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Why are these "alternative?" Many say it is because they don't work. However, there are many success stories of how they did.<ref>Snow, Sheila, and Mali Klein. Essiac Essentials: The Remarkable Herbal Cancer Fighter. New York: Kensington, 1999. Print.</ref> Others say theses are less accepted because they take more time to work. In rare cases such as some kinds of leukemia, there might not be enough time for the immune system to be built up for the task. There is also a "point of no return," after which the immune system is too weak to overcome the illness. Others say that it is a high-profit conspiracy.<ref>http://www.naturalnews.com/042688_natural_medicine_cancer_cures_government_agencies.html</ref> Each argument has some supporting evidence, some of which is irrefutable, but much of which could be explained away.
Why are these "alternative?" Many say it is because they don't work. However, there are many success stories of how they did.<ref>Snow, Sheila, and Mali Klein. Essiac Essentials: The Remarkable Herbal Cancer Fighter. New York: Kensington, 1999. Print.</ref> Others say theses are less accepted because they take more time to work. In rare cases such as some kinds of leukemia, there might not be enough time for the immune system to be built up for the task. There is also a "point of no return," after which the immune system is too weak to overcome the illness. Others say that it is a high-profit conspiracy.<ref>http://www.naturalnews.com/042688_natural_medicine_cancer_cures_government_agencies.html</ref> Each argument has some supporting evidence, some of which is irrefutable, but much of which could be explained away.
=== Religion/irreligion and cancer treatment ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and Miracles|Atheism and miracles]] and [[Atheism and the supernatural]]
According to the American Cancer Society:
{{Cquote|According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), 69% of cancer patients say they pray for their health. A recent study published in ''Cancer'', a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggests a link between religious or spiritual beliefs and better physical health reported among patients with cancer.<ref>[https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/study-cancer-patients-with-strong-religious-or-spiritual-beliefs-report-better-health.html Study: Cancer Patients with Strong Religious or Spiritual Beliefs Report Better Health], American Cancer Society</ref>}}
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
== Irreligion and cancer ==
== Irreligion and cancer ==