Below is part of this week's enewsletter from Ralph Moss about CAM resources-

1) I follow Ralph Moss closely and will bring findings of interest to this group as Dr. Moss writes about his research

2)  Dr. Moss begins the series by reviewing M.D.Anderson in Houston-"In this report I discuss M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, which, according to US News and World Report, is America's top rated cancer center.

3) Dr. Moss also explores a CAM therapy briefly discussed on this forum "hyperthermia." "I also discuss what is arguably Houston's number one alternative cancer treatment destination, and examine a little known program utilizing whole body hyperthermia (heat treatment) in an academic setting." 

David

"This week, we here at cancerdecisions.com are launching one of our most ambitious projects ever. Our Where To Go? series will be a regional survey of medical resources for cancer patients who are looking for the best cancer care, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options.

Over the course of the coming months I intend to visit a geographically diverse selection of doctors and clinics in order eventually to assemble a comprehensive region-by-region CAM resource guide. Some people are looking for the best treatment opportunities within driving distance of their own homes. Others are ready and willing to range further afield in their search for innovative treatments. Either way, this series is intended to provide cancer patients with a means to identify the CAM providers and treatment options that are most appropriate for their own circumstances.

I have of course traveled many times in search of innovative cancer treatments, but the aim of this series is quite different from those earlier expeditions. This time, I am methodically trying to track down exactly what is available in any particular locale. Overall, the series will be descriptive, rather than prescriptive: armed with the facts and impressions that I provide, cancer patients can then weigh their options and make choices based on a comprehensive overview of what is available. For those who still need help, there are of course the comprehensive diagnosis-specific Moss Reports as well as my phone consultation service.

We have chosen to launch the Where To Go? series this week with a report on the CAM cancer resources in Houston, Texas, which I visited in April of this year. Houston is a major medical destination, not just for Americans but for people from many other countries. In this report I discuss M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, which, according to US News and World Report, is America's top rated cancer center. I also discuss what is arguably Houston's number one alternative cancer treatment destination, and examine a little known program utilizing whole body hyperthermia (heat treatment) in an academic setting.

In May I will be reporting on Philadelphia, home to five medical schools, and certainly one of America's most famous centers of medical excellence.

This will be followed in June or July by a report on my upcoming trip to Germany, where I will visit a dozen clinics and laboratories that are pursuing a CAM approach to cancer. (This is my sixth such site visit to Germany in the past decade.)

Reports on the Chicago region, New York, New England, Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida are all in the pipeline for the coming year.

I am open to readers' suggestions concerning doctors, clinics and hospitals that you feel are treating cancer in a particularly innovative way. Please send your suggestions to info@cancerdecisions.com. Unfortunately, due to the volume of email we receive it may not be possible for me to reply in detail to your message. But be assured that I will read all your suggestions and consider them carefully in arranging future site visits.