Alternative Therapies

Paper Summary:

This work is a research study investigating alternative therapies in medical treatment. The paper looks at allopathic medicine, holistic medicine, complimentary and alternative Medicine and integrated medicine. Discussed are the pros and cons of these types of medicines over 'traditional' medicine and how these may serve to compliment traditional medicine.

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Abstract
Objective
Introduction
Categories of CAM
Questions of Research
Literature Review
Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The study of Lengacher et al., (2006) was in order to make identification of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that relieves symptoms and side effects among women diagnosed with breast cancer and to make identification demographic and clinical factors associated with the use of CAM in these patients. The study design is one that was "a descriptive, cross sectional survey in the setting of clinics and community groups in the Tampa Bay area and community groups in the rural Midwestern area."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bent, S. et al (2006) Saw Palmetto for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 354:557-566 February 9, 2006 Number 6.
• Arcury, Thomas (2006) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use as Health Self-Management: Rural Older Adults With Diabetes The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 61:S62-S70 (2006).
• Moebus, S. et al.(2006) An analysis of sickness absence in chronically ill patients receiving Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A longterm prospective intermittent study. BMC Public Health. 2006 Feb 12;6(1):28.
• Lengacher, CA et al. (2006) Relief of Symptoms, Side Effects, and Psychological Distress Through Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women With Breast Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2006 Jan 1;33(1):97-104.
• Lengacher, CA et al. (2006) Relief of Symptoms, Side Effects, and Psychological Distress Through Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women With Breast Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2006 Jan 1;33(1):97-104.

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