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commandlinegamer
28th December 2009, 02:18 AM
As claimed by the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1238835/Mistletoe-cures-womans-cancer-shuns-chemotherapy.html

Another report:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/12/28/mistletoe-fine-115875-21926886/

The clinic involved Park Attwood states on their website:

The clinic was founded in 1978, is a not-for-profit organisation and treats people with a wide range of illnesses and life challenges including treatment for cancer
And on their mistletoe page:

Mistletoe preparations are usually used in addition to conventional cancer therapies.

Well at least the clinic doen't appear to claim that it cures cancer, from what I can see unlike some.
Dr. Imago
28th December 2009, 06:04 AM
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/mistletoe/HealthProfessional

Christmas time... mistletoe... as good a time as any to recycle this OLD story. Needless to say, iscador isn't proven. But, like the anti-vax Jenny McCarthy's of the world, it is good at getting celebrities embroiled in controversy. Ask Suzanne Sommers.

~Dr. Imago
Dr. Tobias Fünke
28th December 2009, 06:48 AM
One should easily find thousands of people who survived cancer due to Iscador ... hmm ...wait ..
NoZed Avenger
28th December 2009, 07:27 AM
This, however, provides those under treatment with a great pick-up line.
Eos of the Eons
29th December 2009, 06:41 PM
Hm. Good chance to study the effects of kissing on people getting cancer treatments...
arthwollipot
29th December 2009, 06:59 PM
I'm not sure about cancer, but in some places it causes kissing. And I'm all for that.

It's the only American Christmas tradition that I wish had been adopted here. :(
Dr. Imago
29th December 2009, 07:16 PM
Christmas is over. Still, I'm all for kissing... women, that is. (Sorry, Arthwollipot.) I think that's all mistletoe is good for.

~Dr. Imago
Mashuna
30th December 2009, 01:20 AM
I clicked on this thread to see if my view is correct that any headline of the form X causes/cures cancer must be from the Daily Mail. I am glad to see it confirmed.
ElMondoHummus
30th December 2009, 11:09 AM
I'm not sure about cancer, but in some places it causes kissing. And I'm all for that.

It's the only American Christmas tradition that I wish had been adopted here. :(

:confused: It's not a tradition there? That's not right! Time for some cultural imperialism! There are a few (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne) famous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Watts) Austrailians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue) I'd love to kiss. :D
ve2vfd
30th December 2009, 11:35 AM
I don't know if it cures cancer, but I am positive there must be a correlation between mistletoe and the spread of cold sores (oral herpes). :D

Pat
arthwollipot
30th December 2009, 05:21 PM
:confused: It's not a tradition there? That's not right! Time for some cultural imperialism! There are a few (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Byrne) famous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Watts) Austrailians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue) I'd love to kiss. :DI think it's because mistletoe doesn't actually grow here.

But far be it for me to complain - I've had a couple of quite memorable New Year's kisses. :D