Issels treatment

The Issels Treatment, or Issels Combination Therapy, refers to an alternative treatment for cancer based on the ideas of Josef Issels. 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. [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Metabolic_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO Metabolic Therapy] , from the American Cancer Society. Accessed August 8 2008.] The Issels Treatment is unapproved in the United Kingdom but is marketed in the United States at a reported cost, in 2005, of £45,000. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5090126.stm Home remortgaged for cancer girl] , from BBC News. Published June 17 2006; accessed August 8 2008.]

The Issels Treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the American Cancer Society,cite journal |author= |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= |url=http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4339809] and is listed as a "Dubious Treatment" by Quackwatch. [http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/altseek.html A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments] , from Quackwatch. Accessed August 8 2008.]

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