Alternative Cancer Treatment

NTRR Seeks Out Alternative Cannabinoid Treatments for Pain Management
Fort Mills Times
Recent studies have suggested that cannabis-derived treatments can be safe and effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer pain—three notoriously difficult ailments to alleviate. Additionally, injections of ...

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Town's runners raise thousands at Brighton Marathon
West Sussex Gazette
The trust works to find new and alternative cancer treatments and its research gives GeeGee hope that there will be a cure for her rare form of cancer. This was Cara's first marathon and she ran it with her boyfriend Louis Finlayson-Green, 27, also ...

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Hive Health Media (blog)
Treating Cancer: An Alternative Approach - Hive Health Media
Hive Health Media (blog)
There has been a rise in cancer patients opting for alternative treatments, both as primary care and to supplement traditional therapies. This is due to the various benefits provided by alternative cancer treatments as a means of improving health and ...

Clinical trial: robotic surgery may reduce side effects of throat cancer treatment
PR Newswire (press release)
A minimally invasive robotic surgery has emerged as a promising alternative treatment that appears to have fewer side effects. "Patients with HPV-related throat cancers tend to be younger and healthier and have a good chance of being cured. As they ...

UMB researcher chosen as fellow pioneered modern breast cancer treatment
Diamondback Online
“I thought, 'There must be a better way to do this,' ” said Brodie, a scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. “There must be an alternative way to treat breast cancer that is equally effective ...

OncLive
Managing Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients - OncLive
OncLive
Dixon told his audience that while lifestyle adaptations and alternative therapies can help some patients, other options are needed, especially for patients whose hot flashes are severe. Among the pharmacologic treatments which traditionally have been ...
Drugs to Avert Breast Cancer Not Always Used - MedPage TodayMedPage Today

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Cancer Treatment Pioneers to Share America's Most Distinguished Prize in ...
Sacramento Bee
For CML patients who develop resistance to Gleevec, Dr. Druker has played a role in the development of alternative drugs. "This type of targeted therapy is the future of cancer drug therapy and the future is here," said Dr. Druker. "With the technology ...

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Batswana encouraged to screen for cancer
Mmegi Online
She also explained to the media about the BUP pilot-tested health service alternative called See-And-Treat-Approach. Ramogola-Masire said to date over 4,000 women from across the country have received the service, reducing waiting times and improving ...

Regina Leader-Post
Sask. gov't watching health region's plan to move Regina pediatric oncology unit
Regina Leader-Post
REGINA — Premier Brad Wall says he and his health minister won't sign off on a plan to move the pediatric oncology unit — children's cancer treatment — into the Regina General Hospital until they're satisfied care will be as good, or better, than it ...

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Cancer Researcher Raising Money for Cannabis Study
The Daily Chronic
The SETH group is a non-profit cancer research organization made up of scientists pursuing an alternative approach to cancer treatment. Garret Yount, Ph.D. SETH group founder previous research, documented the potent effects of CBD and THC on ...

Freezing Therapy Raises Hope for Lung Cancer Patients
Newsmax Health
Rather, they said that for certain patients who may not be eligible for more standard surgical approaches, the therapy has potential as an alternative means for offering an improved quality of life for a longer period of time. Special: This Small Group ...

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This is Bristol
Campaigner: "Don't copy my mum and reject conventional cancer treatment"
This is Bristol
Campaigners said that while they were not against the use of alternative therapies they wanted to warn people at the conference not to focus all their attention on diets and visualisation in their fight against cancer but to consider it alongside ...

Healthline
Freezing treatment may help destroy lung tumors
Health24.com
Rather, they said that for certain patients who may not be eligible for more standard surgical approaches, the therapy has potential as an alternative means for offering an improved quality of life for a longer period of time. "'Promising' is the ...
Stenting blocked bowel arteries saves livesThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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Alternative therapies aimed at aging pets
Florida Today
The Food and Drug Administration considers cold lasers an experimental treatment, according to the American Cancer Society, which says that studies are underway to determine whether the treatment is effective for pain relief. For a large dog such as ...

Prescott Daily Courier
Make-A-Wish does double duty for local family
Prescott Daily Courier
Now in remission and the picture of health, Jazzy was diagnosed with leukemia in the fall of 2009 and underwent two years of intensive chemotherapy treatment. When she got on ... Because of all the medical issues the family was enduring, the idea of ...

'Hypnotherapy can help resolve many of life's problems'
The Borneo Post
Even people facing life-challenging illnesses, such as cancer, can seek alternative therapies to help them cope with some of the stress. Clinical hypnotherapist Sunny Chai emphasised in his talk on hospice care yesterday that a healthy body begins with ...

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Doctors Health Press Reports on Study: Spiritual Healing Effective Treatment ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
(SOURCE: Barlow, F., et al., “Effects of Spiritual Healing for Women Undergoing Long-Term Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Investigation,” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine March 10, 2013; 19(3): 211–216.) Doctors ...
Doctors Health Press Reports on Study: Mint Effective in Treating Nausea in ...Houston Chronicle

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Haaretz
Stem-cell research is blooming in Israel
Haaretz
These cells, which have expanded treatment and healing capabilities, are already used routinely to treat patients with leukemia as an alternative to bone-marrow transplants," Treves says. "The new product allows the multiplication of these cells ...

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Imperial launches investigation into animal research allegations
Imperial College London
The small part of research that does involve animals is only carried out where there is no alternative. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding and treatment of diseases such as cancer, HIV and Alzheimer's. Some of the treatments as a ...

World-class hospital will benefit us all
Aspen Times
Cancer, cardiac conditions, surgeries, physical therapy and rehabilitation, medical care for the elderly, psychiatric and behavioral health concerns all present themselves at Aspen Valley Hospital for treatment. Aspenites are not immune to the medical ...