Cancer Alternative Therapy

Lower Dose of Thalidomide Effective in Multiple Myeloma
by National Cancer Institute
Cutting the daily dose of the drug thalidomide from 400 mg to 100 mg significantly reduced the drug's potentially severe side effects in patients with multiple myeloma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment, and without a significant

Beta Carotene Chemoprevention
by National Cancer Institute
A chemoprevention trial is a type of clinical trial, which is a research study conducted with people. In a cancer chemoprevention trial, natural or laboratory-made substances are tested to see if they prevent cancer.

Gerson Therapy
by National Cancer Institute
The Gerson therapy is a complex regimen that has been used to treat cancer and other diseases. In 1947, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reviewed the cases of 10 patients treated by Dr. Max B. Gerson.

Cancer: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by National Cancer Institute
It's natural to want to fight your cancer in any way you can. There is a lot of information available, and new methods for treating cancer are always being tested, so it may be hard to know where to start.

Hydrazine Sulfate, Part 2
by National Cancer Institute
Clinical trials are a type of research study that tests how well new medical treatments or other interventions work in people. Hydrazine sulfate has been studied extensively in patients with advanced cancer.

Cancer: Bovine and Shark Cartilage, Part 2
by National Cancer Institute
Companies that make cartilage products may not have a process in place to check that all batches they make are exactly the same. This means different batches of a cartilage product may contain different amounts or strengths of ingredients.