oxygen. If you think of it in terms of fermentation, in a sealed bottle of wine there is no oxygen, open it and the wine spoils. This is what happens when you introduce oxygen to tumour cells. It is a type of 'tumour bursting' which has been around for a long time. I am still learning about the theory.

So in more practical terms, what happens in the clinic? Well, Glutathione is injected in large doses into the body. The patient then goes into the 'Silver Room', a small room lined with silver foil, where an antenna is placed above the tumour and radio waves of 434MHz are turned on, not the dangerous MHz used in households in Australia. It takes about 30 minutes to 'zap' the tumour cells that have attached to the oxygen-filled Glutathione. Most importantly, it is non-destructive to the body, unlike Chemotherapy. The patient may be a little tired for a couple of hours.

The clinic in Ireland is supported by a Tertiary establishment. They are doing biological and molecular studies. This has not happened in Australia. I have asked John Anderson (Federal MHR for our electorate of Gwydir) for a research grant. I believe Ireland is in front. I obviously haven't been a rugby player, however I have a competitive spirit and I don't like Ireland having the edge!

Dr John Holt has not published in recent years and he has been criticised for this. However, just maybe, he has been so busy caring for his patients, trying to cure them, to save everyone. Also, both his partners died about ten years ago. The lines on his face are from worrying about his patients.

Now to return briefly to Ross's story. After Ross's bowel was perforated he was prone to infections. Seven time I was told he had only hours or days to live. Each time I asked for a more experienced doctor. One Sunday, my birthday actually, I exercised 'Right of Kin', and withdrew him from hospital. He was loaded into the car in a semi-concious state and I took him home. Ross was given two days to live; however he walked and talked in that time. Fortunately, he had been sent home on a different antibiotic, which was able to combat the undiagnosed urinary tract infection. They had only been treating the bowel. 'Dr Jenny' thought he had had a psychotic episode as well as not eating for two days. I hold no resentment towards the medical profession; they are only human and mistakes are made. By now I seemed to know more about the patient than they did. I didn't realise that urinary tract infection for men is so debilitating. Ross lost his strength and speech in two days. The brain quickly becomes confused. A patient needs an advocate, to stay safe in hospital. Many doctors find it hard to rise above a diagnosis. The complications need to be watched closely. As I have already said, they are what proves fatal. Many times I was told Ross' blood count was not good; however I could see that it was stable. I have a lot of respect for the nurses. I slept in two hospitals for a couple of weeks because nurses do not have the time to care for patients, especially when the patients have a confused mind. I have never worked so hard physically and mentally as when I stayed 'in'.

I might be small, however I am determined and focussed, if you haven't already worked that out! I need now to move forward to unite and inspire communities to ask for change. So many times people try to take away our hope. There is always hope no matter what treatment one chooses. Sometimes all we have is hope and faith. I am optimistic that in the future we will open our minds to other cancer treatments. I believe that real inelligence is when we do not have a closed mind.

Radiowave therapy has to be seen eventually as a primary source of treatment, not an alternative. You cannot expect the best from a method when you have already been half-destroyed by such methods as chemotherapy. If only Dr John Holt could have treated patients who had not had such advanced cancers, to be able to have treated them earlier and at a primary stage. It is amazing that he has cured anyone who went to him when traditional medicine gave them no hope, often having had a number of chemotherapy cycles. I have a real passion to speak out as I want the general public to ask the question: 'What has chemotherapy achieved in the past 40 years?' Currently, $4 billion is spent in the USA (on chemo) each year. Some say there has been only a 3-6% success rate after all those years. (According to the Welsh Townsend Report). Chemotherapy has shown wonderful results in some cases, such as with testicular cancer. Thank goodness I haven't got to worry about that one! Generally though, results are poor in most other cancers. An important question that needs asking is, 'Has chemotherapy, after 40+ years, reached its full development?'. Perhaps it has, or is very close. Chemotherapy only grants remission, it is rarely a cure. Few people survive the third round. Australia released it's latest figures last year. Now, one in two men, and one in three women, will get cancer, and the incidence is rising. It is an epidemic in the western world. Many people do not need statistics, as they know so many people in their community who have lost their lives. Patients may be living a bit longer, but it is because of early detection. I see this as being an anxiety. Twenty years ago Professor Jane Plant allegedly cured herself of advanced breast cancer, even developing lumps in the neck, mainly through diet. In her book "Your Life in Your Hands", she writes of deciding that this would be her best research, or her last. Plant stated that when looking at the waste of money and poor success rate of modern treatments, if it were a private company, the board would be sacked and all strategies changed.

I hope to rally the Gunnedah and Boggabri communities before our state election, on the 16th of February, 2007. We need a clinic in NSW. It is perfect timing to ask for $1 million from our state government as well as $1 million from a philanthropist to invest in a new clinic. We need a clinic in NSW on the eastern seaboard. In February, an Incorporated Association will be set up for monies donated for research and Radiowave Clinics. I hope all the service groups will ask friends to a morning barbeque so we as a community can ask for government funding. The people of the district need to own this cause. I want to see change. I know I will have strong opposition because so much money is tied up with chemotherapy.

I need to dream big.

Now to the joyous part of our lives. our son has just married an Irish girl in Belfast Castle; that is why I have just returned from my seventh trip to the beautiful Emerald Isle. Our daughter is currently working in Dublin, having just completed her double degree in Civil Engineering/Business with honours. The latter is dyslexic and was told she wouldn't read. We worked together for a number of years, so never say never.

I strongly believe that the treatment of cancer has to change, particularly so there is not such an over-reliance on chemotherapy. This is my compelling cause, or calling. Radiowave therapy needs to be available to all, not just those who can afford it. Cancer is so complex that a pill is never going to be the cure. As cancer increases we all need to ask: 'What will we choose if we are given such a diagnosis?'.

After two years, the great majority of the patients in Ireland are still alive. I have met twenty of them. Even if many more of them perish, it is the amazing quality of life that has been granted. For Ross to make five long-haul trips just shows how he was coping with his disease.

Finally, I still feel fortunate as I have been blessed with many supportive family and friends. I also had an almost perfect marriage for just under 30 years. I am optimistic that there will be changes in the way we treat cancer, especially when people band together to ask for change. Let us lead the way.

In 1535, the cure for scurvy was discovered. It took another 400 years for the utilisation of the cure by the public. Einstein devloped his theory of relativity over 15+ years, even though he knew the answer. We can't afford to wait, we need to ask for changes. I have the passion and the energy to light the way.

I look forward to the day that Radiowave Therapy is recognised as a primary method of treatment, available to each and every one of us. I want the Medicare rebate for Radiowave Therapy to be reinstated. We need to reach for the stars and collectively make a difference. We need to raise awareness about cancer in general. We need to aim for a cure. My heart tells me that I am personally being presented with a challenge. If I walk away I will regret it for the rest of my life. No matter what the outcome, I endeavour to enjoy the process.

It should be Ross writing this, not me. The patients are the ones who are truly courageous. I have always had inner strength, however, I have never been tested as over the last two years. Deep down I know there is steel and, though it may be dented, it is still there. I speak out purely for the reason that I care.

My heart says that for everyone now it is a question of ownership of health. Do we want to continue down the same path? Do we want to find something better?

Al Gore, ex-deputy vice president of the USA, recently said regarding global warming: 'We didn't move out of the stone age because we ran out of stones, we found a better way'. I believe we need to find a better way to treat cancer, we will never run out of chemotherapy drugs. Radiowave therapy is extremely cost-effective; six treatments in Ireland is equivalent to half the cost of a year in chemo. My vision is to see a treatment that does not hurt the body. Hippocrates said this more than 2500 years ago.

This really isn't about Dr Holt or my husband's story. In fact, I have actually witnessed a number of worse cases. To quote Al Gore again, 'Some tribes believe the world is flat.', do we need to change their view? My heart tells me it is more about asking people to investigate other cancer treatments because there will always be those whom we will never convice that the cancer treatments of today need re-thinking.

Most importantly, it is about everyone having a choice.