title: Alternative cancer therapies.
abstract: Conventional treatments for cancer are designed to cure the disease or slow its destructive effects, but they do little to establish a feeling of control in the patient. Because of the nature of the disease, patients often consent to treatment with the frightening knowledge that a cure cannot be promised. In addition, the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can make patients very ill, both physically and psychologically.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cronsberry
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome