RandyW Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - Mistletoe TREATS: LUNG CANCER More than 240 drugs for lung cancer are at various stages of research and development. A new drug is desperately needed - five-year survival rates are among the lowest of all the malignancies. But not all the new avenues feature man-made drugs. Mistletoe extract, which has a number of uses in traditional folk medicine, is being investigated in a small clinical trial by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as a potential treatment for advanced solid tumours. Fifty patients will take the extract along with a more widely used drug. Early research suggests mistletoe stimulates the immune system into attacking cancer cells. MERCK - Isis-113715 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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