Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mushrooms may work wonders in cancer treatment, prevention

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 24th, 2002

Exotic mushrooms could herald a new era of cancer treatment and prevention as the Western world learns lessons from the Orient according to a report released by Cancer Research U.K., in August 2002.

The charity has produced the world's most comprehensive review of information about the way medicinal mushrooms are used in Japan, China and Korea where they have been reported to have antitumor properties and to stimulate the immune system to fight disease.

It also documents evidence from studies in the Far East that medicinal mushrooms can help reduce side effects from radio and chemotherapy and significantly improve the quality of life in patients with...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-09-24)

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