Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide to Alternative Treatments (Paperback)

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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. -- Review

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Linus PaulingTwo-time Nobel Prize winnerThis 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 BibleThe definitive guide to alternative therapies. I highly recommend this book as a must read.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (January 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671796232
• ISBN-13: 978-0671796235
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 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.com Sales Rank: #562,768 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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

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

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.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but outdated, January 24, 2001

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

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.