THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 9, 1999 06:23 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Received call from Patty on treatment for Bob's cancer.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Cancer Treatment Using Carbon Blanket - Investigate

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1...One scenario might for the Johnson firm to submit the carbon blanket

CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Kathleen and Bob

0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 27 0000, ref SDS 24 0000.
040502 -
040503 - Patty has done preliminary research on a possible treatment for Bob's
040504 - cancer, called a carbon blanket.  It costs $1K, with a money back
040505 - guarentee.  Since the vendor does not guarentee success, the basis for
040506 - a refund is unclear.  The treatment is not approved by the medical
040507 - community, similar to Laetril years ago.  Anything to relieve Bob's
040508 - pain and possibly effect a cure seems inviting.  Possibly vendor might
040509 - allow Bob to test the use of his product under a marketing scenario
040510 - to develop evidence of clinical improvement.
040511 -
040512 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 linked to this record, requesting further
040513 - information.  Sent copy to Patty and Kathleen.
040514 -
040515 - Received letter from IMP that does not sumbmit information, and
040516 - requests a call after 0900 tomorrow. ref DRT 2 0001
040517 -
040518 - Received another letter from Patty in the evening requesting I try to
040519 - obtain substantial information to supprt a decision on trying IMP's
040520 - carbon blanket cancer treatment.
040521 - ..
040522 - Investigated Carbon Blankets, and IMP on the Internet.  There is
040523 - no evident connection to cancer treatment. ref SDS 0 8666
040524 -
040525 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 requesting available information, and
040526 - planning a call after reviewing IMP's information.
040527 -
040528 -    [On 991110 the attending physician is not familiar with Carbon
040529 -    Blanket treatments for cancer, and does not discourage families
040530 -    from investigating non-standard methods. ref SDS 29 1023]
040531 -
040532 -    [On 991110 Patty requests further action to investigate Carbon
040533 -    Blankets. ref SDS 30 0001]
040534 -
040535 -
040536 -
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Discussion
0409 -
040901 -  ..
040902 - Cancer Treatment Using Carbon Blanket - Investigate
040903 -
040904 - Follow up ref SDS 27 5966, ref SDS 24 5966.
040905 -
040906 - Received letter from Patty, ref DRT 1 0001, relating a "carbon
040907 - blanket" device, ref DRT 1 4002, that costs $1K, ref DRT 1 5733, and
040908 - was created, developed and/or being marketed by...
040909 -
040910 -
040911 -                    Willie Johnson
040912 -                    520 792 3506,
040913 -                    imp@rtd.com
040914 -
040915 -
040916 - Patty heard about Johnson from a colleage at work.  She called and
040917 - talked to him yesterday.
040918 -
040919 - Patty relates that Johnson offers a blanket made of Carbon, which is a
040920 - negative energy, the theory is that like trying to put 2 negative
040921 - sides of a magnet together, both Carbon and most illnesses are
040922 - negative energy the cancer was traced as evacuating through the urine
040923 - and bowl and in most cases the cancer completly leaves. ref DRT 1 4002
040924 -
040925 - Patty feels caution should be exercised to avoid quackery, but thinks
040926 - Johnson makes a persuasive case that warrants inquiry.
040927 -
040928 -     Laetril is, or was, a cancer treatment made from apricot pits,
040929 -     that was a popular alternate remedy for awhile in the 1970s or
040930 -     1980s. It was not approved by the medical community, and was
040931 -     actually illegal to either use and/or prescribe or provide.
040932 -
040933 -     Steve McQueen, the actor, tried it by going to Mexico, but was not
040934 -     successful.
040935 -
040936 -     Family friends, Jim and Lucille Johnston, had a very close friend
040937 -     and work colleague, who was a stanuch advocate of this Laitrel
040938 -     after contracting cancer.  He took Laetril for several years,
040939 -     feeling it was holding his cancer in check.  He appeared before
040940 -     the legislature advocating that the treatment be made legal.  He
040941 -     eventually died of cancer.  Not sure if Laetril was ever made
040942 -     legal.
040943 -
040944 -     It is not clear that Laetril was quackery, a placebo or actually
040945 -     has been been found to be helpful.  It has not been in the news
040946 -     lately.
040947 -
040948 - Johnson advised that the military spent 13 million dollars testing a
040949 - new product. The tests failed, so the military abandoned the project.
040950 - Johnson, who does research in the medical field, maintains this
040951 - product is making cancer dissappear, ref DRT 1 3604, and eases pain
040952 - such as aurthritis and other ailments. ref DRT 1 1911
040953 -
040954 - Patty notes that Johnson cited proven cases, but does not guarentee
040955 - anything.  He must keep it fairly quiet for now because it is the
040956 - enemy of the medical field's best interest. ref DRT 1 1911
040957 -
040958 -     Lack of guarentee is not grounds for accepting or rejecting
040959 -     treatment, since eventually all treatments fail.
040960 -
040961 -     Use should rest on evidence of clinical improvement, and
040962 -     secondarily on sound science, research and verifiable testing.
040963 -
040964 - When Patty called this morning she recalled Johnson cited tests in
040965 - Japan, and application on horses and/or dogs that have been
040966 - successful.
040967 -
040968 -      On 990910 Kaiser reported that Glucosamine and Chondroitin for
040969 -      treatment of human joint problejms, was used initially on horses
040970 -      and dogs. ref SDS 9 5628
040971 -
040972 - Given that certain bodily orgons have deteriorated, the chances of
040973 - success for Bob by Carbon Blanket treatment, may be diminished.  This
040974 - method might contribute to pain relief and/or slow the rate of further
040975 - invasion by the cancer.
040976 -
040977 - One scenario might for the Johnson firm to submit the carbon blanket
040978 - for Bob to try.  If improvement results, the family would provide
040979 - endorsements to help promote this new "cutting edge" remedy.
040980 -
040981 - Prepared ref DIT 1 0001 with link to this record, and to Patty's
040982 - letter, ref DRT 1 0001  Also linked to the report on 991104 that
040983 - surgery shows the cancer is inoperable. ref SDS 20 4899
040984 -
040985 - Request support product information and evidence of clinical results.
040986 - ref DIT 1 2236
040987 -
040988 -
0410 -
0411 -
0412 - 1857 received letter
0413 -
041301 - Received ref DRT 2 0001 from an organization...
041302 -
041303 -
041304 -                  Infinite Materials & Products Inc.
041305 -
041306 -
041307 - ...located in Tuscon, Arizona.
041308 -
041309 - Johnson does not submit information requested in the letter this
041310 - morning, ref DIT 1 2236, on the grounds that...
041311 -
041312 -     The technology behind the material is under non-disclosure and is
041313 -     not for wide-spread consumption.
041314 -
041315 - ...and requests...
041316 -
041317 -     ... call me on the 10th, after 1000 Tucson time. ref DRT 2 0001
041318 -
041319 - This appears to conflict with the letter submitted to IMP, which
041320 - merely request product specs and other marketing information, and
041321 - concludes by requesting any information available that IMP cares to
041322 - provide. ref DIT 1 2236
041323 -
041324 - The purpose of obtaining information is to guide discussions,
041325 - suggested by Johnson.
041326 -
041327 -
041328 -
041329 -  ..
0414 -
0415 -
0416 - 2038
0417 -
041701 - Received another letter from Patty, ref DRT 3 0001, asking me to
041702 -
041703 -     ...get more substantial info in Willies own words as I am unable
041704 -     to relay the info as it was given to me. ref DRT 3 2419
041705 -
041706 - I agree with Patty that "substantial information" is needed to help
041707 - her and Kathleen decide about the carbon blanket treatment for cancer.
041708 -
041709 - Since IMP has not furnished substantial information, I will try to get
041710 - information from the web on this treatment and on IMP's record doing
041711 - work in the field of cancer treatment, or medical treatment of any
041712 - kind.
041713 -
041714 -     [On 991110 Patty is disappointed substantial information has not
041715 -     been provided by IMP, and feels I can get this by calling IMP.
041716 -     ref SDS 30 0001]
041717 -
041718 - Patty wants to develop a joint position on recommending this method,
041719 - before discussion with Kathleen, based on my feeling about its
041720 - prospects for helping Bob. ref DRT 3 5808
041721 -
041722 - She notes consideration for me to visit Kathleen to help with legal
041723 - issues. ref DRT 3 2730
041724 -
041725 -
041726 -
041727 -
041728 -  ..
0418 -
0419 -
0420 - 2043 research Internet
0421 -
042101 - To develop substantial information requested by Patty, did a search on
042102 - the Internet for carbon blanket, and got 15 hits.  They all relate to
042103 - filters for automobile water pumps and drinking water systems.  Some
042104 - pertained to the environment.
042105 -
042106 - None pertained to cancer treatment for medical issues of any kind.
042107 -
042108 - This indicates IMP may have found a new application for carbon
042109 - blankets that others have not discovered.  This conclusion requires
042110 - substantial information, as Patty notes in her second letter.
042111 - ref DRP 4 2419
042112 -
042113 -
042114 - Investigated IMP...
042115 -
042116 - IMP has been awarded Phase I research grants by the National Science
042117 - Foundation, SBIR for following...
042118 -
042119 -      A98-066 - Posted 981204
042120 -
042121 -      Spray applied Flexible Insulation for Shelters and Tents
042122 -
042123 -
042124 - IMP is listed for negotiation of Phase I contracts by NASA, SBIR as
042125 - follows...
042126 -
042127 -      98-1-27.01-9053B
042128 -
042129 -      Grindable and Polishable Enhanced Epoxy for CFRP Composite
042130 -      Mirror Surfaces
042131 -
042132 - In 1997 SBIR awarded IMP the following grants...
042133 -
042134 -      35886   BMDO    $60K                                              $60,000
042135 -
042136 -      Thermally Insulated Flexible Composite Cores for Aerospace
042137 -      Applications
042138 -
042139 -      35904   BMDO    $60K                                              $60,000
042140 -
042141 -      Environmentally Safe, Sprayable, Waterproof, Rapid Three
042142 -      Minute Room Temperature Cure Resin for the Manufacturing of
042143 -      Aerospace Composite Sealants
042144 -
042145 -
042146 - These research areas do not appear related to cancer treatment.
042147 -
042148 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 requesting available information to
042149 - substantiate IMP's credentials in medical treatement, and on the
042150 - efficacy of Carbon Blankets for cancer treatment.  Plan to call after
042151 - reviewing IMP's information.
042152 -
042153 -    [On 991110 the attending physician is not familiar with Carbon
042154 -    Blanket treatments for cancer, and does not discourage families
042155 -    from investigating non-standard methods. ref SDS 29 1023]
042156 -
042157 -    [On 991110 Patty requests further action to investigate Carbon
042158 -    Blankets. ref SDS 30 0001]
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042166 -