William Donald Kelley - Kelley's Cancer Therapy

Kelley's Cancer Therapy

In 1962, Kelley, then a practicing dentist in Texas, developed a disease involving body pains, weight loss, and depression. His doctor diagnosed pancreatic cancer, gave him only months to live, and told him that no treatment was available. Kelley then used diet and alternative medical methods as proposed by Max Gerson to cure his cancer. He then went on to formulate his own cancer cure, adapted from Gerson's method, that included pancreatic enzymes, an individualized diet of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, and detoxification, including coffee enemas. In 1971, the American Cancer Society added his regimen to a list of "unproven methods".

In 1980, his most famous patient, Steve McQueen, came to him in Winthrop, and after medical experts had given up on McQueen, Kelley's regimen was applied to McQueen in Mexico. Kelley became known as "McQueen's Holistic Medicine Man" (People Magazine) Although McQueen died only 3 months later, Kelley's regimen was sought out by many patients with terminal cancer.