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The terms alternative medicine, complementary medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine, natural medicine, unorthodox medicine, fringe medicine, unconventional medicine, and new age medicine are used interchangeably as having the same meaning and are almost synonymous in most contexts. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Where alternative therapies have replaced conventional science-based medicine, even with the safest alternative medicines, failure to use or delay in using conventional science-based medicine has caused deaths. [188] [189] Many alternative medical treatments are not patentable, [208] which may lead to less research funding from the private ...
Complementary medicine is used in addition to conventional care. For example, if you have cancer, you can use both conventional care (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation) and also attempt to improve your health by using non-conventional approaches (laughter therapy, a vegetarian diet). Conventional medicine
This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities. None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence. None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence.
Alternative medical systems are defined by NCCAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. Subcategories
This is a list of types of medical therapy, including forms of traditional medicine and alternative medicine. For psychotherapies and other behavioral and psychological intervention methods, see list of psychotherapies .
In 2017, one retrospective, observational study suggested that people who chose alternative medicine instead of conventional treatments were more than twice as likely to die within five years of diagnosis. [10] Breast cancer patients choosing alternative medicine were 5.68 times more likely to die within five years of diagnosis. [10]