Unit 14
Cancer Therapy

Today there are over eighty alternative cancer therapies available, ranging from diet and nutrition to mind-body techniques. Approximately half of all cancer patients seek some type of alternative cancer therapy (Aulas, 1996). This unit focuses on the more common alternative cancer therapies available in North America that have not been covered in detail previously.

Objectives

When you have completed this unit, you should be able to

1. discuss the nature of alternative cancer therapies.
2. determine the effectiveness of alternative cancer therapies by analysing the available research.
3. identify trends and issues related to alternative cancer therapies.