Open AccessONCOLOGY-BEYOND ALLOPATHY
Author(s) -
Uma Garg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
up state journal of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3450
DOI - 10.36611/upjohns/17.6
Subject(s) - homeopathy , allopathic medicine , medicine , alternative medicine , siddha , integrative medicine , modalities , naturopathy , radiation therapy , traditional medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pathology , social science , sociology
Cancer is a lifestyle disease & is synonymous with considerable morbidity & mortality. After suspicion a definitive diagnosis is established by pathological examination & staged by optimal radiological workup. Treatment modalities available are surgery, chemotherapy & radiotherapy. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is the popular term used for health ad wellness therapies that have not typically been part of conventional allopathic or western medicine. Complementary medicine are used along with conventional medicines & by definition help in completing the process of healing. While Alternative medicines are used in place of conventional medicines or Mainstream or Western medicines. CAM focusses on the person as a whole and includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and in some aspects parallels AYUSH which is a combination of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. Allopathic practices and protocols are not without undesirable side effects and proponents of CAM claim fewer or almost nil side effects in addition to positive results.