Alternative medicine

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Alternative medicine
TermAlternative medicine
Short definitionalternative medicine (all-TER-nuh-tiv MEH-dih-sin) Treatments used in place of standard treatments. Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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alternative medicine - (pronounced) (all-TER-nuh-tiv MEH-dih-sin) Treatments used in place of standard treatments. Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used. Less research has been done on most types of alternative medicine. Alternative medicine can include special diets, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, and magnetic therapy. For example, a special diet can be used instead of anti-cancer drugs to treat cancer

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