Reference no: EM133457175

Case SCENARIO: Your mother has been diagnosed with cancer. She wants to forego all traditional cancer therapy and do the Gerson therapy. She has come to you for advice. Use the questions below to guide your decision-making process. By the last question, you will each be able to determine if one should use this treatment for Cancer or not based on the information you have collected.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: (please include a reliable source for each question, thank you)

1. What is Gerson cancer treatment? What is your personal reaction when your mother does not want chemotherapy or radiation for her cancer?
2. Describe 3 characteristics of a good consumer that will help you to evaluate this therapy.
3. What are the steps a good consumer takes to make decisions and how would you apply this to the Gerson Therapy?
4. Describe two reasons someone would choose CIM/CAM therapies?
5. How would choosing this therapy conflict with choosing a doctor, taking medications, and being reimburse by insurance.
6. Name three valid and reliable sources that you would use to confirm your ideas about Gerson and what were the criteria for selecting these sources.
7. Where does one go to receive this therapy?
8. Is there a safety issue and/or conflict with medications? How would you check?
9. Is this therapy legal or illegal and which laws apply?
10. What government agency is responsible for regulating this treatment and what do they do?
11. What is your summary of data that you have collected on this therapy?
12. What is your overall conclusion? Is this fraud, quackery or CAM or none of these options? What final words do you have for your mom?