June 3rd, 2008

John Kanzius, the Erie man whose story the Erie Times-News has been chronicling since 2004, may soon see more backing for his Kanzius Radiowave Treatment device, a radio-frequency generator which he and others say will be able to treat cancer extremely effectively without debilitating side effects.

It has already been proven to completely kill cancerous tumors in animals– now, Kanzius is waiting for a bigger device to be built, and for approval for its testing on humans.

In his most recent interview with the Times-News, Kanzius said “(Steve Curley, M.D., principal investigator of the device at M.D. Anderson) wants human trials to happen in this town … and I would like to see that happen. Dr. Curley has assured me that some institution will run the test if they can meet the qualifications. Whether that is going to be Saint Vincent, whether it will be the Regional Cancer Center or some combination of them, I can’t tell you at this point. The water is murky with (Saint Vincent and Hamot) and the RCC, and negotiations with UPMC.”

All of the Times-News’ coverage of Kanzius and his device may be found in a special section on their website.