Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with any evidence that wormwood is effective as a cancer treatment. There are very many compounds and supplements on the internet that make claims about being a cancer treatment. These are largely based on personal studies and anecdotal evidence.
So I do think that care needs to be taken when using any non-conventional alternative treatments as they can be harmful and expensive treatments to take. We have some information about alternative treatments that you can see here.
If someone did want to take a treatment that has not been prescribed by a doctor then they should discuss it with their specialist doctor before taking it.
There is a large section of information on the website of the American Cancer Society about complementary and alternative therapies and you can view it here.
There are a number of different sections but the one about herbs, vitamins and minerals is very detailed (clicking on each individual substance in the list will tell you about any research that has been done with each product).
I hope that this reply is of some use. If you have any other questions do contact us again. If you would like to telephone our Freephone number is 0808 800 4040. We are here from Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm.
