What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of healing practices that some people use to treat lupus or other conditions. Some examples ...

For people battling prostate cancer, the fight can feel like a contest between the disease and the doctors. Their body is the battlefield, but they may nonetheless feel marginalized—more bystander ...

Can Reiki, reflexology, or the keto diet help during cancer treatment? Here’s what the research says. Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing long-term intensive treatment can often lead to ...

Alternative techniques, paired with conventional medicine, appeal to many. May 10, 2007 — -- Surgery. Radiation. Chemotherapy. They are the three pillars of modern cancer treatment. And with ...

People who received complementary therapy for curable cancers were more likely to refuse at least one component of their conventional cancer treatment, and were more likely to die as a result, ...

People diagnosed with cancer have a multitude of treatment options, many of which are standard therapies that have been well-studied to improve their chances of surviving their disease or avoiding ...

After Marianne Sarcich underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2016, she called an acupuncturist in hopes of easing her cancer-related anxiety—but made sure to be upfront. “I told her right away that ...

Complementary therapies, including exercise and getting enough of certain vitamins, may help support your overall health with Crohn’s disease and relieve your symptoms. Some complementary therapies, ...

Multiple myeloma and the treatments for it can cause pain, fatigue, constipation, loss of appetite, and other unpleasant symptoms. Complementary and alternative treatments may help you relieve these ...

There is new data coming out on complementary and alternative therapies for dementia, including supplements, mindfulness techniques, exercise, music therapy, and more, said Kalin Clifford, PharmD, ...

There are some benefits and potentially serious risks when people with heart failure use complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), to manage symptoms, so involving the health care team is ...