Effective treatment for skin cancer without surgery

Non-melanoma skin cancer can be conveniently and effectively treated by Bec5 cream which is also known as Curaderm. The externally and topically applied Curaderm cream is especially potent when applied to Basal cell carcinomas.

Containing a specially purified plant extract, not only is Curaderm effective on Basal cell carcinomas ( BCC ) or Squamous cell carcinomas ( SCC ) – the most common forms of skin cancer - but application also works on benign tumours like sun spots, age spots, Keratoses and Keratocanthmoas.

Derived from the plant Solanum Sodomaeum which is found in Australasia, the plant contains an important extract – Solasodine Glycosides – an active ingredient which is also found in smaller quantities in the eggplant and aubergine. Solasodine Glycosides has been found extremely effective in treating skin for cancerous conditions and is therefore incorporated into Bec 5 curaderm cream - a well known age spots cream and sun spot cream – to treat the effects and source of skin cancer.

Regressing non-melanoma skin cancers

It is estimated that over 80,000 people have used Bec5 cream and the number is growing as more people turn to non-invasive treatment. Clinical trials conducted in Australia and Great Britain have examined and confirmed Bec5’s ability to treat and regress non-melanoma skin cancers.

The figure above shows A) The clinical diagnosis of a BCC on the nose of a patient before treatment with BEC5 - B) During therapy and C) the site of the treated BCC after completion of therapy.

The figure above shows a large BCC on the temple. This BCC had been surgically removed and skin grafts applied on two previous occasions, only to return. Just four weeks treatment with BEC5 resulted in full regression and no recurrence after 5-years. Note the cosmetic result.

In one study, across 72 patients, treatment with BEC5 cream resulted in the regression of all treated lesions (56 actinic keratoses, 39 BCCs and 29 SCCs), with 100% healed after 1 to 13 weeks of treatment.

Recent trials in 10 UK hospitals found that a twice daily topical application of BEC5 cream to the affected areas gave a complete remission to 78% of the patients within 8-weeks. The remaining 22% of patients had also improved but needed a marginally longer treatment time of 13 weeks. All this was facilitated without chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery.

Dermatologists Royal London Hospital have cited Bec5’s efficacy as ‘safe and effective’ and ‘an ideal therapy for outpatient treatment.’ This is down to Bec 5 cream’s versatility and cost effectiveness. Around 95% of skin cancer is not a Melanoma form, and by removing the need for costly and invasive operations, the treatment is a highly practical treatment for both secondary and primary skin cancer.

Read the report from the doctors at the Royal London Hospitals here

Long lasting results

Histological studies and analysis of biopsies taken before courses of Bec 5 Curaderm cream show the continued value and efficiency at treating skin cancer. During and after treatment the associated lesions did not return for at least 5 years after cessation of this therapy.

Bec 5 / Curaderm has also proved effective after surgery that fails to remove Basal cell carcinomas ( BCC ), even after skin grafts on the affected area. In one case, just four weeks treatment with BEC5 resulted in full regression and no recurrence after 5-years.

The plant extract at the heart of the treatment

The active ingredient Solasodine Glyosides in BEC5 works because it contains a plant sugar called rhamnose – a naturally occurring deoxy sugar. Specific sugar binding lectins are present in the plasma membranes of susceptible cancer cells, but not in normal cells. Therefore BEC5 recognizes and binds the sugar rhamnose of the glycoalkaloid – the active cancer cell killing ingredient.

Reducing the invisible and visible signs of skin cancer

Bec 5 cream only kills cancer cells and in the course of treatment it’s normal to take a while for the destroyed cancer cells to be removed by the natural processes of the body. While this process is in effect, the affected area may seem redder than before application, but this will desist and eventually leave the affected area much clearer. Bec5 side effects are limited to this skin reddening, possible skin ulceration while the process takes place. Bec5 shouldn’t also be applied to moles, melanomas or to those allergic to Aspirin.

A 20 ml. bottle of BEC5 can provide enough material to treat one large skin cancer, two medium sized ones, six small ones or twelve sun spots.

Bec 5 curaderm cream is easy to apply and non-invasive, and represents a proven and cost effective treatment for skin cancer.

Case Study

To see BEC5 Curaderm in action watch the video below made by one of our customers and follows their progress through the treatment

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Frequently Asked Questions About BEC5 Curaderm

Disclaimer: Please note that only your own physician can determine your precise needs, but in order to give you some information these answers are based upon the ‘average person’ and clinical/ published results.

Since I started using the BEC5® Curaderm cream my skin cancer has reddened and looks worse and larger than before, is this normal?

The cream will only kill cancer cells not normal cells, however in the course of treatment those cancer cells have to be removed (by the natural processes) and hence the area being treated often looks worse, before it looks better (See the examples on our web-pages).

Please remember to clean and disinfect the area to be treated before each application and once the BEC5® has been applied to cover the region with a micropore (a bandage with holes in it), this will keep the cream moist and make it much more effective. For the majority of patients, the area should be ‘back to normal’ within 8 to 12 weeks of application.

If the lesion is covered with a micropore dressing, how often should this be changed?

Change the dressing after each application of the cream, so at least twice a day.

I’ve seen some swelling and water retention around the lesion- is this normal?

Normally this is a reaction to the antiseptic you are using and not the BEC5 cream. We would recommend that you use www.hibiclens are an equivilant. It remains important to cleanse the lesion with antiseptic each time, before you reapply the cream.

I’ve been applying the cream twice a day for several weeks, but it still appears to be ‘work in progress’ when can I expect results?

The typical treatment period is 8 to 12 weeks, although for some people it is shorter and occasionally for some it is a bit longer. It all depends on a number of factors including, the size of the lesion being treated, its position (and difficulty to reach), the age and condition of the patient and how often the cream is applied daily.

The BCC is completely gone but my skin is still very red and raw, what can I use to speed the healing process?

The area needs to heal after the treatment period; it is typical for more blood to appear in the lesion (in order to speed the healing process) and hence appear redder for a period afterward. To aid healing we would recommend using Tamanu oil.

Can BEC5® be used to treat cancerous cells under the skin?

No. To remain accurate to the clinical trials and published research we have to maintain that BEC5 cream is only successful against non-melanoma skin cancers and sunspots.

Will BEC5 have any effect, good or bad on psoriasis? I developed psoriasis when a dermatologist gave me Aldara® to treat my basal cell carcinomas.

We don't think it will affect the psoriasis in anyway, it should be noted however that during treatment the area becomes red and inflamed as the cancer cells are destroyed and the new skin appears. Remember to always disinfect the area before applying BEC5® and then to apply a micropore to keep the cream moist.

I have SCC inside my body and on the outside of my Anus. I currently went through two chemo drugs and I’m having radiation every day. They want to do more chemo can BEC5 be used on and in the anus?

We have no data on the treatment of SCC near/on the anus. Depending on size and whether the SCC has moved into the anus it would be difficult to treat this lesion with BEC5. The patient should be made aware of potential metastasis of the SCC, and should seek medical advice."

We are sorry that the news is not more positive. The patient may want to add Bio-Energy® and laetrile cream to their program.

If the lesion has to be covered with a micropore dressing, how often should this be changed and the cream reapplied?

This is as per the regular instructions ()it is important to disinfect on each cleaning/ reapplication. As noted before it is not 100% necessary to cover with a micropore, but if this is not done then the patient will experience a longer treatment period, unless they are prepared to increase the daily applications etc.

I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my forehead. I have had them in the past and I am not excited about another scar on my face. I understand that BEC5 has been effective in preventing and eliminating existing squamous cell lesions.

To try it the cream needs a period of 8-12 weeks, sometimes less, sometimes a little more, it all depends on the size and time the cancer has existing and how often the cream is applied etc. So far in Dr. Cham's trials there have been no reoccurrences of a SCC or BCC over a period of 5-years in more than 80,000 patients providing they have NOT had surgery first. This is because the cream follows ‘a trail’ of the cancer cells into the skin, surgery can disturb this trail and because the surgeon is trying to remove all the cancer cells, but not the healthy cells, when some are left under the skin, it is why with surgery there is a few percent chance that a couple of years later the cancer can reappear.

Of course the decision is yours, but clearly you would have to cancel your surgery if you wanted to try the cream. We would also recommend Dr. Cham's book the eggplant skin cancer cure particularly for your surgeon when he/ she tells you that they've never heard of such a treatment... The book has the full story, full references (including published studies in peer reviewed journals) and many before- during and after pictures.

Can I apply the BEC 5 cream to the BCC lesion with my finger as long as my hands are clean (washed with saline or soap)? My BCC is so large (10cm x 8 cm) that I find other methods cumbersome. What are your thoughts as far as the most optimal approach? My non adhesive gauze has a plastic (or plastic like) surface. It works very well in that it does not adhere. My concern is that it may not allow any (or minimal) oxygen through to the lesion. Is there any particular covering you would use with a lesion as large as mine? (It is on my chest).

Clean fingers are fine and Micropores are available in different sizes and on ‘rolls’ to be cut to size, a good local pharmacy should be able to help.

I have been using Curaderm 2x a day for 16 days when the skin split I quit and put vitamin E oil on it for 3 days until skin healed. I started back on Curaderm and a large area around the bcc turned red and burned is this normal?

This is the action of the cream, you should continue until the area has naturally healed, the cream will only attack BCC and SCC lesions. Remember to clean the lesion each time with an antiseptic, we recommend www.hibiclens.com

If the lesion is near a nerve then some burning sensations can be felt due to the presence of salicylic acid- so this is normal, usually it passes after a few days of continued treatment.

I read to keep it out of the sun what effect does sunlight have on healing? If it dries out is E oil ok to moisten or what is ok? Is lotion ok? Does any product hinder the Curaderm? Or react negatively?

It is important to keep the area moist- hence the recommendation to cover the lesion with a micropore. It is not vital, but if not done properly then the treatment period is much longer- or the cream has to be applied more frequently. Vitamin E is no problem to apply, but the best for the healing is Tamanu oil.

How will I know when to stop applying Curaderm? I thought the skin looked healed until a I reapplied it (scary).I put Curaderm on other areas of clean skin of face and no burn, or color change (no reaction).How important is it to stay covered constantly?

When the skin is pink and fresh, at this point only healthy cells are visible and then the natural skin’s healing process will take over to produce the final normal skin covering.

When I reapplied Curaderm after 3 days withdrawal why did the area brighten red more than previously? How soon should I see results? Are there any supplements, food that will prevent, assist the process of curing, preventing skin cancer? Will applying more than 2 times a day speed the healing? Is Curaderm harmless?

The area needs to heal after the treatment period; it is typical for more blood to appear in the lesion (in order to speed the healing process) and hence appear redder for a period afterward. A typical treatment period (from start to finish) is 8-12 weeks, sometimes shorter sometimes longer, it depending on numerous factors including the size of the lesion etc.

There are no known contraindications with Curaderm.

Skin cancers can be triggered by excess iron in the blood reacting with sunlight. Obviously one should not overexposure one's self to UV rays, but on the other hand some sunlight is necessary on a regular basis in order to produce vitamin D. If one is getting too much sun a good sun cream such as Solaris® with an SPF of 25+ are recommended (Solaris® will still enable a tan which is what most people want from sun exposure) - a balance is required.

Using chelation agents such as Essential Daily Defense® can help reduce heavy metals levels throughout the body, another good example is Beyond Clean®, a bath salts created by Dr. Garry Gordon that is simply placed in the tub water and you soak in it as normal. This will reduce iron levels in the skin and is evident by the time one can be in the sun before burning occurs, in theory at least this can reduce the possibility of sun spots and SCC and BCC lesions occurring.

Two spots that I thought was sun spots are much larger in diameter and the center is open pink/red have I applied too much or too long? Is time to stop? Is vitamin E oil ok to use? I stopped applying Curaderm I thought it would look normal when the proper time passed? The BCC I put more and more Curaderm as the red area got larger and an inch above skin tore while cleaning now it’s an open wound. Should I just cover the area where the tiny spot was? What will the wound look like when it’s time to stop? Yesterday the skin cover came off the BCC spot and the skin was pink and smooth.

Keep going it takes time- keep it moist- remember to clean with antiseptic each day- see photos on IAS website or in Cham's book ‘the eggplant cancer cure’ regarding what before-during and after results look like.

Vitamin E shouldn't harm, but we'd recommend only applying additional lotions like that or Tamanu after the treatment period with BEC5 otherwise it could lengthen the whole treatment period.

My mother is 73 years old and she has squamous cell carcinoma in her right jaw bone. The chin area here is now feeling numb but the skin externally looks normal. Dr has advised my mother to use this cream twice a day but after reading the instructions it appears that this cream should only be used if the skin looks disfigured on the outside and that it gets worse before it gets better. Should my mum start to use the cream now that her skin still looks normal in the hope that the cream will seep into the cancerous cells and kill them but without damaging her now normal looking skin?

The cream will only kill cancer cells not normal cells, however in the course of treatment those cancer cells have to be removed (by the natural processes) and hence the area being treated often looks worse, before it looks better.

There is no harm in applying the cream to normal skin cells; if there are no cancer cells present there will be very little change.

Please remember to clean and disinfect the area to be treated on each pre-application occasion and after the BEC5 has been applied to cover the region with a micropore (a bandage with holes in it); this will keep the cream moist and make it much more effective. For the majority of patients, the area should be ‘back to normal’ within 8 to 12 weeks of application.

I wonder if the study performed at the 10 centres in the U.K. are available. My dermatologist and I would be delighted to see a double-blind, vehicle-controlled, randomized study as this apparently was.

We have listed below all the current references, some of which can also be found directly on Medline, they all pertain to BEC5 Curaderm, a few of them are human clinical studies.

In specific regard to the UK hospital trials, they were "open" trials rather than double-blind, which means that patients and doctors knew what was being used etc. To the best of our knowledge these trials have not yet been officially published in a Medline approved publication, although we are checking with the inventor, Dr. Bill Cham to see if that is the case.

However, you and your physician may like to read the letter we have on file from St. Bart's Hospital London, one of the British hospitals in the trial to see the conclusion of those physicians involved with the use of BEC5 on patients with skin cancers.

If you haven't done so already, you may like to read Dr. Cham's article here

I have water retention around the treated area with Curaderm BEC5. I am going to use the same antiseptic that I have been using since the first application of the cream until I receive the proper one from www.hibeclens.com.I have a question:" how can I get rid of the accumulated water under my skin?

It is a probable reaction to the antiseptic that you are using, the sooner you switch to Hibiclens and start using it, the sooner the water retention will dissipate.

What our customers say...

I used BEC5 on my left forearm for Squamous Cell and it totally removed the lesion. I had Mohs done a month later on the area and the findings were confirmed. I will use this again if the need arises. The difference in cost compared to surgery is 10 to 1............That is a HUGE difference

R. Patterson. North Carolina

I have good news to report. After one month of applying BEC5 twice a day, the lesion is now 50% covered with new tissue. It took me a while to be able to distinguish the new from the old eschar which needed debridement. I had the help of a retired doctor for this. It still burns when I apply it but I can deal with that.

For the record the original dime-sized lesion grew to a scarry-looking large quarter size of raw flesh before it started to heal. I did use Neosporin twice for 4 hours only when it was oozing yellow. And I had difficulty keeping it moist when it reached as far as my hairline. But I found that as long as it was totally covered by the Micropore, it was OK.

You may pass this on to other intrepid first-time users along with my phone number. It is good to have someone to ask questions of.

Thank you so much for encouraging me to do this. It is by far the best approach we have to healing squamous cell carcinoma and keratoses.

Marie
Santa Barbara

This is GREAT stuff. I have used it on 2 small skin cancers, and it DOES destroy only the cancer cells. I feel that. Am grateful that it doesn't leave "craters" in my skin, the way other treatments have.

S Schumpert

Just a follow up on my treatment with Curaderm. The treatment has been successful with a lesion that has persisted on my decollage and after 1.5 weeks of treatment it has healed over completely. I am thrilled with this result and this takes to the number five of skin cancers that I have successfully treated with Curaderm. Thank you so much for offering this great product.

Kind regards,
J Mawson

Just wanted to let you know that I applied BEC-5 to my plantar wart (after my dermatologist suggested I try it) once a day, covered with a waterproof band aid. In exactly one week it (and a relatively large piece of skin about 2mm depth) peeled off. Thought you should know.

D Stuart-Bullock