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Geoff A. Beckett, MPH1, Gilberto Ramirez, MBA1, Aaron Vanderhoff2, Kim Nichols, ScM2, Sara M. Chute, MPP3, David L.

Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements summary discusses the use of nutrition and dietary supplements for preventing or treating prostate cancer. Learn more about the use of complementary therapies for prostate cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

If you have been diagnosed with sarcoidosis, it is important that you continue your medicine, follow up with your doctor when directed, make healthy lifestyle changes, and prevent complications. Some people may achieve total, or life-long, remission. Other people may achieve temporary remission and go on to experience a relapse, or return of the disease. If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor about the medicines you take to avoid problems for you and your baby.

Paul A. Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA1, Marisa Stanley, MPH1, Fredrick Radmer, MPH1, Shannon Lauf, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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Cancell is a liquid mixture long promoted as a treatment for people with cancer and other diseases; Cantron and Protocel are said to be similar. None of the common chemicals in these products are known to be effective in treating any type of cancer. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

The Gonzalez regimen is a complex treatment plan based on the role of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and other dietary factors. The US Food and Drug Administration has not approved the Gonzalez regimen or any of its components as a cancer treatment. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

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Mistletoe extracts have been studied as a complementary and alternative medicine for many illnesses including cancer. Read about the use of mistletoe therapy in cancer patients and the results of clinical trials in this expert-reviewed summary.

“Selected Vegetables” and “Sun’s Soup” refer to several different mixtures of vegetables and herbs that have been studied as treatments for cancer. Neither has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer or any other medical condition. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.