What else can I do to help with my cancer? How can I get myself get through the pain? Is there anything else out there aside from all the toxic medicines? Many people at least consider treatments, or foods, or techniques, that come from outside the oncologist’s office. These days many cancer doctors actually support integrating other methods into their care. But there is a big difference between “integrative,” or holistic medicine, and “alternative medicine,” which seeks to replace approved treatments, and often has little or no serious science to support it.
The tag line for integrative medicine is that it is “an alternative approach to care that puts the patient at the center of treatment,” blending things such as diet and stress management, with conventional medicine and complementary therapies. According to Dr. Brian Berman, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, integrative medicine does not disregard more traditional treatment options, but simply attempts to mesh the best of conventional and complementary medicine.
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