Alternative Remedies

One of the world’s top herbal authorities advises us on how to get the most out of natural remedies ranging from aloe vera and ginger to slippery elm and elderberry.

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My friend who is a Physician’s Assistant just found out he has prsotate cancer, and is looking into alternative treatments. Any suggestions?
48 years old, stage 1, no other health complications
and thank you everyone for your time and great responses – helps so much!!

I would have thought a physician’s assistant might possibly have known better than to look to alternative cancer ‘treatments’.

In this context ‘alternative’ means ‘unproven and untested’. If a medicine has been proven to work, it is no longer alternative medicine, it is just medicine.

Sadly wherever there is cancer there are ruthless charlatans waiting to part vulnerable and desperate people from their money in exchange for ineffective and sometimes dangerous ‘treatments’.

There are also, of course, well-meaning and kind people who pass on information about ‘alternative treatments’ they have heard of, usually from unsubstantiated anecdote. These people, though kind, are ill-informed and invariably have no experience of cancer.

Conventional treatments are far from perfect, but we know – because they have been rigourously tested and proven in double-blind clinical trials – that they save many lives and prolong many, many more.

If your friend experiments with alternative treatments he will be investing money, hope and – most dangerous of all – time in ineffective scams while his cancer remains untreated.

People will probably recommend diets; I once thought my organic vegan diet, rich in fruit, veg and juices, and my healthy lifestyle would protect me against cancer. It didn’t; nor did it cure me.

If your friend is tempted by any particular ‘alternative treatment’, he (or you) should do a search on http://www.quackwatch.org/ for the facts.