Faith healers charge high fees and don't follow up with their patients. In the end, they create emotional damage. The media often presents stories about new, unproven cancer treatments. You can also buy books, some written by doctors, which tell about unproven treatments. When you hear about these treatments, keep in mind that, unless a treatment has been tested scientifically, there is no way to know whether it helps control cancer.
Clinical trials are the only way to prove whether treatments are effective.
A journalist who interviews some people who think they have been helped by an unproven treatment does NOT constitute scientific proof. A doctor who thinks some of his or her patients were helped by an unproven treatment does NOT constitute scientific proof. Some people feel hesitant to talk to their doctors about unproven treatments for fear their doctors will be angry with them for considering a different treatment. Actually, most doctors are more than willing to talk about other treatments, especially if you do not risk your health and life by rejecting conventional treatments for an unproven one. If you want to consider adding an unproven treatment to your standard therapy, tell your doctor and ask for his or her advice.