Lavender Is The New Pink.
The Lavender Way is a minimally invasive breast cancer treatment, with many outcomes resulting in eight year cancer free survivors.
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My book (Sacrificing America’s Women) and this website are about recent history as it unfolded.
Neither the book or this website is meant to recommend, prescribe or otherwise direct anyone’s medical care. It is for informational purposes only.
I am no longer a doctor licensed to practice medicine and, therefore, can’t give medical advice. The information contained in my book and this website was written when I was a licensed M.D.
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The Lavender Way uses multiple non-radiation diagnostic modalities to try and diagnose nascent breast cancers, ideally before they have attained the capacity to spread (metastasize).
The intervals of follow-up with imaging (including standard mammography among others) were predicated on the results of OncoVue, a genetics risk assessment test that not only determined risk throughout a person’s lifetime but when that risk would likely manifest within ten years.
If a nascent tumor was indeed identified, after discussing all options offered by standard-of-care, the option of cryoablation, aka The Lavender Procedure, was offered.
This is an in-office procedure performed under local anesthesia lasting about 20 minutes. All patients resumed normal activity, including one playing 18 holes of golf. There was no need of any sutures and the breasts looked basically untouched. As well, the significant other was allowed into the procedure room to view the cancer being destroyed.
As you’ll come to understand, this changed the entire outlook from dread, anxiety and fear to one of an almost euphoric state that has lasted.
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Billions have been invested in breast cancer research, yet breast cancer has no definitive cure!
The question is why there is so little improvement in treatment? Why isn’t the status quo being challenged?
These pages capture the untold story of a man’s life journey and devotion to challenging the status quo and developing The Lavender Way/Procedure. Lavender is a treatment and early detection of breast cancer without disfiguring surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
Twenty-eight of his forty year career were dedicated as a breast cancer surgeon/researcher. In his pursuit to pave the way for his peers to be able to put his proven methodology into practice, he was silenced and no longer a licensed M.D. Ultimately, his practice and personal life was sacrificed.
He would do it again, if it meant that women, globally, could preserve their mind, body and spirit during their breast cancer journey.
Triumph or Tragedy - you decide!
Personal Mission
“ To pave the way for others to follow and change the methodology for breast cancer treatment globally. “
Author - Phillip Bretz
“This has been a long journey that I couldn’t have done without the help of the people I had around me …
…as I say in the book, if I somehow saw things others didn’t, it’s because I stood on the shoulders of giants in my profession. Can you imagine reaching a station in life where on a daily basis you are called on to save a life and the responsibility that entails for decades on end? Being able to engage a distraught woman having just been diagnosed with breast cancer with all it portends, anxiety, fear, depression, and being able to turn her and her family around to see the light of day, my reaction is not unlike any surgeon worth his/her salt.
It’s awesome and it was very rewarding to get up in the morning to meet that challenge. The inward gratification is beyond words that is ineffable, that you were blessed with the opportunity to affect thousands of lives in a way no one else could.
In the book I hope I conveyed that feeling of exhilaration and the effort it took to do what I did. I always thought that we, as cancer doctors, we’re all in this together. That is, trying to exhaust every avenue to put the mutilation and deaths from breast cancer in the history books. Some people didn’t see it that way, no matter if I had eight-year cancer-free breast cancer survivors whose breasts look untouched and who resumed normal activity immediately after the 20 minute in-office procedure avoiding any surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
As gratifying as this life long quest has been, the immense void in my life now at the height of my career of not being able to care for any woman and relieve her suffering goes to the opposite extreme of any exhilaration I once felt.
But my cancer-free Lavender girls make up for my loss. At least I have them and know that going outside the box is the only way to defeat breast cancer. It was all worth it. I hope, as you have read the book, you’ll understand just what an accomplishment it was and how we totally reversed the lifelong negative emotions breast cancer causes with ‘standard-of-care’ treatment. Those feelings are all gone with Lavender and I’m glad I did it.
The significance of all this for women worldwide is that it can be performed anywhere by any trained physician without the need of a huge cancer center and all it portends for pennies on the dollar. “
- Phillip Bretz
Sharing his emotional story…
As a dedicated breast cancer surgeon and researcher for over 28 years, Bretz’s focus is on preserving the mind, body and spirit of his patients.
His patients numbered over 13,000 and he has published results in peer reviewed journals as well as presentations around the world.
Bretz has refined the approach to diagnosing and treating breast cancer by eliminating the need for radiation, traditional surgery and chemotherapy.
Past Patient Praise
“Words are not enough to express my appreciation for your true dedication as a physician and selfless benevolence as a fellow human being. It’s no wonder you are so well-respected and loved by so many. I shall never forget your kindness.”
— Ann
“Your Lavender procedure not only saved my life but it also prevented the disfiguring scars that result from lumpectomy.”
— Dora
“…ladies we DO NOT have to lose our breast being treated the old way. Let’s embrace the new way, the only way, THE LAVENDER WAY! ”
— Nancy
“You are part of the women’s world. You read our eyes and feel our unspoken fear. Your dedication for humanity is well felt. ”
— Josette
Testimonials
They say pictures are worth a thousand words. We say our patients testimonials say it all.
Patient's Husband grateful for Lavender Way Procedure.
Lavender Procedure filmed while patient relaxes.
Lavender Procedure Patient
Lavender Procedure Patient
Research Article
The Lavender Way – Lavender Procedure, A Way to Defeat Breast Cancer Without Surgery: Chemotherapy or Radiation
Phillip Bretz, BG Richard Lynch and David Mantik
Research Department, Visionary Breast Center, La Quinta, California, USA
11 pages of insight >
“… a clarion call was issued for radical change in the standard of care in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. A different standard of care will be called for if the Lavender Way and Lavender Procedure have a mainstream presence.”
— Research Article The Lavender Way – Lavender Procedure, A Way to Defeat Breast Cancer Without Surgery: Chemotherapy or Radiation Phillip Bretz*, BG Richard Lynch* and David Mantik* Research Department, Visionary Breast Center, La Quinta, California, USA
