Survivor Story Description
BY ROBERTO PUGLIESE
James McCraw was diagnosed with Stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme
After experiencing seizures, James McCraw was diagnosed with Stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme (aggressive brain cancer). He went on to have surgery, which removed only
½ of the tumor, underwent chemotherapy and radiation, resulting in a prognosis of only
14 months to live – at best.
Refusing to let his fate remain only in the hands of conventional medicine, James began
to research and began to embrace an anti-inflammatory diet which included raw garlic, turmeric, cayenne pepper, ginger and more. He learned that targeting cancer stem cells is key to becoming cancer free. Join James Templeton and James McCraw for an inspiring story of how one man beat a death sentence by using simple spices in his own cupboard! Today, James McCraw enjoys riding his bicycle, working out with weights, and maintaining a health blog!
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Check out James McCraw’s book Killing Cancer With Spices
Here is the story of James McCraw, a 10 1/2-year survivor of a glioblastoma.
It all started in July 2013. It was a strange Monday, in the evening James goes out for dinner and as soon as he has ordered he feels strange, his head continues to stretch to the right, and he cannot speak. He had never felt this way. A waitress noticed that he was having an epileptic attack. Then the attack passed. James got in the car but decided together with his girlfriend to go to the hospital and as soon as he entered the emergency room, he had another seizure. So, they decided to do a resonance that revealed the presence of a brain tumor.
The surgery was scheduled for August 13th. The operation was conducted with the semi awake patient. James was released on August 16th. Rehabilitation began in September. The oncologist informed James that he would be lucky to live 9 months after the diagnosis.
On 12 September chemotherapy with Temodar began and on 18th radiotherapy. The whole thing lasted for 45 days. Soon James failed in financial problems due to the high treatment costs and then he issued the request for the recognition of his disability and Obamacare.
James had to learn to speak again.
Even memory had some problems and also the concept of time and mathematics.
With language, the biggest problem was finding words. Some problems still persist today.
Prior to glioblastoma, James had a normal life, a transportation company, and earned around $ 100,000 a year. By chance James entered a site that talked about using garlic to fight glioblastoma. In fact, it appears that the garlic is able to pass the blood brain barrier and to fight the stem cells of the tumor. James then begins to take two cloves of raw garlic a day after peeling it and leaving it in the air for a few minutes. James remained tumor-free until December 2015 when the tumor returned.
James’s oncologist was thinking about a new surgery and chemotherapy but decided to consult a specialist who decided to wait another three months before making a new resonance. James attributes the cause of the recurrence to the fact that he had gone from raw garlic to garlic in tablets for a few months so he decided to return to raw garlic and started looking for other natural methods to combat glioblastoma. He added Curcumin, Ginger, Cayenne pepper, Boswellia, Black Seed Oil to his diet. Every day James took 8g to 12g of curcumin (about 3 tbsp. Tea) with a pinch of black pepper so that curcumin can get through the liver. Curcumin also appears to pass the blood brain barrier and to be capable of attacking the stems of glioblastoma.
After 3 months the tumor was gone.
Since James had not done any treatment other than this diet he attributed the result to the diet. Normally glioblastoma, especially if it is a recurrence does not go away on its own, on the contrary, it is normally much more aggressive.
Having heard that sugar and carbohydrates feed the tumor, James decided to remove these from his diet. James’s diet also abounds in broccoli, black beans, avocado, ginger, cayenne pepper, almond milk, and other foods that are supposed to exercise an anti-cancer function.
A full 7 years have passed and James is fine. Resonances show no signs of his tumor. We don’t know exactly why: James may have been just lucky, he may have to survive anyway. What we know is that he had a grade IV glioblastoma multiforme and that together with traditional therapy i.e. the Stupp protocol he took and continues to take a spices based diet every day, in particular he takes raw garlic, curcumin (3% of turmeric), ginger, boswellia and black seed oil. The important thing though is that James managed to defeat the Terminator!
James maintains a blog beatingthecancer.com (GBM13) and has written.
the book Killing Cancer with Spices – Revised: Inflammation – Cancer Stem Cells.
Some references related to the approach followed by James can be found here:
Garlic Kills Brain Cancer Cells Without Side Effects
Curcumin and Cancer Cells: How Many Ways Can Curry Kill Tumor Cells Selectively?
Healthy power of spices like Ginger
Boswellia sacra essential oil induces tumor cell-specific apoptosis and suppresses tumor aggressiveness in cultured human breast cancer cells
CategoryStories of glioblastoma
29 Comments
Tim Ruslingsays:
3 November 2020 at 14:03
This is wonderful information. I’m a 14-month [so far] survivor of fourth stage Glio, following a nasty bout of chemo/radiation. I’ve been taking 444mg of Fenbendazole mixed with yogurt and my MRIs and blood work are just fine. But what you gave here is another weapon in the arsenal.
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Justinsays:
30 November 2020 at 05:05
That is amazing, how long have you been taking the Fenbendazole?
Do you have any side effects from taking this large of a dose?
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:01
I am still here and working out, riding my bicycle, and drinking coffee.
Anyone that want to my Facebook Group The link to get in https://www.facebook.com/groups/512075203087453/ or you go to website beatingthecancer.com I want to help people to learn how to beat cancer
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James McCrawsays:
2 February 2021 at 02:20
Kill the Cancer Stem Cells…That is the only way to kill Cancer. The Cancer Stem Cells about 1% of the tumor. The tumor is not going to kill you. It is metastasis that is going to kill you. Chemotherapy and radiation does NOT kill the Cancer Stem Cells. Chemotherapy and radiation aggravates the cancer causing the cancer to metastasize. I beat my cancer at the grocery store. Cancer Stem Cells(CSCs) have recently been identified in several solid tumors, including: Brain, Breast, Colon, Head and Neck, Liver, Lung, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Melanoma, Multiple Myeloma, Non-melanoma skin cancer, Stomach
I have a website beatingthecancer.com
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Juliasays:
30 April 2023 at 12:38
Took 8g to 12g of curcumin (about 3 tbsp. Tea)
Where do you buy this curcumin tea? In order to get 12 g of it?
If you have cancer, you need 8-12 grams of Curcumin for 3 months per day.
The Curcumin Powder – Search (bing.com) is very messy and hard to wipe up.
I also use Jarrow Curcumin 95. 8 grams = 16 capsules = about 4 teaspoon
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sinan küçüksays:
3 March 2021 at 17:21
Hi dear James. İ have already found you. My wife is glioblastoma grave iv. We operate on 15 02.2021. We will start radiotherapy on 08.02.2021. I know that if I go only RT and chemotherapy, we have approx 15 month. But you win the war of this tumor. İ want to learn your treatment details.
*2 garlic per day to fight GBM.
* when we are on radio therapy and CT.“we want to add Curcumin, Ginger, Cayenne pepper, Boswellia, Black Seed Oil to my wife’s diet. Every day i want to take 8g to 12g of curcumin (about 3 tbsp. Tea) with a pinch of black pepper so that curcumin can get through the liver. Curcumin also appears to pass the blood brain barrier and to be capable of attacking the stems of glioblastoma.” As you said.
What else can you advise me?
Thanks in advance.
sinan kucuk
instegram: sinan_kucuk
mail:vonalisinan@hotmail.com
Waiting yours.
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:16
You can get in with me at james_mccraw@beatingthecancer.com or you go to website beatingthecancer.com and you go to Facebook Group “Beating Cancer
The link to get in https://www.facebook.com/groups/512075203087453/
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:29
Take 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic, smash it, grind it and 15 minutes, a chemical reaction
needs to take place. If you cook with it, put it last. The more you cook it the weaker it gets….
never do chemotherapy or radiation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30268439/
“subpopulation of tumor bulk and acquire resistance to conventional therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation) and are considered as the primary tumor initiator cells. Nowadays, the tumor heterogeneity originated from CSCs, and its progenitors are accepted as a mortifying drawback in front of the cancer therapies”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25025713/
The model predicts that for any therapy to provide cure, all cancer stem cells
have to be eliminated while the survival of differentiated progeny is less critical.
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Merry Jacquessays:
17 April 2021 at 02:41
Thank you for the information.
I had neurosurgery 4 weeks ago and began radiation and chemotherapy in a couple weeks. I am prayerfully optimistic about the prognosis and that Jesus is my healer! God bless you!
Merry
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:18
This is what put on Facebook…Does God cure cancer?
I don’t believe God cures cancer.
God will show you the way to beat cancer, but he will not “cure” cancer.
There are many kids that have cancer. Before I discovered garlic, I was watching the Jim Valvano basketball tournament. It was a cancer benefit and is called the “V” Foundation for Cancer Research”. They would cut away to the kids who had cancer. Some of the kids had seizures non-stop or in so much pain. I was literally balling. It was the most horrible sight you could possibly imagine. The poor kids were suffering so much. I made up my mind to research cancer. God loves everyone. God is not that cruel. He showed me how to beat cancer and I believe all cancer, not just brain tumors. There were too many coincidences for me to believe that God was not leading the way.
You must open your eyes and know that God is guiding the way.
I met a lot of people with cancer. I knew two that died and another one that is making current videos. They both said they left it in God’s hands instead of watching for God to glue them on how to beat cancer. You must watch for signs.
God is not going to beat cancer for anyone. You must look for the signs.
It is all choices you make and God’s will. The two I was talking about used the standard treatment of care (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation)
Killing the Cancer Stem Cells is the way to becoming cancer free
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25025713/
“The model predicts that for any therapy to provide cure, all cancer stem cells
have to be eliminated while the survival of differentiated progeny is less critical”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30268439/
“subpopulation of tumor bulk and acquire resistant to conventional therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation) and are considered as the primary tumor initiator cells. Nowadays, the tumor heterogeneity originated from CSCs, and its progenitors are accepted as a mortifying drawback in front of the cancer therapies”
I think the Doctors in that case the Doctors are playing God with the way they are treating cancer. God would not use chemotherapy and radiating to beat cancer.
God would use natural products that God created.
I moved from Memphis to Collierville for no other reason but safety. I have to go to Memphis because my family is there. There are 3 ways I can go. The interstate is faster but is more dangerous than going down Poplar. There are 2 different ways you can go on the interstate, you can go left or right. If you go left, there is far more danger that you will not make it then if you go right. There is a saying if you go to Memphis, carry a gun.
That does not mean that you are going to live long. But you have choices.
I met a lot of people with cancer. I knew one that died and another one that is making current videos. They both said they left it in God’s hands instead of watching for God to show them how to beat cancer. You must watch for signs.
God is not going to beat cancer for anyone. You must look for the signs.
I was living in Downtown Dallas. I walked past this place numerous times and rode the light rail past it and I used to go to workout right next to it. I walked to the post office before I went to see my mom with Pancreatic Cancer.
I came back a different way and I found out It was a Cancer Park.
I thought it was because my mother was going to survive. I found out later that it was because I had cancer. Later I found two different Cancer Parks identical to the one in Dallas. One in Memphis and the other in New Orleans. I found them accidentally.
Pennies from Heaven, that is what I called it whenever I would find a penny.
I was thinking it came my mom. I would find pennies in the most obscure places. I was driving for Lyft and Uber. One day my engine went out. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I could not buy another car. My mechanic did not think he would find another engine. I had about a 5 mile walk to my apartment. Overton Park was about halfway to my apartment. I stopped to rest and sat down by the statue of E.H Crump. I was worried about what I would do with no car. I found a penny in the crevice of the statue.
The next day my mechanic found an engine. This happened all the time.
I was desperate. I was thinking about trying Cannabis Oil. It was not easy to get in 2014.
I would have to send money via Pay-Pay to Canada. I was on the internet looking for other ways to get Cannabis Oil. I typed in Cannabis Oil and midway down I discovered a website that said garlic will kill cancer and not hurt your normal cells. I did garlic for two years.
It wasn’t a coincidence that I went to the deli for a meeting about Lyft and I went on the wrong day. Chris Wark, whom I was not familiar with at the time, was doing a seminar on cancer on the night I went. I asked about garlic and Chris said absolutely. That made my day. All my family and friends thought I was crazy for doing garlic.
There were just too many things like that to think I was doing it alone. I think God is involved in my research. You can’t just pray it away. God does not work that way God is not that cruel. I believe in God. God helped me do this research and think God is the reason I wrote this book. I started out doing a Facebook page until I wrote this book.
A lot of it is cut and paste from the research I did
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barbsays:
20 October 2022 at 07:41
I agree with you that it is God directing, this is how He leads me also.
I Am a 9 year survivor of ependymoma, a tumor on the brain stem.
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Raunaksays:
5 June 2021 at 23:42
My father was diagnosed with grade 4 glioblastoma and the doctor told us
that he has only 10-14 months to live. Hey, brother can you suggest to me
the curcumin brand that you’ve used.
Or any suggestions???
Kindly help
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Roberto Pugliese (Admin)says:
6 June 2021 at 06:00
You can contact James directly. You can find his mail address on his website.
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:21
You must kill the Cancer Stem Cells to be free of cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25025713/
“The model predicts that for any therapy to provide cure, all cancer stem cells
have to be eliminated while the survival of differentiated progeny is less critical.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18030004/
“Recently it is considered that there is a small population of cells with stem cell property 3 only in leukemia but also in solid cancer. These cells show the ability of self-renewal and multi-potential differentiation, and can initiate and maintain a tumor”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30268439/
“subpopulation of tumor bulk and acquire resistance to conventional therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation) and are considered as the primary tumor initiator cells. Nowadays, the tumor heterogeneity originated from CSCs, and its progenitors are accepted as a mortifying drawback in front of the cancer therapies”
You can do it with your diet. It is basically an anti-inflammation diet.
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Nicholas Wallacesays:
28 October 2021 at 01:10
I love hearing stories about long term survival in these types of cancers, it gives me hope.
I was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma grade IV in my spinal cord a few months ago.
I had surgery on August 20th and I’m currently going through radiation and chemotherapy.
I’m definitely adding these herbs and spices to my diet once I’m done with radiation.
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Forrest Frostsays:
3 November 2021 at 23:41
Go to Fenbendazole.org. Anyone with cancer needs to take that or Mebendazole
which is the prescription version. I suggest you look at the Care Oncology Clinic too.
Checkout: Joe Tippin – Search (bing.com)
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Nicholas Wallacesays:
4 November 2021 at 22:11
Is there any research on fenbendazole in glioma and being able to cross the blood brain barrier?
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Forrest Frostsays:
3 November 2021 at 23:41
Go to Fenbendazole.org – Search (bing.com).
Anyone with cancer needs to take that or Mebendazole which is the prescription version.
I suggest you look at Care Oncology Clinic – Search (bing.com) too.
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:05
Killing the Cancer Stem Cell is the only way to beat cancer The only way to be cancer free is by killing the Cancer Stem Cells. The tumor has a small part that is called the Cancer Stem Cells (usually 1% – 5%), It is the target. Most Oncologists focus on the tumor. That is what they are taught by Big Pharma. It is not the Oncologist fault, they believe it. If you do the traditional cancer therapy, chemotherapy and radiation your cancer is coming back.
It might not be immediately, but it will come back.
If you kill the Cancer Stem Cells, it will degenerate. If the cancer does not degenerate, then you can do things like fasting or a hyperbaric chamber or whatever else floats your boat. The only time you should use chemotherapy is when the tumor has gotten too big it has impeded on the other organs. Not everyone that has cancer will survive but the Cancer Stem Cells is the only way to be cancer free. Radiation and chemotherapy will give you some more time, but it will be hard on your body.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25025713/
“The model predicts that for any therapy to provide cure, all cancer stem cells have to be eliminated while the survival of differentiated progeny is less critical”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18030004/
“Recently it is considered that there is a small population of cells with stem cell property
3 only in leukemia but also in solid cancer. These cells show the ability of self-renewal and multi-potential differentiation, and can initiate and maintain a tumor”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30268439/
“subpopulation of tumor bulk and acquire resistance to conventional therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation) and are considered as the primary tumor initiator cells. Nowadays, the tumor heterogeneity originated from CSCs, and its progenitors are accepted as a mortifying drawback in front of the cancer therapies”
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Gordanasays:
4 January 2022 at 12:54
I saw that you took 8-12 g curcumin. I wonder if it was really so much curcumin or did you mean curcuma/turmeric powder? It is because there is only 5% of curcumin in curcuma.
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Roberto Pugliese (Admin)says:
4 January 2022 at 13:03
Dear Gordana, in general the active principles in supplements work only above a certain threshold dose. Nevertheless you can contact James directly, through his blog. All the best. Roby
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James McCrawsays:
12 March 2022 at 19:12
Curcumin is the cancer fighter in turmeric. Curcumin is 3-5% of turmeric.
If you are fighting cancer you need 8-10mg of curcumin and then you cut back.
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If you have cancer, you need 8-12 grams of Curcumin for 3 months per day.
The Curcumin Powder is very messy and hard to wipe up.
I also use Jarrow Curcumin 95. 8 grams = 16 capsules = about 4 teaspoon
Sophornsays:
24 March 2022 at 06:22
Hi James, I found your story very inspirational and am applying your message to my partner who was recently diagnosed with Grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme in December 2021. Can I just quickly ask what your view on Chemotherapy is? I only ask as Scott is three weeks into his Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy and will then do the 5/23 Chemotherapy session, I am hesitant as this might do more harm than good. We have been talking to each other about it and am considering not doing the 5/23 session and just going in hard with the food/diet that you have highlighted in the blog. Any information/suggestions/feedback will be great !! Thank you Sophorn
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Roberto Pugliese (Admin)says:
24 March 2022 at 06:55
Dear Sophorn, I’m Roby, the father of Emanuele, you can find the story on this website. I’m the person who created this website and is maintaining it day by day. The protocol you are following is the first line therapy. It has proved in the years to offer the best survival in the average. Each single glioblastoma has its features. The glioblastoma of James was destroyed probably by his therapeutic approach or naturally by its immune system possibly empowered by the supplements taken by James. Other long term survivors followed other approaches. It is not sure anyhow that this approach will work for you partner. My suggestion is that you follow the standard of care and then, in parallel apply additional treatments, for example the ones used by James or any other treatment that you feel could work. Good luck.
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Jsays:
9 June 2022 at 03:47
James’ view is he said “never do chemotherapy.” Do tons of raw garlic and curcumin. There’s a guy who did 10 cloves of garlic per day and it got rid of his cancer.
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MALCOLMsays:
30 August 2022 at 06:47
Wow-10 cloves of garlic per day! Based on the photo James posted on Facebook of a 1-1/2-inch clove, I give my wife (diagnosed w/glio 6 mos ago) 10 grams of raw, minced garlic after 15 minutes with honey p/d (usually 2 -3 medium sized cloves). She is afraid to take more. She may take more if someone can convince her it is safe and give suggestions on how to take it. So, please tell me how that guy consumed the 10 cloves daily (average size or weight?) and if he had any side effects. Thank you.
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Roberto Pugliese (Admin)says:
30 August 2022 at 08:55
My suggestion is that you contact James McCraw directly.
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James McCrawsays:
7 March 2023 at 22:47
That is ridiculous. I take 1 or 2 cloves of garlic per day. If you want more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/512075203087453/ or my webpage http://www.beatingthecancer,com
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marksays:
1 June 2023 at 05:30
Congratulations James,
I am a new GBM patient myself, 2 months since diagnosis. Beyond the diagnosis I am quite healthy. I have been eating clean for the past month since I found this site. I added omega 3, turkey tail mushrooms, vitamin D, green tea, removed most carbs, etc., and yes based on your post I am adding raw garlic to my list.
I have to admit, I like the heat when I consume it and there are some studies on the effectiveness of garlic use against GBM. I had one question on garlic, do you consume it with anything else or eat it on an empty stomach? My technique is just to cut it into pieces, wait 15 minutes and eat it with some cheese and a cracker and a relatively empty stomach.
Source: The Story of James McCraw – Glioblastoma Multiforme
James Mcgraw Cancer Blog – Search (bing.com)
Go to James McGraw for the Answers to these Questions and many more.