What to believe and what not to believe, such abstruse questions are hovering round mistletoe extract and compelling to reconsider whether mistletoe extract contain anti-cancer properties or not because where in some of the European countries like Germany, mistletoe extract is believed to have anti-cancer properties. On the other hand, a section of scientists has come up opposing such beliefs, saying that mistletoe extract does not contain anti-cancer properties. Backing this view Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPEd, in BMJ says, ‘I recommend mistletoe as a Christmas decoration and for kissing under, but not as an anticancer drug.’
This time moving on the same track researchers have given air to the view that using mistletoe for treating cancer is just like befooling a cancer patients. These contradiction statements are bound to leave a patient with cancer in a fix, since such contradicting statements has turned mistletoe extract as a doubtful thing.
Therefore, it is quite important to come up with concrete evidences to prove any side of the claims or cancer patients would be the worst suffers.
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I think if from the medical pint of view it’s said that there is no definitive cure yet for cancer, maybe it’s the truth for this moment in time.
On the other hand, there are lots of traditional or herbal ”medicine” are claimed to have had cured cancer. Maybe not directly curing it, but they enhanced the body metabolist in such a way that it could fight the cancer internally.