Dr Issels had been researching immunology and microbial aspects of cancer etiology since 1948 and established several research units in his hospital”. According to, the facility “became the first hospital in Europe to offer treatment to 'incurable' cancer patients who had been rejected by other doctors. Issels was in New York City attending a cancer symposium.īorn in Moenchengladbach, Western Germany, Issels had operated The Ringberg Klinik in Bavaria since 1951. In an October 2010 interview with this writer, Alan Cole, Marley's manager, said the suggestion to seek Issels' expertise came from a former football colleague with whom Cole had played football in Jamaica.
Issels was considered among the leading figures in alternative cancer treatment.Īfter Marley collapsed during a football warm-up session in Central Park, New York, on September 21 that year, tests revealed he had widespread cancer and was given less than one month to live. Marley was the king of reggae, one of the biggest names in pop music. The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment Desk presents the third in a series titled Bob Marley - The Last 40 Days to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing.įrom entirely different worlds, Bob Marley and Dr Josef Issels were highly regarded in their respective fields when their paths first crossed in 1980.
Dr Josef Issels peruses the pages of a journal.
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