Medicina Tradicional e Naturopatia Clínica

Abstrato

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Jiang Wang*

Complementary Medicine (CM) or Integrative Medicine (IM) is when alternative medicine is used together with functional medical treatment, in a belief that it improves the effect of treatments. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard medical care. People with cancer may use CAM to: Help cope with the side effects of cancer treatments, such as nausea, pain, and fatigue, Comfort them and ease the worries of cancer treatment and related stress, Feel that they are doing something to help with their own care, Try to treat or cure their cancer. Complementary medicine is used along with standard medical treatment but is not considered by itself to be standard treatment. One example is using acupuncture to help lessen some side effects of cancer treatment. Integrative medicine is an approach to medical care that combines standard medicine with CAM practices that have shown through science to be safe and effective. This approach often stresses the patient's preferences, and it attempts to address the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of health. Alternative medicine is used instead of standard medical treatment. One example is using a special diet to treat cancer instead of cancer drugs that are prescribed by an oncologist.