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A Rational Approach To Cancer

Quality of Evidence We believe in a rational approach to cancer. In this context, the word “rational” has two meanings. The first is the common dictionary meaning: “Consistent with or based on...

Cancer: Different Diagnoses, Same Disease?

The common biology behind different diagnosis One question we sometimes hear is “Why are we providing information on cancer types other than my own?” Some people are so singularly focused on...

Oncologists Are Paid to Prescribe Dubious Drugs

“That any sane nation would give a surgeon a financial interest in cutting off your leg, is enough to make one despair of humanity. But that is precisely what we have done. And the more appalling...

Losing the War on Cancer – Fortune Magazine

“Why We're Losing the War on Cancer” An article of extraordinary importance has appeared in Fortune magazine. It is titled "Why We're Losing the War on Cancer." The author, Clifton Leaf, is...

Dean Burk, Ph.D.

In the years that I have worked in the field of cancer, I have been privileged to encounter many exceptional people. One of these was Dr. Dean Burk, an early mentor, and a genuinely original...

Ray Rosenthal, MD – In Memory

A Prominent ResearcherRay Rosenthal, MD, a prominent researcher of CAM treatments, died on Wednesday, April 17, after being involved in a traffic accident in his home state of Hawaii. He...

Ken Schueler – In Memoriam

A Well-Known Figure In The World Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Kenneth (Ken) Schueler, a well-known figure in the world of complementary and alternative medicine, passed away from...

Louis Lasagna, MD (1923-2003) Obituary

Dean Emeritus, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, and founder of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development I note with sadness the passing of Louis Lasagna, MD, Dean...

Vitamin E – Mixed Tocopherols

Questions of Safety Questions have been raised about the safety of taking vitamin E capsules. In 2005, scientists at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, stated that people who took high doses of...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Neuroblastoma Swedish scientists have published an important paper on the positive impact of omega-3 fatty acids (found mainly in fish oil) on a certain type of childhood cancer called...

Medicinal Mushrooms, PSK, and Leukemia

Protein-Bound Polysaccharide K (PSK) Protein-bound polysaccharide K (PSK) is derived from shiitake mushrooms, which belong to the genus Basidiomycetes. PSK is an approved medication in Japan,...

Chaga Mushroom and Cancer

Inonotus Obliquus He could not imagine any greater joy than to go away into the woods for months on end, to break  off this chaga, crumble it, boil it up on a campfire, drink it and get well like...

Reishi Mushroom – Ganoderma Lucidum

The Longevity MushroomReishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is known as the “longevity mushroom” in Asia. It has been used medicinally for over 4,000 years. It is one of what has been called the five major...

Chaga Fungus

A Mass of Mycelium Although often called a mushroom, Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is an unusual parasite that grows on the bark of ‘wounded’ trees (with poorly healed branch stubs), mainly birch...

The Cytochrome P450 Family of Enzymes

 Concern Over Harmful Herb-Drug InteractionsMuch of the concern over harmful herb-drug interactions revolves around a class of enzymes (or proteins) in the so-called cytochrome P450 family. These...