Alternative Cancer Treatment

CNN
Choosing alternative cancer therapy doubles risk of death, study says
CNN
(CNN) Patients who chose alternative therapies to treat a common, curable cancer instead of opting for the recommended medical treatment double their risk of death, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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Medical Daily
Why Alternative Medicines Should Not Be The Main Treatment For Cancer
Medical Daily
While medical professionals don't recommend using alternative medicine as the primary treatment, some will give the OK when used to counteract the unpleasant symptoms accompanying cancer. People dealing with anxiety, fatigue, nausea, pain, sleep ...

'Alternative cancer therapies' may increase your risk of death
NHS Choices
"Cancer patients who use alternative medicine more than twice as likely to die," is the stark message from The Independent. Researchers found that people who chose alternative medicine instead of conventional cancer treatments were much less likely to ...

'Magical' Mushroom Could Fight off Cancer with Epigenetics
WhatIsEpigenetics.com
A certain type of mushroom might epigenetically prevent tumor growth, according to a study published in the Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment. A medicinal mushroom, Phellinus linteus (PL), could come with “magical” anticancer properties ...

The Fresh Toast
Harnessing The Body's Endocannabinoid System To Fight Cancer
The Fresh Toast
Treatment with drugs that stop the body breaking down its own cannabis in peripheral tissues, or drugs that mimic the action of natural cannabis outside the brain, may be a fruitful way to develop safer cannabis drugs for treating cancer. Who knows ...

News-Medical.net
Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds
News-Medical.net
A new study has found that patients who choose cancer treatment with alternative medicine more than double the risk of dying in five years compared to those who chose conventional cancer treatment for the treatable cancers. The study is published in ...
Alternative Cancer Treatments Come With Increased Chances of DeathFuturism
Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work for Cancer TreatmentsGizmodo
Choosing alternative cancer treatment doubles your risk of deathNew Scientist
Daily Mail -New York Daily News -Science Daily
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CapitalGazette.com
Ailing sword swallower plans return to Maryland Renaissance Festival
CapitalGazette.com
Fox was told he would die from his illness and decided to seek alternative treatment at a cancer center in Arizona this spring. As of last week, he was headed back east and said he has largely recovered from the sickness. He said he is ready to perform ...

Cancer patients who shun chemo for alternative therapies 'are TWICE as likely to die'
The Irish Sun
Based on their comparisons, alternative treatments were associated with a near six-fold increased risk of death for breast cancer patients, more than fourfold increased risk or colorectal cancer patients and a twofold increased risk of death in lung ...

Mic
Treating your cancer with all-natural “alternative medicine” may ... - Mic
Mic
Treating curable cancers with “alternative medicine” techniques is a choice that at least one in three Americans makes, including former Apple CEO Steve Jobs ...

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Alternative medicine doubles risk of cancer death
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
The risk of death spiked to 5.68 times more likely for those with breast cancer who used only alternative treatments. The growth of interest in pursuing alternative medicine instead of conventional cancer treatment has created a “difficult situation ...

Heidi Cresswell, 37, from Witham, battling bowel cancer becomes face of alternative role model campaign Warrior ...
Braintree and Witham Times
“I've found when going through cancer treatment, you have to take each day as it comes; cry and sleep through the bad days, make the most of the good days and count the blessings in your life. "Despite the debilitating effects of the treatment, I do ...

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The Straits Times
Use of alternative medicine does more harm than good: Studies
The Straits Times
"CAM is widely used by patients doing chemotherapy treatment, but some of them do not inform their oncologists about it," said Dr Chong Wan Qin, an associate consultant oncologist with the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, and the study ...

Gizmodo
Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work for Cancer Treatments
Gizmodo
“Improved communication between patients and caregivers and greater scrutiny of the use of [alternative medicine] for the initial treatment of cancer is needed,” the study's authors wrote in the paper published last week in the Journal of the National ...
“Alternative” medicine's toll on cancer patients: Death rate up to 5X higherArs Technica
Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study findsNews-Medical.net
Alternative Cancer Treatments Come With Increased Chances of DeathFuturism
New Scientist -Daily Mail -New York Daily News
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HuffPost UK
Leah Bracknell's Partner Reveals Star's Cancer Treatment Has ...
HuffPost UK
Leah Bracknell's husband Jez Hughes has shared an update on the star's health, revealing that the treatment she was receiving for lung cancer has not worked.

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The Guardian
Don't punish cancer patients twice - please respect their workplace rights
The Guardian
While many employers are understanding and make a genuine attempt to comprehend the many nuances of cancer treatment, patients report facing significant issues returning to work, renewing relationships and communicating about their diagnosis while ...

Express.co.uk
Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell reveals treatment has failed after terminal cancer diagnosis
Express.co.uk
In the latest update, Jez said that the medication “probably stopped working back in March,” but that they've been relying on alternative treatments since. The message read: “We have found out the drug definitely isn't working so she has been off this ...
Former Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell reveals her cancer treatment has failed but vows to keep fightingMetro
Ex-Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell reveals cancer drug has failed – but she's determined to carry on fightingThe Sun
Emmerdale's Leah Bracknell reveals her cancer treatment has stopped workingEvening Standard
Mirror.co.uk -OK! Magazine -Her.ie
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The Sun
Ex-Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell reveals cancer drug has failed – but she's determined to carry on fighting
The Sun
So for the last five months she has been prospering solely on the alternative treatments. “This is due to your incredible support as these aren't cheap. So we are so grateful for the opportunity to keep Leah strong and well. We really believe it is ...
Former Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell reveals her cancer treatment has failed - but she'll keep on fightingMirror.co.uk

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Murfreesboro Medical Clinic Dermatology Department Now Offering Painless, Non-Surgical Skin Cancer Treatment
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Murfreesboro Medical Clinic's Dermatology department will soon be offering Superficial Radiotherapy (SRT) for non-melanoma skin cancer treatments. SRT is a non-invasive alternative to treating non-melanoma skin cancers. This low energy radiotherapy is ...

Medscape
'Alternative Medicine' for Cancer Ups Death Risk
Medscape
The investigators, who performed statistical analyses by cancer type, report that alternative medicine ? compared with CCT ? was associated with a nearly sixfold increased risk for death among breast cancer patients; among colorectal cancer patients ...
Alternative medicine only treatment linked to lower cancer survival ...UPI.com
Cancer Survival Takes a Hit with Alternative MedicineMedPage Today
Alternative medicine use instead of proven cancer therapies results in worse survivalNews-Medical.net

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