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So-called Alternative Medicine (SCAM) for cancer / Edzard Ernst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ernst, E. (Edzard), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Alternative treatment.
- Cancer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVI, 216 p. 500 illus., 499 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
- Summary:
- Cancer victims are bombarded with misleading information about alternative medicine. Many such treatments try to sell false hope at inflated prices, and many promise a cure without side-effects. This book explains why alternative cancer cures are a fallacious concept. However, it also outlines the important role of alternative medicine in supporting cancer patients and improving their quality of life.
- Contents:
- General Topics
- Cancer Cures
- Supportive/Palliative Treatments
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3-030-74158-3
- OCLC:
- 1263874709
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