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. 2024 Aug 6;2:55. doi: 10.1038/s44276-024-00071-9

Table 3.

Review presenting alternative cancer treatment leading to curative improvement, remission, or meaningful life prolongment and non-curative improvement by patients’ cancer stage by frequency with example.

Improvement Type Cancer Stage Frequency Example
Curative, remission achieved, or life meaningfully prolonged Stage 1 2 “My brother-in-law started his cancer treatment journey here after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is now cancer free from a cancer they said you couldn’t cure.”
Stage 2 2
Stage 3 13
Stage 4/Terminal 68
Non-curative cancer improvement Stage 1 0 “I saw him deny wheelchair and take walks with me he even did dishes one day and said, ‘I feel good so why not!’“
Stage 2 1
Stage 3 4
Stage 4/Terminal 16