Sun Rise, Sun Set and Grounding--Dr. Pan's Cancer Healing Theory-Part 1

About a month ago, I briefly mention about Dr.Pan's (潘念章) cancer research in Taiwan. I was very intrigued, because if everything he said is true, then his method of cancer detection and healing methods would be extremely simple and eloquent. As a result, I made extensive research on him, on his theory by watching many of his presentation video. Here is my summary about him and his research.

Who is Dr. Pan (潘念章)?

Dr. Pan received his medical doctor degree from Taiwan National Defense Medical School (囯防醫學院) in 1981. He has been pathology specialist at Taiwan Veteran Hospital ( 榮民醫院）for 8 years and had been working on approximately 2000 dead bodies to study the causes of their deaths. He had been appointed in a special team of doctors to treat Mr. Chiang Jing-Kuo's （蔣經國， then President of R.O.C) diabetics. During this time, Dr. Pan learned about Chinese medicine from his mentor, Dr. Huang Ming-Teh (黃民德). After the death of Mr. Chiang, he was then appointed as a head doctor for type B hepatitis (the so-called Taiwan National Disease) prevention and treatment. He started working on breast cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. He is now a faculty of Bastyr University specialized in alternative medicine and treatment. He wrote a book, 'Principle of enjoying Longitivity' (享壽主義).

Summary of Dr. Pan's cancer stem cell theory and detection

Dr. Pan's theory can be summarized in the following chart which combine currently accepted Western Medicine theory and his own thinking and practice.
In the chart, the top part of the circle represents the normal cell, and normal stem cells (CD 45). The bottom part of the circle is the cancer cell, and cancer stem cells (CD 24, and CD 44). In the lower right, there is a mark called 'Sirtuin' that Dr. Pan called it the longitivtiy factor (長壽基因) is actually an enzyme that is involved in counteracting aging and inflammation. When sirtuin activity is low, the individual is susceptible to aging or cancer. CD 24, CD 44, together with sirtuin have been discovered by Michigan researcher in 2003.

The upper left of the circle shows the process of transforming a normal stem cell into cancer stem cells. The process involves toxin, inflammation, oxidation stress and apoptosis. The lower right of the circle shows the factors that facilitate the transformation from normal stem cells to cancer stem cells. These factors include: stress, insulin resistance, inflammation, and decrease in activity of sirtuin, the longitivtiy factor. These processes and factors are accepted by all cancer researchers including Dr. Pan.

What are the differences between Dr.Pan's research group and Western Cancer research groups?

While both groups recognize the importance of detecting and isolating cancer stem cells and sirtuin, Western researchers are far short of detecting CD 24 and CD 44, or cancer stem cells in vivo for several reasons. First, their presence is in minute quantity with concentrations in the range of pico or 10(E-15) gm/mL. Not many conventional instrument has such a sensitivity. Second, they do not reside in one place but flow through many locations.  Thus, it is very difficult to locate those cancer stem cells.

Here, Dr. Pan, with his Chinese 'blood circulation path' (經絡系統), has a tremendous advantage. According to Chinese medicine 'blood circulation path', disease attacks the body from surface and proceed to the core through the following path: Tai-Yang (太陽) via Bladder and Small Intestine Circulation Path(膀胱經與小腸經) 、Sau-Yang through Gallbladder and SanJiaug Circulation Path. 少陽(膽經與三焦經)、Yang-Ming via Stomach and Large Intestine Path, 陽明(胃經與大腸)、Tai-Ying via Spleen and Lung Circulation Path 太陰(脾經與肺經)、 Sau-Ying via Kidney and Heart Circulation Path 少陰(腎經與心經)與 and finally the Zieu-Ying via Liver and shing-Pau Circulation Path. 厥陰(肝經與心包經). The paths are transported via vibrational frequency resonance leading to the formation of the cancer stem cells and this path is shown as the inner left half circle from the top to the bottom.

Dr. Pan asserts that cancer stem cells reside on among 10 the so called 'death cavity' (死穴). They are: Yang-Pai ( 陽白), Chung-Hu(中府)，Shung-Tsung(神藏)，Jung-Mun(章門)，Juai-Ku( 絕骨)，Yung-Chuang(湧泉)，Tim-Tau(地道)，Kau-Fung(膏芳)，Taung-Mung (衝門) , Su-Pai(四百). Part of the cavities are displayed in the following diagram. Yang-Ming (陽明) is at forehead while Yung-Chung (湧泉) is at the bottom of the feet.

(To be continued)

Positive thought cures

According to Daniel Amen's book, "Change your brain, change your body", he says that the number of neuron-connections inside our brain exceeds the number of the stars in the galaxy.  The brain is a very powerful organ. It can be our best friend or our worst enemy, it all depends on how we think.

Science is making strides in brain studies, which are providing proof that positive thought really does affect our brain chemistry and thus our physical and mental health. So thinking positively is not only good for the body but also good for the mind as well

But here is the reverse of that. It is also true that negative emotions such as fear and stress can not only make us susceptible to disease but also can even cause diseases. Of course the same biochemical mechanisms that work against us may also be utilized to work for us. That could be why
being positive about life is usually always upbeat and basically healthy.

The new biology takes this even further. It is not just the power of suggestion but the actual thoughts and words chosen by the person, which changes brain chemistry. We have 50 trillion cells in our body, which communicate through neurochemical and vibration signals. Bruce H. Lipton, PHD, has done a large amount of work in this field, which is called epigenetics.

The word epigenetics means "above the genes." In other words, the mind controls the genes. Dr. Lipton says our minds can re-write our genes. He compares the cell to a computer chip, as each is a bit of information. Both can receive information through different routes and cause a reaction.

Even though the programming of the cells begins in infancy or before birth, they can be reprogrammed to act differently. The process, which the information goes through to affect the cell, determines the programming of the cell. Cells can become cancerous because they are instructed in some way to do so.

If we realize this and start thinking positively our beliefs will change our messages to our cells. Lipton says by doing this we can actually heal ourselves with positive thought.


We should realize if we subject ourselves to many negative thoughts, we will probably suffer from stress-induced illness. When the mind is stressed, the level of immune protective cells goes down. Now just the opposite is true when your emotions are relaxed, then the number of protective cells go up and thinking positively becomes a plus for us.

Since the 1960's Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a form of Psychotherapy, has developed based on the premise that especially positive thought can change behavior and overwrite the cell's memory.

Here are the suggestions for cultivating positive thought:

1) Regular meditation practice.  Because human beings are ingrained with 'fight or flight' mental attitude, most of our mind activities do not help for healing.  From time-to-time, we often experienced anger, and fear.  To quiet our hurtful "monkey mind", meditation is very useful.   According to Deepak Chopra, one should meditate at least 30 minutes in the morning after waking up from sleep, and 30 minutes before going to bed.

2) Express gratitude everyday.  If we are thankful for what we have, we will be slow to anger and fear.  No matter how sick we are now, just realizing that we are still breathing is sufficient enough for us to express gratitude simply because we are still alive.

3) Find a mission of our life.  The mission greater than ourselves will give us passion; enough for us to motivate us for thinking positively.

4) Offer help to other people.  Helping other people is actually helping ourselves because it brings us satisfaction and happiness in our lives.

In conclusion, our mind is a powerful ally for healing if we use our mind properly.  I offer my suggestions to those friends who need help for healing.

1964 vs. 2014. It is time to declare that animal food is bad for health

Today, (1/11), it marks 50 year anniversary of a very important 'Surgeon-General Report' that saves millions of life across the globe.

On January 11, 1964, Luther L. Terry, M.D., Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, released the first report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health.  The report was controversial at the time because in 1964, half of the American smoked.  People smoked at the work, during the meeting, at the restaurant, even in the airplane.  Yet, today we acknowledge the contribution that Dr. Terry has made to the public health.  Millions of life (not just American) was saved because of the warning.

Americans have been fighting cancers for many decades.  Although we have made progresses in diagnosis, but we are not winning the war in cancer prevention .  The incidence of breast cancer in women and colon cancer in men is still rising.

Maybe it is the right time for the Surgeon-General to issue another warning about the health hazard associated with animal product consumption.

Many reports have implicated that  all cancers can be related to animal product consumption.  The most convincing report was the report published in 2004 by the lead author, Dr. Cambell,  the so-called 'China-Study', which was originally the 'China-Cornell-Oxford' project.

The China–Cornell–Oxford Project was a large observational study conducted throughout the 1980s in rural China, jointly funded by Cornell University, the University of Oxford, and the government of China. In 1991 The New York Times called it "the Grand Prix of epidemiology."

The first two major studies were led by T. Colin Campbell, professor of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell, who summarized the results in his book, The China Study (2004). Other lead researchers were Chen Junshi, Deputy Director of Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Richard Peto of the University of Oxford, and Li Junyao of the China Cancer Institute.

The study examined the diets, lifestyle and disease characteristics of 6,500 people in 65 rural Chinese counties, comparing the prevalence of disease characteristics, excluding
causes of death such as accident.

China was selected for the study because in the 80's, due to the rapid economic development, some Chinese became affluent and ate like Westerners consuming more animal products.  However, there were still large populace that were poor, and consumed more plant-based food.  Thus, in the 80's, there was a large spectrum of the extent of  meat consumption in the subject studied by the Project.  The objective of the study is to relate the incidence of breast cancer to the extent of meat consumption.

The results of the study was stunning:  Researchers found that as the amount of animal foods increased in the diet, even in small relative increments, so did the emergence of the cancer that are common in the West.  Cancers occurred in direct proportion to the quantity of animal foods consumed.

So, what are we waiting for?  This could be a land-mark report to save millions of life:  not to consume animal products for the save of our lives.

Poverty is the shame of the society

Today ( 1/6/14), the windchill temperature in Appleton, Wisconsin has dipped to -50 F.  While most of us can stay warm in a house, I am worry about those people who had lost homes.  Appleton has 'Warming Shelter' to provide shelter for those homeless people to stay warm in frigid winter.

This brings up a story I recall from a friend.  Although it is hard to research its authenticity, I think  it is worthy to re-tell the story as it teaches us not to be indifferent to society's poverty and homelessness problems.

The year of the story was approximately in 1935 when depression hit America and affected lives of many Americans especially the poor.

One day, a court was hearing a case that an old lady in the 70's was accused of 'stealing a loaf of bread' at a bakery shop.

' Did you steal a loaf of bread from a bakery owned by Mr. Charles?'  Asked  the judge.

'Yes, Your Honor.  I have 3 grand-kids  to take care of as their dad is really sick.  All of us are very hungry."   Answered the old lady.

" Very well.  According to the law, you can pick and choose the following punishment:  Either you pay the fine for $15 or you can stay behind bar for 10 days". Said the judge.

" Your Honor,  if I had $15, I would not steal a loaf of bread.  If I stay behind the bar, who is going to take care of my sick son and three grand-kids?"  Answered the old lady.

There was some noise in the audience as they were talking to each other in small voices.

Suddenly, a gentleman stood up.

"Your Honor,  I will pay the $15 fine for her."  The gentleman said.

Then he faced the audience and continued to say.

" My name is Richard Peterson, the mayor of this town.  I will be collecting $50 from each of you including myself as our 'debt' to this old lady and the poor people like her in this town because in this great society of Boston, we allow our indifference, and apathy  to permeate through and not showing any compassion so that this old lady had to 'steal' a loaf of bread to feed her grand-kids and her sick son."

As the story goes, Mr. Peterson passed his hat collecting $50 debt from everyone in the court including the judge.

The moral:  Poverty is the shame of the society.  We all have the responsibility to eradicate poverty in our society.