Contents -- List of Figures & Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1: Biology and Ecology of Cancer -- 1 Cancer as a Cellular Phenomenon -- Etiology and Epidemiology -- Cellular Affinity -- Cellular Differentiation -- Carcinogenesis -- Drugs in the Treatment of Malignant Diseases -- Cancer Chemotherapy -- Summary -- 2 Cancer as a Biologic Phenomenon -- Cancer and Human Biology -- Models of Carcinogenesis -- Cancer as Adaptation -- Host Factors -- Chemotherapy and Chemosensitivity -- Conclusion -- 3 Antiquity and Ecology of Cancer -- Why Study Cancer in Antiquity? -- How to Study the Antiquity of Cancer -- Preservation of Human and Animal Remains -- Paleopathologic Evidence From Human and Animal Remains -- Documentary Evidence for Cancer in Antiquity -- Cancer in Contemporary Societies -- Part 2: Mind/Body Approaches -- 4 Mind/Body Modalities -- Introduction -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Biofeedback -- Conclusion -- 5 Guided Imagery -- Can Guided Imagery Treat Cancer Successfully? -- Evidence for Treating the Patient -- What Is Imagery and Why Is It Important? -- Treatment and Self-Care Options With Imagery -- Advantages of Interactive Guided Imagery -- Specific Uses of Interactive Guided Imagery in Cancer Care -- Precautions and Contraindications for Using Imagery With Cancer Patients -- Training, Certification, and Issues of Quality Assurance -- Reimbursement Status -- Relations With Conventional Medicine -- Summary -- 6 Expressive Therapies -- Introduction -- What Is Expressive Therapy? -- Origins of Expressive Therapies -- Storytelling as Healing Art -- Applications of Expressive Therapy -- How Does Expression Affect Health? -- Patients as Partners in Their Treatment Process -- Releasing Creative and Sexual Energy -- Cancer as a Metaphor -- Healing the Family -- Ecologic Body -- Healing Rituals in the Community.

Movement Choirs -- Conflict Resolution -- Tamalpa Institute -- UCSF Cancer Support Group -- Art for Recovery -- Art With Children -- Summary -- 7 Religion and Spirituality -- Introduction -- Cancer in America -- Spirituality and Religion in America -- Cancer Among Religious Groups -- Religious Commitment and Cancer -- Religion and Coping -- Biologic Mediating Factors -- Religion and Negative Health Outcomes -- Clinical Implications -- Summary -- Part 3: Diet, Nutrition, and Natural Products -- 8 History of Diet and Cancer in Human Evolution -- Introduction -- An Evolutionary Perspective on Diet and Cancer -- Cancer and Biologic Adaptation -- Energy Imbalance -- Specific Deficiencies -- Diet and Cancer in Modern Perspective -- Two-Stage Model of Cancer -- Specific Cancer Factors -- Modifying Factors -- Summary -- 9 Diet, Biology, and Breast Cancer -- The Problem of Breast Cancer -- Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Early Nutrition and Breast-feeding -- Dietary Fat Intake -- Dietary Protein Intake -- Energy Intake -- Lactose Intolerance -- Overview of Overnutrition -- Reproductive Biology and Breast-feeding -- Endogenous and Exogenous Hormones -- Body Fat and Hormones -- Breast Biology and Apocrine Gland Function -- Breast Fluid Composition -- Breast Tissue Microenvironment -- Summary -- 10 Prevention of Cancer With Nutrients and Whole Foods -- Introduction -- Cancer as a Preventable Disease -- Prevention of Cancer by Nutrients -- Nutritional Inhibition of Cancer by Selected Nutrients -- Process of Carcinogenesis -- Vitamin A and Retinoids -- Beta-Carotene and Carotenoids -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) -- Vitamin D and Calcium -- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol) -- B Vitamins and Choline -- Copper and Zinc -- Selenium -- Dietary Fiber -- Other Dietary Constituents -- Whole Foods -- Epidemiological Studies -- Summary -- 11 Treatment of Cancer With Nutrients.

Introduction -- Vitamins A, C, and E Supplements -- Vitamin A (Including Beta-Carotene and Retinoids) -- Vitamin C -- Vitamin E -- Summary: Use and Combination of Vitamins -- 12 History of Alternative Cancer Diets -- Macrobiotic Diet -- Gerson Diet -- Other Perspectives -- Adjunctive Treatment -- Contemporary Concerns -- Livingston-Wheeler Diet -- Issel's Whole Body Therapy -- Kelley-Gonzalez Diet -- Other Enzymatic Diets -- Other Alternative Nutritional Treatments -- 13 Natural Products in Cancer Care and Treatment -- Introduction -- Iscador (Mistletoe) -- Green Tea -- Red Tea -- Pacific Yew and Hazelnut -- Garlic -- Camphor -- Essiac -- Hoxsey Method -- Red Clover -- Chinese Herbal Mixtures -- Safety and Herb/Drug Interactions -- Mushrooms and Mushroom Extracts -- Essential Oils Therapy -- Part 4: Alternative Systems of Medicine -- 14 Naturopathy -- Introduction -- History of Natural Medicine -- Medical Eclecticism -- Naturopathy and Cancer -- Naturopathic Principles in Practice -- Clinical Approach -- Management of Preneoplastic Conditions -- Summary -- 15 Chinese Medicine and Cancer Care -- Historical Origins -- Why History Matters -- Western References -- Current Utilization -- Chinese Traditional Medicine on Its Own Terms -- Chinese Medicine and Cancer: Ancient and Modern Concepts -- Cancer Types: Diagnostic Patterns -- Chemotherapy and Radiation: A Yin-Yang Perspective -- Acupuncture -- Modern Chinese Herbal Research -- Individual Herbs -- Research Investigations -- Enhancing Conventional Protocols -- Safety and Herb/Drug Interactions -- Anecdotal Reports -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- 16 Ayurvedic Medicine -- Free Radicals, Cancer, and Transcendental Meditation -- Clinical Results -- Diet and Digestion -- Behavioral Rasayanas -- Bedside Manner -- Active Ingredients, Free Radicals, and Herbal Medicines.

Herbal Formulations as Anticancer Agents -- Free-Radical Defenses -- Finding Balance -- Herbal Rasayanas -- Synergism -- Free-Radical Scavenging Effects -- Enhancing Immunity -- Controlling Free-Radical Effects on the Immune System -- Cancer Prevention and Regression -- Reduced Chemotherapeutic Toxicity -- Aging -- Redifferentiation and Rejuvenation in Cancer -- Complications of Cancer -- Other Herbs -- Ayurvedic Clinical Approach -- Summary -- 17 Homeopathy -- Introduction -- Background -- The Medicines -- Remedy Selection -- The Cancer Prescription -- Adjunctive Therapy -- Palliation -- Prevention -- Summary -- Part 5: Alternative Therapies and Practices -- 18 Controversial Therapies -- Antineoplastons for Cancer Treatment -- Hydrazine Sulfate -- Additional Alternative Treatments -- 19 Legal and Regulatory Access to Alternative Cancer Treatments -- Introduction -- Some Historical Notes -- Barriers to Access -- Bias in Research Design, Interpretation, and Funding -- Judicial Reluctance to Recognize Health Care Freedom -- Direct Barriers to Practice -- Personal Import -- Federal, State, and Private Regulation of Payment -- State Regulation of Medical Practitioners -- Summary -- 20 A Patient's Experience and Perspective -- Choosing Between Conventional and Alternative Cancer Treatments -- Getting Started -- Leaving the United States for Treatment -- Off to the Bahamas -- Complete Remission and Cure -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.