There are few things that instill more fear in the hearts of human beings than the verdict "you have cancer". For most patients, this is the equivalent of a death sentence, because of the extremely high mortality rate associated with most cancers - despite conflicting reassurances by medical doctors and costly treatment using orthodox methods. This fear is aggravated by the fact that patients generally have no misunderstanding of the disease, and also do not understand that successful treatment consists of much more than orthodox medical treatment.
