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Has anyone gone or heard of Thien Thao Chinese Herbs located in Houston,Tx?

My little sister has had several different cancers and right now she has a very aggressive lung cancer. Tumors are wrapped around her windpipe and a major artery and we have been told that she can't have surgery anymore because the tumors are too big. She is being treated at MD Anderson in Houston,Tx and she is going to receive radiation and chemotherapy. My parents heard that herbs and alternative medicine could help "cure" the tumors and that vitamin B12 and Cat's Claw would help too. We really don't know what else to do, my sister is only 15 and she is very scared. If anyone has any information on Thien Thao Chinese Herbs that would help out a lot because my parents are thinking of taking her there. Thank You so much.

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1. I am so so sorry to hear about your sister. I can only imagine how desperate you and your family are feeling. Unfortunately there are always unscrupulous people waiting to make money out of desperation like yours by selling untested, unproven and sometimes dangerous 'alternatives'. Cat's claw is one such unproven treatment: http://www.ncahf.org/articles/c-d/catsclaw.html I think when you say vitamin B12 you may be thinking of the non-existent vitamin B17; this name was invented to give credibility to Laetrile, a brand name for apricot kernels. There is not a scrap of evidence that this helps in the treatment of cancer, and much evidence that it does not. Apricot kernels contain cyanide, so in addition to being useless, they are dangerous: . http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/cancer.html http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/laetrile.html I haven't heard of Thien Thao Chinese Herbs, but I do know that no herbs of any kind have been proven to be of help in treating cancer. I urge you to be wary of stories of miraculous cures on sites and in literature promoting these alternatives. You have no way of knowing if the person ever had cancer in the first place, or even if they are still alive. I'm sure that the people who have recommended these treatments to your family are well-meaning people, concerned for your sister and anxious to help. But they are misguided. Alternative medicine is a multi-million pound industry, and above all they want your cash. Again, I am so sorry about your sister; I hope so much that the chemotherapy and radiotherapy she is about to have are effective. My best wishes to her and to all of you.