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Christine Murphy (Author)
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193005176X 978-1930051768 August 1, 2001
In recent months, the plant-based cancer therapy Iscador has been gaining increased media attention. But Iscador has been known for its therapeutic benefits for over eighty years. As early as 1917, Rudolf Steiner suggested using injections of mistletoe extract for the treatment of cancer. His recommendations were taken up and put to clinical use by Ita Wegman, MD, a Dutch physician. Dr. Wegman, who founded a clinic that later became the Lukas clinic, also first developed Iscador in 1917.

In this book, Christine Murphy gathers together some of the work of doctors and clinicians who have been using Iscador today. Dr. Richard Wagner, a German physician, answers many of the questions about Iscador asked him by his patients during his many years of practice as an oncologist in general practice, treating cancer patients with both conventional and alternative therapies. Dr. Thomas Schuerholz, a medical doctor specializing in cancer, offers an overview of the terms, procedures, and different approaches to cancer.


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Iscador, a plant-based cancer remedy, is a most widely recognized cancer medicine in Switzerland and Germany. In Iscador: Mistletoe in Cancer Therapy, editor Christine Murphy (Practical Home Care Medicine) has compiled writings by doctors and clinicians (some from Lilipoh, a holistic medicine journal Murphy edits) who use Iscador, which is never prescribed on its own, but in combination with various alternative and conventional treatments. Despite recent attention, some readers will be skeptical, since Iscador isn't as widely known in the U.S. as in Europe, and the book has a New Agey-looking flowery cover. But they might want to keep an open mind; Iscador is more often prescribed by oncologists and other conventional doctors than by practitioners of "alternative" medicine.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Mistletoe has been used medicinally for centuries for an array of ailments. During the 1920s, Rudolph Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, advocated its use as a cancer preventive. Iscador, as the mistletoe preparation is known, is a licensed drug in Germany and Switzerland, where over half of all cancer patients use it or one of its variations as part of their treatment. Yet it has only recently become known here, in part because actress Suzanne Somers used it to treat her breast cancer. A compilation of mostly previously published works by physicians and clinicians, this work acts as a primer on Iscador, integrative cancer treatment, and anthroposophical medicine. Murphy, who also edits the anthroposophical medicine journal Lilipoh, explains the process of making Iscador and provides an extensive resource section that cancer patients may find especially useful. Because this is the only English-language book on Iscador for the lay reader, it would make a good addition to hospital consumer health collections and larger public library health collections. Valeria Long, Grand Valley State Univ. Lib. at the Van Andel Inst., Grand Rapids, MI
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Lantern Books (August 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 193005176X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1930051768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Iscador - Gift of the Mistletoe, February 21, 2002
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Dana Nau (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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How glad I am to see an intelligent and artful presentation of Iscador! As a person who has been using Iscador for over 3 years to treat breast cancer (instead of chemotherapy)I have been appalled at how difficult it is to find reliable and clear information about this substance which has been used for over 75 years in Europe. You will learn about how mistletoe is grown, harvested and manufactured as well as some of the historical uses of it. It is helpful to see statistics over the 75 years of use in Europe and as well, to learn more about the anthroposophical approach to illness. The book helps to open up the philosophical basis for Iscador therapy since so much more is involved than simply taking Iscador itself. The book clearly presents what a therapeutic approach might look like while making it absolutely clear that each individual will have a different total therapy. I know that this kind of healing therapy will become a vital option for more and more people. Iscador is also used as a preventative for pre-cancerous conditions and I know people will want to use it for its tremendous strengthening effects. So bravo and thank you Christine Murphy!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mistletoe Treatment of Cancer - A New Approach, January 28, 2002
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Bertram von Zabern (Temple, NH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Iscador: Mistletoe in Cancer Therapy (Paperback)
The book "Iscador" by Christine Murphy, Editor, fills a much needed gap. It presents the mistletoe treatment of cancer, very widely used in Middle Europe, to the English-speaking audience in an easily readable format. Iscador has its well-researched place as an extension of the conventional treatments into the holistic approach developed by Anthroposophical Medicine. In this context, it proves to be a unique possibility to enhance the cancer-fighting responses of the immune system, rather than to suppress them, as most conventional treatments do. The book covers in a well-organized presentation many frequently asked questions and leads up to a view of integrative healing that addresses the human life of body, soul and spirit. Informative are lists of references for the reader, who is interested in the scientific research and in hospitals, where mistletoe treatment is available.- I recommend this book highly to patients, doctors and friends.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars No new information, October 5, 2001
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This review is from: Iscador: Mistletoe in Cancer Therapy (Paperback)
As the spouse of a cancer patient, and admittedly more pragmatic than "new age" I was dissapointed that this book doesn't add anything new to the Iscador information available from the major cancer sites on the web. It is mostly a rehash of older information with some notes on other alternative therapy and diet. It only gives very brief mention of the one significant english language study report that supports the use of Iscador. (Also available on the web)

If it is your only source of information then it is a start, if you have done any of your own research, don't bother.

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