The Gerson program also involves hormonal thyroid stimulation and coffee enemas, which Gerson believed detoxify the liver. Over the years, several intriguing studies have hinted that Gerson therapy helps treat some people with a variety of cancers. The latest report comes from a team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, who worked with clinicians in the Gerson organization. They studied 82 Gerson patients with malignant melanoma, and compared their survival with survival rates reported by conventional oncologists in the medical literature. Certain supplements aid cancer treatment .
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