Gerson lost his license in the 1940s after testifying before the Senate. This is a diet plus a spiritual philosophy of life. Little research support for his concepts. Collection of data at the San Diego clinic is sparse. The approach includes biomedical, psychosocial, biochemical, and biomechanical profiles, then individualization of recommendations.
Dietary approach is integrated with fitness and psychological support.
We do not know if nutritional therapies will function in the same way across a wide variety of cancers, or whether they will prove helpful only in some cancers, and even counterproductive in others. Unconventional Pharmacological Therapies Largest, most diverse field of unconventional approaches. More media attention than for spiritual, psychological, physical, and nutritional approaches. In contrast with spiritual, psychological, or nutritional approaches, there is no obvious, intrinsic health-promoting benefit. In contrast with spiritual, psychological, or nutritional approaches, quackery and excessive costs are much more common.