I read an article by a cancer survivor Dr. Cynthia Jayasuriya, an Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon from Sri Lanka how by just eating 10 grams of boiled tapioca, 3 times a day for a month she was healed of bladder cancer. To know more of her story please read here.  

Manioc’s Vitamin B17 kills the cancer cell in humans

Apricot seed kernels are used in the fight against cancer. The kernels contain Vitamin B17, and Vitamin B17 is used in medication to counter cancer. B17 tablets with apricot seed extract are available in Australia and in the US. All the information you need is available on the www.worldwithoutcancer.com website.
This letter is about how manioc, which also contains Vitamin B17, has the potential to combat cancer.
My story starts with a cancer I developed seven years ago. A cystoscopy revealed transitional cell cancer. The kidney, ureter and a little part of the bladder where the ureter enters the bladder were surgically removed. I was given radiation treatment, and I remained in good health over the next seven years (I was examined once a year). My bladder was cancer-free until November 2009. That month I started passing blood. Another cystoscopy was done, and a polypoidal growth close to the bladder neck was removed. The biopsy this time again revealed transitional cell cancer.
I had read on world without cancer.org that manioc – also known as cassava or tapioca – has a high B17 component. For a whole month following the removal of the polypoidal growth in the bladder, I ate manioc daily, usually twice a day. A cystoscopy done a month later showed that the bladder was completely symptom-free. I felt very well.
Was my wellbeing the result of the cancer-fighting properties of manioc’s Vitamin B17? It would be wonderful, I thought, if a test group of cancer patients used manioc in order to confirm that manioc really does have the ability to fight cancer, as it seemed to have done in my case.
Here is what happens when a cancer patient eats manioc:
Once the manioc is consumed, the manioc’s Vitamin B17 combines in the normal human cell with an enzyme called Rhodanese, which breaks down the B17 into three sugars. The cancer cell, which is an immature cell, has a different enzyme, beta-glucosidase, which breaks the B17 into glucose, benzaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid. The hydrocyanic acid acts like an LTTE cyanide capsule, killing the cancer cell.
I appeal to all cancer patients to try the manioc solution. If it works, it could be a great discovery for cancer patients around the world, especially those living in the tropics of Asia, Africa and the Americas, where manioc / cassava / tapioca grows and is freely available.
Please note that there are precautions to be taken in the preparation of manioc.
1. Never, repeat never, eat ginger with manioc, or even after consuming manioc. If you have been eating manioc, do not take any form of ginger or ginger products, such as ginger beer and ginger-nut biscuits. The serious risks of mixing ginger with manioc are well known in Sri Lanka.
2. When preparing manioc for eating, check whether the tuber shows a blue line when peeled for cooking. If there is a blue line, the manioc must be rejected. Manioc has cyanide in it and the blue line is an indication of cyanide emergence.
3. Cook manioc in an earthenware pot. Fill the pot with water to completely cover the manioc, and well above the level of the manioc. When boiling, keep the pot open. Do not close the pot with a lid. Once the manioc is boiled, throw away the water in the pot.
Dr. Cynthia Jayasuriya, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon

Note: Manioc, is also known as Cassava, Tapioca, and also Taro. ;-)

2 Comments

Anonymous said…
Thank you for this very interesting post about Manioc or Tapioca...and your explanation of the chemistry of what happens with it in the body does make it seem a likely agent to use against cancer. We have in common that my husband is a retired ENT specialist...unfortunately he is not very open to the emerging natural remedies...I'm glad you are! The battle against cancer has not been very successful over all...and if something like manioc can help, it needs to be added to the arsenal! Very appreciated also, is your advice to NOT mix ginger or ginger products with manioc...I was not aware of this being a hazard. Thank you, Paula
Anne L* said…
Hi Paula,
This post that I'm sharing here was written by Dr.Cynthia an ENT surgeon who believes that her bladder cancer was healed by taking tapioca/manioc. I think it is still too early to say that cancer cells could be eliminated by consuming this tuber. However, this is indeed an interesting article and those who suffer from cancer may want to try this for a month. Please take extra precaution in the selection and preparation of this tuber as mentioned by Dr. Cynthia. ;-)