# Why didn't my oncologist tell me about alternative cancer treatments? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-my-oncologist-tell-me-about-alternative-cancer-treatments/495894 "2009-05-10T00:43:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-my-oncologist-tell-me-about-alternative-cancer-treatments/495894/6 "2009-05-10T01:50:29Z")
> [@brooklynn](#): > > Even after I went back to get tested (negative, which they were very surprised at) - as soon as I mentioned what I’d been doing, they got angry! > > This is serious, people’s lives are at stake, if so many people worldwide see success with an alternative treatment, shouldn’t it at least be discussed or mentioned? Think of how much money you spent (or your insurance company spent) on expensive procedures like chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, etc. How much of that money did your doctor receive? Now, think about what you spent at Whole Foods – how much of _that_ did your oncologist receive? It’s all about profit. And as long as our medical system remains in the domain of private industry, it will continue to be this way. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-my-oncologist-tell-me-about-alternative-cancer-treatments/495894)._