{"id":131008,"date":"2025-11-13T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/131008\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:08:09","slug":"doctor-explains-what-happened-after-dandelion-cured-mans-deadly-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/131008\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor explains what happened after dandelion ‘cured’ man’s deadly cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim was told there was nothing to be done and some patients choose to let nature run its courseNeil Shaw<\/a> Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)<\/p>\n

07:08, 13 Nov 2025<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Joe Whittington has explained what could be behind the remission (Jam Press)<\/p>\n

A doctor has warned against \u201cjumping to conclusions\u201d after a woman claimed her husband\u2019s cancer was reversed after she put dandelion root in his water. Pegi Robinson shared how her husband, Jim, was at first diagnosed with colon cancer that had gone to his liver and lymph nodes.<\/p>\n

He underwent gruelling rounds of chemotherapy and surgery. After going into remission in March this year, doctors revealed that Jim, 64, had cancer again \u2013 now terminal, in his small intestine and peritoneal cancer that had spread throughout his body.<\/p>\n

The retired welder and pipe fitter\u2019s wife, Pegi, began looking for a way to help her other half when she spotted a social media advert for dandelion root. Pegi, 64, said: \u201cBefore, I would have rolled my eyes and dismissed it. [But] I did some research and came across laboratory studies, which had successful results.<\/p>\n

\"JimJim and Pegi (Jam Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cI ran to the local health store to pick it up and put a full dropper into his water three times a day. In two days, the blood protein levels measuring his cancer dropped from 14 to two. And then two weeks later, he had a CT scan and all of his lesions were either undetectable or had shrunk.<\/p>\n

\u201cJim\u2019s oncologists can\u2019t believe that he\u2019s doing so well. He\u2019s gone back to his happy-go-lucky, energetic and grateful self. I didn\u2019t think it was possible; but all we had to do was turn to the hidden secrets of Mother Nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

But doctor Joe Whittington is urging caution in promoting natural supplements as a solution for cancer. He said: \u201dStories like this always catch people\u2019s attention, and I completely understand why, but it\u2019s important to be careful about jumping to conclusions.<\/p>\n

\"JimJim in hospital after being diagnosed with cancer (Jam Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile some early lab studies have shown that dandelion root extracts may have anti-cancer properties in cell cultures or animal models, there\u2019s currently no clinical evidence that taking dandelion root can cure or reverse cancer in humans. In medicine, we sometimes see spontaneous remission or response to other factors like prior treatments, immune reactions, or even imaging interpretation differences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout controlled studies, it\u2019s impossible to credit a supplement alone for such dramatic results. That said, I think it\u2019s great when people are proactive about their health, but anyone dealing with a diagnosis like cancer should always discuss supplements or alternative therapies with their oncology team to make sure they\u2019re safe and don\u2019t interfere with proven treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JimJim during chemotherapy (Jam Press)<\/p>\n

Jim is now on maintenance chemotherapy, Pegi said: \u201cIt was aggressive and incurable. Because of his prognosis, we were told many patients chose not to have any treatment and let the cancer run its course. But now, thanks to dandelion root, it offers a chance of hope that it\u2019s not the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cJim was given a death sentence, with no hope. Now, life isn\u2019t over for us, it\u2019s only just beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jim was told there was nothing to be done and some patients choose to let nature run its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[165,163,85,46,482],"class_list":{"0":"post-131008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-cancer","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-medication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}