Cancer Treatments

Unconventional cancer treatments or alternative treatments that claim to reverse, eliminate, or cure cancers but have not been scientifically proven to do so are nothing more than a hoax.

Treatments should not be confused with research or investigational treatments that are still being evaluated in clinical trials by legitimate researchers. If, after careful scientific study, such treatments prove to be beneficial to patients, they then become conventional treatments or alternatives.

If, despite the unknowns and possible risks, you are still considering an unconventional cancer treatment, or any other, first seek out reliable sources of information. Talk to your doctor, especially if you are already using such methods. What your doctor doesn't know about any unconventional or alternative treatments you are using could hurt you. One last note, TMN Health cannot stress enough that your own personal research on any subject is your best source of reliability. With today’s smart media it is too easy to be sucked in. Meaning, don’t take everything as fact without documented research and proof of validity. Enjoy this read!

Recommended Citation: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Unconventional Cancer Treatments, OTA-H-405 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, September 1990).

Unconventional Cancer Treatments

Official US Government report on unconventional cancer therapies.
September 1990 OTA-H-405