PURPOSE: Oncologists are aware that their patients use complementary/alternative
medicine (CAM). As cancer incidence rates and survival time increase, use of CAM will likely …

Stories of cancer are full of monster and marvels; the monstrousness of the disease and the
treatments, the marvels of the cures and the saved lives. Still one of the most dreaded …

A new medical pluralism?: Alternative medicine, doctors, patients and the state Page 1 Page 2
A new medical pluralism? Page 3 A new medical pluralism? Alternative medicine, doctors …

The importance and influence of professions in public life has grown increasingly over the
twentieth century but the question of whether they subordinate their own self-interests to the …

The increasing popular interest in ecology in Western Countries has largely contributed to
the development of herbal medicines in the last decade. This trend has been furthered by …

This study focuses on the use of alternative health care practitioners by Canadians aged 15
and over using data from the 1994–95 National Population Health Survey. A total of 17,626 …

The effectiveness of spinal manipulation carried out by a non-medical qualified osteopath
was compared with that of short-wave diathermy (SWD) and a placebo (detuned SWD) in …

Background: A survey exploring attitudes toward complementary or alternative medicine
was distributed to 295 family physicians in the Chesapeake region. Physicians were asked …

A study of the development and rejection of vitamin C as a treatment for cancer, this text also
explores the evaluation process of such a contentious treatment. Based on social, economic …

Objective To identify the nature and prevalence of therapies used by children with cancer as
alternatives to orthodox medical treatment. Design A descriptive study in which the parents …