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Article: Use of Mistletoe Extract in Cancer.
- Article from:
- Alternative Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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Use of Mistletoe Extract in Cancer
By Melinda Ring, MD, and Marjorie Alschuler, PhD
When actress Suzanne Somers announced her decision to use mistletoe in place of conventional chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer, many thought her decision was unique. But in fact, mistletoe is among the most widely used non-traditional cancer treatments in Europe..sup.1 Its estimated that more than $30 million per year is spent on mistletoe extracts in Germany alone. A survey of 200 German physicians showed that almost 45% prescribed this herb to their cancer patients..sup.2
Proponents claim it stimulates the immune system, promotes cancer cell reversion to ...