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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Treating Lung Cancer
Complementary and alternative medicine integrate a broad range of remedial philosophies, approaches, and therapies.
Many skilled medical doctors are sceptical about many of the claims of complementary and alternative drug, especially when it comes to treatments for sarcoma.
The terms "complementary" and "alternative" medicine often are used interchangeably, however the strict meaning terms are quite different. A therapy is in general called complementary when it is used along-side a conventional treatment. However, a therapy is generally called alternative when it is used instead of conformist treatment.
Many people who are suffering with lung cancer and use a type of complementary medicine usually use it in combination with their conservative treatment. This is usually what would be advised by a doctor. You certainly want to have as many bases covered as you possibly can when it come up to something as serious as cancer.
However, other people have chosen to use alternative methods alone, or have moved to alternative methods after conventional treatments have failed.
For more information on complementary and option medicine, visit these web sites:
¢ The National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Internet: http://nccam.nih.gov/
¢ Complementary/Integrative Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre
Internet: http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/
¢ Dr. Andrew Weil
Internet: http://www.drweil.com/
¢ Dr Stephen Barrett's Quackwatch
Internet: http://www.quackwatch.org/
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