Neil Spector MD, Oncologist, his views and comments on Tick-borne illnesses from his personal experience-
“To me, Lyme is the infectious disease equivalent of cancer. We don’t talk about cancer as just one disease anymore, and we should stop talking about Lyme this way. There are so many strains and co-infections. When you are bitten by a tick, you can get five or ten different infections at the same time. I also find it ludicrous to call all tick-borne disease, Lyme Disease. In breast cancer, we don’t just say, ‘You have breast cancer’,”because that simply doesn’t mean anything anymore. The language is important because it has a bearing on treatment. With cancer, we know that administering one algorithmic form of treatment doesn’t work. You have to understand the wiring that drives those tumors, the nuances, the mutations–and target them specifically. I think we need to start thinking this way about tick-borne diseases”. -Neil L. Spector, MD. USA, Oncologist, and heart transplant recipient due to a tick...HEART PROBLEMS AND TICK BORNE DISEASE
Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing ‘Dr. Neil Spector, one of the nation’s top oncologists, led a charmed life. He was educated at prestigious universities, trained at top medical centers, and had married the woman of his dreams. It seemed too perfect. And it was. In 1994, it all came crashing down.’ https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Heartbeat-Physicians-Search-Healing/dp/1936946424 Dr Spector had a heart transplant as a result of the effects of Lyme Disease on his heart. It is important to recognise the serious risks to the heart from Tick Borne Diseases Medical Just a selection of published papers on Lyme Carditis but other Tick borne diseases can also cause Cardiac problems. Lyme Carditis An earlier News Item about Dr Spector Cancer Researcher Who Nearly Died of Lyme Discusses the Similarities Between the Two...Cancer Researcher Who Nearly Died of Lyme Discusses the Similarities Between the Two Diseases
Neil Spector, MD, author of Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing spoke at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) annual conference. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL., October 15, 2015– Neil Spector, MD knows cancer. As a leading researcher, he led the development of two targeted cancer therapies which were FDA approved. He is currently the Sandra Coates Chair in Breast Cancer Research at Duke University. But in 2009, Dr. Spector faced his own mortality when a physician informed him he would die without a heart transplant. Dr. Spector’s heart had been destroyed by an undiagnosed case of Lyme disease. Dr. Spector discussed his experiences as an oncologist and Lyme disease survivor on Friday, October 16, 2015 at the ILADS conference held at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Fr. Lauderdale, Florida. His presentation was titled: How Lessons from Personalized Cancer Care Can Inform Management of Lyme Disease. Dr. Spector calls Lyme disease “the infectious disease equivalent of cancer.” Cancer is not one specific disease and neither is Lyme, says Spector. “We talk about Lyme Disease as if it is ONE disease caused by one uniform strain of Borrelia when we know there are at least 16 pathogenic strains of the bacteria that cause disease in the United States.” Spector notes both cancer cells and Borrelia burdoferi (the spirochete which causes Lyme disease) are equipped with mechanisms to resist therapeutic interventions. Both pathogens have a “sweet tooth,” says Spector, since each relies on glucose as a source of energy. Yet, while cancer specialists design personalized treatment plans for cancer patients, Lyme disease treatments are...
