Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address encourages changes in Cancer Treatment: Unipathic Medicine is desperately needed

There are two critical reasons Unipathic Medicine is desperately needed for the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. First, data has shown that the vast majority of patients today are seeking some sort of alternative/integrative care to add to their conventional treatment protocols. But there is a crisis of standards and quality control in the field. “Natural” and “alternative” options are buzz words that practitioners use to attract patients and meet demand. The term “integrative medicine” is being used and advertised by everyone from the big name hospitals, to the small town alternative medical practitioners, to the snake oil salesmen.
With everyone from Whole Foods to MD Anderson claiming to offer alternative/natural healthcare options, the precise science of true integrative medicine has been pillaged and left as an empty and formless wasteland. The term has been abused, and truly effective and targeted therapies have been lumped in with and lost amidst a sea of unproven and unscientific “feel good” therapies. Reiki, music therapy, light therapy, extreme and unproven diets, dubious supplements, therapeutic touch, healing crystals, new age practices, the list goes on and on.
The second reason Unipathic Medicine is desperately needed is because of the critical importance of utilizing targeted personalized medical care to achieve better outcomes for patients. Personalized diagnostics can reveal unique markers of disease that can then be more effectively treated with an individualized treatment protocol. No two cancers or chronic diseases are alike; therefore, better and more effective treatment necessitates that each patient’s protocol will likewise be personalized and different. 

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