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'''The Issels Treatment''', or '''Issels Combination Therapy''', refers to an [[alternative medicine|alternative treatment]] for [[cancer]] based on the ideas of [[Josef Issels]]. In Issels Combination Therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth containing [[dental filling|metal fillings]], to follow a strict diet, and to eliminate various substances, such as [[alcohol]] and [[caffeine]], which are considered harmful.<ref |
'''The Issels Treatment''', or '''Issels Combination Therapy''', refers to an [[alternative medicine|alternative treatment]] for [[cancer]] based on the ideas of [[Josef Issels]]. In Issels Combination Therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth containing [[dental filling|metal fillings]], to follow a strict diet, and to eliminate various substances, such as [[alcohol]] and [[caffeine]], which are considered harmful.<ref |
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name="acs-metabolic">[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Metabolic_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO Metabolic Therapy], from the [[American Cancer Society]]. Accessed [[August 8]], [[2008]].</ref> The treatment makes use of [[Holistic health|holistic]] and [[Orthomolecular medicine|orthomolecular]] principles, utilizing certain specialized vaccines, [[chelation therapy|chelation]] and enzymatic therapies, along with [[nutraceutical]] suppplementation, such as [[amygdalin|laetrile]] and [[vitamin C]].<ref>[http://www.issels.com/TreatmentSummary.aspx The Official Issels Treatment Summary]</ref> The Issels Treatment is unapproved in the [[United Kingdom]] but is marketed in the [[United States]] at a reported cost, in 2005, of £45,000.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5090126.stm | title = Home remortgaged for cancer girl | publisher = [[BBC News]] | date = 2006-06-17 | accessdate = 2008-08-08}}</ref> |
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The Issels Treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the [[American Cancer Society]],<ref name="acs">{{cite journal |author= |title=Unproven methods of cancer management. Issels combination therapy |journal=CA Cancer J Clin |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=188–91 |year=1972 |pmid=4339809 |doi= |url=http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4339809}}</ref> and is listed as a "Dubious Treatment" by [[Quackwatch]].<ref name="qw">{{cite web | url = http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/altseek.html |title = A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments | publisher = [[Quackwatch]] | accessdate= 2008-08-08}}</ref> |
The Issels Treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the [[American Cancer Society]],<ref name="acs">{{cite journal |author= |title=Unproven methods of cancer management. Issels combination therapy |journal=CA Cancer J Clin |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=188–91 |year=1972 |pmid=4339809 |doi= |url=http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4339809}}</ref> and is listed as a "Dubious Treatment" by [[Quackwatch]].<ref name="qw">{{cite web | url = http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/altseek.html |title = A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments | publisher = [[Quackwatch]] | accessdate= 2008-08-08}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:34, 31 May 2009
The Issels Treatment, or Issels Combination Therapy, refers to an alternative treatment for cancer based on the ideas of Josef Issels. In Issels Combination Therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth containing metal fillings, to follow a strict diet, and to eliminate various substances, such as alcohol and caffeine, which are considered harmful.[1] The treatment makes use of holistic and orthomolecular principles, utilizing certain specialized vaccines, chelation and enzymatic therapies, along with nutraceutical suppplementation, such as laetrile and vitamin C.[2] The Issels Treatment is unapproved in the United Kingdom but is marketed in the United States at a reported cost, in 2005, of £45,000.[3]
The Issels Treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the American Cancer Society,[4] and is listed as a "Dubious Treatment" by Quackwatch.[5]
References
- ^ Metabolic Therapy, from the American Cancer Society. Accessed August 8, 2008.
- ^ The Official Issels Treatment Summary
- ^ "Home remortgaged for cancer girl". BBC News. 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Unproven methods of cancer management. Issels combination therapy". CA Cancer J Clin. 22 (3): 188–91. 1972. PMID 4339809.
- ^ "A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments". Quackwatch. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
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