   Cancer researcher Dr. David L. Vesely, MD, PhD of Tampa’s James A. Haley VA Hospital will be featured on ABC’s Good Morning America sometime in the 7am hour, Tuesday, December 1, 2009.
   Heart hormone peptides discovered by Vesely, when applied to the worst human cancers, 97% of those tumors die within 24 hours in the petri dish. During prescribed treatment periods of 2 to 4 weeks, 80% of mice are completely clear of their tumors, while the remaining 20%, the tumors are reduced 90-97%, with the remaining disease kept under control much like any other chronic condition. The mice live to die of old age.
   Vesely is recognized for discovering 3 of the 4 known hormone peptides produced by the heart. The doctor expanded his research to include cancer following the breast cancer death of his wife, Clo, in 2002. Dr. Vesely had no background in cancer research. But his discoveries and success in treating congestive heart and renal failure, among other conditions led him to reason that heart hormone peptides could be used to control cancer cells. Exercise any muscle group in the body and new muscle tissue is formed. A normal heart, the hardest working muscle in the body, maintains it’s size and shape. In the petri dish and mice, peptides cause cancer cells to literally explode, while normal cells are not injured.
   Two weeks ago, ABC spent 9 hours gathering video and conducting interviews at Haley. The story that will air Tuesday is expected to run about 3 minutes. While Vesely’s work has received some local media exposure, the St. Petersburg Times, ABC Action News, 10 Connects, hOUR Tampa Bay with John Sipos on CBS Radio, and AM Tampa Bay with Jack Harris and Tedd Web — this is the first national recognition of these discoveries in Tampa.
   Vesely is a federal employee and will not directly benefit from his discoveries. Patents are owned by the Veterans Administration and the University of South Florida. Human trials will be managed by Kalos Therapeutics in California under VA and USF contract.
   Friends of Vesely have established an unofficial website for sharing information about the doctor’s work and to provide a convenient pathway for communicating with the doctor. Visit http://VeselyMD.com The site is not officially affiliated with or sanctioned by either the Veterans Administration, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Dr. David L. Vesely, MD, PhD, or Kalos Therapeutics.