Alternative health systems 
Aromatherapy – the use of fragrant substances, such as essential oils ...

Ayurvedic medicine – a 5,000-year-old system of traditional medicine which originated on ...

Germanic New Medicine – a popular medical system devised by Ryke Geerd Hamer ...

Greek cancer cure – A putative cancer cure invented and promoted by microbiologist ...

Herbalism – a whole-body approach to promoting health, in which substances ...

Holistic medicine – a general term for an approach to medicine which encompasses mental ...

Homeopathy – a pseudoscientific system of medicine based on ultra-diluted substances ...

Native American healing – shamanistic forms of medicine traditionally practiced by some ...

Naturopathy – a system of alternative medicine based on a belief in energy forces in the body ...

Diet-based
Alkaline diet – a restrictive diet of non-acid foods, such as that proposed by Edgar Cayce ...

Breuss diet – a diet based on vegetable juice and tea devised by Rudolf Breuss ...

Budwig protocol (or Budwig diet) – an "anti-cancer" diet developed in the 1950s by Johanna ...

Fasting and intermittent fasting – not eating or drinking for a period – a practice which has ...

Hallelujah diet – a restrictive "biblical" diet based on raw food, claimed by its inventor ...

Kousmine diet – a restrictive diet devised by Catherine Kousmine (1904–1992) ...

Macrobiotic diet – a restrictive diet based on grains and unrefined foods, and promoted by ...

McDougall diet – a restrictive low-fat, starch based vegan diet devised by John A. McDougall ...

Moerman Therapy – a highly restrictive diet devised by Cornelis Moerman (1893–1988) ...

Superfood – a marketing term applied to certain foods with supposed health-giving properties ...

Electromagnetic and energy-based
Bioresonance therapy – diagnosis and therapy delivered by attaching an electrical device ...

Electrohomeopathy (or Mattei cancer cure) – a treatment devised by Count Cesare Mattei ...

Electro Physiological Feedback Xrroid – an electronic device promoted as being capable of ...

Light therapy – the use of light to treat medical conditions. According to the American Cancer ...

Magnetic therapy – the practice of placing magnets on and around the body in order to treat ...

Orgone – a type of life force proposed to exist by Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957) ...

Polarity therapy – a type of energy medicine based on the idea that the positive or negative ...

Rife Frequency Generator – an electronic device purported to cure cancer by transmitting ...

Therapeutic Touch (or TT) – contrary to its name, a technique that does not usually involve ...

Zoetron therapy – therapy based around a large electromagnetic device that ...

Hybrid
Clark's "Cure for All Cancers" – an alternative medicine regime promoted by Hulda Regehr Clark ...

Contreras therapy – treatment offered at the Oasis of Hope Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico ...

Gerson therapy – a predominantly diet regime, generally based on: limiting salt, protein and ...

Gonzalez protocol – a treatment regime devised by Nicholas Gonzalez (1947–2015) ...

Hoxsey therapy – a treatment consisting of a caustic herbal paste for external cancers or a herb ...

Issels treatment – a regime recommended to be used alongside conventional treatment ...

Kelley treatment – a treatment regime devised by William Donald Kelley (1925–2005) ...

Live blood analysis – in alternative medicine, the practice of examining blood samples under ...

Livingston-Wheeler Therapy – a therapeutic regime that included a restricted diet, various ...

Lorraine Day's 10-step program – a regime devised by Lorraine Day based on a restrictive diet ...
 
Metabolic therapies – an umbrella term for diet- and enema-based "detoxification" regimes ...

Nieper therapy – a regimen devised by Hans Alfred Nieper (1928–1998) ...

Plant- and fungus-based
Actaea racemosa (or black cohosh) – a flowering plant from which dietary supplements are ...

Aloe – a genus of flowering succulent plants native to Africa. According to Cancer Research UK ...

Amygdalin (sometimes going by the trade name Laetrile) – a glycoside, has been promoted as ...

Andrographis paniculata – a herb used in Ayurvedic medicine, and promoted as a dietary ...

Aveloz (also called firestick plant, pencil tree or Euphorbia tirucalli) – a succulent shrub native to parts of Africa ...

Bach flower remedies – preparations devised by Edward Bach (1886–1936) in ...

Cannabidiol – a phytocannabinoid extracted from the cannabis plant. Many claims are made ...

Cannabis – Used as a recreational and medicinal drug. Chemicals derived from cannabis have ...

Cansema (also called black salve) – a type of paste or poultice often promoted as a cancer cure ...

Capsicum – the name given to a group of plants in the nightshade family, well known for ...

Carctol – a herbal dietary supplement made from ayurvedic herbs ...

Cassava – a woody shrub native to South America, the root of which is a carbohydrate-rich ...

Castor oil – an oil made from the seeds of the castor oil plant. The claim has been made ...

Chaparral (or Larrea tridentata) – a plant used to make a herbal remedy which is sold as cancer ...

Chlorella – a type of algae promoted for its health-giving properties, including a claimed ...

Echinacea – a group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, marketed as a herbal ...

Ellagic acid – a natural phenol found in some foods, especially berries, and which has been ...

Essiac – a blended herbal tea devised in the early 20th century and promoted as a cancer cure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Fermented wheat germ extract (FWGE) – a concentrated extract of wheat germ sold with the ...

Ginger – a root of plants of the Zingiber family, and a popular spice in many types of cuisine ...

Ginseng – a species of perennial plant, the root of which is promoted for its therapeutic value ...

Glyconutrients – types of sugar extracted from plants; they are mostly marketed in a product with the brand name "Ambrotose" by Mannatech, Inc ...

Goldenseal (or Hydrastis canadensis) – a herb from the buttercup family promoted for treating ...

Gotu kola – a swamp plant native to parts of Asia and Africa. Supplements made from it are ...

Grapes – fruit, popularized for supposed anti-cancer effect by Johanna Brandt (1876–1964) who championed a "grape diet" ...

Inonotus obliquus – commonly known as chaga mushroom. Chaga has been used as a ...

Juice Plus – a branded line of dietary supplements containing concentrated fruit and vegetable juice extract. In October 2009, Barrie R. Cassileth ...

Juicing (or Juice Therapy) – the practice of consuming juice made from raw fruit and ...

Kombucha – A kind of fermented tea claimed to cure a variety of human illnesses including AIDS ...

Mangosteen – a fruit native to Southeast Asia which is promoted as a "superfruit" and in products such as XanGo Juice ...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) – a biennial plant that grows in many locations over the world ...

Mistletoe (or Iscador) – a plant used in anthroposophical medicine, proposed as a cancer cure by Rudolf Steiner ...

Modified citrus pectin – a substance chemically extracted from citrus fruits and marketed in ...

Moxibustion – the practice, used in conjunction with acupuncture or acupressure, of burning dried-up mugwort ...

Mushrooms – promoted on the internet as useful for cancer treatment. According to Cancer ...

Nerium oleander (or oleander) – one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants ...

Noni juice – juice derived from the fruit of the Morinda citrifolia tree indigenous to Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Caribbean ...

Pau d'arco – a large South American rainforest tree whose bark (sometimes brewed into "lapacho" tea) is promoted as a treatment for many ailments ...

Pygeum – an extract made from Prunus africana, the African Cherry Following excitement at ...

Rauvolfia serpentina (or snakeroot) – a plant used as the basis of a herbal remedy that ...

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) – a European species of clover, promoted as a treatment for ...

Saw palmetto (or Serenoa repens) – a type of palm tree found growing in the southeastern United States. Its extract has been promoted as a prostate cancer ...

Seasilver – an expensive dietary supplement made mostly from plant extracts and promoted ...

Soursop (or Graviola) – According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission soursop extract is ...

Strychnos nux-vomica – a tree native to Asia, the bark of which contains toxic strychnine ...

Ukrain – the trademarked name of a drug (sometimes called "celandine") made from ...

Uncaria tomentosa (or cat's claw) – a woody vine found in the tropical jungles of South and ...

Venus flytrap – a carnivorous plant, the extract of which is promoted as a treatment for a ...

Walnuts – large, hard edible seeds of any tree of the genus Juglans. Black walnut has been ...

Wheatgrass – a food made from grains of wheat. According to the American Cancer Society ...

Wild yam (or Chinese yam) – types of yam, the roots of which are made into creams and ...

Wilburn Ferguson's solution – a mixture of plants that were supposedly used by the Shuar ...

Physical procedures
Acupuncture – a mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture attempts to regulate the flow of a supposed energy ...

Applied kinesiology – the practice of diagnosing and treating illness by touching and ...

Chiropractic – the practice of manipulating the spine to treat many human ailments ...

Craniosacral therapy (or CST) – a treatment devised by John Upledger in the 1970s ...

Colon cleansing – the practice of cleansing the colon using laxatives and enemas to "detoxify" ...

Cupping – a procedure in which cups are used to create areas of suction on the body ...

Dance therapy – the use of dance or physical movement to improve physical or mental well- ...

Ear candling – an alternative medical technique in which lighted candles are placed in the ...

Psychic surgery – a sleight-of-hand confidence trick in which the practitioner pretends to ...

Reiki – a procedure in which the practitioner might look at, blow on, tap and touch a patient in ...

Shiatsu – a type of alternative medicine consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches and ...

Spiritual and mental healing
Cancer guided imagery – the practice of attempting to treat cancer in oneself by imagining ...

Faith healing – the attempt to cure disease by spiritual means, often by prayer or participation ...

Hypnosis – the induction of a deeply relaxed and yet alert mental state ...

Meditation (also Transcendental Meditation and Mindfulness) – mind-body practices ...

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) – a series of behavioral techniques based on various ...

Anti-cancer psychotherapy – a technique claiming that a "cancer personality" caused cancer ...

Qigong – the practice of maintaining a meditative state while making gentle and fluid bodily ...

Synthetic chemicals and other substances
714-X – sometimes called "trimethylbicyclonitramineoheptane chloride", is a mixture of ...

Antineoplaston therapy – a form of chemotherapy promoted by the Burzynski Clinic in Texas ...

Apitherapy – the use of products derived from bees, such as honey and bee venom ...

Cancell  also called Protocel, Sheridan's Formula, Jim's Juice, Crocinic Acid ...

Cell therapy – the practice of injecting cellular material from animals in an attempt to prevent ...

Caesium chloride – a toxic salt, promoted as a cancer cure (sometimes as "high pH therapy") ...

Chelation therapy – removal of metals from the body by administering chelating agent ...

Cytokine therapy (or Klehr's autologous tumor therapy) – a so-called immunotherapy with a ...

Colloidal silver – liquid containing a suspension of silver particles, marketed as a treatment ...

Coral calcium – a dietary supplement supposedly made from crushed coral and promote ...

DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) – a steroid hormone that has been promoted in supplement ...

Di Bella Therapy – a cocktail of vitamins, drugs and hormones devised by Luigi di Bella ...

Dimethyl sulfoxide (or DMSO) – an organosulfur compound that has been promoted as a treat ...

Emu oil – an oil derived from adipose tissue of the emu, and promoted in dietary supplement ...

Gc-MAF (Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor) – a type of protein that affects ...

Germanium – a metalloid which has been sold in supplement form with the claim that it is ...

Hydrazine sulfate – a chemical compound promoted (sometimes as "rocket fuel treatment") for ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy – the use of a pressurized oxygen environment as therapy ...

Insulin potentiation therapy – the practice of injecting insulin, usually alongside a low dose ...

Krebiozen (also known as Carcalon, creatine, substance X, or drug X) – a mineral oil-based liq ...

Lipoic acid – an antioxidant available as a dietary supplement and claimed by proponents to ...

Miracle Mineral Supplement (or MMS) – a toxic solution of 28% sodium chlorite in distilled ...

Orthomolecular medicine (or Megavitamin therapy) – the use of high doses of vitamins ...

Oxygen therapy – in alternative medicine, the practice of injecting hydrogen peroxide ...

Ozone therapy – the application of ozone to the body, either externally or internally ...

Pangamic acid – a name given to an ill-defined substance peddled by fraudster Ernst T. Krebs, Jr. ...

Phosphorylethanolamine – A chemical manufactured in Brazil by Gilberto Chierice and ...

Poly-MVA – a dietary supplement created by Merrill Garnett (1931–), a former dentist turned ...

Pregnenolone – a steroid which has been promoted online with claims it can treat a variety of ...

Protandim – a herbal supplement fraudulently marketed with claims it can cure or prevent ...

Quercetin – a plant pigment used in dietary supplements that have been promoted for their ...

Revici's Guided Chemotherapy – a practice in which a chemical mixture (usually including ...

Shark cartilage – a dietary supplement made from ground shark skeleton, and promoted ...

Sodium bicarbonate (or baking soda) – the chemical compound with the formula ...

Urine therapy (or urotherapy) – the practice of attempting to treat cancer—or other illnesses ...

Vitacor – a type of vitamin supplement devised by Matthias Rath and heavily promoted on ...
 

​Hoxsey Therapy

The sale or marketing of the Hoxsey Method (cure for cancer) was banned in the United States by the FDA on September 21, 1960

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Burzynski Clinic

Cancer treatment clinic was "deemed to be unlawful by the U.S. FDA and the Texas Attorney General" (Stanislaw Burzynski)

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Life-Saving Cancer Drugs

"When effective new drugs are delayed, the inevitable consequence is needless human suffering and death"

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Cancer continues to be the second most common cause of death in the US, after heart disease. A total of 1.9 million new cancer cases and 609,360 deaths from cancer are expected to occur in the US in 2022, which is about 1,670 deaths a day. Jan 12, 2022