Cancer treatment options and Tests to aid recovery
What are my treatment options?
Note: In some cases you will find additional treatments for your cancer on the Cancer Types page.
TESTS
Can help to identify the best treatment or monitor your progress.
Conventional treatments
The only first-line treatments your oncologist will offer you.
Biological Therapy
Bone marrow transplant
Chemotherapy
Cell-based Therapies
Clinical Trials
Cryosurgery
Hormone Therapy
Laser Therapy
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Radiation Treatment
Surgery
Targeted Cancer Therapies
Watchful Waiting
Alternative treatments
While Alternative cancer treatments are generally used in place of Conventional treatments such as chemo and radiation, some are now becoming standard of care. (i.e. HIFU and Mistletoe Therapy).
Alternative treatments offer the only hope for some patients, especially those for whom conventional treatments have failed to offer any benefit. They include:
Do at home (under medical guidance)
- Budwig Protocol
- Cell Suppression Theory Treatment Protocol
- Cannabis Oil
- Ivermectin, Mebendazole, and Fenbendazole
- Jane McLelland Off Label Drugs for Cancer
- Joe Tippens Protocol
- Laetrile
- Mitochondrial-Stem Cell Connection
(using Ivermectin, Fenbendazole and Mebendazole) - Mitochondrial Metabolic Theory Treatment Protocol
Clinic based.
- Antineoplastons
- Care Oncology Protocol
- Gonzalez Protocol
- Gerson Therapy
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
- Hoxsey Diet Therapy
- Insulin Potentiation Therapy
- Mistletoe Therapy
- Oncolytic Virotherapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sono-Photo Dynamic Therapy
See full details on Alternative Cancer Treatments page.
Integrative treatments
Integrative Oncology is a holistic and patient-centred approach to cancer care. It uses both conventional treatments (chemo etc) and complementary therapies (Mistletoe etc).
See full list of Clinics offering Integrative Treatments
Complementary therapies
These are used in addition to standard or alternative cancer treatments.
In this 2019 Study a Systematic Review reported 12 out of 57 (21%) trials reported beneficial aspects of complementary therapies on the Overall Survival of cancer patients. It also reported significant benefits for Quality of Life, Pain, and Depression.
Note: Each therapy appears elsewhere on this site under the category it is used for – such as Pain Relief, Reducing Side-effects and so on.
Here’s a complete list :
AHCC (Active hexose correlated compound)
Ann Wigmore – Living Foods Lifestyle
Dr. Matthias Rath Cellular Solution
Immuno-Augmentive Therapy (IAT)
Ketogenic Diet to Starve Cancer
Paw Paw Cell-Reg (PawPaw extract)
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
Sonodynamic and Photodynamic Therapy Combined
Sun’s Soup-Selected Vegetables
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
This study Effects of Complementary and Integrative Medicine on Cancer Survivorship concluded: Evidence is evolving that Complementary and Integrative Medicine interventions, especially those related to “lifestyle medicine” such as nutrition, nutritional supplements, stress reduction and exercise, may improve survival and reduce risk of recurrence…these approaches ought now be considered as additional important tools to integrate into cancer survivorship care plans.
Online Prescriptions
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Online Prescriptions
Dixon Chemist in the UK
Will supply Low Dose Naltrexone and other cancer medicines as well as providing consultations and prescriptions.
Buying from suppliers that do not post to Ireland
You can have some items sent to An Post postal addresses in the UK and in the US. They are then forwarded on to your address in Ireland.
See An Post
Clinics offering supportive therapies
Crescent Moon Therapy Rooms
Unit 4 Johnstown Business Park
Waterford City.
Phone: Carmel 087 6386364
Email: carmelhogan12@gmail.com
Website:crescentmoontherapy.com
Therapies offered include:
- EESystem Energy Enhancement System
- Acupuncture
- Hijama
- Bioresonance
- Reflexology
- Lymphatic Drainage
The following is from their website:
The EESystem promotes wellness, healing, relaxation, purification and rejuvenation. This ecologically & environmentally safe system is used by individuals, doctors, and therapists as well as Meditation and Wellness Centers to improve human development and psychological well-being. The EESystem works on a quantum level with the bio-active energy fields through scalar waves that can allow cells to regenerate by detoxifying the body while improving the immune system and balancing the yin-yang within the body.
Drummartin Clinic
3 Drummartin Road,
Goatstown, Dublin 14
D14 K0T9
Website: Drummartin Clinic
Email: reception@drummartinclinic.ie
Landline: +353 1 296 5993
The following is from their website:
We work co-operatively alongside your G.P and/or consultant and blend standard and complementary medicine, ensuring that you receive the benefits of both medical systems. We avoid recommending treatments that may conflict with your prescribed medicines. Hopefully with help from all of us in Drummartin Clinic, good doctor-patient teamwork and you, also, working to help yourself, your life will, once more, be enjoyable and productive.
Richard Rocker Clinic for Functional Health
Unit 8, Westgate Business Park,
Ennis, Co Clare V95 FY71
Website: rockerclinic.com
Email: richard@rockerclinic.com
Phone: +353 (0) 86 177 4873
The following is from their website:
Dr Richard Rocker has been in clinical practice for over 30 years. He is certified in Functional Medicine, Massage, Shiatsu, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Acupuncture, Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Personal Training, Nutrition, Phlebotomy, Genomics, Blood Chemistry Analysis, Homeoprophylaxis, and Eastern Medicine, which taught him to see the body from a holistic perspective. Dr. Richard Rocker has received his Bachelor’s in Holistic Health Science and Doctorate and Ph.D. in Integrative and Natural Medicine and utilizes his Integrative approach to helping people at all levels of their being.
Enfield Healing Centre.
The following is from their website:
Nestled in a peaceful countryside setting, Enfield Healing Centre is situated along the Clonard Heritage Trail in the Boyne Valley in County Meath.
We are a UNIFYD Affiliated Centre, offering you a space to relax and rejuvenate in the Energy Enhancement System™.
What is the Energy Enhancement System™?
The Energy Enhancement System™ (also known as EESystem™ or EES™) is an revolutionary technology designed to help the body restore balance, boost energy, and promote overall well-being by simply being in its presence. It harnesses bio-active energy fields to stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities and restore balance.
Key benefits reported by people worldwide:
- Increased Energy Levels
- Pain Relief
- Enhanced Mental Clarity
- Stress Reduction
- Accelerated Healing
- Improved Sleep
Contact Kathryn Moloney, owner of Enfield Healing Centre:
Tel: +353 87 628 3234
Website: Enfield Healing Centre.
“Remember, the question is not “How do I get rid of cancer”
Dr. Thomas Lodi, Integrative Oncology
but rather “How do I stop making cancer”
See also: Latest Treatments being studied for cancer
Updated January 2025
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