Macrobiotic diet cures cancer, tumor metastasizes from lip to jaw

A 64-year-old woman had a large tumor on her lip. She followed a macrobiotic diet in the belief that it would stop the tumor from growing. Three years later, her body was exhausted and the tumor had spread widely.

The patient's tumor is now large, occupying the entire lip and mouth area, bleeding, and unable to eat or drink. On June 7, Dr. Ngo Xuan Quy, Head of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, K Hospital, said that the results of the CT scan showed a large tumor in the lower lip area measuring 15x20 cm, invading the lower jawbone, floor of the mouth, tongue, and metastasizing to many lymph nodes on both sides of the neck, measuring 2-3 cm.

The patient was diagnosed with lower lip cancer, with a weakened physical condition, severe diabetes, and blood sugar levels fluctuating at 20 mmol/l. The tumor had invaded the surrounding area, and the area to be removed was large, so the doctor had to consider very carefully before deciding to operate.

"If the patient did not follow the macrobiotic diet but went to the doctor early, the treatment would be much simpler," said Dr. Quy, adding that without surgery, the tumor would grow larger, rupture, bleed, and the patient would be at risk of death.

On June 1, surgeons removed the entire tumor and the metastatic lymph nodes in the neck. After surgery, the patient was able to eat, talk, and continue to be monitored, treated, and undergo reconstructive surgery.

X-ray image of a large, ulcerated tumor that spread out of the patient's mouth. Photo: Provided by the doctor

The macrobiotic diet is a diet of brown rice, beans, and no meat or fish. Dr. Quy said that many people believe that the macrobiotic diet can treat cancer. In fact, there is no scientific basis or research to prove that macrobiotics is a method of treating cancer.

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