Millions of women diagnosed with breast cancer have chosen the normal treatment path: surgery, chemo, radiation, hormone therapy. This standard protocol has a scientific basis. It usually works. It can be a long haul, but it’s sent hundreds of thousands of us back into the mainstream, working, mothering, being friends and members of communities, and living our lives.

Some women, though, have chosen a different path. Be it a macrobiotic diet, the healing power of essential fatty acids, or the...