Why Randomized Controlled Trials Don’t Always Tell the Real-World Story

RCTs are not always the best approach to get definitive answers to clinical questions.

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Complementary Therapies and Cancer: How Much Evidence Is Enough?

We view the use of science-informed, low-risk, affordable therapies as a reasonable option for patients. Stronger evidence of benefit is needed for therapies that are risky, expensive, or otherwise burdensome.

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Understanding Research Studies

Evidence that a therapy “works” runs a whole range from unreliable to trustworthy. In this post, we consider the design of research studies.

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CancerChoices Complementary Therapy Reviews: Top-Rated on Quality and Trustworthiness

We received the highest rating among the sites evaluated for quality and trustworthiness of information on cancer complementary therapies, with a total score of 4.9/5.

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Vitamin D: Hit the Sweet Spot to Reduce Cancer Risk

Evidence so far shows a lower risk of many types of cancer among people with mid-range blood vitamin D levels compared to low levels. However, if your blood level is already in the middle range, taking vitamin D supplements might not bring much benefit regarding cancer risk.

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Your Choices

We’re here to make it easy for you to do better with your conventional treatments with self care + complementary care that are supported by good science.

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Choices in Healing

What is the true meaning of healing? Healing is movement toward wholeness.

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Choices in Conventional Care

Conventional cancer treatments offer the only proven cures for cancer. They may also extend and improve life when cures are not possible.

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Making Skillful Decisions

Here are some important rules of thumb for getting these powerful—yet also often difficult—cancer treatments right.

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Choices in Self Care

The secret to self care is simply caring about yourself. Let it be real. Do what makes you feel better.

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