Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies: A Guide to the Science and Politics of an Emerging Medical Field [Hardcover]

David J. Hess (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

An important book for anyone who has cancer, or treats patients with cancer. -- Alan R. Gaby, M.D., past president, American Holistic Medical Association

David Hess combines history and usable decision-making information all in one book. He clarifies so many issues. -- Ann E. Fonfa, breast cancer patient and activist, The Annie Appleseed Project, New York, N.Y.

Hess has performed an invaluable service to all those concerned with learning more about alternative cancer treatments. It is clear that he has joined the ranks of his interviewees as one of our nation's experts on the subject. -- Robbie Davis-Floyd, co-author, From Doctor or Healer: The Transformative Journey

From the Publisher

In Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies, David Hess has interviewed the major opinion leaders in the alternative cancer therapy field - clinicians, researchers, patient advocacy leaders, and journalists - who explain their philosophy of evaluation, their therapeutic preferences, and the political and economic hurdles to getting the necessary research done. Both a guide to the guides and a survey of the field, this innovative book provides a framework for evaluation problems that clinicians and patients face - from patient needs and the quality of potential clinical care givers to research methods, proposed policy reforms, and the therapies themselves.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813525942
• ISBN-13: 978-0813525945
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,330,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)