Alternative Cancer Therapies, a Review

Alternative cancer therapies are an emotive subject. In this Summative assessment the main events in a hypothetical case history are recounted from a naturopathic point of view and an effective management plan for the final part of the nutritional treatment is described. To support the given treatment strategy an attempt is made to subjectively consider a critique of nutritional therapies in general and the Gerson cancer therapy in particular, written by Saul Green PhD, biochemist and science editor of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine. The argument for the use of the Gerson therapy is considered mainly by the review of several papers written by Hildebrand, Chairman of the Gerson Institute, and a more recent version of this therapy by reviewing the notes from the Aloe thing by L. Plaskett biochemist, and the Nutritional medicine course principle at TVU University.

Interpretation of events
Eileen was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999; however, she would at this time have had cancer for many years (maybe even ten 's of years). The naturopathic view of cancer is that there is an inherent ability for the body to heal itself, and treatment therefore focuses on supporting the subject 's immune system. From naturopathic standpoint the initial lumpectomy could be seen as a negative event due to the toxic effect of anaesthetic and physical trauma to body tissues, however, removal of the main bulk of tumour cells can be extremely helpful in reducing the ‘work ' the immune system has to do, whilst at the same time preventing toxins from the dying tumour being released into the bloodstream. The net effect of the initial operation is therefore positive.

The subject showed advanced dissemination of the cancer cells as there was a second tumour in her breast and malignant foci in her spine, rib, pelvis and shoulder. This is indeed a bad sign as the secondary tumours are more difficult to eliminate due to the way they are formed by natural selection to be

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