[Are paramedical means and methods justified in the treatment of breast carcinoma?].
In industrial countries breast cancer is the second frequent malignancy of women. The often metastasizing (65 to 70%) and long-lasting illness leads patients in more than 50% to paramedical treatments. An analysis of the unproven methods and the remedies concerning the effectiveness against breast cancer is done: mistletoe preparations, nutrition directions, organotherapy (cell therapy, cytoplasmatic and thymus therapy), enzyme-preparations and further paramedical remedies and methods. In the last part, the discussion covers the findings of the 'Gesellschaft für Biologische Krebsabwehr', which presumes that biological remedies will lead to a turn in cancer treatment. An exact analysis of the paramedical literature shows that the quoted successes of paramedical treatment are nearly parallel to the successes of 'ortho-medical' therapies, which are not mentioned at all or only on incidentally.
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D000887:Anthroposophy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D004035:Diet Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009945:Organotherapy; D011781:Quackery; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014020:Tissue Extracts
Haben paramedizinische Mittel und Methoden in der Behandlung des Mammakarzinoms eine Rechtfertigung?