Does homeopathic or herbal treatment of cancer have any scientific recognition?

Question

Even though we have a very high tech society, cancer is still a serious issue. We humans still are not entirely capable of fighting cancer. Radiation and chemotherapy are still considered the best methods for treating it and frequently, even these don't work. And, as for this disease, it is a phenomenon of uncontrolled cell growth that has lead to the death of many people. Within these main two treatments, there is plenty of controversy surrounding applying radiation and chemo in a proper sequence. However, there are also some different methods known and available on the market to treat cancer. Among them, homeopathic and herbal treatments are the most common. So, my question is, do they really work and is there any scientific evidence of that? If yes then what is it?

Answer 1

Neither Homeopathic nor Herbal remedies are considered appropriate cancer treatment. There is no biological mechanism for them to have an effect greater than a placebo, so studies on such products are not something researchers would be interested in.

However, it is well known that determination to beat cancer does actually correlate with beating cancer.

Given that there is an immune system -mind interface that is poorly understood. This could make the immune system more effective through the person's belief.