Patient Testimonials

Tine Hagedorn
Breast Cancer
Olsen, Denmark


"At the age of 42 in 2001, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancer was Estrogen and Progesterone receptor positive, but negative for Her2. At the time of diagnosis the cancer had spread to many regional axillary lymph nodes. My whole being was so against both the radical mastectomy and against the toxic principals of chemotherapy, however, with my ten years old daughter, husband and family at home relying on my being alive I did not dare to say no to the treatment. Also, with an education in veterinary medicine I was trained to trust traditional medicine and I succumbed to the therapy, not knowing that there were any alternatives and not having the guts to look into it, at the time. So even thought my soul was shaken with despair and mistrust, knowing deep within me that the treatment may do me more harm than good, I said yes to the full regimen of traditional treatment: Mastectomy, axillary resection, 7 times CEF chemotherapy and 26 days of radiation.

For me the treatment was absolutely devastating. The chemotherapy made me so ill and the intoxication of my body was almost unbearable. Only a few days before the next round of chemo I felt slightly human. The rest of the time I felt like having a hangover without the headache, just much, much worse. It felt as if grey waste water flooded my blood vessels instead of blood, I was so tired and lost my energy completely and felt in no way that this kind of treatment could possibly do me any good. So at the end of the chemotherapy I promised myself that I would never ever receive chemotherapy again. Thinking back, I feared the chemotherapy more than the actual cancer.

The loss of my breast was also very hard. That combined with premature menopause made me change from a younger women in her prime age to certainly middle-age, with all the natural changes women go through only 10 years to soon and at a rapid speed, where all the changes come in a few years, helped along by the anti-estrogen treatment (Tamoxifen and later Aromasin). So after all the treatment was finally over and I thought “Yes, now my normal life starts again” I completely collapsed. I had to stay away from work for 6 weeks and mentally broke down with what one may call post traumatic stress syndrome, I was scared most of the time, could not make any decisions, could not be alone and I felt as if I was going mad and that my personality had changed. However, with the never ending support from especially my husband and my mother and the necessity of being a mother for my daughter and a very skilled psychotherapist I finally pulled through and life slowly became more normal. My body however, never really recovered from the chemo; It took me a couple of years before I felt reasonably recovered and the fatigue has never left me completely since.

And what good did it do? In 2004 the cancer was back in the axillary lymph nodes on the opposite side, in lymph nodes around the neck and in the pectoral muscle above the resected breast. The axillary lymph nodes were removed surgically, but the tumor in the muscle could not be removed, it was technically not possible: All the doctors told me I had to have chemo again. And with the full strength of my inner soul I said NO, NO, NO, I will not!

This is when I started looking into alternatives. I tried a lot of different things for about a year, among those being the so called gluco-nutrients, which put me in contact – not by coincident but from powers above, I am sure- with a British alternative cancer clinic utilizing a so called "metabolic therapy" and including B-17 tablets from Mexico and also the book "Dismantling cancer" written by Dr. Francesco Contreras from The Oasis of Hope Hospital. As soon as I read that book I knew; "this is where I will go if things turn really bad". And they did. I had a three months treatment from the British clinic and the tumor actually stopped growing. However, the B-17 tablets gave me so much nausea I had to stop taking them. A few moths later the tumor had grown to 4X6 cm and I had also got numerous small tumors in the skin.

That’s when my husband one night in bed said to me: "Now is the time we really have to do something serious about this". That’s when I phoned The Oasis of Hope, and spoke to the kindest and most compassionate Mexican doctor who told me: "Yes, we can help you and we do have better results than traditional therapy". I was thrilled. At home two senior oncologists independently had told me they could not cure me. They could offer me intermittent chemotherapy and they could possibly keep me alive for maybe 10 years. 10 years with chemotherapy on and off: NO THANKS.

So in the summer of 2005 my husband and I set of for Oasis for a three week therapy followed by home treatment (The so called TMO treatment). At Oasis the doctors, however, examined my case closely and offered me their newest achievement: The IRT treatment program, which is a combination of traditional therapy (chemo) combined with alternative medicine. At first I was shocked and very, very scared. I had not come all the way to Mexico to receive chemotherapy! However, Dr. Contreras, Dr. Baroso and Dr. Cecena did all they could to persuade me, because they had seen astonishing results with the IRT treatment. And to my disbelief, they told me they could not only enhance the effect of the chemotherapy, but also protect my body against the toxic effects of the chemo. To illustrate this I was allowed to see another patient, who was receiving the IRT treatment at that very moment. This patient was deemed incurable in the US, with among other things several large tumors in the lungs. The IRT treatment had at that time made 3 of 5 large tumors in his lungs disappear after only two rounds of treatment AND he experienced hardly any side effects.

So I said yes, and as it turned out this was my luck: I had traveled to the other side of the world to be among some of the first patients receiving a revolutionary new treatment. And the results for me were astonishingly good: I had several small tumors in my skin, which almost literally disappeared before my eyes. And after only two rounds of IRT my big tumor had shrunk over 70 percent! And after five treatments all the cancer was gone and there has not been any signs of breast cancer in my body since, which is now almost three and a half years ago.

Unfortunately, breast cancer was not the only cancer I should be challenged with. A few months before I traveled to Oasis my gynecologist had seen a cyst on one of my ovaries, which should be removed surgically. However, I could not cope with this on top of the breast cancer, so I decided to wait. A year later, after having finished my treatment at Oasis, I had my ovaries removed and it turned out to be a new primary cancer (independent of my breast cancer), a very aggressive ovarian cancer. However, the cancer was only stage I and had not spread anywhere. Of course I wondered how I could possible get another cancer, while receiving such an otherwise effective treatment at Oasis. That question will never be answered, but today I believe, that the treatment possibly prevented the ovarian cancer to spread any further it being a very aggressive clear cell carcinoma.

Anyhow, the Danish doctors recommended postoperative chemotherapy for the ovarian cancer. So in 2006 I received another six rounds of IRT at the Oasis. Today, two years later there is no sign of ovarian cancer anywhere in me.

Making the breast cancer disappear was not the only thing Oasis did for me: After the first three weeks of treatment and all the tender love and care that is so unique for Oasis, I felt better that I had done for years. Not only were there only minor side effects from the chemo, but my overall health both physically, mentally and spiritually improved tremendously. The Oasis program not only includes cutting edge new cancer treatment, but is also a truly holistic treatment program, which gives the patients immunological, psychological and spiritual strength and teaches the patients how to regain overall health and how to cope with cancer through proper diet, mindfulness, laughter, hope, love and prayer.

Not only did Oasis probably save my life, it also changed my life. I live a much better life now; healthier at all levels, physically, mentally and spiritually. The Oasis hospital with its skilled and devoted staff is truly a channel for divine powers, I am certain.

My husband and I have also found friends for life at the Oasis from all over the world. Not to mention the Doctors: Where in the world will you find five to seven doctors marching together into your hospital room, greeting you with big smiles and hugs and they all remember you and your case and devote themselves to you personally and not only to the treatment of your tumor! And where else in the world will you receive phone calls up to 5 years after treatment from a caring Mexican lady, who will fix up a phone call from your favorite doctor if you have any questions...?

To any cancer patient who may read this I can only say: If you have the strength and the financial means, do not hesitate to go to the Oasis. Do not receive traditional therapy first, do not wait and see, just go there. I feel so grateful and lucky to have found and come to Oasis of Hope Hospital and I am convinced the doctors at Oasis have saved my life. God bless them all."