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Most alternative cancer treatments have not been tested in proper clinical trials. Among studies that have been published, the quality is often poor. A 2006 review of 196 clinical trials that studied unconventional cancer treatments found a lack of early-phase testing, little rationale for dosing regimens, and poor statistical analyses. [11]
Albert Abrams (1863–1924), Photo c. 1900 Radionic instruments. Radionics [1] —also called electromagnetic therapy (EMT) and the Abrams method—is a form of alternative medicine that claims that disease can be diagnosed and treated by applying electromagnetic radiation (EMR), such as radio waves, to the body from an electrically powered device. [2]
Many approaches to energy healing exist: for example, “biofield energy healing”, [2] [3] “spiritual healing”, [4] “contact healing”, “distant healing”, therapeutic touch, [5] Reiki, [6] and Qigong. [2] Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that no evidence supports its clinical use.
Veterinarians were the first health professionals to use PEMF therapy, usually to attempt to heal broken legs in racehorses. [6] In 2004, a pulsed electromagnetic field system was approved by the FDA as an adjunct to cervical fusion surgery in patients at high risk for non-fusion. [ 6 ]
Reiki [a] is a pseudoscientific form of energy healing, a type of alternative medicine originating in Japan. [1] Reiki practitioners use a technique called palm healing or hands-on healing through which, according to practitioners, a " universal energy " is transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the client, to encourage emotional ...
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Studies have been performed on the use of shortwave radiation for cancer therapy and promoting wound healing, with some success. However, at a sufficiently high energy level, shortwave energy can be harmful to human health, potentially causing damage to biological tissues, for example by overheating or inducing electrical currents. [28]
The American Cancer Society noted, "Available scientific evidence does not support any claims that TT can cure cancer or other diseases." [10] A 2004 Cochrane review found no good evidence that it helped with wound healing, but the authors withdrew it in 2016 "due to serious concerns over the validity of included studies". [11]