cancer treatments

Ain't self medication fun? It's not tested or proven effective on humans yet, but hey, they talked about it in the newspapers, so let's ignore the warnings and just try it anyway...

Here is a link to a free video of the consumer affairs TV show Marketplace on CBC in Canada. You can watch the full episode in streaming video by pressing the link on that page. http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2007/01/goji.html This is a first rate expose of the recent Goji Juice MLM scam, with...

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but I didn't see it. I saw today on the Sunday Times cover 'Can diet cure cancer?' or some such, and I knew it wouldn't make me very happy. As it turned out, it didn't do too bad a job in general on complementary therapies; not as bad, at least, as...

..Or so I'm told. This is an email I received from a friend. We've never had the discussion, Alt Med vs Medicine. I've responded, to all, since I know everyone on the mailing list. First, for the good news. And secondly, this link to the ACS...

Scientists helping to develop the next generation of cancer-beating drugs say they have had a major breakthrough with their latest results. A new class of drugs – being developed by a major pharmaceutical company – targets an enzyme that helps cells divide; in cancer, this enzyme, called...

Are they legit? They seem to have MDs and state of the art technology, yet they discuss holistic treatments and things like that. People in their ads claim to be actual patients who got a death sentence and are now cured. If this IS legit, why don't they accept insurance? Any info is much...

◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ A. Yeah, yeah...I've opened threads like these before. But - please: Show me the "alternative" cure that can do anything even remotely like that.

Apologies if this has been posted before, but it's a fascinating dissection of alternative medicine "testimonials," with particular reference to breast cancer. An interesting blog, too, by Orac, a surgeon/scientist. Understanding alternative medicine "testimonials" for cancer cures

My paper. It's not written as well as it could have been. It's not as scientific, in that it does not go point by point through alternative medicines and treatments, as it could have been. It's not very polite at times. It's my story, and it's how I feel about those that would offer me...

Here is my favorite part: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=1282177 To be fair, Oregon State is not exactly unbiased when it comes to beer. They had the first brewery program at an American university (yes you can get a BA in beer there) and it is an agricultural university and hops are a...

An open letter to the Prince of Wales: with respect, your highness, you've got it wrong