herbal medicines can offset chemotherapy treatment...hearsay or otherwise?

Chris Rosenkranz: Be realistic. Medical research involved dozens of tests in the laboratory, and trials on hundreds of patients. The reports are subject to peer reviews and followup testing. Plus the FDA medical boards review the results before approving medications and treatments for specific use. And you want to believe a treatment with a few testimonials? 6 years ago I was told I had a 20% chance of surviving 5 years. But I am still here and going strong. Did the surgery and chemo work, maybe. Would I have survived if I did nothing, maybe. But I know from my research the treatments I received had the best chance of working. The best odds for success, not some testimonials and sales pitch from some non medical sales people....Show more

Dalila Yoon: Not true.In the US there is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which is part of the National Institute of Health:NCCAMhttp://nccam.nih.gov/The mission is to establish the efficacy of whole! medical systems, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Homeopathy as well as other cultures medicines. They study supplements, herbals, diets, accupuncture, reflexology, minerals, vitamins, meditation, yoga . . all of it.They conduct research and offer Clinical Trials to patients.List of ongoing or completed Clinical Trialshttp://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/alltrials.htmResearch is ongoing. You can find results of completed studies at Entrez Pubmed which is a part of the National Library of Medicine:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmedNational Cancer Institute: Essiac/Flor•Essence Reporthttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/essiac/......Show more

Porfirio Cahall: So startling was the effectiveness of this simple herbal remedy, that it could not be ignored, and the Canadian Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Parliament became involved. Friends, former patients, and grateful families petitioned Canadian officialdom for ! Rene Caisse's right to administer the remedy to anyone who ask! ed for it without the threat of interference from the authorities. Fifty five thousand signatures were collected on the petition. In 1938, Essiac came within three votes of being legalized by the Ontario government as a natural remedy for terminal cancer patients. The story of Rene Caisse, her life, her work, and the effectiveness of the remedy she named Essiac, is told in a book “Calling of an Angel” by Dr. Gary Glum of Los Angeles.http://www.cancer-solutions.net/DrGlumInterview.ht......Show more