Mistletoe Treatment

Hi Fifi Mo, sorry to hear your daughter relapsed. I did a quick search on the site and Mistletoe Therapy did not get a hit. 

What chemo will she be starting? 

Mistletoe therapy is an anthroposophical medicine and can be integrated with conventional cancer treatments.

It needs to be used under the supervision of a medical professional to ensure that effectiveness of chemo treatments are not reduced and to look out for adverse reactions. From what I have seen, Mistletoe therapy does not replace recommended cancer treatments.

Hi has she discussed this with her haematologist ? as its important a) they know and b) it will not have a negative effect on the chemo she will receive.

As I have no medical training I cannot comment on whether this is the right thing to do but I would suggest she takes medical advice as the are lots of false treatment options being offered out there especially now people can promote their alternative treatments on the internet.

I did find this from the BMJ and she should use legit medical sources to inform any choices she makes and this article advises not to use it

https://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1282

then you have this from Glasgow suggesting its ok

https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/patients-and-visitors/main-hospital-sites/gartnavel-campus/nhs-centre-for-integrative-care/nhs-centre-for-integrative-care-therapies/mistletoe-therapy/#

and a USA one, which still raises issue and is a 2019 paper 

www.cancer.gov/.../mistletoe-pdq

hence the advice to discuss it full with her medical team.

You can also ask a nurse here on the Mac site and they usually reply within 48hrs 

I cannot remember anyone ever posting about using it.