Is there a place for an holistic approach to cancer? i-checksum="16214" ends

The treatment of cancer is developing rapidly and the success of orthodox medicine is beyond dispute. The holistic approach to treatment is a current buzz word often used by those without medical qualification who wish to advertise there own brand of treatment. Doctors are highly trained to understand disease processes. We learn a logical approach to diagnosis and the application of appropriate treatments. The importance of treating each patient as an individual person is emphasised throughout medical school and postgraduate training. Some patients may feel the need for complementary medicine. In my view this should never be recommended without exhausting conventional medical treatment. Disease processes such as cancer may run an unpredictable course and success stories could have occurred by chance rather than as a result of an unproven treatment.