Sono Photodynamic Therapy
(SPDT)
The Future of Medicine
Effective, Available, Affordable, Non-Toxic Diagnosis and Treatment
Photosonx (Canada) is pleased to be a partner with Science Group Pty Ltd. Australia in bringing these ground-breaking multiple application technologies to North America and Europe.
The development of this platform has extended over the past 15+ years and PhotoSonX Ltd.(Canada) and Science Group Pty Ltd. Australia, have copyright-protected a detailed history of the development of PDT, and Sono-PDT, and their personal roles in its foundations: (i) the invention of the light bed for total body, systemic application of light (ii) the development of porphyrin-based light and sound-activated sensitizers and (iii) the innovation of ultrasound activation of the sensitizers deep in the body using novel systemic ultra-sound delivery systems
In addition to the unique method of using ultra-sound for full body activation of the sono-sensitizer, with the Pandemic Coronavirus sweeping across the Globe, SPDT/PhotoSonX Technology importantly may overcome the previous limitations of Photodynamic Anti-Microbial ChemoTherapy (PACT) for the treatment of viral respiratory infections (including Coronavirus, SARS etc. This may be possible because: 1. Anti-viral systemic therapy is possible at depth because the sensitizer is activated by deeply penetrating ultrasound in addition to the external and internal application of appropriate wavelength light. 2. The sensitizer is administered by inhalation for maximum absorption in the target organ (lungs).
This method of pulmonary administration has been used safely for over a decade by the SPDT group and others without evidence of light sensitivity or toxic side effects. All appropriate toxicity background testing has shown the sensitizers to be safe and this pulmonary route of administration is currently routinely used for other PDT/SPDT treatment applications.
The Science Group Pty Ltd. Australia has developed and perfected the SPDT therapy platform beginning in 2008 with noted Chinese Cancer specialists. Many people inquire if this therapy is available in the United States and unfortunately only the older sensitizers which were approved the early 1990s are available and these suffer from many disadvantages compared to modern day sensitizers. For that reason we are showing the treatment facility of the SPDT where the therapy is available. Case histories are also listed by the SPDT 4 LIFE group. Sadly, the present epidemic which has affected China and many other countries around the world make travel difficult but with time we trust things will return to a more normal condition.
Dr Wang and staff on Rounds with an interpreter
SPDT 4 LIFE
www.cancertherapies.cc
Introducing SPDT 4 LIFE at Golden Sand Bay Hospital
SPDT 4 LIFE Online Brochure
SPDT 4 LIFE is a world leading cancer treatment centre located at the Golden Sand Bay Hospital in Guangzhou, south east China.
SPDT 4 LIFE has an impeccable international reputation for being able to help patients who have been given no help elsewhere.
Many patients have travelled to SPDT 4 LIFE from foreign countries seeking treatment after their doctors in their home country have exhausted all the options available to them or have been told there is nothing that can be done for them. At our cancer treatment centre we have an extensive range of evidence-based therapies to offer our VIP clients.
Golden Sand Bay Hospital offers world-class medical care and internationally acclaimed specialty departments within the extensive grounds of a modern and beautifully maintained hospital campus.
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Golden Sand Bay Hospital
Located at the west of Guangzhou, the Golden Sand Bay Hospital has established a medical treatment, teaching, scientific research and preventive care facility as part of this large-scale comprehensive hospital. The hospital covers an area of 34,000 square meters, with 1200 in-patient beds and a total investment of about 1 billion Yuan.
Golden Sand Bay’s hundreds of medical professionals and support staff provide a complete range of patient services on par with today’s highest calibre medical institutions. The facilities and departments include in addition to a full complement of medical specialty departments:
Advanced Diagnostic Equipment:
- Digital Radiation Imaging, including 1.5T MRI
- 16-row Helical CT/DR/CR Remote Gastrointestinal X-Ray
- Digital Color Ultrasound
- PET Scan
- Transcranial Doppler Echocardiography
The hospital environment is very pleasant and conducive to healing. Patients can stroll between the attractive and well designed, spacious buildings to the adjacent gardens and café to relax and enjoy time with their families and visitors.
No avenue has been overlooked and no expense has been spared to ensure that patients receive outstanding, compassionate medical care. Our medical staff is supported by sound administrative systems, computerized information management and rigorous case management practices.
Golden Sand Bay Hospital is particularly proud to be at the forefront of scientific research and teaching in the delivery of advanced cancer treatment technologies.
A world-class radiation center is under construction and is managed by Icon Group - an Australian Medical Oncology provider. The new center will be equipped with the latest advanced radiation machines available anywhere in the world including, Proton Therapy, γ-nife and IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy).
SPDT 4 LIFE’S Advanced Treatment Options
At SPDT 4 LIFE we are proud of our extensive range of holistic evidence-based therapies that offer a greater variety of options for our patients who have in many cases been told they have none.
We are currently working with world leading authorities to expand our range of holistic treatment options and hope to be able to bring these to our patients later this year – 2019.
Using the latest technology we are able to test each individual patients cancer cells to establish the most effective form of treatment, from these results a comprehensive treatment plan is tailored to each patient. This eliminates the “guess-work” component common in many other treatment plans and minimises pain, suffering, wasted time and money for patients and their families.
Our advanced treatment options are listed here for you starting with our flagship treatment and Dr Wang’s area of expertise – SPDT.
Sono-Photo Dynamic Therapy (SPDT)
Sono-Photo Dynamic Therapy (SPDT) is a non-toxic, full body cancer treatment based on the laws of nature that systematically targets and eliminates tumours and cancer cells. SPDT combines two techniques, Photo Dynamic Therapy and Sono Dynamic Therapy.
Photo Dynamic Therapy
The use of light waves to activate photosynthetic agents to heal the body dates back to the ancient Egyptians, with first reports of its successful use to treat solid tumours documented in the German medical annals in the early 1900’s. Since then, hundreds of studies have confirmed its efficacy, with US FDA approval granted to PDT in 1976 for the localised treatment of several stages of oesophageal and lung cancers.
Our advanced approach to Photo Dynamic Therapy utilises a proprietary chlorophyll-based photosensitiser to prepare the body's cancer cells for systemic elimination using a high- frequency light-wave bed. Once activated, the photosensitiser transforms into singlet oxygen, which orchestrates programmed cell death and kills the anaerobic cancer cells without damaging normal tissue.
The extremely high affinity of our advanced photosensitisers for cancer cells compared to normal cells (typically 30-40 to 1) allows for the safe treatment of the entire body, including undetected micro-metastases.
Sono Dynamic Therapy
Sono Dynamic Therapy is an emerging treatment technology developed by Dr Wang’s team and has been actively used inpatient treatments since 2008. The technique transmits ultrasound waves through a specially designed bath to activate our proprietary photosensitiser. Compared to the light waves of PDT, the sound waves of SDT can penetrate the body far more effectively to attack deeper tumours. Cell line, animal testing and clinical practice with hundreds of patients have documented that like PDT, SDT has a superb safety profile, and does minimal damage to normal cells.
The combined SPDT approach can be effectively used to combat most types and all stages of cancer, but it is of particular benefit to late-stage cancer patients for whom there exist few effective treatment options. SPDT works synergistically with other advanced cancer treatment modalities, including (low dose) chemotherapy, site-specific chemotherapy, radio seed implantation, radiofrequency ablation, HIFU, immunotherapy, natural therapies and Traditional Chinese Medicine
De-Bulking Therapies
Site-Specific Chemotherapy
A microcatheter is inserted under guided imagery to deliver chemotherapy directly to the tumour through an “upstream artery.” Higher doses of drugs with prolonged tumour contact time can be used which minimises toxicity to other parts of the body.
Radiofrequency Ablation
Ultrasound and CT-guided imagery assist the placement into a tumour of needles emitting radiofrequency energy. The resulting heat causes rapid cell death and immediate benefits. Compared with surgery there is minimal injury, fewer complications and faster recovery times.
Radio Seed Implantation
Radioactive seeds are injected into the tumour using a needle and CT-guided imagery. This process is also known as ‘Internal Gamma Knife’ or ‘Nuclear Particle Knife’. The seeds release radioactive particles to attack and kill cancer cells in a reasonably simple and effective technique, that causes little damage to surrounding tissue. The radioactive material decays slowly, avoiding indefinite exposure to radiation.
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
HIFU focuses high-intensity ultrasound precisely on a tumour to heat and kill cancer cells. This treatment is also called, "lesion excision without surgery.”
Hyperthermia
For patients with medium or advanced cancer, clinicians have found the use of whole-body hyperthermia is very effective when combined with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Practice has shown that administering hyperthermia before surgery can shrink the surgical area and potentially reduce the complexity of the operation. Administering hyperthermia after surgery, can not only prevent the metastatic spread of cancer cells, but also promote enhanced surgical wound healing.
Hypoxic cells and S phase cells present in tumours can be resistant to radiation, however, they are very sensitive to heat. Combining hyperthermia with radiotherapy treatment will significantly improve its efficacy. Hyperthermia can also reduce or suppress the radiation damage caused by sub-lethal cell repair
Heat damages the stability of a cell membrane,and simultaneously increases the permeability of the membrane, rendering the cell more susceptible to chemical penetration and the absorption of drugs. As the temperature increases, not only does the drug’s rate of absorption and reaction increase, but it also controls the DNA fracture’s repairing in the nucleus.
Supportive Treatments
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Traditional Chinese Medicine can improve the general health and quality of life of patients by increasing vital energy and enhancing immunity. In TCM terms, the balance of Yin and Yang assists the regulation of organs, relieves symptoms, and can inhibit tumour growth and prevent a recurrence.
Dendritic Cell Vaccines Therapy
Recurrence and metastasis are the primary challenges affecting the long-term survival of cancer patients. Dendritic Cell Vaccines uses transfusions of a patient’s own anti-tumour immune cells to adjust the antineoplastic immune response. DC powerfully clears residual tumour cells, and improves overall immune function.
NK immunotherapy
NK (Natural Killer) cells are a very special kind of lymphocyte, that works as a bridge of natural immunology and adaptive immunology. NK cells are usually found in human peripheral blood and remain in a non-active condition. NK cell have the characteristics of distinctive immuno-regulation and cytotoxicity, for example, eliminating the malignant cell, virus-infected cell and other abnormal cells rapidly. It is very safe and efficient because the culture system doesn’t take the animal serum and avoid the intervention of foreign detrimental factors.
Plans are under way to bring a more extensive range of holistic therapies to SPDT 4 LIFE. With recent studies claiming that up to 90% of all cancers are now lifestyle-induced, we aim to replace the cancer-causing and enhancing habits with cancer-fighting ones and to educate our patients about what is a truly healthy lifestyle, so that they can continue their new lifestyle when they return home.
Our new therapies will focus on:
Exercise Therapy
- Gut Health
- Organic Paleo/Ketogenic Diet
- Mental Health
- Sleep Therapy
- Supplements
- Eliminating Toxins
These new programs combined with our already extensive range of evidence-based traditional and alternative treatment options will ensure that SPDT 4 LIFE is providing a service that many patients the world over are crying out for. We are proud to be able to bring this world leading strategy in non-toxic, holistic cancer care to the many patients that need it and in doing so help them to live, long healthy and fulfilled lives
Case Histories
Breast Cancer
Case I
Female, Age 43
Right breast ductal carcinoma
Previous treatment: Failed chemotherapy and endocrine therapy in 2005.
Health status on admission: Admission date Tumours in the liver, lung, abdominal lymph nodes and bones. Liver function poor, low blood counts.
Treatment: Two cycles of SPDT in 2006
Outcome: Good - Positive Partial Response, tumour shrunk at lease 50% - confirmed by PET-CT
Case II
Female, Age 47
Right breast ductal carcinoma
Previous treatment: Failed chemotherapy when?
Health status on admission: Admitted September 2006 with large, widespread, metastases to the axillary nodes, liver, abdominal cavity and bones
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT in 2006
Outcome: Complete Response – no detectable cancer. PET-CT confirmed all tumours had disappeared. Two years later – 2008 PET scan showed no cancer cells found.
Case III
Female, Age 65
Right breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma with metastases remaining after surgery
Previous treatment: Failed radiotherapy and chemotherapy when?
Health status on admission: Admission date Extensive multiple metastases in left breast, bilateral neck, bilateral clavicle, right ectopectoralis gap, left armpit, retroperitoneal lymph nodes, liver and bones.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT when?
Outcome: Complete Response – no detectable cancer. PET/CT confirmed all tumours had disappeared.
Case IV
Female, Age 46
Right breast cancer with pulmonary metastases
Previous treatment: Right breast resection with lymph node removal when?
Health status on admission: May 2011 PET/CT showed activity in both lungs, right femur, sacrum and meningeal.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with low dose chemotherapy when?
Outcome: Complete Response – no detectable cancer. PET/CT confirmed all tumours had disappeared.
Case V
Female, Age 72
Adenocarcinoma
Previous treatment: Please list previous treatments and when they happened. Some of the information in health status on admission may be useful – but I believe Toni had oral chemotherapy also. Please check this.
Health status on admission: Admission date left breast lumpectomy, left breast resection+ lymph node clearance, metastases in centrum, pain in the back, poor appetite, 1kg of weight loss.
After the resection of left mammary adenocarcinoma, multiple pulmonary metastases are noted. Multiple osseous metastases (the 3rd and 4th thoracic vertebrae and accessories, 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae, 4th left rib, 4th and 5th right ribs, sacrum and bilateral iliac). After surgery of sigmoid colon cancer, no obvious signs of recurrence. Multiple mild hypermetabolic lymph nodes in bilateral hila and mediastinum are considered as inflammatory hyperplasia.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy
Outcome: Pain under control, improved appetite.
Partial Response confirmed by PET/CT, After the resection of left mammary adenocarcinoma, compared to the former scan (2015-12-9), the former multiple pulmonary metastases have now disappeared, implied that the activity has been subdued. The FDG uptake of former multiple osseous metastases (the 3rd and 4th thoracic vertebrae and accessories, 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae, 4th left rib, 4th and 5th right ribs, sacrum and bilateral iliac) is generally lower and some are returned to normal, indicated the activity of osseous metastases with a little residual. After surgery of sigmoid colon cancer, no obvious signs of recurrence，same as before. The size of the former multiple mild hypermetabolic lymph nodes in bilateral hilar and mediastinum considered as inflammatory hyperplasia are decreased and metabolism has returned to normal.
Brain Cancer
Male, Age 54
Large B cell brain lymphoma
Previous treatment: Surgery followed two years later with three cycles of radiotherapy and six cycles of chemotherapy. All failed.
Health status on admission: Spinal cord, spine and left neck metastases. Incontinence and partial paralysis of lower extremities.
Treatment: Three cycles of SPDT
Outcome: Very good Partial Response, tumour shrunk by at least 10%. Clinical symptoms significantly improved.
Tongue Cancer
Male, Age 58
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue base with bilateral neck metastases
Previous treatment: None. Advised to surgically remove tongue.
Health status on admission:
Treatment: Three cycles of SPDT with half-dose chemotherapy
Outcome: Complete Response – no detectable cancer. PET/CT confirmed no tumour activity.
Stomach Cancer
Male Age 56
Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach
Previous treatment: Chemotherapy with little benefit
Health status on admission: Massive ascites and intestinal obstruction. Patient in critical condition.
Treatment: Haemorrhagic ascites drained (4 L). Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy. when?
Outcome: Complete Response – no detectable cancer. Ascites disappeared, and gastroscopic and pathological examinations confirmed that the enterogastric tumour had disappeared.
Squamous cell carcinoma
Male, Age 60
Non-Small cell lung carcinoma with right pleural effusion
Previous treatment: Too weak to be treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Health status on admission: June 2004, arrived by ambulance short of breath and unable to walk. CT showed a 13-cm diameter tumour in lower lung lobe with metastases to the mediastinum. Biopsy confirmed squamous cell carcinoma.
Treatment: Radio seed implantation and three cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy.
Outcome: Good Partial Response. General condition much improved. Weight increased from 53Kg to 56.5Kg. He could now walk comfortably for shopping, care for himself, and returned home unassisted.
Large Cell Carcinoma
Female, Age 52
Large cell carcinoma of the right breast with right axial node metastases
Previous treatment: when? Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Secondary diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma in brain, lungs, liver, supraclavicular nodes and bones. Radiation treatment to the brain and hormone therapy. Brain metastases decreased in size, but others (particularly in the lungs) continued to grow.
Health status on admission: Arrived by ambulance May 2010. NSCLC with widespread metastases to both lungs, mediastinum, brain, neck, liver, abdomen and bone. A lymph node showed large cell carcinoma.
Treatment: Three cycles SPDT with low dose chemotherapy
Outcome: Good Partial Response. Neck mass disappeared and the liver and abdominal tumours reduced significantly. Symptoms greatly improved. Patient was able to climb nine flights of stairs on a regular basis and participated in Tai Chi.
Lung Cancer
Case I
Male, Age 58
Adenocarcinoma
Previous Treatment: Pericardial fluid withdrawn
Health status on admission: August 2008 diagnosis of left lung non-small cell lung cancer with metastases to the pericardium, pleura, right annex of 3rd cervical vertebra and pericardial and pleural effusion.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy
Outcome: Very good Partial Response December 2008. Tumours had almost disappeared.
Case II
Female, Age 61
High-grade malignant epitheliod neoplasm
Previous Treatment: Surgery and radiation. Patient then developed a cough and shortness of breath. CT showed a huge tumour in left lung with loss of volume and extensions into the left atrium. Brain stroke caused by a malignant embolus. Treated with warfarin, but no further conventional treatment.
Health status on admission: February, 2011. Very low energy, continuous coughing. PET/CT showed huge NSCLC in left lung with widespread lung metastases. Metastases in left hilar, mediastinum, left auricle and right neck; metastatic lymphadenopathy in the left cardiophrenic angle zone, hypermetabolic nodule in left frontal lobe and pleural effusion in left thoracic cavity.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT and intra-arterial localised chemotherapy with chemotherapy.
Outcome: Very good Partial Response confirmed by Pet/CT. Patient’s general health improved significantly. The cough disappeared and she had enough energy to swim 300 meters.
Gastric Cancer
Case I
Male, Age 37
Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (signet ring cell carcinoma)
Previous Treatment: Natural therapy
Health status on admission: Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (signet ring cell carcinoma) in cardia of stomach with large amount of ascites, difficulty in eating.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy and systemic hyperthermia
Outcome: (Near complete) Partial Response. Tumour almost disappeared, little ascites detected. Improved appetite, no trouble eating, gained weight.
Case II
Female, 49
Adenocarcinoma
Previous Treatment: Natural therapies with Chinese herbs
Health status on admission: Arrived in wheelchair, severe abdominal pain, which radiated to the back, weak, poor appetite, chylous ascites.
Irregular thicken gastric wall of gastric fundus and grastric body nearby with hypermetabolism lesion, conform to the gastric carcinoma (leather bag type), lesion break through the serosa layer. Multiple metastatic lymphadenopathy in the left side of cervical region, the left supraclavicular, the left armpit, mediastinum, around the stomach, in portal, peripancreatic and retroperitoneal regions. Multiple metastases in the gastric lesser sac, mesentery and greater omentum, with abdominal pelvic large amount of cancerous ascites. Multiple metastases in the liver. Metastasis in the left adrenal. Multiple osseous metastases in the 8th, 10th and 11th thoracic vertebral body.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy when?
Outcome: Gained much strength and weight, no complaint of abdominal pain, improved appetite, lifted spirit, ascites under control. Patient’s general health remarkably improved. Very good Partial Response confirmed by PET/CT.
Intestinal Cancer
Case I
Male, Age 52
Adenocarcinoma
Previous Treatment: Failed chemotherapy in 2014.
Health status on admission:
After combined therapy for rectal cancer, hypermetabolic irregular striped lesions which locates in the junction of rectum and sigmoid is found with its wall thickening, considered most of the tumour activity of the rectal tumour remained, which invades serosal layer. The above mentioned lesion in pelvis and multiple lymph nodes in mesentery enlarged with increased metabolism, which consider metastasis in lymph nodes. Multiple hypermetabolic metastatic lesions in different sizes are found in the rest of the liver. Multiple tiny nodule shadows are found in bilateral lungs. No increased metabolism, which considers multiple metastasis in lungs.
Treatment: Four cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy and TACE
Outcome: Partial Response confirmed by PET/CT. After combined therapy for rectal cancer, compared to the last scan, the original hypermetabolic irregular striped lesions which locates in the junction of rectum and sigmoid is basically gone. Partial sigmoid presents striped slightly increased radioactive uptake, considered change after treatment. The tumour activity is generally restrained. The original multiple lymph node metastatic lesions in pelvis generally shrank with reduced metabolism. Change after interventional therapy is seen. Iodipin deposit is seen in the metastatic lesion in liver (segment 8), considered tumour activity restrained. Metastatic lesion in segment 6 and 7 are reduced in size with reduced metabolism. Small amount of remains are found in tumour activity. The size of original multiple metastatic lesions in bilateral lungs shrank. Metabolism reduced. No new lesions found in bilateral lungs.
Brain Tumour
Male, Age 9,
Glioma
Previous treatment: two surgeries to resect brain tumour, MRI confirmed brain tumour relapsed with size of 26*38.7mm.
Health status on admission:
Treatment: Three cycles of SPDT with chemotherapy when?
Outcome: Partial Response. MRI showed the range of tumour area shrank remarkably. Can do normal daily activities.
Testimonials
Hi Everyone,
We lost Gail to cancer yesterday. She would want me to thank you all for giving her those extra years she would not have had without you.
Philip R - November 1, 2016
Thanks to you and the China team of great people, we had Gail at least 3 years longer than predicated. If you remember Mum (Dot) she would love to say thank you to all of you girls and nurses and the doctors for taking such loving care of Gail and making her last years hopeful which allowed her to travel, keep dreaming, and importantly living.
All the best to everyone and good luck to you in the future.
Rosslyn - November 30, 2016
My dearest friends and family,
My dearest Liz passed away peacefully and painlessly in her sleep this morning at 3.25am at Beloura Private hospital in Mornington. She was with Riley, Jacquie, Kim and me at the time of her passing. We would like to thank the doctors and staff who saw that she was in no pain during her brief stay.
It was 4 years and two months since her initial diagnosis. She was told to "go home and enjoy her family" 2 1/2 years ago. In true Liz fashion she did not accept this, so the fight began in earnest. Over a year was spent in China undergoing a combination of Western and Chinese medicine, which certainly gave her more quality time. This determination saw a good to reasonable quality of life until the end of June. Unfortunately her health deteriorated from that time. She was very grateful that she was able to spend some quality time with the children, grandchild and me.
Love Ray, Riley, Jacquie and Kim - November 17, 2016
After much discussion with staff and associates at the hospital, to read this brings tears to my eyes, recalling how passionate I am about a holistic approach to cancer treatment. To now read that a program encompassing so many aspects of a holistic approach will be implemented leaves me feeling such happiness and shows that you really do care about your patients who travel so far and wide to find hope, competent care and advanced treatment protocols. I commend you all and greatly miss your compassion and professional counsel.
Please continue to ensure that this program and the hope you offer so many flourishes. Take care all of you there and may God watch over you and what you are achieving – for all of your never ending hard work that makes our lives better, patients and their loved ones included.
Holistic care is imperative when treating cancer patients and it is so good to see that this will be available with in the halls of your hospital in Guangzhou, China. This is that place to go to for help to make inroads into this insidious disease and fight the good fight against it.
Cancer treatment is about – or should be about – holistic care. It can’t all be about radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgical intervention. There is so much more available if you research, ask questions and yes demand it!
I personally advocate for SPDT 4 LIFE and the team in China who offer this program. Any questions – ask me. My son has lived it her for 4 months. To be told in my country that there is nothing more that can be done for you is a crock of shit!
Get out there and look outside the box. Something is better than nothing. We now have hope and where there is hope there is more that can be done.
Lucy Li and her team of doctors really make you feel like they are fighting for your life as an individual and I endorse this whole-heartedly 100%. What are you waiting for – as time is of the essence? Just go for it, it can’t hurt, it might just make a difference for you and your circumstances.
We cannot thank the team here in China enough for the amount of times you have saved Jordan’s life. Without the incredible protocols here for cancer treatment and the expertise of our medical team, Jordan was faced with a much shorter life span
I encourage anyone faced with a cancer diagnosis or standing in the wings feeling helpless to save their loved one, to look outside the bx. Always do your research and don’t take no for an answer – as help is out there. I know because my son Jordan is living proof.
Dianne - October, 2016
Sitting my bed with only 2 more hours left in this hospital makes me a little emotional. Jordan has been through so much in this hospital and the team here are just absolutely amazing.
Thank you to Dr Lu, Dr Li, Delia, Sammy, Tiana, Limi and all the nurses who have helped with Jordan’s journey here at SPDT 4 LIFE.
I’m happy that we’re almost due back home in a few days but being here for 4 months really does something to you. It’s not like a holiday where you love the place you’re at and never want to leave just cause it’s a holiday. I am honestly really going to miss this place and the people. We’ve made Dongguan and Guangzhou our home and it’s going to be really hard packing up and leaving our home. Anyway, with only two hours left here at the hospital, I’d better get up, get ready and start packing everything.
Thanks for everything Golden Sand Bay Hospital
Lenae - October 24, 2016
My wife Wendy fought cancer like a bulldog but early 2015 she was told she had days to live. We found out about SPDT 4 LIFE from a doctor and we decided that it was our last hope.
We knew nothing of the treatments offered by the Chinese and to be honest we were rather unsure if they could do anything. We arrived early April 2015 with Wendy weighing 37 kg and looking very ill. Slowly but surely with the team of doctors using a mixture of western and eastern treatments, Wendy started to put on weight, she started to feel better and her tumours were all shrinking.
We spent 17 weeks in China and arrived home with Wendy fighting fit and as healthy as she had been for years.
I'd like to thank Lucy the doctors, nurses and the translators for the care and overwhelming support through our time with them. For those wanting a chance at getting life back I would recommend SPDT 4 LIFE without hesitation.
There's no sure thing in life, but I have learnt that never giving up combined with lifestyle changes and with the right team behind you - miracles can happen
There will be those who say - but Wendy passed away - and yes she did leave this world, but I blame her hatred of the ileostomy bag for her downfall. She was told to leave it on for 5 years but she couldn't stand it anymore and after going against most doctors advice she found a doctor willing to reverse the bag and that started the spread of cancer once again and this time with no way of reversing the dreaded disease.
I am more than happy to share my experiences with anyone willing to hear our story, just contact Lucy and she will pass on my number.
Regards
Anthony Petrovic - November 26, 2016
The SPDT 4 LIFE Team
Doctors
The doctors at SPDT 4 LIFE are renowned for their expertise, professionalism, diligence, kindness, compassion and commitment to leaving no stone unturned when fighting to save a patient's life. The thoughtful way in which they interact with patients and their families has won them the respect and admiration of all those that come to SPDT 4 LIFE. This is a conscious commitment to an ethos that starts at the top with our esteemed leader Dr Wang and is instilled in all those that work in his team.
Professor Xiaohuai Wang, M.D.
Dr Wang is an internationally recognized expert in advanced cancer diagnosis and treatment. He has more than 40 years of clinical experience in oncology and is the inventor of the SPDT ultrasound machine and accompanying technologies.
Education: Master's and Medical Degrees from Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China; Visiting Scholar at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas.
Specialties: Internal oncology, tumour biotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and personalised diagnosis and treatment of late stage cancer patients.
Continuing Research: Synergistic and cumulative effects of SPDT with specialised chemotherapies, HIFU, Hyperthermia, integrative therapies, Chinese herbal therapy, exercise therapy and other treatment modalities.
Appointments, Committees & Teaching Responsibilities
* Director, Guangzhou Military Hospital Oncology Department
* Chairman, Guangzhou Military Oncology Professional Committee
* Standing Committee of the China Medical Association - Oncology Section
* Co-editor of Oncology Magazine
* Mentor to doctoral and masters degree students at The First Military Medical
University and South China Polytechnic Institute
The goal of Dr Wang's research is to develop highly effective, non-toxic whole body treatment protocols with minimal side effects that have broad applications in cancer care.
Professor Fengxi Su, M.D.
Director
Internationally recognised breast cancer expert with 30 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mammary gland disease.
Education: Zhongshan Medical College, China MBBS
Specialities: Please list Internal oncology, tumour biotherapy, breast cancer and personalised diagnosis and treatment of late-stage cancer patients.
Professional Exchange Scholar
* New England Medical Centre, Boston, MA
* The Blood Research Centre of Harvard University, Boston, MA
* H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre, Tampa, FL
* Breast Centre of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Appointments & Committees
* Director of the Breast Tumour Department, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of
Zhongshan Medical University
* Director, Guangzhou Breast Cancer Professional Committee
* Chairman, Guangdong Medical Association, Breast Epidemiology Branch
* Chief expert, Guangdong Province, "One Million Women Breast Census"
* Guangdong Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Committee
* Director, Guangdong Doctors' Association & Cancer Doctors Working Committee
Dr. Su is a strong proponent of early surgical intervention for the most effective treatment of breast cancers, followed by multiple fully customised treatments.
Dr. Kun LI MBChB, MRCP Onco Dr. Li has been working in oncology since his graduation and has rich knowledge and experience in integrative cancer treatment. He has treated thousands of late stages of cancer patients with remarkable results. Education: Guangdong Southern Medical University, China - Clinical Medicine Department. Specialities: Radio Frequency Ablation, Cryotherapy, Brachytherapy, HIFU localised cancer therapies, immnune therapy and targeted therapies. Dr. Li has jointly published many papers on SPDT research and the combination of SPDT with other forms of therapies.
Dr. Iris ZHANG MBChB, MSc Onco, MRCP Onco
Dr. Zhang has a masters in Oncology and has worked under the supervision of her mentor Dr. X. H. Wang for most of her professional life. Education: Guangzhou Medical University, China, Guangzhou Military Hospital.
From 2011 to 2013, Dr Zhang worked at SPDT 4 LIFE’s former location - Southern Medical University Renkang Hospital in Dongguan. Then in 2014/2015, she travelled to Scotland where she was an Academic Visitor at University Hospitals, NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Cancer Center.) When SPDT 4 LIFE moved to our new location at Golden Sand Bay Hospital, Dr. Zhang returned to Guangzhou to once again work with her mentor and his highly accomplished team.
Specialities: Integrative cancer treatment combined with traditional and alternative cancer therapies.
Dr. Zhang has published excellent research papers both nationally and internationally.
Nurses
The nursing staff at SPDT 4 LIFE, play a vital role in patient care. As with all the members of the SPDT 4 LIFE family they must fit with the team ethos and play their part with commitment to excellence, kindness and compassion. The nurses are allocated to tasks that best fit with their personalities and strengths, an initiative implemented by head nurse FangFang Lin, that ensures high standards and an enjoyable happy environment for staff and patients. The senior nurses work closely with the doctors to ensure excellence and a high standard of care is maintained at all times. They also partner with interpreters if and when detailed communication is required with patients.
Fangfang Lin
Fangfang earned her bachelors degree in nursing from Hubei Medicine and Nursing College. She has worked as a nurse for 12 years and now holds the position of Head Nurse at SPDT 4 LIFE. She is patient, caring and passionate with a thirst for knowledge. She loves to learn and is constantly studying the latest nursing theories for ways she can best serve her patients.
Li Liu -where did she get her education?
Li is a Senior Nurse, with 12 years of experience. She is bright, cheerful, caring, diligent, responsible and a true team player. She wants her team to do well and is always there to assist and advise the younger nurses when needed.
Jialin Feng
Jialiin earned her bachelors degree in nursing from Guangzhou Medical University, China. She is a senior nurse who has been working in the profession for nearly 10 years. Jialin has extensive knowledge of nursing theory and is highly skillful in nursing practice - both gained through her rich and varied nursing experiences. All of this, combined with her excellent work ethic, makes her a highly qualified and valued member of the SPDT 4 LIFE team.
Xiuying Yin
A Senior Nurse, with 10 years of experience, Xiuying graduated from Southern Medical University, in Guangdong, with a major in clinical nursing. She is patient, tolerant, skillful and responsible.
Xia Yang
Xia earned her bachelors degree in nursing from Guangzhou Medical University. She has been a nurse for nearly 6 years. She is responsible, self-motivated and caring.
Yu Huang
Yu graduated from Guangzhou Chinese Medicine University and has been a qualified nurse for 4 years. She has worked in many different departments, thus accumulating a diverse range of nursing experience. Her friendly smile and focus on quality service is reassuring and comforting to the patients.
Xingyan Gong -
Xingyan is the most junior of our nursing team. She earned her bachelors degree and has been a nurse for over 2 years. She has great patience and is eager to learn, always seeking out senior nurses to further her knowledge and skills, so as to better serve her patients.