Issels treatment
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The Issels treatment, or Issels combination therapy, is an alternative cancer treatment based on the ideas of Josef Issels. The treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the American Cancer Society,{{cite journal |title=Unproven methods of cancer management. Issels combination therapy |journal=CA Cancer J Clin |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=188–91 |year=1972 |pmid=4339809 |doi= 10.3322/canjclin.22.3.188|url=http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4339809|doi-access=free }} and is listed as a "dubious treatment" by the alternative medicine watchdog website Quackwatch.{{cite web | url = http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/altseek.html |title = A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments | publisher = Quackwatch | access-date= 8 August 2008}}
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In Issels combination therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth containing metal fillings, to follow a strict diet, and to eliminate various substances, such as alcohol and caffeine, which are considered harmful. name="acs-metabolic">[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Metabolic_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO Metabolic Therapy], from the American Cancer Society. Retrieved 8 August 2008. The treatment makes use of holistic and orthomolecular principles, utilizing certain specialized vaccines, chelation and enzymatic therapies, along with nutraceutical supplementation, such as laetrile and vitamin C.{{cite web|url=http://www.issels.com/TreatmentSummary.aspx |title=The Official Issels Treatment Summary |publisher=Issels.com |access-date=7 June 2010}} The treatment is not approved in the United Kingdom, nor is it approved by any medical society in the United States, but is available worldwide at a reported cost, in 2005, of US$65,000 (or about £45,000).{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5090126.stm | title = Home remortgaged for cancer girl | publisher = BBC News | date = 17 June 2006 | access-date = 8 August 2008}}
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