Do Alternative Cancer Treatments Work?

There are claims by both researchers and canceralternative treatments, either exclusively or in
survivors alike, that alternative cancer therapy reallycombination with conventional medical treatment.
works, even in the most aggressive of cancers, suchThe truth is that today, as many Americans are
as pancreatic. Eighteen months of research by Nobeldying from cancer as in 1950, even after being
prize winners, doctors, scientists, biochemists, andadjusted for age. Despite this fact, it seems too
Ph.D.'s state their findings uncovered over 350 naturalmany medical professionals are only concerned with
and alternative non-specific cancer treatments.treating this disease through rigorous treatments
Non-specific meaning that cancer cells no mattersuch as chemo and radiation. It is also possible that
where they are residing in the body, react to thesemany of the medical professionals are only
natural and alternative treatments by either curingknowledgeable about, and can prescribe treatments
the cancer completely, increasing the tumor responseregulated by the FDA. Many of the natural and
rate combined with chemo for more shrinkage, or inalternative cancer therapy treatments contain herbs
terminal or non operable cases increased survival timeand vitamins often found in readily available natural
by 64% , and a 59% increase of survival time infood sources, which falls outside the jurisdiction of
patients with metastasized breast cancer using thethe FDA.
alternative and natural treatments combined withIt is not unreasonable to think that natural and
chemo.alternative cancer therapy exists, and can work.
The researchers also claim to have found aAntibiotics are a perfect example. They are
substance being used in Japanese hospitals thatharvested from mold, and are given to fight bacterial
reduces hair loss to "slight" as opposed to "severe."infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, scarlet
This substance is also supposed to inhibit metastasis,fever, strep throat, blood poisoning, gangrene, and a
improve survival rates, and relieve other side effectshost of other bacterial infections. Here is a logical
of chemo. There is supposed documented evidencequestion - If a fungi combats bacterial infections,
that the natural and alternative treatments work,what other natural remedies are out there that we
with over 2,000 testimonials from current or recentare not aware of, and what are they capable of
cancer patients that have utilized the natural andcombating?