This is a response to a recent comment made here by a person identifying himself as Clint Huston.

This article and the entire website seem hell bent on trying to uncover every possible negative thing they can about Envita. Never mind the lives they have saved. Not one positive outcome story appears on this website.

On the About page we describe the topic of this site, which is Envita’s approach to treating pediatric brain tumors and in particular, DIPG. Envita has no successes with DIPG. Envita posted a video testimonial of one of these patients on their website, but removed it after she passed away.

There is plenty of positive information about Envita and the treatments they offer available here:

You mention 4NK therapy not being FDA approved. As if that means it is safe. What about the millions who have died taking Vioxx and many other “FDA approved” drugs. Please!!

FDA approval doesn’t mean that a treatment is safe, there is corruption and many flaws in the system. This does not imply that 4NKT is safe or shouldn’t have be subject to regulations.

You mention their nutritional product markups. Seem pretty miniscule compared to the drug companies who mark up product over 300%.

Our healthcare system is a mess. But without health insurance, none of us can afford to pay for a serious illness like a brain tumor. At the moment, it’s a necessary evil.

A family with a seriously ill child is already financially strapped, even if health insurance were to pick up everything, almost universally the illness itself forces the family to make lifestyle changes that result in a significant loss of income. As exorbitant as those drug costs are, if insurance will pick up the cost, this relieves the family of a financial burden they just can’t afford. And even if they do choose to take their child to Envita, they are still paying for their health insurance to cover the costs of surgery, MRI’s, and in the case of DIPG, radiation, another necessary evil and the only treatment right now that increases survival time.

What about all the money that is raised by cancer foundations. I would guess it is in the hundreds of billions by now, and what do they have to show for it. No real new or innovative treatment options and no real change in survival rates. About the only real improvements in outcomes have come from earlier detection and intervention.

Progress has been made for certain cancers, and for others, there has been almost none.

For the period 1975-1977, the overall 5-year survival rate for all pediatric cancers was 58.1%, for the period 1996-2003, the pediatric cancer survival rate increased to 79.6%.

Per the SEER Cancer Statistics Review, survival rates for pediatric tumors of the brain and central nervous system went from 56.9% to 74.1% over the same time period. Leukemia survival rates went from 50.3% to 81.3%.

Although overall survival rates for pediatric brain tumors have increased, the rates for certain tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remain dismal, with 3-5 year survival rates between 3 and 20%.

Survival rates in pediatric brain tumors have very little to do with early detection, there is no early detection for brain tumors at this point in time.

Lastly you comment on the lack of information about the doctors at Envita. And your name is?? I admit I haven’t looked thoroughly, but I didn’t see in any of the pages I visited the name(s) of those who are running this website. The kind of negative information you have produced does nothing to better serve those who suffer from cancer. This kind of negative information could be found in any allopathic hospital or cancer treatment center as well. If that is what someones agenda was. I think people would be better served by posting that which is positive as well.

Envita is providing medical services to their patients at tremendous personal cost to their patients. The Envita websites don’t list the names or credentials of any of the doctors on their staff. The founder of Envita misrepresented his medical credentials and was brought up before the naturopathic board.

Most hospitals maintain a list of the doctors on their staff, along with a CV listing their education, credentials and publications.

We are not medical doctors, we are the parents of seriously ill children, some of whom have passed away. We do not charge for our services.

The information provided on this site is all verifiable through independent sources, links to which are provided. Any reader of this information can click on the links and decide for themselves whether the conclusions we’ve drawn are valid. Unlike Envita, we welcome comments, which are moderated to prevent spam.

If you can provide some reliable and evidence-based information on the efficacy of any treatments that Envita offers to treat children with brain tumors, please send it to the contact email on this site and we will publish it.