What happens to a fine scientist and doctor with 45 years of unblemished practice (no malpractice suits) and no patient complaints? If you are a pharmaceutical drug pusher, it is likely you will have a long and distinguished career. But if you are an alternative doctor, sooner or later you may be attacked and taken out.
That is what just happened to my friend and mentor T.R. Shantha MD, PhD of Atlanta. Hes just been indicted on charges of insurance fraud, money laundering, illegal use of a European drug (Ukrain) for cancer, and injecting DNP (a weed killer) into cancer patients.
Obviously, using weed killer to treat cancer grabs your attention. But it is not what the press would have you believe. Yes, DNP is used to kill weeds. So what? So is vinegar. The better question is, Is DNP a legitimate cancer treatment? A quick search of medical studies for dinitrophenol (the full name for DNP) and cancer reveals over 2,000 referenced studies in major medical journals of it is use in cancer treatment. Its often used to lessen the toxic effects of chemotherapy. DNP currently has at least four international patents for it is use in low doses in the treatment of cancer.
I know that most, maybe all alleged poisons can be used to heal when used in proper doses (or homeopathically, as Dr. Shantha was doing with DNP). Take arsenic, for instance. Although it is a lethal fungicide, oncologists inject it into leukemia patients. The form that is used (patented arsenic trioxide) costs $260 for a 20 mg dose. Compare that to only $3 per 20 mg if you were to make it at an office lab. And what about the rat poison coumadin, which is used to thin blood? Are you getting the picture?
The problem here is not the DNP. This is a well-researched product that is used in many conventional treatments. The issue here is Dr. Shantha and his ability to treat cancer successfully. Hes a threat to the establishment and they want to take him down. The weed killer label is just how they convince the ignorant masses.
In a future issue, as details become available, Ill discuss Ukrain and the other charges brought against Dr. Shantha. I suspect well learn that, far from being a dangerous quack, Dr. Shantha is, in fact, a hero who has been saving many lives.
Next month, Ill show you how your government is determined to block your access to any treatment they do not approve and to destroy any doctor they do not like. My source is a report by the prestigious Cato Institute. Whats happening to Dr. Shantha is the canary in the coalmine. Stay tuned.