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" More regulation of the alternative medicine industry is needed to protect patients, according to a top cancer expert. John Waxman, a professor of oncology at Imperial College in London, has said that more rules are needed to protect patients from &amp;quot;cynical&amp;quot; exploitation. A full 80 per cent of cancer patients are estimated to pursue an alternative complementary treatment or dietary regime to help treat their illness. In this week&amp;#039;s British Medical Journal, Professor Waxman wrote: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s time for legislation to focus on a particularly vulnerable section of our society and do something to limit the exploitation of our patients.&amp;quot; Many food supplements should be reclassified as drugs in order to subject them to closer scrutiny and regulation, added Professor Waxman. He described the intellectual basis for these treatments as &amp;quot;delusional&amp;quot;. Conventional methods of treating cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal suppression. It is generally agreed that obesity increases the risk of cancer. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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