Can Complementary Medicine Be Used As A Primary Treatment For Cancer?

In my view, we are not treating the cancer, we are treating the person.

If you are an adult, you are free to choose whatever route you feel appropriate and there are many well documented cases that show those following only a complementary route to treat themselves get better. 

Some people will opt for a totally complementary therapeutic route and will use just the scanning/screening from the health service; others will take only the conventional chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical route.

Many though, seek to combine both. No matter what a therapists personal view on this is, we would seek to support that person in whatever form they want their treatment to take.

It is more important that the client/patient is happy with their decision as trust in whoever is treating you is shown to be a big part in its success.

If you are a child of course, a recent case in the uk has highlighted that it is not as simple as a parent making the decision on the treatment of their child, but this can be and has been challenged in the courts if the medical establishment wishes to and if they see it as in the child’s best interest, regardless of parental view on health.

Many oncology units offer complementary therapy treatments to help with the stress of coping with the illness and of course this is very important to help people relax as much as possible. These are usually in the form of aromatherapy and reflexology, but it’s a start. At least people are no longer told that massage can spread cancer, which was once the belief of the medical establishment and an enigma to those that practised it.

A complementary medical route will tend to engage the person in improving their own health and addressing the reasons the problem occurred.

It of course is crucial to look at diet and nutrition, and work involving Vit C in treating cancer is also worth looking at, Vit D levels as another factor.

Alkalising the body and the use of oxygen would also help. Cancer thrives in acid bodies and the vast majority of cancers do not like a good oxygenated systems. So exercise and nutrition along with whatever therapy is your chosen one to help you to relax and promote health in your body, surely has to be considered whatever route you take.