Category: Complementary therapy

Can Gerson therapy or alternative treatment cure cancer ?

No !

No one has published any reliable scientific evidence to prove alternative therapies such as Gerson therapy can cure cancer.

When some one is diagnosed with cancer, particularly at a young age, the shock is unimaginable!

People are so shocked they start to question everything.

People can be understandably very worried about side effects of conventional treatments such as chemotherapy.

People with cancer can be frightened about everything.

BUT alternative therapy is not the answer to their worries and concerns.

Alternative therapy has not been shown to cure cancer.

There are lot of scams on social media promoting so called alternative or complimentary therapy. Be careful!

Even worse are the misguided people who promote well-intentioned but dangerous unscientific information.

Any one who has been newly diagnosed with cancer should be aware of the enormous amount of misinformation out there.

Some complementary therapies (eg massage, aromatherapy ) can have palliative and psychological benefits but they do not cure or control the cancer.

The recent BBC news article about a young women, who died of a potentially curable cancer, should be a warning to other people.

References

BBC News. ‘Our sister died of cancer because of our mum’s conspiracy theories’. Published 23 June 2025. Marianna Spring. Social media investigations correspondent

Telegraph. Cambridge graduate ‘killed by mother’s anti-medicine conspiracy theories’. Gwyn Wright. 24 June 2025 6:21am BST

Disclaimer: Please note – This blog is NOT medical advice. This blog is NOT a expert medical opinion on various topics. This blog is purely for information research only and do check the sources where cited. Please DO consult your own doctor to discuss concerns and options, which are relevant and specific to you. The views expressed in this blog are NOT, in any way whatsoever, intended to be a substitute for professional advice. The blog is NOT previewed, commissioned or otherwise endorsed, in any way, by any organisation that the author is associated with. The views expressed in this blog likely represents some of the author’s personal views held at the time of drafting the blog and MAY CHANGE overtime, particularly when new evidence comes to light.

Can Mistletoe control cancer?

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No, there is no good clinical evidence to show that Mistletoe therapy improves life expectancy or quality of life of cancer patients.

Laboratory studies have indicated that Mistletoe might have some clinical activity. But activity seen in lab setting is not good enough for using it in actual patients.

The popularity of mistletoe extracts continues unabated despite their unproven efficacy in oncology.

The clinical evidence does not support use of Mistletoe as a standard therapy for cancer.

Mistletoe is best used as Christmas decoration only !

References:

1. Mistletoe and cancer: controversies and perspectives. Patrick J Mansky. Semin Oncol. 2002 Dec.

2. Is Mistletoe Treatment Beneficial in Invasive Breast Cancer? A New Approach to an Unresolved Problem. Peter Fritz et al. Anticancer Res. 2018 Mar.

3. Molecular mechanisms of mistletoe plant extract-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in vivo and in vitro. Georg Seifert et al. Cancer Lett. 2008.

4. From ill-defined extracts to the immunomodulatory lectin: will there be a reason for oncological application of mistletoe?H J Gabius et al. Planta Med. 1994 Feb.

 Disclaimer: Please note- This blog is NOT medical advice. This blog is purely for information only and do check the the sources where cited. Please DO consult your own doctor to discuss concerns and options relevant to you.

The views expressed in this blog represent the author’s views held at the time of drafting the blog and may change overtime, particularly when new evidence comes to light. The blog is not necessarily endorsed by any organisation the author is associated with and views are not substitute for professional advice.