I see in Max Gerson one of the most eminent geniuses in medical history. After completion of Dr. Issels' treatment, these patients remained cancer free for up to 45 years, leading normal healthy lives. Dr. Issels' treatment also significantly reduced the incidence of recurrent cancer after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, thereby considerably improving cure rates. Holistic comprehensive immunotherapy was able to reverse chronic degenerative diseases such as arthritis, lupus, Grave's disease, Sjoegren's syndrome, asthma, etc. Dr. Josef Issels and Dr. Max Gerson both based their treatments on the concept that cancer, chronic and degenerative diseases do not develop in a healthy body with intact defense and repair functions.
Cancer presents in a specific internal environment which promotes malignant growth.
These remaining causes are responsible for the formation of new disease, which occurs after anti-malignancy treatment in every second cancer patient according to world statistics. BBC researchers concluded that the results of two independent epidemiological chart reviews had confirmed the cure of many cases of advanced cancer. The study comprised 570 patients, all extensively pretreated. Dr. Issels with Dr. Dan Rogers, discussing the merger of Issels' Whole-Body Immunotherapy and Gerson's diet.