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[Alternative medicine in oncology].

S Tanneberger1

  • 1Zentralinstitut für Krebsforschung, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR Berlin-Buch.

Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Innere Medizin Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|September 15, 1987
PubMed
Summary

Alternative medicine approaches to cancer are driven by unmet needs and philanthropic ideals. While potentially stimulating, these therapies risk scientific and patient misguidance due to commercial interests and unproven efficacy.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Alternative Medicine

Context:

  • Unsolved medical challenges, particularly in cancer, attract alternative medical initiatives.
  • These initiatives span diagnostics, immunotherapy, physiotherapy, anthroposophical therapy, diets, and hyperthermia.

Purpose:

  • To analyze alternative medicine initiatives in oncology.
  • To evaluate the role of personalities, scientific rigor, and potential outcomes of these therapies.

Summary:

  • Alternative oncology is often characterized by individuals with strong ideals, sometimes lacking self-criticism.
  • While alternative ideas can challenge and clarify scientific viewpoints, they may also lead to commercial exploitation or medical uncertainty.
  • Specific examples include therapies like iscador and carnivora.

Impact:

  • Alternative medicine in oncology can be a disadvantage, diverting resources and potentially misguiding patients.
  • It poses a danger to scientific progress through "lavished means" and to society through patient misdirection.

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