Alternative Cancer Treatment

Nanowerk
Nanothermometers may aid in the treatment of cancer with heat
Nanowerk
Hyperthermia has been used for decades to treat cancer. However, it is often difficult to ... As an alternative to thermal imaging, tiny probes, known as 'molecular thermometers' can be used to monitor local changes in temperature. They typically ...

Cheaper radiation treatment just as effective, but costly alternative is new ...
MedCity News
He and his colleagues write in JAMA Internal Medicine that new prostate cancer treatment technologies increases costs by about $350 million each year - mostly driven by IMRT. But researchers questioned whether the newer, more expensive and focused ...

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Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?
Yahoo! News
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they'd have to live with their side effects, says a new study. "If you ...

Telegraph.co.uk
15000 people die every year because of cancer treatments, Lord Saatchi says
Telegraph.co.uk
The peer, who lost his wife to a form of ovarian cancer in 2011, is attempting to introduce new legislation to enable doctors to carry out alternative treatments without fear of litigation. He said he had been told by senior medical professionals that ...

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Lung Cancer Survival Without Treatment
About - News & Issues
Sometimes treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be grueling at best. When I was going through my own cancer treatment it helped at times to consider the alternative... But I also wanted to send out a reminder to those who have loved ...

Pitt Team Researches Nano-Alloys That Could Shine Light on Cancer
90.5 WESA
That quality could be used as an alternative to radioactive glucose in PET scans. According to Millstone, if the nano-alloy is inserted in the glucose, the bright light could provide a sharper resolution, spotting smaller tumors and possibly cancer at ...

Globe and Mail
An activist faces her own mortality after ovarian cancer diagnosis
Globe and Mail
She had always imagined that she would be the one to care for her younger sister, who has learning disabilities and is legally blind. Who will take on that role is one issue. How she could have such a deadly form of cancer at such a young age is ...

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Labor's support for No Jab No Play campaign forces Liberal rethink
The Australian
The product black salve, which contains highly corrosive poisons that can burn layers of skin and leave scarring, was advertised on the Australian Vaccination Network website as an alternative cancer treatment. The ad proclaimed black salve as a ``safe ...

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Medical artist's work helping cancer survivors feel whole again
ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY — A mastectomy is a common method of treatment breast cancer patients. For some cancer survivors, what the surgery takes away has a more profound effect on them than they had imagined. Brenda Shilder could appreciate the difficult ...

Calif. herbal doctor who promised cancer cure to be sentenced; prosecutors ...
Washington Post
Her parents, desperate to find alternative measures for their daughter who had undergone surgeries and chemotherapy, turned to Dr. Christine Daniel, who offered an herbal supplement with a success rate she claimed was between 60 and 80 percent ...

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Times of Malta
New cancer tools offer alternative to chemo
Health24.com
17 May 2013. New cancer tools offer alternative to chemo. After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. 0 · Pin It ...
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: An Unlikely PatientDigitalJournal.com (press release)

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Examiner.com
Will We See an Angelina Jolie-Effect Due to Her Double Mastectomy Decision?
Fox Business
“Long-term surveillance can be costly,” he says, “When you talk about the cost of a blood test [for BRCA1 and BRCA2] and compare that to the cost of the alternative, in treating cancer, it may be cheaper.” Insurance companies will cover the cost for ...
Angelina's Cancer Gene Is Actually Patented by a Company - JezebelJezebel
Aggressive prevention: People at higher risk for cancer can take a pre-emptive ...Statesman Journal
Angelina Jolie Makes a Life-Saving Medical DecisionCare2.com (blog)
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Angelina's alternative: New test spots breast cancer risk at cellular level
MedCity News
The results include treatment recommendations and provide each woman with a risk number from 0 to 50 to help her understand her chances of developing breast cancer. “Even a woman with a BRCA background begins at a risk of between 15 to 20,” Atossa ...

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New Solutions for Women and Cancer by Deborah King, NYT best-selling health ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
There are also annual conferences that focus on integrative therapies. The Annie Appleseed Project hosts an annual evidence-based complementary/alternative cancer therapies conference that challenges the existing medical treatment paradigm and ...

Medical Daily
Art Therapy Effective For Psychological Symptoms Among Cancer Patients, But ...
Medical Daily
The authors said more research was needed given the prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy in the U.S., particularly among cancer patients. Most research has focused more on mind-body therapies and vitamin supplements, leaving a great ...

Medical Daily
Treating Cancer With Art: 5 Alternative Therapies That Heal Cancer Symptoms
Medical Daily
The survival rate of cancer patients has increased throughout the years from 49 percent to 68 percent from 1975 to 2008. The survival statistics adhere to new advances in modern medicine that have facilitated the improvement of early detection and ...
Creative Arts Therapies Improve QOL in Cancer PatientsMedscape

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Cancer fight takes York County family down new path
York Dispatch
Cory Delp, shown with his wife, Becky, and their children Samantha, 6, and Russel, 2, is battling skin cancer. After years of mainstream treatment, he is seeking alternative care. A benefit Wednesday will help the family cover the cost. (Submitted ...

Khaleej Times
Breast cancer: Taking no chances
Khaleej Times
Dr Kazim says women categorised in the moderate- to high-risk group who go ahead with the procedure can significantly reduce their chances of developing breast cancer by up to 90 per cent. Although alternative treatments are available, “prophylactic ...

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Beware of Alternative Cancer Treatment Black Salve
SBWire (press release)
Be cautious of other products posing as alternative treatments for cancer. Black Salve is one of those fake alternative cancer treatments being peddled in Australia, and authorities have recognized its fallacious claims, warning all consumers not to be ...

The Billy Best Story, Beating Cancer with Alternative Medicine
Barnstable Patriot
Although Best's book details his success at beating cancer with alternative treatment, his actual story is much more faceted and will have widespread appeal. I admit that when I came to the final page, I suffered a moment of disappointment. Having ...