Cancer Options

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CONTENTS

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Cancer Index - main contents page - for full list of pages

Extremely Useful Cancer links

Introduction

About 400 years before Christ, Plato said:

‘The cure of the part should not be attempted without the cure of the whole. No attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul and if the head and the body are to be healthy, you must begin by curing the mind. That is the first thing. Let no one persuade you to cure the head until he has first given you his soul to be cured. For this is the great error of our day in the treatment of the human body, that physicians first separate the soul from the body.’

The words whole, holy and heal come from the same word meaning Oneness. They are all the same.

'China, Japan, India, Tibet, Americas, Africa, Australia & have had a natural holistic approach for thousands of years eg. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Acupuncture, Tai Chi, QiGong, Reiki, Shamanism, Ayurveda, Meditation, Massage, etc.

Many of these can be used as complementary therapies - that means they can work alongside conventional medicine. Complementary Medicine "complements" the patient at physical, mental, emotional vital force and spiritual energy levels of consciousness and is Holism in practise.

Alternative ' therapies were the norm until conventional medicine in the 19th century. For example herbs, flowers, tree bark, mushrooms, water & plants (as well as sound, light, massage, yoga, prayer, meditation, dreams, astrology) have been used to relieve and cure dis-ease for thousands of years - known to have medicinal properties. Asprin is derived from tree bark.

Conventional medicine often treats humans as machines, with separate parts - likes cogs in a machine. Instead we need to look at the mind-body-soul connection.

Remission or Curing' is often only on the physical level. For true healing the original seed (eg. trauma / radiation) of the problem needs to identified and resolved and then the body needs to return to balance.

When one has cancer, conventional medicine is only 25% of the available options. If one only listens to the doctors one is only using 25% of the resources. By all means see a doctor but also get several other opinions.

Thinking you've got no options can only make things worse. Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, lack of territory, lack of direction, lack of self -love, all contribute to a run down immune system and lead to dis-ease.

The doctor's diagnosis is only based on of Scholastic Medicine and not on Oriental, Natural, Traditional Medicine which has been used for thousands of years.

Most doctors have not learned much about - Nutrition, Power of the Mind, Qi / Ki / Prana, Power of Love, Prayer, Mind, Wisdom, Karma, True Purpose, Soul Purpose. Doctor's have often forgotten about principles and teachings of Hippocrates and Aristotle.

The optimum strategy is a holistic, balanced and an integrated one. Healing can happen on any of the four levels - Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual. Healing is not necessarily curing. Healing is about becoming happy with life and with who you really are in the present moment.

Therapies such as Reiki, Qigong, Meditation and Herbal Medicine have proved results on increasing blood count, boosting immune system and releasing stress and studies are currently possible . So they can work well in conjunction with conventional medicine.

Remember the body is set up for survival & preservation. It is designed to be healthy, whole and balanced. A broken bones heals and becomes stronger.

If body-mind-soul are connected then it makes sense that the soul or mind also want to survive. Survival for the soul means happiness and tranquility on the physical. If the soul is not happy, joyful, singing - it will want to return to it's maker.

The mind and body are servants of the soul

You have the power to decide.

Types of Complementary, Alternative, &Traditional medicine / Therapies

Acupuncture
Aromatherapy
Art therapy
Astrology
Ayurveda
Bach Flowers
Bio-energy
Breathwork
Chiropracter
Colour Therapy
Counselling
Crystal Therapy
Dream Therapy
Feng Shui
Herbal Medicine
Homeopathy
Hypnotherapy
Iridology
Kaballah
Magnet Therapy
Massage
Meditation
Naturopathy
NLP
Oxygen & Ozone Therapy
Psycho-synthesis
Qigong
Reflexology
Reflex Therapy
Reiki
Sacred Geometry
Shamanism
Sound Therapy
Spiritual Healing
Tai Chi
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Transpersonal psychology
Tibetan Medicine
Water Therapy
Wicca
Yoga
Zen Shiatsu

Various Arguments For & Against Natural, Integrated, Complementary, 'Alternative' & Traditional Therapies

For

Alternative therapies provide another option when doctors have given up
Holistic approach - looks at causes and cures at the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels whereas conventional medicine focuses mainly on the symptoms.
Natural remedies work on the whole body, generally focusing on building up the immune system. This means less, if any side effects
Many effective therapies can't claim a cure due to lack of funding, research and legalities - ie. barriers to entry
CAM may have it's merits as palliative care / adjunct / complementary therapy to go along with conventional medicine
Some therapies have a solid foundation with thousands years of experience eg. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Lack of funding so some potential cures cannot be developed
Hospitals invest in expensive medical machinery and equipment which due to advances in technology is often out of date or superceded very soon, but due to investment and budget limits the out of date or mildly effective / ineffective equipment still needs to be used

Theory of a Big Cancer Industry Cover Up - Big Pharmaceutical companies may only choose the most profitable cures. Plenty of potential cures and medications do not go to market due to lack of funding by big Pharmaceutical companies - then research is destroyed instead of being put ot good use for the good of all
Seemingly good cures and proponents of alternative options are closed down, put in jail , practices, research and clinics destroyed etc. (eg. Burzynski Clinic, Laetrile etc. read 'The Cancer Industry' by Ralph Moss).
It is claimed a lot of the anti quackery websites and shills are funded by 'Big Pharma' to discredit them and create an environment of uncertainty and misinformation / disinformation
Chemotherapy is a known carcinogen - it's cancer causing so why use it?
'Cut, poison and burn' are quite simplistic and primitive methods and have not changed in many years
if a cure is completely natural, and so, under federal law, not patentable. Now if there’s no way to make money from it....some people may go as far as to supress, block, destroy, bad mouth and eliminate a perfectly natural cure / protocol etc.
Sales of chemotherapy drugs is a multi billion dollar market. Of course there are bound to be a number of vested interests and certain levels of bias.

Science through Quantum theory is slowly / finallly catching up with what 'Enlightened Spirtual Masters' have known for hundreds and thousands of years eg. power of the mind, consciousness, healing properties of flowers, sound, music, rhythm, light, smell, etc.
Scientific knowledge in the whole scale of things is currently very limited eg. Planets Billions of Light years away. Most 'solid matter' is made of space.
Not everything needs scientific evidence. Some things cannot be explained with current technology or equipment (Naive Realsm)
There seems to be a superior intelligence and organizing principle that we can tap into through faith, awareness, virtue, obedience, discipline, character, making life easier and better for others
Just because the available current technology is not capable of measuring 'un-seen' phenomena dos not mean it does not exist

Many Rationalists, Atheists, are snobby 'know it all' elitists - with a closed mind. They may think they know best, looking down at all others who are not 'on the same page'. They may think their way of thinking is the only correct way. However many seem to only think with the logical part of the brain - ie. they may not be connected with or be familiar with all levels of reality, intelligence and being (which may be seen / unseen) - ie. Naive Realism?
Quack busters do not have a monopoly on truth

Conventional Allopathic medicine is not the only approach and constitutes only 25% of the options
People are voting with their feet - in US more money spent on 'alternative' therapies than on conventional therapies
Major organisations are now embracing complementary therapies and more is being spend on research and funding them
Many types of CAM may be useful as palliative care / an adjunct to go along with conventional medicine
Integrated approach (eg. Prince Charles) may be more sensible. Integrated oncology.
Theory that Big Pharmaceutical companies do not want to see a cure found - theoretically there could be a secret agenda, a consipiracy that all the powers that be / secret government etc. want the size of the population reduced

Against Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Rationalism - Anti-Quackery

ie. All Quackademics, Quackery is non-sense

Doctors and surgeons focus on the solution, like a car mechanic - so why focus on prevention, and looking at mental or emotional factors when there is a medical emergency
Alternatives have lack of clinical trials, scientific evidence, consistent results & research
Lack of governing bodies to regulate and vet information regarding CAM
Need to look out for false claims, false hope eg. testimonials - people making money through the suffering of others (knowingly and unknowingly) - thus question of being ethical etc
Of Course Doctors and Pharmaceuticals want to see a cure found - this would be a big money maker for the Pharmaceuticals - so why not?
Why are CAM therapies not peer reviewed with re-creatable results so others can test, prove or disprove the theories
Testimonials are not always accurate, often exaggerated, often the surgery which occured prior to alternatives is overlooked
many herbal remedies, cocktails etc. are simply ineffective at best, but can be dangerous and toxic in some cases
Integrated Oncology is full of Quackademics and pseudoscience (SBM)
Too much money and funding is now going into hopeful hand waving, woo
There is a chance Chemotherapy can cause cancer later down the line, but isn't it worth using it to prolong ones life now? Short term Benefit vs Long term Risk
Laying on of hands, therapeutic touch, Chinese medicine and many alternatives / CAM etc. are based on primitive pre-scientific understanding (Woo, Quackery etc.)
some alternative clinics do not follow strict guidelines and protocols eg. It is claimed in a court case Vs Stanislaw Burzynski that payments are taken up front, unqualified nurses / doctors are used, clinical procedures are not followed, fees claimed as extremely high
Alternative therapies also can have their own shills eg. Burzynski Clinic (source SBM)
Some alternatives would actually be considered Chemotherapy eg. Burzynski's Antineoplastons
Some unprocessed natural herbs and remedies can be toxic
Many cures are derived from herbs and are processed into pill form and marketed etc. precisely so that each dose is consistent with the next. Whereas in home made remedies the dosage may vary based on various factors

If the medical industry were in on a big conspiracy why develop many successful Vaccines such as ones against Measles etc and why subsidize medicine in developing countries?
Some natural remedies can neutralize the benefits or react negatively while being treated using conventional medicine

Cancer Survival rates are increasing but the population is ageing. ie. Cancer is more common the older we get so the longer we live the more common cancer will be statistically so even if survival rates are increasing they will not be visible
Chemotherapy is often used as an adjunct eg. to prevent cancer from recurring, not only as the main therapy
Media has own agenda, over-emphasizing things like healthy lifestyle, certain types of foods however there is very little research to prove much benefit to the immune system
There is possibly no magic bullet / panacea / one cure for all types of cancers and their mutations
Of all the complementary and alternative therapies only Meditation has positive, consistent results and beneftis such as stress relief and relaxation
Only foods that are not carcinogenic in one form or another are ones that have not had any research
'Cut, poison and burn' are quite simplistic and primitive methods but in many cases they do work successfully, are tried and tested and currently the best we have conventionally
"fallacious cherry picking of data and confusing primary versus adjuvant chemotherapy," (SBM)
Actual survival rates are improving see 'Cancer Research' data - due to early detection techniques, monitoring, and developments
Positive results of CAM experiments are rarely better than placebo
A masseur may be more effective than Reiki healer as is actually doing some physcial benefit
"This seems to be the myth of the perfect solution – if the cure isn’t perfect, it is worthless"
Rationalists are quite often self critical and mostly put there hand up if they were incorrect, whereas 'Quacks' generally do not admit they are incorrect
"This is a sad fact – believers in alternative woo have scared the shit out of people with horror stories of cancer treatment for so long that people are now more terrified of the doctors than the disease. You must be so proud." (SBM Comments section)

Thoughts and Factors regarding the debate of Alternative vs Conventional Therapies

EXTREMES of any kind are not ideal eg. Elitist / Snobist Rationalists vs. Fanatic, Tin foil hat wearing 'quacks'
UNITY - There are 7 billion of us humans on this planet. We are all human beings - we need to come from this persepective when we look at the differences in opinions and actions of others
In an experts mind there is only one option, In a beginner's mind there are many - Zen Saying (that is to say beginner's minds may be open to alternatives, whereas expert's opinions may be very narrow as they have focused on one particular field of expertise which necessarily blocks out other angles and often is based on some assumptions)

SOCIAL CONDITIONING AND POLITICS
Lots of seen / unseen vested interests. Unfortunately power, greed, ignorance and hatred corrupt people's mind, attitudes, thought processes and views.
OPINION - Emotions, experience, culture, knowledge and belief inevitably colour people's opinions and perspectives (Bias)

Clinical Trials are extremely expensive (for good reason I am sure) - perhaps more could be done to assist promising alternatives / potential cures that may not be patentable
Freedom of speech, vs Freedom not to hear everything that splurts out of another person's proverbial backside

RESEARCH - Those companies and people working on research should be free to make available (free or at a price) any beneficial research / information if the product does is not developed and does not go to market
Research conducted by Pharmaceutical companies on Complementary / Alternative therapies should be made available

BACKGROUND - There are many types of cancer and each type of cancer has different characteristics depending on the tissue(s) it is effecting often
STATISTICS - 1 in 2 may have some form of Cancer in their lives, however 1 in 4 are surviving now

LIMITED RESOURCES - Due to costs, barriers to entry and regulation - Some conventional and alternative therapies are not available in a given country so patients may need to travel eg. to USA, Czech Republic, Germany or Russia etc.
TRUST - People do not know who to trust with so much information and disinformation on the internet

MEDIA - Media plays an important role - often media blows out of proportion stories on both sides eg. Toxic dangers of a certain plant used in Chinese Medicne (that has been known to be toxic for many years and when processed is no longer toxic). Vs. Healthy diet, Cancer causing / Immune boosting foods
ETHICS - "The answer is more rigorous science and less publicizing of weak science."

Perhaps more money could be going into advertising of preventative medicine, healthy diet, healthy lifestyle etc.
Consumers losing faith in doctors

Alternative therapies needs more trustworthy governing bodies, research, funding, clinical trials etc.
Placebo effect - belief in a therapy does play a large role in the outcome of the result. Mind power
We need to balance focus - cause / diagnosis / symptom / solution

Fundamentally, doctors want to help people, however with degenerative diseases & chronic illness (and new breed of virus strains) conventional therapies are far from effective - would referals to 'natural therapists' boost the doctor's image?
There is a growing awareness - chinese herbalists, acupuncture, shiatsu, acupuncture, oxygen bars, opening up in local high streets and trendy areas eg. Notting Hill Gate, Covent Garden (In UK).
If CAM become fashionable and trendy - what are the consequences? Good vs Bad

Using Discernment and Looking for the Truth behind it all

"Since truth is the only meaningful foundation upon which we can make wise decisions, how then can one establish what is really true? Increasingly more people are finding that making wise decisions is becoming more and more difficult because of the ultra-interconnected world in which we live. Constantly forced into our consciousness is an incessant barrage of counsel, advice, and promotions. It is done by a bewildering array of media, Internet, and other means. On a given subject we can receive multiple strongly delivered, carefully crafted messages with solutions. But often two of the solutions can be diametrically opposed. No wonder some are confused and are not sure how to make the right decisions."

"To further complicate matters, others try to persuade us that our decisions must be socially acceptable and politically correct. Some pondering of that approach will reveal how wrong it is. Since social and political structures differ widely over the world and can dramatically change with time, the folly of using that method to make choices is apparent."

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/truth-the-foundation-of-correct-decisions?lang=eng

Correlation does not equal causation.
"This seems to be the myth of the perfect solution – if the cure isn’t perfect, it is worthless"
" the method of induction was abused and ill-formed conclusions were made and executed based on the so-called “hard evidence” in the name of science."

“the theory-ladenness of evidence”

Palaeontology (Cambridge Introduction to Philosophy and Biology) states that:

“The theory-ladenness of evidence can come in different strengths:

Your background theories might tell you where to look for evidence. For example, geological theories might tell you where to do your fieldwork if you want to study, say, the evolution of early land plants.

Your background theories might tell you why your evidence counts as evidence. For example, suppose you are looking at carbon isotope ratios in rocks in order to draw conclusions about the amount of photosynthetic activity in ancient oceans. You have to rely on background theories that explain how the carbon isotope ratios are related to photosynthetic activity.

Your background theories might tell you how to interpret what you see. Different scientists, with different theoretical commitments, might see the same thing but interpret it differently

Your background theories might influence or even determine what you see. Different scientists, with different theoretical commitments, might look at the same object but (somehow) see different things.”

Skepticism

Main article: Philosophical skepticism

Skepticism is a position that questions the validity of some or all of human knowledge. Skepticism does not refer to any one specific school of philosophy, rather it is a thread that runs through many philosophical discussions of epistemology. The first well known sceptic was Socrates who claimed that his only knowledge was that he knew nothing with certainty. Descartes most famous inquiry into mind and body also began as an exercise in skepticism. Descartes began by questioning the validity of all knowledge and looking for some fact that was irrefutable and in so doing came to his famous dictum: I think therefore I am.

Foundationalism and the other responses to the regress problem are essentially defenses against skepticism. Similarly, the pragmatism of William James can be viewed as a coherentist defense against skepticism. James discarded conventional philosophical views of truth and defined truth to be based on how well a concept works in a specific context rather than objective rational criteria. The philosophy of Logical Positivism and the work of philosophers such as Kuhn and Popper can be viewed as skepticism applied to what can truly be considered scientific knowledge.[32]

When Choosing a Therapy

Research the therapies - check for articles, publications, research, clinical trials etc. Look at reviews, but be careful of blogs, youtube, websites, recommendations, fake or exaggerated testimonials, books and videos
Listen to recommendations but remember people are different & different therapies / personalities work better with others
Feel which therapies you feel most attracted to - tune into gut instinct / intuition. Feel what resonates.
Follow coincidences, serendipity and go with the flow - based on your principles, morality, ethics, conscience and gut feeling.
Regular Detoxification is often recommended so that the liver does not get clogged - however water isthe best natural detox however be sure to drink slowly
Always consult a medical practitioner, especially if combining drugs, herbal supplements, alternatives, natural products

Herbal Teas
& Herbal Supplements

WARNING

In general, some cancer patients use herbal supplements to relieve their symptoms and to treat their cancer. Herbal supplements, though, are not a substitute for mainstream cancer care. What's more, using herbal supplements while undergoing chemotherapy could reduce the efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents due to possible herb-drug interactions.

PLEASE NOTE: There is much information and dis-information on the internet. Use discernment and don't fall for false hope as well as complete quackery stories.

if a cure is completely natural, and so, under federal law, not patentable. Now if there’s no way to make money from it....some people may go as far as to supress etc.

This website if for information purposes only.

The best solution, in my opinion, is a customised, personalised specialised integrative approach led by and monitored by a medical practioner.

Qi Gong & Cancer

Increase Your Ability for Self Healing
(and how to heal and vaporize tumours / cysts)

Taoist Master, Yun Xiang Tseng, a child prodigy from the ancient Wudang Mountains.
www.WudangTao.com

Since 1979, "the Chinese have cured hundreds of cancer victims through chi gong," and many thousands have used this practice to prolong their lives, reports Paul Dong, a journalist and chi gong practitioner and teacher based in Oakland, California.10 Dong, who was born in mainland China, went to China in 1984 to investigate chi gong. Case histories of recovered cancer patients are frequently reported in chi gong magazines. This physical-mental exercise has aided remissions in many lung cancer patients who found conventional Western therapies ineffective. On December 2, 1986, the New York Times reported that the twenty-six chi gong clinics in China had successes in treating some cardiac diseases, paralysis, and neurological disorders. The modern use of chi gong to treat cancer originated with Guo Lin (1906-1984), a Chinese painter who was afflicted with uterine cancer in 1949 and was treated by surgery. The cancer recurred in 1960, with metastasis to the bladder. After another operation, Guo Lin had another recurrence and doctors told her she had six months to live. Turning to ancient chi gong manuals left to her by her grandfather, a Taoist priest, she practiced chi gong two hours every day, and in six months, the cancer had abated. Convinced that chi gong was responsible for her recovery, Madame Guo, in 1970, began giving lessons in what she called New Chi Gong Therapy. By 1977, cancer patients from all over China were pouring into Beijing to take part in her chi gong therapy classes. Guo Lin reportedly helped hundreds of cancer sufferers attain remissions while prolonging the lives and easing the pain of thousands more.11

Extract by Paul Dong:

Besides one's own practice of chi gong, another method of treat-ing cancer is through the use of a chi gong expert who can provide relief by transmitting external chi from his body to that of the patient, thereby purportedly killing cancer cells. Dr. Feng Li-da, vice-president, General Hospital of the Chinese Navy, Beijing, and professor of immunology, Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has done many experiments in this area. She reported that by transmitting external chi for one minute, a chi gong expert can destroy 90 percent of colon and dysentery bacilli, and in ten minutes 60 percent of a flu virus. In sixty minutes, the rate of destroyed uterine cancer cells is also around 60 percent, and that of destroyed gastric cancer cells 25 percent. A twenty-gram tumor on a mouse disappeared within a five-week period of external chi treatment. A few of the experiments referred to above were reported in the follow-ing press release of November 28,1983, by the New China (Xinhua) News Agency:

A meeting for the evaluation and demonstration of the action of chi gong on certain bacteria had recently been held, presided over by Feng, Li Da, deputy superintendent of the Navy General Hospital and director of the Immunology Research Division. Test tubes filled respectively with coliform bacillus and dysentery bacteria, golden and white staphylococcus, and virus were handed over one by one to a chi gong master, who held each of the tubes firmly in his hand for a minute to release external energy (chi) at it. A projector displayed the image of each experimental sample on a screen. Under an electronic microscope, the bacteria were shown to be expanding, cracking, and dissolving, being killed by chi gong. From the immunological standpoint, Feng has thus demonstrated that chi energy is an objective reality. Furthermore, she has confirmed that chi gong is effective to a certain degree in treating B-hepatitis. There is also encouraging preliminary evidence of the therapeutic effect of chi gong with respect to the treatment of guinea pigs suffering from ascites ( an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen) caused by cancer. Dr. Feng declared that in mainland China chi gong has now advanced from the prescientific phase to a new epoch in which modern methods are employed in its study. The study of chi gong has been conducive to the development of immunology and other sciences. Another example: A Japanese cancer victim, Ansei Shonin, who had a tumor in the lower part of his head, deeply imbedded in his nasal cavity. Made a special trip from Japan to Beijing's General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army to undergo external chi treatment. A chi gong expert performed twelve days of external chi treatment, and as a result Ansei Shonin's tumor, as large as an egg, shrunk, and his pain was distinctly eased. Why external chi works toward strengthening of the cells and the immune responses of the body in the case of healing a disease, and appears to kill or otherwise interrupt and reverse the growth of cells (or bacteria) in the case of cancer (or the influencing of bacterial cultures) is not known. To the best of our knowledge, it is due to the different intent of the qi gong master. This may be similar to visual-ization or imaging therapy, as applied in Western alternative medical approaches. As part of the therapy, the determination is made in advance whether the patient will visualize growth of healthy or destruction of cancerous cells in his or her own body.

In conclusion, then, cancer victims apparently can achieve effective treatment by practicing chi gong as shown by Master Guo. But one might suggest that if the patient is too weak or for other reasons unable to practice chi gong regularly and vigorously, external chi should be tried as a cure or used as a supplement to chi gong. Finally, as described in the previous chapter regarding practices in the Bei Da Hei Clinic, combinations of "internal" and "external" chi with dietetic therapy and Western medical science may all be attempted when looking for a cure for cancer.

Articles - Qi Gong & Cancer - Scientific Evidence

http://alternativehealing.org/guo_lin_qigong.htm Guo Ling (or, New Qigong) - anti cancer - description of movements
http://www.healingtaousa.com/
http://www.chinaqigong.net/english/clinical%20study/index.htm Clinical Studies
http://www.healthyfoundations.com/guolin_article.html - How Chi Gong Works on Cancer [Excerpt from Paul Dong's book, Chi Gong: The Ancient Chinese Way to Health, Paul Dong and Aristide H. Esser, 1990, Marlowe and Company]
INFLUENCE OF SELF-CONTROL TREATMENT ON THE CELL IMMUNE FUNCTION OF CANCER PATIENTS Zhang Longmin, Wan Wiuqung (Beijing Miyun Jinghua Cancer Hospital)read article
http://www.wholistichealingresearch.com/ proof that healing works - Dr Daniel J. Benor, M.D.
http://www.healthy.net/ Lots of articles eg. Chinese Medicine and Cancer

Actual Qi Gong Practice & Cancer

http://www.socialoncology.com/ The International Qigong Foundation for Social Oncology - Guo Ling (or, New Qigong) Classes in Tai Chi, Qigong and Asian Bodywork Therapy
chilel.com Chil Lel QiQong

Videos - Cancer & Qi Gong

http://www.healthyfoundations.com/guolin_video.html

There is a video cassette named "Mr. Zhang Xiangjiu Qigong Treatment Exhibition " which displays so many astonishing cases of disappearing tumor at a sudden, jointing the fracture instantaneously, making 37 year's deaf & dumb to hear & speak, 20 year's blind to see the bright and paralytic to go on foot by himself. links

Founders, Originators, Masters of QiGong

http://www.chinaqigong.net/english/qgsk.htm

Qi Gong Hospitals / Institutes

http://www.chinaqigong.net/english/2.htm Brief Introduction on"Beidaihe Qigong Rehabilitation Hospital of Hebei Province"&"National Teaching Base of Medical Qigong"
Zhang Longmin, Wan Wiuqung (Beijing Miyun Jinghua Cancer Hospital)
Anti-Cancer Association (ACA) at the Life Oasis of Yuyuantan Park, the birthplace of Guolin Qigong
http://www.iglou.com/chilel/cancer.htm

what_is_chi & qi gong?
http://www.iglou.com/chilel/cancer.htm
http://www.chilel.com/
http://www.socialoncology.com/ The International Qigong Foundation for Social Oncology - Guo Ling (or, New Qigong)

Herbs, Agriculture, Herb Research, Botanical - Organisations

American Botanical Council http://www.herbalgram.org/
Botanical.com http://www.botanical.com/
National Agricultural Library http://probe.nalusda.gov/
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Herb Research Foundation http://www.herbs.org
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/about-herbs-botanicals-other-products

Complementary & Alternative Medicine Organisations & Associations

Institute for Complementary Medicine
http://www.bhma.org/ British Holistic Medicial Association
http://www.wnho.org/ World Natural Health Organisation
Rosenthal Center for Alternative/Complementary Medicine - Columbia University
http://nccam.nih.gov - Center for Complementary and Alternative medicine
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/utcam Center for Alternative Medicine Research in Cancer
http://www.alternative-therapies.com/ The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - The Quarterly Review of Natural Medicine

http://www.socialoncology.com/ The International Qigong Foundation for Social Oncology

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) Searchable databases of information and resources on natural healing by licensed Naturopathic Doctors with American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. http://www.naturopathic.org/
http://naturalmedicinejournal.com/

National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://nccam.nih.gov The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches.

Choosing which Alternative Therapies

http://www.whale.to/cancer/therapies.html A - Z of Alternative & Complementary Cancer Therapies
http://www.peopleagainstcancer.com/ The goal of The Alternative Therapy Program is to provide treatment options for people with cancer. Our aim is to answer the complex questions about treatment alternatives. What therapy might be best? What approach might offer the best chances for survival and quality of life?
http://cancerdecisions.com/
http://www.alternative-cancer.net/
http://www.commonweal.org/ Michael Lerner's Choice's in Healing

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?subject=Alternative+Medicine Alternative Medicine Database University of Texas
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=447 Natural and Alternative Treatments University of Texas

Reviews of Therapies

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) are therapies of proven or unproven efficacy that have been used to promote wellness, to manage symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment, or to treat cancer. When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others may be harmful during or after treatment for cancer. Most, but not all, are natural products.

MD Anderson's Integrative Medicine Program provides information for health care professionals and patients regarding the current understanding of complementary medicine and to assist in the integration of these therapies with conventional treatments, where appropriate. Our intention is to provide evidence-based information to improve the lives of patients who choose to use these therapies under the direction of informed physicians.

http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/departments-programs-and-labs/programs-centers-institutes/integrative-medicine-program/reviews-of-therapies/index.html

Various

http://www.nprc.com/healthcare/
http://www.medicalmarijuana.org/
http://hometown.aol.com/WDrwoeppel/theory.htm Theory of a holistic immunobiological cancer treatment

Shops, Supplies

http://www.alternativehealth.com.au/ Alternative Health Supplies Australia
http://www.florahealth.com/ - Premium Organic Oils, Teas, Tonics, and Supplements