Cancer
Artist's rendition of normal cells on one side and cancer cells on another showing the characteristic structures of each.
Illustration by Pat Kenny from VisualsOnline at the National Cancer Institute; used with permission.
Current statistics indicate one in two people will have cancer at some point in their lifetime. Genetics play a small role, but environment, diet, lifestyle and emotions play a key role in prevention. FAIM researches alternative treatments as well as avenues for prevention.
Site Visits and Protocols
Dr. Tullio Simoncini, Rome, Italy
Dr. Simoncini started his personal war against cancer in medical school when he heard cancer described as a terrible and mysterious monster. His revolutionary protocol uses sodium bicarbonate.
Paracelsus Clinic, Lustmuhle, Switzerland
The clinic proposes a medical paradigm based on non-toxic biological medicine that, not only identifies, but also eliminates the root causes of acute and chronic diseases including cancer.
German New Medicine, Germany
"German New Medicine" (GNM) is a theoretical framework developed by physician Ryke Geerd Hamer who postulates that all disease is provoked by unexpected trauma caused by a shock event.
Dr. Zheng Cui, Wake Forest University
Dr. Cui conducts his research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center where he has discovered an extraordinarily cancer-resistant mouse.
Dr. Raymond Hilu, Malaga, Spain
Dr. Hilu's clinic states that the trauma of fighting cancer can be very discouraging and one needs to treat the person as a whole as "the body is not separate from the mind and the heart."
Guest Writers
The Bioecology of Cancer – Bio-Therapeutic Support
The Value of Nutritional Support and Cellular Detoxification
Dr. Jack O. Taylor, MD, has developed a program for nutritional support to prevent disease and address and reverse degeneratie diseases including cancer. An individualized Nutritional Assessment & Chemical Analysis is performed for each patient to determine an appropriate program.
Cancer and Health Crimes Against Humanity
Burton Goldberg has long been known as the voice of Alternative Medicine, knowing what is at the forefront and what is politically urgent. Dr. Goldberg shares his opinions on cancer treatment in the United States.
Cancer Treatment in the United States: An Ongoing Travesty
Dr. Mark A. Rosenberg is a medical doctor and cancer scientist working on exciting therapies to treat and cure advanced stage cancer. "The results," he says, "are nothing short of remarkable."
The Dangers of the Digital Era
Dr. Susan Lark explores how electropollution (including cell phone exposure) affects us. It has been linked to such diseases as leukemia, brain tumors, inner ear tumors, Lou Gehrig's disease, Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer, accelerated aging, and depression.
Dr. Taylor's Breast Cancer Newsletter
Dr. Eldred Taylor travels throughout the United States lecturing about, Women's Health, Breast Cancer Prevention, Healthy Living, and Integrative Medicine. Now known as "The Hormone Doctor," Dr. Taylor combines his exceptional training in conventional Obstetrics and Gynecology and his experience with alternative therapies to provide comprehensive patient focused care.
Imerman Angels
Imerman Angels, founded by Jonny Imerman, is a not-for-profit organization that connects a person fighting cancer today (cancer fighter) with someone who has beaten the same type of cancer (cancer survivor) to provide one-on-one support.
The Newest in Breast Cancer Prevention
Based on research reported within the past five years, Dr. Susan Lark shares with you the best things you can do, starting today, to dramatically reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.
Of Enzymes, Worms, and Cancer
The medical writer Ralph W. Moss, PhD, has written or edited twelve books and three film documentaries, mostly on the question of cancer research and treatment. He has made his life's work independently investigating alternative cancer treatment and the claims made for them. He is known for solid, comprehensive, and meticulously documented reporting on the subject.
The Prostate Cancer Machine
Dr. David Williams explains Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, Prostate Cancer and PSA. Learn how to protect yourself when dealing with all issues related to the prostate.
Thermography for the Prevention of Breast Cancer
With over 97% accuracy, Donna Tomey reports, thermography has the ability to warn women 8-10 years before any other imaging method, that a cancer may be forming, alerting women early enough to begin the process of actually reversing this abnormal development before it even becomes a tumor.
Conferences
Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease: Primary Care Takes a 360-degree View
The Institute for Functional Medicine is an organization doing ground breaking work to bring integrative medicine into the doctor's office. The 17th Symposium focused on Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease: Primary Care Takes a 360 degree View. If you are looking to address cancer with an attitude of prevention, healing and repair then functional medicine is the avenue to follow.
Back to School for Doctors, Denver, Colorado
Back to School for Doctors is built upon the nutritional philosophy of Dr. Royal Lee who provided insight into improving the digestion, absorption of nutrients and prevention of cancer in the human GI tract that was ahead of his time.
37th Annual Cancer Conference, Burbank, California
For over 30 years the Cancer Control Society has been educating the public and professionals with information on non-toxic alternative therapies and nutritional approaches to cancer and other diseases. Each year they host the Annual Cancer Convention.
The Annie Appleseed Project: 3rd Annual Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference
The Annie Appleseed Project provides information, education, advocacy, and awareness for people with cancer and their family and friends who are interested in complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) and natural therapies from a patient's perspective. Their annual conference was a plethora of information.
Research Report
Oncothermia, Germany
Oncothermia with its modulated and carefully filtered frequency delivery is able to selectively destroy malignant cells.
Update on Oncothermia: Available in Canada
Oncothermia, used to sucessfully treat newly diagnosed and advanced cancer, is now available at the Integrated Health Clinic in Canada.
Meet the Founder
Businessman and retired Congressman Berkley Bedell founded the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine in 1998. Learn more...
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