Question 1

can you please tell me about an alternative medicine for thyroid cancer?

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Tell us about Stage: Thyroid Cancer is very successfully treated with surgery. Medicines are rarely used for treating Thyroid Cancer. You need to tell us about the stage of your cancer and what treatment/s have you already used. Alternative medicines is a very broad term often used by folks who refuse to take standard/established, useful treatments. This can be a big mistake and is often a gamble, to be avoided.

Question 2

what did ama reveal about complementary and alternative medicine?

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There are roles: Complementary, alternative and other such remedies all have a role to play in medical care. However, it is important to have all of the facts about a disease before just using one approach. Steve jobs used alternative treatment for his pancreatic cancer, when he probably should have gone with tried therapies first. It is a great "back-up" but it is not a substitute.

Question 3

what are examples of alternative medicine?

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Phony stuff: Evidence-based medicine is tested as stringently as anything in science. Complementary medicine offers comfort and help, is labor-intensive and does not pretend to cure but often helps. "Alternative" as my friends use it today encompasses the cruellest scams perpetrated against the sick -- from laetrile to the gallstone flush. Be discerning and ignore conspiracy and "love" talk.

Question 4

is complementary and alternative medicine safe?

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Usually: Since most aspects of complementary and alternative medicine have never been put to clinical trials, they are mostly ineffective.  But the placebo effect is generally safe, so although you might be wasting your money, the only harm is the avoidance of getting an actual real diagnosis and proper treatment from a real doctor.

Question 5

what is complimentary and alternative medicine?

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CAM: Complementary and alternative medicine ("cam") is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that usually aren't considered a part of conventional medicine. "complementary" treatments might be used in conjunction with conventional ones; "alternative" treatments would be used instead of conventional ones.  For a lot more info, see:  http://nccam.Nih.Gov/.

Question 6

alternative medicine is not real medicine-thoughts?

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Different philosophy: There are many definitions to alternative medicine but usually it is defined as methods of care that do not involve pharmaceutical drugs and procedures.  It can be acupuncture, homeopathy, supplements, nutrition, srt, etc to name a few.  Many of them are well studied and others are not.  Working with integrative medicine physicians can often help link traditional & alternative medicine together.

Question 7

any value to complementary and alternative medicine?

Accepted Answer

Little: Since most aspects of complementary and alternative medicine have never been put to clinical trials, they are mostly ineffective. But the placebo effect is generally safe, so although you might be wasting your money, the only harm is the avoidance of getting an actual real diagnosis and proper treatment from a real doctor.

Question 8

whats holistic, complementary and alternative medicine?

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Whole Person: Holistic (and integrative) medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies (including.  "alternative" & "complementary" medicine = those not usually taught in conventional med schools.

Question 9

describe the features of complementary or alternative medicine.?

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Alternative Medicine: Complementary and alternative medicine (cam) use a holistic approach to treating the patient, combining both traditional western medicine with alternatives such as acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, nutritional medicine etc.  The emphasis in on balancing the person rather than just treating the problem you come in with.

Question 10

what drugs are classified as complementary and alternative medicine?

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None: Drugs are regulated by the fda and require proof of efficacy and safety.  Remedies used by naturopaths and similar providers have not been tested for either efficacy or safety and in fact are totally not subject to any federal oversight unless they are found to be dangerous in clinical use.

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