Third Opinion: An International Resource Guide to Alternative Therapy Centers for Treating and Preventing Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, MS, CFS, and Other Diseases (Paperback)

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This fully revised directory of alternative treatment centers provides more than just addresses, phone numbers, and treatment prices. Easy-to-read listings outline each clinic's philosophical approaches and treatment methods. A useful reference in larger consumer collections. (LJ 3/1/92)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Lists alternative treatment centers, educational centers, information services, and support groups in the United States and overseas. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 370 pages
• Publisher: Square One Publishers; 4 edition (August 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757001319
• ISBN-13: 978-0757001314
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #988,338 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ok book but very outdated, February 16, 2002

By	philosopheRon (Sanford, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Third Opinion (Paperback)

As the author of 3 mass market books on cancer and health, I can say that Fink's 1997 book was very useful up until about 3 years ago. However, the information contained in it is now very outdated, due in part, to the rapidly changing landscape of alternative cancer treatments and practitioners in the US and abroad. Also, a number of so called 'alternative health-practitioners' do operate at less-than scrupulous levels, and tend to pack up and leave town for greener pastures from time to time. [By the way, anyone considering an alternative therapy should always ask the therapist for records and clinical data in support of their therapy; the one's who don't provide such should be suspect, and often, it's these folks who don't seem to be in business for very long durations.] Overall, Fink's book is a fairly decent introduction to alternative therapies---however overly optimistic the tone is from time to time. However, don't blindly accept the information for its accuracy.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Vital Reference Book!!, February 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Third Opinion (Paperback)

This book is a "must have" for those who need to know where to go for alternative cancer (and other degenerative disease) therapies, as the author already did the homework for you. He lists all the names, addresses, and phone numbers of various clinics around the world, as well as the diseases they treat (along with their therapies), and also the length of treatment and cost. It is an extremely well researched book and probably one of the most important reference books one can own, as this information can be vital to one's life.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding overview of alternative cancer therapies, July 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Third Opinion (Paperback)

This is a must read for anyone who is seeking alternative information about cancer and other degenerative diseases. Learn the details of treatments being used at major clinics world-wide.The only book of its' kind.