Cancer Convention - Supportive Techniques 

Prof Dr med Rupert Handgretinger, Paediatric Oncologist is Professor of Haemotology and Oncology in Paediatrics at the Tubingen Univerity Hospital in Germany and is also medical director of the same department in the Clinic of Child and Adolescent Medicine. Prior to his work at Tubingen he spent five years as Head of Stem Cell Transplantation at St. Jude Children's Hospital in the USA. Much of his work has focused on stem cell transplantation, leukemic patients and the role Natural Killer (NK) Cells play towards a successful outcome. Prof Handgretinger has researched and worked with NK cells for twenty years and his talk will be about the importance of the role they play in the treatment of cancer.

Prof Tim Oliver is Consultant Oncologist and Professor Emeritus of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry. His research into treating men with prostate & testicular cancer has involved pioneering use of specific drugs in this treatment area. Amongst others, he conducted a study following Prof Pfeifer's Protocol, which includes the use of various nutrients (such as biobran & prostasol) in patients with prostate and, to a lesser extent, breast cancer. In addition to his research and treating patients, Prof Oliver is a co-founder of the Orchid Cancer Appeal.

Mr William (Bill) Bradford, Managing Director of Meditherm Limited, the European Branch Office of Meditherm Inc, USA, will talk about and demonstrate their Medical Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging Cameras. The camera detects subtle physiological conditions that can indicate changes in breast tissue and is used for other areas of the body, which may need further investigation. Specialist doctors interpret the data collected by this method and feedback is very quick. It is non-invasive, painless and involves no radiation. There are no concerns about tissue damage whilst checking physiologically for disease or dysfunction whether inflammatory or neurological.

David Stevens, founder of Chirokinetic Therapy - CKT, will discuss naturopathic methods of helping women to regain and maintain healthy breasts. Following their meeting at the Institute's Inaugural Conference in April of last year, Bill Bradford and David Stevens began to collaborate with each other whereby progress of David's patients with breast disease is monitored safely using thermal imaging. David pubished his book "Every Woman's Guide to Vital Breast Health" last year, and holds clinics in Harley Street and Leatherhead. 

Dr Steve Hickey will talk about cancer from an evolutionary perspective and thus how he considers that the logical way to treat people with such a disease is via a holistic approach. He will discuss the use of high (therapeutic) doses of Vitamin C and other nutritional support for people with compromised health. Steve has written several highly regarded books on health, with co-authors including Hilary Roberts and Andrew Saul (of doctoryourself.com).  He will discuss what he terms "the sickness of evidence based medicine", which he tackles in his new book "Tarnished Gold", and which he is very disparaging of; an opposing view to that which seems to prevail these days.