Extracts of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) are the most prescribed medicinal products in integrative outpatient care for cancer patients in German-speaking countries. The use of mistletoe preparations varies in different types of cancer. Up to 77.3% of breast cancer patients use mistletoe treatment. The use of mistletoe as a supportive treatment for cancer began […]
Extracts of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) are the most prescribed medicinal products in integrative outpatient care for cancer patients in German-speaking countries. The use of mistletoe preparations varies in different types of cancer. Up to 77.3% of breast cancer patients use mistletoe treatment. The use of mistletoe as a supportive treatment for cancer began […]
Enormous progress has been made in basic cancer research over the decades. Today, it is quite well known what abnormalities in the structure and function of a cancer cell differ from a normal cell. The aim is to take advantage of these differences in drug development and in favor of complementary therapies. Observing cancer […]
WE ARE FIGHTING, SUPPORTING, HELPING, ENCOURAGING, ASSISTING AND WINNING Petrafoundation is based upon the principle of fighting cancer independently, utilizing Non-Toxic Integrative Cancer Medicine. Our mission is to support you in your battle against cancer, and to give you hope by showing you alternative ways when conventional medicine cannot help you anymore. Our goal […]
The Working Group for Prevention and Integrative Oncology of the German Cancer Society CAM-PRIO investigated whether breast cancer patients wanted to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in their treatment situation. The objective was to assess the changes of CAM use between radiotherapy for breast cancer and the follow-up. Altogether 107 patients completed a questionnaire […]
In December 2019, an outbreak of a novel corona virus (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) was reported initially in Wuhan state, Hubei province of China. The virus has since then spread all over the world and WHO has declared a pandemic spread worldwide. Typically COVID-19 comes with high fever accompanied by respiratory abnormalities like coughing and […]
Cancer has been nested into our health conversation as the final roadmap to death. This is not the whole truth. Not all cancers are fatal. In fact, there is currently a perception that cancer is a very individual disease. Every cancer is different and progresses or stops growing, maybe even leaves our body in a […]
Extracts of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) are the most prescribed medicinal products in integrative outpatient care for cancer patients in German-speaking countries. The use of mistletoe preparations varies in different types of cancer. Up to 77.3% of breast cancer patients use mistletoe treatment. The use of mistletoe as a supportive treatment for cancer began […]
Enormous progress has been made in basic cancer research over the decades. Today, it is quite well known what abnormalities in the structure and function of a cancer cell differ from a normal cell. The aim is to take advantage of these differences in drug development and in favor of complementary therapies. Observing cancer […]
WE ARE FIGHTING, SUPPORTING, HELPING, ENCOURAGING, ASSISTING AND WINNING Petrafoundation is based upon the principle of fighting cancer independently, utilizing Non-Toxic Integrative Cancer Medicine. Our mission is to support you in your battle against cancer, and to give you hope by showing you alternative ways when conventional medicine cannot help you anymore. Our goal […]
This section compiles information from several books and recent research articles on integrative cancer treatment. A comprehensive list of sources can be found at the bottom of the page. Integrative cancer treatment strives to improve cancer treatment by considering all dimensions of care: the physiological, the psychologically spiritual and the social aspects. Characteristics […]
In an emerging field of integrative oncology an ancient health system, Tibetan medicine, warrants our attention. Tibetan medicine uses a variety of treatments in preventing and treating such chronic diseases as cancer. We found that there is very limited research on Tibetan medicine. Very few clinical studies exist on cancer patients utilizing Tibetan medicine. […]
Cancer is a very complicated disease and the prime cause of it as well as the prime treatment for it is not easy to find. Recently cancer research has very much focused on the role of the immune system and to find ways to strenghten the immune system. Many researchers believe that the prime […]
Complementary, integrative and alternative medicine offers a number of effective and non-toxic therapies in the fight against cancer. The preparations used must be called food supplements because they cannot be called medicines. The alternative, often diet-based therapies mentioned below often work so that they create the worst possible conditions for cancer growth. There are treatments […]
The dying Finnish cancer patient, Antti Oinas, has through his own research work and with the help of experts developed a holistic cancer treatment that has kept his cancer under control. Read the description of the method and possibly use the lifestyle changes that may suit you. Antti has given his method the name […]
Fitness coach Karita Aaltonen gives us an example on living with your brain cancer. It is such a small fellow aiding you in life. YOU DON’T FIGHT AGAINST CANCER Either Karita is totally confused or she has perhaps the strongest message ever to seriously ill and also physicians: You don’t have to fight cancer […]
Recently a study was published, which indicated that exercise had beneficial effects on the quality of life of patients with lung cancer. The effectiveness seemed to be affected by the duration of the exercise intervention, as well as exercise frequency, intensity, and adherence. The study performed in Jilin Unversity (China) is published in Oncology […]
