Before the memories fade, I want to record my impressions of my trip to Germany in October-November, 1997.
Complementary medicine has a special place in Germany.
In cancer, there is tremendous interest in utilizing the immune system through either non-specific stimuli or through active specific vaccines to combat the disease. At first sight, it is a bit miraculous for the American observer. The DGO has grown in numbers and strength since it was founded by a small group of holistically oriented doctors almost 30 years ago. Today, I am told, it is larger than the more conventional group of chemotherapy-oriented oncologists who meet separately. There were dozens of fascinating displays, a huge bookstore filled with titles that most Americans know nothing about, and an atmosphere that was dignified and serious.