Clinic of Hope: The Story of Rene Caisse and Essiac

When Rene M. Caisse of Bracebridge, Ontario, chose nursing as a career, she couldn't have imagined that she would spend much of her life embroiled in a controversy that persisted even past her death in 1978. All the fuss was over Essiac, the herbal cancer remedy she created and with which she achieved extraordinary results. This meticulously researched biography details Rene's tireless efforts to obtain official recognition of Essiac and her battle with the government of Ontario over the operation of her Bracebridge cancer clinic. She steadfastly refused to reveal her secret formula until authorities acknowledged its efficacy, and legislation demanding the recipe eventually forced her to close her clinic in 1941, after nearly six years of offering hope to many hundreds of cancer victims.

• | Author: Donna M. Ivey
• | Publisher: Dundurn
• | Publication Date: August 01, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 360 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1550025201
• | ISBN-13: 9781550025200