Censuring healthcare options unfortunately stifles a patients' ability to pursue experimental treatments. This is an essential option for surviving an illness t

Censuring healthcare options unfortunately stifles a patients' ability to pursue experimental treatments. This is an essential option for surviving an illness that is poorly understood by the mainstream. Experimental does not mean lack of scientific rigor. On the contrary, experiments are science. National guidelines will always be behind the most cutting edge treatments, because treatments need to be proved before they become widely accepted. Proving takes time--sometimes decades that a sick person does not have. Someone who is dying from a complex illness need the option to pursue experimental treatments. National guidelines are important, but need to be voluntary in order for sick people to have every chance to beat their illness.