Some of my choices were not what my doctors recommended. That will surprise nobody who has read very far into My Cancer Journey. Agreeing quietly and going home was never my strongest mechanical skill.
But the title needs a qualification immediately. Different doctors were involved at different times. My book does not establish that every doctor opposed every nonconventional practice. One doctor, for example, suggested IV chelation around 2008 for general health reasons, without proposing a PSA connection. Turning the story into “all my doctors versus me” would make a simpler headline and a less accurate account.
What I can describe is why I explored these approaches, what I personally experienced, and where my interpretation stops short of proof.
The idea that made sense to me
At sixteen, I wanted a tune-up to fix a neglected 1957 Chevy. The mechanic explained that more was wrong inside. Years later, I carried that image into my health decisions: remove the gunk, improve the fuel, maintain the parts, and watch the gauges.
It was a way of thinking that made sense to me. It was not a scientifically established explanation of prostate cancer. A useful metaphor can help somebody understand his decisions without proving that the decisions were medically correct.
I changed food and drinking habits. I used supplements. My account also describes chelation, coffee enemas, ozone, high-pH water, ivermectin, fenbendazole, and later bentonite. RSO became important in my personal experience of pain relief. These are descriptions of my history, not a shopping list or a treatment plan.
Why personal conviction is not enough
When I saw a PSA drop during a period when chelation was part of my routine, I believed it contributed. That belief mattered to me, and it belongs in an honest memoir. So does the limitation: an observation in one person cannot establish a cancer treatment's effectiveness.
The same applies to my later concern about binders. I wondered whether stopping activated charcoal in late 2025 had mattered when the disease progressed. I acted on that suspicion. I cannot establish that failing to use a binder caused progression or that putting bentonite back caused the subsequent improvement.
I do not need to erase what I believed. I do need to keep the belief beside the uncertainty. Otherwise I would be handing another frightened man a conclusion that my own records cannot support.
The conventional part belongs in the account
My history includes a diagnostic biopsy, HIFU in 2010, ongoing medical testing, and hormone therapy in 2026. I later regretted HIFU. I also acknowledge that hormone therapy helped a great deal. A story can contain both statements without falling apart.
The sequence in 2026 matters particularly. Firmagon began on March 10. PSA was 21.68 on April 2, down from 369.5 on February 27. Lupron followed on April 7. My PSA was 0.44 on June 24. Leaving those injections out would make the story misleading.
I believe my broader routine supported me. I cannot separate each component's contribution from the others or from medical treatment. A laboratory result is not a receipt itemizing credit for everything I put under the hood.
What a reader should ask before copying anything
The National Cancer Institute distinguishes complementary approaches used alongside standard care from alternative approaches used in its place. It also warns that some products and practices can be harmful or interfere with treatment. Those are reasons to discuss the whole regimen with qualified clinicians.
For any proposed approach, I would ask what human evidence exists, what harms are known, and whether it could interfere with medicines or delay effective treatment. An impressive laboratory finding in a dish does not answer those questions for a man with cancer.
These articles deliberately omit amounts, schedules, and instructions. The point here is to understand a patient's decisions and their consequences. There is no responsible way to turn my complex medical history into a few universal directions beneath a catchy headline.
Why tell the story at all?
Because questions, fear, hope, and stubbornness are part of being a patient. So are mistakes. I want men to understand that becoming involved in their care does not require claiming certainty they do not have.
My Cancer Journey tells what I tried, what I declined, what my doctors did, and what happened. You may disagree with some of it. That is fine. I would rather offer an honest account worth questioning than a polished formula that promises what I cannot prove.