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I am a 15 year cancer survivor and have devoted my advocacy efforts to gathering the most evidence-based info on complementary and alternative approaches as possible - but that is rarely possible.
Most cancer funding is focused on chemo, radiation and hormones.
Since natural approaches cannot be patented, they are just not given the funding and attention. Is this right?
What if the best approach combines nutrition with exercise (recent study in J Clinical Oncology pointed to that), with conventional drugs?
How will we find out until the focus changes.
Check www.annieappleseedproject.org for much more.
And remember this, when a treatment becomes acceptable, it is no longer considered 'alternative' and everyone forgets its origins. Thus there is much to still discover.
And I think recommending quackwatch needs to be re-evaulated. They are not neutral and NOT evidence-based - Evidence-based healthcare includes three sections - studies, physicians experience and patients preferences & concerns.
Ann F.
Julia Schopick, a patient advocate and web-based public relations consultant, has some good information about natural medicine at her web site http://www.honestmedicine.com./ She did an extensive interview with Dr. Ronald Hoffman, one of the foremost integrative medicine physicians.
http://www.honestmedicine.com/2007/08/dr-ronald-hoffm.html
Ann Fonfa, of the AnnieAppleseed Project, provides information, education, advocacy and awareness for people with cancer who are interested in complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) and natural therapies from a patient's perspective.
http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/
Sandra Gooman, Ph.D., author of four books, including "Nutrition And Cancer: State Of The Art," and editor of Positive Health, http://www.positivehealth.com/ a professional magazine devoted to complementary medicine, has researched the efficacy of natural therapy treatments.
http://www.drsgoodman.com/nutrition_cancer.php
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Thank you for your informative SharePost, Craig. Great to have the level of health information expertise you offer.
Your list of credible sources for online breast cancer information is great. May I add a few more:
MedlinePlus: National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine - Breast Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html
American Cancer Society - Breast Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=5
MayoClinic.com - Breast Cancer
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/BR99999
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm
The Internet holds a vast amount of breast cancer information. However, along with your top recommendations, these are some of the "best of the best."
Keep your wealth of knowledge and experience coming. Much appreciated, Craig.
Best of health,
Maria
Maria Gifford
Community Moderator MyBreastCancerNetwork.com