Exploring Treatment Options

EXPLORING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN OUR QUEST TO TREAT CANCER
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Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Our Quest to Treat Cancer
Conventional and alternative treatment (CAM) has become increasingly popular among cancer patients in the United States especially among those who specifically those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. With information floating around on the various ways cancer treatment is approached many individuals may find it difficult to understand which methods of treatment are more effective than the other. Even though breast cancer as a disease is the second leading cause of death among American women, there has been little effort in public education on the most effective means of the treatment. This is because, despite research and progress in science, there are still contentions on the best form of treatment due to beliefs held by patients and on whether the west`s approach to cure cancer is the best or Asia`s. It is therefore not uncommon for patients to seek more information on alternative treatments for cancer.
So when a breast cancer patient asks a registered professional nurse about Chinese herbal treatment it is therefore important that the nurse educates the patient objectively. First ask the patient how he found out about the information she has. Then seek to indulge her on the existing traditional forms of cancer treatment that she has access to. Explain the pros and cons of the each method, from radiotherapy to chemotherapy to surgery because ...