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| Reference #: | 532 |
| Submit Date: | 12 Mar 2003 |
| Browse Category: | cure all |
| Author: | none |
| Email Address: | none |
| Treatment used: | mistletoe |
| You can buy this remedy at: | unknown |
| Remedy will cost you: | unknown |
| Country of Remedy: | USA |
| Remedy Source: | folklore |
| More Links about this Remedy: | http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ |
| # Comments posted to this remedy: | 0 |
| Complaints Reported: | 0 |
| # of times remedy read: | 11,596 |
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| Typical Dosage: | unknown |
| Dosage should be related to weight: | unknown |
| Dosages used in clinical trials are significant: | unknown |
| Maximum dosages in relation to side effects and serious side effects: | unknown |
| Other foods/nutrients/medications that can affect absorption or utilization: | unknown |
| Foods that provide the nutrient recommended as a remedy (or reference giving same): | unknown |
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| Total # reviewers: | 0 |
| Average Rating: | 0.00 |
| Effectiveness: | 0.00 |
| No Side Effects: | 0.00 |
| Ease of Use: | 0.00 |
| Effective after long term use: | 0.00 |
| Cost Effectiveness: | 0.00 |
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More than 2000 years ago the Druids used mistletoe as a medicine and gave
the plant the name 'all heal'. For more than 75 years there have been claims that liquid extracts of mistletoe can be used to treat cancer. These claims have been based on the belief that the chemicals in mistletoe can boost immunity, slow the growth of tumours and even kill cancer cells. Although mistletoe injections, which have the medical name of Viscum album, are quite widely used in Europe (including the UK) as a complementary therapy for cancer none of the careful clinical trials which have been carried out show any benefit at all for this treatment. Unfortunately there are many other reports that do say the injections are helpful but none of these is scientifically reliable. People are often confused, however, as many of these articles have very technical titles which make them sound impressive. But all the proper studies, comparing mistletoe extracts with either no other treatment or a placebo (an inactive injection), have shown no evidence that the addition of mistletoe is of any value for people with cancer. Despite this many people do believe they get a benefit from the treatment and a number of commercial preparations are available under trade names such as Iscador and Helixor. The treatment is usually given as a course of injections under the skin. The courses vary enormously from daily injections for 10 to 14 days to injections several times a week for some years. Mistletoe is poisonous if eaten but the extracts used for injections are generally considered safe. The injections may cause a little redness and soreness of the skin and occasionally lead to temporary headaches or a fever. Very rarely people who are allergic to the extracts do get more severe reactions. |
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