August 06, 2025

Fighting Cancer Differently: Insights from Dr. Francisco Contreras, Surgical Oncologist

38 minutes

What if cancer care went beyond just attacking tumors and focused on healing your whole body?

In this episode of the Heal Navigator Podcast, Dr. Francisco Contreras, MD, surgical oncologist and medical director of Oasis of Hope Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, shares over 40 years of experience treating patients with advanced cancer through integrative, whole-person care, especially when conventional options have failed.

Dr. Contreras shares the philosophy that guides Oasis: “First, do no harm” paired with deep compassion, scientific rigor, and long-term support.

You'll hear how patients are transformed from “victims into victors” through immune-based therapies, personalized metabolic protocols, and a treatment model that prioritizes healing at every level physical, emotional, and spiritual.

We cover:

The IMPACT Protocol: Immune Personalized Autologous Cell Therapy and how immune cells are used to fight cancer

Low-Dose Chemotherapy: How it helps make tumors visible to the immune system

Real-World Outcomes: Stories from patients with advanced-stage breast, colon, glioblastoma, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, and prostate cancers

Surgery Insights: Dr. Contreras’s perspective on when surgery helps vs. when it may cause harm

Life at Oasis: What to expect during your stay including community, nutrition, beach walks, and clean food

Why Not in the U.S.?: Why these immune therapies aren’t available there and how Oasis built its on-site lab to maintain quality

Special Offer: Patients who book through Heal Navigator receive a $3,000 grant toward treatment at Oasis of Hope.

Learn more: https://healnavigator.com/listing/oasis-of-hope-reviews/

📞 Book your free call: https://healnavigator.com/speak-with-an-advisor/

🕒 Episode Highlights

00:00 – A dramatic result: Tumors shrink, function returns, full-time work resumes

01:19 – The origin of Oasis of Hope: From military oncology to integrative care

04:14 – Fear, mindset, and healing: “From victim to victor”

10:07 – Why 80–85% of patients come after exhausting standard treatment

15:03 – How low-dose chemo is used to unmask the tumor to the immune system

19:00 – How immune therapies like dendritic cells and NK cells are made onsite

32:06 – The Oasis philosophy: “We focus on quality of life not just destroying tumors”

🔗 Resources & Links

Oasis of Hope Grant 👉 https://healnavigator.com/listing/oasis-of-hope-reviews/ (Receive a $3,000 treatment grant when you book through Heal Navigator)

Heal Navigator Website https://healnavigator.com/

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