Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer: The ugly face of alternative medicine

被引：4

作者：

Baum, Michael ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Royal Free & UCL Med Sch, Clin Trials Grp, Ctr Clin Sci & Technol, London N19 5LW, England

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY | 2009年 / 7卷 / 05期

关键词：

Alternative medicine; Holistic medicine; Evidence based medicine; Supportive care; CAM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.07.011

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

100210 [外科学];

摘要：

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. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd.

引用

页码：409 / 412

页数：4