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A Sabotaged Study "Proved" The Gonzalez Protocol® Doesn't Work - Here's the Truth
Donate to The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation to support our research efforts: https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/donate/ In 1998, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) approved funding for a large-scale clinical study, in which The Gonzalez Protocol®, a nutritional-enzyme therapy, would be compared to the best available chemotherapy in the treatment of patients diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. But the federal trial that supposedly disproved The Gonzalez Protocol® enrolled 39 patients and only one of them actually completed the treatment. Put plainly: this trial never tested The Gonzalez Protocol®. All it measured was what happens when people don’t do it. Appearing for a second time is my guest, Dr. Colin A. Ross, a psychiatrist, researcher, and founding board member of The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation. His work on the trophoblast model of cancer and the NCI trial gives him a rare command of both the science and the paperwork. Our conversation moves like a forensic walkthrough. I ask Dr. Ross to take the 2010 Journal of Clinical Oncology paper apart section by section, and he answers with the patient counts, the enrollment dates, the findings from the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), and the specific sentences the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) own spokesperson put in writing, while the trial was still running, documenting that the data was meaningless. The tone stays clinical. No outrage, no hype, just a researcher explaining what the record shows and where the published paper diverges from it. If you've ever been told this protocol failed, this episode might change your mind. You'll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:28] John Beard's embryology slides and what they revealed about cancer [13:56] The Gonzalez Protocol® sits at level two evidence, not fringe science [19:55] Inside the NCI's landmark trial design, before it fell apart [25:25] Dr. Gonzalez was locked out of screening his own patients [31:36] Intent-to-treat analysis destroyed a protocol that most patients never followed [34:46] The staging data that changed long after enrollment closed [40:15] The lead investigator wasn't even listed as an author [49:35] A six-step roadmap for how the trophoblast model should be researched [57:38] How to talk to your oncologist about weighing this decision Resources Mentioned: The Truth about the NCI-NCCAM Clinical Study by Gonzalez, N. | https://bit.ly/45DxJGE The Trophoblast and the Origins of Cancer by Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD and Linda L. Isaacs, MD | https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/trophoblast/ The Enzyme Treatment of Cancer by John Beard, D.Sc. and Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD | https://bit.ly/3RMpHIb Pancreatic Proteolytic Enzymes and Cancer: New Support for an Old Theory by Isaacs, L. | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35514109/ A Brief History of Glandular Therapy: More Than Just Thyroid by Isaacs, L. | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10289114/ Evaluation of Pancreatic Proteolytic Enzyme Treatment of Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas, With Nutrition and Detoxification Support by Gonzalez, N. & Isaacs, L. | https://bit.ly/4g8jRdB What Went Wrong by Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD | https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/what-went-wrong/ Conquering Cancer Volume One by Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD | https://newspringpress.com/book/conquering-cancer-volume-one/ One Man Alone: Dr. Kelley by Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD | https://newspringpress.com/book/one-man-alone/ Find more from Dr. Ross: Methodological Flaws in the Chabot Trial of Pancreatic Enzymes for Cancer Therapy by Ross, C. | https://bit.ly/4w805DQ The Trophoblast Model of Cancer by Ross, C. | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25372465/ Future Research Directions for the Trophoblast Model of Cancer by Ross, C. | https://bit.ly/4wxaHx7 Case Examples from the Gonzalez Protocol for Treatment of Cancer by Ross, C. | https://bit.ly/3RQjOKf The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma | https://www.rossinst.com/ Colin A. Ross, MD | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-colin-ross/ | https://amzn.to/4yQrDQR Find more from Mary Beth: The Gonzalez Protocol® | https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/ The Gonzalez Protocol® | https://www.instagram.com/thegonzalezprotocol/ Join the Truly Thrive Membership (https://thegonzalezprotocol.com/truly-thrive-membership-program/) for just $60 annually, and get full access to exclusive members-only content, including bonus content and product coupons. You'll experience how The Gonzalez Protocol® is helping people understand the root causes of disease and live their lives to the fullest. Step into a new paradigm of medicine where ancient nutritional wisdom and modern science converge. Disclaimer: The information shared on Your Way Back is for education, not medical advice. Please work with your physician or healthcare provider when making decisions about your health.
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