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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer: the ugly face of alternative medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19679223     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This essay describes my thoughts on the role of CAM in cancer and was provoked by some ugly scenes when I was debating the subject at Kings College London. I conclude that when one analyzes what CAM truly has to offer compared with the best of conventional medicine, then CAM does more harm than good. However it is up to modern medical practitioners to raise their game in order to prevent practitioners of alternative medicine slipping into the gaps left unattended by our profession.
Authors:
Michael Baum
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Editorial     Date:  2009-08-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of surgery (London, England)     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1743-9159     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Surg     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-06     Completed Date:  2010-01-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101228232     Medline TA:  Int J Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  409-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Complementary Therapies / methods*
Holistic Health*
Humans
Neoplasms / therapy*

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