Retrospective Study of Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extracts
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In a retrospective study we analysed the survival times of all breast cancer patients treated with mistletoe extract in the Oncology Outpatient Department of the Herdecke Communal Hospital during the period from 1981 to 2000. The survival data for our patients were compared with those for other similar patient populations (tumour registries). The comparatively favourable results from the present survey provide a further indication of the possible prolongation of survival time in breast cancer patients receiving additive mistletoe therapy.
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