Alternative medicine
| Alternative medicine | |
|---|---|
| Term | Alternative medicine |
| Short definition | alternative medicine (all-TER-nuh-tiv MEH-dih-sin) Treatments used in place of standard treatments. Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
alternative medicine - (pronounced) (all-TER-nuh-tiv MEH-dih-sin) Treatments used in place of standard treatments. Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used. Less research has been done on most types of alternative medicine. Alternative medicine can include special diets, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, and magnetic therapy. For example, a special diet can be used instead of anti-cancer drugs to treat cancer
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Alternative medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Alternative medicine
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