It
has come to my attention that someone has copied my protocol
and
changed information in a blog. Please be cautious.
Vera
Anderson - Page updated 4/6/22
Cancer
Treatment and Remission Therapy
Tagamet
& Benadryl used to shrink mast cell tumors & epuli
Tagamet
(Cimetidine 200 mg) & Benadryl (25 mg.) Cancer Remission Treatment
Check
the www.CleanLabelProject.org to
see if there are toxins in your dog food.
We
found out the dog food we've been feeding for a decade was only a 3 out of 5
stars
rated
as toxin clear. We have switched dog foods to a 5 star brand which is
less costly.- 5/18/17.
I
created that page at the beginning of 2018.
Click
above or you can type Tagamet in the Facebook search field.
This treatment works on all types of canine
cancer!
Audio Files Explaining treatment
protocol - 10/2/15:
Testimonial – 3/20/17 - There have been hundreds of
dogs all over the world who have benefited from this treatment.
These
are just a recent few.
Whitey’s story
As many of you know,
we’ve been on the receiving end of an actual miracle. In a nutshell,
here’s the story (for all those who know this already, feel free to skip to the
end):
His best buddy from the Toscana dog
park is a Golden who had cancer over a year ago. His was operable but,
after it was surgically removed, it came back--almost immediately. So his
owners, friends of ours, started looking around for a better approach.
They came across a lady in Wisconsin who is a Boxer
breeder. Because Boxers are prone to cancer, she had also been seeking a
treatment protocol better than the usual which almost always ended in premature
death. She had been pre-med vet school at one time so she had some knowledge
of canine physiology and pharmacology.
She eventually came up with a drug
cocktail based on, of all things, Tagamet and Benadryl. The former’s
active ingredient is Cimetidine which was originally developed as a colon
cancer drug for humans. The Benadryl inhibits histamine which apparently
feeds cell division and mutation. The bottom-line is that she has had
amazing results with this simple combo.
Whitey’s pal is totally
cancer-free now and the developer of the cocktail (you can google Vera’s Boxers
if you care) has told us that she recommends it to hundreds of dog owners every
year when there is a recurring or terminal cancer situation. Vera told us
that almost all of them respond with tumor shrinkage and often survive for
several years.
Whitey went on this protocol just
over three weeks ago. He’s already had some tumor shrinkage based on an
ultrasound done a week ago yesterday. He’s getting stronger every
day even though, according to his vets, he should most likely be dead by now.
We plan to have another ultra-sound at the end of the month and we are hoping
and praying to see even more contraction of the tumor mass.
One of my good friends and clients
is a biotech drug wizard and his wife is a leading oncologist at the
Hutch. When he heard about Whitey’s miraculous improvement, he went
on-line and learned the science behind why it works. If you are
interested, please let me know and I’ll forward it to you. I’m sure many
of you know of family and friends who have dogs battling cancer. I can’t
recommend this inexpensive and non-toxic therapy highly enough, though,
obviously, in our case, it’s still early days and a reversal is certainly
possible.
Many of you have been praying for
Whitey and I can’t thank you enough for that. We even took him to two
healing Masses (there’s a sweet irony in fighting a mass with a Mass) .
The first was right after he started on the cocktail. He was even
anointed, maybe one of the few dogs that’s ever happened to. The next week he
even got into Disneyland which I think is also
an extreme rarity. Despite the medical plausibility of his treatment, we
consider this a divine miracle. The odds against us learning about this
were astronomical. Had his best buddy not used it, and had our friends not
thought to tell us about it, there really was no hope. Out of the dozen
or so vets we saw or consulted about Whitey’s disease, none mentioned anything
about it. In fact, no one else we’ve talked about this with—even
serious dog people—have ever heard of it, either. All I can say is,
miracles truly do happen.
Thank you again for your prayers
and concerns!
Dave
I thought you all would want to
see the below. Mike is a good friend and client who has been
super-successful in the biotech drug development area. His wife is also a
leading oncologist at the Fred Hutchinson clinic in Seattle, one of the finest
cancer research and treatment hospitals in the world.
So his comments below are quite
significant.
Whitey has an ultra-sound on
Friday, mostly to check out the supposed blood clot in his portal vein but we
are hoping to also see tumor shrinkage based on his incredible improvement in
energy, appetite, pooping, etc.
Dave
Wow! I certainly wouldn't
have predicted that but stranger things have happened.
I did a quick literature review
and now I understand the proposed mechanism. Probably would be acting by promoting
the infiltration of the tumor by immune cells (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
or TILs). That's a big deal these days as a large number of studies in
humans now show a correlation between better clinical outcomes and TILs
provided they are of the right type (there are both good and bad TIL's).
Immune Checkpoint inhibitor drugs like Opdivo and Keytruda work best in
patients with good TIL numbers. Haven't seen data for the combo with
Benadryl but that makes sense given the mechanism of Cimetidine. I might
speculate that they could potentially block the activity of intratumoral cells
called myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) which is another hot topic.
Anyway, bottom line is the
approach may work through enhancement of immune function and does have some
validation in the bona fide scientific literature.
Here's a link to a clinical
review:
Here is another old girl who had
given up due to cancer. She wasn't interested in food or playing
anymore. She is in remission now! Click to see her.
Testimonial - 10/2/15
It is a monumental step forward when pet care sites back up the Tagamet portion
of this cancer treatment! I started using it in 2003 and now it's being used by
thousands of dogs in 15 countries. - updated 2015
It is also great to see the drug
company suppliers are bringing back the other dose sizes, however, the 200 mg
over-the-counter at Walmart is still the most cost effective. Related links:
Testimonial - 1/13/13
Titus
(Great Dane) before and after Tagamet/Benadryl pictures
Titus was on a lot of pain
medication as mentioned in the comments! Click on the pictures to move
through the photographs. A big thank you goes to his owner Jessica Allen
for making his progress available for you to see.
Click on the video to see him in
Action
If you are having trouble viewing
the above links, wait a few minutes and try again...it could be due to a high
volume of viewers.
How This Works:
· Mast Cell
tumors are comprised of T1 and T2 cancer cells.
· Tagamet
& Benadryl are over-the-counter drugs that encapsulate the T1 & T2
cancer cells.
· Tagamet
encapsulates T1 cells and Benadryl encapsulates T2 cells by cutting off the
blood and oxygen supply.
· This
causes the cells to die which shrinks the tumors and puts the cancer into
remission.
· You may
see one tumor, but it is very likely that other tumors may exist in the body
that you cannot see.
· When a
tumor is surgically removed, you are only removing the one you can see.
I began using Tagamet and Benadryl
to shrink mast cell tumors in 2003 when I effectively shrunk 5 large tumors on
a boxer. I have not had to remove any tumors since then.
I use this same treatment to shrink Epuli.
If your
dog is on any medication, you should always read the PreCautions sheet.
Some meds cannot be combined with Tagamet (Cimetidine). updated 6/20/11.
____________________________________________________________________
Dose
for growths & epuli in a 55-75 lb. boxer:
1 tab 200 mg. Tagamet (Cimetidine)
and
1 tab 25 mg. Benadryl
(Diphenhydramine) caplet
twice a day for 3
weeks.
With dogs who are terminal, the
treatment is continued for the rest of the dog's life.
Some people have increased the
Benadryl to 2 tabs per dose with no negative side affects and increased the
shrinkage. Each dog is different and you should decide your treatment
accordingly.
Preventative
Therapy in a 55-75 lb. boxer:
1 tab Tagamet and
1 tab Benadryl caplet
twice a day for 2
weeks. I do this twice a year.
____________________________________________________________________
It doesn't hurt my dogs and you never know what growths you might
be shrinking. I take it too!
I have only heard of one dog who
was allergic to Tagamet.
CANCER - HEATING BLANKETS OR PADS
MAKE DOGS COMFORTABLE
This sweetheart was feeling
miserable 2 days ago and the cancer had swollen both of his front legs...he has
now taken 3 full doses of the Tagamet/Benadryl and the swelling is going down
on his front legs.
His mom said that he looked uncomfortable and I explained to her how cancer
dogs/people have trouble maintaining their body heat and suggested she put out
an electric blanket or heating pad. She sent this to me an hour later...I think
he got comfortable!
Testimonials -
Titus was on a lot of pain
medication as mentioned in the comments! Click on the pictures to move
through the 8 photographs. A big thank you goes to his owner Jessica
Allen for making his progress available for you to see.
Click on the video to see him in
Action
In a message dated 4/8/2013 writes: Hi Vera,
I wanted to touch base with you
about my Libby. We have been consistently giving her the doses of
benadryl and tagamet and she is doing great. I have told several people
about you and our neighbor is going to have a friend contact you by email. She just found
out her dog has cancer in the spleen. I also gave the vet paper work I
printed out from your website. They were surprised to see Libby and how
good she looked. You are a God send.
Thanks again, Tracy Klimek
In a message dated 3/9/2013
writes: Good morning Vera,
Sorry I have not emailed you sooner it's been a crazy week, We started
Libby on the medications you told me about plus weaning her down on the
prednisone. It took a couple of days but she is back to almost
normal. It is so unbelievable. We actually thought we would have to
put her down this weekend if she was suffering. The vet Dr. Parker called
me yesterday to ask how Libby is and how we were holding up I told her about
you and about the benadryl and tagament. She was surprised but wants to
see your studies. I already have then as pdf's on my computer because I wanted to
bring them in to her to read. I hope she can share this with other
patients and their owners. Thank you so much for talking to me. I
don't know how long Libby has but at least her quality of life has improved 99%!
She even tried to eat of out the garbage today...lol. It's a shepherd
thing. My husband is afraid to take her of the prednisone
altogether. What do you think about that. Right now I give her a
1/4 of one a day in the weaning process.
Once again thank you♥
Sincerely, Tracy Klimek
New Hans update 4/29/13 - 2.5 years & still fine (scroll down for
full story)
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Hans
April 2013
Hans
April 2013 - Tumors are gone!
Hans
April 2013 - Tumors are gone!
Hans
April 2013 - Tumors are gone!
Hans update 1/15/13 - 2 years
& still fine
Hi Vera. just wanted to let you know Hans is still doing
fabulous 2 years later. we are so glad we started him on the Benedryl and
Tagament protocol!! thank you. Hans sez hi Vera ♥
Diane Mellott
· 10/20/12 -
Hi, Vera. hope all is well. hope you read my update on Hans , if not here it
is. he went for x-rays on his lungs beginning of the week. no new masses or the
minute ones in his lungs are still the same ! he also had a lump on his
neck but the vet check it and it was only a cyst!! she doesnt think it is
necessary to have xrays done every 3 months now. changed it to every 6 months.
the vet is still amazed! i really believe that the Benedryl and Tagament
protocal is working. to think in Janauray 2011 , they gave him 3 months, here
we are 22 months later and we still have our precious baby. i cannot
thank you enough for the advice you had on your website and your s to talking
to me on the phone when Hans first became ill. feel free to share this info on
your FB page or website. hope you are doing great as well. have a great
weekend! the Boxer Brothers sends wiggles!!! hugs, Diane
· 6/7/12 -
Vera, Hans Update!!!!! today Hans went to the vet for his checkup. no new
masses. woot woot!!! also he lost 6 pounds. the vet is amazed. said just keep
doing what you are doing. i expect to see him around for a long time!!!!! the
vet said she will never question the Benedryl and Tagament treatment again!!!
Hans said: I am laughing at you stupid cancer. i am not gonna let you get the
best of me!!!! so there!!!!
· 1/7/12 - Vera, just wanted to give you an update on
Hans. we have kept him on the Benedryl and Tagament since his surgery last
January. as you remmeber he has 4 masses on his lungs and lymphoma. every 2
months we take him back to the vet for xrays. we are so excited!!!!!,Hans went
to the vet today. the little piggy weighs 108.2 pounds!! they did xrays in
October when he was there last and again today.!! he had 4 masses in his lungs
and his windpipe was bent from the one mass pushing on it. today the xrays
reveal all the masses are gone!!!!!!!!!!!! i wouldnt have believed it , if i
didnt see the xrays myself, she gave us a copy that i am going to try to post
here!! the vet sed she has never seen anyhing like this before! he just has a
few small nodules still there.she sed he should have been gone last year. OMG,
we are so happy. she wants to see him back in 3 months. she sed this is nothing
short of a miracle!!!!! thank you for all the prayers and good vibes. this is
just so wonderful!! attached are the before and after xrays!! also a new pic of
Hansome Hans!! i am so glad you had that article on your website!! thank you so
much!!!!! Diane
Hans
January 2012 - Tumors can be seen in the x-rays.
Hans
January 2012 - Tumors can be seen in the x-rays.
Hans
March 2011
Hans
March 2011
Hans
March 2011
· Nick - We took our 2012 Christmas pics of dogs today.
Back in April, I wasn't sure Nick would be in them?
Our vet said he had heard
of the Benadryl/Tagamet regime and does not believe it works...however, he is
amazed at Nicks remission. Nick will be on the B/T regime to the end. He's
taking three of each per day, 2 each in AM and one each in PM. I've adjusted
the dose depending on how he responds. When he started acting lethargic on 1
each twice daily, I bumped it up and he responded well. He goes in once a month
for a check on his calcium levels. Vet wants to keep him on pred to control Ca
levels and as long as it's minimal dosages, I'm ok with it. Nick does have a
couple big lymph nodes in his neck, large grape size so we're keeping an eye on
those too.
So happy to hear of
Hans story and hope Nick will enjoy a similar remission. But even if he
doesn't have the longevity, his quality of life improved with this regiment
without toxic side effects and for that we are eternally grateful Vera.
· 2/23/12 - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Vera! Thanks
Ellie for telling me about this however many yrs ago (& for the moral support!)
& thanks Char for the moral support (aka listening to me emotionally ramble
;)
So...just curious, and
I'm sure it varies, but is the way this responded--the way it looks, seemed to
"shrink" from the perimeter, almost look like it was drying up--what you
typically see? And so, not to sound stupid, but is this indicative that it's
"gone"? (we're going to keep her on it for the rest of her life as
you had suggested previously...she's almost 8)
Our vet is amazed &
thrilled. Question: do we aspirate it to re-check? (although there's nothing
really "raised" to aspirate) I read (forget where) that aspirating
can trigger a histamine release...I know we don't want that to happen. Our vet
said his feeling was to leave it alone unless it changed, got bigger, etc. I
told him I'd ask you.
We are all so thankful
for you, for Ellie, for everyone who has come into our lives because of our
dogs & for our dogs!
Big hugs from all of us
& lots of licks from the Boxer kids, especially CLEO!
Janie
The affected area has filled in and looks normal
She's
showing new foster puppy boy (8-10 mos), Connor, around (who just came out of a
shelter where he sat for 7 days after being picked up as a stray.
Then
yesterday, a week later, relaxing on her perch (dog step aka ottoman) as Connor
snuggles with Kirby (senior "forever foster" with cardiomyopathy whom
I mentioned to you, Vera) as their human kid gets ready for school.
November
2011
Many
thanks for your help!
My Boston Terrier, Stetson, had surgery to remove mast cell tumors on August
23rd, and both tumors came back as Grade II, malignant. I was told to keep a
close eye on him, and if more tumors appeared to schedule him for more surgery.
The following week, another one appeared on his right hock.
I contacted Stetson’s breeder, since I absolutely had to vent and worry at
someone who knows something about dog diseases and she is a vet tech. She sent
me links to your web site and said that people have been trying your way of
dealing with mast cell tumors with good results. Then on September 11th I
called you to find out more and ask how much to give a 17 lb. Boston, since your site gives the dosages for
a 65 lb. Boxer.
I copied off all the technical information and took it to my vet to ask her
about it. Actually, I did this three times wanting her input, but couldn’t get
her to do more than glance at the papers and set them aside. On the third try,
she told me I could try it, but to increase the dosage of the Benedryl to a
whole tablet twice a day and to forget the Tagamet, because that’s only for
upset stomachs. She still would not read the information.
He got a whole Benedryl tablet twice a day, and the tumor on his hock slowly
got bigger. I was torn between taking him in to have it removed or trying the
treatment. Because of its location, I didn’t see how the vet would be able to
take it off with clean margins and still leave enough skin to close the wound
without its tearing open when he walks.
I prayed about it, and my gut feeling was to try the treatment with the
Tagamet. He’s been on a whole Benedryl and 1/3 of a Tagamet twice a day for 6-7
weeks now, and the tumor on his hock is almost gone.
He has more energy, and I’ll cut the Benedryl down to half a tablet twice a day
like you recommended. Feel free to share what I have written here. Stetson will
celebrate his sixth birthday this Saturday. I’m not too good with a camera, but
here are a few pictures of my beautiful boy. And thanks again!
Christine
· I will happily give
testimony to this particular treatment :) My boxer was diagnosed with lymphoma
(Gastrointestinal type) last August. I had prayed at the time that she would be
able to stay with me and I am happy to report that we will celebrate her 10th
birthday this month. I am not a big fan of chemo or radiation treatments and
surgery was not an option. I believe in the quality of life and will never take
drastic steps to just put off what will eventually take them regardless of
chemo or surgery and so I have done no other treatment other than the Tagament
and Benedryl twice a day. There are times she is bloated and I have used Lasic
to help with the fluid build up but that is the only additional treatment she
has received. Her gums remain a light pink and I realize that the cancer is
slowly taking over. Right now I am having to encourage her to eat by
offering puppy food (canned) and Bil-Jac (frozen variety - thawed of course).
She insists that I stay by her crate and watch her eat but that's a small price
to pay for her continued company.
· It was a fight to keep my own cancer afflicted girl.
You know her by her name Miranda Sue, She was a delight and the light of my
life. In her last year, I went with Vera's Therapy. She had a nearly year of
happy life left before she went to the bridge.
· Thank you very much for the tip on treating gum
over-growths. I followed your directions and it did help my boxer, so I am
doubly grateful to you. :- )
· I think you are keeping some stats on this...so just
to let you know, Duke passed away on dec. 1. He had another large tumor on his
heart. I do think the tagamet and benedryl helped him tremendously.
· June 20, 2011 - She is doing great! We keep checking
the area, but so far the tumor has not come back. Thanks for remembering and
all your help. Dec. 30, 2010 - Misty is doing fine. Back to her normal,
energetic self. We have to keep checking the area where she had the nerve
sheath tumor. They expect it to come back in 6-9 months. If it does they will
operate again and take out a larger area since they know the type of cancer.
I’m giving her the preventive dose of Benadryl/Tagamet to see if that
helps. Dec. 6, 2010 - Have you heard if Tagamet/Benadryl works with nerve
sheath tumors? I have a lab/boxer mix that just had one removed and the vet
said there’s a good chance it will reoccur in the same spot within 6-9 months.
· Treasure is feeling great! She is still on Tag/ben.
plus antibiotics and KD. Happy girl! Making our debut in obedience tomorrow
morning!
· Thanks! I know lots of people have had success with
this, I have even researched its origin in human colon cancer studies. I work
in pathology.
· I have found no ill effects
of this treatment and encourage any of you who have dogs diagnosed with this
dreaded disease to consider it.
· Thanks Vera... Used it once
for one of mine and will use again for a recent Mast Cell removal...
· I recommended it for a
friend's boxer who was diagnosed at least three years ago with cancer of the
tonsil. She's still here and doing just fine. The vet can't quite believe
it!!! Some relative of hers also tried it on their lab with good
results.
· I tried it on 2 of mine and
it works to extend the lives and comfort of the dogs even with lymphoma.
· Your Benadryl/Tagamet
treatment saved my friends Boxer here in Canada!!! The Vets are stumped and
don't believe that your treatment was what helped. They say "well
sometimes we're lucky and these things will go away on their own". Well,
we know the truth and are so thankful to you! My boxer is now 10 and still
doing awesome!
From Vera:
Recently, one of my
friends had a mast cell tumor on her mastiff's front
leg. She could cup her hand around it as it was large. Her
vet wanted to remove it and graft skin (he was doubtful that it would
work) and possibly remove the dog's leg.
She had heard me talk about the Tagamet/Benadryl
treatment and called me to ask me what dose I was using to shrink tumors
on my dogs. For boxers, I use 1 Tagamet 200 mg and 1 Benadryl 25 mg
every morning and night for 3 weeks.
She doubled it for her large mastiff. Well, she called me after 10
days to tell me the tumor had shrunk and seemed to be gone. Her vet
couldn't believe it.
My feeling is that the worst outcome would be that it doesn't work.
But I believe it is definitely worth the try. I haven't had cancer
in my dogs since with the exception of a 10.5-year-old who developed
lymphoma. I kept her very happy and comfortable for 8 mos. past the
diagnosis with the Tagamet and Benadryl when cancer is evident. I
have 6 boxers living with me and they have been cancer-free.
Since that time, I put my dogs on a Tagamet/Benadryl Preventative Therapy
Treatment twice a year. It doesn't hurt my dogs and you never know what growths
you might be shrinking. My husband and I do it to!
I hope it can help some of your dogs!
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