Question by solo: complementary therapies?
I am currently studying complementary therapies. The field that I am most interested in is offering complementary therapy to Cancer patients/ Patients with serious illness.
How can I find information on how to get into this particular line of complementary therapies?
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Answer by Lulu F
Try www.mhra.gov.uk .and follow the links
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Question by David S: What does complementary therapy do for cancer patients?
What does complementary therapy do for cancer patients?
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Answer by Panda
There are few complementary therapies that offer much benefit to a patient with cancer . . documentation is scant or has found little evidence of efficiacy. What complementary therapy often does is make the patient feel more in control of their treatment . . make them feel, hope, and believe that their cancer will be the one that can be stopped . . it is far more about faith and wishful thinking than it is about anything scientific . . and it makes people feel good. As long as a patient tells their doctor what they are doing and makes sure that their complementary treatment is not intefering with traditional treatments . . and as long as the patient is aware that little evidence exists to support the efficacy of this treatment . . and as long as the complementary medicine is not horribly expensive (some people report $ 4000. a month for strict diets, products, vitamins, herbs, and supplements.)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/
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