Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments [Paperback]

Ross Pelton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0671796232 | ISBN-13: 978-0671796235 | Publication Date: March 25, 1994

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy offers help for all patients coping with cancer. The therapies discussed in this book are primarily non-toxic, have few, if any, side effects, and tend to strengthen the immune system. They can be used as supplemental regimens that help maximize the effectiveness of traditional therapies such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Patients have a right to know all of their treatment options, and Dr. Ross Pelton presents dozens of choices, including:

* Shark Cartilage

* Gerson Therapy

* Mistletoe

* Isoprinosine

* Laetrile

* Selenium

* Beta-Carotene

* Hydrogen Peroxide

* Vitamins C and E

* The Hoxsey Treatment

Non-traditional therapies can enhance the quality of life, and improve overall health while treating the disease. Alternatives in Cancer Therapy provides information on the research, efficacy, potential side effects, and availability of each treatment.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Linus Pauling Two-time Nobel Prize winner This book should be of great value to cancer patients and physicians....A thorough, clear, and reliable account of alternative cancer therapies. I am glad to recommend it.

Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. author of Earl Mindell's Herb Bible The definitive guide to alternative therapies. I highly recommend this book as a must read.

About the Author

Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D., is a pharmacist, a nutritionist, and a health educator. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1966 with a degree in Pharmacy and in 1984, he received his Ph.D. in Psychology and Holistic Health from The University for Humanistic Studies in San Diego, California.

Dr. Pelton has been involved in alternative cancer work for most of the past ten years. He helped conduct studies on the relationship between breast cancer and selenium. In another study he helped document the long-term survivors for one of the alternative cancer clinics.

For the past five years, Dr. Pelton has been the administrator of Hospital Santa Monica in Baja, Mexico. Hospital Santa Monica is the largest holistic health hospital in the world offering nontoxic nutritional and metabolic therapies for the treatment of cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.

Dr. Pelton lectures and conducts seminars internationally on a wide variety of health topics. He teaches a day-long seminar on anti-aging and life extension and conducts biological age-testing for his clients.

He has been a health educator/professional consultant to individuals and corporations and is a frequent speaker for clubs, organizations, and professional conventions.

Dr. Pelton is also the author of Mind Food and Smart Pills, which is the first book to focus specifically on herbs, drugs, and nutrients that increase intelligence and prevent brain aging.

For further information or consultation, please send correspondence with a #10 SASE to:

Dr. Ross Pelton

P. O. Box 81365

San Diego, CA 92138-1365

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (March 25, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671796232
• ISBN-13: 978-0671796235
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A too-balanced review, September 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments (Paperback)

Compared to other books like David Bognar's "Cancer: Increasing Your Odds for Survival" and Michael Lerner's classic and profound "Choices in Healing," this book is weak indeed. It is nothing more than a laundry list of a variety of alternative therapies, all presented with a dry and straight-faced summarization. Had I not read other and better books on the same subject, I would have walked away from this volume certainly no wiser and probably more confused about non-traditional cancer treatments. A real disappointment to me as a recovering cancer patient trying to avoid recurrence. If you are looking for the definitive work on the subject, put your money elsewhere.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent no nonsense appraisel, January 3, 2000

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F. Mort "Fred" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments (Paperback)

This book surprised me as I was expecting an anti-traditional therapy tirade. Instead I found a well balanced up to date summary of alternative therapies with excellent reference material and a writing style that reflected the authors compassion.I feel this book should be read by everyone not just cancer patients as the list of preventative measures available will prolong a lot of lives.The authors frequently stress the importance of using suggested therapies as an assistance to traditional therapies not as an alternative.I feel the knowledge I have gained from reading this book will prolong my own life as well as others I will share the information with.I long for the day when the public will rise en-masse and take responsibility for their own lives. Easy to find summaries.A valuable Reference Work.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but outdated, January 24, 2001

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Kenneth J Prag (Stockton, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments (Paperback)

Cancer therapy is a rapidly moving target. New alternatives are introduced each day. This book written in 1994 has very little of the newer alternatives. I found it to be of little use in finding some new alternative.