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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.
Since the late 19th century, medical researchers have established modern cancer care through the development of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapies, and refined surgical techniques. As of 2019, only 32.9% of cancer patients in the United States died within five years of their diagnosis. [7]
Naturopathy – a system of alternative medicine based on a belief in energy forces in the body and an avoidance of conventional medicine; it is promoted as a treatment for cancer and other ailments. According to the American Cancer Society, "scientific evidence does not support claims that naturopathic medicine can cure cancer or any other ...
Health care leaders at Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital and elected officials celebrated the opening of a proton therapy center on Wedneday, Dec. 20, 2023, at OSU's The ...
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]
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]
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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]