Links to information online about the Hoxsey Herbal Therapy
Updated August 16, 2006

Note: This page is not associated with, does not represent, and should not be construed as promoting any particular clinical, therapeutic, or research approach. It simply links to publicly accessible online sources of information from a variety of viewpoints. It is in no way intended as offering, nor should it be considered a substitute for, professional medical advice. For that, consult with your licensed primary health care provider.

Breaking News August 2006
Sixteen-year-old cancer patient Abraham Cherrix and his family have been in the national news this summer in an evolving struggle that pits freedom of medical choice vs. the state. Abraham wants to continue to use the Hoxsey herbal therapy to treat his cancer. The state of Virginia is trying to force him, in the courts, to undergo conventional chemotherapy. The story is ongoing (as of August 16). It has focused new attention on the Hoxsey herbal therapy. Click here for the latest news stories about the Cherrix case in the mainstream media at News.Google.Com.

Start here:
Concise history of the Hoxsey herbal therapy by Peter Barry Chowka, the investigative journalist who broke the Hoxsey story (way back in 1980) and who has been reporting on it since then.

Update August 15, 2006:
The Abraham Cherrix Case – and the Hoxsey Therapy – Set for Trial by Peter Barry Chowka

Update August 15, 2006:
The Hoxsey Therapy: Hope or Hype? by Peter Barry Chowka

News release about an article in a peer reviewed medical journal on a preliminary study of the effectiveness of the Hoxsey Therapy at the Bio-Medical Center

Full text of February 2001 medical journal article "Assessment of Outcomes at Alternative Medicine Cancer Clinics: A Feasibility Study" featuring the Hoxsey Therapy (PDF format - free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

History of the Hoxsey Therapy by Patricia Spain Ward, Ph.D., an informative 1988 report commissioned by the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress

Hoxsey Therapy - "Summary"
The University of Texas-Houston Center for Alternative Medicine Research in Cancer

Hoxsey Therapy - "Scientific Review"
The University of Texas-Houston Center for Alternative Medicine Research in Cancer

Hoxsey Therapy by the Longwood Herbal Task Force (LHTF) - three publications in PDF format

Mildred Nelson, RN - "Cancer Therapy Pioneer" - obituary
Natural Foods Merchandiser, April 1999

Herbal Therapies for Cancer
Including Hoxsey Therapy
By Vivekan Don Flint and Michael Lerner, Ph.D.
Commonweal Working Paper 1997

Unconventional Cancer Treatments
Office of Technology Assessment, Sept. 1990
Chapter 4: Herbal Treatments
Including Hoxsey Therapy

Hoxsey's Herbal Tonic - Hoxsey Herbal Treatment
British Columbia Cancer Agency

Links current as of August 16, 2006