Dr. Moshe Frenkel (photo), who is medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas, has reviewed the evidence.

Laboratory research

• A few laboratory experiments in cancer models show some beneficial effect of homeopathic remedies on selected cancer cell lines.

Patient research

• Several published studies have shown there may be a role for homeopathy in symptom relief and improving quality of life in patients with cancer.
  • This has not been demonstrated unequivocally.
• Specific antitumor effects have not been shown.

The bottom line?

Dr. Frankel believes more research in the use of homeopathy in cancer treatment is needed.

A Cochrane Library review on this topic is summarized here.

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