Hope4Cancer

{{bronze}}[[File:%27The_Hope4Cancer_Institute_in_Playas_de_Tijuana,_Mexico%27-800px.jpg#file|thumb|165px|The official title of this majestic building is "The Hope4Cancer Institute in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico".]]{{altmed}}[[File:Hope_4_Cancer_Institute_-_About_-_2016-10-07_15.28.31.png#file|thumb|165px|The treatment menu at Hope4Cancer in 2016. You have the life-threatening illness, we have the bells and whistles 
and lasers
 to do nothing with it!]][[File:Dr_Antonio_%27Tony%27_Jimenez_demonstrates_the_bespoke_light-bed_at_%27Hope4Cancer_Institute%27.jpg#file|thumb|165px|"Dr Tony" demonstrates the bespoke light-bed at "Hope4Cancer Institute", as used for [[Sono_Photo_Dynamic_Therapy|SPDT]].]]
'''Hope4Cancer''' is an [[Alternative_medicine|alt-med]] clinic in [[Mexico]] where naive individuals have received a variety of [[Quackery|quack]] treatments, including [[Laetrile]], [[Iscador]], [[BX Protocol]], [[CRONaxal]], [[Poly-MVA]], [[GcMAF]],
[[shark cartilage]], [[sono photo dynamic therapy]], and [[ozone therapy]], reportedly at a cost of at least $15,000 per week.<ref>[http://archive.is/PoYW1#selection-827.540-831.145 GoFundMe fundraiser for Brett Folkedahl '''†'''].</ref><ref>[http://archive.is/SzzT3#selection-1087.89-1087.117 2016 Complaint by ElizabethD about Hope4Cancer].</ref>  Hope4Cancer clinic does provide hope... for [[cancer]] itself—notice that its name studiously avoids saying Hope''For''Cancer, similarly to how Froot Loops is spelled that way because it doesn't contain any fruit.

==The founder and his fellows==
Dr. Antonio ''“Tony”'' Jimenez is the founder and proprietor of the Hope4Cancer ''“Institute”''.<ref>http://www.hope4cancer.com/about-us/message-from-dr-tony-j.html</ref> When reviewing the behavior of Dr. Tony, it's difficult not to think of The Simpsons' cartoon character [https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Nick_Riviera Dr. Nick], but unfortunately, Dr. Tony is real.

According to Dr. Tony's biography on his Hope4Cancer website, he was taught [[ozone therapy]] by a [[Nobel laureate]] called ''“Basil Wainwright PhD”''.<ref>[http://archive.is/cIeD8#selection-235.617-235.895 Dr Tony's biography states he got a diploma from ''"Basil Wainwright PhD"''].</ref> To date, no one called Wainwright has won a Nobel prize.<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/search/?s=Wainwright https://www.'''nobelprize.org'''/'''search'''/?query='''Wainwright''']</ref> Tony's mentor, Basil Earle Wainwright, a/k/a ''"Dr. Roderick Edward Stone"'', a/k/a ''"King [[Con artist|Con]]"'', has been jailed in the [[UK]] & [[US]]: found guilty of theft, fraud, and practicing medicine without a license<ref>[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/basil-wainwright-6367119 Basil Wainwright] by Steven Almond (Wednesday, April 1, 1992) ''Miami New Times''.</ref> (Basil would have been jailed in a third continent if he hadn't fled from [[Kenya]]).<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/quack-doctor-faces-jail-for-discredited-aids-cure-634163.html Quack doctor faces jail for discredited Aids 'cure'] by Declan Walsh (Wednesday 25 October 2000) ''The Independent.''</ref>

The Hope4Cancer website says Dr. Tony Jimenez has ''"trained with [[Ireland]]'s Dr. Tom Cleary, who was internationally known for his work with SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy ([[Sono Photo Dynamic Therapy|SPDT]])"''.<ref>[http://archive.is/bmWap#selection-1631.56-1631.180 Archived Hope4Cancer webpage where Dr. Tom Cleary is mentioned].</ref> In Ireland that Dr. Tom Cleary used SPDT, a/k/a CLT, alongside an American ex-surgeon called Dr. William Howard Porter. Dr. Porter lost his license to practice medicine in 1994 for gross negligence.<ref>[http://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20150316%5cDMRAAAEY3%5c&did=AAAEY150316175937982.DID&licenseType=G&licenseNumber=20728#page=1 Medical board of California revokes license of William Howard Porter MD in 1994]</ref> In order to avoid a similar fate, ''"Ireland's Dr. Tom Cleary"'' promised ''"not to engage in the practice of CLT"'' in 2004.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/news/doctor-linked-to-controversial-cancer-clinic-withdraws-1.1142467</ref>

A more recent associate of Hope4Cancer's Dr. Tony is Dewayne Lee Smith "PhD", purportedly the inventor of the [[BX Protocol]] [[cure-all]] (which is just [[water]] costing US ''$16,995'' — a rather exorbitant price for any amount that's insufficient to fill a swimming pool). Dr. Tony Jimenez is on the board of the company that makes BX Protocol<ref>[http://archive.is/Ce7QW#selection-1631.0-1631.62 Tony on the board of "Delta Institute International Ltd" who make BX-Protocol].</ref> (as are [[Rashid Buttar]] and [[Sherri Tenpenny]]). In June 2019, the company behind [[BX Protocol]] stated they were closed down by the {{wpl|Office of Criminal Investigations|FDA's office of criminal investigations|.}}<ref>[http://archive.is/bA0ef "BX Protocol" shut down by the FDA].</ref>

Dr. Tony's résumé says he is a member of the ''"American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)"''.<ref>[http://archive.is/Ce7QW#selection-1639.49-1639.54 Dr Tony's Hope4Cancer webpage states he's member of A4M].</ref> The founders of "A4M", Dr. Ronald M. Klatz D.O. & Robert M. Goldman D.O., were both fined $5000 in the year 2000 by their state medical board for incorrectly adding the title "M.D." to their names.<ref>https://wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Anti-Aging_Medicine#Credential_dispute</ref> On the Hope4Cancer website, Dr. Tony is described as ''"Dr. Antonio Jimenez, M.D., [[Doctor of Naturopathy|N.D.]], C.N.C."''<ref>[http://archive.is/aUnNZ#selection-215.99-215.146 According to QuackBuster Stephen Barrett, the CNC credential is ''"bogus"''].</ref> His résumé also states that he is a practitioner of [[iridology]]: a diagnostic technique whose validity is comparable with [[phrenology]] and [[rumpology]]).

Dr. Tony's missus is in on the act: she's the president of a company called ''"Pacific Medical Solutions Inc,"''<ref>[http://archive.is/PFtvK#selection-1019.0-1023.17 Companies for Marcy Jimenez]</ref> which makes a [[nutritional supplement]] called "Liquid Oxygen" (sounds very cool), which is used at Hope4Cancer.<ref>[http://archive.is/AcaTK#selection-1361.441-1361.465 "stabilized liquid oxygen" supplement at Hope4Cancer]</ref>

==Quackery and pseudoscience==
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Dr Tony claims [[Mercury amalgam fillings|metal fillings]] in teeth can cause cancer (predominantly ipsilaterally) and the removal of the fillings/teeth can slow the progression of the aforementioned cancer.<ref>[https://youtu.be/prP-Ez0I9OY?t=3m32s YouTube where Dr Tony claims dental work is relevant to cancer].</ref> Dr Tony is a follower of [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]], claiming that cancerous tumors can shrink if the sufferer talks about the worst emotional traumas they have ever experienced.<ref>[https://youtu.be/0lbDh619_lE?t=1m40s YouTube where Dr Tony claims discussing historic sexual abuse is relevant to cancer].</ref>

''"Hair analysis"'' is used at Hope4Cancer.<ref>[http://archive.is/rqE72/b954b90eca1ad1b5e1edcb19142e49f1c22565a9.jpg Part of Hope4Cancer treatment program which shows "Hair analysis"].</ref> Quack-Buster [[Stephen Barrett]] describes [[hair analysis]] as ''"a cardinal sign of quackery".''<ref>https://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/hair.html</ref>

"Double Helix Water®"<ref>[http://archive.is/zN1OJ archived copy of "doublehelixwater.com"].</ref> is offered at Hope4Cancer.<ref>[http://archive.is/o2Val "Double Helix Water" at Hope4Cancer].</ref> Ingredient
s
: pure water, but with an extortionate price tag (>$4K per liter), because the water is allegedly [[Water_woo#Structure-altered_water|structured]]. Evidence offered as to the efficacy of "Double Helix Water®" is in the form of before-after images of [[live blood analysis]]<ref>[http://archive.is/hCIW3 Before-after comparison]</ref> (with a [[quack Miranda warning]] in small print<ref>[http://archive.is/hCIW3#selection-2051.0-2051.324 You'll need a magnifying-glass].</ref>).

Photographs used in a Hope4Cancer slideshow, allegedly illustrating the effectiveness of their "[[Sono_Photo_Dynamic_Therapy|SPDT]]",<ref>[http://archive.is/OafZ2 A slide from a SPDT slideshow by Hope4Cancer's Dr Subrata Chakravarty.].</ref> were lifted from elsewhere. The images actually show two different {{wpl|Photodynamic_therapy|PDT}} protocols: each using different photosensitisers & different wavelengths of laser light.'''<ref>[http://archive.is/Nf4MY#selection-471.0-471.15 The true source of the cancer-cell images: an in-vivo PDT study ≤ 1998].</ref>''' Also the photos are of tumor cells grown in animals (''in vivo''), not ''"Tissue Culture"'' (''in vitro''), as stated on the Hope4Cancer slideshow on SPDT.

A [[Burzynski]]-esque procedure is performed in the Hope4Cancer clinic: cancer sufferers are injected with something derived from their own [[Urine_therapy#Some_.22theory.22|urine]]. Allegedly this is a form of immunotherapy, called AARSOTA<ref>[http://archive.is/GPuap A slide from a Hope4Cancer slideshow explaining AARSOTA. ].</ref> (as used by [[Rashid Buttar]]<ref>[http://archive.is/WqJC8#selection-247.236-247.301 AARSOTA mentioned in the 2010 reprimand of Dr Rashid A Buttar DO].</ref>).

Dr Tony recommends cancer sufferers carry a CyberScan card<ref>[https://youtu.be/rtOzO1QfOQE?t=2m3s YouTube video where Dr Tony promotes CyberScan technology].</ref> (indistinguishable from a bank card), suggesting it can monitor their health if its magnetic strip is placed against their body (the manufacturers of CyberScan say otherwise).<ref>[http://archive.is/AaHmg#selection-1227.0-1227.241 CyberScan state'' "CyberScan is not a diagnostic tool"''].</ref>

On the Hope4Cancer website Dr Tony has reproduced an article which claims intestinal [[parasite]]s can be a cause of breast cancer (the article includes a reference to [[Hulda Clark]]). You can read that ''"old fecal matter"'' here.<ref>[http://archive.is/Iah1j#selection-199.0-223.10 Hope4Cancer prints a scatological story written by Pam Pinney '''†''', (a customer)].</ref>

==Claims of cure==
[http://archive.is/7Q5ui#selection-2733.634-2733.791 The disclaimer on the Hope4Cancer webpages] says ''“testimonials are not intended to make claims that our treatments, products and/or services can be used to … cure … any disease”''. However the {{wpl|metadata}} keywords (a.k.a. tags) on their [[YouTube]] testimonial videos repeatedly include the phrase ''"cancer cures"'' …

[[File:The_keywords_-tags-_on_Hope4Cancer_YouTube_videos_include_the_phrase_%27cancer_cures%27.png#file|750px|Hope4Cancer have tagged their testimonial videos with "cancer cures", but the disclaimer on their website says otherwise.]]

So anyone (unwisely) searching YouTube for a cure for cancer is unduly likely to be shown Hope4Cancer's videos tagged with the "cancer cures" keywords.

==Begging to enter==
If you're now thinking no one would buy Dr Tony's [[Bullshit|baloney]], think again: some of his prospective customers can be seen cyberbegging for donations to pay for treatment at his Hope4Cancer clinic, e.g. [https://www.google.com/search?q=Hope4Cancer+site%3Agofundme.com here] and [https://www.google.com/search?q=Hope4Cancer+site%3Ayoucaring.com here].

==External links==
*The main Hope4Cancer websites : [http://www.hope4cancer.com/ www.hope4cancer.com], [http://hope4cancerbaja.com/about-the-clinic/ www.hope4cancerbaja.com], [http://hope4cancercancun.com/ www.hope4cancercancun.com].
*[https://archive.is/valPB  An aborted Hope4Cancer website which claims they have "Cancer Therapies That Work"], contradicting the [[quack Miranda warning|quack Miranda warning]] [http://archive.is/mLsG5#selection-1501.37-1501.242 on their current website].
*[http://archive.is/Z87yc#selection-1591.1-1591.16 Since 2007], Hope4Cancer have had a website dedicated to their faux treatment [[Sono_photo_dynamic_therapy|"SPDT"]] : [https://web.archive.org/web/20161104154241/http://sonophotodynamictherapy.com/sonophotodynamictherapy_testimonials.html www.sonophotodynamictherapy.com], (2016 [[Testimonials|testimonial]] page is empty).
*[http://hope4cancercancun.com/treatments/ There is a second Hope4Cancer clinic in Cancun, Mexico], it offers [[German New Medicine]], [[alkaline diet]], [[Gerson therapy]], & [https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-light-fantastic/ Ultra-Violet Blood Irradiation].
*[http://archive.is/OhH4p#selection-47.0-47.8  Hope4Cancer clinic in Colombia created in 2016], ([http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/25_05_2016/local/6591/Hope-4-Cancer-offered-MedCen.htm Plans for branch of Hope4Cancer in Samoa)].
*[https://archive.org/download/Hope4CancerPatientGuide/PATIENT%20GUIDE.pdf A comprehensive (96 page) brochure issued to Hope4Cancer patients].
*The above brochure mentions "pnc27.com", [http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm536094.htm in 2017 the FDA warn that '''PNC-27''' bought from that website was found to be contaminated]. 
*[http://archive.is/DHvCR#selection-1392.3-1441.26 '''Rigvir®''' virotherapy is offered at Hope4Cancer], but [http://archive.is/XS1ML#selection-1677.1-1677.70 in its country of origin, oncologists doubt Rigvir is effective].
*[http://doubtfulnews.com/2012/06/mexico-cancer-treatment-fails-and-leaves-family-stranded/ Hope4Cancer patients come from across the globe, and include young children]. 
*[https://youtu.be/Hlct8lCTVjM?t=11m49s '''Secret-filming of Dr Tony Jimenez in-action in his 'Hope4Cancer Institute' in Tijuana, Mexico ].'''
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-YX5pXjFM An official-tour of the Hope4Cancer clinic in Tijuana clinic by Dr Tony himself].
*The Hope4Cancer YouTube channel : [https://www.youtube.com/user/Hope4Cancer/videos www.youtube.com/user/Hope4Cancer].
*[https://vimeo.com/73949762 A current Hope4Cancer testimonial-video from Carla "CW" Reed],[http://archive.is/C73Xy who died 4 months later in December 2013].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_GJrVMAt8Q Some of Hope4Cancer's staff do not want to appear on-camera when applying (SPDT) treatment].
*[http://archive.is/f8wQG#selection-867.0-867.602 An account of the ''"biological"'' dentistry recommended by Hope4Cancer] '''†''', (see [[Biological medicine]]).
*[http://archive.is/t6VwH#selection-1341.0-1341.19 An unsatisfied Hope4Cancer customer claims his critical comments are being censored].
*[http://archive.is/rQ8X5#selection-5637.0-5637.58  The mother of a Hope4Cancer patient documents the various treatments on Facebook].
*[http://archive.is/SzzT3#selection-969.0-985.10 Another unsatisfied customer warns others about the ''"phony"'' Hope4Cancer clinic].
*[http://archive.is/R9zGO The estates of deceased-customers of Hope4Cancer have attempted to sue for a refund]. 
*[http://archive.is/NAKou A 2017 review by a Hope4Cancer customer says Dr Tony is "''unprofessional''" & "''negligent''"].
*'''[http://archive.is/pneKr  A highly critical 2017 account of Hope4Cancer by a patient's companion].''' 
*[http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/tijuanas_alternative_cancer_treatments_warnings_and_side_effects Hope4Cancer's "Dr Tony" is featured in this 2017 article] from [[Committee_for_Skeptical_Inquiry| CSICOP]].
*[http://archive.is/B75UO#selection-489.1-489.11 For a mere $900 you can attend a lecture by Dr Tony] and [http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/cowden/2002order.shtml Dr William Lee Cowden].
*Hope4Cancer sideshows on [http://archive.is/nw8ai SPDT], and [http://www.slideshare.net/subrata2000/aarsota-bioimmunotherapy-at-hope4cancer-institute AARSOTA].
*[https://vimeopro.com/user19574245/training Hope4Cancer's in-house training-videos on PMEF / PNC-27 / SPDT / IR Lamp / LED / INDIBA & AARSOTA]. 
*[https://youtu.be/4Z0A2tR1EgQ?t=37m53s Allegedly Hope4Cancer's Dr Tony has treated over thirty-five-thousand customers], if true he's grossed about a '''b'''illion dollars.
*[https://vimeo.com/231650081#t=50m35s Video of Dr Tony recommending these websites]: [[Cancer Tutor]], [[Natural News]], [[Mercola]] & [[Jonathan Otto]].
*[https://vimeo.com/146423223#t=2m05s This is not a advertisement for Dr Tony targeted at those who believe without evidence, honest].
*[https://vimeo.com/223579036 A sycophantic two-hour video interview with Dr Tony], & [https://vimeo.com/223538366 one hour of his Missus]. ([https://youtu.be/_SYQRtnYMeI Here's their credulous interviewer in 2012]).
*The CyberScan website : [http://cyberscanusa.com/ www.cyberscanusa.com], (site contains [[quantum woo]]).
*[http://archive.is/RTt00#selection-933.396-933.719 A Hope4Cancer patient's wife's account of CyberScan technology].

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