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Ian Gawler was born on 25 February, 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an An alternative cancer treatment advocate. Discover Ian Gawler's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Author, therapist, former vet
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 25 February, 1950
Birthday 25 February
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1950

Ian James Gawler OAM (born 25 February 1950) is an Australian author and a prominent advocate for the therapeutic application of mind-body medicine and meditation.

Gawler was born in 1950 to Alan Gawler, an engineer, and Billie Gawler (née Gray) in Melbourne, Australia.

1973

After graduation from the University of Melbourne, he worked as a vet in a mixed practice at Bacchus Marsh and Melton, Victoria in 1973 with a special interest in horses and surgery.

1974

In 1974 Gawler was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.

Resultant surgery involved amputation through the hip.

1975

Late in 1975, it was diagnosed that the bone cancer had metastasised and spread to lymph nodes inside his pelvis and mediastinum before spreading more widely on the surface of his sternum and through his left lung.

In December 1975, with the assistance of Australian psychiatrist Ainslie Meares, who believed that meditation could alter the course of, or even cure cancer, Gawler adopted a regime of intensive meditation.

He also followed a Gerson diet and pursued a program of research, introspection and personal development.

1976

In February 1976 his doctors gave him only a few weeks to live.

In February 1976, Gawler had some palliative radiotherapy; in October 1976 he underwent three cycles of experimental chemotherapy.

1977

In 1977 he also had an audience with Sai Baba.

1978

He was declared clear of cancer in 1978.

At the same time he was diagnosed with TB, which responded rapidly to conventional treatment and supported by lifestyle-based self-help techniques.

Gawler's recovery from cancer was documented by Meares and, 30 years later, the fact that he was still alive was also documented.

After recovering from cancer, Gawler resumed work as a vet for short periods in Geelong and the Gold Coast before moving to Morphett Vale near Adelaide, South Australia, in 1978.

1980

In 1980 he then moved to a new practice at Yarra Junction, Victoria.

1981

In 1981, Gawler co-founded the Melbourne Cancer Support Group, a lifestyle-based self-help program for people with cancer.

The 12-week program was based upon Gawler's beliefs about his own recovery.

Participants were taught dietary principles, relaxation, meditation, imagery and pain management skills.

Other sessions included techniques to develop emotional health, the power of the mind, philosophy and the capacity to come to terms with and integrate the possibility of dying through cancer.

The program was documented in Gawler's first self-help book, You Can Conquer Cancer.

1984

In 1984, the Gawler Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organisation, was established.

The foundation conducts lifestyle-based self-help programs for people affected by cancer and multiple sclerosis, as well as meditation retreats, wellness programs and training and conferences for doctors and other health professionals.

1987

Gawler was awarded an OAM for his contributions to the community in the 1987 Australia Day Honours.

1995

In 1995 the Gawler Foundation published Inspiring People, a collection of the personal experiences of cancer written by 50 people who had survived "against the odds".

2008

In 2008 another collection, Surviving Cancer, was written by 28 people who had survived cancer and had attended the Gawler Foundation's programs.

It was launched by Chris O'Brien, former director of the Sydney Cancer Centre based at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Lowenthal, who has long been a critic of Gawler's work engaged in an hour-long debate on ABC-TV show Couchman.

Lowenthal challenged Gawler to produce 50 of his best cancer recovery cases for review.

Gawler agreed on air and welcomed "the opportunity for some serious research".

The review has not happened, despite the fact that the 50 cases were made available by the Gawler Foundation at the time.

Lowenthal was reportedly unable to receive funding for the study.

2009

Gawler worked at the Gawler Foundation as therapeutic director until 2009.

He still contributes to some programs on a part-time basis.

Gawler has been a keynote speaker at many conferences, including the Royal College of General Practitioners' "Happiness and its Causes" international conference.

2010

In 2010 he received the Winsome Constance Kindness Medal for his contribution to animal welfare.

2011

In the December 2011, Internal Medicine Journal, the online journal of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, two oncologists, Ian Haines from Cabrini Hospital and Ray Lowenthal from Hobart, published a report that no biopsy of Gawler for secondary cancer had been made and suggested that all of his symptoms were consistent with tuberculosis.

In response to this report, Gawler maintained that the diagnosis was confirmed by his eminent team of physicians of the day, and said that they still stand by that diagnosis.

He said that Haines and Lowenthal did not consult with any of these people in preparing their speculative hypothesis and, therefore, did not take account of his clinical history or the many diagnostic tests performed and deemed to be adequate by those physicians to confirm the diagnosis.

Gawler's original physicians maintain that the TB developed as a complication of Gawler's primary cancer, osteogenic sarcoma, probably after chemotherapy weakened his immune system.