The christening of the book “Mistletoe – Medicinal Plant in Cancer Therapy”
On 22nd April 2010, Czech version of the book by Annette Bopp called Mistletoe – Medicinal Plant in Cancer Therapy was christened in the Palace of Books Luxor. The book from publishing house Mlada fronta comes under the auspices of the Dagmar and Vaclav Havel Foundation VIZE 97. Ms. Tana Fischerova undertook the ceremonial christening on behalf of the Foundation VIZE 97 Foundation and she also adopted the check from Mlada fronta worth 25.000 CZK. This amount will be used by the Foundation VIZE 97 for charitable purposes.
This book provides detailed information on the background, use, and effect of mistletoe as well as on mistletoe products and describes the current state of scientific knowledge. The process of certification of the mistletoe drug is now ready to be started in the Czech Republic. However, in abroad there are many patients successfully treated by mistletoe products. The preparation of mistletoe was developed in 1917 in Switzerland. The book describes the use of eight different preparations and the experience of eight patients (with various types of cancer) with mistletoe therapy.