Definition of Di Bella cancer therapy
Di Bella cancer therapy: An alternative medicine cancer
treatment program developed by Dr. Luigi Di Bella based on a drug
cocktail containing a low dose of cyclophosphamide -- a chemotherapy
drug -- plus other drugs and vitamins and given to more than 10,000
patients, nearly 100% of whom were allegedly cured.
The Di Bella therapy came to attention in Italy when some of Di
Bella's patients organized and demanded that Italian hospitals
provide the therapy free of charge. The Italian government funded a
study of the Di Bella therapy. The results were "incompatible with
the ... claim that (the Di Bella therapy) might represent a cure for
any type of cancer."
Another research team reviewed the medical records of patients who
had the Di Bella therapy. Virtually all had also had standard
treatments. Compared with patients who had only standard therapies,
patients who had the Di Bella therapy showed shorter (not longer)
survival.
"Alternative medicine is a poor alternative to conventional
medicine. By replacing worthwhile mainstream therapies, (alternative
medicine) robs many people with potentially curable cancer of
precious time and a chance for survival," wrote Dr. Paul Calabresi of
Brown University about the Di Bella therapy.
Last Editorial Review: 11/26/1999 7:07:00 PMCommon Misspellings: di bella cancer therpy, di bella canser therapy, di bella canser therpy
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