“Resorting to alternative therapies, which promise the cure of cancer, can be very dangerous for the health of patients since many of them abandon or postpone their medical treatment causing the disease to progress and come to claim the life of the person affected, “said Dr. Mauricio León Rivera, Surgical Oncologist of our clinic Dr. Mauricio León

The specialist also noted that currently there are many shamans, false gurus, digital content or printed brochures that support the “miraculous” remedy against this disease. They profit from treatments whose effectiveness has not been scientifically proven and only take advantage of the desperation of cancer patients

The most common erroneous beliefs to cure this disease are related to dietary therapies, antioxidant vitamins, medicinal plants, some insect venom, magnet therapy or some therapies that do not cure cancer, such as acupuncture, massage, music or yoga

Among the consequences that alternative therapy can cause, the oncologist indicated that supposedly herbal supplements may cause rather adverse effects at the liver, cardiovascular or cancer itself due to its ingredients or a contaminant present because many of them do not have the control of the regulatory entities as if they have the medicines for human use

Dr. Mauricio León
Surgical Oncologist at Clínica Ricardo Palma